Themes for Photo of the Month Competition

[Lynda Bradford]

We have decided to ask the winner of the Photo Competition to choose a theme for the competition from this list of fabulous topics.  We will also ask the winner for a new theme so that we are continually adding to the list. 

Of course as we are always looking for new interesting themes for the Photo Competition we would be happy to hear from members on the Photo Competition Discussion topic :

https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,3746.0.html

New Themes for Photo Competition

Viewing QE2 in her entirety
View from and including the foredeck
QE2 Quarterdeck
Below the Quarterdeck interiors
QE2's stern
QE2 her lights and lighting
QE2: Interesting Original Features
Off the Beaten Path: Random, Odd or Unique Things on QE2
QE2 alongside
QE2 in Hawaii
QE2 in the Bay of Biscay
QE2 in Valetta
Bermuda Triangle
Maiden world cruise 1974/75
QE2 sailing from or arriving in port, viewed from a vantage point ashore
Interesting wakes
QE2 in stormy weather like rain or thunderstorms
QE2 and the sunset
QE2 a mechanical marvel
QE2 and her gangways
QE2 gangway photos or photos of people taking a photo of others at the gangway or in front of QE2
Pride
QE2 restaurants at various times of day
Dinner and Silverware, glasses, before, whilst or after dining or drinking
QE2's delicious meals
QE2 and teddy bears, other stuffed animals, puppets or mascots.
Public rooms décor
Ship models on board QE2
In motion
Crew portraits
QE2 Uniforms Over the Years
QE2 references ashore

[Lynda Bradford]

Themes used in previous photo competitions:

