Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 3, 2008, at 12:27 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote: > Congratulations to the winner, to his followers, and to all > contestants. > > I second Brian in his appraisal of the quality of this month's > edition of the contest. > > Outstanding colour and BW photographs have been presented in many > formats and shot with varied gear, in many countries in the four > seasons - a real bounty it is again, and a tribute to the LUG. > Of course, there were photographs that I would have liked to see > ahead of mine. Brian has cited one, and there are so many others we > would all love to have taken. > > I anticipate "sisterhood" will be an even trickier challenge, and > probably full of surprise. > > Thanks once more to Brian and to the "jurors" for this good spirited > and inducing "competition" . amen... Steve > > > phx > > > Brian Reid wrote: > >> There were some truly fabulous pictures entered in this month's >> contest. The judges have all reported in, and here are the winners: >> >> First prize: Carl Sander Socolow >> Second prize: Aram Langhans >> Third prize: Luis Ripoll (Luis, nota que deletre? su nombre >> correctamente.) >> Honorable mentions: Richard S. Taylor, Tina Manley, Philippe Amard >> >> You can see all of these delectable photographs (and 66 more) at >> http://contest.leica-users.org/ >> >> Please remember that there is no requirement that you use a Leica >> to produce your contest entry, but you do have to think about using >> one. The February 2008 contest is now open, and the theme is >> "sisterhood". The subjects of your entries need not of course be >> your sisters, or anyone's sisters, or each other's sisters, or even >> be female, or human. You can interpret the theme however you wish. >> The judges are instructed to consider only photographic quality >> when judging, but I think most of them ignore my instructions and >> pick the pictures that they like the best in the context of the >> monthly theme. >> >> My own favorite entry this month was >> http://contest.leica-users.org/main.php/v/0801/Odeon_1002_R14_31_4.jpg.html >> >> but it did not win any prizes, except in my heart. >> >> Brian Reid >> LUG Saloon Keeper >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information