RESULTS: Mini Challenge #339: Close-ups of man-made objects

sarasphotos

Even though there were not many entries I still had some trouble deciding.

@sapphire73 Gretchen I enjoyed all three of your photos, even if they were not for consideration. My favorite of the tree was #3, the greenhouse handle - I love the way you caught the reflection and the perfect DOF in the photo. In photo 2 (Speyer Cathedral door) I like the way you framed the ark in the decorative arch of the door panel. I also have pictures of that door - it's very rich in subject matter!

@Cavalier No reason to be intimidated Jo, you had great entries. I liked 1 & 3 the best because they both really brought the respective subjects to life. And that bus is something else!!

@pegelli A great set of shots, Pieter, wonderful use of DOF in all three photos, although the trumpet in #1 verges slightly on the macro. Hard to say which is my favorite - I found the WW1 memorial moving.

@grandmaR I liked all of your entries for divverent reasons - the stark black and gold of the watch, the needlepoint details of #2 and the painted screen of #3. What an interesting local tradition that also highlights your painting talents!

@JAG I enjoyed your set of entries, although your re-working of #3 didn't float my boat as much as the original. My favorite of the three was the close up of the chandelier in #1. Lovely details!

The winners are:

3rd Place: @JAG for #1 Gold and Crystal Chandelier in Catherine's Palace, St. Petersburg Russia

2nd Place: @Cavalier for #3 Blues Brothers atop a vintage goofy bus

1st Place: @pegelli #2 Chained and locked: this one ticked all the boxes for me: sharp subject, interesting shapes and composition.

OK Pieter, I'm handing it off to you.

Cavalier

Fun and well run mini, Sara. And thanks so much for the 2nd place nod.
Looking forward to your next mini, Pieter.

grandmaR

thank you for a great mini idea. I like close-ups of things that aren't actually macro. Just details that I can see with my eye.

JAG

Thank you Sara for a well run challenge and for your comments and placing me as 3rd. Kudos to all who entered and to @pegelli and @Cavalier for your first and second placings. Bring on the next mini Pieter!

pegelli

Wow, I never expected that. Thanks Sara for a wll run mini, all the comments and being picked as #1.
Congrats to @Cavalier and @JAG for second and third, very worthy pictures both of them.

I'll put up my thinking cap and will try to have a new one up in the coming days!

sapphire73

Thank you, Sara. That was a fun mini, and I appreciate your thoughts on the photos I shared. Congratulations to @pegelli, @Cavalier and @JAG and it was fun to see all of the entries as well!