Mini Challenge #30~Natural Landscape, 2009!

Pat · March 22, 2009, 07:38:32 PM

Skyline Drive, VA was taken on Friday, March 20 while driving down the Skyline Drive south from Front Royal, VA.

What views we had!

Pat · March 22, 2009, 09:27:17 PM

Sarge, I got an email saying you posted a photo!

But I don't see it. If you need help, just put it in and I'll correct it.

LaughingPeppers · March 23, 2009, 09:02:45 AM

I picked my choice of the best 5 of all the entries. Congratulations everyone for the beautiful photos.
Sorry, I was not able to join the excitement of competition. The cold and miserable weather
we have up here, where I live did not allow me to snap a fresh photo worthy of the challenge.

Happy Easter!!
Laughing Peppers

Jane Walker · March 23, 2009, 12:19:20 PM

I voted. That, in itself, is a challange!! $:-\$ I love all the efforts presented here, and congratulate each one of you for your great photos.

Fotobirder · March 23, 2009, 12:41:12 PM

I agree. It was very hard to vote. Those last entries were great and really made it tougher.

Have a blessed day
Steve

Sarge · March 24, 2009, 06:25:17 PM

Oncoming Thunderstorm

Hope it works Pat.

Pat · March 25, 2009, 01:07:39 AM

Well, I see that your Oncoming Thunderstorm got posted after all, Sarge and it's in the poll so that's great!

It truly is a lovely photo!

Pat · March 26, 2009, 07:38:36 PM

Well, I voted!

It was indeed very difficult!

Gabriel · March 27, 2009, 01:08:13 AM

Wow. These are beautiful.

Pat · March 27, 2009, 01:12:09 AM

And I didn't see any by you, Gabe!

I'm sorry!

Gabriel · March 27, 2009, 01:22:33 AM

That's because I live in the middle of the city and am not old enough to drive.

LORD willing, I'll be a farmer one day, and then I can take pictures of nature to my heart's content.

Pat · March 27, 2009, 01:27:47 AM

Awwww... Gabe, I sure wish I lived close to you and I would have driven you to take some photos of nature for this challenge.

Maybe next time we'll have a topic that will be suitable for you.

Study hard with your school work my friend.

Gabriel · March 27, 2009, 10:54:11 AM

Why thank you, Ms. Pat.

Art-as-Servant · March 28, 2009, 04:11:29 PM

Hi, There are many nice shots, But I think for the nicest, completed,and finished photo, I think it's "A Winter Walk".

If no on e minds, I'm going to put on my Professional Photographer's hat, and my Photo Professor's hat...:

Many of the entries have great elements to them, your eyes have perceived them, but for some, the element becomes the photograph, and I think that the element might be more roundly incorporated into a bit more of a developed image. This may include more scenery, a foreground element to contrast with the faraway, or something to bring more depth or leading lines.

I have deliberately been vague about individual pics, Just to give ideas... Pardon the overdose of smilies, my four year old is fascinated by them, so I give a few...

$:-\$

Paul Kiler
www.kilerphoto.com

Pat · March 28, 2009, 04:28:13 PM

Paul, did you vote?

Jim D · March 28, 2009, 05:01:57 PM

I voted too! Once again, it was difficult to narrow down to only five. There were a few others that I could have voted for just as easily.

Quote from: Art-as-Servant on March 28, 2009, 04:11:29 PM
Hi, There are many nice shots, But I think for the nicest, completed,and finished photo, I think it's "A Winter Walk".Paul Kiler

I'm not a professional photographer by any means, but I agree with your point, and would include Winter Wonderland in that category also. My only problem was that, since these were supposed to be restricted to "natural landscape" only, I wondered if, because the wooden walk in W. Walk and the red barn in W. Wonderland were "man made" creations, that necessarily caused them to be outside of the narrow parameters that were set for this contest?

Anyway, I won't say what my conclusion was, but I deem both of them worthy of framing and hanging on my wall (as were a few other entries)!

Art-as-Servant · March 28, 2009, 05:58:24 PM

Yep, I voted

Pat · March 28, 2009, 05:59:28 PM

Thank you so much!

I've had a good look at your websites!

Al Moak · March 28, 2009, 06:07:03 PM

They are all so good that it could be considered a crime to vote for only five, since a vote for some is a vote against others! Wow! to all of them!

Pat · March 28, 2009, 11:08:41 PM

My goodness!

Close voting in here!

And I think we have 24 more hours! Fingernail biting time!

Don · March 29, 2009, 04:37:48 PM

Sarge wrote:

QuoteHope it works Pat.

I have no idea what you meant by that but it must be working. I see you are in the lead.

Great photo.

Don

Pat · March 29, 2009, 04:43:53 PM

Sarge's photo didn't show at first. There was a glitch and so he put it in again 'hoping it would work'.

Seems it has!

Pat · March 30, 2009, 01:02:01 AM

HELP US CONGRATULATE THE WINNERS
OF
Christian Photographer's
Mini Challenge #30
~Natural Landscape, 2009~

Thank you to everyone who entered the 30th CP Mini Challenge, and thank you to everyone who voted.

Here are the results of our photo challenge entitled:

"Natural Landscape, 2009"

FIRST place

"Oncoming Thunderstorm"
by Sarge

SECOND place

"A Winter Walk"
by Fotobirder

THIRD place

"Skyline Drive, VA"
by Pat

TIED in FOURTH place

"Over and Under"
by Shutterbugmom

TIED in FOURTH place

"Winter Wonderland"
by Papasmirf

Congratulations Everyone!

Now, we wait for Sarge to tell us what the next challenge topic is! (Please send a description as to how you want the topic interpreted too. Thanks!!!)

Jane Walker · March 30, 2009, 02:28:38 AM

Way to go, y'all!

Congratulations to each and every one of you. It was really a difficult decision here to only pick five. You all did a fantastic job and I am proud of the fact that I voted for (most of ) the winners.

Don · March 30, 2009, 07:51:28 AM

Congratulations Sarge on the win. A great photo that met all the challenge requirements. A well deserved win!

Congratulations to all the runner ups and to the ones that didn't win a place. They were all great photos.

Don

Pat · March 30, 2009, 10:48:11 AM

Well, this was a very difficult challenge to vote in--for me!

And to see the first and second place photos see-saw back and forth was certainly something! I just think that that Winter Walk by fotobirder was also just a big winner too!

So, Sarge, we now await your Personal Message saying what the next challenge will be all about!

Kind of exciting to think about, don't you all agree?

Pat · March 30, 2009, 10:48:47 AM

And by the way, thank you for all of your votes on my Blue Ridge Skyline Drive photo as well. Much appreciated.

JudyB · March 30, 2009, 11:48:35 AM

Everyone has posted such beautiful photos, All were wonderful. I had a difficult time voting.

Don yours was a wonderful challenge. Way to go!

Sarg looking forward to the next challenge!

Fotobirder · March 30, 2009, 11:56:32 AM

Congratulations to sarge and the other winners.

I personally felt that His picture captured the theme of the Challenge best. The Blue Ridge Mountains was a great entry by Pat. I think we might have set a record on the amount of people who voted. Now! On to the next challenge.

May the Lord bless & keep you
Steve

Fotobirder · March 30, 2009, 12:00:26 PM

Just a little Clarification Judy. This was Kevin's Challenge and not Dons.

Have a blessed day

Steve

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