Photoblog Challenges : Results #5

This week on Photoblogchallenges, the winners are Mittened Hands  for Best of 37 (02 Sep – 08 Sep), Harmonie for Theme 37 : Candles and Ruimnm for Technique 18 : B&W High Key.

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 37 (02 Sep – 08 Sep) : 10 votes were not too much this week as I loved a lot of submissions. Mittened Hands was in my preferred due to its great memories of childhood. I also liked Shaker very much  for giving us some last thoughts of summer. I picked Different Sensations for all his blue, Joel Schilling to bringing me back to the majesty of Bryce Canyon National Park and Remus for its festive feeling.
  

• For Theme 37 – Candles : I felt this subject very intimate. I picked up Deja for being different and original, Shaker for a very moving focus, Steve Rice for showing us a bit of culture from down there and Tapio for an heavenly flare.

• For Technique 18 : B&W High Key : Another challenge where it was very difficult to pick favorites. I picked Day One for her beautiful flower, Deja  for a very cute picture that makes me smile and Different Sensations for a very creepy picture that makes me cringe but is very good and on point.

My pick of the week among the winners was the submission for Best of 37 (02 Sep – 08 Sep) by Different Sensations. This picture is in fact the work of Giacomo, Walter’s son.  Giacomo is 3 years old. I really loved the peacefulness and zen of this picture.

Picture by Walter’s son, Giacomo, 3 years old

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.

Photoblog Challenges : Results #3

This week on Photoblogchallenges, the winners are Remus for Best of 35 (19 Aug – 25 Aug), Deja for Theme 35 : One Flower and Xerraire for Technique 17 : Sun Rays.

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 35 : Decisions were tough this week. I picked Hapzydeco for the fresh look on these cute birds, Klaus Neuner for the very expressive look of his dog and Leovi for his crystal clear fresh shot. 
  

• For Theme 35 – One Flower : I really liked the poetic touch from the ladybug in Ben’s shot. I picked Buntscheck for the very dramatic processing, PhotoLeoGrapher for a sharp view of an orchid and Rye Du Lavoir for a delicate shot once more.

• For Technique 17 – Sun Rays : The submissions were amazing an it took me the 2 weeks to decide who to vote for. You should really check this challenge out! I picked Monica and Pictografio as their sun rays were the major actor in their dramatic shots.

My pick of the week among the winners was the submission for Technique by Twiggy. It’s always a pleasure to see Twiggy‘s submissions as she is very creative and has a great eye.

Photoblog Challenges : Results #2

This week on Photoblogchallenges, the winners are Ruimnm for Best of 34 (12 Aug – 18 Aug) and Red Rock Photography for Theme 34 : Sunny.

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 34 : There were a lot of great submissions this week. I’m glad that Mittened Hands is among the winners for his first submission. I really liked the fan’s passion and happiness. Congratulations and welcome! I picked Gumnut for the great layers of warm light, Remus for a flawless nostalgic shot, Xerraire for her amazing shot of a flying heron and Weib for a beautiful black and white with a funny title.

• For Theme 34 – Sunny : I really liked the processing from Twiggy. With various choices from everyone I only had one pick. I picked Vaido for the great feeling of holidays in these last days of summer.

My pick of the week among the winners was the tape from Remus. It reminded me of so much good memories. Loved the mechanical aspect of these.

Photoblog Challenges : Results #1

This week on photoblogchallenges,  congratulations are in order for Treur, Fototopia and Rue Du Lavoir winners for Best of 33 (05 Aug – 11 Aug), Theme 33 : Begins with “F” and Technique 16 : Macro of insects.

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 33 : I particularly liked the submission from Treur for the great silhouette and Tapio for the adventures of his ladybug. I picked Deja for his intriguing macro, Leovi for a sharp fresh abstract,  Light Impressions for a very detailed flamingo with amazing colors and Remus for a puzzling work in Black and White.

• For Theme 33 – Begins with “F”:  Treur and Joel Schilling had great frog renditions with amazing details and I’m glad they were picked. I picked the flower from PhotoLeoGrapher for the great use of the depth of field and a very fresh green. My second choice was Red Rock Photography with a splendid field.

• For Technique 16 – Macro of insects : I’m really amazed by the level of details from Rue Du Lavoir and pretty envious. This challenge was the first for Lena Ericsson and her delicate butterfly is among the winners. Welcome to Photoblogchallenges Lena! I picked Thorgun and her bumblebee for the details (look at the pollen!)  and Twiggy for making a creepy crawler look beautiful!

My pick of the week, among all the winners would have to be Rue Du Lavoir for is macro of insect. Here it is.