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April competition: Life's a beach

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Alan Cleaver is a group moderator Alan Cleaver  Pro User  says:

Time to start challenging all of you! So a slightly off the wall theme for April: Life's A Beach. Interpret it how you will!

Same rules - two entries per person only, closing date is midnight on April 30th. First prize is a framed picture from Fotomax in Lowther Street, Whitehaven. Second and third prizes will also be available. And of course the best of the entries will be in the Whitehaven News!

How to Post your two entries:
Click on "all sizes" button above your photo, click on Small Size and copy (Ctrl-C) the HTML code from Field One (where it says: "Copy and paste this HTML into your webpage").

Then go to the bottom of the April Competition discussion board and in the space where it says "reply to this topic" paste in that HTML. This will put a small copy of your picture onto the discussion thread. You can also add any other notes but it will automatically include your name.

If that's all too confusing (and sorry I haven't found a simpler way yet!), then just email them to me (alan.cleaver@whitehaven-news.co.uk) and I'll post them up for you.

Here's my effort to hopefully inspire you...

Love-a-duck
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Steve2catz  Pro User  says:

broome sunset edit
I know it breaks all the rules (thirds, central horizon etc) but i just liked it. I took it with my old pentax mz50 on 100 film i think ? ive taken out dust and noise from scanning it in on my old flatbed with photoshop
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Cumbria Lad n'Lass:  Pro User  says:

Corpach Campsite
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wkweighman  Pro User  says:

SUNSET BLACKPOOL BEACH
well here we go with my first comp.
blackpool beach summer 2007.
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Steve Brannon... is a group moderator Steve Brannon...  Pro User  says:

A few great beach photo's so far, but let's take a look from another angle...

LIFES A B**CH...when you lose your feet
erm, where's me feet?
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Donna56455 says:

On Whitehaven beach.

beachball
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ryan.kelly27 says:

Beach gravel
1st one
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Christine Rose..,  Pro User  says:

Life's A Beach When you just can't remember where you buried those worms.
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James_Hunt says:

Sunset from Seascale jetty

sunset_irish_sea
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AJV24 says:

Whitehaven Cumbria sea view sunset
Whitehaven Sunset
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*karly*  Pro User  says:

lifes a beach
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Alan Cleaver is a group moderator Alan Cleaver  Pro User  says:

martingerrish5 Competition entry by Martin Gerrish (uploaded by Alan Cleaver)
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Alan Cleaver is a group moderator Alan Cleaver  Pro User  says:

martingerrish4
Competition entry by Martin Gerrish (uploaded by Alan Cleaver)
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Alan Cleaver is a group moderator Alan Cleaver  Pro User  says:

fionahoughton1
Competition entry from Fiona Houghton (uploaded by Alan Cleaver)
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Alan Cleaver is a group moderator Alan Cleaver  Pro User  says:

fionahoughton2
Competition entry from Fiona Houghton (uploaded by Alan Cleaver)
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Alan Cleaver is a group moderator Alan Cleaver  Pro User  says:

neilhowe
Competition entry by Neil Howe (Uploaded by Alan Cleaver)
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Pixel This Photography  Pro User  says:

Life's a beach .....

Trouble Digging  ?
... when you have to dig your way out of trouble !

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Pixel This Photography  Pro User  says:

Life's a beach ....
Waves of Relaxation
.... when your in love

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AJV24 says:

Beach Life
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Alan Cleaver is a group moderator Alan Cleaver  Pro User  says:

lauramurphy2
Entry by Laura Murphy - uploaded by Alan Cleaver
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Alan Cleaver is a group moderator Alan Cleaver  Pro User  says:

lauramurphy1
Entry by Laura Murphy - uploaded by Alan Cleaver
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sped98  Pro User  says:

Sundown maspalomas dunes
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sped98  Pro User  says:

Max n Brad - St Bees
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Sarah Lucy France says:

01

St. Bees.04
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James_Hunt says:

seascalesunset2

Second entry
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marra121  Pro User  says:

Awesome lighthouse
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johnd2008  Pro User  says:

Trolley Wreck
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johnd2008  Pro User  says:

Taxi!
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Sarah Lucy France says:

02

St. Bees.06
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Mark McGrady Photography  Pro User  says:

IMG_1750a
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magicadey says:

Whitehaven out to sea
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Donna56455 says:

Well, I think this has to be my second entry...

orange rock2
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Kaiser Soser  Pro User  says:

North Shore, Whitehaven
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Kaiser Soser  Pro User  says:

North Shore, Whitehaven
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jadduke  Pro User  says:

My life's a beach
perfect spiral
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Steve Brannon... is a group moderator Steve Brannon...  Pro User  says:

my second (good luck everyone)

Walney Island beach
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Nick Landells  Pro User  says:

Ripples in the sand, St Bees
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.Tonka says:

1st entry
coming to get you
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.Tonka says:

2nd entry
playing with rocks
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putch3  Pro User  says:

View from a cliff
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putch3  Pro User  says:

My friends beach bungalow
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magicadey says:

beach hdr v2
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lakelandowl  Pro User  says:

Mirror Illusion
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Mark McGrady Photography  Pro User  says:

IMG_1822
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Nick Landells  Pro User  says:

Ebb
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nyanx says:

Take care on Frostbite Sands !
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Debbi Bowness says:

