Voting runs until 10pm on Friday 16th March so the winner can hopefully get a thread up next weekend.

Entries can be viewed here. (http://bbs.scoobynet.com/photography-360/581925-photo-competition-round-33-natural-entries.html)

Voting is open to all Scoobynet users, you just can't vote for yourself, obviously.

Please rank your top 5 pics and award points as follows:
1st place: 5 points
2nd place: 4 points
3rd place: 3 points
4th place: 2 points
5th place: 1 point

Eligble entries are:

Sonic': I know its a rubbish pic but here goes
cheeseboy: Chocolate.. Dark
cheeseboy: Chocolate.. Creamy
cheeseboy: Chocolate.. Delightful
Duck Pond: The Fisher King
Duck Pond: A Cute Tit
Duck Pond: Bright But Dim
rs_uk: unspoilt by progress
rs_uk: road to hell?
JackClark: Vol Libre
RussBoy: Waiting for Spring
RussBoy: 2 Continents Meet
walkpau873: Womans Naturel Enviroment
///\\oo//\\\: Natural Beaty
///\\oo//\\\: Soaring high
///\\oo//\\\: Late afternoon
Mogsi: Cat and Fiddle
Mogsi: Rocky Trail
Mogsi: Fungus
Manners: Eau Natural
Manners: Shooting the rapids
Manners: Rot
ScooBStu: Hold Your nose!!
ScooBStu: Pearched Gull
ScooBStu: What Now?
Funkii Munkii: Snow Afro
Funkii Munkii: Bob
Funkii Munkii: Nature vs Man Made
zxr750Nick: Millie
zxr750Nick: Lichen
zxr750Nick: Bay leaf
£mpreza: FROSTY LEAF
£mpreza: SUMMERS NEARLY HERE
£mpreza: SNOWBALL CATCHING
leerjwd: fishermen
leerjwd: warning
leerjwd: tower
joni: Forces of Nature
joni: What Wave!
Echo: Natural Talent
darren...: I see you!!!
darren...: Drinking Time.
darren...: Proud.
Pumpkin: New Blooms
Pumpkin: The natural effects of time
Pumpkin: Natural Celestial Phenomenon
Ian Cook: Chaffinch
Ian Cook: Great Tit
Ian Cook: Red Panda
Lathafummi: Merlin
Bexlee: Windermere Morning
Bexlee: Winter Sunshine on Windermere
Bexlee: First Windermere View
CharlieWhiskey: Buachaille Etive Mor
CharlieWhiskey: An Steall
CharlieWhiskey: Beinn Sgritheall
Scooby-kid: Tearing Up Mother Nature
flat4: Fallen
flat4: 2Kms Up
flat4: Natural Beauty

For some reason cheeseboy's pics are having trouble showing on my machine at home, although I can, sometimes, see them at work:confused:

Sorry Everyone

Like a typical bloke I didn't read the manual :nono:

now edited down to
Snow Afro
Bob
Nature vs Man Made, crap quality but I like the photo :)

Cheers

Ok,

Here goes before I get banned due to more dodgy infractions :rolleyes: :lol1:



5 points - Ian Cook for "Red Panda" - it just makes me smile the way its licking the flower bud

4 Points - Flat 4 for "Fallen" - lovely composition and textures

3 Points - Bexlee for "Windermere Morning" - hugely effective in its simplicty.

2 points - Pumpkin for "Natural Celestial Phenomenon" - again, very effective in its simplicity

1 point - Joni for "Forces of nature" - great use of horizontals


Loads of indecision on my part this time - CW - I think the light was conspiring against you :( but great pics nevertheless.

I'm also liking Leerjwd's "Tower" a lot, but struggling to fit it into context of the theme.

