Vote For Best Photo For March Challenge - Ships and Boats

[Steve Hyde]

As everyone before me says, choosing just eight images from the challenge submissions is so difficult. I started this morning with a pool of over 25 images, whittled that down to 16, then 10 and finally chose the final 8, wincing as I did so for those that didn't make it. Thank you to everyone who submitted images for the Challenge. Here are my final eight. Voting closes at midnight, GMT, on Sunday 7th April. Good luck to everyone.

 

1. SpaceCadet - Rowers on the Guadalquivir river, Seville

 

 

2. Gnans - Old boat of Caol aka Corpach Shipwreck

 

 

3. Gvallee - Polynesian vessel, Aitutaki

 

 

4. Colin Woods - Bulk carrier in Toronto harbour

 

 

5. CBimages - Traditional Balinese Fishing boat, a Jukung

 

 

6. NYCat - Sailing ship in Svalbard, Norway

 

 

7. TeeCee - The Rev Dr Jeni Parsons paddles her coracle

 

 

8. AVpics - Formula 1 Powerboat Grand Prix

 

 

 

[Cecile Marion]

Some great choices! I didn’t envy your job whittling down the list.

[Michael Ventura]

All are worthy to win! Great choices Steve!

[NYCat]

Thank you so much for including mine. We were in a 50 passenger research ship that could go into the ice and that lovely little sailing ship looked so vulnerable in the harsh environment.

 

Paulette

[TeeCee]

Thanks for including the Rev Parsons Steve!
👍😀

[Steve Hyde]

2 hours ago, NYCat said:

Thank you so much for including mine. We were in a 50 passenger research ship that could go into the ice and that lovely little sailing ship looked so vulnerable in the harsh environment.

 

Paulette

It’s a great image 🙂

[Steve Hyde]

7 minutes ago, TeeCee said:

Thanks for including the Rev Parsons Steve!
👍😀

I really liked that 🙂

[TeeCee]

2 minutes ago, Steve Hyde said:

I really liked that 🙂

Used in the Times the following day - way back when news shots were actually worth doing ... 👍😉

[Ed Rooney]

 

Congrats to the final 8. 👍

 

Can I step back from the water's edge now? And do I still get cake?  

[Steve Hyde]

2 hours ago, Ed Rooney said:

 

Congrats to the final 8. 👍

 

Can I step back from the water's edge now? And do I still get cake?  

You can Ed, I’ll get a cake to somehow or order you a slice of Bruce!

 

Edited April 1 by Steve Hyde

[Ed Rooney]

 

Steve, I don't want you testing the speed limit. I think I'll just settle for some tiramisu from Tesco. 

[Marianne]

Great images - congrats to all the finalists! Still trying to figure out which one to vote for. I don't envy your choices Steve. 

[Sally Robertson]

Great choices Steve! It was very hard to choose which one to vote for.

[cbimages]

Thanks for including one of mine too, so many wonderful images to choose from.

[KellyC]

They are all great images!! So hard to decide on just one.

[Steve Hyde]

Hi all,

 

we have a winner. Well done Colin, a great picture. Over to you for the April Challenge. 

[Ed Rooney]

 

Congratulations, Colin!

[Ed Rooney]

 

Has everyone gone blind from the eclipse? 

[Steve F]

4 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said:

 

Has everyone gone blind from the eclipse? 

 

Nah, it didn't extend down to Amazingstoke.

[Steve Hyde]

I’ll give it another day or so for Colin to pick up and then decide where we go from there 🙂

[Ed Rooney]

 

Yeah, it's spooky quite in here. 

[John Mitchell]

2 hours ago, Ed Rooney said:

 

Has everyone gone blind from the eclipse? 

 

Nope, we're all hiding in the shadows. 😎

[NYCat]

Whenever I've been in final eight I follow closely. He's going to be surprised if he wanders back in.

 

Paulette

[Ed Rooney]

I hope he's okay. 

[Steve Hyde]

Well it seems to be a no show from Colin. CB Images do you want to set Aprils Challenge as your image was an excellent second place?