May photo competition.

[+aliandtone]

Thanks very much to dizzypair for choosing our photo as the winner of the April competition.

 

The theme for your May photos is abandoned and discarded.

This is totally down to your imagination....vehicles, structures, tanks, farmyard machinery, maybe even furniture. Well you get the picture! But this won't include geocaching containers because technically they are not abandoned!

 

The rules are the same as those used in previous months.....

1) The photo must be cache related and to do with a specific UK cache, caching series or caching trip - please include a link to the cache or the GC.... code so we can see where the picture relates to.

2) Two photos per caching team or cacher. (Maybe 3 if you really have an extra pic that's great!)

3) A new thread is started each month, with the OP stating these rules.

4) The winner each month is decided by the winner from the previous month - the new winner starting the thread for the subsequent month. They may set a theme* if they wish.

5) Photos should be recent. Higher credit will be given to photos taken in the current month.

6) The competition runs from the 1st of the month, until a date specified in the OP by the previous months winner. This should give sufficient time for the winner (or other person if necessary) to start the new thread.

 

If you haven't already uploaded a photo, a good tip might be to upload to one of your log entries (it can just be 'post a note'). Then, display the photo and copy the URL to provide a link to the post. If it's not actually relevant to the cache you've used, delete the note and the photo - the URL will still work. On this forum, add a reply and click the small green tree icon above the text box and paste in your URL.

Edited May 1, 2011 by aliandtone

[+Lovejoy and Tinker]

Excellent choice of theme for May, fits nicely with a photo I took at Cotehele Quay while completing the Windrush Century Celebration multi this afternoon.

 

Edited May 1, 2011 by Lovejoy and Tinker

[+The Blorenges]

One from Birdman-of-Liskatraz's exquisite "Just another pointless micro" series, "Scrapyard". You see? Not so "pointless" now, is it, eh? - I can make a competition entry out of it

 

 

MrsB

[I!]

The ruins of a cottage half a mile from Leckhampton Ridge (GC26DDZ).

 

You know you need to get on with the DIY when there's a tree growing in your living room ...

 

[+MikeyG.]

Now this wasn't necessary part of any specific UK cache, caching series or caching trip however I did try and do a little caching on the way while attempting to do the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge back in March.

 

On my trek between Pen-y-ghent and Whernside I came across this discarded pair. I may have not completed the challenge but at least I didn't have this problem. I hope he/she had a second pair handy.

 

[Happyshopper]

Harvington Water Mill - circa 1800. Grade II listed since 1994 and sadly abandoned after restoration work started, around the same period I would imagine.

 

Opposite River Avon Navigation (Robert Aickman lock)

 

[+flipflopnick]

The cache is in the picture. Ruins at the edge of plantation.Ruin - Mosshause Gill cache

 

Log

 

 

 

[+drdick&vick]

Old trackside hut, long abandonded.

Found on the Granite way between Lake Viaduct GC13AHK & Granite Trail No13 GC22MJO

[+DizzyPair]

An old building seen along "The Pimperne Walk"

[+DizzyPair]

Remains of an old house next to Lyscombe Chapel

[+reddeeps]

Poor tank seen much better days, seen on the way to Imber Ghost village http://coord.info/GCKCJV

Edited May 8, 2011 by reddeeps

[+The Patrician]

Old engine houses on Rinsey cliffs in Cornwall. Close to Camel's Head (GC218EK) and Porthleven View (GC13HFY).

 

[+burtsbodgers]

This was at http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=beb34941-8753-434c-b5c8-ce20779a7085#

it took a while but we found the magnetic nano!

And here is a really old relic

with the cache

Edited May 11, 2011 by burtsbodgers

[+Gackt]

I'll lose points for not being directly related to a particular cache for this one, but had to share. Re-discovered whilst looking for places to form a multi. This was going to be a possible place for the final, but needed permission to place in there, so didn't use.

 

Old pub sign, abandoned for about 40 years according to someone who has lived in the town longer than myself, belonged to a pub which is about 400' away before the new roads were built. Closest cache not belonging to me is GC1D03W, the actual coordinates if anyone is in the area and is interested to look are N 51 42.828 W 001 57.424

 

[+little-leggs]

 

S&DJR Series - Blandford Station Cattle Dock .. GC2V801

 

passed this on the way to GZ .

Edited May 12, 2011 by little-leggs

[+little-leggs]

 

we found this old tractor , between (A Walk Around a Wood No 10)http://coord.info/GC235WM and (A Walk Around a Wood No 20) http://coord.info/GC239TK both by Mr Hitchabike .. a nice walk through open fields

[+The Blorenges]

A nice old ruin in the woods, near to "Rainbow", near Saundersfoot.

