A few minutes ago, I came across this winning picture. It’s appeal to me is staggering and I wanted to share it with you. Actually you can click on the others and take a look at them too. The theme was SHELTERS. I also like 7 and 8. What are your favorites?
IMPORTANT UPDATE Oct. 2: Max Pickering has won the contest and has been named the BBC 2006 Photographer of the Year. Read more and see his personal picture here.
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Shirley Buxton 
21 replies on “Winning Picture by Max Pickering”
[…] On August 18th, I wrote a column in which I posted a stunning picture photographed by Max Pickering, a man who had been nominated as 2006 BBC Photographer of the Year. […]
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Hi Shirley
Many thanks for your best wishes, most kind. The result hs been very kind to me also! May I ask if you’d email me please, I can’t find an email for you hereabouts.
Many thanks
Kind regards
Max
http://www.maximagery.com
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Max, I’ve gone over and again cast my vote. Thank you for coming by here. Please keep us posted. We’re rooting for you.:)
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Hi Shirley,
Just to let you know that there seems to have been a “technical Hitch” on the BBC website, š
They are now keeping the voting open until Monday morning 10am London Time. I’ve voted again, just to be sure the vote went in ok! š
Kind regards
Max
http://www.maximagery.com
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Hi Shirley
No, not over just yet! It finishes 10am Friday morning (London time) The competition is based on public voting, including the final, so feel free to express your preference! š
The link direct to the vote is:
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5348588.stm
Kind regards
Max
http://www.maximagery.com
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Max, may we vote again, or is that part over?
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Hi Max. How do we get over to where the contest is. I want to follow it. Please keep us posted here.
Best wishes,
Shirley
http://www.writenow.wordpress.com
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Hi Shirley, hi everyone
Thank you for your kind words. I’m happy to report that in the final vote that started today, it’s doing quite well. š
Thank you all again for voting for it. There’s a grin here that may take months to disperse!
Kind regards
Max Pickering
http://www.maximagery.com
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Hi, Max, and thank you for coming by here. We feel honored. There is something about your picture that appeals to the depth of my soul…not exactly sure what it is, but it gripped me when I first saw it. Thank you very much for sharing this with us. I definitely will visit your website, and hope you come here again.
Blessings,
Shirley
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You were a well deserved winner, Max!
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Hi Shirley and to you all,
Glad you liked the picture, it was fun getting it! There’s some more info about it on the website.
It’s been amazing the number of people that have found it and taken the time to comment on it.
Thanks too for all of you who voted it int ofirst place
Kind regards
Max Pickering
http://www.maximagery.com
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wow!
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Thank you for coming by, Neath, and for leaving an opinion. They’re all great pictures, huh?
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Tena, The following from FAQ should solve your problem.
Posting Photos from Flickr
Flickr is a wonderful place where you can upload photos for free. They take care of resizing and can even leave notes and comments on each photo. What’s even better is that with just a few clicks, you can post a photo from Flickr onto your WordPress blog. Here’s how:
1. Sign up for a Flickr account
2. Log on to flickr.com and go to Your Account
3. Under the Blogging heading, click Your Blogs
4. Click Set up a new blog
5. Select WordPress blog and click Next
6. Enter the API endpoint:
http://yourblogname.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php
7. Enter your WordPress.com login and password and click Next
8. Finish the form (it may have been changed)
9. When you want to blog a photo, look for the Blog This button right above it (you may have to click the photo first to make the buttons appear above it)
10. In the popup, click your blog’s name and finish the form that appears.
That’s all there is to it!
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I love those beach shelters! Nicely surreal!
Thanks,
Neath
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I’m sorry to bother you with this, I’m so frustrated. I have Flickr. I put some pictures on it. I clicked on one picture, then clicked on “Blog this”. I entered my API endpoint and they keep saying: “The endpoint you have entered is not correct”. What username and password do I use? Thanks for your help.
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Happy Birthday to Bill. š
Thank you again for the excellent review, and yes, I did receive the email. Don’t know why it is showing to have bounced.
sjb
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Hi Shirley, I posted areview of your book on my blog. Hope you like it. I e-mailed you, but it bounced, and I don’t have time right now to figure out why. I have to bake Bill’s birthday cake.
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Tena, I use Flickr to load my personal pictures onto my blog. Go to Flickr, join, (it’s free), upload your pictures, select one, and it will say, blog this? Say yes, it will set it up, give you a place to make comments, and snap it onto your site. Piece of cake.
I’ll check out number 6–can’t remember what it was.
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Number 6, without a second thought. I absolutely *LOVE* Italy! It has tugged at my heart and mind every since I visited 12 years ago.
Is it very difficult to put photos on your blog? I downloaded Pacasa2 last night, but didn’t know what to do next.
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those pictures are awesome thanks for sharing them w/ us
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