Great effort everyone :thumb:

5 points - Duck Pond - The Fisher King
4 points - ///\oo/\\\ - Natural Beauty
3 points - joni - Forces of Nature
2 points - Charlie Whiskey - Beinn Sgritheall
1 point - Ian Cook - Red Panda

Some beautiful pictures :)

5 points ~ Forces of nature joni

4 Points ~ Natural Celestial Phenomenon Pumpkin

3 Points ~ Red Panda Ian Cook

2 Points ~ Windermere morning Bexlee

1 Point ~ Fallen Flat 4

Well done all :thumb:


Nothing from me ... I'm Camera-less and still deciding > 30D or 5D :D

5 Points - Jack Clark Vol Libre

4 Points - Joni Forces of Nature

3 Points - Ian Cook Red Panda

2 Points - Charlie Whiskey Beinn Sgritheall

1 Point - Rs Uk Road to Hell

Great effort from all who entered... Nice to see so many entries this month :thumb:

Very difficult this month......so many decent ones.

5 points - Duck Pond - The Fisher King

4 points - Manners - Shooting the rapids

3 points - ///\oo/\\\ - Natural Beauty

2 points - Bexlee - Winter Sunshine on Windermere

1 point - flat4 - Fallen

So many others in the frame. Sorry there can't be more points!

Duck Pond, a cute tit
5 points:thumb:
Pumpkin, the natural effects of time,
4 points:thumb:
Ian Cook, red panda,
3 points:thumb:
Ian cook, chaffinch,
2 points:thumb:
Flat 4, 2Kms up,
1 points:thumb:

Scott.
:thumb:

Some excellent efforts :thumb:

5 points - zxr750nick - Millie
4 points - joni - Forces of nature
3 points - flat 4 - Fallen
2 points - leerjwd - Tower
1 point - CharlieWhiskey - Beinn Sgritheall

:D

So much to choose from...

5 points - road to hell? - rs_uk
4 points - warning - leejwd
3 points - An Steall - CurryWaster
2 points - red panda - Ian Cook
1 point - shooting the rapids - manners

Shame we can't vote infractions ;) because I'd like to give points to at least another 5. :)

5 points - CharlieWhiskey: Buachaille Etive Mor
4 points - joni: Forces of Nature
3 points - rs_uk: road to hell?
2 points - ///\\oo//\\\: Natural Beaty
1 point - joni: What Wave!

:thumb:

5 points: flat4 - Fallen
4 points: ///\\oo//\\\ - Natural Beauty
3 points: Ian Cook Red Panda
2 points: Echo - Natural Talent
1 point: Duck Pond - a cute tit :p

Sadly not enough points to go around, joni - Forces of nature deserves a mention:thumb:

Votes from me......

5 - Natural Beaty - ///\00/\\\
4 - Pumpkin - New Blooms
3 - Manners - Rot
2 - Charlie Whiskey - Buachaille Etive Mor
1 - rs uk - Road To Hell

Very hard to pick this time around as there were so many good entries that deserved a vote!!!

I Did not get time to get an entry in ... AGAIN :brickwall

5- Bexlee - Windermere Morning
4 - CharlieWhiskey - Beinn Sgritheall
3 - flat4 - Natural Beauty
2 - Manners - Eau Natural
1 - leerjwd - tower

Loads of great entries, if only I could vote on more than 5. :)

5 points - Charlie Whiskey - Beinn Sgritheall
4 points - ///\oo/\\\ - Natural Beaty
3 Points - Flat 4 for "Fallen"
2 points - Ian Cook for "Red Panda"
1 - flat4 - Natural Beauty

Nick.

5 points - mogsi - Cat and Fiddle It's Home and I miss it:thumb:
4 points - joni - Forces of Nature Brings out the power of Mother Nature
3 points - rs uk - Road to Hell Global Warming my eye
2 points - Funkii Munkii - Nature vs Manmade A great concept that so nearly came off
1 point - Scooby-kid - Tearing Up Mother Nature This is a car forum;)

CharlieWhiskey - Buachaille Etive Mor - 5 points
rs_uk - Road To Hell - 4 points
Joni - Forces of Nature - 3 points
Manners - Eau Natural - 2 points
Leejwd - Tower - 1 point

Some very interesting entries this time. Nothing from me as I just didn't get the time to shoot anything for the comp. Well done to everyone who entered.

