Winners of Take a Closer Look

Once again there were some amazing photos posted to Picture Picks on Facebook making voting a challenge. Congratulations to our all our winners. And Good Show to everyone that participated.

 

FIRST PLACE - No Sign of Struggle by Becky Griffin Stauffer

The snow print of a raptor catching a warm meal

SECOND PLACE - Honey Bee Makes Stop by Stephen Prendergast

FIRST HONORABLE MENTION - Taken at the Botanical Gardens by Deborah Binford Baker

SECOND HONORABLE MENTION - Fine Crystal by Monica Griffey

BEST OF THEME/PHOTOGRAPHER'S CHOICE

Dog's Nose with Sand by Eagle Finegan

Deborah Binford-Baker, winner of Quirks and Oddities, picked the theme of Take a Closer Look and so picked Best of Theme. She had this to say about her choice:

We are so busy sometimes in life that we miss the amazing beauty that is there right under our noses. It was a hard pick but I like this one. Taking macro pictures or a part of something bigger makes us more observant in life, plus on a long hike makes for a lot of catching your breath shots.

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