Enjoying the sunrise with a bowl of fresh peaches
by markwiley

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Lovely view of beautiful Mykonos 7

Watching the ants tending the flock
by ladpupmoe

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Fascinating Close Up 7

George's First Birthday Cake!
by NikonJeb

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My favo for the Yellow 8

Connection
by roz

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My favo for the Blue 10

bottoms up!
by PennyStreet

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Lovely homely old lampshade that, like the angle and composition and the way the lampshade dominates the image with the ceiling fan playing a supporting role.You have found a way to make what could have been just a boring interior shot look very special and original.

Nessa in the Sun
by markwiley

Comment:

Originally posted by markwiley: Originally posted by ThingFish: Quote" Hopefully people skipped over the part in the challenge description that mentions: "Let's keep it classic, let's keep it simple..." I think I've missed that mark. Oh well, this was the strongest portrait I had."Unquote I did read that and even posted a thread about it in the current challenge topic but it was removed with a message to me that it might not be a good idea to post that while the challenge was in the voting stage. My own entry was entirely based on that full challenge description but was voted down by most voters as they obviously didn't read or recognise that it adhered to the full challenge description. Neat's entry certainly did and she deserves the Red and imo should have taken the Blue. I am glad for you that you won the Blue as it is a beautiful entry in it's own right but like you yourself said it does not adhere fully to the challenge description. I can appreciate your perspective. However, I tend to take the challenge theme and especially the challenge description more as a general suggestion rather than a rigid rule. For entering and voting. If I have two candidate images and one is a stronger image but the other adheres more strictly to the challenge theme/description, I generally enter the stronger image. In my experience, the stronger image will result in a better score. Perhaps that is because people are paying close attention to the description. Or, perhaps it is because lots of voters are like me and see the theme/description as a guideline to inspire creative images rather than a strict rule in need of enforcement.

Well it is NOT my perspective at all..It is what I thought we HAVE to adhere to. It's that I am a bit upset that I have been entering challenges very diligently believing that we HAVE to stick to the rules and description. Well damn the rules from now on then. From now on I won't adhere to any of the description anymore either and will take it as a loose guideline also. I have always believed in artistic freedom.And I hope the voters who like me have been taking it to the letter will then also relax their expectations and vote accordingly...My goodness to think how many entries I have voted down just because they did not fit the description 100%

Message edited by author 2024-09-06 11:00:46.

Ruby
by Neat

Comment:
Very well done.....and one of the few including my own entry that actually adhered fully to the challenge description imo...

Mery
by nam

Comment:
Nice....

Message edited by author 2024-09-06 05:45:22.

the war within
by Ammie

Comment:
Dramatic ...

Message edited by author 2024-09-06 05:45:58.

Verna
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Lovely...

Message edited by author 2024-09-06 05:46:36.