Well, it's been almost a week since voting on our last challenge ended and it doesn't seem as though anyone else is ready to start a new one yet so...are you ready for another one?
Mimi & Me have a few different ideas but recently a dear Owd friend on the site sent me a suggestion for a challenge theme and we thought it might be pretty interesting and hope you do too...SHADOWS.
To borrow a few words from a site I visited recently...(betterphoto.com)... "Shadows create fascinating pictures on their own, and they also are beautiful when paired with their parent object. The contrast between the image and its shadow makes an amazing photograph". After viewing some of the shadow images on that site I would heartily agree.
So, we're looking for lots of creativity and variety, hopefully something brand new, but as before, if you currently have something in your gallery that you strongly feel would be a good entry for this theme, you may submit it.
All art forms are welcome to participate and we hope you do but if it proves a bit difficult for fractalists, don't worry...sometime we'll have a challenge JUST for fractals.
Limit 2 entries only...providing links or the titles of your entries on this thread...
Deadline to submit entries is 2 weeks from today...Tuesday, May 26th. 9 P.M. Pacific Time...
As before, a vote will take place at the end...further details on that later...we look forward to having you join in and would appreciate any and all help to spread the word.
Oh boy, three more entries and what a diversity...something profound by Rich, a nice mix of light and shadow by Bob, and something quite unique from Steve...all great submissions and bringing us to 22 entries in just the first week since the challenge started.
Welcome to our challenge, Chris and Ed, and with two more super submissions...I have a feeling this is going to be our most popular challenge yet...25 entries inside of 4 days!
Wonderful, Sandi!...always great to see a good black and white...and I see Les has emerged from the shadows...gonna' enter this one?...perhaps a shot of some of those cookies you've been hiding away, lol.
That's ok, Rich...I made the change on my 'master' list...
And this serves as notice to anyone else...substitutions ARE allowed as long as you LET ME KNOW so I can edit the list of links I have started and there's no mix up when it comes time to vote...I would also ask that any substitutions are not at the very last minute...
And with the addition of Lori's wonderful fractal thanks to Les, we are now at 30 submissions...in under one week...that's fantastic!
It's amazing what word of mouth can do for you....People are loving this and I'm am sure that it will do nothing but continue to grow......If you ever need any help......please let me know.
Ditto here. As the contests become more and more popular I assume they become more and and more of a handful to run. Thanx again Pat and Mimi for taking time out of your busy schedules to organize and run these.
Thanks Les, for submitting my image :) That certainly deserves some lemon shortbread cookies. *leaves plate of cookies*
I'm so glad to be part of this great challenge!
And double ditto here! Thanks Pat and Mimi for giving of your time to help make these challenges possible. I too, would be more then willing to help out in any way....just let me know.
Well thank you all so much for your offers to help with these challenges...it's very much appreciated...Mimi & Me will certainly let you know if they become too much for us...and we're very happy to know you're all enjoying them.
Submitted on behalf of Ed; aka 100k_xle and myself.
Free as a bird, flying through the skies ... chasing the elusive 'shot' ... and ... shadows. :o)
p.s. I hope that a collaborative entry is ok? Maybe one collaborative entry allowable per 'team', as a suggestion and along the lines of some of the site's past run contests.
p.s.s. Here's the link to lighten the load a tad ... just remove the additional asterisks - *:
<*a href="http://www.caedes.net/Zephir.cgi?lib=Caedes::Infopage&image=purmusic-1242683481.jpg">"Flyby - B & W" *
A wonderful entry, Sherree...and an excellent example of why I am rooting for a black and white contest...and...with Sherree's submission, we received 6 new ones today alone and there's still another week until the deadline to enter!
hey, everyone... I finally got my first entry posted... it's the one called 'shadow and substance' in the beginning of my gallery. One of these years I'll learn how to link *sigh*
mary
Thanks for the great new entries, Laura, Tick, Richie, and Elizabeth...this brings us to 42 submissions, as unfortunately two people asked that their entries be removed from the challenge...and...just a reminder for any still thinking of participating...the deadline is this coming Tuesday, May 26th.
* Owing to the deterioration in my hands, I find that I cannot comment as much as I should..But please know...I do look at all your posts!..and will leave my 'moniker' >OB< when I do so!...Thank you all *
OwdBob'sGallery
..thanking you in advance for your comments. Please know that all your comments are appreciated....." Live well, love much, laugh often!" .... mygallery
Thanks for your entries, Jonathan and Patti...glad you guys found something to enter before the deadline...great stuff...yep, you're right, Bob...come Tuesday and beyond, voting is going to be awfully tough for this one! Thanks for doing the link, Lori.
Woohoo! A couple more very intriguing entries by Lauren and a relatively new member to caedes, coram9...welcome to caedes, coram9, and thank you for joining our challenge.
Clouds And Shadows...by Pat Andre...and with Pat's wonderful entry and Elizabeth's very creative submission we are now at 51 images in this challenge which I believe surpasses the number of images in our previous two challenges!
Just a few hours left to enter this challenge...deadline is 9 P.M. tonight west coast time. Sometime shortly after that an entire list of links to all the entries and the details on voting will be posted. All participants of this challenge are invited and encouraged to take part in the voting...good luck everyone!
P.S. If anyone happens to spot any last-minute entries in the new images where the person forgot to post a link here, please let me know or post the link for them...don't want to miss any!
Aha, I see Cindy has snuck in another one after keeping company with a rather shady character...nice one, Cindy...and another great one by Tosha...
The Ol' Sycamore.
Thank you Pat and Mimi, as this draws to a close, for another inspiring idea for a contest. The number of entries increases each time and must be turning into quite the handful. We appreciate the time and effort you have out into this.
