Mini Challenge #98 winner:
Wil Davis
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OK, time for the reckoning:
I'm going to take each submission, and select just one picture which strikes me as being closest to the spirit of the original competition. That's not to say that the others aren't any good, it's just that the ones I selected jumped right out at me with very little effort on my part:
BTW: For the ones hosted by SmugMug, I've been able to point to the small versions but for those hosted elsewhere, I could only use the links to the originals, and some didn't seem to work at all (sorry in advance…)
^ This one is surreal. A very "Pleasantville Moment"; it's almost like the seated guy is in a different dimension! Needs no context; great picture!
^ Nice, but it's difficult to sus out what is going on without the context…
^ I like the composition on this one, especially the differential focus!
^ I think this one is brilliant! I can't help thinking that the turtle in the front row is desperate to be excused! (it even has its hand up!) …and also the expressions on the turtles' faces are priceless!!!
^ Like this one! Full bow, great composition! Right Place, Right Time! Great composition! Nice!
^ Mmmm, well I don't know about this one; I think I'd be more interested in the next frame (the one taken as she socked him in the face…) …a bit far away, almost like a voyeur!
^ This one's great! …well seen and needs no explanation!
^ I love the intensity of the moment, and can just imagine him thinking "starting roll… V¹… V²… …rotate"
^ This one needs no explanation! I think the expression is priceless! (and there's that cute scene-stealer about to pounce!!!)
^ Haaaaa! Haaaaaa! This one is really great! I just can't help thinking that the one at the back might have just had a "Baked Bean" moment…
(back turtle:) "…hey buddy! Check this out… …wheeeewwweeee!"
(front turtle:) "…jeeze Mikey, what d'ja have in that pizza????"
Another caption might be: "Hi Mom!"
…again, the expressions are perfect! Great job!
^ Looks almost like a collage… …seems almost like part of a surreal dream sequence! …especially with the PP.
^ A "Mr. Ed" moment - I realise that it was grabbed, but I wish it were framed tighter; still, very well spotted and very nice job!
^ Arrrgghhh! Grosss! (but I love it!!!!) The tooth is in a perfect position, and the peripheral pride comes across very well!
^ Wayyyyy to go! Let's hear it for Big Mable!!!! Great timing!
^ Well seen, and demonstrates how important it is to have a camera with you at all times! Unusual to get such a great photo of what is a very elusive subject!!!!
^ Again, well seen - and timing is everything!
^ I like this one (almost missed it there!) great timing, and beautifully framed!
^ Again great timing! I can't help but wonder exactly what's going through their minds at that moment…
^ Cute kid! …paint still wet!
^ Haaaaaaa! Haaaaa! Great moment! Well seen and well captured! (…so what did your daughter think of it?)
^ This was the one of the Osprey with its catch. Nice picture and well captured! (sorry, don't have link to small version…)
I think the ducks being frightened off by the sandpiper is a great picture; well seen and good grab!!!
The dragonfly BTW - great focus, but a bit near the edge of the frame, and the frame looks a bit empty - it looks like there are two flies near the bottom of the frame… …I dread to think what mischief they might be getting up to down there in the corner (!!!!!)
^ These are the "Motorcycle Crash" pics, and the timing is superb, and the catch is great; the only problem is that none of the important bits are in focus, on any of them, which is a shame!!!
^ Interesting picture! Is it really lit by the moon???? (I'm totally confused…)
^ Caught at just the right time, and from an interesting angle! I hope you weren't hit!!!!
We used to move bikes that way when we were kids; the important thing to remember is to steer the non-ridden bike from the middle of the bars (still got the scars from wounds suffered when I attempted to do the same trick by holding on to one end of the handlebars!!!)
^ I had to really look to see the "brass" - I wish it had been more obvious!
^ I'm missing something here! Perhaps I'm just thick or something (my apologies…)
Well, that's it:
…more later!
Later:
Drum roll…
Third Place:
Drum roll…
Second Place:
…and now (drum roll…)
The Winner of Challenge #98:
…that's it chaps!
Congratulations to the three winners!
Thanks again to all of you who took the time and trouble to enter; it's been great fun, and as I said before, these three winners are my opinion only, and as we all know, opinions are like noses…
…everybody has one!!!!
:thumb
:lust you all!
- Wil
I'm going to take each submission, and select just one picture which strikes me as being closest to the spirit of the original competition. That's not to say that the others aren't any good, it's just that the ones I selected jumped right out at me with very little effort on my part:
BTW: For the ones hosted by SmugMug, I've been able to point to the small versions but for those hosted elsewhere, I could only use the links to the originals, and some didn't seem to work at all (sorry in advance…)
Street Performers - Florence, Italy
^ This one is surreal. A very "Pleasantville Moment"; it's almost like the seated guy is in a different dimension! Needs no context; great picture!
"Sharks and Jets"
^ Nice, but it's difficult to sus out what is going on without the context…
nightpixels wrote: »
2) Bird Girl
^ I like the composition on this one, especially the differential focus!
Class in session
^ I think this one is brilliant! I can't help thinking that the turtle in the front row is desperate to be excused! (it even has its hand up!) …and also the expressions on the turtles' faces are priceless!!!
3. Farm rainbow
^ Like this one! Full bow, great composition! Right Place, Right Time! Great composition! Nice!
1. Don't turn your back....
^ Mmmm, well I don't know about this one; I think I'd be more interested in the next frame (the one taken as she socked him in the face…) …a bit far away, almost like a voyeur!
