Concours photo VF mars 2012: "L'eau dans tous ses états"
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Concours photo VF mars 2012: "L'eau dans tous ses états"

by Magellan18

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Magellan18
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Bonjour à tous,

Je lance le nouveau thème du concours VF du mois de mars 2012 : "L'eau dans tous ses états".

L'eau douce est source de vie, elle peut être précieuse par sa rareté, elle peut même être précieuse au point d'être vénérée comme une divinité. En voyage l'eau peut susciter l'émotion : la poésie parce qu'elle est calme et reposante ou la peur lorsqu'elle gronde, se déchaîne et parfois balaye tout sur son passage.

Alors, entre ruisseaux, torrents, cascades, lacs, rivières et fleuves, je vous invite à nous faire partager en quelques photographies à travers vos voyages et périples votre approche photographique avec l'eau.

Bon, il faut quand même une limite, on s'arrêtera donc aux fleuves ... de toute façon après, l'eau n'est plus douce et devient salée et là on sera hors sujet. En cas de doute chacun jugera lors de son vote !

L'élément humain, animal ou végétal sera le bienvenu et pourra contribuer à la beauté (l'équilibre ou la composition diraient certains) de la photo mais l'eau devra rester un élément important de l'image.

Tout le monde est bienvenu sur ce petit concours qui n'a en fait pour but que de nous faire partager vos émotions photographiques.

Règlement en quelques points :

Dépôt des images jusqu'au dimanche 18 mars au soir.

3 photos maxi postées par membre avec un petit commentaire sur le lieu et si possible sur la motivation de la prise de vue.

1 seule photo par message svp.

Prises de vues réalisées en voyage (mais ballades pour nous faire découvrir son pays ou sa région acceptées).

Votes ouverts à tous du lundi 19 au dimanche 25 mars au soir.

Photo n°1 = 3 pts Photo n°2 = 2 pts Photo n°3 = 1 pt

Tout le monde peut (devrait) voter en précisant sans ambiguité le pseudo du déposant suivi du numéro de photo avec si possible un petit commentaire pour expliquer son choix.

La photo gagnante est celle qui obtiendra le plus de points. L'heureux vainqueur aura la tâche d'organiser le concours du mois d'Avril. En cas d'égalité le vainqueur sera celui qui aura obtenu le plus grand nombre de premières places.

Ici c'est le fil pour déposer vos photos (Un post par photo svp !) et plus tard ce sera celui pour les votes.

Pour discuter sur les photos il faut aller sur le fil de discussion intitulé : Tous les à-cotés du Concours photo VF mars 2012 : "L'eau dans tous ses états".

Cliquez ici pour visualiser le diaporama de toutes les photos (merci à Herikles pour sa collaboration).

Bon assez causé ! le moment est venu de vous "jeter à l'eau", susciter l'émotion en déposant vos images, pour nous faire le plus souvent rêver mais aussi peut être pour nous faire peur ! 😉.

Cordialement Magellan18
HE Herikles Globetrotter ·
Cool ! 😎 l'eau.

Photo 1. Les méandres du Colorado à Dead Horse Point, Utah. Ensoleillé exagérément, mais la journée était chaude. 🙂

Les concours photos VF
RA Ragamuffin Globetrotter ·
Photo N°1

Un Indien jubile en se baignant dans la rivière Godavari à Nasik, l'une des 4 villes saintes de l'Inde, où se déroule tous les 12 ans une Kumbh Mela

"Nous ne sommes plus une communauté d'être humains qui se parlent mais un conglomérat de grappes de consommateurs en niches, séparés les uns des autres par des obsessions diverses et innombrables. Nous sommes de l'ère de la désintégration." Marc Moulin (1942-2008) in Humoeurs
OB Obeoandpai Globetrotter ·
Photo N°1 Nouvel an Thaïlandais, hommage aux anciens La doyenne du village: 102 ans, Dans la cour de la ferme jouaient les arriere, arriere, arriere, petits enfants. Emouvant (trés) Région Issan.

