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PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017


Postby BobMcBob » Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:04 am

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This month’s competition is for photos taken between
1st to 31st of August 2017


Please Note: If you wish to make any additional comments or inform of an error made to your entry, please use either the Photo Competition Comments thread or PM me.
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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby Mal Grey » Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:35 am

Reflections, Haelva river, near Roros, Norway

2nd August

Olympus TG-2


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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby GraemeMac » Fri Sep 01, 2017 8:58 pm

Torridon from Beinn Alligin, 8th August

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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby Sgurr » Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:48 pm

All my hills seem to have been in the gloom this month. St. Andrews Bay just after sunrise, taken with my Panasonic Lumix TZ60

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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby Tinto63 » Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:04 pm

The obelisk at the Black Loch. 12 August 2017. Huawei phone camera.

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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby roughwalker » Sat Sep 02, 2017 9:48 pm

Loweswater in the lake district, 26th august..

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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby Iainm » Sat Sep 02, 2017 10:35 pm

Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District. 23/08/17


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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby MikeSouter » Mon Sep 04, 2017 3:22 pm

Highland Coo by Stirling Castle with the Trossachs in the distance. Shot on 24th August with Sony A7ii

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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby Sgurr » Mon Sep 04, 2017 4:52 pm

Should have said my entry was taken on August 29th. Unusually there were 3 boats in the bay. There is usually just the local lobster/crab boat, but it was joined by the Dutch sailing ship Talassa and the navy ship Victoria, both anchored for a few nights.
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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby SusieThePensioner » Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:07 pm

Early morning on 6 August 2017. View along the coast from Saltburn Pier.
Nikon D3200 with polariser.

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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby Chris Mac » Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:05 pm

ImageDSC_2784 by Chris Mac, on Flickr
Mountains make Scotland
Taken from Cathkin Braes
13.08.2017
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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby soapy27 » Sun Sep 10, 2017 5:12 pm

ImageArklet falls by dean souter, on Flickr
Arklet falls , West Highland Way
31st August
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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby wilkiemurray » Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:02 pm

ImageFirst sign of Sun over the Glen by Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr

15th August - looking at the eastern reaches of Gleann Fhiodhaig
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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby Guinessman » Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:47 pm

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Vatersay sunset 23rd August 2017.

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Re: PHOTO COMPETITION #68 — August 2017

Postby BobMcBob » Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:22 pm

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