CAFE CHALLENGE #5 Official VOTING THREAD

Challenge #5 Votes

3 Points: Hans, "Fence"
2 Points: nfoto, "Flying High"
1 Point: Joe Lorenzini "Angel's Fan"

This was hard! There are a lot of good photographs here, but in making my selections, I looked at how the artist used his or her tools and insights to help me go beyond the photograph itself.

 

By far the most successful and hardest to judge challenge yet. There are a LOT of outstanding photographs.

3 points to: Hans (very Blair Witch Project)
2 points to: AirBete for "At the speed of light"
1 point to: Panos for "Last Light"

Honorable mention goes to Jonathan's red "X". Very abstract (grin).

Thanks to Yves for the topic and to all the participants for their creative entries.

_/oe

 

interesting lot

3 POINTS: Stusimmo - 2 up 2 down
2 POINTS: Hillrg - pigeons
1 POINT: Daodang -colors on a ceiling

 

This is a tough call...
Challenge #5 is by far the most successful both in terms of participations and quality!

3 points to: Peter Bendheim for "Season 3/4" :!: :!: :!:
2 points to: Dao Dang for "Colors on a ceiling" :!: :!:
1 point to: Hans for "Fence" :!:


Yves a thousand thanks for the topic and the great orginization, as well as to all the participants for making it such a success!

 

Points

Great shots everyone.

3 Points: Dao Dang for Montreal Congress Center
2 Points: AirBete for At the speed of light
1 Point: Leigh for Night view from the Brewery

 

This was fun and tough to vote!!
Many great pictures. My vote, keeping the Contest Subject in mind:

3 points: Flying high - nfoto
2 points: Patterns of light and shadow - beaucamera
1 point: colors - Vinod Menon

 

AB's votes

3 POINTS: bendheim, Season 3/4
2 POINTS: daodang, Colors on a ceiling
1 POINT: Boobie Joe, Something

And if I had had more points to give:
4th place: hans, Fence
5th place: Nemesis, Not so abstract
6th place: Vinod Menon, Colors
7th place: Frits, Alien Invader at Dawn
8th place: greyflash, Female Psyche

Thanks to Boobie Joe for organizing this challenge.

AB.

 

andreas votes

3 Points: Hans, "Fence"
2 Points: Bendheim "Season 3/4"
1 Point: Daodang: "Color on a Cieling"

I have tried to take the ones that evokes the most emotions in me. Hans Fence is very somber, reminds me of dark winters in Sweden. Bendheims Season 3/4 gives a feeling of the Struggle in Suth Africa for me probably becasue of all of Peter's excellent descriptions an photo's from his home country's struggle. Daodang's Color on a Cieling is sort of a reminder for me when I first went to a big city with skyscrapers and the childish wonder I had for the reflections and colors and the echoing traffic that never dies down.

Nice work by all!

 

3 point Hans

2 point DaoDang

1 point Vinod

 

Wow ! What a challenge. Thank you Yves for setting this one up, and with so many good contributions.

3 : nfoto for Flying high
2: bendheim for Season 3/4
1 : Boobie Joe for Something

 

3 points: nfoto's flying high
very beachy.

2 points: bendheim's season 3/4
colors so deep I want to walk into them.

1 point: hans' fence
the grain, the pattern, the mood!

I would have given points to others too, if I had 'em to give.

 

Challenge 5

Some excellent entries; some are more abstract in the true sense of the word than others; ALL are very good, and to choose ia not at all easy.

3 Points to Hans for his B&W abstract FENCE, which is somthing I'd be proud to hang in my house...

2 points for nfoto for FLYING HIGH, which is truly an abstract work, nice coloring.

1 point for AirBete's SPEED OF LIGHT which I really like a lot.

Nice challenge.

Best

Peter

 

3pts....Patrick..........I like the abstract originality
2pts....Peter............The colors are amazing
1pt......Hans............Now that's abstract!!

I have really enjoyed this challenge and I am looking forward to the next one!!

 

Votes

What a huge submission list and all very good. My votes are -

3 pts - Colours - Vinod Menon
2 pts - Colours on Ceiling - Daodang
1 pt - Season 3/4 - Bendheim

:lol:

 

First a great thank to Yves P. for this challenging contest both for the topic and for the voting.

3 points for nfoto "Flying High"
2 points for Bendheim "Season 3/4"
1 point for Beaucamera "Light and shadow"

Flying High's pastel colors and simple shapes make me feel lightness and joy of living in summer. With the hot colors, the contrast and the texture, Peter's Season 3/4 reminds me that nothing can withstand heat and time degradation. Beaucamera's picture brings me back to my chidhood excitement when the first time, I saw the colors and lights in a kaleidoscope.

Congratulations for all the participants. You girls and guys are so creative.

 

My votes

Actually, it's tough! Challenge's partcipation is great. I think that the extended submission period was good for participation... and quality of the work done!!!!

3 points: Vinod Menon - colors
2 points: Patrick Bramlett - rollerblade accident: kind of stuff I really like!!!
1 point: airbete - at the speed of light

Others honorable mentions:
Daodang colors on a ceiling
Nfoto flying high
Boobie Joe great shot... as usual!!!!
Frits cool!

Very good challenge overall, for everyone!!! many good shots

Win or lose, if you've been inspired or learned something, everybody will come with something better next time!

 

3 points: bendheim season 3/4
2 points: stu simmo 2up 2 down
1 point: vinod menon colors

Difficult difficult great photos fun challenge

 

3 points - hans - fence
2 points - Vinod Menon - Colors
1 points - nfoto - flying high

 

3 points: Nfoto
2 points: Beaucamera
1 point: Vinod Menon