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(2017/09 CWP) "Staircases"


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Contest Without Prize (CWP), basically it involves adding one or two photos (from 1st to 16th of the month), for one different theme each month, and then everyone to vote (from 17-24th of the month) on which ones they think are the best pictures.

Please be aware for the next contest, do NOT add #xx to your photo titles. Read more

Heidiho suggests the theme for this month.

"Staircases"

Winner - Armin Fuchs




I mean it needs no more explanations. Everybody sometimes will have taken a shot ...
up, down, spiral staircases, catching the vanishing point there ...


To confirm, the contest rule is "1 photo, per person, (second photo allowed if you voted last time)".

Thank you all for participating,

The topic of this discussion has been edited by Rob Stamp 2 weeks ago.

46 comments - The latest ones
 franco benf
franco benf club
For how to play, please see the discussions "Rules" and "Questions and Answers".
Submit your photo from 08:00 September 1st, until 22:00 September 16th.

For Your voting (from 17-24th)
6 years ago.
 franco benf
franco benf club
1° Steps

#1 - Adriana A
Tramonto -


#2 - Paolo Tanino
Una scala che esprime amore per la propria casa - (662)


#3 - Erhard Bernstein
Aquamarin II


#4 - franco benf
Rolltreppen - Contest Without Prize(2017/09 CWP) 'staircases'


#5 - Marie-claire Gallet
Contest Without Prize(2017/09 CWP) 'staircases'


#6 - Heidiho
Amtsgericht Berlin Mitte. 201708


#7 - Gerrit Fischer
Treppe ins Nichts


#8 - Steve Paxton
Double Stair case


#9 - Nouchetdu38
Ile de Ré (17) 25 septembre 2015. Escalier du Phare des Baleines.


#10 - brunosma
Perù - Ollantaytambo, la scalinata dei terrazzamenti.


#11 - Piero Genova
Castle of Sperlinga


#12 - Christa1004
Once it was a pageantry stair


#13 - Mariagrazia Gaggero
Pol position


#14 - Ko Hummel
Frombork/Frauenberg VIII


#15 - Chris10
Stairs Around...


#16 - Andrea Allasio
Staircases of Trepponti


#17 - Grisly (Roger)
Bamburgh Castle


#18 - Daniela Brocca
Barcelona - Sagrada Familia interior - Stairs


#19 - Percy Schramm
Der Blick nach unten


#20 - tommes

6 years ago.
 franco benf
franco benf club
2° Steps

#21 - Leo W
Lookout tower + Aussichtsturm Taubenberg


#22 - Petar Bojić
Stairway to heaven


#23 - Amelia Heath
Excuse me madam, but you seem to have some ladders in your fishnets


#24 - Shaun (Scorp) Cormac…
Observatory Point Esperance


#25 - Giancarlo Ticozzi
Terrifying staircase - Sagliano Micca, Biella (Italy)


#26 - Enzo Rossetti
Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso - Pézenas


#27 - Armin Fuchs



#28 - Adriana A
~28 (2017/09 CWP) 'staircases'


#29 - Heidiho
Hotel Fürstenhof. Eisenach. 201505


#30 - Agathe Beitz
Treppenhaus der Tse-En-Pagode am Sonne-Mond-See (Taiwan)


#31 - Steve Paxton
York town Hall


#32 - Gisela Plewe
Fenced Staircase with Gull


#33 - Angelofruhr
Upstairs


#34 - aNNa schramm
Contest Without Prize(2017/09 CWP) 'staircases'


#35 - Erhard Bernstein
Inside St. Katharinen, Hamburg


#36 - Mariagrazia Gaggero
Valencia chiocciola del campanile


#37 - digipic
Stairs


#38 - Piero Genova
Mussomeli


#39 - Peter Castell
Garden staircase


#40 - Grisly (Roger)
To the Foreshore


#41 - tommes



#42 - franco benf
Santorini ,Oia ... Contest Without Prize(2017/09 CWP) 'staircases'


#43 - Daniela Brocca
Spanish steps


#44 - Andrea Allasio
Scale nel castello di Santena, Santena's castel staircase


#45 - Annemarie
On the soul.


#46 - mg1744
Fire Escape


#47 - Leo W
Lookout tower + Aussichtsturm Taubenberg


#48 - Amelia Heath
Staircase inside Lista lighthouse


#49 - aNNa schramm
Treppe...
6 years ago.
 franco benf
franco benf club
Hi everybody,

You may now vote until the 24st,
see "3. Posting a Vote" in the Rules.
Also, "4. How should I view the photos to make my selection?" in Question and Answer.

Endeavour to judge the photos fairly, and avoid being biased by friendships.

There are 49 photos in the contest this month, so please vote for 5 photos.