Mon YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/voyageurasie/videos?view_as=subscriber
OB Obeoandpai Globetrotter ·
Photo N°2 Champs de tabac, Thabo, province de Nong Khaï, bord du Mekong

Mon YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/voyageurasie/videos?view_as=subscriber
OB Obeoandpai Globetrotter ·
Photo N°3 Jacuzzi pour buffalos 😏 Environs de Udon Thani, Issan, Thaïlande

Mon YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/voyageurasie/videos?view_as=subscriber
MA Magellan18 Veteran ·
Bonjour,

Photo n°1 : Parc National de Plitvice (Croatie).

Le parc national de Plitvice est inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco depuis 1979. Dans une succession de lacs qui se déversent les uns dans les autres par une multitude de cascades, le visiteur a parfois l'impression de marcher sur l'eau. Heureusement, dans une majeure partie du parc, des chemins constitués de rondins de bois permettent de maintenir le touriste au sec 😏.

Cordialement Magellan18

TO Toopil Veteran ·
Photo n°1

Ruisseau à Couhard (France)

Hakuna Matata!
VA Vazyvite Globetrotter ·
Bonjour,

Photo 1 : Pour les amoureux de l'Ouest US, le Horseshoe Bend .

Tous mes voyages sur : http://www.vazyvite.com/

" Psychologiquement instable donc je ne réponds de rien" : Sa Maman
VA Vazyvite Globetrotter ·
Photo 2 :

Chine : Plage à Guilin sur la rivière Li Jiang

Tous mes voyages sur : http://www.vazyvite.com/

" Psychologiquement instable donc je ne réponds de rien" : Sa Maman
VA Vazyvite Globetrotter ·
Photo 3 :

Iran - Ispahan : L'eau dans tous ses états. Ici, c'est " La possibilité d'un fleuve" 😛 Copyright Houellebecq

Tous mes voyages sur : http://www.vazyvite.com/

" Psychologiquement instable donc je ne réponds de rien" : Sa Maman
SB Sbmustang ·
L'idée de ce thème me plait bien alors je me "lance à l'eau" !

Photo n°1 :

Au petit matin, la brume se dissipe et laisse apparaitre la campagne Tourangelle sur le coteau de la Loire. L'eau reflète le ciel. La photo a été prise d'une montgolfière ;)

A Herikles; ta photo me fait rêver car en mai je pars dans l'ouest Américain...
Sarah.
CL Clavdia Veteran ·
En plus grand pour le plaisir des yeux :

AH Ahaswerus Regular ·
pêcheur Bozo sur le Niger
http://thebigsnail.wordpress.com
CL Clavdia Veteran ·
L'est où le pêcheur ???? 🙂😊 s'est perdu ???? 😎
AH Ahaswerus Regular ·
euh... j'avais oublié de cliquer sur télécharger... oups ! 🤪
http://thebigsnail.wordpress.com
JE Jeep83 Veteran ·
Ahaswerus Photo 1 Pêcheur Bozo sur le Niger.



Attention à ne pas omettre de numéroter le cliché et de le légender...
Au début l'important était le but, puis ce fut le chemin. Désormais le chemin est le but et je l'espère sans fin. (Anonyme) C'est le temps qui me reste qui importe, pas celui qui passe. (J.P. Belmondo)
MI Misssoleil32 Regular ·
désolé mais 3 images c'est pas suffisant !!! lolll j'en ai beaucoup

1- Randonnée en vélo sur la piste cyclable vue sur le Fleuve-St-Laurent (montréal, Québec, Canada)

2- Randonnée au mont tremblant rivière à l'ours (Mont tremblant, québec)

3- randonnée en raquette le long d'un ruisseau gelé (Mont-Mégantic, Québec)
ME Megapixel Veteran ·
PHOTOS DE "misssoleil32", 😉

photo N°01: Randonnée en vélo sur la piste cyclable vue sur le Fleuve-St-Laurent (montréal, Québec, Canada) .



