*** AUGUST PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST - WINNERS THREAD ***

[HappyCynic]

First place

the farm by rdking647




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Second place

Umbrella by tabatha



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Third place

Lighting the Way by Cassandra



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Fourth place (tie) Reflections in Black and White by Solly Mack and My Neighbors on a long Train Ride by Mira
Sixth place Follow the Sun by NV Whino
Seventh place Cloud's Rest by Mz Pip
Eighth place By any other name by ohheckyeah
Ninth place Will you walk into my parlour? said the Spider to the Fly by CC
Tenth place Winter's Song by Johnny Noshoes


For this month's contest, the host's choices are here, here, and here.














I wish I could actually have them all as my host's choices but I guess I'll have to narrow it down to a few. So here the host's choices:


A powerful photo that makes perfect use of contrast to elevate a subject few would give a second look.
Only in our minds is this a weed. by Richard D



For perfectly capturing the joy of life:
Dance of Life... early steps. by handmade34



And last but not least, a fantastic photo that brings out a multitude of textures and a hint of mystery:
Slow Motion Runners. by Itchinjim




Thanks to all who voted!

And a big thanks to all who entered a photo. As far as I'm concerned, all the photos were winners!

[gateley]

1. They're always all so amazing! Congrats to everyone!! nt

[JohnnyRingo]

2. Gorgeous work all!

I assume the theme was B&W, and the entrants did a superb job as usual when tasked with a challenge.
DU has such great talent.

[ZombieHorde]

3. Recommended. nt

[jannyk]

4. K&R!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Congrats to all the winners!

These were amazing photos and I enjoyed watching the contest progress...

We do have some really fantastic photographers here!

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[Celebration]

6. congrats to all!

Such wonderful artists are exhibited here in this thread.............

And many thanks to Happy Cynic for organizing the contest.

[seaglass]

7. The winner reminds me of a depression era pic or the Wizard of Oz.

Love it.

[Mira]

8. CONGRATULATIONS Winners, and Finalists, and to all entrants.

I thoroughly enjoyed this contest, the black and white and the variety of interpretations. It is an honor for me to be able to participate.
Thank you HappyCynic for the hard work of running such a smooth contest, and for attentiveness throughout.

[Solly Mack]

9. Congratulations Everyone!!

Great photo, rdking647!!! Congrats!!

HappyCynic: Thank you for all your hard work!!

[alfredo]

10. Congrats to all.

[rdking647]

11. Wow... Im surprised and happy

when i saw the other entries I thought I didnt have a chance. there were many photos I thought were better than mine.. But I cant say im unhappy with the results :)
Now I get to learn about hosting a contest.

[distantearlywarning]

18. Your entry was my favorite photo ever from the monthly contests

I just thought it was very striking and interesting. Not surprised it won.

[NV Whino]

12. Congratulations all!

[alsame]

13. Congratulations to all the winners. I loved every one of these photos! nt

[a kennedy]

14. Congratulations to ALL the winners....and all the photographers....

boy we're a lucky group here at DU to have such talent among us eh?? :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Mz Pip]

15. Congratulations!

Great contest.

The Farm is an awesome photo. :applause:

[CC]

16. Congrats rdking647

and all of you. Tough contest to vote in, again. Made even harder because of the variety subjects and moods. :applause::applause::applause::applause:


Great big :yourock: to HappyCynic for a great, seamless job hosting. Maybe we should rethink that permanent host thing.:evilgrin:

[Cassandra]

17. Congrats to rdking647 and tabatha!!

I'm really honored to be in such fine company. Forgive my being distracted for the last few days.

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Awesome!