New is a Voting Machine to help you view and select your choices.
There is a Help(?) in the top set of menu buttons.
Because of the restricted access to larger image sizes at an external site, it is recommended that you use the Lighbox view on the contributions page, (found beside the icons for small or large options), to enjoy a full screen view of all the entries first.
Using the voting machine makes reducing your initial likes, to a final selection, that bit easier.
6 years ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
#6, 9, 27, 41, 44
6 years ago.
 brunosma
brunosma
#9, 12, 15, 25, 29
Nouchetdu38, Christa1004, Chris10, Giancarlo Ticozzi, Heidiho
6 years ago.
 mg1744
mg1744
#3, 15, 27, 32, 41
Erhard Bernstein, Chris10, Armin Fuchs, Gisela Plewe, tommes
6 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton club
#3, 12, 18, 30, 36
Erhard Bernstein, Christa1004, Daniela Brocca, Agathe Beitz, Mariagrazia Gaggero
6 years ago.
 Chris10
Chris10 club
#9, 11, 20, 37, 41
Nouchetdu38, Piero Genova, tommes, digipic, tommes
6 years ago.
 Ko Hummel
Ko Hummel club
#6, 34, 35, 38, 47
Heidiho, aNNa schramm, Erhard Bernstein, Piero Genova, Leo W
6 years ago.
 Erhard Bernstein
Erhard Bernstein club
#1, 8, 9, 29, 30
Adriana A, Steve Paxton, Nouchetdu38, Heidiho, Agathe Beitz
6 years ago.
 tommes
tommes club
#21, 27, 29, 32, 35
Leo W, Armin Fuchs, Heidiho, Gisela Plewe, Erhard Bernstein
6 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
#8, 20, 35, 36, 44
Steve Paxton, tommes, Erhard Bernstein, Mariagrazia Gaggero, Andrea Allasio
6 years ago.
 Andrea Allasio
Andrea Allasio club
#3, 9, 12, 27, 45
Erhard Bernstein, Nouchetdu38, Christa1004, Armin Fuchs, Annemarie
6 years ago.
 Petar Bojić
Petar Bojić club
#9, 21, 27, 29, 41
6 years ago.
 franco benf
franco benf club
#1, 10, 16, 30, 47
Adriana A, brunosma, Andrea Allasio, Agathe Beitz, Leo W
6 years ago.
 Gerrit Fischer
Gerrit Fischer
#1, 10, 22, 25, 27
6 years ago.
 Heidiho
Heidiho club
#27, 32, 35, 41, 45
6 years ago.
 Agathe Beitz
Agathe Beitz
#9, 23, 29, 36, 41
Nouchetdu38, Amelia Heath, Heidiho, Mariagrazia Gaggero, tommes
6 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
#1, 9, 11, 25, 36.
Adriana A, Nouchetdu38, Piero Genova, Giancarlo Ticozzi, Mariagrazia Gaggero.
6 years ago.
 Daniela Brocca
Daniela Brocca club
#10, 15, 27, 30, 40
brunosma, Chris10, Armin Fuchs, Agathe Beitz, Grisly (Roger)
6 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
#2, 8, 16, 28, 43
6 years ago.
 Gisela Plewe
Gisela Plewe club
#1,9,21,27,40
6 years ago.
 Rob Stamp
Rob Stamp club
#10, 11, 33, 36, 37
brunosma, Piero Genova, Angelofruhr, Mariagrazia Gaggero, digipic
6 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
#'45, 3, 15, 41, 39
6 years ago.
 Paolo Tanino
Paolo Tanino club
#12, 13, 29, 30, 47
Christa1004, Mariagrazia Gaggero, Heidiho, Agathe Beitz, Leo W
6 years ago.
 Adriana A
Adriana A
#12, 16, 30, 33, 36
Christa1004, Andrea Allasio, Agathe Beitz, Angelofruhr, Mariagrazia Gaggero
6 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
#5, 6, 12, 31, 40
Marie-claire Gallet, Heidiho, Christa 1004, Steve Paxton, Grisly (Roger)
6 years ago.
 Mariagrazia Gaggero
Mariagrazia Gaggero club
#2, 27, 29, 37, 41
Paolo Tanino, Armin Fuchs, Heidiho, digipic, tommes
6 years ago.
 Rob Stamp
Rob Stamp club
Thank you to all contestants and voters, here are the podium finishers.

1 - #27 - Armin Fuchs - 11 points -



2 - #9 - Nouchetdu38 - 9 points - Ile de Ré (17) 25 septembre 2015. Escalier du Phare des Baleines.



