Best of Photography Photo Contest Entries...

THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
edited July 23, 2006 in Landscapes
I recently posted in News & Events (HERE) because I just found out I'm a finalist for an annual contest with over 20,000 entries! Unfortunatly, I submitted ~10 images and I don't know which one made it through!

Frog Lady suggested that I should post the images and see which one Dgrin picks. Hope you enjoy, and C&C is always appreciated! I can't find the info on what I submitted, but I think these are the ones::dunno

#1
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#2
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#3
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#4
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#5
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#6
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#7
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#8 Please excuse the dust spots - :D
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#9
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#10
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Thank you for looking!:thumb
Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

- Kevin

Comments

  • JamieCJamieC Registered Users Posts: 154 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2006
    #3 is very moody... that really caught my eye.

    Jamie
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 21, 2006
    Congrats. Best of luck.
  • AfterImageAfterImage Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2006
    Many of them are very good. I had to look them over several time to pick just one. And that one is....


    #6.

    The deep deep blue of the sky striking against the colors and textures of the rocks made this one stand out for me.

    Believe me it was hard to choose one!
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  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2006
    OK - since I instigated this, I guess I better chime in :D

    They're all very nice Kevin and very different. While there were several that stood out, I liked #4 w/ the turning leaving against the orange lichen covered rock and #9 of the silouette of the tree trunk, but I think I have to agree w/ JamieC that #3 is the best. I like the mood captured by the dramatic sky.

    good luck,

    C.
    Colleen
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  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2006
    Wow! Thank you all for your comments!!! It's interesting to see the difference in everyones tastes.

    FYI - all but two where taken in the Bakersfield, CA area. I moved here three years ago and it's been a struggle to find anything to shoot!!umph.gif

    Thank you again!
    Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

    - Kevin
  • retroretro Registered Users Posts: 303 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2006
    All of them are great! I say #3 #5 or #6...:D
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 22, 2006
    man i love number 4 it look like a place my wife and i trout fish...mwink.gif
  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2006
    Thanks Retro!

    Thank you Allensphoto! Let me know if you remember where - I can't find it!rolleyes1.gif I know it's on the Kern River but I've searched for it a few times with no luck. :cry

    They need to come out with a camera that has GPS built in and records it in the exif - now that would be COOL!
    Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

    - Kevin
  • mghanermghaner Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited July 22, 2006
    6 is it for me
    I really like number 6 although most all of them are awesome. Something about the softness of the blue sky against the harsh jagged rock make it one of those contast things that really moves me. For me that is what everything is all about contrast, black next to white, and as this one, soft next to hard. Let us know which one the "real" judges picked.
    "I feel way more like I do right now then I did earlier today"
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  • petesopetepetesopete Registered Users Posts: 29 Big grins
    edited July 22, 2006
    number 6 has to be my favorite, the colors and the angle are great. good luck in the contest!
    first comes love and then comes pain, let the games begin

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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 22, 2006
    the place i was talking about is in the SE corner of oklahoma ... the most beautiful part of oklahoma .. it's on the lower mountain fork ..great trout...thumb.gif
  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2006
    Hard to choose from this bunch but I agree with some of the others...#6 is the best one to me.

    You should setup the vote function for this thread.

    Erich
  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    Mghaner, Petesopete, and Erich6 -

    Thank you!thumb.gif I really like this one too - I have a poster of it above my TV!:D Got to love that 10-22!

    Erich - I didn't even think of doing a poll...oh well.ne_nau.gif Next time!


    Thank you again to everyone for all of your comments!!!
    Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

    - Kevin
  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    allensphoto wrote:
    the place i was talking about is in the SE corner of oklahoma ... the most beautiful part of oklahoma .. it's on the lower mountain fork ..great trout...thumb.gif

    Well...I didn't drive that far!:D
    Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

    - Kevin
  • thebigskythebigsky Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    Put your money on number 6.
    Landscape & Flower Photography
  • rosselliotrosselliot Registered Users Posts: 702 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    3, 6, or 10. I would say the boat one, but the dust spots...are very noticable.

    I love all of the photos though - GREAT job!!! when is this contest that you speak of?...is it free to enter? how many can you enter?

    thanks - RE
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  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    Rosselliot - Thank you! #10 is one of my wife's favorites. I don't really like itrolleyes1.gif . It's so funny to see how everyones tastes differ.

    As for the boats (Morro Bay), the printed version didn't have spots...I just got lazy when posting.:D
    Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

    - Kevin
  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    thebigsky - Thanks!
    thebigsky wrote:
    Put your money on number 6.
    Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

    - Kevin
  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    I forgot to answer your questions!:D Below is a link to the contest. It's a yearly contest and as far as I know, you can submit an unlimited amount but it costs $2.95 per entry...which I thought was pretty reasonable.ne_nau.gif

    Here you go -
    http://www.serbin.com/Contests/Contest.html
    rosselliot wrote:
    3, 6, or 10. I would say the boat one, but the dust spots...are very noticable.

    I love all of the photos though - GREAT job!!! when is this contest that you speak of?...is it free to enter? how many can you enter?

    thanks - RE
    Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

    - Kevin
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