The original was a very nice shot and the leaves framed it nicely, a slightly unusual vessel too, regards Owen

Correct Owen - the original was mysteriously deemed not to comply.

I have a funny feeling that this is the same shot but cropped a little

Sorry, then i apparantly must have mistaken the photo in question, then. Have a nice day, hello from Tomas

Tomas - not correct - I have rechecked and the whole ship appeared as it did in the snow shot. Cannot see how either are not compliant with the rules but would be happy for the webmaster to explain.

This shows the WHOLE ship, and the branch sticking into the shot dont obstruct that much. My five cents on the other shot is that not all ship was shown, and that the trees was to much of an obstruction, but a gazzilon hits and just as many comments probably shows that i am wrong, at least.

Can there be a members discussion on the previous deletion of the snow covered Santiago Express and this shot as originally uploaded seen through more vegetation. Both shots achieved very high vie figures. What does everybody think ?