*** NOVEMBER PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST - FINAL Round ***

[superconnected]

NOTE TO MODS: Skinner has authorized this contest to be run in GD.

This is the monthly photography group contest. The theme for November is Silhouettes.

These 10 photos won the preliminary round. Now, please vote on the winner for the November contest.

The Final round will run until 9am Nov 26th.



1. Hobbs


2. Sunset.


3. Olympic Beach Sunset


4. Tree Dwellers


5. El Gaitero Cubano (Cuban bagpiper)


6. Sundown Celebration


7. Hikers


8. Early Bird


9. Burning Bush Sunrise


10. From Under the Canopy

[ms liberty]

1. They are all so good, it's almost impossible to choose...

In the end, I had to choose "Tree Dwellers" because it looks like home, and I miss home quite dreadfully at this time of year. Home is Tampa, Florida, BTW. I was born here in NC, and I live in NC and I love it, but Tampa is where I grew up, and it will always be home.

[annabanana]

2. What a great bunch of shots!

I ended up choosing Under the Canopy.. I love the way the fronds are echoed by the clouds & sun.

[Why Syzygy]

3. I'm only sorry

we only get one vote.

[knitter4democracy]

4. Sunset is just lovely.

They are all strong pieces, though. Congrats to all.

[JeffR]

5. Every one of these is worthy of being the winner

and each of the photographers should be proud. It was damn hard to choose one to vote for in this round without regretting not being able to give a vote to each one.

Thanks to the photographers for reminding us today that we should be thankful for this beautiful planet. If the human race spent more time honoring the wonders of life, as these good people have, and less time actually screwing up the earth, we might find that heaven is right here and now, and not some mythical Oz above the clouds.

Happy Thanksgiving, Photography Group. Blessed be you all.

[xiamiam]

7. touching sentiment....happy thanksgiving to you and all the photography group and duers....

some of my favorites didnt get here...i loved the pink billowy sky in the sunset photo..scroll automatically stopped each time i checked to see how i was doing in the poll...i love that time of day...sorry i dont remember who took that photo...and i loved the bridge in scotland...well, i love a lot of the photos...just want to say i am also grateful to du for saving my sanity, educating and allowing me to vent, and for providing a photography group where i can play as well..Happy THANKSGIVING...

[NV Whino]

6. Kick

[eleny]

8. That little early bird really speaks to me

These photographs are fabulous. K&R for the thread.

[soup]

24. That was my choice, too.

Thank you to all the photographers who share their work here. I really enjoy these threads.

[blueraven95]

55. well, you should stop by the Photography forum

we have lots more of these kinds of threads all the time!

[alfredo]

9. Sunset Celebration packs an emotional punch. Everything, setting,

lighting, composition, color are perfect in my opinion. It is one of those images I wish I would have created.
In my opinion it is heads and shoulders above the rest. It is timeless. The others are very good, but Sunset Celebration hit me like a kick to the head.

[xiamiam]

13. hard for me to get the full impact of a photo without filling the screen with it..standing back

which i just did with that one...and you're right ...its a great image...

now, i'll do that with the rest...

[alfredo]

16. I would love to see it poster sized. It is so serene.

It, more than any other makes me want to be there and feel it in person.

[livvy]

10. They are all uniquely beautiful! Just lovely, every single one. n/t

[Straight Shooter]

11. Very tough call.

But I finally chose El Gaitero Cubano. Normally I don't care for photos with human subjects in them, but this one is fascinating.

Remarkable photos. The photographers deserve much praise, each and every one of them. :thumbsup:

[blueraven95]

54. out of curiosity...

what is it about human subjects that you don't like?

[zeemike]

12. It is almost impossible to say one is better than the other

But I chose Burning Bush sunrise because of the intensely beautiful color of the sky

[canadianbeaver]

14. All wonderful pics......but Hobbs takes it for me....cat lover I am..n/t

[Karenina]

22. Hobbs was my favorite photo

but did NOT get my vote this time because of the THEME. I had to go for #2 Sunset as it most complies... And it's BEAUTIFUL (as are they ALL!)

[liberal N proud]

15. What is so special about Hobbs that he keeps getting all these votes?

Where is Calvin?

[Mr_Spock]

17. The post above about cat lovers on DU explains it for me

I was wondering the same thing. I asked my dad who is a lifelong photographer to judge and Hobbs was 5th in his mind. I love cats too. :D

[F.Gordon]

18. What did your dad pick as #1? Just curious

My #1 probably won't make the final three, which is too bad. Compostion, excellent representation of the whole "rule of thirds" thing. Tone. Color balance. The eye is immediately drawn to one focal point and then takes in everything round' it... something very hard to do with any photo. Plus, it's a "pure" silhouette. Has that whole theme thing going for it.

