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Re: And The Winner Is...
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Nice one Roger!
Originally posted by Bearface
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This salon I was given a rare opportunity to curate, so I figured it would be fun to raise the bar a little and make the whole contest more challenging. In deciding on the winner and runners-up, I have therefore looked at those shots which have immediately struck me in terms of overall quality, originality and of course how people have chosen to interpret the brief itself.
There are several images which to me deserve praise. All the following are worthy images and therefore I have chosen not to place them in order, but instead to list my favourites and then simply announce the winner. I'd also like to thank everyone who has taken part.
Okay, here we go...
Autumn's shot of the bibles. Imaginatively composed and with the left page opened to reveal a register of deaths circa the mid-1800s, interesting too.
Ian's dual posting of the picture of his mother, aged four, posing in her pedal car back home in the Philippines. While the shot itself clearly wasn't taken during the salon fortnight, a restored version was posted alongside the original and it immediately caught my attention. Beautiful.
Andrew Thatcher's cobbler's shop window. Nice "olde worlde" feel to the scene, with lots of cobbler-related interest in the window itself. The stroke of genius however, was the reflection in the window of the street cobbles.
Stephen's marriage certificate / 25th anniversary shot. Some real lateral thinking here, technically spot-on and cleverly composed, and a really clever interpretation of the brief.
Rogleale's stone menhirs. Beautifully composed shot of a simple diagonal row of ancient menhirs, set in a simple rustic landscape with a dramatic sky in the background.
Tom's bird/man. Well-observed shot of criss-crossing footprints in the snow, made by both birds and humans. Simple, but clever.
And so to the winner...
...Rogleale's stone menhirs. For me this shot came the closest to the original brief and it possessed a certain feel and mood which made it easy for me to choose it as the winning shot. So congratulations to Rog - you have won the 2GB Kingston media card (you choose the format) and you now get to curate the next salon.
Please copy the rules and start a new thread, laying out the theme (along with any criteria you may with to include). Also make it clear when the salon begins and ends (they last two weeks from when you start the thread usually).
Congratulations and good luck
There are several images which to me deserve praise. All the following are worthy images and therefore I have chosen not to place them in order, but instead to list my favourites and then simply announce the winner. I'd also like to thank everyone who has taken part.
Okay, here we go...
Autumn's shot of the bibles. Imaginatively composed and with the left page opened to reveal a register of deaths circa the mid-1800s, interesting too.
Ian's dual posting of the picture of his mother, aged four, posing in her pedal car back home in the Philippines. While the shot itself clearly wasn't taken during the salon fortnight, a restored version was posted alongside the original and it immediately caught my attention. Beautiful.
Andrew Thatcher's cobbler's shop window. Nice "olde worlde" feel to the scene, with lots of cobbler-related interest in the window itself. The stroke of genius however, was the reflection in the window of the street cobbles.
Stephen's marriage certificate / 25th anniversary shot. Some real lateral thinking here, technically spot-on and cleverly composed, and a really clever interpretation of the brief.
Rogleale's stone menhirs. Beautifully composed shot of a simple diagonal row of ancient menhirs, set in a simple rustic landscape with a dramatic sky in the background.
Tom's bird/man. Well-observed shot of criss-crossing footprints in the snow, made by both birds and humans. Simple, but clever.
And so to the winner...
...Rogleale's stone menhirs. For me this shot came the closest to the original brief and it possessed a certain feel and mood which made it easy for me to choose it as the winning shot. So congratulations to Rog - you have won the 2GB Kingston media card (you choose the format) and you now get to curate the next salon.
Please copy the rules and start a new thread, laying out the theme (along with any criteria you may with to include). Also make it clear when the salon begins and ends (they last two weeks from when you start the thread usually).
Congratulations and good luck
Nice one Roger!
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