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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnnouncing the *****WINNERS*****of the July Photo Contest "DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK"
The contest is over and it was fun for us all. Thank you for voting, thank you for your comments and above all for expressing interest and showing it with your participation.I thank the photographers for submitting their work.
I thank all who helped kick the threads.
Now to the Huge Drumroll for our runaway
FIRST PLACE WINNER
who is
LAKE ARENAL
with her intriguing and mystifying photograph
WALKING INTO THE MOON
In second place is CaliforniaPeggy with her beautiful photo of
THE CLOCK IN SHADOW
taken at the Musee dOrsay in Paris
The third place is held by both
(ladies first)
mnhtnbb who keeps the song in my head with
MOONSHADOWS
and also by
GoneOffShore
with the I wish I were there street scene of
AUTUMN APPROACHES IN AIX - Homage to Harry Callahan
Those two photos were down to the wire within such proximity that it was hard to know who would win the spot, and at the very end it was a true tie.
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And finally, as Hostess Choice, I want to present again the
MISSING LYNX
by OCELOT II
)
Juat to give you another look at the hard-to-find (but not missing) Bobcat lurking in the darkness and mixture of shadow and light.
Though we are warned not to be, I do feel afraid of whats lurking in the dark.
I also liked the play on words in the title.
Well done, everyone!!!
a kennedy
(31,813 posts)FalloutShelter
(12,671 posts)Congrats, everyone, on beautiful and thought-provoking work.
Srkdqltr
(7,527 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Some strong work here
Grumpy Old Guy
(3,519 posts)It was a great topic and a great competition.
Solly Mack
(92,313 posts)sheshe2
(86,941 posts)❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
CaliforniaPeggy
(151,761 posts)Thanks to everyone who voted for my photo! I truly appreciate the support.
And kudos to all who entered! It was a great contest.
crickets
(26,146 posts)Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who shared their lovely photos!
Mousetoescamper
(4,878 posts)Thanks for graciously hostessing the contest, Mira!
XanaDUer2
(13,394 posts)So many wonderful photos this round! Hats off to all!
mnhtnbb
(31,933 posts)All endlessly fascinating!
Congratulations to my fellow "winners"
and thanks to Mira for hosting the contest.
brer cat
(26,033 posts)MLAA
(18,477 posts)Wonderful shots and well deserved accolades 💗
murielm99
(31,378 posts)niyad
(119,182 posts)many truly astounding images.
denvine
(825 posts)Stunning photographs!
burrowowl
(17,967 posts)lostnfound
(16,536 posts)Gorgeous and haunting, deep and lonely.
Great work.
I overlooked Moonshadows the first time, failing to see the round allure of the bluish clearing surrounding it. How it hints of an eye, where the moon is the pupil and the tree branches are like small blood vessels around it.
The Clock in Shadow haunts us with the march of time, and Walking into the Moon makes me want to weep in its existential loneliness, of the bravery ultimately required to walk through to tomorrow, not knowing where we really are or what comes next.
mnhtnbb
(31,933 posts)for putting into words what you saw and felt from looking at Moonshadows, The Clock in Shadow, and Walking into the Moon.
For me, the "best" photo is not just about capturing an image, but tells a story and releases one's imagination to wonder what the photographer saw or wanted to say when choosing to shoot the subject, and what emotions the artist was hoping to raise in the audience viewing the work.
Moonshadows is my work and I wondered whether anyone would notice how the shot was framed to suggest an eye...and what it might see in the shadows on Earth at night in the woods.
Ocelot II
(120,001 posts)congratulations to all the winners. Some really fine photos in this bunch!
electric_blue68
(17,433 posts)EarthboneArt
(25 posts)Just as much fun as the last contest,lets do it again !