photo N°02: Randonnée au mont tremblant rivière à l'ours (Mont tremblant, québec) .

photo N° 03: randonnée en raquette le long d'un ruisseau gelé (Mont-Mégantic, Québec)

"Le Couvre-Chef dans le monde": https://s.joomeo.com/5ca229f63ee13 "Les volcans dans le monde" février 2020 https://s.joomeo.com/5e498cbf3d18a Fais de ta vie un rêve, et d'un rêve, une réalité. (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
AH Ahaswerus Regular ·
Photo n°2

Ruisseau au Pérou
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CL Clavdia Veteran ·
En plus grand :

CL Clavdia Veteran ·
Voici ma photo No 1, sur une route en Birmanie :

JE Jeep83 Veteran ·
Bonjour Claudia.

Ce ne serait pas une mer salée ? 😉
Au début l'important était le but, puis ce fut le chemin. Désormais le chemin est le but et je l'espère sans fin. (Anonyme) C'est le temps qui me reste qui importe, pas celui qui passe. (J.P. Belmondo)
CL Clavdia Veteran ·
Photo No 2, rizière fraîchement replantée à Bali :

CH Chiffon65 ·
La ville de Stockholm, batie sur de nombreuses îles. L'eau y est omniprésente.
CH Chiffon65 ·
Le pont Vasco De Gama de Lisbonne où le temps semble être arrêté.
CH Chiffon65 ·
Bassins formés naturellement dans un paysage lunaire (Pamukkale - Turquie)
AH Ahaswerus Regular ·
Photo n°3 Le Niger à l'aube (Ségou, Mali)

http://thebigsnail.wordpress.com
CL Clavdia Veteran ·
En plus grand, c'est mieux :

TO Toopil Veteran ·
Toopil n°2

L'eau dans tous ses états: solide devant, liquide ensuite et gazeuse!

Uchon (France)

Hakuna Matata!
MO Mong1 Globetrotter ·
- Photo N°1 Source bleue de Meski (MAROC)

FM Fmaej Globetrotter ·
photo 1 : point d'eau dans le parc Tarangire en Tanzanie

FM Fmaej Globetrotter ·
photo 2 : plan d'eau , déviée d'un bras de ce que l'on appelle Gave dans les Pyrénées , qui est en fait une rivière , les Gaves existants se rejoignent pour former la rivière Adour !

CH Christiang Globetrotter ·
Après les "chats zen" présentés dans le concours "Insolite" restons dans la faune urbaine tokyoïte avec :

Photo 1 : Les pigeons ninja du parc Ueno (Tokyo Aout 2010) (eau garantie 100% douce, ce qui n'est visiblement pas le cas des pigeons ! 🏴‍☠️ / A l'attention d'Herikles : Une seule prise au 1/250ème, et pas avec l'inutile mode rafale, qui désapprend à photographier ! 😉)



BON WEEK-END A TOUS
Site photo : https://www.flickr.com/photos/27857697@N05/
MI Michau26 Regular ·
Bonjour,

Photo N°1, il s'agit plus d'un voyage dans le temps que dans l'espace, si hors sujet ne pas hésiter à supprimer, je saurai mettre de l'eau (douce) dans mon vin.

DO Doundee Regular ·
N°1 Retour de pêche ...Embouchure du fleuve Periyar Etat du kerala

L'avantage d'être intelligent c'est que l'on peu toujours faire l'imbécile , l'inverse est totalement impossible......
DO Doundee Regular ·
N°2 Douche matinale avant le départ pour l'école....Inde du sud (me rappelle plus la ville désolé😕)
L'avantage d'être intelligent c'est que l'on peu toujours faire l'imbécile , l'inverse est totalement impossible......
ME Megapixel Veteran ·
😎 .

