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Cindy & Duncan Bennett Editors’ Report

Well, I/we am/are regretting putting my/our hand/hands up to be Judge/Judges in the Photo Competition. Such a great array of entries, and making a decision is hard work indeed (guess that is why we are paid a 6 figure editor’s salary - $0.00001) It just gets harder each month, and most entries are definitely a worthy winner, so the criteria we undertake is to save all photos into a folder and then take time to view each one on our super-size Editor screen for artistic merit, how the photo captures the theme of the month, and how it leaps out from the screen. You can probably guess from the winners thus far that a BMW steed front and off-centre doesn’t hurt the chances. Other considerations are the colours, having a red bike or contrasting luggage certainly captures the eye. And the “iconic-ness” of the backdrop is always the thick liver-flavoured icing on the souffle.

Cindy & Duncan

So how did we view this photo taken in Romania and submitted by Eastern European Member #007 (licensed to cheat) Ydnic Ttenneb for the competition?

• Big Landmark - tick • Artistic Merit - tick • BMW Steed - squinting at it doesn’t discount that it might be an F800GS - tick • Unknown rider wearing a BMW

GS Dry suit - tick

Definitely would make the shortlist, and because it is in portrait format would have won, but the lawn isn’t in good condition. Bad luck Ydnic.

Submissions for the Next Journal close 25th-ish July

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