Victorian Snow Report Photo Comp

[darb]

whole bunch of prizes on offer (some new K2 ski's would be veeeery nice!) ;

http://www.vicsnowreport.com.au/photocompetition.html

Anyway, ive submitted the following 4, fingers crossed (though there will be thousands of entries i'll be up against tough competitors) ;










Photo 1 : Caption : "The Village Below" Descr : Nighttime "long exposure" photograph taken with a EOS300D. It shows a still lodge, with motion in the trees and the storm clouds are lit up a red colour from the Big D village below. The lodge is Aaardvark lodge, at Mt Hotham, August 2004. (highest in australia)

Photo2 : Caption : "off piste". This photo was taken in august, 2005, at a secret location near Mt Hotham. (granted, most locals will know where it is.) Taken with a telephoto lens, on a Nikon D70.

Photo3 : Caption "Natures Aide". Long Exposure photograph of the Big D Snowmaking at night. Nb : I froze half to death taking these shots taken on a Nikon D70 with 18mm lens. August 2005.

Photo4: "Restful". A moonlit long night exposure on a cold clear night at the top of Big D, Mt Hotham. The lifts are closed, the sky is bright, the moon is out. It was a dead silent and eerie night. August 2005.

[Jonesy]

Very nicework , and after just looking at 700+ snow photos from a group of friends on a recent trip... these still went wow.
I really like the glow in #1 and the sense of size in #2. theres also something about 3, I just dont know what it is but all the best in the comp.

As a new member its great to see everyones work, and what can be achieved!

cheers
Jonesy

[PiroStitch]

Good luck Darb. I like number 3 and 4 the best, but not sure if that will depict a snow report the best.

To me, #1 looks like a poor P/shop collage attempt....

[Matt. K]

Darb
That's bloody good photography. Number 2 or 4 will win it for you. Start buying the accessories now.

[darb]

Hey all thanks for the encouragement ... piro, the theme just has to be a landscape i believe, doesnt have to match a 'snow report' theme.

THere were soem others i had previously submitted, but having returned from skiing they let me change my submission past the due date, phew.

these were the 3 previous submissions (the red sky photo at night stayed in both revisions)







hope i didnt make a mistake in deleting the above 3 !

[darb]

aye jonesy, this look familiar ?

[JordanP]

My money is on number 2. Good luck darb

[shakey]

Ratz....

Comp closed.....Anyway I'm taking my daughter ( snowboard GS Div 3 team competitor ) down to Falls Creek for the Interschools Nat titles the weekend after next....hope there's some snow left... i'll take the camera down as well.

shakey

[sirhc55]

Good luck Darb - my money is on #4

[darb]

i heard falls and buller got smashed with 100mm of rain , flooding, poweroutages, 198km/h wind gusts, and THEN the temp dropped freezing everythign! ... the good news is there was some precip leftover after the temp dropped so theyve had about 20cm of fresh or more i believe

go have fun

[darb]

http://www.tamronterritory.com.au/

this is another ive entered ... keep an ehye on it as they do lots of comps with soem cool prizes.

[owen]

I entered that tamron one as well, but in the conditions it says entries closed yesterday. Winners announced on the 5th of september.

[darb]

yeah i dont think i stand a chance to be honest, the tamron will be tough as nails. but hey, fingers crossed.

This si what i submitted to the tamron comp ;

[Jonesy]

Cheers Darb,

It's a beautiful sight.... just not quiet like that at the moment. Wait a couple of months and then it will be back to its best.

In case you interested the lake goes from a dull blue/grey durring winter to a bright blue over summer, just like Darbs pic.

[BBJ]

Nice Pics, brad as usual and i see Jonesy has come out of the woods, oh and Brad i only live the other side of the lake at the bottom of the hill.
Of that Blue Lake shot.