Weekly Competition #125 - Brickwork Competition

wow - thanks for all the entries, and a special thanks to all those who went out especially just to shoot some bricks

Prieni - Venice Window
I love the feeling of age, nice angle on the topic. not easy being the first shot up.

Steve Chasey - V&A Waterfront
D'oh, wheres the bricks? Double D'oh, Im looking at them
Great perspective and a good architectural shot

John Riley - The wall that waits
As a married man of over 20 years, I know this wall well.
Great image and wonderful angle on the subject

Art52essex - shades of mauve
love the toned down feel to this shot

davem - brick train
have driven past this monument to the mallard many a time and never stopped to take a pic. great use of DoF

weldingblues - looking for visitors
great variety of bricks, just leading the viewer into wondering 'whats around the next corner?'

Daniel Bridge - old wall
look at the different ages layers and extensions to this wall

Speedm888 - Baito Molton
Id want to test the strength of the brick benches, and see what splendors lie behind the photographer

Frogherder - weathered brick lintel
great illustration of the strength and versitility of brick. nice detail

Draker - Stockholm City Hall
well I did ask for lots of bricks, and thanks for delivering over 8 million world famous ones.

DoctorJeff - Faux Pas
Wonderful detail shot - glad the bricklayer didnt hide this unique gem

JudithAnn - brick upon brick
wow - eye catching combination of colours, very well captured

Henri Teine - Slackness symphony
love the feeling, and the paleness of this one

Coriander - brick wall
eck - this was built in a hurry - good use of DoF

David Trout - another brick in the wall
yes im old enough to remember this song, yet young enough to attend UNN - great architectural shot, nice perspective

Nathanever82 - brickwork
was at first distracted by the street musician - but now I see how well she compliments the toned down brickwork. nice touch

Hyram - brick detailing
instant winner with me - the colours, warmth and versatility of brick

Mattwhittingham - the garden wall
well weathered and versitile - why follow 'the norm'. nice detail

Timix500e - local brick
lovely bit of local history captured here

Mattox - Tual Sleng genocide
every wall has tales to tell and secrets to keep - great perspective and DoF. love the light

Oppenheimer45 - supporting wall
great angle - love it, great perspective

Dr Mhundi - bricks
love the layers and subtle changes in colour - a tonal DoF

Mikew - bricks
grey days are great for even light - but Im sure not to park on those double yellows

Galoot - St Magnus's
wow - great angle and detail on very weather beaten brickwork

Darlene - school bricks
great detail and perspective
you deserve a bravery award for having the courage to take a camera into a school in this day and age

ben76 - process of being restored
nice detail shot, love the colour of the brick

doingthebobs - Hafod Eryre
high altitude brickwork - my eyes want to follow the path and explore

DRM098 - pink graffiti
nice close up of white washed graffitied brick

womble - brick wall
must have been the wall to the bricklayers apprentice college - vast arrey of shapes, sizes, and ages

mattcambs - in ruins
nice perspective and low angle

thoughton - the railway
great example of the wonders of brickwork - eye catching image

thanks again, one and all - now for the difficult bit

1st - Hyram - brick detail
caught my eye straight away - strong composition and colours

2nd - DoctorJeff - Faux Pas
great detail shot that most of the world would never see.
i used to love putting my hands in wet cement as a kid

3rd - JudithAnn - brick upon brick
again - eyecatching colours, well composed

Congratulations to Hyram a very clean and strong shot and to the other two placed entries. Good quick judging by Bill - well done all!

Mike

Wow, that was quick judging! Well done!
A cool winning shot, congratulations to Hyram! Lots of interesting entries again, good crop.

Prieni

Thanks to Bill for the speedy judging and congratulations to the winner and runners up.

Rob.

Many thanks to Bill_And for selecting my entry.

I was lucky as the only opportunity I had to take a photograph was Saturday morning, when the weather was briefly sunny, before we returned to the current monsoon season

An interesting subject - thank you for the competition and the judging.

I shall have a think about the next topic and hopefully post it soon

Thanks for the very prompt judging Bill_And and congrats to Hyram (another nice shot) and the others.

We're fast off the mark this week, well done all!

Excellent judging and a first class winner, well done Bill and Hyram. There were some great entries on this subject.
david

Excellent entries and judging, thanks Bill and congratulations Hyram!

Congratulation to Hyram for 1st place and Jeff and JudithAnn for 2nd and 3rd Wow great judging...

Here in Newfoundland its no big deal to take pictures inside or out of school...Great place to live!

Hyram took his shot, walking back from our local shops on Saturday, whilst I was carrying the shopping

The next time I think I will have the camera

Congratulations to Hyram for his winning shot, which was indeed a great shot. Other entries were just as great, among my favourites were Daniel Bridge's, johnriley's or davidtrout's ... So great judging!

Great Judging....looks like sooo much work. Congratulations to Hyram and Jeff!

Thanks for the placement...there were so very many wonderful shots taken this week....

I was fasinated by that brick train...Where is that located and what is it a monument for ?...or just a real creative individual with lots of bricks!

Thanks for the judging, and congratulations to all the winners. Lots of interesting entries.

Fascinating how many different views of bricks turn up!

Hi JudithAnn.

The train is on the outskirts of Darlington, North Yorkshire, England - the birthplace of the railway

really - its in the middle of nowhere, as you can see by the satelite link
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