RTF drone photo competition - October 13th to 26th - Trees - Vote for the Winners

RTF. What is it?

A Reason To Fly photo competition

We have a pool of member suggestions for subjects. Three are chosen at random and members vote for their favourite.

Once the subject is picked you have fourteen days to create the best image possible to illustrate it. Members then vote for their favourite pictures and the one with the highest number of votes is the winner.

And the voters favourite this time around was

RTF RULES

Scope

The requirement is to submit a still image created using a drone to illustrate the subject of the competition. This round will run from 00:01 Sunday 13th October until 23:00 Saturday, October 26th 2024; the subject is Trees
The image must be captured during the time that the competition is open. It is a Reason To Fly competition so please show that the image is created by a flying camera!

Editing is confined to colour and exposure adjustments and crop only. There must be no removal or pasting of an object.

Please post only one image, the image you wish to be judged, in this thread.

Images must be posted with the following information as a minimum:

In Capitals as the first line of your post:

THIS IS MY ENTRY

If this is not done at the time of posting the picture will be ignored. Should it be necessary to change your picture then delete the previous picture and add “This is my entry” - as above - as the first line of your new post. If in any doubt contact the Challenges Committee
(@Challenges_Committee)

Further Information is required

  • Location
  • Time and date
  • Aircraft/camera used
  • Feel free to add any further information that you think will be of interest

Voting

The members of GADC will judge images. They may vote for any number of pictures through an anonymous poll open for two days after the closing date for competition entries.

Voting in the poll is open to all GADC members, whether they have entered the competition or not.

You may vote for one, all, some or none of the entries.

The judges may request the original media in case of a dispute.

Schedule

The competition subject will be announced every second Saturday around 22:30. The subject will be chosen by a poll of GADC members selecting from three that have been picked at random from the subject list. You may make additions to the list at any time.

The competition will run from Sunday 00.01 to Saturday 23.00 fourteen days later. Voting by poll will be open for a further two days until Monday 22:00

The winner, second and third-placed competitors will be announced shortly after the vote is closed

Have Fun! Be Safe!

All flights are the sole responsibility of the individual conducting them. Each competitor must abide by the drone code and adhere to the limitations and restrictions imposed upon them by aviation law, the aircraft being used and the qualifications they hold. Do not fold, spindle or mutilate. If a flight is undertaken in a restricted zone proof of permission having been granted is required.

E&OE

@group-challenges

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Hopefully the weather will be a bit more accomodating for this one !

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Fingers crossed :crossed_fingers:
Albeit well may get some nice colours :slightly_smiling_face:

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THIS IS MY ENTRY
17,10,2024, 10,00 hrs ‘ish’ @ Mapledurham Berkshire,
Mav 3 Classic,
Wide Angle Top Down Pano Of Trees,

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THIS IS MY ENTRY

17/10/24 11:29, small wood just off Fleetwood Road North, Thornton ( fruity.renovated.gets ), DJI Mini2
Sadly this small wood is unlikely to survive much longer, as there is a housing estate planned to be built on the land :frowning:

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This Is My Entry
13/10/24 9:50, Part of Rodney gardens in Perth.
DJI Mini 2

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Love the colour.

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THIS IS MY ENTRY

  • River Ayr
  • 19/10/24 @ 15:20
  • Mavic 3 Classic
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THIS IS MY ENTRY

LOCATION BURNLEY,LANCASHIRE
DATE 21/10/24
TIME 07;33
DRONE AIR 3S

What ever I’ve ever done is I’ve tried to be different, think outside the box. Whether it be welding, spraying, training dogs, down to the little thing’s in life also.

The brief was take a photo of ‘trees’ or ‘tree’, so here ,as titled, a tree :grin:. For God’s sake holding a copy of the family tree entered my head at one point :rofl: :rofl:. Nothing ventured, nothing gained…

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Tree cheers for your ingenuity :slight_smile:

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THIS IS MY ENTRY

  • Watergrove Reservoir
  • 26/10/2024 09:35
  • Mini 4 pro

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THIS IS MY ENTRY

Vivian quarry, Llanberis
26/10/2024 08:30
Mini 3 Pro

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THIS IS MY ENTRY

Dunfermline
26/10/2024 15:00
Mini 3

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THIS IS MY ENTRY
Location: Derby
DJI Mini 3 Pro
26th Oct 18:15

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THIS IS MY ENTRY

Olivers mount race track. October 26th DJI mini 4 pro. 10m altitude. Lots of trees.

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Time to pick your favourites. You can vote for all (why would you?) one, some or none (equally pointless!) but - please vote!

The poll closest 22:00 Monday, 28th October

@group-challenges

Here are our three top pictures - in third place is Mike @LordEdam who makes a welcome return with his picture of the trees surrounding the old slate quarry in Llanberis. What he failed to mention is that it is now an inland dive centre, a smaller version of the better known Stoney Cove in Leicestershire:

In second place we have John @JockyB with a picture we strongly suspect was taken not too far from home - we won’t disclose the address but it has connections with Scotland and skis :slight_smile:

And our winner should possibly be disqualified for having slipped in a ringer …

Ady @Leylo1971 has presented us with a tree made of metal, the marvellous-looking Singing Ringing Tree sound sculpture. Clever sod! :slight_smile:

Congratulations to our winners. Well done everyone who competed, all of you and allwho voted are invited (as are all GADC members) to participate in the next round which is open now - Mills

@group-challenges

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Well done guys and a truly inspired overall winner’s composition I must say. :clap::clap::clap:

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Well done Ady, I had a feeling you would win with that stunning photo :+1::+1:

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Oh my, we are digging deep now aren’t we🤣

Nar, desperate, the trees around our way weren’t playing ball really with the colours and tbh, I couldn’t think of any decent tree that would do. So Google came out to play and suggested a trip to Burnley at silly o’clock in the morn while it was pissisting down🤣.

Also thought it may be too left field for some of the voters, but my faith in humanity prevailed🤣.

Thanks to all who voted for us, and there were some good ‘genuine’ tree entries there. Ta again👍

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