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THE SECOND POLL: The best photograph on zoochat

Discussion in 'Animal Photography' started by savethelephant, 15 Apr 2015.

  1. savethelephant

    savethelephant Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    After some requests on the previous best photograph poll, I have decided to be the adminastrator.

    Warning!! I will try to have the same enthusiasm as Dan but no promises.;):rolleyes::p
    Remember only ten so nominate quickly. When ten has been nominated I will make the poll and everyone will vote.
    And definately there has been wonderful shots since the last poll so this will be interesting.

    Rules:One nominee per contestent and withdrawals are allowed
     
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  2. sooty mangabey

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    This could very easily be a 'best photograph by Ro6ca66' poll - there are enough brilliant pictures by him to fill the list five times over.

    For starters, how about this extraordinary image: http://www.zoochat.com/187/black-cheeked-lovebird-africa-alive-02-a-401236/.

    Might it be a good idea to limit the times at which the photos nominated were posted - perhaps only having those posted in 2015. Otherwise, the spread of possible nominations is somewhat vast!
     
  3. savethelephant

    savethelephant Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Alright I have a dilema
    1) You are correct Sooty
    but 2) Maybe 2015 hasn't had the best photograph
    But in order to save everyone the hassle of choosing, I will be doing two things
    1)Choosing my first option and 2) withdrawing my photo

    So to sum it up, ONLY PICTURES FROM 2015 EVERYBODY
     
  4. LaughingDove

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    There are so many fantastic images on ZooChat from so many great photographers that nominating one was very difficult. But I would like to nominate this lovely image of a fossa at RSCC by Arizona Docent.

    http://www.zoochat.com/1030/fossa-404201/

    Edit: Just to let people know, my and savethelephant's posts crossed
     
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    I think it would be fairer to choose photos from the past year, so that photographers from all round the world have experienced every season: otherwise photos taken last summer in the northern hemisphere are excluded. Perhaps 1st April 2014 would be a suitable cut-off date.
    That rule would let me nominate http://www.zoochat.com/111/giant-panda-hao-hao-364109/ which is my favourite image from a lovely series by zoofanbelgium.

    Alan
     
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    Thanks sooty (and others), but I'd have to disagree :) There are some great shots out there by several other photographers, although sadly some are excluded (under the rules current at the time of this post) by virtue of having posted little or nothing during 2015.

    I would agree with this revised cutoff date, for the reasoning you gave.

    Anyway, whilst I'm here, I'd like to nominate this fantastic image of a fishing cat by Arizona Docent, again from his recent RSCC batch. Although I've yet to comment on it, it's one which I keep returning to look at again and again, as I find it mesmerising!

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  8. savethelephant

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    Alright changed it to April 1,2014
    A whole year of wonderful pictres everybody. This means if you see a picture you wish to nominate it has to be from April fools last year to the present
    Anyways, we have 4 wonderful nominees. 6 more!
     
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    savethelephant Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    COME ON EVERYBODY WE JUST NEED 5 MORE!!!!!AND I HAVE SEEN AT LEAAT 5 OTHER GOOD ONES ON THIS SITE. SEND IN THE NOMINEES. 5 MORE!!!:cool::D;)
     
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    @savethelephant: I think that's your ten!
     
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    Sorry Sooty that's only nine
     
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    Come on people one more!!!!!!!!
     
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    savethelephant Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Come on everyone, we can't find ONE more good photo you wish to nominate?!
     
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    I've seen plenty of great photos, but I've already nominated.