2 - #41 - tommes - 9 points -

6 years ago.
 Rob Stamp
Rob Stamp club
The scores for everyone

Place_#____Points Name - Title
__1 __#027 ____11 Armin Fuchs -
__2 __#009 _____9 Nouchetdu38 - Ile de Ré (17) 25 septembre 2015. Escalier du Phare des Baleines.
__2 __#041 _____9 tommes -
__4 __#029 _____8 Heidiho - Hotel Fürstenhof. Eisenach. 201505
__4 __#030 _____8 Agathe Beitz - Treppenhaus der Tse-En-Pagode am Sonne-Mond-See (Taiwan)
__6 __#012 _____7 Christa1004 - Once it was a pageantry stair
__6 __#036 _____7 Mariagrazia Gaggero - Valencia chiocciola del campanile
__8 __#001 _____6 Adriana A - Tramonto -
__8 __#016 _____6 Andrea Allasio - Staircases of Trepponti
__8 __#035 _____6 Erhard Bernstein - Inside St. Katharinen, Hamburg
_11 __#008 _____5 Steve Paxton - Double Stair case
_11 __#010 _____5 brunosma - Perù - Ollantaytambo, la scalinata dei terrazzamenti.
_11 __#015 _____5 Chris10 - Stairs Around...
_11 __#040 _____5 Grisly (Roger) - To the Foreshore
_15 __#003 _____4 Erhard Bernstein - Aquamarin II
_15 __#006 _____4 Heidiho - Amtsgericht Berlin Mitte. 201708
_15 __#021 _____4 Leo W - Lookout tower + Aussichtsturm Taubenberg
_15 __#032 _____4 Gisela Plewe - Fenced Staircase with Gull
_15 __#037 _____4 digipic - Stairs
_20 __#002 _____3 Paolo Tanino - Una scala che esprime amore per la propria casa - (662)
_20 __#011 _____3 Piero Genova - Castle of Sperlinga
_20 __#018 _____3 Daniela Brocca - Barcelona - Sagrada Familia interior - Stairs
_20 __#025 _____3 Giancarlo Ticozzi - Terrifying staircase - Sagliano Micca, Biella (Italy)
_20 __#045 _____3 Annemarie - On the soul.
_20 __#047 _____3 Leo W - Lookout tower + Aussichtsturm Taubenberg
_26 __#005 _____2 Marie-claire Gallet - Contest Without Prize(2017/09 CWP) 'staircases'
_26 __#020 _____2 tommes -
_26 __#022 _____2 Petar Bojić - Stairway to heaven
_26 __#023 _____2 Amelia Heath - Excuse me madam, but you seem to have some ladders in your fishnets
_26 __#031 _____2 Steve Paxton - York town Hall
_26 __#033 _____2 Angelofruhr - Upstairs
_26 __#039 _____2 Peter Castell - Garden staircase
_26 __#044 _____2 Andrea Allasio - Scale nel castello di Santena, Santena's castel staircase
_34 __#004 _____1 franco benf - Rolltreppen - Contest Without Prize(2017/09 CWP) 'staircases'
_34 __#007 _____1 Gerrit Fischer - Treppe ins Nichts
_34 __#013 _____1 Mariagrazia Gaggero - Pol position
_34 __#014 _____1 Ko Hummel - Frombork/Frauenberg VIII
_34 __#024 _____1 Shaun (Scorp) Cormac… - Observatory Point Esperance
_34 __#028 _____1 Adriana A - ~28 (2017/09 CWP) 'staircases'
_34 __#034 _____1 aNNa schramm - Contest Without Prize(2017/09 CWP) 'staircases'
_34 __#038 _____1 Piero Genova - Mussomeli
_34 __#043 _____1 Daniela Brocca - Spanish steps
_34 __#046 _____1 mg1744 - Fire Escape
_44 __#017 _____0 Grisly (Roger) - Bamburgh Castle
_44 __#019 _____0 Percy Schramm - Der Blick nach unten
_44 __#026 _____0 Enzo Rossetti - Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso - Pézenas
_44 __#042 _____0 franco benf - Santorini ,Oia ... Contest Without Prize(2017/09 CWP) 'staircases'
_44 __#048 _____0 Amelia Heath - Staircase inside Lista lighthouse
_44 __#049 _____0 aNNa schramm - Stufen ... (2x PiP)
6 years ago.
 brunosma
brunosma
Armin , complimenti per il risultato raggiunto con questo bel scatto, esteso anche a tutti gli altri partecipanti del concorso di questo mese, un saluto a tutti bruno
6 years ago.
 Daniela Brocca
Daniela Brocca club
Wir warten jetzt auf das Thema für Oktober.
6 years ago.
 Rob Stamp
Rob Stamp club
Armin has suggested "Dark Mood", and I have asked for a few more words to clarify the theme.
6 years ago.
 Adriana A
Adriana A
Anche chiarito,ho capito poco o niente..........
6 years ago.
franco benf club has replied to Adriana A
Hai ragione Adriana il titolo è un pò tradotto male, ma a prescindere che Armin lascia ad una nostra interpretazione credo che se chiedi a Google ti dia modo di capire questo genere fotografico un po da film dell'orrore, ma credo che il genere Dark Mood sia abbastanza ampio.
Eventualmente se altri non sono d'accordo si potrebbe chiedere per una eventuale sostituzione del titolo
6 years ago.
Paolo Tanino club has replied to franco benf club
Armin Fuchs ha su Ipernity circa 10.000 foto e 238.178 visite.
Sono foto molto curate e originali. Si tratta di un fotografo da ammirare che sa quello che fa e che comunica nuove emozioni con le sue foto....certamente il tema che ha proposto non è semplice e forse non troppo chiaro, ma credo sia uno stimolo per tutti a .partecipare con qualcosa di speciale.
Se le nostre foto non avranno successo....sicuramente avremo imparato qualcosa di nuovo !
Credo che non sia corretto chiedergli di cambiare il tema !
Io spero di non arrivare ultimo !
Paolo T.
6 years ago.
 Daniela Brocca
Daniela Brocca club
Armin, die Leute, ich inbegriffen , verstehen das Thema nicht (und schreiben mir):Könntest du es besser erklären oder ein Paar Fotos dazu tun. Wenn es sich um Emotionen handelt ist es immer schwer .
6 years ago.
 Adriana A
Adriana A
Grazie, ho capito, anzi, no.. ho capito solo che non fa per me, ma ben vengano bravi fotografi! ammirerò belle foto ! tanto le mie non sono stupende neanche quelle normali....
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
 brunosma
brunosma
UN ciao a Daniela. Adriana e Paolo. Credo che le osservazioni fatte sia da Daniela che da da Adriana siano molto pertinenti. Tu Paolo puoi parlare per te ma non per tutti, credo che se si domandano precisazioni sia cosa giusta capire cosa postare anche per imparare ad interpretare il tema, è un accrescere fotograficamente anche questo o no? e non postare una foto qualunque tanto per partecipare come dici tu dicendo che sicuramente impareremo qualcosa. Ciao un saluto a tutti sperando in delucidazioni bruno.
6 years ago.
 franco benf
franco benf club
Magari Armin difficilmente ci seguirà ma vorrei raccontare una storia che grazie al panoramio games di Rob sono riuscito a risalire.
Nel lontano 2011 il moderatore di turno Francesco Favalesi propose un tema particolare sotto certi aspetti di panoramio ...Still Life.
Non nego in mio rammarico e per ben tre volte mi fece cambiare foto ma in qualche maniera riuscii a trovare quella che poteva andare bene a lui , Brunosma come aggiunta descrisse come era riuscito nell'impresa ,qualcuno scisse -Cancello la mia foto in quanto non in tema- 97 foto partecipanti, probabile che il CWP sia tutta un'altra storia.
Adriana non esistono belle foto ci sono foto che possono piacere e rimanere impresse nella mente piu di altre
un saluto a tutti
franco
6 years ago.
 Rob Stamp
Rob Stamp club
I was thinking it might be best to change to an easier theme, and had asked Armin about this.

