Photo Competition Results (for 2023 Calendar)

[Lynda Bradford]

The September Photo Competition had 77 photos uploaded to the Gallery which gave us a very difficult task to choose our winning photos, even though we increased the number of votes from 3 to 5. 

We have three winners and five runner up photos - congratulations to all our winners and runners up.

Winning photos:

Danger High Winds entered by Bob C


Crewing the QE2 passenger launches entered by John D Hobley FinstR


1967 - the evening before her launch - Lynda Bradford I was delighted that my photo was a winner


Runner up photos:

QE2 Nimrod & Hawk 30 April 2004 - Cunarder Man


Liverpool Calling - shipnshore


Superstructure - Bob C


Meeting between RMS QE2 and SS Norway in Le Havre, July 1999 - lahrdeco


Sunset sailing from Cagliari 31st August 2008 - andyh


Fantastic range of QE2 photos - thank-you to everyone who participated in the September competition.

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Wonderful scenes there! Congratulations to all the winners.

It is easy to see why all these are highly treasured photos. We are grateful to everyone who entered their favourite pictures and in some cases told us why they were so special to them. I would love to read the stories from the prizewinners .

[June Ingram]

Congratulations to our first place winners and to our runner up winners for their very special and spectacular photos !

Many thanks to all who entered their treasured photos of our beloved QE2 in this special competition ! Each and every one tells a special story belonging to QE2 and the photographer, and now shared with all of us.

And many thanks to all who looked at these wonderful photos, made their selections, and then voted !

 

[Rob Lightbody]

All the winning photos are quite remarkable.

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

The October competition ended with one clear winner : cruiseqe2. This is the first time in the ten years of our photo competitions that all three photos entered by one member have been winners!

The main winner is "About to Leave Southampton - 18/12/2005" by cruiseqe2.



Cruiseqe2 also brought us two of the three runners-up. The first of these is "About to Leave Southampton for the Last Time - 11/11/2008".



The second of the three runners-up, "In Madeira 15/10/2001", was also by cruiseqe2.



The third of the three runners-up was "Newcastle" by Hamburger.



Congratulations to cruiseqe2 and Hamburger for these wonderful night time photos!

[June Ingram]

Congratulations to the winners with their superb photos !

Thank you to all who entered photos and to all who voted ! 

[Lynda Bradford]

Congratulations to Thomas Hypher,  the winner of the November competition, with his photo "Iconic funnel coming into view from the steps up to Sun Deck"



Congratulations also to the runners up:

Hamburger's photo, "Symmetry


Pete Hamill's picture "There will be another coming along soon"


Thanks to everyone who has supported the forum's Photo Competition.

[Thomas Hypher]

My Dad will be chuffed to be this months winner! This photo was from our first trip where the North Atlantic was sunny, clear, and sparkled like the Mediterranean most of the way across.

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Great photos, each of these, and so different!

Wonderful to see these memories, beautifully captured.

Congratulations to all three winners -- including your Dad, Thomas .

[Cunarder Man]

Excellent photographs. Congratulations to Thomas, Pete & Hamburger!

[June Ingram]

Congratulations to Thomas, Pete, and Hamburger for their superb photos !

And many thanks to all who have entered photos !

[Pete Hamill]

Thanks and congratulations to Thomas's dad and Hamburger. That funnel just makes a great picture against any background.

[Lynda Bradford]

QE2 in all Weathers - winner and runners up:

Congratulations to Thomas Hypher who entered his dad's photo, Moonrise over the Bay of Biscay


There were three runners up:

Isabelle Prondzynski's had two runner up photos Golden Rays on the QE2 Funnel:


and

Sunlight into the promenade



Cunardqueen's photo Stormy Seas


Congratulations to all three and thank-you to everyone who entered and participated by voting. 

We do not have a poll for the month of April, but we hope you will take the opportunity of searching for 3 suitable photos to enter for the March April competition: The elegance of QE2 .  If you need help contact us at admin@theqe2story.com

We will be posting the results of the photo competition survey this week, so that you can see the responses  - look out for the post and participate in the photo competition discussion.

[Thomas Hypher]

I will let my Dad know he's this month's photo competition winner - he will be chuffed! I always liked the spherical aft deck lights and this photo makes you look twice to check which is the moon or not!

[June Ingram]

Congratulations to our winner and runner up winners ! Their photographs are spectacular and very much admired !

Thank you to all who entered photos and to those who voted !