FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

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    AS THE WINNER OF THE JANUARY COMPETITION FAT CONTROLLER HAS CHOSEN THE FEBRUARY THEME

    :star: 'It makes me smile' :star:


    In Fat Controller's own words:-
    Anything that has made you smile, be it flora, fauna, pets, weather, food, holidays (new greenhouses) etc?


    upload_2026-2-1_12-2-44.jpeg
    Red Colobus Monkey, Zanzibar

    (Just an example taken by Shiney and not in the competition)


    As usual you're welcome to interpret it as widely as you wish.


    You can enter up to three (3) images

    You are permitted to change any of your 3 images at any time

    PLEASE POST EACH ENTRY IN A SEPARATE POST, ONE PHOTO PER POST.

    ALL YOUR IMAGES ARE VERY IMPORTANT SO A HIGH NUMBER IS ALWAYS REALLY APPRECIATED

    We all have different cameras & abilities and that is what having the competition is about... Our ability to take a good photograph..

    1. All entries to be taken in the current competition month & submitted by 23.59 hours on the last day of the month of the competition.

    2. All images must be the intellectual and copyright property of the member.

    3. Please give your picture a brief title.
    (discussion etc. is in the associated discussion thread, link below).


    4. Post your photos within this thread for entry into the competition.

    5. .. No thumbnails please..!

    6. All entry images to be without any enhancement of the content and to remain the same images as when they were taken. The two exceptions being you can add frames or borders and black and white image are acceptable.

    The winning entry will be the photo with the highest total of
    LIKES
    ('Likes' include all the smilies)


    The Member who submitted the winning entry will choose the theme for the following month
    :thanks:
    :star:THIS THREAD IS FOR IMAGES ONLY PLEASE:star:


    Link to discussion thread

    PHOTO COMP DISCUSSION THREAD
     

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