May Challenge Vote

[losdemas]

That was far more difficult than I had imagined. I went backwards and forwards for a while adding then removing, removing then adding. A few photos which had definitely made the final cut were then removed at the last moment. Getting this down to a final eight has, in fact been useful for me in editing my own images: it is easier now to see what stands out in a large selection. Apologies for all the fantastic photos I had to leave out of the final eight.

 

Anyhow, enough of my rambling: down to the nitty-gritty. Of the tremendous quality & variety that were submitted (thank you all), these are the final eight. Please choose from:

 

 MHT0EN - Sign for the Claire Morissette cycle path by CBW

 

2A02T37 - School crossing sign in Fukuoka, Japan by Regis Martin

 

C9B946 - Notting Hill Carnival, Children's Day, friendly policeman by carnivalpix

 

T9E2Y4 - Samaritans poster by Alan Keith Beastall

 

TAH5D4 - Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), a woodland bird, during May, UK, perched on a public footpath sign by Gillian Pullinger

 

T149EE - Brexit plan scribble sign by PAL Media

 

R1FDFY - A portrait of a young boy against autumn leaves by Matthew Ashmore

 

JJDK6N - Airbourne (singer and lead guitar Joel O'Keeffe) performing live at Musilac summer festival in Aix les Bains, France by Olivier Parent

 

Good Luck Everyone!

 

Edited June 1, 2020 by losdemas

[The Blinking Eye]

That's a tight group. I can sense that you calibrated it carefully.

[VbFolly]

Thanks for including my woodpecker image. There were a lot of great "signs" to choose from.

[Regis]

Hi losdemas, 

 

Thank you for including one of my photographs.

When I saw all the great photos entered in the challenge this month, I thought that I didn't stand a chance.

This makes my day.

😃

 

have a good day,

Regis

[Matt Ashmore]

Thanks for including one of mine.

[Mr Standfast]

Difficult choice. 🙂

 

[Colin Woods]

5 hours ago, Olivier Parent said:

Thanks for including my \m/ sign.

And as a regular participator in mosh pits since the early eighties, its a very evocative image for me and my clear winner. Another great photo from you, Olivier.

[meanderingemu]

fascinating choice. thanks for the challenging challenge, and the paradox it brought

[NYCat]

Wonderful choices. I could vote for any of them... all of them. I suppose that's not allowed.

 

Paulette

[Colin Woods]

3 hours ago, Olivier Parent said:

Thank you very much Colin!

I have also been quite an active participator for the las 30 years, which has earned me a few cracked ribs over time…

If wisdom really came with age, I would probably already have understood that I am now too old for these games.

If its too loud you are too old. My last pit was Machine Head in February, where there was some marked effervescence. I got pitched onto the floor and banged my knee up royally. Never had cracked ribs though. I did get knocked over at Anthrax when I took a direct hit in the chest from a stage diver. I saw stars for a bit there. My last busted pair of glasses was Grimskunk back in December. If you don't know Grimskunk and you like you music with a bit of punch they are well worth checking out. Their last two records are superb, Set Fire! and Unreason in the Age of Madness. If you want two songs to try quickly then Set Fire! itself and the blazing opener Lets Start a War from Unreason, which is rage incarnate.

[Colin Woods]

5 minutes ago, Olivier Parent said:

Lemmy and the likes took great care of that a long time ago

I saw Motorhead 28 times between 1982 and 2010, and their volume was terrifying, especially in the 80s. You know its loud when you can see your own clothes moving to the bass.

[John Mitchell]

14 minutes ago, Colin Woods said:

I saw Motorhead 28 times between 1982 and 2010, and their volume was terrifying, especially in the 80s. You know its loud when you can see your own clothes moving to the bass.

 

How's your tinnitus doing?

[Colin Woods]

Surprisingly low, given the number of loud shows I went to over the years.

[Alan Beastall]

Thanks mate for picking one of my pics, cheers

[Doc]

Very difficult choice I would imagine - as of today, looks like it's a horse race!

 

Kumar

[Eden]

Great selection...it's going to be close!

[losdemas]

Good to see that after only one day, every photo has received at least one vote: confirmation of all your talents!  As Doc says, it's v tight at the moment, with a three-way tie for the lead.  Keep voting!

[Regis]

Wow,

Yes it is pretty tight at the top.

That will keep it interesting until the end.

😃

[Marianne]

It was a difficult choice from the top eight! Nice challenge! 

[vpics]

Many thanks for including one of mine. 

[The Blinking Eye]

Wow, that was really challenging. Usually, it's pretty obvious which one I like best. It was also really interesting to see that most voters agree with me even though it was a really hard choice to make.

[losdemas]

Last notification that the deadline is fast approaching: ~24 hours left to vote and it's still a three-horse race!

 

BTW - what do I do in the case of a draw?!

[Michael Ventura]

We can have a two day runoff vote where only the ones that tied are in the running.

[losdemas]

2 hours ago, Michael Ventura said:

We can have a two day runoff vote where only the ones that tied are in the running.

 

OK, Michael, thanks. If that is the consensus and/or previously adopted method, we'll go with that. But then, we won't have to, will we? I feel the last-minute flood of votes coming in now! 😉🙂

[Michael Ventura]

1 minute ago, losdemas said:

 

OK, Michael, thanks. If that is the consensus and/or previously adopted method, we'll go with that. But then, we won't have to, will we? I feel the last-minute flood of votes coming in now! 😉🙂

I think we have done this once before.