Basinga Photo competition 2007

Competition Winners

The committee voted on Tuesday 17th April and here are the results:

Junior Section Bolton Arms on a Saturday night! by Helen Frawley (9)
Adult Section Just Too Much! by Keith Brant No Picture available
Group Section Hurray! by Group 4 at St Mary's Junior School (Average age 8) No Picture available

Finalists

The finalists of the Basinga Photo Competition have been announced as follows:

Junior Section Adult Section Group Section
Bolton Arms on a Saturday night!
by Helen Frawley (9)		 Just Too Much!
by Keith Brant		 Lunchtimes Great
by Class 2 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 5)
Five Ways Lollypop Lady
by Helen Frawley (9)		 Come on lets go
by Peter Brickell		 Enjoying Books
by Class 4 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 6)
Old Basing Sunset
by Alex Jones (12)		 The Street
by Joe Goddard		 I didn't know gardening could be so much fun!
by Class 9 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 6)
Guiding Angels
by Ginni Marsh (15)		 Tyde Barn
by Joe Goddard		 Timber Trail Fun
by Group 1 at St Mary's Junior School (Average age 9)
The first butterfly of spring
by Holly Richards (8)		 Garden visitor - dragon fly drying-off
by Karen Jones		 Silence in the Staffroom
by Group 2 at St Mary's Junior School (Average age 10)
The beauty of spring
by Jessie Richards (10)		 The Commute
by David ODonohue		 Hurray!
by Group 4 at St Mary's Junior School (Average age 8)
  A Walk in the snow
by Christine Young		  

The competition is now closed, thank you to all those that entered. 

Sponsors

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We have been very lucky to find a handful of local businesses prepared to sponsor the competition.  We thank the following who have donated to the prizes as follows:

Carol Bode
 PictureThis1		 A free portrait sitting (worth £50) for each category.  This sitting includes one complimentary 10" by 8" mounted photograph.
Louise Courtenay
 Walled Garden Flowers		 £25 Jessops gift voucher
Gillian Fountain
Lodden Valley Garden Toys		 £25 Jessops gift voucher
Adam Ball
Kenny Ball & Son Painters & Decorators 		£25 Jessops gift voucher
Brian Harrison
 InsideOut Home and Garden Services		 £25 Jessops gift voucher

Gallery

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Click on a photo for a larger image.  Or click here to view them all in a slide show.

Junior Entries

Skyline at sunset

Alex Jones (12)

Park Lane at sunset

Alex Jones (12)

Bolton Arms on a Saturday night!

Helen Frawley (9)

The beauty of spring


Jessie Richards (10)

The first butterfly of spring

Holly Richards (8)

Old Basing Sunset


Alex Jones (12)

Bolton Arms

Andrew Frawley (14)

The Church of Light


Rebecca Pitt (15)

Round the Bend

Rebecca Pitt (15)

Five Ways Lollypop Lady

Helen Frawley (9)

St Mary's Church

Helen Frawley (9)

The Flower Ducks

Campbell Nugent (5)

Church Tree

Campbell Nugent (5)

Guiding Angels

Ginni Marsh (15)

 

Adult Entries

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Long Walk at Crabtree Plantation

James Phillips

The Thatcher


Lesley Catchpole

Rainy Day

James Phillips

Wash Day

James Phillips

Daffodils

Anthony Tuck

Bolton Arms

Anthony Tuck

Royal British Legion - Roof blown down

Anthony Tuck

Hatch Lane rat-run
 

Karen Jones

Haw frost and fog (Basing Common)

Karen Jones

Dawn on the Loddon
 

Malcolm Leavey

Dusk at Basing House

Malcolm Leavey

Waiting


Louise O'Neill

Getting Ready


Louise O'Neill

Garden visitor - dragon fly drying-off

Karen Jones

A Frosty morning

Sarah Joly

A cold start

Sarah Joly

A walk in the snow

Christine Young

Sunflower

Christine Young

Abandoned!


Jane Blanchard

View of Millstone Pub and Restaurant

Roddy Owen

Footbridge and Passing Train near Cemetery

John Smith

Tanker Stuck in Snow at Lychpit


John Smith

Barton's Mill in the Snow

John Smith

Old Basing Common Sunset

David Coppin

Old Man and Snowman

David Coppin

St Mary's Church


David Coppin

The Old Basing Duck Race!