No, not too late, John...you sqeezed in just under the deadline with a couple real cool entries...
** THE SHADOWS CHALLENGE IS NOW CLOSED. VOTING IS NOW OPEN **
VOTING DETAILS:
Vote is open to only the participants of the challenge.
Vote via PM to either Mimi or myself naming the titles AND the creator of those images you like best.
To aid in dividing up the votes, we ask that if your username begins with the letters A-M you cast your votes with Mimi.
If your username begins with the letters N-Z cast your votes with me, mesmerized.
We ask for the names of the creator as well as some entries have very similar titles and we want to avoid any confusion.
Given the popularity of this challenge, you are allowed to choose 3 (not 2) images this time and instead of only one week we are allowing a little more time to vote…deadline Friday, June 5th 9 P.M. Pacific time.
As soon as all the votes are in the results will be posted on this discussion board so be sure to check back.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!
Hi Pat I've been waiting patiently for the results for some time now. Having had a browse through the entries there's one upload that really stands out ! I'd like to say which one but don't want to influence people so mums the word for now. (o: I only wish I could vote too.
Come on contestants hurry, & cast your three votes before the 5th of June I'm waiting. (o:
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
The Shadow knows!"
And so does Mimi & Me…with the results of the Shadows challenge for you…
We are therefore pleased to announce the names of the rather ‘shady characters' who placed in the top 6 according to the number of votes received…and they are …*drumroll*
FIRST PLACE…And the Light Shineth by Owd Bob (Dunstickin)
SECOND PLACE…Creeping Shadows by Tosha (HylianPrincess1985)
THIRD PLACE…Shadow Talk. by Alexis (alexis518)
FOURTH PLACE…Shadow and Substance by Mary (solita17)
HONORABLE MENTION….
Evening shadows by John (J_E_F)
Whispers by Patti (fogz)
CONGRATULATIONS to our 6 top-placing entrants! And a GREAT job by all who participated! It was a real pleasure viewing all your submissions.
Thank you to all for making this our most successful challenge to date and a special thank you to our favorite bench-warmer for forwarding his suggestion for the theme of this challenge. As always, thank you also to my partner for her help in the voting process.
Now, after 3 challenges in fairly short order, Mimi & Me are going to take a break for awhile but will be back sometime down the road with more ideas for you. Until then, keep up the great work everyone….cheers.
Congratulations to the winners (very well deserved) and thank you for the honorable mention :D ...and thanks also to Pat and Mimi for putting so much effort into organising another very popular contest. My favourite is not in the top six and I thought I would just mention it here as it is from a newcomer and really caught my eye as fulfilling all the requisitions of the contest (excellent contrasts and paired with it's parent object) - Light & Dark by Chris (Coram9). Well done again to all the winners ....drinks are on Bob! haha!
..thanking you in advance for your comments. Please know that all your comments are appreciated....." Live well, love much, laugh often!" .... mygallery
* Owing to the deterioration in my hands, I find that I cannot comment as much as I should..But please know...I do look at all your posts!..and will leave my 'moniker' >OB< when I do so!...Thank you all *
OwdBob'sGallery
Congrats to Bob on his 1st place, a really fine shot! And congrats to all the other winners. (Many thanks to those who chose my image as one of their three.) There were so many great images in this challenge it was really hard to limit the vote to just three! And of course, the biggest thanks of all and a hearty "Well done!" to Pat and Mimi.
Congrats to all the winners and honorable mentions!!! Well done by all participants of this fun challenge! And a special thank you to Pat and Mimi for all their work to make it a real success!
Many congrats to all the winners and honorable mentions. So many great posts to choose from. And fo course, thanx to Pat and Mimi for running such a well organized contest.
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, body
thoroughly used up and totally worn out, screaming "WOO HOO - What a Ride!"
Congrats to Mr. Owd Bob! Congrats to all winners and a thank you from me to you all... Mimi and Pat, you did a dynamite job! There were so many really neat images from all who entered...
And... I'll have another glass of wine, please, Mr. Bob... ;-))
mary
A big congratulations to all the winners and especially Owd Bob for taking the honors. There were so many great ones that I feel all of you were winners. Thanks for the contests Mesz and Mimi.
Congrat's to all the winner's & honorable mention's. This challenge was a tough one too judge ... so many great entries. Special thanks to Pat & Mimi for all their hard work organizing this one. Looking forward to more in the future.
btw ... there is lots to learn from these challenges too.
A big huge congratz to the winners & to the honorable mentions as well ! It was so hard to choose from among so many great posts ! And a huge round of applause to both Pat & Mimi for all their hard work & dedication in running this challenge....thanks for all you do ladies !
This Image GRABBED my EYE. That's Why I Stopped By.
Thanks For Sharing ! Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience
Mimi & Me have a few different ideas but recently a dear Owd friend on the site sent me a suggestion for a challenge theme and we thought it might be pretty interesting and hope you do too...SHADOWS.
To borrow a few words from a site I visited recently...(betterphoto.com)... "Shadows create fascinating pictures on their own, and they also are beautiful when paired with their parent object. The contrast between the image and its shadow makes an amazing photograph". After viewing some of the shadow images on that site I would heartily agree.
So, we're looking for lots of creativity and variety, hopefully something brand new, but as before, if you currently have something in your gallery that you strongly feel would be a good entry for this theme, you may submit it.
All art forms are welcome to participate and we hope you do but if it proves a bit difficult for fractalists, don't worry...sometime we'll have a challenge JUST for fractals.
Limit 2 entries only...providing links or the titles of your entries on this thread...
Deadline to submit entries is 2 weeks from today...Tuesday, May 26th. 9 P.M. Pacific Time...
As before, a vote will take place at the end...further details on that later...we look forward to having you join in and would appreciate any and all help to spread the word.