Congratulations to the DSS Mega-Challenge #2 Winner!

GreensquaredGreensquared Registered Users Posts: 2,115 Major grins
edited December 4, 2008 in The Dgrin Challenges
A Massive congratulations to our Mega-Challenge Winner -

PaulThomasMcKee with "Kickin' Back in the Meadow of My Imagination" !!! :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

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SO many awesome entries and the votes were really varied, but this was our clear winner. Paul receives the SmugMug Mega Prize package as listed in the Challenge rules...tons of goodies all thanks to SmugMug.

Here's the stats guys:

Place - Photog - Title - Points

1st - PaulThomasMcKee - Kickin' back in the meadow of my Imagination - 38
2nd (joint) - Llywellyn - Home - 32
2nd (joint) - thebigsky - Moving On - 32
3rd - richtersl - Burgess Lea in Bucks County, PA - 31
4th - Tylwydd - Plein feu sur l'univers moderne - 24
5th - cmorganphotography - Near a Canvas - 19
6th - RebeccaHelm - Under the Stars - 14
7th - jeffmeyers - A Shelter in the Time of Storm - 12
8th - pyry - In the snow! - 10
9th - HumpreyCogay - A cool Morning - 8
9th (joint) - Sherstone - Rain or Shine the Beach is Mine - 8
10th - SherwinJames - My Lazyboy-Relaxing with Wife - 7
11th - VisualXpressions - Fortress of Solitude - 6
11th (joint) - pemmett - With my family on the beach at sunset doing crazy stuff - 6
12th - bch2300 - ...out there - 5
12th (joint) - Roaddog 52 - Greeting the Morning - 5
12th (joint) Michael Atkins - Moment After The Snow
13th - jwear - Any Place - 3
13th (joint) - cmurph - In the Saddle - 3
13th (joint) - idion - In My Child's Eyes
14th - KevXman - Anywhere With Sand and Saltwater During the Off-Season - 2
15th - PyroPrints - Behind the Camera - 1
15th (joint) - achambers - Trail to Eagle - 1
Emily
Psalm 62:5-6

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Comments

  • thebigskythebigsky Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Woot, congrats Paul clap.gifclapclap.gifclapclap.gifclap

    Charlie
    Landscape & Flower Photography
  • pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    I bet you're in your happy place now :D grats
    pyroPrints.com (my little t-shirt shop)
    pyroPrints.com/5819572 The Photo Section
  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congratulations to Paul and... TO EVERYBODY! Great shots from each and every one of you!!
    facebook | photo site |
  • LlywellynLlywellyn Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,186 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats, Paul! clap.gif

    And nice to be rubbing shoulders with you, Charlie. Your images still floor me. thumb.gif
  • VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats, Paul thumb.gif

    Winston
    http://www.vxphotography.smugmug.com/
  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats Paul! Dreamland is a good place to be :D
    Creativity's hard.

    http://pyryekholm.kuvat.fi/
  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    He's in his "happy place" now for sure! rolleyes1.gif

    Well done, Paul! clap.gif
    Linda

    http://lrichters.smugmug.com
  • achambersachambers Registered Users Posts: 255 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats Paul
    Alan Chambers

    www.achambersphoto.com

    "The point in life isn't to arrive at our final destination well preserved and in pristine condition, but rather to slide in sideways yelling.....Holy cow, what a ride."
  • bch2300bch2300 Registered Users Posts: 44 Big grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats!
    a well deserved congrats, paul! super pic- thumb.gif
    lots of great shots this round!

    -bh
  • PaulThomasMcKeePaulThomasMcKee Registered Users Posts: 429 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Holy Mackerel!!!! I’m in a state of shock! Thank you so much!!! I can’t wait to tell my wife! Her first reaction to this image when she saw it was “OMG Paul, OK. I’m just going to pretend I never saw that.” I'm pretty sure she thinks I’ve lost a couple of cards out of the deck when it comes to photography and especially this challenge series.

    This is truly an incredible honor and one that I will cherish forever. Thank you to Smugmug, B&H Photo & Fotoflot for their fantastic support. A HUGE THANK YOU to Emily for all of the time and effort she puts into running this series and for putting up with all of us wacky photographer types. But the biggest and bestest thank you goes to all of you folks here in Dgrin land for your wonderful camaraderie, support and feedback…this is truly a great place to hangout, share and learn and I’m so very glad to be a part of it! iloveyou.gif

    wings.gif WAH-WHOOOOO!!!wings.gif
  • The Curious CamelThe Curious Camel Registered Users Posts: 943 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats Paul, your photography rocks!!!
    www.curiouscamel.net
  • KevXmanKevXman Registered Users Posts: 945 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    bowdown.gifPAUL
    Enjoy today, tomorrow is not guaranteed.

