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indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
edited June 11, 2007 in The Dgrin Challenges
Post 'em here: your top ten favorites from LPS 6. Don't vote for your own, silly. We know you like yours best. Extra credit: tell us why you picked the ones you picked.

Extra good juju to those who post before the judges.

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    indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    SO. Many. Good. Entries.

    #15: Meandering Through the Valley
    Photogmama

    #17: Subtly Sensual Sinuous Sheets of Silky Shiny Saffron Steel
    PaulThomasMcKee

    #32: Under the Boardwalk
    Tentacion

    #34: Angles of an Orange
    Quark

    #36: Emulating Escher
    richtersl

    #45: Original Sin
    Greensquared

    #42: Sunrise
    Mitchell

    #79: Chevy
    Nikos

    #89: Fish Outta Water
    Ristyz

    #92: Windblown Dandelion
    3phase

    And here are my I-hate-to-cut-these list:

    #6: A Bug's Life by DaveK
    #14: Hunting Dragon by Dalantech
    #49: Stairway by Robert
    #61: Sexy by PyroPrints.com
    #76: Cable Suspension Bridge at Night by ArtScott
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    richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    I hear ya, Indiegirl. There were a lot of outstanding entries!!! thumb.gif I had problems making my list too. But here are my top 10:

    #5 Morning Sun - fashiznitsngrins
    #17 Subtly Sensual Sinuous Sheets of Silky Shuny Saffron Steel - PaulThomasMcKee
    #22 Archway - Strikeslip
    #23 Spectrum - NanaMo
    #45 Original Sin - Greensquared
    #50 Zantedeschia - Sherstone
    #65 The Cloudgate - vandana
    #73 A Winding Climb - Shatch
    #76 Cable Suspension Bridge at Night - ArtScott
    #79 Chevy - Nikos

    My hate-to-cut-list is here:

    #6 A Bug's Life - DaveK
    #15 Meandering Through the Valley - photogmomma
    #31 Helix - VisualExpressions
    #32 Under the Boardwalk - Tentacion
    #101 SFO Landing - jmearns

    #84 Homecoming - Indiegirl. I didn't see angular or curvy here -- all I saw was a mother's love. iloveyou.gif
    Linda

    http://lrichters.smugmug.com
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    indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    richtersl wrote:
    #84 Homecoming - Indiegirl. I didn't see angular or curvy here -- all I saw was a mother's love. iloveyou.gif

    The curvy heart thingy I was shooting through wasn't curvy enough, eh? Ah well. That'll teach me to do something last minute!

    Jesse
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    Tessa HDTessa HD Registered Users Posts: 852 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    hopefully i won't be chastised for my following choices. it was very tough. don't worry about me voting for mine - it WASN'T on my short list!!!

    5, morning sun - loved all the curves from the great lighting
    12, bending the rule, the great lighting making all the angles, along with creativity, kept this one on my short list
    17, subtley sensual, love the colors, curviness, and comp
    27, take me home....says both themes to me, nicely executed
    31, helix, great way of showing off a curvy bldg, perfect sky and colors
    37, fallen, love the colors, comp, and curviness
    49, stairway, like artwork to me, love the comp, angles, lighting
    50, zantedeschia, beautiful lighting and comp to show off curviness of petal, i like the abstract-like dark and light areas
    64, rain machine, love the angles of the jets of water, lighting and comp
    89, fish outta water, creative view, nice contrast of colors, curvy

    some other fav's:
    6, bug's life
    15, meandering....
    21, around the bend
    22, archway
    23, spectrum
    36, emulating escher
    48, center pivot
    56, erasmus
    62, icelandic poppy
    73, winding climb
    76, cable suspension
    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
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    richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    indiegirl wrote:
    The curvy heart thingy I was shooting through wasn't curvy enough, eh? Ah well. That'll teach me to do something last minute!

    Jesse
    It was curvy. It was just superceded by what you were feeling. :D
    Linda

    http://lrichters.smugmug.com
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    indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    richtersl wrote:
    It was curvy. It was just superceded by what you were feeling. :D

    Yeah, I'm a heap right now. I fully admit it!
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    TentacionTentacion Registered Users Posts: 940 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    So many great photos, not much time at the moment, will get to it as soon as I get home.. (hopefully).

    PS: Indiegirl glad to see your little girl going home!! Hope all is well, and may the Great Spirit continue to protect you and yours from all 4 corners of the earth..

