Weekly Competition #798 - A Merry Christmas Competition
| Title | Weekly Competition #798 - A Merry Christmas |
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| Judge | davidtrout | Closing Date | 25/12/2022 | Opting Out | If you'd like to enter but not keen on creating and judging the following competition you have the option to opt out. If you're selected as the winning photo simply create a report saying that you'd like Admin to take over and we'll do the rest. |
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A seasonal subject with the possibility of a wide range of interpretations - religious, commercial, childhood joy, parties... you get the drift. Pentax cameras or their accepted clones only although lenses are of your own choice. They needn't be newly shot as in the monthly competitions but may be drawn from you archives. Entry Deadline; Sunday Midnight December 25...yes that's Christmas Day. Stay sober. |
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Posted 26/12/2022 - 08:43
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Well, thank you for the win, unexpected, a last minute entry really, as we've suffered a serious bout of outages- almost two days. It has just came back on. Congrats to Gareth Morgan, Retsoor and davidwozhere for their respective podia placings. Thanks David for the challenge, the juding exercise and the C&C's. mMuch appreciated. I'll have a new challenge up shortly.
Posted 26/12/2022 - 18:56
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Thanks David for the very seasonal competition, judging and comments Thanks for the podium place and congratulations to Noel for the win and to Gareth and David.
Merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone.
Merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone.
Posted 27/12/2022 - 23:51
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Just got home. Not a large field but what there was was jolly good. Congratulations on your first place Noel and a super Santa image from Gareth. I think that grey, silver and lavender bauble job from Retsoor is quite lovely too.
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Not many entries this week though that's to be expected at this festive time of year.
But here goes with the comments.
Bullwell Christmas by Perspicador
A Christmas street scene framed by two figures attired in Santa Claus attire. The diffused figures direct the eye to the heart of the image which features the seasonal decorations. The idea is good but perhaps the central area of the picture would have benefitted from greater clarity
Checking his list by Gareth Morgan
A good portrait of a jolly old Santa checking the all important presents list. There's a satisfying hint of humour that adds to the appeal of the picture.
Happy Christmas to the baubles by davidwozhere
A well composed pattern picture utilising Christmas tree baubles which make a very attractive and colourful entry.
Happy Christmas everyone - Bon et joyeux Noël tout le monde by Francisbd
A busy scene - in the kitchen?- packs a lot of relevant detail, and colour, into the Christmas celebrations story but rather like the first photo in this entry a little more clarity would have enhanced the scene.
Angel by Nigelk
An intriguing photo which encourages viewers to use their imagination. The framework in the upper part of the image could be an angel blowing a fanfare on a trumpet, but equally the shape of a sleigh springs to mind. My imagination is struggling to get to grips with the lower part of the image where one of the shapes almost looks like part of a gravestone. The collection of coloured baubles is the highlight of this entry, suitably OoF they provide very attractive bokeh.
Sparkle by Retsoor
Subtle colours, simple shapes and good composition make this Christmas themed image very appealing.
Bauble Patterns by Noelcmn
A powerful frame filling Christmas bauble image with no distractions other than a hint of the Christmas tree in the top left corner. Eye grabbing and satisfying.
Result
1 Bauble Patterns by Noelcmn
2 Checking his list by Gareth Morgan
=3 Sparkle by Retsoor and Happy Christmas to the baubles by davidwozhere'