>>> Voting - Oly DPR E-Series 12th Challenge - Animals <<<

The galleries are now closed and thanks to everyone who entered. There are some excellent images in the galleries and now it's voting time.

1. ## Voting ###

• you have a maximum of 16 points to award to each gallery
• you do have to award one, and only one 4pt (max points) vote
• anyone can vote
• you can not vote for any of your own images

The galleries can be found here:

Competion Gallery
http://www.pbase.com/oly_foto_review/c12_comp

Exhibition Gallery
http://www.pbase.com/oly_foto_review/c12_exhib

the rules, tried and tested can be found here:
http://www.pbase.com/oly_foto_review/oly_chal_rules#voting

Voting period ENDS--- Thursday Sept 1st at 9pm GMT
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Comments and critiques always welcome.
Bob K.

Good work moderating Bob, and a popular theme. I enjoyed the images, including those from our newbies here. Ahhhh… the hard part.

exhibition:
4pts - "What's for Dinner" by John Stankewitz (had to laugh - great pic)
2pts - Flying Bird by demarren (good sense of movement)

2pts - A meeting of the minds by Troy Pudney (gotta luv moments like that - well seen)
2pts - 42 by Big Ga (good number - and lots of guts! ;-)

2pts - lipstick2 by eye spy (enjoyed the idea & comp - would have liked the eye to be sharp tho)
2pts - Knitting by Thou (good capture, with big dof)

2pts - "Cammofrogged" by John Stankewitz (3 great entries John - this beat out rest stop by a whisker)

challenge:

4pts - Mare in motion by Julie P (enjoyed the motion capture, and comp - including the mouthful ;-)
3pts - feeling horny by eye spy (wow - sharp as a tack, and excellent comp)

3pts - stop and smell the thistles by Doreen (love the comp, angle of capture & title)
2pts - coming in to land by eye spy (another ripper)
2pts - a load of bull by gmc (the sheep will be jealous ;-)
2pts - Son with Mare by Julie P (and another beauty)

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adrianox

my stuff: http://www.pbase.com/adrianox

Olympus E Series 4:3 FAQ's (early days - but useful)
http://www.fourthirdsfaq.com/

To hopefully encourage more voters, a link to this voting thread has been placed on the main page of C-12 Animals hosted by Bob K.

http://www.pbase.com/oly_foto_review/c12_galleries

All entrants are urged to vote. The voting is open to all forum members. I would love to see a record for the highest voter participation. Even if you don't plan to vote, please do take the time to view the entries in both the competion and exhibition galleries.

All voting is done by posting a reply in this thread with your votes. Thanks to Adrian for getting the voting started.

Although I have not posted my votes yet, I have made my selections. This has been by far the hardest challenge for me to vote on due to all of the excellent entries. Congratulations to all of the participants for their very fine efforts.

A special thanks to eyespy and Big Ga for their efforts in seeking new participants. Thank you to gmc for his spreadsheet.

Please view the galleries and then post your votes in this thread.

competition gallery
http://www.pbase.com/oly_foto_review/c12_comp

exhibition gallery
http://www.pbase.com/oly_foto_review/c12_exhib

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Comments and critiques always welcome.
Bob K.

Excellent photos to have to choose from made my choices very difficult. But here goes.

Competition

4 - stop and smell the thistles by doreen
3 - Small Critter by Drew
3 - coming in to land by eyespy
3 - a load of bull by gmc
2 - Mare in motion by Julie P
1 - hummer by adrianox

Honorable Mention

Nose Likkur by Martin
Blowing bubbles by eyespy
feeling horny by eyespy
'Available for Parties' by Big Ga for creativity
vulture by doreen

Exhibition

4 - What's for Dinner by John Stankewitz
3 - A meeting of the minds by Troy Pudney
2 - lipstick1 by eyespy
2 - Rest Stop by John Stankewitz
1 - call 0800-WOOLY-LOVE by gmc
1 - Nightmare by demarren
1 - Homo Ovis? by Big Ga
1 - Hurry up I'll wait on you by Cameron Lyall
1 - Cammofrogged by John Stankewitz

