*sighs* well... I tried!

[Longshots]

perhaps to explain why your image was not selected to be the final 12. The 30 finalists were voted on public vote system, and that means that a little bit of appeals to friends on FB, and lo and behold it doesnt take long to get a larger vote for a less appealing image - here's a relevant quote from the same term and conditions:

16. 30 finalists will be chosen based on the number of viewer votes they receive during the Competition Period (the number of ‘likes’ received by the photo on The Weather Channel’s Facebook page).

HTH

[yummymummy]

Thanks William, yeah I knew that that was the case for the top 30. The Weather Channel had people judge the photos for the top 12, it wasn't based on a voting system by the public for the second part of the competition. I'm happy I got that far I think I got my prize pack in the mail yesterday, have to go to the post office today to pick up a parcel *happy dance*

[ksolomon]

Kirsty, I know it has been said many times during this thread but I want to say again because I thought your photo was a winner and you should be very proud that you made the top 30. Congratulations

[yummymummy]

Thanks Kassy! I think it's a winner too, and I'm contemplating getting it printed up on a canvas for the wall