*****Announcing the Winners of the March Photo contest***** "A Photographer's favorite"

[Mira]

It is with joy that I bring you the winners of the photo contest for March:
"A Photographer's favorite"

You, the voters have contributed to it with your enthusiastic participation, and your comments. This contest had the most votes in any I have witnessed, and I thank you for making it a success.

The photographs were spectacular throughout. Winners were tough to determine and many great photos were left behind and did not make the finals.

Here are the winners

FIRST PLACE

rdking647

I'm coming for you





SECOND PLACE

Justiceischeap

A Portrait of Intensity




THIRD PLACE

MichaelSoE

Garlic and White Onions


the other seven finalists are:

Bluedigger with "WINTER RANGE"

in a three way tie with Johnny Noshoes and "CURTAIN"

and with Mz Pip and "MISTY SOLITUDE"

then come a la izquierda with "PANES OF GOLD"

and

Celebration with "THREE PHASES OF LANDING"


Crepuscular with "HOLDING BACK THE MIST"


and Free State with "SAN DIEGO AT NIGHT"

All the finalists spoke to me in their own ways, some of them I love with a passion by now. I am genuinely grateful I did not have to vote for any of them over the others.

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As my host's choices I want to select

Alfredo's "Youth" because these two with their aptly named expression have grown dear to my heart. I would recognize them anywhere, Alfredo's artistry captures the essence of people.



and Johnny Ringo's
"The Decadence of Color" because it's a happy and beautiful celebration of pin-striping and photography. Both are dear to my heart and play a role in my life.



It has been a pleasure to bring you the contest of the Photographer's favorites, and now with a congratulatory bow I pass the honor of hosting the next contest on to rdking647.

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For those who want to know about the photographer's names and connect them with the 30 entries, here is a link to the post identifying all of them in the Photo Forum:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/103615677

[spanone]

1. k&r...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Congrats to the winners!

It was a wonderful contest, full of amazing pictures!

[NYC_SKP]

3. Aren't they?!!!

[Mira]

4. Kick

[bluedigger]

5. Great job, everybody!

I was honored to place so well in such distinguished company.

[Mz Pip]

6. Wonderful photos

Terrific job everyone!

[JohnnyRingo]

7. Great contest!

As usual, the people of DU have expressed unparalleled good judgment in their votes. Personally, I liked the night image of San Diego. I loved the myriad of colors bleeding into the waterfront, but there was some worthy competition.

Thanks for hosting such a wonderful event Mira.

[alfredo]

17. I think your car image is timeless.

[JohnnyRingo]

35. Thank you.

You're being too kind, but I liked that particular subject because, as you probably already know, color is rare in the Rat Rod Kulture. They're like the Amish of the car community.

Their cars are works of art though, and I can spend a gigabyte taking pix of them and the resourceful improvisations they employ. Imagination is everything on a rat rod.

[alfredo]

36. We don't have many rat rods here. We lack the sophistication to tell the difference.

There is one Rat Rod on the north of town. I photographed it this past summer.

[bluedigger]

37. I liked the car a lot, too.

It was a great subject, and showed a lot of craftsmanship by the photographer as well.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Voting was very very hard in this contest

what a marvelous range of photos to look at!

[GoneOffShore]

9. Congrats to the winners!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. Congrats to the winners! K&R

well done, Mira

thank you for this thread. I really like this format, a lot.

[Mira]

13. It was fun - and the blind submissions

give us a little mystery. With so many spectacular entries it was a pleasure to present.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. you did a wonderful job and this last thread is a real treat, thanks again

[secondwind]

11. Beautiful photos - that garlic and white onions looks like a painting

[ProfessionalLeftist]

12. Wow. I don't always comment but I look and am always amazed...

...by the artistic / photographic talent of fellow DUers!

Well done (again)!

[Solly Mack]

15. Congratulations to the winners!!!

Excellent photos rdking647, Justiceischeap and MichaelSoE !

Thank you, Mira, for a wonderful job hosting.

[alfredo]

16. Congrats to the winners, and a thank you for the kind words.

[KoKo]

18. Congrats to the Winners! Kick for more views...

[Auggie]

19. To Justiceischeap & MichaelSoE:

In the opinion of this art director (for what that's worth), these are the two of the finest photos I can recall seeing on D.U. A Portrait of Intensity is incredibly mesmerizing -- just wonderful (the perfect crop, too)! I love the lighting and composition of Garlic and White Onions. In 30+ years of reviewing/buying table top food photography I have not seen any better. Congratulations to you both.

[justiceischeap]

28. Thanks!

As a web designer, I was able to salvage a truly horrible photo with some post processing and a good crop.

[Auggie]

33. Great work. I'm going to try the same kind of shot with my cat.

[justiceischeap]

34. I used a long lens (300mm)

If my cat sees me coming with a camera, she usually runs. Apparently, she's camera shy.

Good luck getting your shot.

[Celebration]

20. the winning photos

are so good! Really amazing............

Congratulations to rdking647, justiceischeap, and MichaelSoE!

Great contest!

Thanks Mira...........

[oldandhappy]

21. The owl is fantastic.

Thank you everyone. It is a treat to see the photos from so many talented photographers.

[CrispyQ]

22. Thanks to all who entered!

Incredible talent!

[sufrommich]

23. I would love to hear rdking647s story about how

she/he got the owl picture. I would have dropped the camera and started running!

[rdking647]

24. its top secret :-)

ok not so top secret...
its actually from a bird of prey show at a ren faire near austin. ive been trying to get a good owl in flight picture for 3 years now and i finally got a keeper.

[sufrommich]

25. Kudos. It's a beautiful photo.nt

[Bonhomme Richard]

26. very one is a great shot. Congrats. n/t

[Johnny Noshoes]

27. Congrats rdking647

Your photo is awesome!

[xxqqqzme]

29. 'Garlic and White Onions'

speaks to me. I can almost smell it.

[a kennedy]

30. Oh my, I finally voted for a #1

all were beautiful and inspiring...... thank you.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

31. K&R

[WillyT]

32. Wonderful Work Everyone !!! - Huge K & R !!!