I'm more of a fox lover, but they like cats.
:evilgrin:

[Mr_Spock]

20. His pick may not make the top 9!

He liked the "hikers" first, "Olympic Beach Sunset" 2nd & "Early Bird" 3rd. He gave honorable mention to "El Gaitero Cubano". I liked the Olympic Beach Sunset myself. We both agreed that the cat was a little too dominant in the first picture. Just opinions...

[F.Gordon]

21. "Hikers" is an excellent photo

It really tells a story. Doesn't need a title to let the viewer know what they are looking at. And I love the slope of the "horizon" and the balance of the two hikers against the one. It may not have been planned that way.. but it really works. IMHO. :crazy:

It's all just opinions. I was just curious what pop..... thought. Thanks
:hi:

[RagingInMiami]

26. I like "hikers"

It reminds me of those old frontier pictures of westward expansion.

[MattSh]

45. While the exposure one might get on GD is nice....

It now becomes a popularity contest, and 9 times out of 10, a photo with children or animals will probably win. Technical merit gets thrown out the window.

IMO.

[blueraven95]

53. I think there is always an element of popularity contests with these

just the nature of how our voting works.

And you would be surprised how often children or animals don't win as well. We love our landscapes!

[jayctravis]

65. cats should have a handicap!

[F.Gordon]

19. Oops. Forgot. K&R

:kick:

[Pool Hall Ace]

23. Kick

:kick:

[WiseButAngrySara]

25. WOW! ....n/t

[Libby2]

27. It was really hard to choose, they are all wonderful. n/t

[RagingInMiami]

28. Purrrr

[babylonsister]

29. Kickety kick! nt

[dipsydoodle]

30. For the benefit of any Irish out there who are puzzled

Yes - in #4 there appears to be only two dwellers in the tree. :rofl|:

They are all good and I thank you for posting them. Hobbs wins for me.:)

[greiner3]

31. Cats are good!

But anything that hints, gives hope or actually announces the actual dirty deed has to be the winner. I vote for bush is burning, or whatever!

[sweetheart]

32. my belated entry

Love the 3rd one with the colours.

[regnaD kciN]

36. I don't know if I'd call that one a silhouette...

...but I would call it beautiful! :applause:

I'd love to see some of your other work -- drop by the photo group, won't you?

[JeffR]

44. That is very impressive

Get thee to the Photography Group.

[Blue Gardener]

33. They are all fantastic!

But kitties always win out!

[NanceGreggs]

34. While all of the finalists are spectacular ...

... as they always are, it's Sundown Celebration that touches me the most.

It looks more like a painting than a photograph, in that everything is so perfectly captured, it seems more the rendering of an artist who could choose how to play with light, shadow and colour rather than be fortunate enough to snap the shutter at JUST the right moment in time.

It's always difficult to choose JUST ONE of the fine photos in each contest, but this is the one that really embraced me - plus it reminded me of days on the beach growing up on Long Island, where we were always ready to take that one last splash in the surf before heading home for the evening.

[Chomp]

35. My favs are last!

Hikers and Early Bird...fantastic.

[qanda]

37. kick

:kick:

[blueraven95]

38. I think its interesting how many sunsets/sunrises made it to the top ten

just an observation.


Oh god, I wish I had more than one vote!

[regnaD kciN]

39. Not really...

...when the very nature of silhouettes is that they're backlit. In my experience, most backlit images are taken with the rising or setting sun behind them, thus a lot of silhouettes will be sunsets or sunrises (the latter more rarely, since people are more likely to be up at sunset than at sunrise ;-) ) by default.

[blueraven95]

48. you know, my concept of a silhouette has always been more Victorian based

of the image being projected onto a screen being backlight (so you are looking at the screen from the one side, with the object and the light being on the other side. I think its probably a more traditional definition of the term, and if I'd had time I would have done one to submit. I don't think it would have done very well, though, when I look at all of these gorgeous images.

[RagingInMiami]

50. Well if you would have done all that ...

And then added a cat.

[blueraven95]

51. well, I thought that went without saying...

