CAFE CHALLENGE #7 - VOTING THREAD

[Frits]

WHOAA, SLOW DOWN!! – don’t rush…….

That’s better…welcome to the Nikon Café Challenge #7 -
"STRENGTH" - voting thread.

Imagine: You are in a tastefully lit photo display gallery with a slight cool breeze making its way through the rooms. The photo displays are perfectly illuminated and a small crowd is moving from display to display. You notice a whiff of a pleasant fragrance in the air, which must come from the tall brunette in the salmon dress. Nice!
Get yourself a few pieces of cheese and a glass of cool white wine and get ready to enjoy.
Be sure to take the time to read the artist’s comments, pinned on a piece of laminated carton below the frames.

You have been asked to judge the exhibition, together with all the other members of the Café. You prepare to take notes as you go.

You are allowed three votes:
1st place: 3 points
2nd place: 2 points
3rd place: 1 point

So, go ahead, enjoy the exhibition. Be sure to take your time and to read the photographer’s comments.
Then post your votes in this thread.
Voting will last for 4 days and will end on Thursday, June 16, 23:59 EDT.

Results will be posted shortly after.

 

[hillrg]

1st place: 3 points Robert "Iwo Jima"
2nd place: 2 points Michael "Smoking"
3rd place: 1 point Lin "Stopping the train"

Great job everyone!

 

[kengo]

1st place (3 points) - Total Wreck by NB23
2nd place (2 points) - Blowing a little too strong by Boobie Joe
3rd place (1 point) - "wounded biker" by Mike Mac

 

[Joe_Lorenzini]

1st place: 3 points to Mike Mac (cyclist)
2nd place: 2 points to NB23 (total wreck)
3rd place: 1 point to RFCNIKON (Iwo Jima)

HM to Chris101 which I would have selected had it not been for the word "Sunshine" on the girls... well you know.

_/oe

 

[Kevin Scott]

1st place (3 points) - Bones of a Bridge by Christian
2nd place (2 points) - Padlock by David
3rd place (1 point) - Stopping the train by Lin

 

[AndyWoodward]

First choice "Total Wreck" by NB23
Second choice "Strength of Dad" by TKO
Third choice "Fragile Strength" by BeauCamera

Honourable mention to "Faith's Strength Shines Through" by Patrick Bramlet

Well done to everyone else!


Andy

 

[linm]

1st place (3 points) - Smoking (MCS)
2nd place (2 points) - Fence (Kengo)
3rd place (1 point) - Fragile Strength (beaucamera)

Honourable mention to David Fink for the Padlock

Some great entries!

 

[beaucamera]

Votes

First Place ( 3 points): Joe Lorenzini, "Horse and Rider."
I liked this image because it showed "co-operative" strength and concentration.

Second Place (2 points): Michael McShuster, "A powerful engine"
Beautifully executed example of "raw strength."

Third Place (1 point): Lin, "Stopping the Train."
Very creative. Shows the strength of imagination and the powers of the mind.

 

[MontyDog]

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[gbenic]

3 points to kengo for Manmade Strength by Nature

2 points to David Fink for padlock on an old shed

1 point to Chris101 for inner strength

Hopefully someday I will be in the same class as these winners.

 

[misupix]

Here`s the vote from Bavaria!

Wow, what outstanding submissions! Everyone approached the topic from a different angle.


So here's my personal vote:

1st place: 3 points: Justin (TKO) "BeijingPanning"
The "fragile" Bike in the rain against all the Cars. It kind of touched me, Great panning.

2nd place: 2 points: Lin (Linm) "Stopping the Train"
Great teamwork Idea, very well captured!

3rd place: 1 point: Ken Go (KENGO) "Manmade Strengthen by Nature"
Nature against, and at the same time completing the purpose of something man-made!
I think we used the same Glass (50 f1.8?)

Every capture was a great interpretation of the topic, but the special price for "creative-thinking" goes to: Greg for "Strength of natural Cotton"! :wink:

 

[Gilles]

1st place: Iwo Jima by Robert

2nd place: Total wreck by NB23

3rd place: Stopping the train by Lin

 

[PGB]

First of all they were all excellent submissions.

1st Smoking by MCS 3pts

2nd Hidden Strength by dmwphoto 2pts

3rd Iwo Jima Memorial by RFCnikon 1pt

These challenges are so awesome. Thanks Frits for a wonderful topic. Everyone should be very proud of their submissions. I only wish I had more points to give out.

Cheers,

 

[Elf_8]

Incredible diversity in the angles of approach, and all are visually appealing. Hard to vote, but here goes ...

3 points for NENA by Hans
2 points for Horse Rider by Joe_Lorenzini
1 point for Falcon (is it?) by hillrg

 

[RFCGRAPHICS]

Wow, voting in this challenge is so difficult with so many fantastic images. So here is my 2 cents......

3 points = Fragile Strength by =Beaucamera

2 points = Faith's strength shines through by Patrick Bramlett

1 point = The strength of Dad by TKO

 

[Greg]

I found myself seeing a difference between strength and power. that gave me added dificulty in selecting the top three for this challenge. At any rate...here tis

3 points to Dave watts for "Hidden Strength"
2 points to Joe for "Horse and Rider"
1 point to Michael Schuster for "Smoking"

 

[Leigh]

1st Place-- 3 points-- "Smoking" by MCS

2nd Place-- 2 points-- "Hidden Strength" by dmwphoto

3rd place-- 1 point-- "Faith's strength shines through" by Patrick Bramlett

Well done everyone! Can't wait for the next contest...

 

[David Fink]

Some extremely nice work submitted for this Challenge. Very difficult to choose.

3 pts. "Bones of a Bridge" by Christian (chbar)
2 pts. "Fragile Strength" by Virginia (beaucamera)
1 pt. "Inner Strength" by Chris Heilman


Honorable mentions:

-- "Strength of Dad" by Justin (TKO)
-- "Stopping the Train" by Lin
-- "Faith's Strength Shines Through" by Patrick

Best wishes,

David

 

[Boobie Joe]

My Votes ...

3 Points: Mike Mac, Cyclist
2 Points: MCS, Smoking
1 point : chbar, Bones of a Bridge

 

[rsimms]

Well, since I missed the submission deadline, I figured I could at least vote...

3 points for MCS's "Smoking"
2 points for MikeMac's "Cyclist"
1 point for chbar's "Bones of a Bridge"