>>> LPS#5 Semifinalists List!

Shay StephensShay Stephens Registered Users Posts: 3,165 Major grins
edited May 20, 2007 in The Dgrin Challenges
Congratulations are in order, the 10 dgrinners below are now qualified for the semifinal starting May 14!

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Post 61 - pyroPrints.com - Eternal Embrace




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Post 38 - Tessa HD - Petals of Fire




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Post 46 - Strikeslip - Voyage to the World's Edge




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Post 51 - pemmett - Dancers Dream




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Post 7 - vandana - "A prayer"




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Post 62 - LiquidAir - On Edge




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Post 64 - clovisguy - "Dandelion sunset"




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Post 16 - NanaMo - Wandering....




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Post 35 - richtersl - Catch of the Day




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Post 41 - Robert - Poulnabrone Dolmen



Position - Points - Photographer
1 - 20 - pyroPrints.com - Eternal Embrace
2 - 18 - Tessa HD - Petals of Fire
3 - 17 - Strikeslip - Voyage to the World's Edge
4 - 17 - pemmett - Dancers Dream
5 - 17 - vandana - "A prayer"
6 - 17 - LiquidAir - On Edge
7 - 16 - clovisguy - "Dandelion sunset"
8 - 16 - NanaMo - Wandering....
9 - 13 -richtersl - Catch of the Day
10 - 13 - Robert - Poulnabrone Dolmen
11 - 11 - PaulThomasMcKee - Silent Sentinel Signals Sanctuary
12 - 10 - OneWayMule - "Right then the mother knew that this was no ordinary baby elephant"
13 - 10 - Ristyz - Sunset Pirouette
14 - 10 - photog01 - 350z
15 - 10 - Xia_Ke - Water Droplets After April's Last Shower
16 - 9 - jimgoldstein - End of the Day
17 - 9 - traunerk - Lilac Shoot
18 - 9 - davev - Dark Morning
19 - 8 - indiegirl - "Tea for Three"
20 - 8 - Nikolai - Spanish Guitar
21 - 8 - anwmn1 - Water Break
22 - 7 - s.shinjin - Beauty Shines Above All
23 - 7 - Dizzy - Riot of Color
24 - 6 - eoren1 - The Joys of Childhood
25 - 6 - Swartzy - Navigational Profile
26 - 5 - imax - Afterburn
27 - 5 - dlscott56 - Natural Light
28 - 5 - Povertybarn - "Hosed"
29 - 4 - VisualXpressions - True Love
30 - 4 - Aaron Bernard - My Afternoon Nightmare Playground
31 - 3 - speedracer04 - Thats where it went
32 - 3 - mycaptures - Lighting the Way
33 - 2 - Dee - Light table tableau
34 - 2 - Green2 - P B & J
35 - 2 - scas - Spectra Botanica
36 - 2 - andymillson - In the shadow of Liberty
37 - 1 - lidaf - Blue Green Looking



See all the LPS finalists here: http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/2605319
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Comments

  • sherstonesherstone Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,356 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Big Congratulations are in order!
    Some amazing entries this round!

    Great work. clap.gif
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congrats!
    Congratulations are in order, the 10 dgrinners below are now qualified for the semifinal starting May 14!
    Congrats everybody! Very tough round we had...Now the real fun starts! clap.gif

    PS
    At least this time I guessed 7 out of 10 :-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • andymillsonandymillson Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congrats all, very well done

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  • pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    I would just like to say WOOOHOOO wings.gif!
    pyroPrints.com (my little t-shirt shop)
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  • GreensquaredGreensquared Registered Users Posts: 2,115 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    LPS#5 Winners
    Congrats to you all! clap.gif

    Some amazing photos in this round. Truly inspirational in their diversity. This is SO MUCH FUN!

    Emily
    Emily
    Psalm 62:5-6

  • Green2Green2 Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congratulations!!!
    Congratulations to everyone who made it into the Semi's! clap.gif

    There were some great entries this round!

    Special thanks to Shay, DoctorIT, and everyone who makes this possible.

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    Todd
  • Xia_KeXia_Ke Registered Users Posts: 90 Big grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Wow! Out of that field of entries I'm happier than hell to have at least made 15th place :D Congrats to all the finalists!!! Looking forward to seeing all the entries for the semis thumb.gif
    Aaron Lehoux

    My Gallery

    "Challenge yourself! You will have days of discouragement and days of success, but the only way to fail, is to quit!" - Emily (Greensquared)
  • JFreemanJFreeman Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Wow, looks like the judges decided based on color scheme this round. mwink.gif

    Congrats all
  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    congrats to all and look forward to seeing the semifinalists draw up some unique shots.
    "The Journey of life is as much in oneself as the roads one travels"


    Aaron Newman

    Website:www.CapturingLightandEmotion.com
    Facebook: Capturing Light and Emotion
  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Some incredible photos in this round! bowdown.gif
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    Looking for tips on macro photography? Check out my Blog: No Cropping Zone.
  • amy wilburnamy wilburn Registered Users Posts: 83 Big grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    yes, congrats all:)

    It will be interesting to see the new entries...as well as the timing of them, I think. I'm looking forward to it. (Excited about getting a chance to vote, too.)

    amy
  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congrat's folks.

    On to the semi's.
    dave.

    Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
  • indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congrats, you talented folks!

    Jesse
  • photog01photog01 Registered Users Posts: 6 Beginner grinner
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congrats!
    Congrats to the top 10! Very nice images and some stiff competition. Great job guys.
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,167 moderator
    edited May 15, 2007
    Great job everybody! These are all wonderful photos. clap.gif
    My Smugmug
    "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
  • JillGJillG Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congrats
    to all the winners and all who participated :D. Am looking forward to the next round, I think judging it will be HARD rolleyes1.gif

    Jill
    Jill
  • TentacionTentacion Registered Users Posts: 940 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congrats to the winners.

