Winner - Dgrin Photo Of The Year 2005

AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
edited February 6, 2006 in The Big Picture
The voting is over and the Dgrin members have chosen:

In Your Face by Lynnma
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as DGRIN PHOTO OF THE YEAR FOR 2005!

Congratulations Lynnma :clap :clap :clap

And may I say, thank you to all who entered. :bow :bow :bow great photos.
Andy

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  • DJ-S1DJ-S1 Registered Users Posts: 2,303 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    YAY! clap.gif Way to go Lynn, well deserved!
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    Lynn, I've always loved that shot. Way to go!

    All the finalists: fantastic, what a great set!
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited January 9, 2006
    Nice Lynnie. I still want to see the 'after' shot. nod.gif
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  • rahmonsterrahmonster Registered Users Posts: 1,376 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    clap.gifWay to go Lynnma, this is a great picture. Well deserved out of an excellent bunch of entriesthumb.gif
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    Congrats. It is an amazing shot.
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  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    Congratulations Lynn, this is a unique shot! Truly deserving of a "Picture of the Year" honor. clap.gifclapclap.gif
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  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    a super big congrats on a well deserved win! It really is an amzing shot... !


    all my best,
    troy
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    windoze wrote:
    a super big congrats on a well deserved win! It really is an amzing shot... !


    all my best,
    troy

    Always the bridesmaid, eh Troy lol3.gif
    FWIW, "Saving Ryan's Privates" ought to be a centerfold in SI.
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  • 4labs4labs Registered Users Posts: 2,089 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    Congrats Lynma! An amazing photograph.
  • lynnesitelynnesite Registered Users Posts: 747 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    Mega-congrats, Lynn! Has it all, great stock piece! Troy, I agree with Andy, that's the p-j shot of the year!

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  • aero-nutaero-nut Registered Users Posts: 693 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    Congrats! Well deserved.
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  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    I told ya this was the one to beat.

    Congrats.
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    Andy wrote:
    "Saving Ryan's Privates" ought to be a centerfold in SI.

    Agreed and congrats to Lynn. That's always been a favorite of mine.
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  • kudbegudkudbegud Registered Users Posts: 190 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    congrats!!!! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    That shot has legs, Lynn! Great going, congratulations! How is the snow this year??

    ginger
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited January 9, 2006
    Yup
    That was a winner as soon as the shutter was tripped.

    Does she know it won???
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  • aporiaaporia Registered Users Posts: 145 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    Great shot. Well deserved! Congrats. thumb.gifthumb
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  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2006
    Hooray! I knew when you first posted it that it would win. IMHO, it really was the best entry and among the very very best of any picture I saw last year on dgrin.
    If not now, when?
  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited January 10, 2006
    Congratulations, Lynnma! Great timing and great catch. I would love to see what happened a split second later though. :D

    Great contest - so many good pictures to choose from!clap.gif

    Ana
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  • digital faeriedigital faerie Registered Users Posts: 667 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2006
    YAY Lynn! Way to go girlie! clap.gif
  • marlofmarlof Registered Users Posts: 1,833 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2006
    Congrats, Lynn!
    enjoy being here while getting there
  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2006
    Congratulations!
    I think more than the incoming snowball is that grin on the snowball thrower's face! So did it miss you? The snowball?:): :): :): :): :):
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  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2006
    Dee wrote:
    I think more than the incoming snowball is that grin on the snowball thrower's face! So did it miss you? The snowball?:): :): :): :): :):

    Hehehehe, i was wondering the same thing actually....
    Whether the snowball was a miss or hit, the photo definitely is a hit thumb.gif congrats!

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  • tmlphototmlphoto Registered Users Posts: 1,444 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2006
    Congrats Lynn. Great shot!
    Thomas :D

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  • lr1811lr1811 Registered Users Posts: 363 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2006
    congrats!!!
    Great Shot and congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited January 25, 2006
    HEY!!!! I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE DESERT AND I WON THE PHOTO OF THE YEAR?????????????????????????????????? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN ME...
    ALL THOSE WONDERFUL SHOTS AND I WON?????
    I'm touched and honored and thanks everyone who voted for me. As I said when that shot got a Kodak photo of the day "my one moment of fame" and I think that will be the only decent shot I may ever takerolleyes1.gif thanks again everyone and congratulations to all the other entries that were amazing and should have won.iloveyou.gif
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited February 6, 2006
    lynnma wrote:
    HEY!!!! I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE DESERT AND I WON THE PHOTO OF THE YEAR?????????????????????????????????? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN ME...
    ALL THOSE WONDERFUL SHOTS AND I WON?????
    I'm touched and honored and thanks everyone who voted for me. As I said when that shot got a Kodak photo of the day "my one moment of fame" and I think that will be the only decent shot I may ever takerolleyes1.gif thanks again everyone and congratulations to all the other entries that were amazing and should have won.iloveyou.gif

    Congrats Lynn clap.gifclap.gif

    As I've always said, I'd trade all my Egret and Night Heron shots, for that one rolleyes1.gif Even if this is the only great shot you'll ever take (and I highly doubt that), at least ya got one thumb.gif

    Outstanding and my all-time fav in the banner too :D

    Steve
    SmugMug Support Hero
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