wait wait!!
I got a new entry.....all 17kg of him....fresh from today's trip.

[img_assist|fid=43828|thumb=1|alt=HonSu's ambo]

**Oceanside = Van Staal, Avets, Jigmaster rods, etc... **

Oceanside Tackle and Marine
364 South Street,
O'Connor, Perth WA
Ph# 9337 5682
Fishing/Boating/Dive/Marine
** OPEN 7 DAYS **

I'll open up a new thread once I have the rest of the photo.....

**Oceanside = Van Staal, Avets, Jigmaster rods, etc... **

Oceanside Tackle and Marine
364 South Street,
O'Connor, Perth WA
Ph# 9337 5682
Fishing/Boating/Dive/Marine
** OPEN 7 DAYS **

Don't worry Honsu, I will use it for next comp. Going to start it next week. This is a warm up comp, but some beautiful fish and photo's all the same.

1. Sean Kingie
2. Rob GT
3. Kletch Pinkie
4. Scuttle Trev
5. Vincents Red
6. Honsu's Bream

These are for the Photo's - not the merit of the fish caught or fishermen!

I think Rob GT is very meritorious for a night shot, tough to do!

I look for things in a photo..

1.Clear focus on the fishes eye
2.Use of infill flash to remove shadows and enhance fish color saturation
3. Removal of Glasses to top of hat so we can see your eyes/face as well
4. Background composition
5. Overall composition / use of avail fish & background.

If I was rating the "merit of the catch" I would likely vote different I guess, but we are voting for the photo...right?

Others will differ no doubt.

Cheers!
"Piscator, non solum piscator" - "A fisherman, not just a catcher of fish"

http://www.flywest.com.au

I will run this competition for a short while, maybe whoever wins by the 50th vote. I want to start up the next competition very soon it has some cracking photos and fish in it!!!

Are entries still open for the next competition Adam? I might have something to add after I get back from Karratha if everything goes well ;)

There will be more competitions coming Jay if you don't make it in the next one. I had so much other content after all the Exmouth trips it was hard to put up a photo of the month competition without it getting pushed off the frontpage. You don't want to be in next month's comp anyway, theres some fish and photo's in there that are pretty bloody impressive. I'd hold off to the one after next if I was you. :)

"You don't want to be in next month's comp anyway, theres some fish and photo's in there that are pretty bloody impressive."

lol ok if theres anything I get that's relatively good I'll hold off til I think I got a reasonable chance hehe...

"I had so much other content after all the Exmouth trips it was hard to put up a photo of the month competition without it getting pushed off the frontpage."

Is there any way of making a forum topic 'sticky'?? If not have you considered maybe changing the forum software to something like phpBB? Just a suggestion that could make things a little easier.

Yep, I can make topic's sticky in forums, but I don't like doing that on the frontpage as new content that goes there deserves to be up the top. Not that the entries for photo of the month don't either, so I just chop and change it about. I don't really like phpBB, it is ok, but I just find drupal easier to use.

Post up any photo's that you get anyway Jay, then I will select the best one to go in the comp anyway. The next competition one is already closed with brilliant entries and theres already a few new ones that will be up and running against you, 8kg of pinkie goes a long way. :) All the best for your upcomming trip.

"All the best for your upcomming trip."

Thanks Adam, weather is looking good for this week end up in Dampier ;)

Friday 9/1
Morning
Light winds with a slight chop. Small long period swell.
Winds: SSE 7 to 10 knots
Seas: WSW 4 feet at 13 sec.
Afternoon
Light winds with a slight chop. Small long period swell.
Winds: NE 6 to 9 knots
Seas: WSW 4 feet at 13 sec

Ill have a winner for ya soon adam, you just wait ! :p

Well...fingers crossed.