Engagingly about Antennas - VII DIPOL Holiday Photo Contest 2008

The 7th edition of "Engagingly about antennas" has been adjudicated. Everyone could exercise imagination, and the results show that this activity, as usual, brought a lot of interesting compositions with antennas, the objects that does not seem to be so inspiring.
The entries often present antennas as bridges linking various worlds:

technology - nature; industrial products often replace the natural rest places for birds: "We like it, will we fly away?" - Marek Niedoba,
the present day - history; the antennas bridging the gap between old cultures and the most advanced technologies of the modern world: "Antenna in Mongolian grassland" - Piotr Szydlowski,
deserted regions - research stations: "Global range" Grzegorz Kupis,
poverty - consumption; antennas on falling apart homesteads - a symbol of the luxury for the poor: "Cairo" - Katarzyna Zwolska,
peace of the nature - media noise; antennas found in backwoods: Evening cartoon, supper and bed - Paweł Skonieczny,
sky - ground; "Morning news" - Weronika Zielinska, "Out of a window... - Mariusz Krason,
isolation - a sense of community: "Loneliness in a big city"- Wojciech Pigla.

There were 221 entries.
As every year, they were carefully watched by fine art photographer from Krakow, Mr. Pawel Zechenter, who awarded the first and second prizes. Another award has been granted by the DIPOL Technical Department.

I place - in the competition was awarded to Dariusz Maczynski for the aesthetic values of the series "In a distorting mirror".

II place - was won by Mr. Andrzej Dragan for artistic values and leanness of artistic expression "A couple".
The prize of DIPOL Technical Department - went to Mr. Filip Wyporski for the picture "Out of love for antenna", showing the dominance of telecommunication technology over construction engineering.

The jury of the competition has awarded additional distinction to Ms. Anna Wojnicz for sociological insight in "Life is beautiful", as well as underlined the appeal of the pictures with our winged companions ("Solitude" of Ms. Weronika Zielinska, "This third one" of Mr. Janusz Pirzanski, "In camera flashes" of Ms. Agnieszka Wolicka, "Evening conversations" of Mr. Jarek Matla, and "We like it, will we fly away?" of Mr. Marek Niedoba).

We thank all the competitors for their participation in the contest and invite everyone to take part in the next, 2009, edition of "imagination exercises".

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Since 2002, DIPOL has been organizing Holiday Photo Contest, very popular with our customers, antenna installers, and people who like photography. The photos show that technology can really inspire everyone who looks around.

Antennas constitute a part of our everyday landscape. It has changed - in cities, towns, and villages - since television became the basic necessity. The latest edition of DIPOL Holiday Photo Contest started June 1st and finished September 30, 2008.

Rules of participation - the new edition

The entries for the current edition:


Satellite kingdom Zbigniew Langer	Everything one needs Maciej Zmuda	Krakow from antenna perspective Janusz Houda


Perfect symbiosis Zbigniew Brodlo	Private property Zbigniew Brodlo	Leave me alone Zbigniew Brodlo


	In the garden Kamil Szpak


Solitude Weronika Zielinska	Morning news Weronika Zielinska	The sky enveloped in anger Weronika Zielinska


Signs of the times Jacek Borowski	Cable TV is too expensive ... Tomasz Leszczewicz	Antenna snowbanks Konrad Czechowski


Night view of mountain peak Istvan Apsitos	Good morning mountain peak Istvan Apsitos	Young amateur radio buffs weekend Istvan Apsitos


Cairo Katarzyna Zwolska	Cairo Katarzyna Zwolska	An interesting set Andrzej Guz


The only antenna in the grayness Andrzej Lopachak	Transmission Marcin Kasprzyk	A side street Jwan Kowtunowicz


	An overwhelming love for TV Robert Gilewski


	Every country has its own customs but satellites one can find everywhere ... Pawel Izykowski


An alley in Sighisoara Beata Kazmierak-Budzynska	DIY-man Beata Kazmierak-Budzynska	An antenna behind bars Dariusz Pokorny


Titanic on the air Tomasz Kolowski	An antenna in the bushes Tomasz Kolowski	On the sea Tomasz Kolowski


	The view out of the window Michał Kulita


The neighborhood Jacek Buta	More friendly Jacek Buta	The fate of a chimney Jacek Buta


	Out of love for antenna Filip Wyporski


	My rotating antennas


This third one Janusz Pirzanski	I'm alone again... Janusz Pirzanski	One for Astra, the second for HotBird, and the third for Johnny Jakub Muszynski


	In camera flashes Agnieszka Wolicka


Grapevine Andrzej Fracz	The Torun Center for Astronomy of the Nicolaus Copernicus University Tomasz Budzynski	The Torun Center for Astronomy of the Nicolaus Copernicus University Tomasz Budzynski


TV is the number one Ewa Marcinkowska	TV is the number one Ewa Marcinkowska	At one with nature Jakub Welnowski


