The 10th UK South-East "Don't Forget Your Geiger Counter" Gossip Thread (All Welcome)

morning gang...

well done on the deserved acknowledgement folks! money isn't everything (honest)

and I'll echo JDs comment - kudos to Mike for oraginsing it all and reminding everyone and generally rabble wrangling!

I am feeling completely unaffected by a few beers and a few more wines at the moderately restrained work do - which is good as it might make today go quicker!

in other news I recieved a cheque yesterday from Mazuma mobile, being a professional cynic I never suspected them to uphold their offer... but low and behold they delivered! worth a shout if you have an old phone kicking about!

oh... anyone doing anything good photo wise this weekend?

TCIK wrote in post #11426966
oh... anyone doing anything good photo wise this weekend?

Christmas Markets in Copenhagen here I come ... not that I'm TOO excited!!!

How about anyone else?? I know Brighton is on the cards for some ...

We did very well to win a category, espesh since looking at most of the winning monthly submissions they relied on one photographer who's a specialist in that area for all their images (Great Notley in the Black and white for example, were all photos taken by the guy that won best overall photo, with black and white portraits of homeless people) Speaking to the bloke who runs it, it seems next year of the 3 images they will have to be taken by at least 2 photographers.

Looking at the submissions I think next year we can plan better how to score higher, knowing what the judges like.

Neal wrote in post #11427040
We did very well to win a category, espesh since looking at most of the winning monthly submissions they relied on one photographer who's a specialist in that area for all their images (Great Notley in the Black and white for example, were all photos taken by the guy that won best overall photo, with black and white portraits of homeless people) Speaking to the bloke who runs it, it seems next year of the 3 images they will have to be taken by at least 2 photographers.

Looking at the submissions I think next year we can plan better how to score higher, knowing what the judges like.

Oooo - getting tactical already!! Love it!

Just logging in this morning. Sounds like a great event - pity I had to miss it (

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TCIK wrote in post #11426966
oh... anyone doing anything good photo wise this weekend?

I might be out this evening doing some light painting. Had someone contact me through flickr about doing a shoot, so we'll see.

Apart from that though, not too much. I think it's going to be an xmas baking weekend

Mike wrote in post #11423223
What?? There's a raffle? What's the prize?

It was 3 prizes, all Canon MP series printers.
None of us won.

souporman wrote in post #11427087
I might be out this evening doing some light painting. Had someone contact me through flickr about doing a shoot, so we'll see.

Apart from that though, not too much. I think it's going to be an xmas baking weekend

What's on the menu ...?

Jonathan wrote in post #11426930
Prizes are not the issue. Thanking Mike for all the effort of running this for us is WAY more important.

THANKS DUDE!!

Ditto that one & I look forward to doing it all over again next year!!

TCIK wrote in post #11426966
oh... anyone doing anything good photo wise this weekend?

I was palnning a silly early trip down Brighton seafront on Saturday morning, but the forecast is cloud.. How pants!!

Dr D wrote in post #11427085
Just logging in this morning. Sounds like a great event - pity I had to miss it (

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work training events).

Congrats to Victor, Chris and Matt for a job well done. I was a bit disappointed that I got pipped into 4th place during voting but the team efforts made up for it . Bit confusing regarding the prizes too - I bet a lawyer wrote the boilerplate.

Out of interest, can the guys that attended give us an insight as to the judges perspective? Its something I'd like to keep in mind next year. And well done Neal for giving them a prod re the Chernobyl article. I've heard nothing since October since I told them we want a full article not a single page afterthought like they were offering.

To be honest, the Judges did not make any comments on the images, I did however make a video of the presentation showing the top ten clubs overall scores and they displayed about 5 or 6 top images from each of those clubs.
I'll stick it on Youtube when I figure out how.

cforster wrote in post #11427090
What's on the menu ...?

Butter tarts, sugar cookies, some chocolate toffee stuff and possibly a gingerbread house. I just got this book in the post yesterday, so will flip through it tonight and see how adventurous I'm feeling

I'm feeling crap today, and nowt to do with last nights wine.
I've been full of cold for a few days, but woke up at 02:30 this morn proepr shaking and really hot, then cold etc.
finally got back to sleep at 05:30 after walking round the flat several times! to be woken again at 07:00.
At work now with a brace of meetings starting from 10

Jonathan wrote in post #11426930
Prizes are not the issue. Thanking Mike for all the effort of running this for us is WAY more important.

THANKS DUDE!!

+999 thanks Mike. With this much good fortune we should buy a lotto ticket

Neal wrote in post #11427040
We did very well to win a category, espesh since looking at most of the winning monthly submissions they relied on one photographer who's a specialist in that area for all their images (Great Notley in the Black and white for example, were all photos taken by the guy that won best overall photo, with black and white portraits of homeless people) Speaking to the bloke who runs it, it seems next year of the 3 images they will have to be taken by at least 2 photographers.

Looking at the submissions I think next year we can plan better how to score higher, knowing what the judges like.

We should definitely go out next year and shoot for the competition rather than trawling our archives too. We did really well this year, you wait until next year