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Discussion started by Yvesguillem on 2020-09-01

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

Yvesguillem · 2020-09-01 · Message 1 of 93

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 · Message 2 of 93

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 · Message 3 of 93

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 · Message 4 of 93

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 · Message 5 of 93

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 · Message 6 of 93

Hello! 🙂

Photo #1: Cruise ship docked in Hong Kong


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

CatherineGil · 2020-09-05 · Message 7 of 93

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 · Message 8 of 93

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 · Message 9 of 93

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


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Xrctn · 2020-09-05 · Message 10 of 93

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


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

Mjp · 2020-09-08 · Message 11 of 93

Hello,

Photo No. 1: Kanazawa Station (Japan)


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

Mjp · 2020-09-08 · Message 12 of 93

Photo No. 2: Tokyo Station (Japan)


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

Mjp · 2020-09-08 · Message 13 of 93

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


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

Titou14 · 2020-09-08 · Message 14 of 93

Good evening,

Titou14, Photo No. 1: Japan, May 2018


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Titou14 · 2020-09-08 · Message 15 of 93

Titou14, photo no. 2: South India, 2012


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Titou14 · 2020-09-08 · Message 16 of 93

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...


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Av31 · 2020-09-09 · Message 17 of 93

Photo #1: traveler’s solitude, New York


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

Gaura · 2020-09-10 · Message 18 of 93

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 · Message 19 of 93

Oh, in the same series...

Photo 2 - Doha Airport, sci-fi mode

Photo Contest, September 2020: Departure or Arrival Scenes

Nikale · 2020-09-11 · Message 20 of 93

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

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