Loneliness in a big city Wojciech Pigla	The most important dish... Marcin Wierzbicki	A link with civilization Monika Schmidt - Iltchev


	Eiffel tower


A couple Andrzej Dragan	Tele-vision Andrzej Dragan	Jedzenie na telefon - Food over the phone Andrzej Dragan


A port antenna Tomasz Banski	Through the window Tomasz Banski	Through the window Tomasz Banski


Harvest time Mariusz Laszewicz	Look in the rear-view mirror Jacek Berek	It's all over now Jacek Berek


	Not far from the road - undiscovered Torun Wojciech Zillmann


	Antennas at F1 Hungaroring 2008 Jakub Rusinek


Before the roofer has ended his job it worked... - Pobierowo 2008 Adam Nowak	Advertisement - Niechorze 2008 Adam Nowak	A spare cable - Rewal 2008 Adam Nowak


"Monka" Jan Motak	An antenna mast Jan Motak	A new Cyfra+ Jan Motak


The mast in a valley Lukasz Szewczuk	The mast in a valley Lukasz Szewczuk	Evening cartoon, supper and bed Paweł Skonieczny


	The most important thing - anywhere Danuta Ruminowicz


Evening conversations Jarek Matla	A tourist set Krzysztof Dopierała	A flagship Gerbovits Béla


	Antennas in Bieszczady mountains Przemysław Belka


	Science and technology Feith Peter


	Marbella Magdalena Golaszewska


	Antenna madness Tomasz Malecki


Ruda Slaska Damian Lata	Zabrze - Zaborze Damian Lata	Zabrze - Zaborze - backwoods Damian Lata


Global range Grzegorz Kupis	Antenna in Mongolian grassland Piotr Szydlowski	They are here, there, and everywhere Marlena Wardega


Hale and hearty Paweł Kozon	A voice from the heaven Paweł Kozon	Camouflage Paweł Kozon


	A morning screening Robert Papierowski


	All sorts of things about antennas Magdalena Tabis


Hello Sky Janusz Wilczynski	Neighbor's antenna Marcin Paliwoda	It does not interfere Tomasz Okoniewski


The highest achievement Mariusz Zarzeczny	The highest achievement Mariusz Zarzeczny	Modern TV Ewa Golis


	In the Skylab's shadow Marcin Kowalski


Out of a window... Mariusz Krason	Ancient antennas Mariusz Krason	At the end of the world Mariusz Krason


	We like it, will we fly away? Marek Niedoba


Freshness in the morning Karolina Debska	You can receive the world Bartlomiej Ziemba	Poland, score the goal! ...nothing had happened, chin up... Karol Szczepaniak


	A lighthouse Piotr Matuszkiewicz


Sicilian landscapes Paweł Suslo	Sicilian landscapes Paweł Suslo	59 Sylwester Wijata


Fashionable dresser from Prague Kuba Harasymowicz	Double range Daniel Pastenaci-Lowicz	A small balcony Barbara Zachwieja


	An antenna towards the Moon Henryk Kotowski


An antenna nearing sunset Grazyna Kozlowska	Antenna assembling Grazyna Kozlowska	Antennas Agnieszka Filus


It gets the hills Marek Matysiak	A high mast at the station in Osowiec Marek Matysiak	Soaring waves Lukasz Rycabel


A wooden underpinning Wojciech Walowski	Landscape complement Katarzyna Walowska	Two towers Artur Walowski


	A head spin Arkadiusz Jaworski


GSM antennas Izabela Sadokierska	Bird radio Piotr Krupski	Bird radio Piotr Krupski


An antenna in chestnuts Krzysztof Arbaszewski	The aristocrat of antennas Krzysztof Arbaszewski	The Window antenna Krzysztof Arbaszewski


An antenna on the roof of a Warsaw skyscraper Damian Polak	An antenna on the roof of the Wyzsza Szkoła Humanistyczna (tertiary college) Damian Polak	Skyscrapers in Warsaw Damian Polak


	In a distorting mirror Dariusz Maczynski


	"Engagingly about antennas" Bartosz Skwalo


	Antenna theater Ryszard Krupnik


	"Engagingly about antennas" Marta Papierowska


Sighiszoara on the air Grzegorz Kupis	City antenna forest Tomasz Brodniewicz	Closer to the heaven Iwona Golasinska


Our eyes Edward Gutowski	By the chimney I Edward Gutowski	By the chimney II Edward Gutowski


Reflection Janina Gutowska	A new generation Janina Gutowska	The base is most important Anna Okoniewska


Science for practice: micro-antenna - maxi-passion Piotr Jankowski-Mihułowicz	Science for practice: a surprise hidden in the code Piotr Jankowski-Mihulowicz	Science for practice: RFID in our hands - infinity of applications Piotr Jankowski-Mihulowicz