Photoblog Challenges : Results #15

This week on Photoblogchallenges, the winners are Spectrum for Best of 47 (11 Nov – 17 Nov), Shaker for Theme 47 : Rainy and Pictografio for Technique 23 : HDR.Congratulations!

Celine and I are permanent guest judges and since the middle of the year we switched the roles a little. She has to pick one favorite from the winning pictures and I have to pick several “non-winners”. Each week I will try to shed some light on some of my choices.

• For Best of 47 (11 Nov – 17 Nov): This week I picked Pictografio with the polish aviation museum. I think it’s a nice architectural shot and being of polish ascent  it spoke to me too. I also picked Rue Du Lavoir for taking us in a factory without anybody. It has a quiet feel to it, almost abandoned. I finally picked up Weib for a very expressive cow with a nice processing.

• For Theme 47 – Rainy:  I’m glad that Shaker, Boxman and Mittened Hands are the 3 big winners this week as they each have a different approach to the theme. I picked Deja for a great action shot, Ellebelle  for the sharp droplets and Xerraire for risking her life in this downpour and still getting a nice shot.

• For Technique 23 – HDR: I do believe that HDR is a big divide in photography. You have those that can’t live without it and those that wouldn’t even consider it.  For me HDR has it’s ups and downs but most importantly it needs to be subtile. That’s the reason why I picked Frances and Shaker. They bring wide range of colors and details.

My pick of the week is Deja for Theme 47 – Rainy. I can really visualize what the experience must have been with the bikes roaring in the mud. This shot takes me in the middle of the action and without the rain it would be a completely different shot.

By Sebastien Grobelny

Photoblog Challenges : Results #14

This week on Photoblogchallenges, the winners are Ruimnm for Best of 46 (04 Nov – 10 Nov) and Shaker for Theme 46 : Birds.Congratulations!

Celine and I are permanent guest judges and since the middle of the year we switched the roles a little. She has to pick one favorite from the winning pictures and I have to pick several “non-winners”. Each week I will try to shed some light on some of my choices.

• For Best of 46 (04 Nov – 10 Nov): Loved the creative shot from Ruimnm and the calm beauty from Wanderungen. I picked Harmonie for her dizzying optical illusion, Pictografio for great textures and colors in these details and Twiggy for once more a wonderful light.

• For Theme 46 – Birds:  I love the look of Shaker’s owl and Weib storks reminded me of my Alsace where I grew up. I picked up Boxman for a funny pictures of chicken with their heads out, Shiju Sugunan for a truly exotic bird (red-naped ibis), SteveF325 for a cinematic shock, very Hitchcock-like and Xerraire for a great portrait of a kookaburra

With a week full of birds, my pick of the week had to be one of them. I was split between several but finally set my heart on Ellebelle‘s lonely bird. I love the framing and the fact that this lonely cutie seems to be chirping.

By Sebastien Grobelny

Photoblog Challenges : Results #11

This week on Photoblogchallenges, the winners are Spectrum for Best of 43 (14 Oct – 20 Oct), Rue Du Lavoir for Theme 43 : Begins with “H” and Twiggy for Technique 21 : Free Lensing. Congratulations!

Celine and I are permanent guest judges and since the middle of the year we switched the roles a little. She has to pick one favorite from the winning pictures and I have to pick several “non-winners”.

Each week I will try to shed some light on some of my choices.

• For Best of 43 (14 Oct – 20 Oct): I loved the expression in Spectrum‘s and Deja‘s pictures and am glad they are among the winners. I picked Fotochuk for a powerful black and white, Pictografio for a great moody shot with a nice contrast and Xerraire for a delicate shot of a beautiful bird.

• For Theme 43 – Begins with “H”: I love Batman and am really happy to see he’s the greatest hero and the winner of this challenge. I liked the Heron from Tede, the Hogweed from Ellebelle, the Hare from Day One but I settled in the end for the Hawk of Joel Schilling

• For Technique 21 – Free Lensing: If have a soft spot for heroes and action figures among others. That’s why I naturally picked up the action figure from Shaker.

My pick of the week is Joel Schilling for is sharp view of the hawk for Theme 43 – Begins with “H”. I love a good bird picture!

