PHOTO DISCUSSION THREAD 2016

I'm afraid I agree with Sheal on this one. I think if I was Hydrogardener I'd feel disappointed at the way my suggestion was being taken. He specifically said it was about the lights, decorations etc.

Perhaps Woo could put Hydrogardeners full brief onto the December competition thread just to avoid any more confusion.

 

Then there were 2
Deleted and will no longer get involved, Well done Anthony and Sheal, your contribution to the theme is a success

 

I haven't entered as it's a hard one for me, but if i can i would, some comp's are easy to get things others can be hard depending on the person and where you live

@wiseowl , you do a very good job with the photo comps, please stay

I may be a bit quite for a while as things have got a bit pear shape here not GC

 

Thank you Shiney

 

I do not believe that you have caused this woo so there is absolutely no need for you to resign over it

To be absolutely fair, hydrogardener chose that theme weeks ago and if he had a specific thinking over how it should have been interpreted (e.g. lights/decorations) then that was the time to have stated it. Previous winners choosing the next theme have done just that, submitted a title and a brief word on how to interpret the title. If no brief was forthcoming at the opening of the competition then, to my mind, it is unfair to then narrow the focus when entries have already been submitted. But then, by that same token, a brief was only given because clarity was asked for. The cultural differences also need to be taken into consideration. As hydro has stated in New York outdoor decorations are in abundance: residences, businesses, public parks, shopping areas. It just isn't as big here (crikey, my local park doesn't even have lighting at any time of year ).

Slap it back, Jack! I liked it and it tickled my funny bone because that is the sort of thing I would think of when I see "Holiday spirit" as a theme

 

I don't

 

Quote Woo "
Goodness me I am a patient Owl but I am shocked and very dissapointed I shall contact my Admin friends and as I have caused this I will offer my resignation,There is no point in continuing with the comp as it is your comp and if it hasn't got your support it won't work."
Un Quote

Woo YOU have not caused this, You are needed Woo, the comps you run help keep GC going, there is more to life than gardening and we share it with our Photographs, from beginner to Pro

We come in from our days wearies, and we can get garden help, have a laugh at the jokes, be competitive in the photo challenge

Photo challenge Bath time, does not mean sit in a bath naked and post that, you improvise, show a scruffy urchin, or chimney sweep
If you live in the sticks, and there is no Easter Bunny parade, you compromise and stick a few painted hens eggs up

Most of all WE can not do that if YOU ARE NOT HERE, Please do not FLY your nest, Speak to Phil the Greek about it when they visit

Cheers Woo

Jack McH

 

As I said earlier @wiseowl, this is not your fault but mine for rocking the boat in the first place. There is nothing wrong with the way you are running the competitions and my gripe here is not about that. I offer you my apologies for the upset this has caused you.

@shiney the title of this thread is 'Photo Discussion Thread 2016' which is why I posted my comments here about the photo's. Perhaps with hindsight I should have run it past Woo first via PM but unfortunately I can't undo what has been done.

However, my opinion of the theme for this competition still stands in support of Hydrogardener's request. Because I've caused an upset here amongst members regarding my own level of acceptance and standards required, it leaves me with no other choice but to withdraw from the competitions for the foreseeable future.

 

I have to admit I had difficulty trying to relate a pic to the theme for Dec so I just gave it my best shot. Thinking was garden is dying now but will celebrate with a whisky over the festive to the coming gardening year.
Anyhow we will all have different perspectives on interpretation and to me it is self governing in as much that if an image doesn't match the theme (in your opinion) then don't vote for it, one can still like it as an image but not vote if thought to be off the theme.