Congratulations Michael Atkins! DSS #9 (Dusk or Dawn) Winning Photo!

GreensquaredGreensquared Registered Users Posts: 2,115 Major grins
edited October 11, 2008 in The Dgrin Challenges
Oh my goodness! I cannot believe how many awesome shots there were in this round. So hard to choose just ten! I really thought I had you guys stumped and was looking at low entry numbers up until the last couple of days. But, you all just totally rocked! :clap

Not surprisingly, PaulThomasMcKee and I agreed on just 3 of our selections, leaving a total of 17 for you guys to choose your winner from.

This is an open vote, all DGrin members are eligible to have their say. The poll closes 3 days from now, go go go!!!

In order of entry, the best Dusk or Dawn photos:

#04 – douglas - Multiple Points Of View
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#05 – SherwinJames – Heading Into The Night
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#19 - JAG - Oats in the morning
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#22 - KevXman - The 6:47
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#28 - divamum - That ole' man river
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#29 - Grly - All Swung Out
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#35 - Ratty2austin - Enchanted Breakfast
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#39 - peterst6906 - Home Time!
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#45 – bch2300 – dusk storm
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#51 – Tdcompton – Evening Prism
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#54 – CSwinton – Night Evaporates
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#55 - jwear - Getting Up
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#59 - sbarge - Another day's end at Horsetooth Reservoir
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#62 – sherstone – Celestial Alignment
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#67 - mactoll - Morning Dorys
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#81 - Lars - Golden Harvest
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#84 – Michael Atkins – Evening Mist
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Emily
Psalm 62:5-6

What is the best Dusk or Dawn photo? 141 votes

#04 – douglas - Multiple Points Of View
4% 7 votes
#05 – SherwinJames – Heading Into The Night
4% 7 votes
#19 - JAG - Oats in the morning
4% 6 votes
#22 - KevXman - The 6:47
2% 3 votes
#28 - divamum - That ole' man river
2% 3 votes
#29 - Grly - All Swung Out
2% 3 votes
#35 - Ratty2austin - Enchanted Breakfast
12% 17 votes
#39 - peterst6906 - Home Time!
9% 13 votes
#45 – bch2300 – dusk storm
5% 8 votes
#51 – Tdcompton – Evening Prism
2% 3 votes
#54 – CSwinton – Night Evaporates
4% 7 votes
#55 - jwear - Getting Up
5% 8 votes
#59 - sbarge - Another day's end at Horsetooth Reservoir
2% 3 votes
#62 – sherstone – Celestial Alignment
2% 4 votes
#67 - mactoll - Morning Dorys
7% 11 votes
#81 - Lars - Golden Harvest
2% 3 votes
#84 – Michael Atkins – Evening Mist
24% 35 votes
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Comments

  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited October 6, 2008
    Another great round - congratulations to all the finalists and thanks to our judges thumb.gif
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • Mike LeBlancMike LeBlanc Registered Users Posts: 23 Big grins
    edited October 6, 2008
    Wow....some great shots, congrats to everyone!!! thumb.gif
    Camera : Nikon D40
  • douglasdouglas Registered Users Posts: 696 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2008
    Congrats to all the finalist! What a great round, lots of interesting entries and fun to shoot. I took several shots of quite a few different scenes and changed my entry pretty much every time I got back from trying something different. It was a great round that got me out trying alot of different ideas!
    Best regards,
    douglas
  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2008
    Can't.... quite.... pull.... trigger....

    Every time I think I've decided how to cast my vote I go back and look again and think, 'But I want THIS one to win too. And this one! And THIS one!"