Alors, entre ruisseaux, torrents, cascades, lacs, rivières et fleuves, je vous invite à nous faire partager en quelques photographies à travers vos voyages et périples votre approche photographique avec l'eau.

. Bonjour Magellan18, . PHOTO N°01: . "Débarbouillage" le matin dans un ruisseau près de notre bivouac en Aranuchal Pradesh (Inde) près de ZIRO. .

PS: pour les puristes...juste au moment décisif 😛
"Le Couvre-Chef dans le monde": https://s.joomeo.com/5ca229f63ee13 "Les volcans dans le monde" février 2020 https://s.joomeo.com/5e498cbf3d18a Fais de ta vie un rêve, et d'un rêve, une réalité. (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
ME Megapixel Veteran ·
😎 .

alors, entre ruisseaux, torrents, cascades, lacs, rivières et fleuves, je vous invite à nous faire partager en quelques photographies à travers vos voyages et périples votre approche photographique avec l'eau.

Bonjour Magellan18, . PHOTO N°02: . Traversée délicate d'un torrent tumulteux près de Sisen pendant un trek au Nord Est de l'état Aranuchal Pradesh (INDE), mais notre valeureux guide se charge des sacs à dos.

"Le Couvre-Chef dans le monde": https://s.joomeo.com/5ca229f63ee13 "Les volcans dans le monde" février 2020 https://s.joomeo.com/5e498cbf3d18a Fais de ta vie un rêve, et d'un rêve, une réalité. (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
ME Megapixel Veteran ·
😎 . Bonjour Magellan18,

alors, entre ruisseaux, torrents, cascades, lacs, rivières et fleuves, je vous invite à nous faire partager en quelques photographies à travers vos voyages et périples votre approche photographique avec l'eau.

PHOTO N°03: . Inondation du fleuve Brahmapoutre sur l'île de Majuli (Assam, Inde).

.
"Le Couvre-Chef dans le monde": https://s.joomeo.com/5ca229f63ee13 "Les volcans dans le monde" février 2020 https://s.joomeo.com/5e498cbf3d18a Fais de ta vie un rêve, et d'un rêve, une réalité. (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
FM Fmaej Globetrotter ·
photo 3 : jeux d'enfant !

KA Kate Globetrotter ·
Photo numéro 1 Jardins de la Ménara, Marrakech.

Le bassin sert de réservoir d'eau pour irriguer les cultures d'oliviers. Construit en 1870 ce pavillon Saadien abritait les rendez-vous galants des sultans. Selon la légende, l'un d'eux avait coutume, dès les premières lueurs du jour, de jeter à l'eau sa compagne de la nuit...

Cet endroit aujourd'hui paisible est un lieu privilégié pour les promenades en amoureux.

Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
DO Doundee Regular ·
N°3:

Sources d'eau chaudes thailandaises à Ta pai

L'avantage d'être intelligent c'est que l'on peu toujours faire l'imbécile , l'inverse est totalement impossible......
LA Lacalo Globetrotter ·
Photo n° 1

bassin et fontaine du jardin Majorelle ( Marrakech )

" Nous ne saurons jamais tout le bien qu'un simple sourire peut être capable de faire." Mère Teresa
CH Christiang Globetrotter ·
Photo 2 : L'eau-spectacle (Las Vegas janvier 2012)

Site photo : https://www.flickr.com/photos/27857697@N05/
MA Masterpo Globetrotter ·
Photo 1 Parc de Bagatelle, Paris L'eau d'ici... (prise au 1/20e)

JC Jcl56 ·
Bonsoir a tous,

voici ma photo No 1

il s'agit d'une fontaine d'eau douce un peu gelée par temps froid située a henrichemont dans le département du Cher



cordialement Jean-Claude
Jean-Claude
NI Nilsou Veteran ·
Photo N° 1 .

"L'eau , source de vie " Ablution matinale.

