***WINNERS-FEBRUARY PHOTO CONTEST***

[Mz Pip]

The winners of the February Photography Contest - drum roll, please…

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1st Place – Schema Thing for ”Peaches.”

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2nd Place – CC for "Red Hots"

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3rd Place – alfredo for –"Elgin"

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Hostess’s choice to:

WannaJumpMyScooter for “world domination, paused”

…the classic board game shot in a way that evokes the drama and darkness of a real war room.



…and a special mention to
Robb for “C is for…”

Made me smile, made me look and made me keep looking.



1. Peaches – Schema Thing
2. Red Hots – CC
3. Elgin – alfredo
4. Pesto In Progress - hippywife
5. Pastels paused – Dyedinthewoolliberal
6. tied – world domination, paused – WannaJumpMyScooter, Unabridged – teamster633
8. Do you believe in Magic? - Celebration
9. Watt Berries – pipoman
10. Under the Tree – regnaD kciN

Congratulations to everyone who entered.

Take it away, Schema Thing! :hi:

Mz Pip

[Celebration]

1. And here is the other thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7816191

It's on the greatest page, at least until it gets unrecommended.

[regnaD kciN]

2. Congratulations to Schema Thing!

:applause:

It's been quite a while since we've had a first-time entrant win!

(Now, of course, you have your "trial by fire" of running your first contest...and, with a rather late finish to this one, you better get started right away! :evilgrin: )

[Mira]

4. I think it happened just a few months ago with "soup" and

her beach bird with the fish it its mouth, splashing across the water. Though I'm not totally sure it was her first time to enter.

She went on to lead the next contest with aplomb, and we have not seen her since.

Congrats to Schema Thing, and good luck for the March contest, and please stay with us.

[Cassandra]

6. Obviously running the contest...

is more traumatic than we thought.

[Callalily]

3. Congrats! Great pictures - all of them! n/t

[hippywife]

5. Congrats, everyone!

Still life was a really fun and challenging theme. I think we ought to do it once a year at the very least. :hi:

[Cassandra]

7. Congratulations to Schema Thing...

and the other winners!! Amazing set of still lifes.

[JeffR]

8. Schema Thing, that was an impressive debut!

To have beaten a field like the other finalists is something to be very proud of.

Great contest, Mz Pip!

[Schema Thing]

9. Thanks everyone... Is there a primer on running the contest posted somewhere?

[HappyCynic]

12. PM previous hosts

You can always PM previous hosts to see if they have a set of notes/tips. I'm sure they'd be more than willing to give you some advice.

[Sheepshank]

10. wow

totally amazing entries. I learn so much from you all the time!!!

[pipoman]

11. Well done all

this was a great subject, and thanks Mz Pip

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Excellent!

"Peaches" was my final choice. It's a classic.

[CC]

14. Congrats Schema Thing

Love the peaches, great job. Love alfredo's Elgin too and really think it should of been higher. Not really sure how I ended up there when I wasn't planning on entering. Just wanted something simple with red and white in it for the kitchen nook wall.


Tough contest with so many great photos it seems unfair to have to choose one. Course it was all Mz Pip's fault with her winner the month before. I do hope you print that for the couple to hang, it is exquisite. Great job hosting Mz Pip.

[Tindalos]

15. Congratulations Schema Thing

Well done everyone!


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