Reading the above comments, and on further consideration, leads me to write to following, which I can only hope, the majority of players will find acceptable.

A difficult theme will mean there are less entries, but it can still be an entertaining contest, for those who do not submit a photo, can still take part as viewers and voters.

So let us take the risk this month, and not measure the success of a contest only by the number of entries, but how it rewards or benefits us in various ways.

Given only the bold title, "Dark Mood", or a translation, as to what is required, is a problem, so my thanks to Franco for the idea of an internet search to help suggest what might be submitted, although for me, not all are fitting.

a google search and a bing search

And a description to expand on the title, hopefully in line with Armin's concept:-
Suitable photos will probably be darker than normal, think of low light levels, or under exposed images, or a photo limited to the darker tones, and the photo should have a sombre, or moody, feel to it.
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to Rob Stamp club
Thank you Rob. Both links are excellent examples of Dark Mood. Being a sunny type of person, I might find this challenge difficult.
6 years ago.
franco benf club has replied to Amelia club
The Internet offers us these things, Armin proposes his ideas, it will be a tough challenge, but not impossible, thanks for collaboration to CWP
6 years ago.
 Adriana A
Adriana A
Bene, guarderò su internet e le foto già pubblicate da altri per vedere se ho capito ed ho qualcosa. non vorrei però che alla fine va bene qualunque cosa pur che ci sia partecipazione. E' successo anche con Panoramio,ed anche qui,si dà un tema difficile e poi si prende tutto, così chi si è veramente spremuto per attenersi al tema ha solo la soddisfazione personale di averlo fatto(che comunque non è poco)
6 years ago.
 franco benf
franco benf club
As an idea on the theme Armin proposes two of his photos:

www.ipernity.com/doc/armin-fuchs/11394536
www.ipernity.com/doc/armin-fuchs/44965810

Thank you very much
6 years ago.

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