    I'm still so utterly gobsmacked and excited about having been included (and so tired from a day of travelling) that I'm going to wait until tomorrow to click my choice (assuming I can decide!) but geez - when all the entries are such stunning images ..... how are you supposed to choose just one?!
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  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2008
    I had a feeling that we were going to have a longer list than usual for voting. There were just way too many exceptional photos in this round. bowdown.gif

    And, it's nice to see so many new faces. :D
    Linda

    http://lrichters.smugmug.com
  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2008
    douglas wrote:
    Congrats to all the finalist! What a great round, lots of interesting entries and fun to shoot. I took several shots of quite a few different scenes and changed my entry pretty much every time I got back from trying something different. It was a great round that got me out trying alot of different ideas!

    rolleyes1.gif I kept seeing your entry change. Looks like you chose wisely. thumb.gif
    Linda

    http://lrichters.smugmug.com
  • The Curious CamelThe Curious Camel Registered Users Posts: 943 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2008
    Congrats to all of you and of course to whomever the big winner is.
    www.curiouscamel.net
  • TentacionTentacion Registered Users Posts: 940 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2008
    Wow pretty cool....

    I had 9 of the winning photos selected in my Top Favs.


    Peace,
    Donna P.
    You're only as good as your next photo....
    One day, I started writing, not knowing that I had chained myself for life to a noble but merciless master. When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended solely for self-flagellation...I'm here alone in my dark madness, all by myself with my deck of cards --- and, of course, the whip God gave me." Truman Capote
  • thebigskythebigsky Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2008
    Congrats to the finalists, extraordinarily high standard of entries and a very tough choice.

    Charlie
    Landscape & Flower Photography
  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2008
    well this is one i wish we had multiple votes...i simply was torn between three shots!....but i managed to vote for one.

    great job everyone...!!!
    Aaron Nelson
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2008
    :cry I missed it :cry

    In fact I am having some problems and couldn't get the time to shoot a decent picture.

    I tried but what I got was not good enough.
    Hope to be able to post next time.:D

    There are here some great pictures but for me, only three deserve the vote.
    But rolleyes1.gif as we can vote only on one photo... I did vote on the best one.

    Congratulations to all of the finalist and to the winner.thumb.gif
    All the best ! ... António Correia - Facebook
  • idiomidiom Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2008
    Congrats to all the finalists! Some stiff competition out there. :D
    Gage
    http://precisephoto.ca
  • ilbcnuilbcnu Registered Users Posts: 311 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2008
    Really tough to pick only one!! Good luck to all finalists- Great job!!clap.gif
    Amanda
    It is never to late to become what you might have been.
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  • TentacionTentacion Registered Users Posts: 940 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    Great Work everyone, I finally voted after giving all the entries alot of thought, as I had picked most of them in my favs. I went with Originality, Technicals, but what got me the most was the Best Interpretation of theme and that I could not be swayed to thinking it was any other time of day.

    GOOD LUCK TO ALL....This round is a nail biter !!
    You're only as good as your next photo....
    One day, I started writing, not knowing that I had chained myself for life to a noble but merciless master. When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended solely for self-flagellation...I'm here alone in my dark madness, all by myself with my deck of cards --- and, of course, the whip God gave me." Truman Capote
  • GreensquaredGreensquared Registered Users Posts: 2,115 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    And the winner is...
    A HUGE CONGRATS to Michael Atkins for winning Round #9 of the Dgrin Sharp Shooters Challenges! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

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    The following shooters are now eligible to play in the upcoming DSS Mega-Challenge:

    Michael Atkins
    Ratty2austin
    peterst6906
    mactoll
    bch2300
    jwear

    And here's the stats:

    Place# – Photog - Title - #votes - %

    1 – Michael Atkins – Evening Mist - 35 - 24.82
    2 - Ratty2austin - Enchanted Breakfast - 17 - 12.06
    3 - peterst6906 - Home Time! - 13 - 9.22
    4 - mactoll - Morning Dorys - 11 - 7.80
    5 - bch2300 – dusk storm - 8 - 5.67
    5 - jwear - Getting Up - 8 - 5.67
    6 - douglas - Multiple Points Of View - 7 - 4.96
    6 – SherwinJames – Heading Into The Night - 7 - 4.96
    6 – CSwinton – Night Evaporates - 7 - 4.96
    7 - JAG - Oats in the morning - 6 - 4.26
    8 – sherstone – Celestial Alignment - 4 - 2.84
    9 - KevXman - The 6:47 - 3 - 2.13
    9 - divamum - That ole' man river - 3 - 2.13
    9 - Grly - All Swung Out - 3 - 2.13
    9 – Tdcompton – Evening Prism - 3 - 2.13
    9 - sbarge - Another day's end at Horsetooth Reservoir - 3 - 2.13
    9 - Lars - Golden Harvest - 3 - 2.13
    Emily
    Psalm 62:5-6