Honorable Mention

Rest and Contemplation by Zach Hill
barred for life by gmc
Flying Bird by demarren
42 by Big Ga
lipstick2 by eyespy
bodhi sees birds by adrianox
Sweet Pea by Garth Raber
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Comments and critiques always welcome.
Bob K.

competition gallery:

blowing bubbles by eyespy 4
mare in motion by Julie P 3
coming in to land by eyespy 3
town life by Bob K 2
nose likkur by Martin 2
feeling horny by eyespy 2

exhibition gallery:

homo ovis? by Big Ga 4
what's for dinner by John S 3
Bodhi sees birds by adrianox 3
hurry up I'll wait on you by Cameron Lyall 2
reststop by John S 2
lipstick1 by eyespy 2

doreen

Golly Gosh! that was hard work - thank god for gmc's spreadsheet.

Here are my votes:

Challenge:

My top spot was a toss-up between adrianox and doreen - adrianox just pipped it by a gnats squeek!

4 - home again by adrianox (pin sharp & fantastic lighting)
3 - stop and smell the thistles by doreen (Great composition and exposure)
2 - Son with Mare by Julie P (Rotate 2.5 degs ccw and it's even better)
2 - 'Photo Dog Knows' by Big Ga (It's really Ga's nose after a night out LOL)
2 - Nose Likkur by Martin (Cute canine - well timed shot)
1- Town life by Bob K. (Good shot in difficult conditions - I see heat haze)
1 - Small Critter by Drew (If only the focus had been nailed)
1 - contented by gmc (Maybe a little clockwise rotation)

Exhibition:

4 - What's for Dinner by John Stankewitz
2 - Rest Stop by John Stankewitz
2 - bodhi sees birds by adrianox
2 - Homo Ovis? by Big Ga
1 - Belle by Bob K.
1 - barred for life by gmc
1 - Rest and Contemplation by Zach Hill
1 - Hurry up I'll wait on you by Cameron Lyall
1 - A meeting of the minds by Troy Pudney
1 - Knitting by Tchou

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If it moves shoot it
eyespy.

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Comments and critiques always welcome.
Bob K.

Been meaning to vote in these for a while so I guess I should get down to it...

Brilliant pictures from all of you so these are just some of my personal favourites.

Competition:
4 - feeling horny - eyespy
3 - stop and smell the thistles - doreen
3 - hummer - adrianox
3 - home again - adrianox
2 - Who's there? - Bob K
1 - 'Available for Parties' - Big Ga

Exhibition:
4 - A meeting of the minds - Troy
3 - Rest Stop - John
3 - barred for life - gmc
2 - "What's for Dinner" - John
2 - Hurry up I'll wait on you - Cameron
2 - Hide and See - Bob K

Challenge:

4 Blowing bubbles
3 a load of bull
2 home again
2 contented
2 hummer
2 Nose Likkur
1 feeling horny

Exhibition:

4 bodhi sees
3 "Cammofrogged"
2 spider conference
2 Rest Stop
2 Homo Ovis?
1 barred for life
1 Knitting
1 "What's for Dinner"

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Comp
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1 - Nose Likkur by Martin
1 - hummer by adrianox
1 - Town life by Bob K.
3 - Mare in motion by Julie P
2 - 'Available for Parties' by Big Ga
3 - Bambi by doreen
4 - stop and smell the thistles by doreen

Exhib
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1 - Showing horse by demarren
1 - A meeting of the minds by Troy Pudney
1 - Homo Ovis? by Big Ga
1 - lipstick2 by eyespy
1 - Felix, hunting by Tchou
2 - bodhi sees birds by adrianox
2 - Tigger by Garth Raber
1 - Hurry up I'll wait on you by Cameron Lyall
4 - kermit by adrianox
2 - Rest Stop by John Stankewitz

good shots everyone - too many in the exhibition - maybe I should go for honourable mentions next time

cheers Gerard

Hi Gerard,

I agree that there are more photos worthy of points than we have points to give. I love the fact that there are so many fine entries but it did make it really difficult to vote.

