< Mini Challenge #9 Winner

PaulThomasMcKeePaulThomasMcKee Registered Users Posts: 429 Major grins
edited August 27, 2008 in The Dgrin Challenges
Well, as usual, this was a fantastic round! It was great to see so many very worthy images. I had a really, really, difficult time (really) narrowing my selection list to those shown below - there were quite a number of others that were on earlier iterations of the list...

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my top three...



#3 sunita - simplicity
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#2 peterst6906 - untitled
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Winner! dlibrach - Green
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Congratulations Dave!:clap

I can't wait to see what you will come up with for us in Mini Challenge #10!

I have a new appreciation for what Emily and the other judges of the DSS series have to go through when trying to make their selections...it is not an easy task.

ps. I apologize for getting this out a little late - I spent the weekend out at the New Dungeness Light House and it took longer than expected to travel home.

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  • peterst6906peterst6906 Registered Users Posts: 267 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congrats Dave on a lovely image and also to you Paul for coming up with such a good theme (and a big thanks for the placing. Very honoured, especially looking at the quality of the images submitted).

    I love the color in the winning photo and it's a composition that really appeals to the style I've been shooting lately. It just jumps off the screen. Looking forward to see what you come up with for the next challenge Dave.

    Regards,

    Peter
    It's not my camera's fault, I'm just visually illiterate
  • ic4uic4u Registered Users Posts: 1,455 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congratulations Dave,

    This image stood out from the first time I saw it!!clap.gif
    Karin


    "Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain
  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    ic4u wrote:
    Congratulations Dave,

    This image stood out from the first time I saw it!!clap.gif

    It stood out for me as well! Congratulations, Dave!!! thumb.gif

    Well done, everyone! clap.gif
    Linda

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  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Considering this was, at least for me, another difficult theme, the amount and quality of the entries is quite simply stunning! Good work people and let's see what you come up with Dave :D
    Creativity's hard.

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  • Karrie McDKarrie McD Registered Users Posts: 372 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congrats!!!
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    I had a lot of fun watching this thread grow. Congrats Dave and everyone else who entered.
    "Whether you think you can or you can't, you are right."
  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congrats Dave, and all the HM's.
    This was another fine looking group of photos.
    dave.

    Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congrats. Dave clap.gif. I am honored to have made the "top 11". I too really enjoyed seeing all the other entries.
    T :D

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  • JAGJAG Super Moderators Posts: 9,088 moderator
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congrates to Dave!clap.gif This had to be a difficult one with so many wonderful images. Ty for putting me in your favs.
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Huge congratulations to you Dave for a beautiful minimalist photo and a big thank you to Paul for coming up with such a great theme! There are some truly beautiful photographs among the entries and I really enjoyed looking at each and every one.

    Can't wait to see what the theme is for mini challenge #10.

    Virginia
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  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    now that was alot to choose from! :D

    good job all, i found this very enjoyable to view such good work!
    Aaron Nelson
  • douglasdouglas Registered Users Posts: 696 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congrats Dave! What a fantastic round, was alot of fun and full of great images!
    Best regards,
    douglas
  • VelvtRideVelvtRide Registered Users Posts: 364 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congrats, Dave! clap.gif
  • WomanWithACameraWomanWithACamera Registered Users Posts: 102 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congrats
    Congrats Dave! That was an outstanding photograph! This challenge was filled with outstanding shots! :D
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  • shatchshatch Registered Users Posts: 798 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congradulations Dave! Great photo!

    Thanks for the great theme and challenge PaulThomasMcKee. Well run!
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited August 25, 2008
    Congrats Dave, Nice work
  • sunitasunita Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2008
    Congratulations, Dave! Excellent capture! Lovely photos in this round too. Can't believe I made it to the top three...:wow

    Cheers,
    Sunita
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  • LiquidAirLiquidAir Registered Users Posts: 1,751 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2008
    Congrats Dave! Well done.
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2008
    Nice photo, Dave! I liked all of yours, as I commented in the thread.

    Thanks, Paul, for an inspiring challenge!

    As well as all the runners up, other photos I liked are, in order of appearance:

    douglas – Nucleus

    jeffmeyers – Keep in Step

    KevXman – Simply Twisted

    OhEddie – Shroom#2

    Jack’ll do – Abstract #10

    davev – Minimum space (gave me a chuckle!)

    I heard from Moses that he is disappointed. He thought this was one of his better “tricks”! mwink.gif


    Best to all!

    Neil
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  • KevXmanKevXman Registered Users Posts: 945 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2008
    NeilL wrote:
    Nice photo, Dave! I liked all of yours, as I commented in the thread.

    Thanks, Paul, for an inspiring challenge!

    As well as all the runners up, other photos I liked are, in order of appearance:

    douglas – Nucleus

    jeffmeyers – Keep in Step

    KevXman – Simply Twisted

    OhEddie – Shroom#2

    Jack’ll do – Abstract #10

    davev – Minimum space (gave me a chuckle!)

    I heard from Moses that he is disappointed. He thought this was one of his better “tricks”! mwink.gif


    Best to all!

    Neil

    Thanks Neil. I was roaming around the Uffizi Gallery in Florence last summer and saw this dead potted tree outside a set of french doors and just snapped the picture. Not bad for a little P&S Casio.

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  • VinnieVinnie Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2008
    CONGRATS DAVE!!!!clap.gif
  • dlibrachdlibrach Registered Users Posts: 232 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2008
    Wooohoo!!!! wings.gif

    Thanks Paul for the great challenge and congrats to everyone who entered. There were some great images in there. Also, thank you everyone for the kind words. I was out of town so didn't see this until now and I apologize for the late reply.

    I'll get the next mini-challenge up and running quickly!

    Cheers,
    Dave
    David Librach
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  • peterst6906peterst6906 Registered Users Posts: 267 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2008
    dlibrach wrote:
    Wooohoo!!!! wings.gif

    Thanks Paul for the great challenge and congrats to everyone who entered. There were some great images in there. Also, thank you everyone for the kind words. I was out of town so didn't see this until now and I apologize for the late reply.

    I'll get the next mini-challenge up and running quickly!

    Cheers,
    Dave

    Excellent. Looking forward to the next mini-challenge.

    Regards,

    Peter
    It's not my camera's fault, I'm just visually illiterate
  • banjonbanjon Registered Users Posts: 49 Big grins
    edited August 27, 2008
    Thanks Paul for a great thread and topic.

    Love all the great ideas... :)

    This thread really showcased some great talent and creativity!
    I feel so inspired I want to experiment more.

    Rich
    http://banjon.smugmug.com
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