Testing the Water (Cropped)
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marra121  Pro User  says:

Lifes a beach with a view like this

Over the top
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lakelandowl  Pro User  says:

Autumn Gold, Sennen Cove
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nyanx says:

driftwood
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*karly*  Pro User  says:

cliffs at st bees
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wasdale60  Pro User  says:

Recycle your Plastics
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cragrat2008 says:

lifes a beach
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cragrat2008 says:

fishing
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wasdale60  Pro User  says:

Evening view from Dent 1
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Karen... [deleted] says:


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wkweighman  Pro User  says:

Life's a beach
Life's a Beach
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Debbi Bowness says:

Jetty

Almost forgot about my 2nd entry, so here it is JUST in time....lol!
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Amy Greenwood Photography says:

I totally forgot!! :(
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Dave Wilson Cumbria is a group administrator Dave Wilson Cumbria  Pro User  says:

This month was very difficult to judge, with so many different interpretations and hence varied photos we had some great entries this time round.

Sped98 captured dynamic silhouettes of children running through the surf; I could almost hear their laughter ringing out. The theme of people or animals being the focal point was popular and was shared by Matthew Fisher, Debbi Bowness, Chris.R.C, Karen, Cragrat and Laura Murphy among others.




Life quite literally “on” the beach was the theme for some more entries. WKWeighman’s teddybears’ picnic and Karly’s lateral thinking adding a touch of humour!



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With two honourable mentions in the bag for this month, the first of these goes to Matthew Fisher with this shot of a couple standing on a beach, it is nicely composed and in many ways suggests a small part of a bigger picture;


Second honourable mention is JadDuke’s picture of a small sea snail which is brilliantly simple and the spiral is perfectly in focus. The snail, away from its home in the rocks, might ironically think to itself “life’s a beach”…



However the winner this month was Donna Brookes who again posted a great abstract which ticked the required boxes with a moment in time showing life on the beach and some very creative thinking that reminded me of the opening sequence of the TV series “The Prisioner”.


Overall some great entries and a huge thankyou to everyone who submitted.
Please remember the next competition will have a slight change to the rules, please see the posting by Alan Cleaver for information.
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.Tonka says:

well done donna and all those who entered.
looking forward to next months comp
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AJV24 says:

Well done Donna, and to everyone who entered, really great pics :o)
Cant wait for this months comp to get underway!
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Nick Landells  Pro User  says:

Congratulations! Great stuff!
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Debbi Bowness says:

Congrats Donna....WTG!!
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marra121  Pro User  says:

Well done Donna Great pic.
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jadduke  Pro User  says:

well done donna, superb shot and much deserved, i can't belive i got a honourable mention i'm chuffed to bit
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Donna56455 says:

WOW! Thank you very much Dave! This is the first competition I've won since I was 7, when I won a 'name the doll' competition at a school fete!...lol
You're right Dave some brilliant photos this month. My money was on JaDuke's snail, lovely shot. Well done to everybody, standards are getting higher and some really creative stuff is coming out of these competitions, it's a really good idea Alan, gets everybody thinking :-)
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James_Hunt says:

Congrats Donna :)
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Steve2catz  Pro User  says:

yeah well done donna and to everyone who entered
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jamesroberts0541 [deleted] says:

A deserved winner, well done Donna.
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Pixel This Photography  Pro User  says:

Congrats Donna, I too think its a well deserved shot ! In fact both of your shots ! I'm also over the moon that I got the first honarable mention ! I strangely took this picture from the top of a hotel while in Cancun, Mexico about 2 years ago while drunk ! I might have to try that more :-)
I personally liked Darren Kay's shots with dramatic dark shadows and beautifully flowing water. I also adored the colours in 'magicadey' whitehaven harbour shot ! Welldone everyone ! I can't wait for the next topic !
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wkweighman  Pro User  says:

well done Donna great photo, much deserved. and well done every one some great photo's and more entrant's this month, a very high standard set just goes to show we dont need two groups here's to mays comp.
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Steve Brannon... is a group moderator Steve Brannon...  Pro User  says:

Well done Donna, you've taken a load of great beach photos lately, and both your competition entries were first class. Also congrats to everyone else that got a mention from Horrgakx - fantastic photo's.
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wasdale60  Pro User  says:

Congrats Donna , well deserved winner.
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Mark McGrady Photography  Pro User  says:

Well done Donna :)
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lakelandowl  Pro User  says:

Well done Donna
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cragrat2008 says:

congratulations donna good work!!
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Sarah Lucy France says:

Congratulations Donna - well deserved - well done to everyone who entered...great competition!!
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annelstr2 says:

Well done Donna, lovely picture.
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nyanx says:

Well done to Donna and everyone. who entered.I've been a Snapper now for almost a month and I'm hooked ! There is something new and interesting every day.
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jadduke  Pro User  says:

hi just to say thank you for the beautiful book i received from Alan for my snail shell pic, Lake District Panoramas , there are some wonderfull shots in it , make's my snail shell look kinda puny.
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Karen... [deleted] says:

Well done Donna and also well done to all the other snappers...
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Donna56455 says:

Thanks Alan, the prize is more than I had hoped for! I now just have to find it's pride of place.
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fionahoughton  Pro User  says:

well done Donna. Great pic!!
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