Discussion autour du thème du mois de mars 2019: "Le ciel dans tous ses états"
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Discussion autour du thème du mois de mars 2019: "Le ciel dans tous ses états"

by KaniBé

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This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.

KA KaniBé Veteran ·
Je n'ai pas vu de suite la légende ! Et je me suis dit que Kanibé était un grand malade de ne pas poster sa photo dans le concours 😮😉

Comme l'auteur, j'en aurais sûrement fait un bizness !!! 😎
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KA KaniBé Veteran ·
Croatie, Split. Voici l'un des rares nuages qui a croisé notre route en 15 jours :

Très belle photo qui ne fait qu’accroître l'impatience générale de voir tes photos présentées dans le concours !!!😎

Ciel d'été en Toscane

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JA Jakatite Veteran ·
Buenas noches
HM Hmh Globetrotter ·
Ciel de printemps sur les Champs-Elysée ce samedi 16 mars:

Photo quotidien Suisse Le Temps
"Quand l'injustice devient loi, la rébellion devient devoir. " Thomas Jefferson « Le doute est l’apanage des gens intelligents, les cons n’ont que des certitudes »               (Alain Leblay)
LH Lhorizon Veteran ·
Ciel de printemps sur les Champs-Elysée

Ciel d'été sur l'îlot indonésien de Kanawa



Je ne sais pas pourquoi, ce ciel était marron-violacé. Tous les soirs suivants, il retrouvait son bleu habituel.

Le blog voyages : http://derrierelhorizon.fr/accueil/
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
Ciel de printemps sur les Champs-Elysée ce samedi 16 mars:

Photo quotidien Suisse Le Temps

Que c'est triste. Ca me fait mal au ventre.
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".
GA Gaura Veteran ·
Pas de ciels dignes de figurer dans le concours lors de mes voyages...mais pour répondre aux Suisses qui postent des photos de chez moi, j'en place deux prises depuis ma maison: plein nord : arc en ciel sur les bords du lac Léman (vignes du Lavaux à gauche). Oui, je sais, la Suisse c'est moins beau depuis la France que la France depuis la Suisse😏



vue Nord-est: lever de soleil.C'est pas mal quand même, mais il faut se lever de bonne heure 🙁



Et y a le feu au lac!
gaura
OB Obeoandpai Globetrotter ·


Thaïlande, Mekong, devant ma maison à Nong Khaï province

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KA KaniBé Veteran ·
Plus tourmenté ce ciel de retour de rando ouf ! , à Madagascar

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LI LillieoneFE Veteran ·
" ce ne peut être que la fin du monde en avançant " A.Rimbaud
KA KaniBé Veteran ·
Autres couleurs des îles, Martinique :



Rappel : Au fait, vendredi 22 mars il sera trop tard pour participer au concours !!!!
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MA Maya83400 Veteran ·
Toujours en mer, le ciel est magnifique à toute heure.



De la terrasse de ma maison, le mois dernier, nous avions des couchers de soleil splendides.



Le ciel tout simplement, vu par l'orifice d'une tour

LH Lhorizon Veteran ·
Ciel péruvien au-dessus du lac Titicaca :



Ciel indonésien au-dessus du parc marin de Komodo :

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TH Therat Veteran ·
Hello, Sur le lac de Songkla, Thaïlande.





Philippe
Mon site sur la Thaïlande : http://www.phil-a-phuket.com
OB Obeoandpai Globetrotter ·
Sawadee krap Phil

Je sais que c'est en Thaïlande, mais me souviens plus très bien de l'endroit

😎

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OB Obeoandpai Globetrotter ·
Kho Samui Lipanoi

Un des emplacements les plus généreux pour "l'option grand spectacle"

Presque au même endroit 😎

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TH Therat Veteran ·
Hello K Obeo,

Ça ressemble à quelque part vers koh phiphi?

Ça c'est a Chumphon.



Philippe
Mon site sur la Thaïlande : http://www.phil-a-phuket.com
MA Marifb Veteran ·
Ta 1ere photo est fantastique
Marifb
TH Therat Veteran ·
Hello MF, Merci...Il faut dire que l'environnement m'a bien aidé...

Mon site sur la Thaïlande : http://www.phil-a-phuket.com
MA Marifb Veteran ·
Wahou celle là aussi!
Marifb
HE Herikles Globetrotter ·
White Sands, Nouveau Mexique.
Les concours photos VF
HE Herikles Globetrotter ·
Loin des tropiques, Norvège.

Note : cette photo est en couleur. 😏
Les concours photos VF
HE Herikles Globetrotter ·
Entre Tunis et Marseille.
Les concours photos VF
HE Herikles Globetrotter ·
Costa Rica.

