Secret Garden Door Abingdon

trikermike, on November 1, 2008, said:

Canny good pitcha! like.

aav gorra garden this smaaall but it's not waarm enuff t' get aal that greenery gannin' up the waalls

Bruce da Moose, on March 2, 2009, said:

Hi, Steve ~

Welcome to the 2009 March NPC. I must point out that your entry, while an excellent photo in itself, portrays an outside gate, which is questionable under the requirements for the subject of the photo in this month's contest (please see the list of Requirements under the Initial post that began the Contest Thread).

I will not disqualify this photo or demand that you remove or replace it, as it could be construed as a large solid gate on a solid external structure (similar to a fortress), and I will leave this up to the voters to ultimately decide; but I would request that, if possible, you would exchange it for a clearly suitable photo.

Nonetheless, whichever course of action you take, I wish you the very best of fortune in the contest!

~ Bruce da Moose

2009 March NPC moderator

steve111, on March 2, 2009, said:

Bruce that is the way the garden is it has a fortress wall all around it and the only way in is through the door like a fort. if you do not like i have another door. steve

Bruce da Moose, on March 2, 2009, said:

Hi, Steve - As I said, for me it is a borderline case, and the choice to keep this one or not is yours; in cases like this, I would rather err in favor of the entrant. If it were clearly out of line, I'd say so, but here I see no reason to split hairs. If this is your preferred shot, go with it!

steve111, on March 2, 2009, said:

Bruce second choice i do not want to upset the apple cart so i will wait for your reply . i am happy to change. steve

Bruce da Moose, on March 2, 2009, said:

Hi, Steve - you're a good man :-), but please don't worry about the apple cart, it will survive ;-). As far as the most appropriate shot, your other choice is equal or better in most obvious respects; however, I will leave it up to to decide which one provides a better quality entry. Also, if you now feel better armed with knowledge, feel free to shoot another photo that you think would be better suited; there's still more than a week to enter a photo!

Your choice - I'm OK.

Again, I wish you the very best of fortune in the contest!

~ BdM

trikermike, on November 9, said:

The message above should be deleted, it refers to a virus

Mike

steve111, on November 9, said:

Mike nice to catchup with you yes i have deleted the comments. how you going my friend we both seem to have gone to different places in this our busy life. you take care. steve

trikermike, on November 10, said:

Aye, look out for spam, take care, enjoy the journey!

Mike