James Webb

More Fun Than Skate Boarding

James Webb

View From Tower of St Mary's Church

Bernard Wolfe

History Reenacted At Basing House

Bernard Wolfe

The Glass Sunset


Freddie O'Loughlin

Nobody Visits The River Anymore

Freddie O'Loughlin

Pole Position

Phil Males

A New Life Begins

Phil Males

Summer Remembered

Phil Males

Barbed Gate


David ODonohue

Lights, Camera, Action

David ODonohue

Basingstoke Sunset

Joe Goddard

The Commute

David ODonohue

Snowdrops


Daniel Goddard

Tyde Barn

Joe Goddard

The Street

Joe Goddard

Waiting again


Louise O'Neill

Just taking the dog for a walk darling

Peter Brickell

Come rain or shine

Peter Brickell

Come on lets go

Peter Brickell

Red Admiral Butterfly visiting garden flowers

Lesley Catchpole

Roadworks at Lychpit


Lesley Catchpole

A Fishermans Tale

Keith Brant

Take Off

Keith Brant

Just Too Much!

Keith Brant

Cloudy Sunset

Oliver O'Neill

Life flows by

Daniel Goddard

Kite out of the sun

Oliver O'Neill

Nearer than you think

Diane Johnson

Jurassic Old Basing


Oliver O'Neill

Springtime through the arches

Jill Pickering

Lychpit sky at night


Andrew Bell

Across the fields from Poors Farm Lane

Bob Ward

Winter on the Loddon
 

Bob Ward

Chilly contrast - Poors Farm Lane

Bob Ward

Our First Snow.....
 

Sarah Colegate

Frosty morning by the river

Daniel Goddard

Old Basing Carnival procession

Linda Frawley

St Mary's

Linda Frawley

The Mill Old Basing

Linda Frawley

My daughters Jessie & Holly enter the photo competition

Mark Richards

Pete's Paradise



Mrs K Davies

A Tribute to Cyril

Mrs K Davies

River Invader

Bridget Innes-Ker

Belle Vue Phone Box

Chris Ward

Shocking Place

Chris Ward

St. Mary's; A Place Of Worship

Chris Ward

 

Group Entries

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We invited the schools to make a group entry, one per class, and some other young peoples organisations too.  Here are their contributions.

A Tree of Light

Old Basing Cubs (Average age 9)

Happy at Play

Class 1 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 4.5)

Lunchtimes Great

Class 2 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 5)

Springtime in the Garden
Class 3 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 4.5)

Enjoying Books

Class 4 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 6)

Friends in the Garden

Class 5 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 5)

Dinner Time!

Class 6 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 6)

Assembly

Class 7 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 6)

Lunchtime Fun

Class 8 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 6.5)

I didn't know gardening could be so much fun!
Class 9 at Old Basing Infant School (Average age 6)

Timber Trail Fun

Group 1 at St Mary's Junior School (Average age 9)

Silence in the Staffroom

Group 2 at St Mary's Junior School (Average age 10)

Running

Group 3 at St Mary's Junior School (Average age 11)

Hurray!

Group 4 at St Mary's Junior School (Average age 8)

Rejects

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Here are some photos that we had to reject because they didn't meet our entry criteria. But they are still interesting.
 

Seaport

By Maciej Tamkun

Entrant Lives in Poland

Pointing to the Moon

By Anthony Tuck

Too many

I love tits

By Richard Jermy


Entrant Lives in Great Yarmouth

Casper

By Anthony Tuck

Too many

Phobie

By Anthony Tuck

Too many

Poppy

By Anthony Tuck

Too many

Thug

By Anthony Tuck

Too many

Ice-puddle

By Maciej Tamkun

Entrant Lives in Poland

Venice

By Joe Goddard


Subject not in Old Basing or Lychpit

ONE SUNDAY MORNING

By Ginni Marsh

Received after closing date

BEAUTIFUL LIFE

By Ginni Marsh


Received after closing date

ONE WINTERS DAY

By Ginni Marsh


Received after closing date


Rules

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  1. The entrant must be a resident in the Parish of Old Basing and Lychpit
  2. There will be a section for Juniors and a section for Adults.
  3. If the competitor is 16 or over on the 1st Jan 2007 then they will be entered into the Adult section.  Competitors under 16 will be entered into the Junior section.
  4. Each competitor may make up to three entries.
  5. Entries may be made in electronic format or on photographic paper.
  6. Each entry must be accompanied by an entry form in electronic or paper format.
  7. Electronic format entries must be jpeg files and may be submitted in any size.
  8. Electronic format entries may be e-mailed to photo@basinga.org.uk, or may be delivered to 49 Linden Avenue on CD or floppy disk.
  9. The subject of the competition is “Everyday Life in Old Basing and Lychpit” for both the Junior and Adult sections.
  10. The photograph can be of any age provided it meets other entry criteria.
  11. The photograph must have been taken by the person submitting the entry.
  12. Closing date for entries is 31st March 2007
  13. The judges decision is final.
  14. Entries may not be made by members of the Basinga Committee or their immediate families.
  15. Every effort will be made to return photos submitted on photographic paper.

Click here to download rules as a word document.

Entry Form

Each photo must be accompanied by an entry form.  Click here to download one.  If you are submitting your photo on disk then please place a copy of the completed form (per picture) on the disk as well.

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