    AND a

    BIG Congrats to all that didn't make it, do not be discouraged, even though the judges didn't think your photo made the cut, there are still those that like it, for beauty is in the eyes of the beholder!!

    On to the Semi's...Whoohoooo....WE GET TO VOTE. I only hope and my
    biggest wish is that voting will be based on Composition, Quality, and Tecs...and not based on favoritism or popularity...cuz that would be a discouragement and a total bummer!! I say this cuz it is human nature to always support your favorite photographer. I have seen in other contests where someone has posted the worst photo but due to "popularity" they rec'd the most votes....I really hope this does not happen here, be honest with your minds eye and not to loyalty!

    With that said...GOOD LUCK TO THE SEMI FINALISTS and may your eyes behold what the Great Spirit lays before you!!
    You're only as good as your next photo....
    One day, I started writing, not knowing that I had chained myself for life to a noble but merciless master. When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended solely for self-flagellation...I'm here alone in my dark madness, all by myself with my deck of cards --- and, of course, the whip God gave me." Truman Capote
  • Tessa HDTessa HD Registered Users Posts: 852 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congratulations Everyone!
    There were so many incredible entries! This semi-final has me feeling intimidated! Yeeeesh - so much talent, wide open theme - my head is spinning.

    Tessa
    Love to dream, and dream in color.

    www.tessa-hd.smugmug.com
    www.printandportfolio.com
    This summer's wilderness photography project: www.tessa-hd.smugmug.com/gallery/3172341
  • JimWJimW Registered Users Posts: 333 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congrats
    Great job everyone, lots of wonderful images. Especially would like to call out Chandi (Astronomical Poetry) and Paul Thomas McKee (Silent Sentinel). I thought they were both tremendous.

    I don't want the cheese, I just want to get out of the trap.


    http://www.jimwhitakerphotography.com/
  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Holy Smokes!
    I squeaked into there!!! wings.gif

    This competition was tough! These rounds were interesting because you actually get to see your competition. That's not been the case in any of other exhibits in which I've taken part.

    There were some amazing photos in this round and to everyone who took part, I'd like to say....
    Congratulations!! clap.gif



    And thanks for making this an incredible competition. Heheheheh...there's nothing like giving the judges a hard time. naughty.gif

    We all survived!!!!:ivar

    Tessa HD wrote:
    This semi-final has me feeling intimidated! Yeeeesh - so much talent, wide open theme - my head is spinning.
    I totally agree with Tessa!
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Interesting that silhouettes outran the translucent entries (which everyone seemed to be working on!!!). Congratulations to all...it was a very full and tough field of contenders! thumb.gif
  • VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congratulations to all fellow shooters! and good luck to the semifinalists!

    Winston
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited May 15, 2007
    saurora wrote:
    Interesting that silhouettes outran the translucent entries (which everyone seemed to be working on!!!). Congratulations to all...it was a very full and tough field of contenders! thumb.gif
    I was just noticing this myself... and not only 90% silhouettes, but if you just look at the thumbnails, 6 out of 10 are predominantly orange or red silhouettes.

    Surprising.


    But anyway, the Finalists gallery has been updated. I must say, it is quite a stunning collection. Congrats to all!
    http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/2605319
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]


  • TentacionTentacion Registered Users Posts: 940 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    DoctorIt wrote:
    if you just look at the thumbnails, 6 out of 10 are predominantly orange or red silhouettes.

    Surprising.

    No so surprising, since statistics say that the human eye is attracted to bright rich primary colorsdeal.gif . Colors enhance a mood and can create a feeling!wings.gif
    You're only as good as your next photo....
    One day, I started writing, not knowing that I had chained myself for life to a noble but merciless master. When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended solely for self-flagellation...I'm here alone in my dark madness, all by myself with my deck of cards --- and, of course, the whip God gave me." Truman Capote
  • davidweaverdavidweaver Registered Users Posts: 681 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Hmmm...I wonder if there will be a color-blind round. LMAO.

    Now there's a theme. :D
  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congratulations everyone!!!!

    Beautiful photographs.

    Now I can't wait to start all over again! How long do we have to wait, 2 weeks?
  • RobertRobert Registered Users Posts: 148 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Congratulations to all that made the semi this time round. I feel like the ‘Last Photographer Sneaking’ in there.
    Those that didn’t make it this time – no worries – you have the whole year ahead of you. Your turn will come.
    My head is spinning with stupid ideas for the next shot. Just hope one clever one comes along.
    Robert
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited May 15, 2007
    dlscott56 wrote:
    Now I can't wait to start all over again! How long do we have to wait, 2 weeks?
    well, it's tuesday, so 1 day short of 2 weeks. :D
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]


  • NanaMoNanaMo Registered Users Posts: 189 Major grins
    edited May 20, 2007
    Wow!!!
    I have been on vacation in a place that had no internet connection and it has killed me to not be able to check in to Dgrin.....WOW...I am soooooo excited and thrilled!!! wings.gifwings.gifclapclap.gifclaprolleyes1.gifroflrolleyes1.gif

    Thank you to the judges...I am so pleased you like the photo and to those who critiqued it ......mucho gracias!! Now I must go see the critique of all of the entries. This comforts me after my wallet "going missing"....a bummer at the end of a wonderful vacation.

    Wow....got a week to get caught up....how exciting! Good luck to all....but not tooo much!!!

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    Maureen
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