Mini-Challenge 4 Winner
Justiceiro
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Bear with me, I am typing this on some sort of german keyboard, with no apparent apostrophes and the Z and the Y in the wrong place.
Runners Up, in no particular order
Anwmn1- heading west
beautiful pic- no commentary needed. Except for the fact that the watermark is waaaaay too obvious.
richtersl- abandoned homestead
Very strong, close to the number one spot. conversion is spot on.
Karrie McD- a little too late
I know, I know. It has selective coloring. I am nothing if not inconsistent. Let em explain my reasoning- selective coloring is, 99% of the time, pure schlock. "wow, everything is black and white but that single red rose!" or "amazing, a picture of a cute baby with the blue of its eyes the only color! I certainly have never seen that before."
I. Detest. Schlock. Period, end of discussion. This is why I would conditionally forbid selective colorization and dogmatically refuse to consider shots of babies in any contest I would ever run or be a judge in.
But this photo is slyly funny, and that forgives a lot. Schlock with humor is kitsch, and that is fine. Schlock alone is undigestible.
Awais Yqub- Still looking the way
I have no idea how Awais gets these shots. They are amazing.
Second Place
FlyingGina- resting in peace
This shot is great. It is pretty much exactly what I was looking for. IT conveys desolation very well, and the flag contextualizes this very well, as well as washing out the rest of the colors.
Da Champeen of the world
The winner is, according to my own aesthetic judgement (which you should substite for your own in all instances, due to my well know refinededty) is....
JAG- Cold Grave Stone
In the end it was a difficult choice, but I chose this one due to a number of factors. First, the composition is excellent. Thematically it fits well into desolation, loss, etc. The Angle is fantastic, I love the way the shadows fall across the snow. Five Stars.
So, JAG, I guess you are the lucky guy. Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make great.
Runners Up, in no particular order
Anwmn1- heading west
beautiful pic- no commentary needed. Except for the fact that the watermark is waaaaay too obvious.
richtersl- abandoned homestead
Very strong, close to the number one spot. conversion is spot on.
Karrie McD- a little too late
I know, I know. It has selective coloring. I am nothing if not inconsistent. Let em explain my reasoning- selective coloring is, 99% of the time, pure schlock. "wow, everything is black and white but that single red rose!" or "amazing, a picture of a cute baby with the blue of its eyes the only color! I certainly have never seen that before."
I. Detest. Schlock. Period, end of discussion. This is why I would conditionally forbid selective colorization and dogmatically refuse to consider shots of babies in any contest I would ever run or be a judge in.
But this photo is slyly funny, and that forgives a lot. Schlock with humor is kitsch, and that is fine. Schlock alone is undigestible.
Awais Yqub- Still looking the way
I have no idea how Awais gets these shots. They are amazing.
Second Place
FlyingGina- resting in peace
This shot is great. It is pretty much exactly what I was looking for. IT conveys desolation very well, and the flag contextualizes this very well, as well as washing out the rest of the colors.
Da Champeen of the world
The winner is, according to my own aesthetic judgement (which you should substite for your own in all instances, due to my well know refinededty) is....
JAG- Cold Grave Stone
In the end it was a difficult choice, but I chose this one due to a number of factors. First, the composition is excellent. Thematically it fits well into desolation, loss, etc. The Angle is fantastic, I love the way the shadows fall across the snow. Five Stars.
So, JAG, I guess you are the lucky guy. Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make great.
Cave ab homine unius libri
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I am honored that my picture was picked for second place, but totally humbled by the touching, nostalgic and beautiful photographs that people submitted. They made me think and feel and I can give no higher praise.
Virginia
"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know." Diane Arbus
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Thanks! I'm honored.
And, congratulations to JAG! Great image!!!!
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Lauren Blackwell
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Ok...so I now need to come up with a theme eh? let me get my first morning coffee and put my thinking cap on.
Again thank you.
Thanks for placing my photo in the runner up category; I'm extreamly proud to have shown an execption to your "rule" about selective coloring. There are soooooo many good photos that come out of this topic.
JAG congrats, that is a great photo!