1. "AWWW...who closed the diner?" (St. Thomas, USVI)
^ This one's great! …well seen and needs no explanation!
#1 Starting the lift-of...
^ I love the intensity of the moment, and can just imagine him thinking "starting roll… V¹… V²… …rotate"
lizzard_nyc wrote: »
2.Didn't know I had this shot til I downloaded it. He is proudly showing off his first "missing" teeth and there she is, the everpresent little sister always underfoot and stealing the show. I have a serious belly laugh everytime I see this shot.
^ This one needs no explanation! I think the expression is priceless! (and there's that cute scene-stealer about to pounce!!!)
Teenage Mutant Yoga Turtles:
^ Haaaaa! Haaaaaa! This one is really great! I just can't help thinking that the one at the back might have just had a "Baked Bean" moment…
(back turtle:) "…hey buddy! Check this out… …wheeeewwweeee!"
(front turtle:) "…jeeze Mikey, what d'ja have in that pizza????"
Another caption might be: "Hi Mom!"
…again, the expressions are perfect! Great job!
#1 Bicycles Built for Tall...out for a walk in the park, these guys came riding up...
^ Looks almost like a collage… …seems almost like part of a surreal dream sequence! …especially with the PP.
My Aunt's horse making faces at her sister
^ A "Mr. Ed" moment - I realise that it was grabbed, but I wish it were framed tighter; still, very well spotted and very nice job!
#3 My daughter losing a tooth at a theme park...while eating cotton candy of all things.
^ Arrrgghhh! Grosss! (but I love it!!!!) The tooth is in a perfect position, and the peripheral pride comes across very well!
1
^ Wayyyyy to go! Let's hear it for Big Mable!!!! Great timing!
faithfulelevator wrote: »Night Magic!
^ Well seen, and demonstrates how important it is to have a camera with you at all times! Unusual to get such a great photo of what is a very elusive subject!!!!
A bubble? While you're playing??
And he never missed a beat!
^ Again, well seen - and timing is everything!
SimpsonBrothers wrote: »
^ I like this one (almost missed it there!) great timing, and beautifully framed!
NorthernFocus wrote: »
Juxtaposition
^ Again great timing! I can't help but wonder exactly what's going through their minds at that moment…
^ Heh heh! Well seen!AAABluestocking wrote: »the creation of coffee
1) "First night out and this is how you treat me?!?"
^ Cute kid! …paint still wet!
3. Mom's Proud Moment (Yep, my daughters first official recital, and she's picking her nose)!
^ Haaaaaaa! Haaaaa! Great moment! Well seen and well captured! (…so what did your daughter think of it?)
my 3rd
both of us scored this day
^ This was the one of the Osprey with its catch. Nice picture and well captured! (sorry, don't have link to small version…)
I think the ducks being frightened off by the sandpiper is a great picture; well seen and good grab!!!
The dragonfly BTW - great focus, but a bit near the edge of the frame, and the frame looks a bit empty - it looks like there are two flies near the bottom of the frame… …I dread to think what mischief they might be getting up to down there in the corner (!!!!!)
ImageX Photography wrote: »I don't have 3 at the moment so I guess I'm not in the running. :wink Thought I'd share though!
^ These are the "Motorcycle Crash" pics, and the timing is superb, and the catch is great; the only problem is that none of the important bits are in focus, on any of them, which is a shame!!!
2. Moonbow at Upper Yosemite Falls
^ Interesting picture! Is it really lit by the moon???? (I'm totally confused…)
Takeoff
^ Caught at just the right time, and from an interesting angle! I hope you weren't hit!!!!
3) "New Bike" - So what do you do when you buy a new bicycle in Vietnam and your only transportation is a scooter? How do you get it home?
We used to move bikes that way when we were kids; the important thing to remember is to steer the non-ridden bike from the middle of the bars (still got the scars from wounds suffered when I attempted to do the same trick by holding on to one end of the handlebars!!!)
Flying brass
^ I had to really look to see the "brass" - I wish it had been more obvious!
sorry about the watermark....
Behind the back...
^ I'm missing something here! Perhaps I'm just thick or something (my apologies…)
Well, that's it:
…more later!
Later:
Drum roll…
Third Place:
#3 My daughter losing a tooth at a theme park...while eating cotton candy of all things.
Drum roll…
Second Place:
1
…and now (drum roll…)
The Winner of Challenge #98:
Class in session
…that's it chaps!
Congratulations to the three winners!
Thanks again to all of you who took the time and trouble to enter; it's been great fun, and as I said before, these three winners are my opinion only, and as we all know, opinions are like noses…
…everybody has one!!!!
:thumb
:lust you all!
- Wil
"…………………" - Marcel Marceau
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And thanks, Wil, for taking the time and effort to make the selections and giving the feedback (looks like a tremendous amount of work)!
I just had to explain something about my shot - Don't turn your back. Two of those are my kids and the others are friends. Ha -I wasn't a spy....just a Mom on a deck with a zoom lens. The two in the front that are wrestling are my son and daughter. The point of the shot were the two in the back. Nick (big guy) was laughing at the two in the front and didn't notice the huge wave coming at him. Carly (pink bikini) was pointing at it and walking away. I thought it was funny.
If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
http://sandizphotos-seascapes.smugmug.com/
Ah! OK - I guess I didn't get the wave thing either, but now you mention it I can see your point; my attention was on what was going on in the foreground!
- Wil
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