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Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Scenes and Places

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Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Scenes and Places

Yvesguillem · 2020-09-01

Hello everyone, 🙂 This month’s theme is: places, departure or arrival scenes. The places include: train or bus stations, passenger ports, and airports. Here, for example, is Beijing West Railway Station This is Beijing West Railway Station. You can submit a photo of the whole place, a part of it (inside or outside, the platforms), or a detail (like a station clock) as long as it clearly shows it’s a departure or arrival spot—such as a timetable display. Or here’s another example:

Even if you’re not in one of these places, a departure or arrival scene is welcome: Example: Early morning departure from a pagoda at Inle Lake (Myanmar) as people head back to their villages in the surrounding hills

A vehicle about to leave:

People are also allowed, as long as they’re clearly identified as travelers about to depart or who have just arrived. Bus station in Thailand (a photo I’d shared for the "solitude" theme)

Another example: in the foreground, a boat docked, and just above, another that has just left (Rangoon, Myanmar—these boats serve cities in the Irrawaddy Delta, and in some areas, they’re still the only means of transport for locals).

You can also include departures or arrivals from races, but again, it must be at the start or finish, not during the race: Boats before the start of the Route du Rhum in Saint-Malo:

Participation: Each participant can submit up to 3 photos, until Tuesday, September 22 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 short description (comment, location, etc.).

Voting: Every VoyageForum member can vote for the 4 photos they think are the best, based on their own criteria and the theme (I’m trying this format this month). Voting will take place from Wednesday, September 23 to Tuesday, September 29 at 11:59 PM Paris time.

Photos should be ranked in order of preference: - 1st photo: 4 points - 2nd: 3 points - 3rd: 2 points - 4th: 1 point

Each member can vote only once for 4 photos. No ties for 4th place with half a point each.

The winner is the photographer whose photo receives the most points. Results will be announced on September 30. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. The winner will have the honor of organizing October’s contest.

Give me two or three days to put together the slideshow—I’ll definitely reach out to Masterpo via PM for advice if I’m stuck (and if he’s willing).

Good luck to everyone—may the best photographer win! Let’s get started! For discussion, it’s here

Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Ragamuffin · 2020-09-01

Hi there 😉 and congrats on your win re-😉

As soon as I read this month’s theme, this photo (below) came to mind.

Photo No. 1

Preparing for a Rajasthan road trip with a driver at the intersection of Main Bazar and Ramdwara Road in Paharganj, New Delhi (India).



Hopefully no one will recognize themselves in this candid shot taken on the fly 😎

PS contest season 2020-2021: Xrctn - 0 Raga - 1

Photo contest, September 2020: places, departure or arrival scenes

Av31 · 2020-09-02

Lighter topic: Photo #2: Ivorian Gbaka (18-seater minibus) ready to depart


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

CatherineGil · 2020-09-03

Photo No. 1: The charming little Penza station, founded in 1663 about 600 km southeast of Moscow in Cossack country


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Scenes and Places

Envallis · 2020-09-04

Wow, it's quiet this month. Taking a break after black and white, huh? 😛

Here I go...

Photo 1 - Monks waiting for their train on the platform at Phitsanulok Station (Thailand), 2008


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Pierre · 2020-09-05

Hello! 🙂

Photo #1: Cruise ship docked in Hong Kong


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

CatherineGil · 2020-09-05

Photo No. 2

Boarding now for the Night of Tales at Thoiras station, where the little Cévennes train makes a stop.

Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

KaniBé · 2020-09-05

Photo No. 1: Laos Bus station in Muang Khua, on the bus leaving for Luang Prabang.


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Xrctn · 2020-09-05

xrctn-1 - "Ulaanbaatar, all change!", Mongolia


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Xrctn · 2020-09-05

xrctn-2 - "Arrival of flight LH500 from Frankfurt", Rio, Brazil


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Mjp · 2020-09-08

Hello,

Photo No. 1: Kanazawa Station (Japan)


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Mjp · 2020-09-08

Photo No. 2: Tokyo Station (Japan)


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Mjp · 2020-09-08

Photo No. 3: Subway station in Kyoto (Japan)


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Titou14 · 2020-09-08

Good evening,

Titou14, Photo No. 1: Japan, May 2018


Photo contest, September 2020: places, departure or arrival scenes

Titou14 · 2020-09-08

Titou14, photo no. 2: South India, 2012


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Titou14 · 2020-09-08

Titou14, photo #3: Seaplane takeoff and landing spot in Vancouver Bay, July 2019

We even caught the smell of fuel since there are constant takeoffs and landings...


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Av31 · 2020-09-09

Photo #1: traveler’s solitude, New York


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Gaura · 2020-09-10

Not many photos in this thread yet. I’ll try sharing a photo of the amazing kids' play area at Doha Airport. Photo 1: play area at Doha Airport


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Envallis · 2020-09-10

Oh, in the same series...

Photo 2 - Doha Airport, sci-fi mode

Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Scenes

Nikale · 2020-09-11

PHOTO 1: Arrival scene. Attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood (Los Angeles - July 2007). They arrive soaked but happy.

Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Ragamuffin · 2020-09-11

Hi there 😉

Photo No. 2



In Vietnam, the slow boat that connects Haiphong and Cat Ba (the starting point for visiting Halong Bay) stops from time to time along the way, and at the arrival of the different stops, moto-bike drivers are there on the lookout for potential customers

Photo contest, September 2020: starting or finishing points

Xrctn · 2020-09-12

xrctn-3 - Start of the Rotto Swim, Cottesloe, WA, Australia

It’s about swimming from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island (19.7 km). An annual event that N has taken part in three times as part of a team! The last time, it had to be interrupted because of sharks!!! For those interested, there’s still time to register for the next start...

Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Scenes and Places

Jemaflor · 2020-09-12

Photo No. 1: Departures and arrivals... but to where? And at what times? By the banks of the great Yangtze River (China), a departure board with signs only in Chinese characters! Okay, I have to admit that in China, on electronic departure boards in train stations or airports, the Chinese characters alternate with English translations, making it easier for most non-Chinese people to understand.



More about the Yangtze River in my cruise story on this legendary river: https://voyageforum.com/discussion/chine-fil-eau-yangtse-d9884186/

Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Scenes and Places

Jemaflor · 2020-09-12

Photo No. 2: Arrival and departure... in the port of La Valette (Malta Island). Departure of an impressive cruise ship and arrival of a sailboat. What a contrast!


Photo Contest, September 2020: Starting or Arrival Points

Jemaflor · 2020-09-12

Photo No. 3: Start of a dog-sledding trek... through the boreal forest and on the frozen Mackenzie River in Canada’s Far North, at Inuvik, Northwest Territories (Canada).


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Pyrene64 · 2020-09-15

Photo No. 1 - ARGENTINA The train arrives in El Bolsón, no level crossing. Cars stop at the sight of the conductor, passengers get on or off, and the town isn’t far away. It feels like the Wild West.


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Nikale · 2020-09-15

PHOTO 2: ETHIOPIA (January 2011)

This truck arrived at the wall, presumably gently... but not at the intended final destination.


Photo contest, September 2020: starting or finishing places and scenes

KaniBé · 2020-09-15

Photo #2: Mayotte Starting from the beach for a kayak race, "the 100 paddles," aimed at young people.

Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Yvesguillem · 2020-09-16

my photo #1: passengers disembarking in Ladakh, on the road from Leh to Srinagar (1976)

Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Av31 · 2020-09-16

Photo No. 3: Flores, Indonesia Departure (or arrival?) prep: A trans-Flores bus driver taking advantage of a short stop to shave in his bus


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Pyrene64 · 2020-09-17

Photo No. 2 - Frankfurt Airport After 3 weeks in Cambodia, it’s with a heart full of nostalgia that we wait for our return flight. Seeing these monks here feels like a sign—we still feel a little like we’re back there...


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Pyrene64 · 2020-09-17

Photo No. 3 - All aboard! Lisbon


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Nikale · 2020-09-17

PHOTO 3: HIROSHIMA station (November 2013)

We’re waiting for the shinkansen that’ll take us to TOKYO.


Concours photo, septembre 2020: lieux, scènes de départ ou d'arrivée

LillieoneFE · 2020-09-17


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Envallis · 2020-09-17

Photo 3 - The jetty of the main village in the Perhentian Islands (Malaysia)

These boats are waiting for pilots (and passengers!) to ferry people across the strait between Kecil and Besar islands.


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Yvesguillem · 2020-09-18

Hi everyone, you’ve got four days left to post your photos. Here’s the slideshow link again: https://www.flickr.com/photos/190010925@N02/albums/72157715814731416 My photo #2: a bus in agricultural camouflage mode at the Mysore bus station, South India

Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Marifb · 2020-09-18

Hi everyone,

This theme isn’t easy... Trains, buses, and boats... I often take photos while waiting but rarely of stations and the like. Photo 1: Oops, too late for the train... Battambang, Cambodia.


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Scenes

Marifb · 2020-09-18

Photo 2: Boarding now for Padum, Zanskar. Monks from a monastery located between Kargil and Padum are boarding for Padum because the Dalai Lama will be holding several days of teachings there. We’re taking advantage of these specially chartered buses to head to Padum, see the great man, and start the big Zanskar trek on foot.


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Marifb · 2020-09-18

Photo 3: Boarding for Koh Tonsey, Cambodia


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Chatounnette · 2020-09-18

Hi there!

Here’s my photo #1: The departure hall at José Martí Airport in Havana, Cuba, back in 2007.


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Therat · 2020-09-18

Hello,

This theme isn’t as simple as it seems in the end!

Photo N1: Waiting for the BTS to arrive. Bangkok, Thailand.



Philippe

Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Ragamuffin · 2020-09-18

Good evening 😉

Photo No. 3



Arrival (and soon departure) of the train at Ella station (Sri Lanka). From Ella to Kandy, it was definitely the most beautiful train journey I’ve ever taken. This was back in 1996, and there were only locals on board 😛.

Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Therat · 2020-09-18

Photo N2: Koh Kula Pier, Chumphon. For snorkeling enthusiasts.



Philippe

Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Therat · 2020-09-18

Photo N3: Sawi region pier, Thailand. In these days of lockdowns, there’s no crowding—neither on arrival nor departure... Even the birds seem to be respecting social distancing...



Philippe

Concours photo, septembre 2020: lieux, scènes de départ ou d'arrivée

LillieoneFE · 2020-09-18


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Obeoandpai · 2020-09-18

No. 1 Arrivals at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, that was before...


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Obeoandpai · 2020-09-18

No. 2 Kawthaung, Myanmar

Getting to the immigration office is no small feat 😏


Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

Obeoandpai · 2020-09-18

No. 3 Immediate departure from Thailand to Vientiane

Photo contest, September 2020: departure or arrival places and scenes

4ecofuel · 2020-09-19

Alright, here I go.

Photo 1: The small port of Gizo, on the island of the same name, in the north of the Solomon Islands, where sailors peacefully wait for customers.



Photo 2: Boarding the ferry for the crossing of the Strait of Magellan with Ushuaia as the final destination.



Photo 3: A cruise ship, those huge behemoths, leaving the port of Nouméa for other distant destinations in the South Pacific.


Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Places and Scenes

Kate · 2020-09-19

Photo number 1 Tram station in Istanbul 😉


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