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PotW January 2 2007

Each week, one of the moderators or administrators selects an image that, for whatever reason, catches their eye. Please feel free to add your comments here. Vigorous discussion of the images and techniques is welcome and encouraged. Criticism of any mod for their choice is not. Please note that this is "Picture of the Week"; do not confuse that with "best picture of the week", which is a concept of which we have no understanding.

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PotW January 2 2007

Postby gstark on Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:51 pm

The honour of choosing the first Picture Of The Week for 2007 falls to me, and as always, it's a bloody difficult choice, made moreso by the fact that I have two weeks' worth of images from which to make my selection.

And there have been some really great images over the last couple of weeks too, but this image of stetner's simply grabbed me because it was an image of something that is so often photographed, but rarely in this manner.



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This guy looks so indignant, too, as if he's saying "how dare you take my photo when I'm so disshevelled!"

So, congratulations to Stetner on this very different image, and welcome, everyone, to this year's selections for our PotW.

The original thread is here.
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Postby blacknstormy on Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:29 pm

Congratulations Stetner !!!!!
Was a very cool shot, and definitely different from the norm ! :)
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Postby Manta on Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:50 pm

Congratulations Doug - a very well-deserved accolade. As Gary says, it's a commonly shot subject but this version is really different. (As is the following one in that series - YUCK!)

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Postby Glen on Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:08 pm

Well done Stetner. That is just what I looked like New Years Day :D
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Postby Oscar on Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:31 pm

Congratulations Stetner. A well captured image.

The second one in that series must have been very interesting to see.

Well done.

Cheers, Mick :) :) :)
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Postby Slider on Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:43 pm

Congratulations Doug. Great shot :D
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Postby Killakoala on Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:17 pm

Bad hair day. Brilliant!!!!

Congrats Stetner, on the first POTW for 2007. :)
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Postby NeoN on Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:19 pm

Excellent Choice, Great photo, Good timing,Gongratulations :D Stetner
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Postby radar on Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:39 pm

Good choice Gary,

a very different look to our friendly Kooka, well done Stetner,

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Postby Yi-P on Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:58 pm

Wow, great shot!!

More like straight out from the showers :lol:
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:55 pm

:agree:
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Postby Greg B on Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:08 am

Excellent PotW, congratulations Stetner. I loved this when I first saw it, that is one pissed-off bird!!
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Postby ozimax on Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:49 am

Great shot, the thumbnail image intrigued me, this fellow has a funny look on his face no doubt, and that hairstyle...congrat's on POTW.
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Postby Matt. K on Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:55 am

Love it! :P :P :P
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Postby stetner on Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:50 am

Well, I jut stumbled across this thread now!

I am thrilled to have my shot selected for POTW!!

Thanks Gary!

Great way to start the year, I just hope I can keep getting shots like that the rest of the year!

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Postby gstark on Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:12 am

Doug,

stetner wrote:Great way to start the year, I just hope I can keep getting shots like that the rest of the year!


Just keep on doing what you're doing. :)
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Postby shakey on Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:14 pm

Rod Stewart...Ronnie Wood....ah no its a kookaburra

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