  • JAGJAG Super Moderators Posts: 9,088 moderator
    edited October 9, 2008
    Congrates Michael!!
    Superb shot! Congrates to all the runners up...this was a tough round!
    ~JAG (Joyce) - My site: JAG Creations JAG Creations be a fan.
  • Michael AtkinsMichael Atkins Registered Users Posts: 116 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    WoW! I can't believe this actually happened! I am so honored to be in the company of such great photographers. Thank you to DGrin and SmugMug for keeping the challenges going. Thank you to all the people who keep these forums running. Giving us all a place to come, share and learn. Thank you to all the people who voted for my picture and participated in this challenge. Congratulations to Ratty2austin, peterst6906, mactoll, bch2300, jwear and all the other participants <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > . Everyone's pictures were amazing!
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  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
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    congrats everyone!
    Aaron Nelson
  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    Michael Atkins wrote:
    WoW! I can't believe this actually happened! I am so honored to be in the company of such great photographers. Thank you to DGrin and SmugMug for keeping the challenges going. Thank you to all the people who keep these forums running. Giving us all a place to come, share and learn. Thank you to all the people who voted for my picture and participated in this challenge. Congratulations to Ratty2austin, peterst6906, mactoll, bch2300, jwear and all the other participants <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > . Everyone's pictures were amazing!
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    A special thanks to my wife Robyn and my daughter Ava for putting up with me and my photography! I love you both!<o:p></o:p>

    Ya done good, Michael! <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/clap.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > It was an awesome shot!!!

    Congrats to all the finalists!!!!
    Linda

    http://lrichters.smugmug.com
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited October 9, 2008
    I like that the winning shot wasn't a typical orange sunset :Dthumb.gif


    On a down note... only 141 voters. ne_nau.gif
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • idiomidiom Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    Congrats Michael, and everybody who made top ten!
    Gage
    http://precisephoto.ca
  • peterst6906peterst6906 Registered Users Posts: 267 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    Congratulations Michael. Totally different take on the theme to many images with it being much colder and it works beautifully.

    Regards,

    Peter
    It's not my camera's fault, I'm just visually illiterate
  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    Congratulations to all! clap.gifclap.gifclap

    I'm still flying high that I was included in the finalists - amazing entries and I am beyond honoured to have been in such company! bowdown.gifbow

    Thanks to dgrin and everybody involved for not only making this great opportunity within a great forum site available, but for being such a welcoming and encouraging community - I would never in a million years have considered submitting any entries if achambers and a couple of others hadn't gently prodded me into giving it a try.... and I'm so glad they did! wings.gif

    BRAVI TUTTI! (which translates from the Italian as "congratulations everybody" and is what is traditionally said in opera houses around the globe after a particularly good performance)
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  • sherstonesherstone Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,356 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    Congratulations Michael!

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    Sean
  • CameronCameron Registered Users Posts: 745 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    Congrats Michael! Your photo was fabulous (and got my vote!) . Great round all!
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    congrats to all the finalists and A GREAT BIG "WAY TO GO" TO Michael Atkinsbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifthumbthumb.gifthumbthumb.gifthumbthumb.gifthumb
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  • jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    Great photography, Michael. You had my vote. thumb.gif
    More Photography . . . Less Photoshop [. . . except when I do it]
    Jeff Meyers
  • TravisTravis Registered Users Posts: 1,472 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    Congrats Brotha'man!
    Travis Owney Photography
    My Images | My Lessons Learned and Other Adventures
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2008
    Congrats Michael. Really excellent photo. thumb.gif

    You were sure up against a lot of sweet photography.
    Michael
  • douglasdouglas Registered Users Posts: 696 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2008
    Congrats Michael! Very well done!clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Best regards,
    douglas
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