 

 

MrsB

[+drdick&vick]

you sure it's not him thats been abandonded

[+Haggis Hunter]

An abandoned submarine at Unseen Heroes

 

 

Discarded horse shoes at East Saltoun Shoe Shop

 

[+aliandtone]

[+NickandAliandEliza]

A nice old ruin in the woods, near to "Rainbow", near Saundersfoot.

 

 

MrsB

 

This one - with it's scarey ghostly figure - might be good to use for the June caption competition.

[+hobgoblinkiteflier]

 

This neglected and abandoned bridge was on the return journey from Death of Power, an awesome 4* terrain cache near Kinlochleven. Luckily it did not collapse any more as "Lara Croft" inspected it from every angle.

 

After rolling our Easter eggs at Balvaird Castle, I walked around the field to a ruined cottage for "Through the Windie" where I took a photo of the castle "through the windie"!

[+Geobuzzbee]

Pic is me ,,"I UP"

Edited May 18, 2011 by Geobuzzbee

[+Geobuzzbee]

[+Geobuzzbee]

cache trees on the rocks,,

[+rickardclan]

Abandoned miners cottage near Wreckers' Trail 13: Wheal Drea (GC2TBZR)

 

[Cheese Monkey]

Abandoned mines? I love em

 

On a preliminary visit to Multi 2

 

 

A successful visit to Multi 1

 

Edited May 20, 2011 by Cheese Monkey

[+Hawkins2.5]

These two pictures were taken while doing part of the PUBS series in Essex yesterday. We haven't finished the series but would recommend what we have done so far!

 

This picture was near GC21PT4

 

This one was near another cache, not part of the PUBS series but placed along the same route. GC1G4FE

[+Tek_kaz]

Found this abandoned mill while in holiday in Cornwall. ROCKY II - Rocky Valley Ruins (GC1GWTX) Hidden in Rocky Valley near Trethevy just north of Tintagel. Of course it contains something to find.

 

 

Happy Caching.

 

Tek_Kaz

[+EKFergie]

My first forum post! I think I'l lose points for the fact that these pics were taken a while ago but they've been sat on my phone for ages so I finally have use for them. This was taken at the site of Docharn Wood. There was something a bit spooky about the ruins but I thought they took a good photo.

 

[+Matrix]

One from Birdman-of-Liskatraz's exquisite "Just another pointless micro" series, "Scrapyard". You see? Not so "pointless" now, is it, eh? - I can make a competition entry out of it

 

 

MrsB

 

Thats a Leyland Martian 6X6 Heavy Recovery I spent my early days as a Recce Mech operating one of those

 

[+rickardclan]

Second effort from me this month, taken (with Oregon 550t camera) last week whilst at the Chough-ing Good Weekend event, this was on the trail of the excellent series' set out for the event, Wreckers' Trail 03: Wheal Edward right on top of GZ

 

[+aliandtone]

Heads up - Last few days before the month end

[+La Fifi]

A photo of some abandoned sarcophaguses/sarcophagi? Near to our short lived Derwent Walk cache.

 

 

Also, a shot of part of Kirkham Abbey, near to A Mouse House.

 

[+aliandtone]

Oohhh, what a talented bunch.

Fantastic shots and not an easy one to judge - the results will appear here tomorrow.

 

[+milvus-milvus]

Sorry, bit of a late entry:

Taken at Tank-tastic (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b9d420ab-fb8a-48c5-b748-949171d4025f) last November...

[+aliandtone]

drum roll please.........the moment you have all been waiting for......................

 

 

 

 

I am afraid there can only be one winner................

 

 

 

 

 

the winner of the May photo competiton 2011 is..................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

Haggis Hunter! With this photo......... Congratulations!

 

 

 

 

We have enjoyed our judging spotlight and a few caches have gone onto our watch list as a result!

[+firestars]

Really?

 

Interesting choice, perhaps not one I would have gone for.

[+Haggis Hunter]

W W!! Really?? That is the second time I have won this competition, and I don't really think I am a very good photographer. But thank you for choosing my photo.

I'll post a new competition soonest. :D

[+Hawkins2.5]

Really?

 

Interesting choice, perhaps not one I would have gone for.

 

I liked this photo, it was one of my favourites, but probably not my absolute favourite. I have watched this thread since joining the site a couple of months ago and have even gone back to look at all the previous winning photos; I think it's great that the winner judges the next contest as everyone will be looking at different things they want out of a good photo.