QE2 in port (May 2011)
QE2 interiors (June 2011)
QE2 food and buffets (July 2011)
QE2, on deck (August 2011)
QE2 on the Clyde (September 2011)
QE2 crew at work (September 2011)
QE2 -- a tender view (October 2011)
QE2 remember remember (November 2011)
QE2 and her passengers (December 2011)
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QE2 floral arrangements (January 2012)
QE2's open bridge wings (February 2012)
QE2 Flagship (March 2012)
QE2's Boat Deck (April 2012)
Celebrating the reign of a Queen (May 2012)
From anchors to lamps -- the fixtures and fittings of QE2 (June 2012)
QE2 memorabilia (July 2012)
Your favourite place onboard QE2 (August 2012)
QE2 in her element (September 2012)
QE2 at night (October 2012)
Parties onboard QE2 (November 2012)
QE2 ports of call (December 2012)
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QE2 and the weather (January 2013)
QE2 sunrise and sunsets (February 2013)
QE2's soft furnishings (March 2013)
QE2 : The Bit beneath the Bridge (April 2013)
QE2 -- Baked Alaska Parade (May 2013)
QE2 Public Rooms excluding dining rooms (June 2013)
Fun pictures on or of the QE2 (July 2013)
QE2 docked or anchored (from the shore) (August 2013)
QE2's beautiful bow (September 2013)
Relaxation (October 2013)
View from the QE2 -- looking out to shore (November 2013)
The QE2 wake (December 2013)
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Beauty (January 2014)
QE2 cabins and portholes (February 2014)
QE2 winter views (March 2014)
Afternoon Tea (April 2014)
Ice carvings onboard QE2 (May 2014)
Favourite sailaway (June 2014)
QE2 funnel (July 2014)
Reflections and shadows (August 2014)
QE2 attracts shoreside crowd (September 2014)
Life buoys, lifeboats and tenders (October 2014)
QE2 and New York (November 2014)
QE2 -- a random detail (December 2014)
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Activities on board QE2 -- crew and passengers (January 2015)
QE2 meets other passenger ships (February 2015)
Hot (March 2015)
QE2 at sea (April 2015)
Lighting on QE2 (interior and exterior) (May 2015)
Your final shot of QE2 (June 2015)
Cold (July 2015)
Power (August 2015)
Tranquillity (September 2015)
Special occasions and QE2 (October 2015)
Views of and across the foredeck (November 2015)
Art work on QE2 (paintings, sculptures, posters etc) (December 2015)
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QE2 dining rooms / restaurants (January 2016)
QE2 with flotilla (February 2016)
Music aboard QE2 (March 2016)
QE2 and Concord(e) (April 2016)
QE2 maintenance work (May 2016)
QE2 and her cabins (June 2016)
QE2's places in history (July 2016)
QE2 viewed from high places (August 2016)
QE2 exterior features (September 2016)
Legend (October 2016)
QE2 at sunrise or sunset (November 2016)
Night time on QE2 (December 2016)
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QE2 Queen's Room (January 2017)
The QE2 mast (February 2017)
QE2 at speed (March 2017)
QE2 with a bridge (other than her own) (April 2017)
QE2 in Southampton Waters or the Solent (May 2017)
QE2 stairways (June 2017)
QE2 crew having fun (July 2017)
QE2 : 50 years unique (August 2017)
Ropes (September 2017)
Midnight buffet and other photos of food (October 2017)
Marks of character -- scratches, dents, repairs and patches (November 2017)
Behind the scenes -- photos off the public spaces (December 2017)
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Masters of the QE2 -- Captains and / or First Officers (January 2018)
The view from a QE2 tender (February 2018)
QE2 from a distance (March 2018)
Original features (April 2018)
Rough weather (May 2018)
QE2 for family and children (June 2018)
QE2 -- just beautiful (July 2018)
Looking up at QE2 (August 2018)
QE2 together with other iconic liners/ships (September 2018)
The QE2 Library and Bookshop (October 2018)
QE2 Memories (November 2018)
Colour red (December 2018)
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Bon Voyage -- QE2 as she sets sail for another voyage (January 2019)
QE2 with a tug (February 2019)
QE2 with snow and ice (March 2019)
QE2 -- It's all in the details (April 2019)
QE2 -- A Day at Sea (May 2019)
QE2 Cabin decks (June 2019)
So QE2! (July 2019)
Colour green (August 2019)
QE2 in port (September 2019)
View of, from or on the bridge (October 2019)
Views through a porthole (or window) (November 2019)
QE2 in Monte Carlo/Monaco or other Mediterranean ports (December 2019)
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Ropes, cables & chains (January 2020)
Works of art on board QE2 (February 2020)
Famous faces on the most famous ship afloat (March 2020)
QE2 Upper Deck (April 2020)
QE2's final calls (May 2020)
Surprise (June 2020)
Swimming pools (July 2020)
Naval escort (August 2020)
QE2 in exciting weather (September 2020)
QE2 and bridges (October 2020)
Technical and mechanical – any instrument or machine part (November 2020)
Best of the best for 2020 (December 2020)
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QE2 being assisted by a harbour tug (January 2021)
QE2 at night (February 2021)
Self portrait with QE2 (March 2021)
QE2 in Norway (April 2021)
Drills (May 2021)
QE2's last voyages including the last transatlantic voyage (June 2021)
Colour white (July 2021)
QE2's smoking funnel (August 2021)
My most treasured QE2 Photo (September 2021)
QE2 at night (October 2021)
Below stairs (November 2021)
Best of the best for 2021 (December 2021)
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QE2 in all weathers (January / February 2022)
The elegance of QE2 (March / April 2022)
QE2's artefacts (artwork, models, memorabilia and displays) (May 2022)
Around the / my cabin (June 2022)
Onboard food (July 2022)
Tender operations (August 2022)
QE2 and her friend(s) (September 2022)
Colour black (October 2022)
Best of the best for 2023 (November 2022)
QE2's Foredeck (December 2022)
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QE2 in New York, QE2 in Hamburg, QE2 Tandem Crossing (January 2023)
QE2 & her superstructure repairs (February 2023)
Friends and family (March 2023)
Admiration (April 2023)
QE2 her lights and lighting (May 2023)
Crew parties (June 2023)
Original QE2 Souvenirs (July 2023)
Last visit to Greenock (August 2023)
Luggage (September 2023)
Best of the Best for 2024 (October 2023)
Dockside crowd or musical greetings for QE2 arrival or departure (December 2023)
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QE2 in Hamburg or another European port (January 2024)
QE2 berthed or anchored near unusual structures, vessels or statues (February 2024)
Normally out of bounds area (March 2024)
QE2 Entertainers (April 2024)
QE2 in the Caribbean (May 2024)
QE2 Bars and Cocktails (June 2024)
Crew at Work - in uniform (July 2024)
QE2 and animals (August 2024)
Fondest memories of QE2 (September 2024)
Best of the Best for 2025 (October 2024)
Original QE2 souvenirs (November 2024)
QE2 and teddy bears, other stuffed animals, puppets or mascots (December 2024, abandoned)
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Absolutely fabulous QE2 (any aspect) (January 2025)
Are you being served? (February 2025)
QE2 anchors (March 2025)

[Lynda Bradford]

Winner's Choices:

