Official Voting Page -"Holiday Cacti" #14

Post by **daiv** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:29 pm

This is the Official Voting Page for "Holiday Cacti" Contest # 14 You are voting on all submissions in this post:

http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3388

Voting will be from December 25 to December 31

See "Announcement: Rules for the Cactus Picture Contest" post to review the rules. Here: http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=888

(Oh sorry, Hob, I had to leave yours out to be fair since we didn't allow Gene's creative entry a spot in the Monster cactus contest. Your creativity is commendable none-the-less!

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Happy voting!

GeneS · Post by **GeneS** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:33 pm

Daiv wrote,

Oh sorry, Hob, I had to leave yours out to be fair since we didn't allow Gene's creative entry a spot in the Monster cactus contest. Your creativity is commendable none-the-less! )

Welcome to "Club Exile" Hob

I suggest that all the "creative" people meet next year on a nice Mexican beach, with our cameras, imaginations, and a good bottle of tequila so we can discuss our host's abuse of the arts in private

Cheers, GeneS

hob · Post by **hob** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:03 pm

GeneS wrote:
Welcome to "Club Exile" Hob

I suggest that all the "creative" people meet next year on a nice Mexican beach, with our cameras, imaginations, and a good bottle of tequila so we can discuss our host's abuse of the arts in private

Cheers, GeneS

well at least i'm in good company

if we get enough next year we could have an exiles creative competition

GeneS · Post by **GeneS** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 6:39 pm

Hob wrote:

well at least i'm in good company

Consider that a shared opinion!

and:

if we get enough next year we could have an exiles creative competition

Great idea !!!

I think that the rules must definately require tequilia

Daiv, are you listening?? We'll even invite you if we can use one of those huge storage trunks on your van to carry the tequila and limes

GeneS

Post by **daiv** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:40 pm

cactijoe · Post by **cactijoe** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:06 am

1.) I have to go with Grand Chorum as numero uno as this looks like a very fortunate set of circumstances to get a shot of this flowering specimen in very humble conditions.

2.) Have to go with Hablu's shot of these flowers that look like Lilly Pads in bloom.

3.) And the runner up, CP Cactuspolecat. You're getting too professional with the camera CP. Might have seen that shot in one of my books! LOL!

4.) And a "nice try" goes to "hob" with his Opuntia. Might have spilled blood decorating that one.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:15 am

anyone for a creative cactus picture contest?

cactijoe · Post by **cactijoe** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:17 am

#2.) I meant to say that Hablu gets the award for second place for his pic that looks like my #1 vote but it was too close and I couldn't see the whole flower and plant.

The other pic's of those flowers that look like Lilly Pads in bloom are nice, too. My neighbor gave me a couple stems many years ago from one of the larger species of this cacti that cling to the trees down in Florida. Never saw them flower way up North in Muncie, Indiana.

cactijoe · Post by **cactijoe** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:22 am

Well, what we have here is an old PB computer that was a hand-me-down. I have some nice pic's I'd like to share but I'd have to use either my son's or x-wife's computer to send them in. Might be a little like hugging a cactus contest, LOL! -Joe

cactuspolecat · Post by **cactuspolecat** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:53 pm

I gotta say I loved Hob's pic, it displayed great creative talent, maybe that sort of creative work is a good topic for a future contest. Good one Hob!
Indeed there are some really great shots in this contest, and I must concede my defeat and offer my congrats to maestro grand choum... well done! that's a "top" photograph.

CP

hob · Post by **hob** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:01 pm

daiv wrote: (Oh sorry, Hob, I had to leave yours out to be fair since we didn't allow Gene's creative entry a spot in the Monster cactus contest. Your creativity is commendable none-the-less! )

cactijoe wrote: And a "nice try" goes to "hob" with his Opuntia. Might have spilled blood decorating that one.

no blood spilled here ........i have creative tweezers

cactuspolecat wrote:I gotta say I loved Hob's pic, it displayed great creative talent, maybe that sort of creative work is a good topic for a future contest. Good one Hob!

thanks people,

having only gotten back into growing cacti around 6 months ago after a break of around 20 years, i really did'nt have a pic for this competition, but i do like to take part hence the pic (which was great fun to put together).............the red curtain is back hanging in the bedroom window with the other one now

btw congratulations to grand choum

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:11 pm

I cant believe I actualy got a vote that time, It certinly wasnt mine.
I voted for the grand champion,grand choum.

congradulations on a beautyful epi.

But I have to say that had it been eligible, Hobs pic would have got my vote.

I think the candles pulled the whole thing together,

far out man!

grand choum · Post by **grand choum** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:29 pm

!!!!!!!!!!! i can't believe I won, it's as a christmas present for me ! I'm amazed, i thought that it was a bad photo, only to participate,but....

THANX !

peter · Post by **peter** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 1:03 pm

Congratulation grand choum!

eduart · Post by **eduart** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:49 am

Hi All & Happy New Year!

This was a Grand festival! Congratulations Grand Choum!

Unfortunately I was away few weeks so that I couldn't even vote!

Cheers from down here (very

though)

Eduart

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