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1st place
Mystery Machine by Lightpainter

LynEve: Well done on your win Ted - it was a great mystery!
:)

jerseygurl: Congratulations Ted on taking 1st place in the contest - Well Deserved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lightpainter:
questjester (Lisa Hickman) has suggested to the contestants that we reveal our subject after the entries are closed. I think this is a good idea because it sheds some light on the photographer's thinking which may be as important as the subject itself.

So here is my revelation:

This is indeed a telescope as some of you have guessed. But it is an unusual one. It is a 1.8 meter diameter mirror telescope with a focal length similar to the diameter. This gives it an f number of 1.0 (something we photographers seldom use). Hence it is short and squat, rather than long and slender. You can also see it is inside a typical observatory building with a hemispherical roof.

Another interesting fact is that it belongs to the Vatican. It is located on Mt. Graham near Safford, AZ.

Mt. Graham is also the site of two other telescopes. One is a radio telescope, the other is a really enormous optical one (the Large Binocular Telescope, two mirrors 9m diameter each).

Lightpainter received a 2 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

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2nd place
What Is It? by corngrowth

jerseygurl: I have to agree with Raj - looks like an object that would be placed on a boat perhaps on the bow - Good one Cornelius for the contest and a real stumper!!!!!!!!!

purmusic: I'm thinking..

Top of a birdhouse.
As in, a predatory guard.. with.. a perch.

Cat? Check.

Erhm.. some kind of person/sculpture/carving in a suit/uniform of sorts (running from astronaut, parachutist, bylaw officer.. and and..). Check?

Perch? Check.

Those guesses aside..

Very colourful and interesting image. Keeps you transfixed for a while.

And..

But, of course.. thank you for sharing this one with us.

And..

Best of luck in the contest.

corngrowth received a 1 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

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3rd place
Gosh, I Bet This Is... by braces

tigger3: Oh this is a good one for the contest whatever it is. tigs=^..^=

Lightpainter: Congrats on a great entry I guess we both had telescopes in mind.

LynEve: On the waiting list for Wednesday Steve. Thank you :)

Flmngseabass: Congratulations Steve for your 3rd place win. I still don't know what it is though:):)

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4th place
What is this? by Ramad

jerseygurl: I'm with Cornelius and Tic on this one Raj - first look, I immediately thought it was some sort of remote controller - Good one - Good Luck in the current contest!!!!!!!!!!

icedancer: I'm with bob, looks like a parking meter or a strange head of a shaver, lol. Super entry and good luck

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5th place
What Could It Be by jerseygurl

Flmngseabass: I'm saying......................I haven't the faintest idea!!! I like it though:):)

bfrank: Congrats Laura! Haven't a clue as to what it is.

carlosf_m: Dishes?, interesting shot

corngrowth: Had to wait some time to comment, Laura, in order to think somewhat longer what this could be.
The result is a headache and no solution now, ☺ ☺ ☺ .
Proves anyhow that your capture meets perfectly the current contest topic.

Good Luck with it my friend.

PS: Kathy could be right.