Stowaway 2K : QE2, on deck (August 2011)
Highlander0108 : QE2 on the Clyde (September 2011)
Isabelle Prondzynski : QE2 Crew at Work (also for combined September 2011)
Cunardqueen : QE2 -- a tender view (October 2011)
Cunarder Man : QE2 Remember Remember (November 2011)
Frazscot : QE2 and her Passengers (December 2011)
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Cunarder Man : Floral arrangements on QE2 (January 2012)
Highlander0108 : QE2's Open Bridge Wings (February 2012)
Rob Lightbody : QE2 Flagship (March 2012)
Isabelle Prondzynski : QE2's Boat Deck (April 2012)
Rob Lightbody : Celebrating the reign of a Queen (May 2012)
Stowaway2k : From anchors to lamps -- the fixtures and fittings of QE2 (June 2012)
Cunarder Man : QE2 memorabilia (July 2012)
Twynkle : Your favourite place onboard (August 2012)
Hamburger : QE2 in her element (September 2012)
Hamburger : QE2 at night (October 2012)
Cunardqueen : Parties onboard QE2 (November 2012)
Edward Hickson : QE2 ports of call (December 2012)
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LegendoftheSeas : QE2 and the weather (January 2013)
Moderators' choice : QE2 at sunrise or sunset (February 2013)
Grill Britannia : QE2's soft furnishings (March 2013)
Stowaway2K :  The Bit Beneath the Bridge (April 2013)
AndyH :  QE2 Baked Alaska Parade (May 2013)
Lahrdeco : QE2's public rooms excluding dining rooms (June 2013)
Fraser Ballantyne : Fun pictures taken on or of the QE2 (July 2013)
John Parsons : QE2 docked or anchored (from the shore) (August 2013)
Elphaba : QE2's beautiful bow (September 2013)
Rob Lightbody : Relaxation (October 2013)
Peter Fitness : View from the QE2 -- looking out to shore (November 2013)
Southfielddane : The QE2 wake (December 2013)
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Hamburger : Beauty (January 2014)
Stowaway 2K : QE2 cabins and portholes (February 2014)
Seagreen : QE2 winter views (March 2014)
Bob C: Afternoon Tea (April 2014)
Cunarder Man: Ice Carvings on QE2 (May 2014)
harev : Favourite sailaway (June 2014)
Isabelle Prondzynski : QE2 funnel (July 2014)
Badger : Reflections and shadows (August 2014)
shipnshore : QE2 attracts shoreside crowd (September 2014)
Ed1000 : Life buoys, lifeboats and tenders (October 2014)
Hamburger : QE2 and New York (November 2014)
Fraser Ballantyne : QE2 -- a random detail (December 2014)
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Stowaway 2k : Activities on board QE2 -- crew and passengers (January 2015)
Stowaway 2k : QE2 meets other passenger ships (February 2015)
Isabelle Prondzynski : Hot (March 2015)
Cunardqueen : QE2 at sea (April 2015)
Mike DiFiore : Lighting on QE2 (interior and exterior) (May 2015)
Hamburger : Your final shot of QE2 (June 2015)
Alan Snelson : Cold (July 2015)
June Ingram : Power (August 2015)
Pete Cain : Tranquillity (September 2015)
Lynda Bradford : Special occasions and QE2 (October 2015)
Cunarder Man : Views of and across the foredeck (November 2015)
Mike DiFiore : Art work on QE2 (paintings, sculptures, posters etc) (December 2015)
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Lynda Bradford : QE2 dining rooms / restaurants (January 2016)
Bob C : QE2 with flotilla (February 2016)
harev : Music aboard QE2 (March 2016)
Pete Cain : QE2 and Concord(e) (April 2016)
Peter Hamill : QE2 maintenance work (May 2016)
Stowaway 2k : QE2 and her cabins (June 2016)
Bob C : QE2's places in history (July 2016)
Pete Hamill : QE2 viewed from high places (August 2016)
Stowaway 2k : QE2 exterior features (September 2016)
Lynda Bradford : Legend (October 2016)
Hugh Ritchie : QE2 at sunrise or sunset (November 2016)
Louis-Philippe Capelle : Night time on QE2 (December 2016)
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Cunarder Man : QE2 Queen's Room (January 2017)
Hamburger : The QE2 mast (February 2017)
Skilly : QE2 at speed (March 2017)
harev : QE2 with a bridge (other than her own) (April 2017)
Stowaway 2k : QE2 in Southampton Waters or the Solent (May 2017)
Isabelle Prondzynski : QE2 stairways (June 2017)
Cruiseqe2 : QE2 crew having fun (July 2017)
Moderating Team : QE2 : 50 years unique (August 2017)
Cruiseqe2 : Ropes (September 2017)
Rob Lightbody : Midnight buffet and other photos of food (October 2017)
Hamburger : Marks of character -- scratches, dents, repairs and patches (November 2017)
Hamburger : Behind the scenes -- photos off the public spaces (December 2017)
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Cunarder Man : Masters of the QE2 -- Captains and / or First Officers (January 2018)
Pete Cain : The view from a QE2 tender (February 2018)
Rob Lightbody : QE2 from a distance (March 2018)
Isabelle Prondzynski : Original features (April 2018)
Skilly : Rough weather (May 2018)
