CHAT - "Pondlife" - W/e comp 26-28 Aug 2011

[DigiDiva]

Originally Posted by silversnapper1

Fom the brief:-

You are tasked to go to your local pond and see what "Life" you can find in, on or around it. It could be human life, wildlife or plantlife. Anything goes really so long as it's shot near a pond (rivers, lakes or inland seas will suffice if you are unlucky enough not to have a pond nearby).

Ah right, forgot about the added bit, but I changed my thread as it read wrong and sounded like I was being awkwardIwhich I wasn't) and like you say, to be fair, not everyone has access to a pond. Im lucky, my local is called "The Willow Pond"..lol

[Reinardina]

Originally Posted by DigiDiva

Whats the difference between a lake and a pond? When does a pond become a lake?

Pond:
"an area of water smaller than a lake, often artificially made"
a duck pond

Lake:
"a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams"

According to the Cambridge online dictionary.

Lakes can also be artificially made by the way, just think of former gravel pits etc.

Sie has been very generous, and allows us almost any stretch of water, as long as it is not the sea.

So good luck to everyone.

[DigiDiva]

Im looking forward to getting out there this weekend.

[highlandscenics]

Ahhh....when I saw the title I thought..."Great I could go hang outside a court and photograph the rioters...or their parents".......but hey ho....lol

Wont be entering this weekend as this time tomorrow I'll be pitched up in my tent on a Stag weekend in Achiltibuie....hiking, fishing, bbq'ing and boozing. Will have my camera with me so if I get any decent, non offensive shots, I'll post up a gallery.....

I'll be back Sunday night, so able to vote.

Good luck folks, look forward to your entries!!

[DigiDiva]

Originally Posted by highlandscenics

Ahhh....when I saw the title I thought..."Great I could go hang outside a court and photograph the rioters...or their parents".......but hey ho....lol

Wont be entering this weekend as this time tomorrow I'll be pitched up in my tent on a Stag weekend in Achiltibuie....hiking, fishing, bbq'ing and boozing. Will have my camera with me so if I get any decent, non offensive shots, I'll post up a gallery.....

I'll be back Sunday night, so able to vote.

Good luck folks, look forward to your entries!!

Is this your stag weekend?

[hedgehog]

Thought I'd start it off... not sure if it's a lake or a pond but it's a body of water May change it, not totally happy with the shot but working this weekend so will have to do

[silversnapper1]

Originally Posted by DigiDiva

Ah right, forgot about the added bit, but I changed my thread as it read wrong and sounded like I was being awkwardIwhich I wasn't) and like you say, to be fair, not everyone has access to a pond. Im lucky, my local is called "The Willow Pond"..lol

No offence taken hence the grin.

[highlandscenics]

Originally Posted by DigiDiva

Is this your stag weekend?

No DD, It's my mates from school.......since we left school, I only met up with them once in 13 years...due to the fact they all went far a field to Uni, etc and I decided to start work.......We all keep in touch tho via Facebook, but this weekend is going to be special.

My Stag is the weekend after!!!!!....My liver is gonna be shot to pieces....lol!!

[SieSmith]

Originally Posted by Cutter

Hey Sie you cant put the same picture in again

No, but I now know where the dragonflies are!

Originally Posted by DigiDiva

HAHA, so true, he can't thank goodness. And BTW welcome back Sie.

Thanks DD

Originally Posted by Reinardina

Not sure Sie has ever 'left,' except to play golf! Or holiday, or both.

You're quite right Reinardina, I've been on hols, as well as having quite a bit of time taken up with golf during Summer. I've still been looking in and voting even when I haven't entered the comp.

Originally Posted by highlandscenics

Wont be entering this weekend as this time tomorrow I'll be pitched up in my tent on a Stag weekend in Achiltibuie....hiking, fishing, bbq'ing and boozing.

Sounds like a perfect scenario for a pondlife shot. Have a good weekend and go easy on the hiking, fishing and bbq'ing!

I plan to only do the poll later on the Monday evening, so you will have most of Monday to enter a shot, if you so wish.

Cheers, Sie

[lesrhar]

Originally Posted by hedgehog

Thought I'd start it off... not sure if it's a lake or a pond but it's a body of water May change it, not totally happy with the shot but working this weekend so will have to do

I'm a bit of an amateur here, but there was something in that shot of yours that spoke to me. I just love the treatment and the muted colours.

Les