October: Coquille River OR 33% (22 votes)


November: Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia 32% (21)


December: Sanibel Island FL 20% (13)


And in the running for the first quarter of 2007:
Point Judith RI 15% (10)


Thanks to the 66 members who voted.

And as you may have noticed, the new image of Bandon Oregon's Coquille River Lighhouse has been posted. This top vote getting image is by Sean Thompson, of South Carolina.

Thanks to Sean and all the photographers who contributed images for consideration. In December, we'll have another open call for images.

In your lighthouse travels during the next couple of months, be looking for these extreme wide angle images for our next call.

Sean, your image is a masterpiece! I love it.
Judy

Congratulations Sean!

John, I would just use the Peggy's Cove image for the next change... Since it was a virtual tie a feel that it should be used also!!

Paul,

It will be used . Here's the rules John setup for the vote-

"Please vote on your choice from these four possible images to appear as the masthead for these Collector Forums.

Voting commences now and will end September 29. The image with the most votes will appear for the month of October, the second most votes will appear in November and the third most votes will appear in December.

The fourth image (with the fewest votes) will be eligible for consideration in a poll taking place in December to select images for the first three months of 2007.

In the event of ties, all four images will be used and I will decide the order for those that tied."


Dennis

Sorry, but one month is way too short a time per image, it should be at least quarterly.. and I corrected my typo..

They are all excellent shots. Loved Coquille and
Peggy's Cove.

Paul,

Didn't even notice the typo. I tend to agree with you but John set up the rules for the vote.

I guess it's set up that way to include more images and individuals.

Dennis

I guess I missed something you guys said. John did say that Peggy's Cove would go up in November, Sanibel in December and Pt. Judith would be included in the voting for the first quarter lights of 2007.

Although I agree that one month is not long enough for such beautiful pictures to have exposure, many CF members take fantastic pictures and monthly changes will allow more members the opportunity to be picked.

Sean, congratulations on the gorgeous shot!
Congrats to all others who participated, as well. We have a lot of winners on the CFs!

Sean, looks GREAT! Congrats to all of you!

Will the Coquille image also be used on the new posts flag indicators? I have tried updating but still have the SOL indicators.

I guess that inquiry was answered right away, Rich. At least they started appearing on my computer yesterday.

Bob

Bob,

I still have the SOL on mine. Maybe I have to close out and sign in again for it to happen.

Dennis

Congratulations Sean!
I love reflection shots and that one is extra special.

Congratulations to the other three photographers as well. These are all winners!

Judy

Congratulations to all! Look forward to the changing of the guard...so we can enjoy them all.

Congratulations to all - I too look forward to seeing them as they change.
HCS

W W, the one I voted for came in last... Oh well, all four were great. It was hard to vote for just one.

Yes, they were! Are you going to rotate them by the order they finished John?

I still do not have the "New Post Indicators". I have the new Collectors Forums picture of Coquille but not the new indicators. I'm still looking at the SOL even though I have logged out and logged back in and have refreshed the "new post indicators" in my profile. What is going on?

I now have the new indicators. The refresh part in my profile didn't work but I refreshed on the SOL picture and refreshed the whole page. That worked.

Glad that they all will be used. They are all fabulous photos.
Judy

Bob... You of ALL People!

YES! They will appear in the order of the number of votes they got! RTFM as they used to say at some of the help centers.

Please enjoy Sean Thompson's beautiful photo of Coquille River Lighthouse for the rest of today. The November picture should appear tomorrow.

Thanks Sean!

Thanks everyone and thank you, John. It was fun participating again.

Sean

For the month of November, Bert Guerin's photo of the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada will grace the masthead.

Thanks Bert!

LOVE the photo and color scheme! I really also like the more frequent updating of the image - gives everyone a chance to participate and keeps it fresh.

Wow
This caught me by surprise.
Thought I was at a different forum.

Very nice!! Great photo.

Sandy

Great photo. Love the bright colors on the Forums; very cheerful.
Judy

Way to go, Bert!!! That was my favorite of the group.

Bob

Love the photo and the colour scheme!
HCS

Great photo! I love the colors!

Awesome photo Bert!!!
This was my #1 choice!

I like the new look! Very nice...very autumnal...great job!

Congrats Bert!

Another great picture.

Great picture and new color scheme to the forums.

Bravo on the new color scheme also! The change is refreshing.

Bob

Our heartfelt thanks to all for the great comments on the photo. Makes us feel real great to have been one of the chosen photos. A special thanks to Sharon for making sure that we went back to Peggy's Cove for the sunset.

Beautiful photo, Bert! It is one of my favorites!

Congratulations!

My best,
Paul Conlin
ALF Secretary

All four pictures are great!
And I too love the colours!

"So Long" to Bert's beautiful photo of Peggy's Cove and "Hello" to Jim Gullo's equally nice photo of Sanibel Island Florida.

Thanks again to all the participants.

We're looking for images for Jan-Feb-Mar 2007 already.