Linda Bratcher : QE2 for family and children (June 2018)
June Ingram : QE2 -- just beautiful (July 2018)
Dianne : Looking up at QE2 (August 2018)
Scott Ebersold : QE2 together with other iconic liners/ships (September 2018)
Thomas Hypher : The QE2 Library and Bookshop (October 2018)
Mel : QE2 memories (November 2018)
Lynda Bradford : Colour red (December 2018)
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Jerry Egerton : Bon Voyage -- QE2 as she sets sail for another voyage (January 2019)
Cunarder Man : QE2 with a tug (February 2019)
David Pressler : QE2 with snow and ice (March 2019)
Pete Cain : QE2 -- It's all in the details (April 2019)
Barumfox : QE2 -- A Day at Sea (May 2019)
Clydebuilt1971 : QE2 Cabin decks (June 2019)
Caledonia : So QE2! (July 2019)
Isabelle Prondzynski : Colour green (August 2019)
Forum choice : QE2 in port (September 2019)
Hamburger : View of, from or on the bridge (October 2019)
Thomas Hypher : Views through a porthole (or window) (November 2019)
Thomas Hypher : QE2 in Monte Carlo/Monaco or other Mediterranean ports (December 2019)
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Shipnshore : Ropes, cables & chains (January 2020)
Twynkle : Works of art on board QE2 (February 2020)
Cunarder Man : Famous faces on the most famous ship afloat (March 2020)
George C Griffiths : QE2 Upper Deck (April 2020)
Hamburger : QE2's final calls (May 2020)
Frazscot : Surprise (June 2020)
Ben Zabulis : Swimming pools (July 2020)
Bob C : Naval escort (August 2020)
Anubhav Mitra : QE2 in exciting weather (September 2020)
Katharina Ernst : QE2 and bridges (October 2020)
Frazscot : Technical and mechanical – any instrument or machine part (November 2020)
Moderators : Best of the best for 2020 (December 2020)
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Pete Hamill : QE2 being assisted by a harbour tug (January 2021)
Thomas Hypher : QE2 at night (February 2021)
Hamburger : Self portrait with QE2 (March 2021)
Pete Hamill : QE2 in Norway (April 2021)
Cunarder Man : Drills (May 2021)
Anubhav Mitra : QE2's last voyages including the last transatlantic voyage (June 2021)
Rob Lightbody : Colour white (July 2021)
Lynda Bradford : QE2's smoking funnel (August 2021)
Moderators : My most treasured QE2 photos (September 2021)
Hamburger : QE2 at night (October 2021)
George C Griffiths : Below stairs (November 2021)
Moderators : Best of the best for 2021 (December 2021)
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Dave Lowing : QE2 in all weathers (January / February 2022)
Caledonia : The elegance of QE2 (March / April 2022)
Cunarder Man : QE2's artefacts (artwork, models, memorabilia and displays) (May 2022)
Cunardqueen : Around the / my cabin (June 2022)
Isabelle Prondzynski : Onboard food (July 2022)
Twynkle : Tender operations (August 2022)
Moderating Team : QE2 and her friend(s) (September 2022)
Cunarder Man : Colour black (October 2022)
Moderating Team : Best of the best for 2023 (November 2022)
Seagreen : QE2's Foredeck (December 2022)
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Hamburger : QE2 in New York, QE2 in Hamburg, QE2 Tandem Crossing (January 2023)
Hamburger : QE2 & her superstructure repairs (February 2023)
Thomas Hypher : Friends and family (March 2023)
Lynda Bradford : Admiration (April 2023)
Peter Hamill : QE2 her lights and lighting (May 2023)
George C Griffiths : Crew parties (June 2023)
Bob C : Original QE2 Souvenirs (July 2023)
Peter Hamill : Last visit to Greenock (August 2023)
Cunardqueen : Luggage (September 2023)
Moderating Team : Best of the Best for 2024 (October 2023)
Sea Pigeon : Dockside crowd or musical greetings for QE2 arrival or departure (December 2023)
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Lahrdeco : QE2 in Hamburg or another European port (January 2024)
Cunarder Man : QE2 berthed or anchored near unusual structures, vessels or statues (February 2024)
Twynkle : Normally out of bounds area (March 2024)
Gary Arvedon : QE2 Entertainers (April 2024)
Katharina Ernst : QE2 in the Caribbean (May 2024)
Cunarder Man : QE2 Bars and Cocktails (June 2024)
Bob C : Crew at Work - in uniform (July 2024)
Katharina Ernst : QE2 and animals (August 2024)
Moderating Team : Fondest memories of QE2 (September 2024)
Moderating Team : The Best of the Best for 2025 (October 2024)
George C Griffiths : Original QE2 souvenirs (November 2024)
Katharina Ernst : QE2 and teddy bears, other stuffed animals, puppets or mascots (December 2024, abandoned)
Tony Secker's QE2 photos (December 2024)
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Keith Booker : Absolutely fabulous QE2 (any aspect) (January 2025)
Lynda Bradford : Are you being served? (February 2025)
Hamburger : QE2 anchors (March 2025)