    My Site, My Book
  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congratulations, Paul! I knew the photo would rank high from the moment I saw it for the first time! clap.gif

    Ana
    Ana
    SmugMug Support Hero Manager
    My website: anapogacar.smugmug.com
  • idiomidiom Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats Paul.
    Gage
    http://precisephoto.ca
  • HaliteHalite Registered Users Posts: 467 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats, Paul!

    I'm LMAO at your wife's response. Hope you achieve a bit of sweet vindication from this result.
    Halite's Smugmug Galleries
  • leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congratulations! Excellent picture!

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    Growing with Dgrin



  • TentacionTentacion Registered Users Posts: 940 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Paul, I believe your imagination is never on just a "Kickback", I believe it is always in High Gear. Congrats on your win !!

    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
  • KwartaKwarta Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats. clap.gif
    http://kbkphoto.com/


    There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.~Ansel Adams
  • sunitasunita Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congratulations, Paul! Awesome shot! clap.gifclapclap.gif
    http://sunita.smugmug.com
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats to Paul, all the finalists and participants! clap.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • TylwyddTylwydd Registered Users Posts: 190 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congratulations !
    Olympus fan :D : E520 ; ZD 50 mm ; ZD 14-54 mm ; ZD 50-200 mm SWD

    http://tylwydd.smugmug.com/
  • Karrie McDKarrie McD Registered Users Posts: 372 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats Paul!!!
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    iloveyou.gif That is one fabulous photo Paul!! iloveyou.gif

    Congrats to everyone else as well. Great photos and I learned a little something about all of you.clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    "Whether you think you can or you can't, you are right."
  • Roaddog 52Roaddog 52 Registered Users Posts: 309 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congrats to Paul for a great image and a well deserved win.

    Phil
    I don't know where I'm goin, but I'm goin anyway.
  • ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Way to go Paul! Your cleverness and execution never cease to amaze me. Congratulations!
    Elaine

    Comments and constructive critique always welcome!

    Elaine Heasley Photography
  • HumpreyCogayHumpreyCogay Registered Users Posts: 55 Big grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congratulations
    Congratulations Paul... Very Well Deserving =).....clap.gif
  • ic4uic4u Registered Users Posts: 1,455 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congratulations Paul, What a fun image!
    Well desreved!
    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
  • jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    PaulThomasMcKee wrote:
    . . . my wife! Her first reaction to this image when she saw it was “OMG Paul, OK. I’m just going to pretend I never saw that.”

    Ahem. Manhood check, huh? Even so, it's a very well done photograph, Paul. Congratulations to you!
    More Photography . . . Less Photoshop [. . . except when I do it]
    Jeff Meyers
  • cmurphcmurph Registered Users Posts: 61 Big grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Congratulations Paul..what a wonderfully whimsical idea..Loved it...so very creative you are! clap.gif
    :wow
  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    excellent!!! and congrats !!!

    very sweet victory Paul!! now gear up for MC3!!!! thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif


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    Aaron Nelson
  • PaulThomasMcKeePaulThomasMcKee Registered Users Posts: 429 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    jeffmeyers wrote:
    Ahem. Manhood check, huh?

    First of all, thanks to everyone for your kind comments.

    Second...I called my wife to tell her the good news and it went something like this,

    Me: Hi hon. Guess what. Remember that picture you saw me working on?
    Her: Don't even!
    Me: Yep!
    Her: DO NOT EVEN TELL ME!
    Me: Oh Yeah!
    Her: I can't believe it!
    Me: It's true!
    Her: I can't believe that I've been making fun of you for two weeks about that silly thing and it actually won!
    Me: (in my head...this is so SWEET!) out-loud: yeah, can ya believe it?!

    She had several other choice comments (some about my manhood) and we had a really good laugh. She wanted to know how it was made and when I told her she was a little incredulous that I had gone to the store and bought flowers then driven to a park on my lunch hour with a change of clothes (it rained hard the night before so the ground was sotched), set up my camera, sprinkled the flowers out on the grass and took pictures of myself. I'll have to admit that the whole thing is kind of embarrassing...but so worth it.

    Regarding the manhood issue...and even I almost can't believe this, but I actually went into a Fabric Store on my own volition yesterday to look for a backdrop for the Still Life challenge - and enjoyed it. I did notice that I was the sole male in the place...other than a photo of Christopher Lowell advertising his products.

    But isn't that what these challenges are all about? Getting out of our comfort zones and stretching to grow both as photographers - and as sentient beings?
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