By Sebastien Grobelny

Photoblog Challenges : Results #9

This week on Photoblogchallenges, the winners are Spectrum for Best of 41 (30 Sep – 06 Oct), Boxman for Theme 41 : Straight lines, Deja for Technique 20 : Macro of metal and Larans is the big winner for the Monthly Project 09 : Photo Hunt . Congratulations to them!

Celine and I are permanent guest judges and since the middle of the year we switched the roles a little. She has to pick one favorite from the winning pictures and I have to pick several “non-winners”.

Each week I will try to shed some light on some of my choices.

• For Best of 41 (30 Sep – 06 Oct) : I picked Orchard for a very joyful portrait and Xerraire for a beautiful silhouette with great colors.
  

• For Theme 41 – Straight lines : I picked Deja, Remus for the vibrant red and beautiful light and Shaker for the dynamic composition and a great title.

• For Technique 20 – Macro of metal: I picked Ellebelle for the repetition and the great metallic feel, Love2b because I’m a sucker for rust and textures and Wanderungen for a picture full of symbolism.

• For Monthly Project 09 – Photo Hunt: This project was slightly different from others and I was able to pick freely one picture as my favorite in each of the 5 categories. I picked Twiggy for the apple category for a tasty shot full of textures, Larans for bridge for a stunning light and great composition, Love2b for red for a great light and a vibrant red, Shaker for street for a nifty effect and Day One for “any” for a picture with a lot of story behind.

My pick of the week is Deja for Theme 41 – Straight lines. I love the pattern and the abstract feeling of that shot.

By Sebastien Grobelny

Photoblog Challenges : Results #8

This week on Photoblogchallenges, the winners are  Tede for Best of 40 (23 Sep – 29 Sep) and Christine for Theme 40 : Aquatic Life. Congratulations to them!

Celine and I are permanent guest judges and since the middle of the year we switched the roles a little. She has to pick one favorite from the winning pictures and I have to pick several “non-winners”.

Each week I will try to shed some light on some of my choices.

• For Best of 40 (23 Sep – 29 Sep) : I don’t think we ever had this before but Tede was the unanimous pick of the guest judges. I picked Ellebelle for a splendid end of day light, Gumnut because I love a good action figure (i.e. toy) shot, Rue du Lavoir for a beautiful street art and Spectrum for a great B&W and very well controlled macro.
  

• For Theme 40 – Aquatic Life : I picked Ellebelle for a very sharp picture of a seal, Klaus Neuner for showing us what sardines feel all day, Mittened Hands for another great composition and story and Pheno Menon for a creepy dangerous crocodile portrait.

My pick of the week is Love2B from Love2bHomeschoolers for Theme 40 – Aquatic Life. This is a great jelly fish shot very nicely done. I love especially the colors and crispness. Very nice picture!

By Sebastien Grobelny

Photoblog Challenges : Results #4

This week on Photoblogchallenges, the winners are  Frances for Best of 36 (26 Aug – 01 Sep), Wanderungen for Theme 36 : People Working and Ellebelle for Monthly Project 08 : Summer.

Celine  and I are permanent guest judges and since the middle of the year we switched the roles a little. She has to pick one favorite from the winning pictures and I have to pick several “non-winners”.

Each week I will try to shed some light on some of my choices.

• For Best of 36 : Love the diversity in the winners this week with a lot of people trying different new things. I picked Leovi for another take on his long project, Remus for his powerful shot that brought back memories, Twiggy for her tender stolen portrait and Shaker for his great exotic architectural shot.
  

• For Theme 36 – People Working : This was a tough challenge but you came through. I picked Different Sensations for capturing what loneliness on the job look like, Larans for a very true view of the life in an garage, Twiggy for an exotic cooking lesson full of textures and Ruimnm for another look on the security job.

• For Monthly Project 08 – Summer : The days are getting colder but we were still able to appreciate your view of summer. I picked Larans and Thorgun for their view of the big North. Looks like they had  a lot of fun under the sun. There is a feel of coldness with gorgeous like on both. I picked Twiggy for her work in depth on the summer flowers.

My pick of the week among the winners was the submission for Best of 36 by Wanderungen. I couldn’t leave this look and had the feeling to be very close to this cow with a lot of personality.