~~ Winners of the Summer Photo Contest ~~

[MattSh]

Mods: Skinner has authorized photo contest threads in GD.

Thanks to all the photographers and voters who participated in the Summer photo contest. Thanks to you, it was a roaring success!

Now on to the winners.

The First Place Finisher is...

Aqua Dahlia by Dyedinthewoolliberal



The Second Place Finisher is...

Summer Faery by Solly Mack



And a TIE for Third Place between...

I can swim under water now by Mira



and...

Ready for the weekend by Celebration



Congratulations to Dyedinthewoolliberal, all the top finishers and indeed, all participants and voters. Job well done!

[Solly Mack]

1. Congratulations Dyedinthewoolliberal !

Great job hosting, MattSh!

Thank you for all your work this month.

Congrats to all the finalists!

Wonderful photos Celebration and Mira!

[JohnnyRingo]

2. Congrats to DyedInTheWool!

..and congratulations to the runners up. I really loved Myra's colorful underwater portrait, and Celebration just pulled me into the image of "Waiting For The Weekend".

Thanx Matt, for hosting a fun contest.

[mnhtnbb]

3. Congrats to all the photographers!

LOVE every one of these shots--each different--and each superb!

[Mnemosyne]

4. Wonderful photos all! K&R nt

[davidpdx]

5. Congrats to all the winners

Ready for the Weekend was my fav!

[msanthrope]

6. Great thread and congrats to the winners!!!! nt

[handmade34]

7. Bg Congratulations to...

Dyedinthewoolliberal!!!!! ...et.al...... all beautiful photos!

[Little Star]

8. Congrats To all!! k&r

[a kennedy]

9. D*mn, I guess I don't know how to pick a winner.

Congratulations to all the winners.....even though I voted for some others. Thanks for the opportunity to vote and to participate.

[Mira]

10. I've said it before and I'll say it again

whether you vote for me or not, I'm always happy to see your participation and commentary.

[a kennedy]

13. You're the best Mira, and your photo are pretty good too.....

[KittyWampus]

17. Your photo looks like a Little Mermaid

[Mira]

18. Thank you KittyWampus

I remember that about a year ago you did a critique of our photos, it meant a lot to me, and I learned from it.
Thanks again, in retrospect.

[Mira]

11. Congratulations to Dyedinthewoolliberal!!!

You won with a photo of color to die for. I gasp every time I see it. And Solly Mack - a wondrous capture - you are so on a roll with your creature photography. Celebration: The warmth of the tone in your photo spells residual heat from a summer day to me. A very sensual photograph.
And thanks to those who liked my little underwater girl. She's in a pool with re-constituted sea water, where the chemicals are so mild you can swim with your eyes wide open. Her name is Piper. And she is adorable and proud.

Edited to add: Thank you MattSh for a contest that was run very well. Thanks for your hard work.

[Phentex]

12. It was fabulous!

Truly an amazing shot.

I have some underwater photos of my boys when they were very little taken with one of those cheap underwater cameras. They are STILL some of my favorite pictures because they made such funny faces.

[Celebration]

14. Great photo, Dyedinthewoollliberal

Love the colors, just gorgeous.

Thanks to MattSh and all the entrants!

[MattSh]

15. Well, hey everybody!

Thanks for all the thanks!

Couldn't have pulled it off without some great photographers.

[alfredo]

16. Congrats to all, and especially Dyedinthewoolliberal and MattSh

[Ino]

19. Solly Mack, your dragonfly is breathtaking

I think it is my favorite photo of ALL photos in ALL the contests.

[Solly Mack]

21. Thank you, Ino!

Much appreciated!

[Mz Pip]

20. Beautiful!

Congrats to all the winners!

[Aerows]

23. Just outstanding

to witness the talent we have around this place .

[Aerows]

22. All of them were gorgeous

but Aqua Dahlia was magnificent. Kudos to all that entered, it was amazing to see their work!

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

24. Wow!

I just now saw this thread! Not sure how this got away from me............. I thought these were the results
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023608460