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