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Prize for the Challenge Number 3

Postby birddog114 on Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:20 pm

A new NIKON 50mm f/1.4 for the first winner of the challenge number 3

The winner will be contacted at the end of the challenge and this prize will be valid to Australia's address only due to the limited warranty from supplier.

P.S: Sydney member will collect the winning prize at one of the meet in early March 05.
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Postby PlatinumWeaver on Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:22 pm

*jaw drops*
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Postby Geoff on Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:26 pm

What can i say Birdy?? You are simply incredible! If only there were more people like you in our world, kind, generous and good natured!! Fantastic!


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Postby MCWB on Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:26 pm

You are an amazing man Birddog.
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Postby Mj on Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:40 pm

The winner will be contacted at the end of the challenge


mmm... and the topic not yet even decided !!!

Anyway... how about saving a whole bunch of peoples time and effort... I'll pop in next weekend and pick up my prize... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby Glen on Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:45 pm

Great prize and perfectly suited to the D70 :D :D :D :D :D :D

Thank you again, Birddog
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Postby phillipb on Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:46 pm

I'll just wait untill Birddog donates his 200-400VR, then I'll start sending envelopes with enthrax to all the other members :lol:
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Postby PlatinumWeaver on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:05 pm

careful, CARNIVORE just paused briefly on that post...
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:13 pm

Thanks Birddog - the quality of the prizes and your generosity will go towards making this one of the best D70 forums on the WWW. :D :D :D

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Postby MHD on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:21 pm

I'm waiting for a final piece of information from Jordanp on the theme and then you will all know what you will have to achieve to win this nikkon gem!

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Postby PlatinumWeaver on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:24 pm

Are we going to have to wait till January before taking pictures that will be eligible or will you make it say, from the 15th?


p.s. Please don't make it X-mas themed...
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Postby MHD on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:26 pm

PlatinumWeaver wrote:Are we going to have to wait till January before taking pictures that will be eligible or will you make it say, from the 15th?


p.s. Please don't make it X-mas themed...


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Postby Onyx on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:37 pm

I second PlatinumWeaver - please dont' make it xmas themed! ;)

Wow Birddog, you continue to amaze! These privately funded prizes offerred to winners of challenges far exceeds those run by magazines and open nationwide!
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Postby Greg B on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:42 pm

Nice one Birdie, you are a champion!
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Postby PlatinumWeaver on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:43 pm

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Postby Nicole on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:46 pm

Birddog, you are truly a legend.
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Postby bwhinnen on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:48 pm

You are truly a saint, a patron saint of this forum!
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Postby Greg B on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:22 pm

The pressure is on JordanP to come up with a worthy theme...
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:36 pm

Correct me if I am wrong but I seem to remember that the theme had to be decided within a specified time (I think it was 3 days) :?

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Postby Raydar on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:56 pm

Birdy mate……your one of a kind :wink:

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And for the first runner up

Postby louiek on Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:20 pm

Prize for the first runner up is..

New Lowepro Micro Trekker 200 Camera BackPack

I will send to the first runner up, Australia wide.

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Postby Geoff on Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:25 pm

Louie!!! Impressive mate...Thanks for your contribution!!!! :)


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Postby phillipb on Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:25 pm

Must be something in the water at Belmore.
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Dec 14, 2004 5:57 am

phillipb wrote:Must be something in the water at Belmore.
Well done Louie


We're Belmore's Boys!
Great Louiek! Thanks for your participation and contribution!
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Postby Raydar on Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:22 am

Awesome Louie :wink:

Thanks for the input mate.
That would be a good prize to win you can never have to much storage.

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Postby Glen on Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:39 am

Fantastic Louie!
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Postby Killakoala on Tue Dec 14, 2004 8:19 am

One word:


AWESOME
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Postby JordanP on Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:44 am

Ditto
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Postby W00DY on Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:45 am

Just in time....

I have been thinking about this lens for a while.

To bad I have no hope of winning, but that isn't the point.
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:29 am

Birddog. My jaw also drops. You keep bowling us over.
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Postby ajo43 on Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:41 am

this forum is freaking me out.

is it real.....
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Postby Onyx on Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:13 am

Wow Louie, very generous of you!! Thank you for donating the prize!
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:20 am

Killakoala wrote:One word:


AWESOME


DITTO DITTO DITTO

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Postby skippy on Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:30 am

PlatinumWeaver wrote:*jaw drops*


This post sums it up nicely. :shock:

Incredible generosity. Needless to say I'm going to be thinking hard and taking a lot of crap photos in the hope that I luck out! :D
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Postby atencati on Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:34 am

Thats IT!!!! Someone make room on the couch, I'm moving to Australia!

Incredible generosity Gents, Happpy new year to all now tha we've caught up

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Postby meicw on Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:18 pm

Your generosity is only exceeded by your good looks guys !!!!
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:54 pm

Decided to bump this thread so that all new members can see how fantastic this forum is and the generosity of Birddog and others.

Get your act together guys and gals and get registered for this great challenge

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Postby pippin88 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:01 pm

Wow.
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Postby rokkstar on Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:03 pm

Absoloutely terrific prizes, both of them.
Very generous.

I haven't missed the entry have I?
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Postby MHD on Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:05 pm

No, any photo taken after 12:01 am 1/1/05 is valid

Submissions will open at the end of january (or perhaps before) and end at the end of Feb.
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Postby W00DY on Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:45 pm

MHD wrote:No, any photo taken after 12:01 am 1/1/05 is valid

Submissions will open at the end of january (or perhaps before) and end at the end of Feb.


Can we just clarify this...

Does the comp finish at teh end of January or the end of February?
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Postby MHD on Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:51 pm

Comp finishes at the end of Feb
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:52 pm

W00DY wrote:
MHD wrote:No, any photo taken after 12:01 am 1/1/05 is valid

Submissions will open at the end of january (or perhaps before) and end at the end of Feb.


Can we just clarify this...

Does the comp finish at teh end of January or the end of February?



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Postby W00DY on Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:02 pm

Birddog114 wrote:
W00DY wrote:
MHD wrote:No, any photo taken after 12:01 am 1/1/05 is valid

Submissions will open at the end of january (or perhaps before) and end at the end of Feb.


Can we just clarify this...

Does the comp finish at teh end of January or the end of February?



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I don't know :roll:

I have been to busy thinking about the photo I have never actually read the terms & conditions :D

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Postby robw25 on Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:03 pm

Has there been a theme decided yet ?

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Postby MHD on Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:09 pm

http://forum.d70users.com/viewtopic.php?t=1396
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Postby Neeper on Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:46 am

Do I count being in Canada? Even if I pay for shipping? :D :D
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Postby MHD on Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:48 am

Birddog will have to cover that one...
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Postby birddog114 on Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:53 am

Neeper wrote:Do I count being in Canada? Even if I pay for shipping? :D :D


Sorry neeper,
Due to the warranty issues, this offer is not for any non-Australian's address.
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Postby MHD on Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:54 am

This does not preclude you from running in the comp though! You still get the high for winning!
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