Bananas Quarterly Issue 3 Photo Contest
 

Time for another one, folks! I'd like to see your best photographs on the subject of BANANAS, please. There will be four winners, and the prize is that you'll see your photo published in Issue 3 of Bananas Quarterly!

Here are the rules:

1. One photo per entrant, please
2. The subject should be bananas - how you interpret this is up to you
3. Post your submission in this thread
3a. You don't have to post high-res to the thread, but please have a high-res copy (300 ppi min.) on hand in case you win
4. Our judges will pick four winners and announce them here
5. The contest closes on September 12 at midnight Ecuador time (which I believe is EST, but I could be wrong.)

Best of luck, all! I look forward to seeing all your lovely entries!
:woohoonaner:

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Looking forward to seeing the beautiful pictures :)
Good luck everyone.

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here ya go

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Musa 'High Color Mini'

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try this Dwarf Nino in a container:

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I call this one shooting the curl

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Stumpy put that thing in the ground its to beautiful not to!

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Thanks Paulo, I plan on it next year, This is its second year and it died back last year in the container. I wanted to let the corm get bigger before I put it in the ground.

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my bright red siam ruby

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This my entry; a Dwarf Namwah ceiling fan

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My photo is the beautiful musa dasycarpa.

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EWWWWWWWWWW very nice..:woohoonaner:

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"Bloomin' Bordelon"

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Great submissions so far!

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My Siam Ruby:goteam:

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Geckos licking nectar off 'Maoli Haikea' male flowers in Captain Cook, Big Island, Hawaii.

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Me thinks judges will have a hard decision. Great pic's all.

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This is absolutely gorgeous!

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Here's my entry. I call it "Banana In A Vase":

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It's even peeled the proper way!

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LMFAO! Done like a true pro....monkey style!

Yeah, there are some excellent pictures, this will be very had to judge!

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Not mine I'm Afraid. This bunch is growing in the Palm House at Kew.

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Well, of course. Is there another way to peel a banana?

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Of course there is! The 'wrong' way! LOL. Aka: the way I was always taught by bending back the stem part.

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LOL. I was just being tongue-in-cheek with my last response. I was taught the wrong way early in my life but eventually learned the correct way.

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Now you know guys, this needs a quotation. From one movie guys and gals: "This will show, more than anything else, who's evolved and who's not." :D :D :D :D :D

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momoese: I just noticed that you are in L.A. FYI, the photo I submitted, Banana In A Vase, was accepted for exhibition this year at the L.A. County Fair, which begins on Sept. 5. If you get a chance check it out at the fair. The photo also won a prize at the San Mateo County Fair this year (that's near San Francisco).

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This is the true orientation, but feel free to rotate for artistic license.




Margie:waving:

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So far I am still impressed with the entries, but what categories are to be considered when judging. Is it size, shape, color, type, eatable, non-eatable, context, position, or pictorialization. I can only assume the category will be pictorialization. I can only be a critic of observation in this contest until I have a nanner picture to submit in the future.
Again, Best of Luck to all entrants.;););)

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This is an anomaly. I've never seen the pink on the petioles like that. That is a rare AeAe in my opinion.

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Kim,

The catagory for this month is simply "bananas". We usually judge a photo for it's overall merits.

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My could this be a Dwarf Brazilian

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Wow! So great to hear from our old friend in China! Hope this portends being able to stay in touch more frequently. Hi old buddy.

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Kim, the contest this quarter is any interpretation of Bananas - as such the banana in a vase is of equal merit to the ae'ae with the gecko. We're judging this round on composition, crispness, technique, and impact.

Great entries so far, guys, and there's one cover shot in here as well (I'll tell you who got the Issue 4 cover at the end of the contest - I wasn't expecting to see a cover submitted, but hey - it's always a bonus when one shows up!)

Keep 'em coming!

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I would guess the cover is of SimplyBanana's Musa bordelon. That's one beautiful pic!

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I actually think its yours!

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These photos are FANTASTIC! OK here's mine:

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Some really nice pictures, thanks to all who participated so far.

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This is my try!

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or here's my "artistic" shot of the same banana

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Here's one to throw into the mix, just for fun!!! Now you can see what the geckos were going after in Gabe's pic...

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This is my first fruit of my California Gold.
It almost looks like Gold. Doesn't it?

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Nice Benny, how old was the plant? How long to ripen?

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I don't know how the judges can pick just one. All the pics are absolutely beautiful & worth framing. Good luck to all!!

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here's another one, my daughter (13) Rachel took it over the weekend. She wants to take photography class next year in school. I'm not sure she really needs it! What do you think?

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Hey today is closing date at midnight! Come on get those pictures posted! I have seen your gallery photos and there are winners in there that haven't been posted. :)

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As Jananas points out, the contest closes at midnight tonight. Come on, all you procrastinators!

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Variegated Rajapuri, Nagensium,Yangtze Valley.

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:pics:

Oooh! I LOVE that variegated RajaPuri!:ha:

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Wasn't there a rule that they were all supposed to be taken with the camera straight up? There is no way they can even fit in the magazine page unless they are longer width than height.

Sadly, I don't think I have anything worthy this time!