Results: Dgrin Mini-Challenge #272 - BOATS

grandmaR

I had a very hard time judging this mini and keeping to the guidelines I set for myself. I think it is hard to get a fresh and new perspective on boats - for one thing it is hard to get close enough to them, and their surroundings are often somewhat featureless. So I have picked my favorite from each person's entries more or less in order they were submitted

Sherry the Staten Island Ferry is just such a glowing statement that I can't fault it on size. But I can't pass up the last party boat with the splatter decoration

Joyce, although I don't often like wrecked boats (I find them sad and upsetting), I can't pass up Nomad in a sea of grass

Jo - I loved the photo of the little sailboat towing the dinghy on the flat calm Puget Sound

Sara I did like the photo of the winch - it was a welcome difference in perspective

Moose, in spite of the Air Force joke (my daughter was in the AF), I just loved "After the Storm" It is like a beacon of warmth on a vast sea

Lillian my favorite was the canoes with the overarching trees and the soft sunlight

Kurt I have a hard time picking between Captain Jack and Scooting Around in Maine. I love shrimp boats, but the other one looks like such FUN

Pieter all of yours were great - I enjoyed the 'boathouse' one too. My favorite was Five in a Row

Peter all of yours were terrific and it was hard to pick but I loved the lonely little rowboat at low tide

Mongoose, I thought the sailboat photo was just stunning. I don't often like the very saturated colors but in this case I thought it was just right

David - Rush is a really different and nice perspective. But I liked your "extra" better than all the rest.

sapphire I loved your little flower decorated tugboat.

So here are the results

First Peter
the lonely little rowboat at low tide

Second Mongoose

Third Moose

And HM to everyone else.

sarasphotos

Congratulations to the three well-deserved winners. I'm sure judging was difficult as there were many good and interesting shots in this mini. Grandma, thanks for running a great mini.

Cavalier

Fun mini. Congrats to Peter, Mongoose and Moose. (I know there's a joke in there somewhere with those three names, but my funny bone fails me.)

DavidRGillespie

Congratulations to the the top three and thanks to @grandmaR for the comments. There were a lot of really great images in this set, and judging them must have been really difficult.

GSPeP

Thanks GrandmaR ! There were a lot of great boat pictures in this challenge. Didn't expect to be the winner.

That means I'll have to come up with a new challenge. I'll try to post one today or latest tomorrow.

lkbart

Congrats Peter! & Mongoose & Moose! Thanks to GrandmaR for the comments - great challenge!

JAG

Sorry I'm so late in putting things in the sticky positions and removing the old. I've been processing moose since my hubby came back from his hunt and have not been on for a few days. Congrats to the winners and thank you @grandmaR for running a great challenge!