Temple du Dieu Soleil à Galta, près de Jaipur. Image postée par nilsou dans la discussion «Concours photo VF mars 2012 : "L'eau dans tous ses états". Nilsou.
NOUS SOMMES DE SIMPLES IGNORANTS

DONT L'IGNORANCE COMPORTE DES LACUNES
JU Jujuluberon Veteran ·
bonjour

photo 1 :

les célèbres chute de jabalpur , inde

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49830238@N04/
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
Photo numéro 2 Fête des lumières, Lyon.

Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
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Rouquine38 5 months ago · UnaMilanese
Waterways Around the World: January 2026 Photo Contest
The first theme of 2026 is: "Waterways Around the World".

Water is present almost everywhere on our blue planet, so I’ve narrowed the theme down to waterways—rivers, streams, brooks, and the like.



Seas, oceans, lakes, or other stagnant waters won’t be considered for this month’s theme 😅. However, waterfalls and cascades are very welcome 😊!



Practical details:

**Participation** Each VF member can submit up to 3 photos, until Sunday, January 25th at 11:59 PM Paris time. Each photo must be posted in a separate message, with its number (1, 2, or 3). Don’t forget to add a little explanation (commentary, location, etc.).

**Voting** Each VF member can vote for the 3 photos they consider the best, based on their own criteria and the theme.

Voting will take place from Monday, January 26th to Saturday, January 31st at 11:59 PM Paris time.

Photos should be ranked in order of preference: - 1st photo: 3 points - 2nd photo: 2 points - 3rd photo: 1 point

The winner is the photographer whose photo receives the most points.

Results will be published on February 1st. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. The winner will have the honor of organizing February 2026’s contest.

Photos that have already been nominated (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place) in another contest are not eligible to participate in this one.

This thread is exclusively for contest photo submissions. All discussions, comments, and chit-chat should take place in the thread: here
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Gaura 6 months ago · Rouquine38
One or More Towers: December Photo Contest
I suggest we compete with photos of towers. No magic tricks or potter’s wheels—we’re talking about "tour" as in the feminine noun. So, a kind of tall building, round, square, or polygonal, or a high structure that could be metallic, or a flat-topped bell tower (campanile), or a high-rise building (building)... You can find them almost everywhere in the world and from all eras. The tower(s) must be the main subject of the photo. Examples: The first photo, which is Saint Mark’s Square (with the Campanile), won’t be accepted. The second one, where the Campanile tower is the main subject, will be accepted.



Have fun and surprise us! Photos of computer towers are excluded 😏
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Gaura 6 months ago
December Photo Contest Discussion: One or Multiple Shots of Towers
This is the place to chat about December’s theme! I’ll start with a little TOUR of the world’s TOURS.

















Of course, you can submit multiple photos of the same tower in the contest—it’s the quality of the photo that’ll be judged during voting, not just the subject!
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UnaMilanese 7 months ago · Attila
World Gardens and Parks – November 2025 Photo Contest


Good evening everyone,

So, it’s settled—the first idea (this book about the lush garden of a New York state parsonage, "this garden obsessed with the love this man had for his late wife." Reverend Cheney musically noting all the birdsongs, the water droplets in the watering can, the wind rushing through cloaks at the end of the 19th century) will be the theme.

Garden: A plot of land, usually enclosed, attached or not to a dwelling, planted with useful or ornamental vegetation.

So, private gardens, vegetable patches, herb gardens, botanical gardens, winter gardens with their lush greenhouses, the "hortus conclusus" of cloisters evoking the Garden of Eden, public gardens, and their extension into parks are all welcome. I’m sure I’ve forgotten some...

Photos can be posted until Monday, November 24 at midnight, following the usual rules: one per message, numbered from 1 to 3, with the location of the shot and, if you’d like, a few details.

Voting, where you explicitly assign 3 to 1 points to your top 3 photos, will take place from Tuesday, November 25 at 12:01 AM until Sunday, November 30 at midnight. The results will be announced on December 1.