Les concours photos VF
RA Ragamuffin Globetrotter ·
White Sands

Sable blanc sur l'île de Trawangan (Gili, Lombok, Indonésie)

"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
RA Ragamuffin Globetrotter ·
Loin des tropiques

Sous les tropiques, Lac Maninjau (Sumatra, Indonésie)



Note : cette photo aussi est en couleur. 😏
"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
RA Ragamuffin Globetrotter ·
Entre Tunis et Marseille.

A Marseille, Bonne Mère !

"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
RA Ragamuffin Globetrotter ·
Costa Rica.

Baie de Bohai (Chine)



Normalement il devrait y avoir plus d'oiseaux mais les Chinois les ont pratiquement tous mangé et n'en ont laissé que trois 🤪
"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
LH Lhorizon Veteran ·
Très bien vu, tes "photos-miroirs" 😏

Copieur, va 😉
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OB Obeoandpai Globetrotter ·
Bonne Mère !

Vendue ? 😏 Accroches nuages

Wat Rong Khun Chiang Raï
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OB Obeoandpai Globetrotter ·
Ça ressemble à quelque part vers koh phiphi?

Dans le secteur oui 🙂

S'accrocher aux nuages

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KA Kate Globetrotter ·
Salut Raga Je te réponds ici 😇

Il aurait mieux valu passer par dessus les traces de pneus et des trois personnes qui n'apportent pas grand chose. Bref quelque chose comme ceci (sans vouloir t'offenser bien sûr 😉)

Celui qui va m’offenser parce-qu'il recadre mes photos ou m'expose son point de vue n'est pas encore né ! Ce n'est qu'une photo, pas une sacro-sainte image et je te remercie de donner ton avis. Je ne suis pas d'accord avec ton recadrage et je vais te dire pourquoi. J'ai voulu montrer 3 niveaux: la terre, la mer et le ciel, chacun ayant un aspect assez inhabituel, l'un tourmenté par l'homme, les autres par les caprices de la météo.

Je conçois que pour le concours il valait mieux se concentrer sur le ciel mais ceux-ci en tant que tels ne m’intéressent pas. Ils me plaisent davantage dans un contexte.

Du coup je rebondis sur le message de Masterpo.

Sur un plan purement photographique, les trois niveaux originels constituaient un triptyque intéressant, même si j'aurais viré les gens et diminué le ciel pour équilibrer.

Tu as compris l'idée du triptyque mais non je ne virerai pas une présence humaine sur une photo. Oui pour diminuer le ciel mais déjà que je suis limite HS, si j'en enlève... 😕
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".
JA Jakatite Veteran ·
Hello, Ai-je la berlue ??? En parcourant le diaporama pour voter, j'ai réalisé que ma photo 1 (message 40) n'y figure pas et que la 2 la remplace !!! 😳 Pas grave, puisqu'elle n'est pas top, mais montrable. Pas réussi à atteindre Heriklès donc Je me permets de la remettre ici. Encore merci pour ce sujet tout en hauteur et en couleurs.
KA KaniBé Veteran ·
Bonjour,

Aïe, tu as raison, ta photo 1, que j'avais remarquée, est passée à la trappe, et je ne m'en était pas aperçu .... Désolé pour la "perte d'une chance", mais tu seras ainsi disponible le mois prochain !

Après l'orage sur Fianarantsoa (Madagascar)
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RA Ragamuffin Globetrotter ·
Bonsoir 😉

Quand je vote, je ne regarde pas les votes précédents qui risqueraient de m'influencer - tiens untel et unetelle ont voté pour la même photo je dois donc aussi voter pour cette photo - et ensuite je jette un coup d'oeil et je vais jusqu'à lire les commentaires des votes précédents et même je suis le vote jusqu'à son terme - on ne sait jamais si ... 😛

Et là, pour ta photo je me retrouve dans le commentaire de Ptitortue :

qui était le plus "dans tous ses états": le sable, la mer ou le ciel ?

qui rejoint le mien :

j'ai trouvé que l'avant plan détournait trop l'attention du spectaculaire ciel au-delà des vagues furieuses.

