Mini-Challenge #68 Winner

Benjer · January 16, 2009

This challenge was inspiring to me on many levels, especially seeing all the different takes on the theme and the thought and reflection (in images and words) that went into the submissions. Thanks to everyone who participated! :clap

It was really hard to pick a single winner (and harder still to get all my favorites in, until I finally figured out how to make a contact sheet in Photoshop)! My top picks really gave me a sense or feeling of "home," which of course is a highly subjective thing, but the best ones I felt were pretty universal.

First, the "Honorables," in no specific order:

Really great stuff here - some humorous, some poignant, and some plain awesome shots!

Next, the "place holders"

4th manfred - "Autumn"

love the early morning mist all around, and that Euro-style camper just makes me smile

3rd Cuong - "Mommy Is Home"

a great capture - this home was built by hand - er, beak - complete with hungry mouths to feed!

2nd ic4u - "Winding Down"

the setting sun through the trees and evening calm help convey this backyard swing as a place to relax and reflect

And finally, bringing "home" the gold is:

1st coscorrosa - "Shelter from the snow"

I love the contrast here between the icy blue cold of the snow outside and the inviting, golden glow of warmth inside these winter homes. Just coming in to a warm fire and the cozy comfort of home makes the short days and frozen nights of winter worth it!

Congratulations Ron! :thumb

And thus, I gladly pass the baton to you, to judge Mini-challenge #69! YAY!!!

Great job everyone - looking forward to joining you all again as a participant in the next challenge!

JAG · January 16, 2009

Oh good choice Benjer! I loved that one too! Congrates Coscorrosa!

Thank you also Benjer for including my pics in your honorable mentions! There were so many spectacular shots....you must have had a heck of a time deciding!

Benjer · January 16, 2009

JAG wrote:

Oh good choice Benjer! I loved that one too! Congrates Coscorrosa!

Thank you also Benjer for including my pics in your honorable mentions! There were so many spectacular shots....you must have had a heck of a time deciding!

Judging this challenge was really eye-opening -- a fun learning experience and definitely harder than I thought! Thank you for being a part of it!

Tango · January 16, 2009

that winning image has some magic to it!

great work Ron. whats next?

Cuong · January 17, 2009

Thank you Benjer for the theme and judging. Congrats to Ron for a deserving top pick. All the entries are terrific as usual.

Cuong

leahe · January 17, 2009

Congratulations everyone! Great job. So many different ideas on what home is. This inspires me to see in different ways. Thank you!

travelways · January 17, 2009

Congratulations Ron

Great photo and idea for the theme!

Congratulations all winners and participants - fantastic entries!!!

coscorrosa · January 17, 2009

Wow, thanks!

There were a lot of deserving entries and any of them could have won. I'll throw together an idea for the next challenge by Sunday night / Monday morning (I'm currently in Olympic National Park getting ready for some shots of the beach at dawn otherwise I'd do it now).

Again, thanks Benjer, it's a tough job judging all of those entries, and if I don't believe that now, I certainly will in about two weeks

cj99si · January 17, 2009

Great photo Ron, I'll be interested in your theme.

Thanks Ben for the time you put in.

richtersl · January 17, 2009

Thanks, Benjer, for including my shot in your honorable mentions.

Ron, your shot was superb!

Manfred, that humble little trailer caught my eye as soon as I saw it. There's something very comforting about that photo.

What a fun mini challenge this was! I loved seeing all the different takes on the theme.

Karrie McD · January 17, 2009

Congrats Ron!!
A fun round!! It was great to see everyone's take on "home".

The winner is a beautiful photo!!!

clap

Thanks for giving me an honorable mention

Benjer · January 17, 2009

Karrie McD wrote:

A fun round!! It was great to see everyone's take on "home".

The winner is a beautiful photo!!! clap

Thanks for giving me an honorable mention

And thanks again to you for inspiring the theme for this round!

ic4u · January 17, 2009

Love your image Ron! Congrats to all, always nice to see how the themes are intrepeted! Thanks Benjer, ya done good! I am honored to have been included in your top picks:D

coscorrosa · January 17, 2009

AaronNelson wrote:

that winning image has some magic to it!

great work Ron. whats next?

I just posted challenge #69, have fun everyone!

Karrie McD · January 18, 2009

Benjer wrote:

And thanks again to you for inspiring the theme for this round!

Unintentional inspiration, I love it!.... No seriously though, thank you and your family for have a sense of humor.... even in a devastating moment.

Frasca · January 18, 2009

Great pics!

Ron, where was your picture taken?

coscorrosa · January 18, 2009

Frasca wrote:

Great pics!
Ron, where was your picture taken?

Thanks, that photo was taken in Bellevue, WA (about 15 miles east of Seattle) at Meydenbauer Park looking across Meydenbauer Bay on Lake Washington (needless to say, those are some expensive houses!). Most major roads were iced and snowed over here a few weeks ago so I was limited to shooting places within walking distance, that park is only 1.5 miles away, it was definitely worth the walk in the snow to get there