Your turn! 😉

Catherine

PS: This thread is reserved for contest photos. For all other photos and conversations under the trees by the fountains, it’s here.
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Muriel18 8 months ago · Montagnard74
October Photo Contest Theme: Doors
Hi everyone!

This theme has probably been done before... but not recently, at least 😉 Doors—open, closed, of houses, castles... even if only the threshold remains. Since I’m not home, I don’t have access to my photos right now, and regarding the rules, I’ll let you refer to one of the previous contests.

Photos can be posted until Thursday the 23rd at 11:59 PM (Paris time). Voting will take place from the 24th to the 30th of October, and the results will be announced on the 31st during the day.

See you soon! 🙂
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Attila 9 months ago · Rouquine38
September 2025 Photo Contest: I Signal, You Signal, We Signal – Get Your Signs Ready!
Hi there, 🙂

The point of this contest isn’t to photograph Mathilde or even to frantically click the "report" button on every post in a thread.

It’s to post **road signs**!

Whether they’re official or not...

Funny or serious...

Of all shapes, all colors, in all languages...

The rules are the same as usual—I’ll let you check out the previous contests for reference. 😛

Just a quick reminder:

- Max of 3 photos per person.

- One photo per post (preferably embedded 😉) with a caption and the photo number.

Submissions close on **Monday, September 22, 2025, at 11:59 PM Paris time**.

Voting starts on **Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 11:59 PM** (and not a second before… 😇), Paris time, and ends on **Monday, September 29, 2025, at the same time** (still Paris time).

Results will be posted on **September 30, 2025**, sometime during the day!

Ready, set, snap!



(To discuss, it’s here…)
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Rouquine38 10 months ago
World's Felines: August 2025 Photo Contest
Hi everyone, Here’s the theme for August... the world’s felines. Yep, wildlife photography! 😺

Forest cat

So, this theme isn’t exactly a "travel invitation," but coming up with a new one is quite a puzzle 😅. During February’s “white” theme discussion, we had pages of cats, so you should be inspired 😸. I won’t be restrictive—wild felines, domestic cats, and even those in zoos (though I’m not a fan) will be accepted. Plus, engravings, paintings, statues, or any other representations of felines fit the theme. The Sphinx is also welcome ;).



Practical details:

Participation: Each VF member can submit up to 3 photos, until Monday, August 25th at 11:59 PM Paris time. Each photo must be posted in a separate message, with its number (1, 2, or 3). Don’t forget to add a little explanation (comment, location, etc.).

Voting: Each VF member can vote for the 3 photos they consider the best, based on their own criteria and the theme.

Voting will take place from Tuesday, August 26th to Saturday, August 30th at 11:59 PM Paris time.

Selected photos will be ranked in order of preference: - 1st photo: 3 points - 2nd photo: 2 points - 3rd photo: 1 point

The winner is the photographer with the most points.

Results will be published on August 31st. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. The winner will have the honor of organizing September 2025’s contest.

Photos that have already been nominated (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place) in another contest are not eligible for this one.

This thread is exclusively for contest submissions. Any discussions or comments should be posted here.
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UnaMilanese 11 months ago · Rouquine38
Wood in all its forms – July 2025 photography contest
Hi everyone,

This month’s contest theme is WOOD. Wood as a plant material—roots, trunks, branches that make up a tree. Dead or alive, splinters and knots. Sawdust too. Firewood, from the woodshed to the hearth. Wood as a crafting material and all the things it can become: from a spoon to a violin, a boat to a stave church, and so much more—way too long to list! 😉

Technical details:

1. Each of you can post up to 3 photos. One photo per message, numbered 1 to 3. Along with the shot, feel free to share a few written details—location, context, anecdote, or photography technique. Photos can be submitted until Tuesday, July 22 at midnight, Milan time.