From the rules

gmc said:

Honorable Mentions: We encourage you to make as many honorable mentions & comments as you like for images you don't award points to during voting, and of course comments are also welcome for those you do vote for.

Click to expand...

So voters, do feel free to award as many Honorable Mentions as you feel you need to. There are just so many excellent photos that I felt that I could not vote without awarding some honorable mentions.

Thanks to all who have voted so far and I do encourage everyone to vote.

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Comments and critiques always welcome.
Bob K.

as I can't get access to pbase, hence no entry this time!!!!!!!!!

4 pts Hummer by adrainox
3 pts Home again by adrianox
3 pts Blowing bubbles by eyespy (what kind of fish are they?)

3 pts Available for parties by Big Ga (seriously considered for 4 pts for ingenuity)
3 pts Stop and smell the thistles by Doreen
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shinndigg
http://www/pbase.com/shinndigg

Exhibicion gallery
4 pts Barred for life by gmc (can't I give it atleast 10 pts?)
3 pts lipstick1 by eyespy (Too bad I can't give this one 10 pts also)
3 pts Felix, hunting by Tchou (sorry, I like cats)
3 pts kermit by adrianox (the frog is drooling)
3pts bodhi sees birds by adrianox

All of the images are great. Next time, I gotta' go to a zoo or something. And, Gott' get an E-1!!!

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shinndigg
http://www/pbase.com/shinndigg

c12 Competition Gallery

4-coming in to land by eyespy
3-hummer by adrianox
3-stop and smell the thistles by doreen
3-vulture by doreen
3-home again by adrianox

c12 Exhibition Gallery

3-Bourbon Red by Bob K.
3-Felix, hunting by Tchou
3-bodhi sees birds by adrianox
2-Tigger by Garth Raber
2-Hide and See by Bob K.
2-lipstick1 by eyespy
1-Belle by Bob K.

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Demarren
Using Olympus E-10 E-300 And FZ5
Website http://demarren.zoto.com/

Hope you can get your connection problem sorted out. We do miss your input and entries. Good luck.
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Comments and critiques always welcome.
Bob K.

It is great to see the new voters. We have already received votes from 9 people. However according to my tally, there are 10 people who have entered who have not voted yet. Everyone that entered a photo is strongly urged to cast their votes. There is no penalty for not voting but in the spirit of this friendly competition, good will dictates that if you enter, you should also vote.

The voting is also open to anyone who chooses to vote even if they didn't enter the either of the challenge categories. We welcome all voters.

There are still 20 hours and 30 minutes to get your votes in.
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Comments and critiques always welcome.
Bob K.

Challenge
Hurry up, I'll wait - Cameron Lyall - 4
Bodhisees birds - adrianox -3
Camomofrogged - John S. - 3
Barred for life - GMC - 2
Rest & Contemplation - Zach Hill - 2

Competition
Home again - adrianox - 4
Feeling horny - eyespy - 3
Mare in motion - Julie P - 2
Hummer - adrianox - 2
Who's there? Bob K. - 2

Martin
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http://www.pbase.com/mrd pbase supporter
C-5050, E-300

Man it just tougher all the time.

Competition:
Stop and Smell the Thistle - 4
I just like this one
Nose Likkur - 3
Wow, great capture
Feeling Horny - 3
Excellent color and detail
Home Again - 3
Great color,detail and isolation of subject
Hummer - 2
Good capture
Available for parties - 1
Good humor

Exhibition:
Barred for Life - 4
Bodhi sees birds - 3
Hurry up I'll wait - 3
Belle - 3
Whats for dinner - 2
Call 800 wooly love - 1
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Competition gallery:

4 pts: 'stop and smell the thistles'
3 pts: 'who's there?'
3 pts: 'Available for Parties'
2 pts: 'Feeling Horny'
2 pts: 'Coming in to land'
1 pt: 'Hummer'
1 pt: 'Young bull'

Exhibition gallery:

4 ps: 'lipstick1'
3 pt: 'hide and see'
2 pts:'whats for dinner'
2 pts: 'felix hunting'
2 pts: 'camofrogged'
2 pts: 'knitting'
1 pt: 'lipstick2'