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Contest Results: Emptiness

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Ended 08/05/11 8:15 PM GMT
Winner: krt (See the full results)

1st place
Tengger Desert by krt

krt: Many thanks for your support and encouragement folks. It's the first time I've ever won anything on Caedes!
Kevin

0930_23: Congrat's on winning the contest. Obviously it was a good entry.

TicK


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krt received a 2 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

2nd place
Without by LynEve

palral: Kia Ora, LE...

First of all I have a headache; so I'm not gonna even try to understand the narrative. You are obviously too smart for me.

I want to say, "Great colors in your posting" but that would be idiotic, even by my standards. Your image vaguely reminds me of an abstract work, even though it's not. But it's certainly not a landscape or a shot of a flower or even a portrait. If I cannot categorize and cubby hole an image, then I just freeze in panic. Right now I am completely immobile as the drool forms at the corners of my mouth and my eyes glaze over. My mind is screaming, "THINK!...THINK!", but nothing is coming to my mind. I'm an empty vessel, a shell completely void of thought. My god, have I become an American politician!!! I snap out of it and say, "Nice shot. Thanks for sharing" or something almost as infantile.

LynEve received a 1 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

3rd place
The unfortunate by Zethus

0930_23: Congratulations on the third place finish in the contest Floris.
I knew it was a good entry.

TicK


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allisontaylor: Definitely a solitary empty mood. Yet the lighting and shadows do invite the viewer to be included.. Excellent thought provoking glimpse into the scene.

4th place
Shattered by casechaser

Logun7: Congratulations!!!

purmusic: Nice one, John.

Thumbnail caught my eye in and amongst the new images.. and here I be.

Interesting to me, in that in employing a warmer palette, which seemingly (and might) contradict the visual message of sorts ... that is, until one reads your accompanying narrative.


Her mouth (area) is a tad more prominent. Curious if by design, creative aim?

And the additional texturing is exquisite. The final image is very polished.


And but of course, thank you for sharing this thought provoking piece with us.


p.s. Any use of displacement maps?

Looks to be, and if not and for your creative future consideration.. here you go, in case unawares:

Photoshop Tutorial: Displacement Maps

Loads of other tutorials out there as well, the above one is quite succinct and concise.

5th place
Desolated Beach 2 by corngrowth

allisontaylor: I like it very much. Definite lonely and empty feelings emerge. The only thing opposing the mood is the beautiful blue skies. I like the space you left in your composition.

cynlee: No one here but us pilons. Good one for the contest, Cornelius. Very good shot.