2. Voting will take place from Wednesday, July 23 at 00:00 until Tuesday, July 29 at midnight. All forum members can vote for their 3 favorite photos, listing the photographer’s name and the photo number in order of preference: 3 points for first place, 2 for second, and 1 for third.

3. Results will be announced on Wednesday, July 30 during the day. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. Photos already featured on a podium are not eligible to compete.

The winner will have the special privilege of organizing August’s contest.

This thread is reserved for contest photos. For other wood-themed photos and general discussions, head here.











Alright, your turn! 😛

Catherine
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Kate last year · LillieoneFE
A Series: June 2025 Photo Contest Theme
The theme for June is: A SERIES "A series is a set of coherent images that share several common points while still being different from one another."

In 3 photos, posted simultaneously in the same message, I’d like you to tell me a little story with a few words. You’re allowed 2 series.

They can be narrative or thematic. For example: 3 shots representing 3 professions, 3 places of worship, 3 market stalls, 3 trains... the ideas are endless—whether in the same place or in different countries... or 3 images of the same place, photographed from 3 different angles, under 3 different lights... or 3 images where the predominant color is the same... Narrative and theme can, of course, overlap.

Practical details:

Participation Each VF member can submit up to 2 series, until Saturday, June 21 at 11:59 PM Paris time. Each series of 3 photos must be presented in a single message, with its number indicated (series 1, series 2).

Voting: Each VF member can vote for the 3 series they consider the best, based on their own criteria and the theme.

Voting will take place from Saturday, June 21 at midnight until Saturday, June 28 at 11:59 PM Paris time.

The selected series will be ranked in order of preference: - 1st series: 3 points - 2nd: 2 points - 3rd: 1 point

The winner is the author of the series with the most points.

Results will be published on June 29 during the day. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. The winner will have the honor of organizing July 2025’s contest.

Photos that have won (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place) in another VF contest are not eligible for this one.

This thread is exclusively for series submitted to the contest. All discussions, comments, and other chatter should take place in this thread.

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Narrative: In Bali, I took a cooking class. We went to the market to shop with the teacher. We cleaned and prepped the ingredients to make, among other things, a lovely salad.







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Narrative and thematic: I really loved this place 30 km from Essaouira. A little souk "just as it is," as they say. The souk of Ida Ougourd.







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Thematic: Green in nature. The green of tea plantations in Munnar, a bamboo forest in Les Landes, and a park in Tokyo.



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Rouquine38 last year · Dolma
Reflections: Theme for the May 2025 Contest
Here’s the theme for the lovely month of May—no worries, it won’t be lilies of the valley! 😄

This month’s theme is: “Reflection(s)” This leaves a pretty wide scope: reflections in water, of course, but also in windows, on buildings... I’ll leave it to your imagination, but the reflection should be clearly visible.

If this theme has been used before, it doesn’t matter. It’s getting tricky to find new themes that can attract as many participants as possible.

I’m currently in northern Finland and don’t have access to my hard drives, so I’ll add a few photos when I return to France. Here’s just one I took with my smartphone yesterday late afternoon:



Practical details:

Participation: Each VF member can submit up to 3 photos, until Monday, May 26 at 11:59 PM Paris time. Each photo must be posted in a separate message, with its number (1, 2, or 3). Don’t forget to add a little explanation (comment, location, etc.).

Voting: Each VF member can vote for the 3 photos they consider the best, based on their own criteria and the theme.

Voting will take place from Tuesday, May 27 to Saturday, May 31 at 11:59 PM Paris time.

The selected photos will be ranked in order of preference: - 1st photo: 3 points - 2nd: 2 points - 3rd: 1 point

The winner is the author of the photo with the most points.

Results will be published on June 1. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. The winner will have the honor of organizing the June 2025 contest.

Photos that have already been nominated (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in another contest are not eligible for this one.

This thread is exclusively for photos submitted to the contest. Any discussions or comments should be posted in the following thread: https://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=10707526;a=10707526
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