DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest
 
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Votes Cast: 96,959
Avg Vote Cast: 5.6258
Votes Received: 97,317
Avg Vote Received: 5.6580
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  • Helpful: 13,266
  • Received: 4,142
  • Helpful: 4,114
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    Awards
    Make it Square :: To The Caves
    Camera Movement II :: Life on Mars
    Solstice :: Solstice Stream
    Architecture In Blue :: Fibonacci's Stairwell
    Light Bulbs :: Last Hurrah
    Celebration II :: Cheers!
    Trees IV :: Old Country
    Lamp :: Red Swirls
    Communication II :: Wrap it up already
    Memorial Day Weekend :: Wisconsin's Fallen
    Snapshot II :: Imminent Arrival
    Emptiness :: Forgotten by Fishermen
    Letters A-Z :: Hammered
    Deep in the Heart of December :: Blustery Winter
    In the Style of Andreas Gursky :: Escalate
    Where's Waldo? VI :: Almost Empty
    Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives :: Lou's Soda Fountain - Verona, WI
    Red IV :: Plush
    Artificial Symmetry :: Ice Island
    Abandoned Buildings IV :: Open Floor Plan
    Honorable Mentions
    Flora At Night :: Violet Iridescence
    Lawn II :: Obsessive
    Thinking Outside the Box :: Painting With Light
    Fountain :: Sparkling Over Water
    Loud :: Pounding
    Painting with Light V :: Fire and Ice
    Panoramas Up Close :: Frost Thoughts
    S-Curve IV :: Waunakee Creek
    St. Green Saves The Earth! :: Adult Shamrock
    My Left Foot :: Footlong Sub
    Book Cover :: Medicinal Mycology
    Bridges IV :: East Washington
    Environmental Portrait IV :: Hacker
    My Buddy and Me :: Happy Days
    Still Life With Motion II :: Summer, on the Rocks
    Euphemisms :: Not the sharpest knife in the drawer
    Holiday Decorations III :: Classic Glass
    Spheres :: World of Wine
    Illuminative Subject II :: Tendril
    Hearty Fun :: Cold as Ice
    Blurry Mess II :: Cosmic Spin
    Nursery Rhyme Character(s) :: Itsy Bitsy Spider
    Valentine's Photo II :: Kiss Me
    In The Spirit Of: docpjv :: Resiliance
    User Profile
    Name: Mike Vande Ven Jr. Age: 45
    Username: giantmike
    		 Gender: M
    Type: Registered User Location: Verona, WI
    Cameras: Canon EOS R6
    		 Lenses: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
    Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
    Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art for Canon
    Registered: Feb. 1st 2010
    Referral link: https://www.dpchallenge.com/subscribe.php?ref=giantmike
    Contact: Private Message
    Biography: I'm just a hobbyist who is always trying to learn new techniques and technology. I want to share my view of the world and become a better photographer in the process.
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    I took a few months off from DPC and am back in a limited fashion.

    I still think there are too many challenges open at a time, but I will concentrate on just a few to make it easier on myself.

    I also turned off seeing scores while images are in voting. That is surprisingly freeing. I no longer refresh all the time, I just check in for comments here and there.

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    Ever think it was impossible for a TOP TEN finalist to receive zero comments during voting? So did I...
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    Highest Rated Photographs
    Solstice Stream

    2nd PlaceSolstice Stream
    Solstice
    Average: 7.4176
    Fibonacci's Stairwell

    2nd PlaceFibonacci's Stairwell
    Architecture In Blue
    Average: 7.4063
    Last Hurrah

    2nd PlaceLast Hurrah
    Light Bulbs
    Average: 7.1845
    Hammered

    3rd PlaceHammered
    Letters A-Z
    Average: 7.0809
    Medicinal Mycology

    Medicinal Mycology
    Book Cover
    Average: 6.9895
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