WINNERS OF BIG PICTURE, SMALL TITLE

Big Picture, Small title attracted 34 entries. Since I picked the topic, and am doing the post I was gratified with the enthusiasm. AND the lot smaller titles to have to type in while drinking my first cup of coffee. Congratulations to all winners of this event. And a special thank you to all who participated.

FIRST PLACE

Freedom by Anthony Greco

SECOND PLACE

Paris by Pascale Fernandez

THIRD PLACE

Sands by Eagle Finegan

HONORABLE MENTION

Prairie by Donna Palmlund

BEST OF THEME

And for best of theme for this week's Big Picture, Small Title Jacqui Binford-Bell, winner of Wood, picked Terry Atkin Rowe's Freedom.

"This was difficult. Best of Theme pick this week was not just about a great photograph but also a great title; not just a title that stated the obvious, but one which completed the photo essay of the 1000 words the picture spoke. There were five I was choosing from but in the end Terry's photo of the US capital with flag and dark storm clouds won out. Her title on that picture spoke volumes."  

Freedom by Terry Atkin Rowe

This was posted by Picture Picks admin J. Binford-Bell.

WINNERS OF WOOD

The Theme of WOOD got a lot of our members out and about with their cameras and that is always good. We had 30 photographs posted by members and 51 members voted on them. 

FIRST PLACE

Grandma's Rolling Pin by J. Binford-Bell

SECOND PLACE TIE

The Art of Wood by Fran Barekis Pulli

Wood Reflection by Kimberly Farrell Rossiter

THIRD PLACE TIE

Knot on Fence by Ruthie Benjamin

Wooden Grainery by Donn Palmlund

HONORABLE MENTION

Jimmy Boy by Eagle Finegan

BEST OF THEME

Best of theme this week will be chosen by Eagle Finegan who chose the theme of Wood.

"I am going to pick Ruthies, "wood knot" I love the detail....." 

Wood Knot by Ruthie Benjamin

 

WINNERS OF PRIMARY COLORS

PRIMARY COLORS was a very colorful and successful event on Picture Picks in Facebook. A lot of interchange of ideas and techniques happened before the voting even began so if was very much a learning experience for all that participated. And we had several new participants this week making for a lot of varied photos. All participants were winners. But the official places are as follows:

FIRST PLACE

 House Front on Burano by Val Juneman

 

TIED FOR SECOND

 

 Red and Blue by David Hailey

 

Mr. Moorhen by Lorri Armband

AND TIED FOR THIRD PLACE

 

Lorikeet by Ruthie Benjamin

 

Shoes for Sale by Suzanne McLaughlin Stout 

TIED FOR HONORABLE MENTION

 Stairwell by Ron Shook

 

Flowers by Suzanne McLaughlin Stout

BEST OF SHOW

Children's Gallery by Fran Barekis.

HONORABLE MENTION was picked by Donna Palmland who picked this week's theme: "There were so many good entries, but one that stood out for me that depicted the theme very well was Children's Gallery Woodmere Art Museum by Fran Bareikis Puli"

The Classics - Remembering those old Kodak moments

Just for fun, the administrators of Picture Picks have decided to add another event to run concurrently with our regular contests, but this time with a twist. This is all about old photos.  Remember all those old Kodak photo opportunities? We even got dressed up in our Sunday best on those days when Dad brought out the Brownie camera! And Kodak had all these roadside pullovers too - called the 'Kodak photo opportunity'. I know that I've been placed before some grand landscapes in my time!

And I have a bunch of old family photos up in my trunk that I've been meaning to scan into my computer as digitalized images, but there never seems to be anything to push me to do it. In fact, I don't even have the new scanner installed yet, and it's been over a year! If you are in the same place, now is the time to revisit those old memories. If by chance you've lost those treasures because of flood, fire or hurricane, then Photoshop a new picture to mirror those memories.

Of course, for this event, we are waiving the rule that you have to be the photographer. And, for a little extra fun, you can submit THREE photos for this special event. However, please note the special rules for this event by visiting Picture Picks to check out this and all other posted events. THE CLASSICS, as we've chosen to call it, is running concurrently with our regular events. Of course, photos are still being posted till midnight Wednesday (-7 GMT) with voting beginning as usual on Thursday through Friday midnight for TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

J. Binford-Bell, Administrator