Quand je regarde une photo je la regarde de manière brute; je ne sort pas mon centimètre pour voir si "les règles" sont respectées car je n'ai pas de règles (en fait j'en avait une mais je ne la retrouve plus 😮) et donc je ne fais plus de calculs 😉 j'apprécie au premier coup d'oeil ou pas et pour ta photo ma réflexion fut que c'était une sacrément bonne photo ... ratée, ratée à cause de ces p. de traces de 4x4 sur le sable qui attirent beaucoup trop mon regard (de même que les 3 silhouettes) alors que le reste du tableau (digne d'une marine de nuit de Constant Permeke) est plein de "vie", de détails, de formes, de couleurs, ... mais mon regard revient encore et encore vers ces p. de traces de pneus, scrogneugneu 🏴‍☠️

Bon mais on va pas en faire un fromage 😉

Tiens tant que je te tiens au bout de ce fil, voici une info qui pourrait t'intéresser :

1.Exposition Agustí Centelles Nous avons inauguré le 20 février, à Béziers, une exposition des photos d’Agustí Centelles, le photographe républicain espagnol, dont nous avions réalisé le livre « Espagne 1936, assassinat d’une démocratie » en 2006 à l’occasion du soixante-dixième anniversaire de la rébellion des généraux. Pour la petite histoire, j’avais été demander une assistance (intellectuelle et financière…) à l’Instituto Cervantes à Bruxelles, en février 2006. La sortie du livre devant se faire en juin. Ils m’ont dit que ce serait compliqué, que le préface devrait être relue par Madrid et que… et que… bref, il leur faudrait un an pour me satisfaire mais qu’au plan financier, non, ils n’avaient pas de budget disponible et que cela devrait être programmé un an à l’avance. Bon. Toutes les personnes qui y travaillaient avaient été engagées par le gouvernement espagnol précédent, de droite, et ils freinaient des quatre fers. Je me suis passé d’eux et j’ai réalisé le livre et une exposition des photos à la date voulue. Beaucoup d’Espagnols sont venus au vernissage et le bruit de cette exposition est remonté jusqu’à Madrid. Peu de temps après, j’ai reçu un journaliste du journal « El Pais » puis la visite d’une équipe de la télévision « Valenciana » qui s’était étonnée de ma démarche, l’Espagne n’ayant strictement rien fait. Depuis lors, l’exposition voyage dans le sud où de nombreux réfugiés espagnols ayant quitté l’Espagne en 1939 avaient trouvé des camps d’accueil que les Français avaient baptisés (sans savoir encore ce que cela signifierait cinq ans plus tard) : « camps de concentration ». Aujourd’hui, seuls des enfants en bas âge ont peut-être encore connu la « Retirada » et ce sont leurs enfants et petits enfants qui visitent l’exposition.

L’exposition sera ouverte jusqu’à fin avril et se tient à La Colonia Española 1 rue de la Vieille Citadelle 34500 Béziers FRANCE

Entrée libre, du lundi au vendredi.

Cette info provient de la Newsletter n°13 - février 2019 de Michel Husson, éditeur de livres consacrés à la photo que tu peux contacter à l'adresse mail : michel.husson@skynet.be ; son site internet est www.husson-editeur.be

Amicalement et vélosophiquement 😉



Ciel menaçant par dessus Marseille vu depuis ma chambre d'hôtel.
"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
MA Masterpo Globetrotter ·
Ciel menaçant par dessus Marseille vu depuis ma chambre d'hôtel.

Ne me dis pas que tu as fait une infidélité au Toyoko Inn ?
PI Pierre Globetrotter ·
Hello,

En Albanie:





Au Mali



Au Maroc

🙂
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OB Obeoandpai Globetrotter ·
Ciel menaçant par dessus Marseille vu depuis ma chambre d'hôtel

As tu eu l'occasion de pousser jusqu'à la route des crêtes ? Et son sublime cap canaille
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KA KaniBé Veteran ·
Rien à jeter dans les photos 😛, mais au niveau du temps, je pencherais nettement pour les cieux africains....

Ciel menaçant sur le village malgache

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Muriel18 5 months ago · Sinforosa
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Lagoons (Bacalar)

If you’ve got nice photos of a pond—or even a puddle—why not? Natural bodies of water only: no pools or fountains (reservoir lakes are accepted… because they often look like natural lakes ).

The contest rules are the same as always 😉: Up to 3 photos per member, one photo per post (a little explanation is better), and past winning photos from other VF contests aren’t allowed. You have until Sunday, February 22nd at 11:59 PM (Paris time) to post your photos. Voting starts Monday the 23rd at midnight—rank your top 3 photos in order (3, 2, and 1 points). Voting ends Saturday, February 28th at 11:59 PM. Results will be announced on March 1st. The winning photo is the one with the most points (in case of a tie, the photo ranked first the most times wins). The lucky winner gets to organize March’s contest 😎.

Dig into your archives…
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Rouquine38 6 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 last year · 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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