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Theme

The theme of this contest is simply transportation. Trains, cars, ships, planes, bicycles, etc.

This theme was suggested by Matt.

Voting Rules

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  • Voting closes on March 29, 2021 at 12:01 AM UTC (00:01 UTC if you prefer a 24-hour time). The winner will be chosen based on votes at that time.

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  1. One photo submission per answer. Up to three (3) entries allowed.
  2. Post only photos taken by yourself or the person with you.
  3. All entries should include a line of text with the location, subject, and date.
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  5. Do not use this as a forum for photo critique. Use chat instead, or ask a new question about your image.

Next Contest

  • Suggest a theme for the next contest. Leave a single comment below in the format,

    Theme: <one sentence description>

  • Upvote the comment(s) with the theme you would like to see next time.

Good luck!

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    \$\begingroup\$ Theme: Up there. Subjects in the photo should be unsupported by the ground. Examples include airplanes, balloons, bubbles, water splashes, astrophotography, clouds, birds/insects/animals in flight, etc. \$\endgroup\$
    – whackamadoodle3000
    Commented Mar 15, 2021 at 2:43
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    \$\begingroup\$ Theme: Repetition: The subject of the photo should have repeated elements. Examples: A jar of marbles, a production line, a crowd. \$\endgroup\$
    – Brian
    Commented Mar 15, 2021 at 18:12
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    \$\begingroup\$ Theme: Transition. Subjects can include seasons, openings, people... Anything that's in the midst of some sort of transition from one state to another. Examples might include spring flowers in the snow; makeup being applied; car undergoing restoration... \$\endgroup\$
    – BobT
    Commented Mar 17, 2021 at 13:31
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    \$\begingroup\$ Theme: IRL Sci-Fi. Subject should be something IRL that looks like it came out of a Sci-Fi movie. :) \$\endgroup\$
    – Vesna Sunrider
    Commented Mar 17, 2021 at 22:56
  • \$\begingroup\$ @whackamadoodle3000 Great theme suggestion. It's now the current competition theme \$\endgroup\$
    – scottbb ♦
    Commented Mar 29, 2021 at 5:16

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An Italian masterpiece with a German heart.

This image was taken at Toronto Motorsports Park Cayuga, in Cayuga, Ontario Canada on September 27th, 2017.

Pagani Huayra BC

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    \$\begingroup\$ be still my heart. The interior of that car is an absolute work of art. \$\endgroup\$
    – scottbb ♦
    Commented Mar 17, 2021 at 2:54
  • \$\begingroup\$ @scottbb what's the car model? \$\endgroup\$
    – An old man in the sea.
    Commented Mar 18, 2021 at 0:57
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    \$\begingroup\$ @Anoldmaninthesea. The Pagani Huayra. It has manumatic paddle shifters, if you really want them. But the machined exposed shifter mechanism is just... gorgeous. \$\endgroup\$
    – scottbb ♦
    Commented Mar 18, 2021 at 1:30
  • \$\begingroup\$ @scottbb very nice! \$\endgroup\$
    – An old man in the sea.
    Commented Mar 18, 2021 at 10:12
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The daily commute. Mumbai, India. January 2010.

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Location: Amsterdam
Subject: Pirate ship
Date: May 2017
Camera: Redmi 4 Prime, I lost the original photo so idk it's metadata.

Pirate ship on Amsterdam

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Location: Istanbul

Subject: Streetcar

Date: 09/2012

Car train in Istanbul

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Preston, UK

Train Tracks

December 2020

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Location: San Francisco

Subject: Bridging the Gap

Date: 6/29/2020

Bridging the Gap

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Location: Bodø, Norway

Subject: Hurtigruten arriving at Bodø for the Constitution Day celebration

Date: 2019-05-17

Hurtigruten arriving at Bodø

Barely visible in the near background are the cannoneers who just fired a salute from Nyholmen Skandse. The far background is Lille Hjartøya.

Original

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Police escort for quarantine arrivals

Location: Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok

Date taken: 12 March 2021

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Three Friends

Location: Lisbon
Subject: Jaguar E-type, Morris Mini, Jaguar Mark VII
Date: July 2020

Three friends

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Location: Nottingham Canal
Subject: Canal Boats
Date: 15th March 2021

Location: Nottingham Canal Subject: Canal Boats Date: 15th March 2021

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Robot's Revenge

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Paris metro, automatic driverless line. October 2009.

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This image was made on the bow of a cruise ship at 5:30am as it was docking at San Francisco.enter image description here

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Location: Toronto

Subject: Eager to Leave vs Eager to Get Home

Date: 2020-10-18

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    \$\begingroup\$ Folks, please respect the rules and do not downvote. Thanks. \$\endgroup\$
    – scottbb ♦
    Commented Mar 17, 2021 at 23:53
  • \$\begingroup\$ @scottbb I do not think anyone downvoted? \$\endgroup\$
    – Koray Tugay
    Commented Mar 18, 2021 at 1:30
  • \$\begingroup\$ Unfortunately, one person did. =( \$\endgroup\$
    – scottbb ♦
    Commented Mar 18, 2021 at 1:32
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Nightly garbage collection

Location: Silom Road in Bangkok

Date taken: 15 March 2021

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5 second exposure, f/4, ISO 100, and zoomed in 214mm using a Sony RX10M3.

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Rainy Day at the Airport.

Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner. Munich Airport (MUC), April 2017.

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Location: Preston Subject: Train line Date: 26th December 2020

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Vasa

Vasa Museum, Stockholm (Sweden)
July 2005

For more info: Vasa (Wikipedia)

Vasa

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Auschwitz, Poland

Train that transported Jews to their unknowing death at Auschwitz concentration camp

December 2019

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Abandoned car in Oulanka National Park, Finland
12|05|2020

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mk II
f3.6 | 1/50s | ISO 100 | 15mm

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Slithering

Erwin Wurm's Misconceivable next to the Middelheim castle in Antwerp, Belgium.
12|07|2020

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mk II
f/8 | 1/80s | ISO 200 | 45mm

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Location: Moss Landing

Subject: Bonsai Boats

Date: 10/4/2020

Bonsai Boats

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    – scottbb ♦
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Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Subject: Man navigates a canal in style. Date: 23/7/2019

The Dutch really know how to take it easy on a summer day.

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Location: Dayton, KY

Subject: Empty tracks

Date: Feb 2021

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Traffic jam in Jumeirah

Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
September 2005

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Cross on a Truck

Truck on a highway bearing a cross in the back.

March 11th
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Sony Alpha 7S III + Sony FE 85mm F1.4
ISO 800 | 85 mm | ƒ/2.8 | 1/2500 s

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Classic Cars exhibition

London, UK
10 July 2010

Classic Car

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