5 points Bexlee sunshine on Windamere
4 points Joni Forces of nature
3 points Duckpond Bright but dim
2 points Ian Cook Red panda
1 point Bexlee Windamere first veiw

5 - Duck Pond - The Fisher King (having a resident KF here I know they're tricky blighters to catch on camera)
4 - Joni - Forces of Nature
3 - Flat4 - Natural Beauty
2 - Bexlee - Windermere First View
1 - Walkpau873 - Womans Naturel Enviroment

5 points - Natural Beauty - ///\oo/\\\
4 points - Forces of Nature - joni
3 points - Buachaille Etive Mor - CharlieWhiskey
2 points - Waiting for Spring - Russboy
1 point - Snowball Catching - £mpreza

Loved to have given points to everyone - very good pictures :thumb:

5 Pts Fallen Flat 4 - Great colours

4 Pts Forces of Nature Joni - Always great pictures from Joni no exception here, elegant and beautiful.

3 Pts Road to Hell rs uk - dreamy

2 Pts What now ? ScooBStu - cool cat

1 Pt Beinn Sgrtheall nowt wrong with those colours,beautiful

As many otrhers have said, lots of great photo's this month.

5pts - Shooting the rapids - Manners
4pts - What Wave! - Joni
3pts - Red Panda - Ian Cook
2pts - New Blooms - Pumpkin
1pt - Late afternoon - ///\oo/\\\

a really good selection of entries this round. just got myself a 350D, so will be taking part in the next one!

5 Points - Flat 4 - Fallen
4 Points - Joni - Forces of Nature
3 Points - ///\\oo//\\\ - Natural Beauty
2 Points - Charlie Whiskey - Beinn Sgritheall
1 Point - Bexlee - Windermere First View

Was really difficult to choose for that one ! So many more deserved points too ! :)

5 points - Pumpkin: The natural effects of time (Clean and crisp)
4 points - Pumpkin: Natural Celestial Phenomenon (just nice shot)
3 points - Ian Cook: Red Panda (Cute :) and I like the colour)
2 points - Bexlee: Windermere Morning (reminds me of dead calm)
1 point - rs_uk: road to hell? (interesting scenery)

Nice photos all.

1st place: 5 points --- Ian Cook - Red Panda
2nd place: 4 points --- Pumpkin - The natural effects of time
3rd place: 3 points --- CharlieWhiskey - Buachaille Etive Mor
4th place: 2 points --- joni - what wave!
5th place: 1 point --- walkpau873 - Womans Naturel Enviroment (She has to get a vote :thumb: )

5 points - Red Panda, Ian Cook
4 points - Beinn Sgrtheall, Charlie Whiskey
3 points - The natural effects of time, Pumpkin
2 points - Forces of Nature, Joni
1 point - Fallen, flat 4

Anymore for anymore?

I've tallied the votes so far and there are 2 clear favourites in 1st & 2nd with ties for 3rd and 5th places and a good spread of voting across the remaining entries. :)

I will add on any further votes recieved tonight when I get back, if I'm sober enough ;) and then post up the voting spreadsheet so you can all see the results.

5 Pts Fallen Flat4
4 Pts Shooting rapids Manners
3 Pts Natural Beauty ///\\oo//\\\
2 Pts Road to hell Rs uk
1 Pt Cute Tit Duck pond

Good standard again by all..............

5pts- Natural Beauty, Flat 4
4pts- A cute tit, Duckpond
3pts- Natural Talent, Echo (I know it may make me seem out of touch- but who is he?)
2pts- Red Panda, Ian Cook
1pt- Forces of Nature, Joni

OK guys voting is closed I will post up the result ASAP