GRAND WINNER: Heads or Tails
[b]*Photographer: Pauline Pelletier (NH)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"It's not often you get that opportunity to catch opposite ends of the fowl at the same time."
"So cute!"
"I just like the humor and timing in this one."
"Interesting take on the theme."
"TOO clever! I love catching wildlife in moments like this. I wish the picture itself were a little more sharp, but the concept makes up for it."
"Very humorous...nice composition and details."
FIRST PLACE: Beginning of Spring, End of my Birdfeeder
[b]*Photographer: Pauline Pelletier (NH)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"Unique, funny, good composition, and not an easy shot to catch! Good way of getting the theme."
"Great up close pic, good "portrait-like" focus. Really a cute little squirrel too!"
"I'm a sucker for animal shots. I think without the title, I wouldn't have necessarily made the connection, but the title + the quality of the image (nice and clear) makes this one a solid choice for me. Plus, whoever photographed this got the catch light in the squirrel's eye which is the goal of any wildlife photographer. Bravo!"
SECOND PLACE: I Do! (tie)
[b]*Photographer: Monica Griffey (FL)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"Very professional! Fits the contest theme perfectly!"
"Technically the best and fits the theme."
"Perfect interpretation of Beginning. Nicely lit on the faces, and I like the soft focus on the background."
SECOND PLACE: Two Lifetimes (tie)
[b]*Photographer: Monica Griffey (FL)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"Truly the best pic for this subject...they were able to catch both a beginning and an ending in one pic and that's hard to do! A very touching pic."
"It represents the theme well."
THIRD PLACE: Somber Cemetery
[b]*Photographer: David Blose (IN)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"There is a tranquility to that shot---and the inevitability of our future."
"Great shot; how is it soo clear through the gate?"
"I love the way the grave stone is framed by the fence."
"I really like that color and the pic through the gate!"
"I really love the sepia. The framing with the gate is wonderful and the softening of the edges makes it seem like we are looking at the headstones through a dream or gauze."
HONORABLE MENTION: In the Beginning, God Created the Heavens and the Earth
[b]*Photographer: Faye Lilyerd (MN)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"The beauty of the beginning and closing of each day."
"Breathtaking scene!"
HONORABLE MENTION: Spring Beginnings
[b]*Photographer: Jenny Oerter (MN)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"How the heck was this photo captured? Its beautiful."
"The purple really pops out at you against the black and white."
"Love it! Looks like something I would have framed in my home."
"Simple but elegant...nice use of color"
The Beginning of the End
[b]*Photographer: Kenne Keocher (MN)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"Thats just damn funny :)"
"The title really makes it!"
Seeds
[b]*Photographer: Susan B (SoCal)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"I have to go with Seeds because it is the best all-encompassing interpretation of the theme. It is an ending and a beginning all at once; creative, challenging, smart!"
"It represents the theme well."
A history of beginnings and endings
[b]*Photographer: Ann Oakes (IN)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"I like the abstract thoughtfulness to this picture. The desolate look to the building, compounded by the sepia tone. The feelings the building evokes."
"Unique...I just liked it."
"This nicely combines both aspects of the theme. The photo conveys a sort of sadness to it with the sepia tone."
A Beginning, and Ending, Sidewalk
[b]*Photographer: Danielle Czysz (WI)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"The different textures really jumped out at me."
"I really like the treatment on this shot. I don't know if the tones are natural or manipulated, but I think it illustrates beginning/ending very well."
Delightful Beginnings and Endings
[b]*Photographer: Duncan Webster (ME)*
Date: 04/15/2008
Viewer comments:
"Ymmm, who doesn't love a happy endings meal!"