    Have a Great Day Everyone!!
    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
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    dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    #5 Morning sun
    #7 Hotel sculpture
    #12 Bending the rule
    #22 Archway
    #34 Angles of an orange
    #36 Emulating Escher
    #50 Zantedeschia
    #73 A winding climb
    #79 Chevy
    #92 Windblown dandelion
    Dave

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    explorishexplorish Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    my top 19
    here's my top 19 and the reasons why i liked them / they stood out to me.

    # - because it is / it has / of its
     5 – fun
    14 – just an out-standing shot
    15 – so naturally curved
    27 – minimalist style
    34 – creativity
    41 – execution + title
    47 – idea
    49 – halucinating effect
    62 – that very subtle curve
    64 - beautiful
    65 - surreal
    67 – meaningful
    73 – curvy
    75 – so cool
    79 – looks like it used to be alive
    82 – colors
    84 – because she deserves it
    100 – idea
    101 – colors

    a pleasure to watch this, folks.
    cheers!
    The best thing about a photo is the journey that brought you to it.
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    DaveKDaveK Registered Users Posts: 83 Big grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    Tough job to narrow down to just 10. I pity the judges. Just some of my favorites but I could not keep it to just 10 rolleyes1.gif Good luck to all, terriffic work!

    Morning Sun - Fashiznitsngrins
    Bending the Rule - Liquid Air
    Subtly Sensual - PaulThomasMcKee
    Archway - Strikeslip
    Angles of an Orange - Quark
    Fallen - pemmett
    Center Pivot - nelsonstuff
    Stairway - Robert
    Zantedeschia - sherstone
    Abstraction - sunita
    A Winding Climb - shatch
    Scissor Arch - SimonTalm
    Rain Machine - drdane
    Chevy - nikos
    Windblown Dandelion - 3Phase
    SFO Landing - jmearns
    Dave Keith
    "Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take photographs." -- Helmut Newton
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    GaryBakkerGaryBakker Registered Users Posts: 266 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    It might just be me, but I think that curvy subjects are more emotionally "grabbing" than angular subjects. The ones that are my favorites are all curvy.

    I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that 7 of the 10 entries chosen as finalists will be the curvy theme.

    Of course, the odds are with me. mwink.gif By my subjective evaluation:
    51 entries were predominantly curvy
    32 entries were predominantly angular
    20 entires were either ambiguous, or had both elements
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    SelinaSelina Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited June 11, 2007
    #6 - A Bug's Life (amazing contours)
    #15 - Meandering through the Valley (such a classic shot, don't you think?)
    #43 - Spring Fresh (i saw spring in that shot, and spring makes me happy!)
    #47 - Sunrise (i love how bright the yellow looks against the black)
    #64 - Rain Machine (i can't quite decide why i like this shot, it just looks so fresh and original)
    #79 - Chevy (i love the motion in the photo)
    #90 - Before the Judgement (such a philosophical shot. i wonder where it is)
    #102 - One Step at a Time (can't help loving it!)


    i don't have a top 10, but here are my maybe's. really amazing shots, but i had a little doubt.
    #22 - Archway: i really really like this, it's an amazing place. i just wish it wasn't an angled shot
    #99 - GameSetMatch: would have been a perfect curvy shot for me if it was taken within the courts. i guess the idea was to capture angularity of the fence, but i would have thought the player's motion was an interesting twist to curvy.
    #100 - Ticonderoga Venti: i'm not sure about the shadow, but the mug and pencils make an interesting shot.
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    NanaMoNanaMo Registered Users Posts: 189 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    Indiegirl,

    Welcome back and we all hope your daughter improves every day! Having had 5 of my own...been there, done that, got the tee shirt! Started out with 2 premies...2# 13oz and 3# 4oz (and probably your age) ....when they did NOTHING for premies. The first has run 13+ marathons (Boston [top 10%], NY, Chi, etc etc) and x # of 1/2 marathons and the other little one is 6' 4" and the proud papa of 3 beautiful girls. clap.gifclap

    Each of us has had challenges with the growth and develpment of our kids and we thank you for what you did pictorally that made many relate and know that there are others out there who will support them through the difficult times. Thank you. bowdown.gif

    It was great fun to see I have made it on 3 of your lists so far and it gives me great pride to make that with my peers. We are all up against such wonderful, experienced photographers and it is great fun to be pushed to our limits by them!! This was a challenge as many of us had the same idea. .....and #7....OHMIGAWSH!!!....how cool are the judges for pushing us? Bet many of us have the same idea and we have to be better than someone else with the same idea!!

    Best Regards,
    Maureen
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