[RagingInMiami]

52. Then we really would have had a catfight on our hands

[blueraven95]

56. nah, my cats are scaredy-cats

they would have turned tail.:bounce:

[Cameron27]

40. Beautiful photos!

I don't know a thing about photography, but my vote went to Sundown Celebration because it instantly drew me in and kept me looking.

Congratulations to all the talented photographers!

[TheBaldyMan]

41. shame I can only pick one

[Alamom]

42. They are all so beautiful ........

but cats make incredible subjects for most all themes.

[JeffR]

43. Kicked again

:kick: :kick:

[DesertRat]

46. So beautiful

Thank you. :)

[GOPFighter]

47. I haven't voted yet because

I can't make up my mind. Every time I think I've made up my mind. I love colorful sunsets, dramatic clouds, cats, and moody overcast skies. It's going to be a tough decision. Kudos to every finalist!

[graywarrior]

58. Vote for the prettiest photographer!

[alfredo]

49. kick

[superconnected]

57. I always thought there was an extradornairy amount of cat people

on du. Now I KNOW.

[alfredo]

59. I'm a cat person too.

Not sure if being a cat person influenced the vote. The photographer now knows why the water keeps disappearing.

[regnaD kciN]

77. An interesting observation...

When we were holding the contests in the Lounge, we had one dog photo win, but never a cat photo. In fact, photos of cats generally finished quite low, while dogs did much better.

Now that GD is being polled rather than the Lounge Lizards, we have a cat photo winning. Coincidence? Discuss.

[intheflow]

81. Can I use this reply to advance my opinion--

one more time--that we need to do a Cat vs. Dog theme one of these months? Hobbs and Ben have truly convinced me.

[regnaD kciN]

85. Not a bad idea, but...

...not next month! ;-)

[Call Me Wesley]

60. Kick. (nt)

[Catchawave]

61. Oh man.....this is hard work!

10 beautiful photos and only 1 vote !

Congratulations to all the talented photographers :toast:

[superconnected]

62. A kick for all of you returning from Black Friday shopping.

[superconnected]

63. And a Five o'clock kick before I take off for the evening.

Photographer #1, Pet Hobbs for me.

[Catchawave]

64. I'll kick to that....!

[graywarrior]

66. December Contest needs to be cats.

[judaspriestess]

67. I chose Hobbs

they are all beautiful pics. My second choice was early bird. The reason for me, there are so many pics out there of beautiful sunsets for example its almost a given. The kitty and bird are a moments caught in time of their little lives.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

68. Every photo was incredible to me.. I chose 5 as my favorite

I chose 5 as my favorite.


I'm not kidding... they ALL deserve to win. what incrdible photos....


my favorites:


1) 5
2) 4
3) 2
4) 3
5) 10


but i Love each one.

[blueraven95]

69. kicking for the nighttime

:kick: :kick:

[xiamiam]

70. kick

[Cobalt Violet]

71. Swift kick.

:kick:

[Redneck Socialist]

72. Goddamn cats!

I kid, I kid! :evilgrin:

But given the cat-centric nature of DU cats photos really need their own contest. :)

[graywarrior]

73. I'll drink to that.

[blueraven95]

74. kick

I wouldn't mind hanging Sunset on my wall - it is gorgeous!

[RagingInMiami]

75. Meow

[Ms. Toad]

76. Kick!

[JeffR]

78. Kick!

:kick:

[xiamiam]

79. kick

[Trajan]

80. I am NOT a cat person .....

So I carry no excessive animal bias into this choice ....

(Perhaps the opposite ? .. it IS a great photo, though)

I will instead choose the one that best reflects my choice (and my new excessive bias) to live in one of the most amazing places on earth : The Northwest ....

Olympic Beach Sunset ....

ALL are wonderful .....

[superconnected]

82. cat people and non-cat people, the contest is over in the morning - vote now.

Just trying to wring any last votes out of the crowd. The turnout has been awesome!

[RagingInMiami]

83. I would describe this contest as being ...

the cat's meow

[AtomicKitten]

84. So, can one purchase a copy of the photos?

I am mesmerized by "Sunset."

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

86. Amazing group of photos

We have some real talents here on DU. I wish I could vote for all of them.

[Ms. Toad]

87. Sunday Morning Leap

back to the top!

[superconnected]

88. Contest over in 20 mins.

[superconnected]

89. Contest is over. Congratulations jhain with the entry Hobbs!

Winner jhain with the photo Hobbs! :party:
:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

Thank you all photographers for participating. :toast:

Thank you GD for voting! :toast:

[unhappycamper]

90. The November contest is now closed.

Great pics, Guys!!!!