Mini Challenge 343 Black and White Up Close RESULTS

JAG

I want to thank all who participated. Glad we had some new participants too. Here are the results:

@grandmaR Of your entries, I like number 1 Selfie in the bottom of a stainless steel sink the most. That sink was spotless! Although I also really like your non entry of the dentist light. Kudos!

@pegelli A nice collection of black and white images. My favorite of the 3 you entered is 2: Km. marker along the river Mosel .

@Cavalier I absolutely love the 3) Rose is a rose, treatment with more of a sepia tone, but not sure that it qualifies completely as a black and white. However, your 1) Maternity shoot - folded hands with baby booties. is adorable and would be my favorite of your entries.

@spanky117ab All 3 of your entries are intriguing, with my favorite being the Mosquito up close and personal, Kudos!

@TonyCooper 3 awesome entries! It was hard to choose which one I liked the most! But maybe it's because I own chickens that I choose Eggstremely dirty hands as my favorite this round. Kudos!

@sapphire73 Thanks for dropping in and participating, even though not for the judging round. I like both your images but the Night Blooming Cereus tops the bighorn sheep this time around. I use to own one of those plants. It would bloom once a year and only at night. Wasn't a very pretty plant, but the blooms were so sweet smelling and would be totally faded out by morning. Had to get up about 1 am to take great pictures of them.

The winners are:

3rd Place - @Cavalier (congrats Jo!)
Maternity shoot - folded hands with baby booties.

2nd Place - @TonyCooper (Congrats Tony!)
Eggstremely dirty hands

1rst Place - @spanky117ab (Congrats Mike! Now it's your turn to start a new mini! Let me know if you need help)
Mosquito up close and personal

Cavalier

Fun mini, Joyce. Thanks for the 3rd place nod and congratulations to Tony and Mike for some excellent work. Looking forward to the next Mini Challenge!

sapphire73

@Joyce, thank you for running this fun mini-challenge! As always, I enjoyed seeing the various entries. Congratulations to Mike, Tony and Jo on your entries!

Joyce, I photographed this night blooming cereus at a friend's house but we now have one living on our deck each summer! One of our sons teaches biology and physics in a nearby high school and brings his large collection of plants to our deck in the summer time.

spanky117ab

Wow I sure didn't see that coming, what a great birthday present this is, so many great entrees. Thank you all for the votes. I will try my best to come up with the next challenge. Congrats to 2nd and 3rd place winners, you photos are fantastic as were all the others who entered. Regards....Mike

grandmaR

Thank you for running the mini, The sink was in the bathroom on a Disney cruise. And congratulations to the well deserved winners

pegelli

Thanks for a well run mini and the comments Joyce, that makes these informal challenges a real joy, and I'm also happy we've attracted a few new participants.

Congrats @spanky117ab with a well deserved win, great macro of a not so great insect. Also congrats to @TonyCooper and @Cavalier for 2nd and 3rd place, well deserved in a strong field of submissions!

TonyCooper

Yes, thanks to Joyce for coming up with an interesting and challenging theme.