Congratulations to sherstone for the DSS#20 (Chaos or Serenity) Winning Photo!

[Greensquared]

What an amazing round! So many varied entries!!! Congratulations to our finalists! Our judges agreed on 4 images, leaving you with 16 to choose your favorite from. This poll is open to any dgrin member and you have 72 hours...so go, go, go!

Cookie S - Peaceful Drink
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/481458366_eaCk4-L-1.jpg

jeffmeyers – Sucking Maelstrom
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/481646767_biQWp-M-1.jpg

spockling - Their Chaos,Our Serenity
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/482593245_ZVR2L-L.jpg

pexi - Les eaux tranquilles
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/482853385_iBgGv-M.jpg

divamum - The Road to Adolescence
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/483705576_VWDMD-M.jpg

bfjr - Good Morning
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/483901859_2rie4-M.jpg

ilbcnu - Quiet Beginnings
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/484705698_emVG4-M.jpg

coscorrosa - Chaos at the Beach
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/484811261_jqJSC-M.jpg

AaronNelson - Searching my Dreams
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/485417858_TX76J-M.jpg

karlabbott - Reflections on the Lake
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/485452436_Gitjc-L.jpg

Tylwydd - Verdun, World Capital of Peace, Freedom and Human Rights
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/486539553_wYfQL-M.jpg

Hawkeye978 - The Photographic Process
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/486727435_mgiFp-M.jpg

VisualXpressions - The Ambush...
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/486863815_qT93H-M.jpg

KarrieMcD - When Nature Reclaims
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/487273455_ihoCp-L.jpg

richtersl - Silent Footprints
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/487445735_2doyW-M.jpg

sherstone - Inner Journey
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/487957899_vstGp-M-1.jpg

[JAG]

Wonderful choices!! Hard to pick just one! Congrates to all the finalists!:thumb

[Velvet-Art]

:agree Well done to everyone and especially to the finalists.


I must've stared at all the finalists images for 20 mins, they are all so good, its been very hard to choose just one.

Just thinking about that, is it possible to have a voting system like the mega-challenge in that we can say pick out 5 images and rate them with between 5 points (for our absolute fave) and 1 point? Or maybe that'd make choosing 5 times harder :D:dunno:D:dunno:D


Tim

[Tentacion]

Congrats to the finalists

[darkdragon]

Good job everyone. :thumb

[divamum]

Wheeee! Thanks for including me! (although I may NEVER live this down at home - the Jr Division is convinced that this is validation of her messy room :rofl:lol)

Now to vote - this one is yet another REALLY hard round to decide! I can only reiterate how impressed I was with the entries :clap:clap:clap:clap:clap

[Tylwydd]

I'm surprised and proud to be in the finalists since there were many great and moody entries ! Congrats to everyone ! :thumb

Very tough choice... No way you can check several boxes ?

[dnie]

(although I may NEVER live this down at home - the Jr Division is convinced that this is validation of her messy room :rofl:lol)


:D Have her research the word "chaos", write the definition and give you the pro's and con's of her room as is. Makes cleaning look easier than all the work to try to prove to you she shouldn't :ivar
Well, in a perfect world it would work this way... now I should go shovel my way through the 19 yearold son's room... :cry

Good Luck with the photo and the room!

[richtersl]

Oh my goodness! I am honored that my photo was included in this batch. There were just SO many outstanding shots in this round. The voting results are going to be most interesting.

[sherstone]

Oh my goodness! I am honored that my photo was included in this batch
:agree(and really could not have said it any better)

Congratulations to all the finalists!!!!

Sean

[The Curious Camel]

:agree(and really could not have said it any better)

Congratulations to all the finalists!!!!

Sean

:agree

[MUDDOGBOB]

This one would be hard to pick. Congratulations to all the finalist, and (Great Job) to all. Looking forward to the next round.:clap

[billtaichi]

Wow awesome entries everyone! Hard to choose the best. :clap

[ic4u]

Congrats to all, amazing talent, as usual!:clap:clap:clap:clap

[Karrie McD]

Yay! I'm thrilled I made it to the poll. I love black and white photography and this round has been awesome. A very hard decision at the polls!! Congrats everyone.

[AnnasPhotos]

Congrats to all the finalists! Such amazing pictures this round!

:clap:clap:clap:clap

[bfjr]

Wait......What........Let me check..............Yep

that's mine up there.

Well now you guys have gone and ruined a perfectly
perfect record of 19 and 0 :rolleyes :scratch

Ah all good things come to an end, so thanks all for
allowing me to be included with all this talent.

Good luck to us all :thumb

[hawkeye978]

I'm pleased and very surprised to be picked as a finalist. An amazing group of pictures. Congratulations to all those in the final group.

[BobbyMarshall]

goodluck everyone

[300m]

congrats to everyone and good luck to all the finalist :thumb

[VisualXpressions]

The message at the top of the poll said it closed at 12:58 today... So who won? inquiring minds want to know.... :dunno:scratch:dunno:scratch

[richtersl]

I don't think DoctorIt is around and Emily probably out doing "Saturday things" and will get to it as soon as she can. I guess we just need to sit tight until then. :dunno

[Greensquared]

Congratulations to sherstone for an awesome winning image! :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/487957899_vstGp-L-1.jpg

The following photographers are now eligible for the next Mega-Challenge:

sherstone
Cookie S
bfjr
divamum
coscorrosa

[divamum]

Oh WOW!! I totally didn't expect my bit of silliness to get this far, so thanks to everybody who voted for it! (Of course, my daughter will NEVER let me live it down, but I guess I can live with my pain :D Since I have visual evidence, maybe I should just never let HER live it down.... :rofl )

Congrats to Sherstone for YET another stunning image, and to ALL finalists and entrants for a great round! I really learned a lot from everybody's shots in this round, and thought it was one of the most imaginative and varied we've had. Bravi tutti!!

[KevXman]

Congrats Sherstone! Your photo is definitly worthy of the honor.

[richtersl]

:clap Well done, finalists!!! Congrats to you all!!!!!!

[dlplumer]

Bravo Sean. A masterful photo. :clap

[karlabbott]

Indeed -- that is a great image! Congratulations sherstone! Congrats to everyone else too -- I certainly enjoyed participating in this round :)

[sherstone]

Thank you soooo much everyone!

WOW pretty much sums up how I feel right now.
I really need to thank the model and my wife for helping out so much with this one, without them this image would still be stuck in my head. Thank you to the judges and of course everyone who voted!

This image was one of the more involved in preparation but was also one of the more rewarding images I have created for this wonderful thing called DSS challenges. Each and every time I push myself to make an entry I am thankful for this great community.

A big congrats to other finalists too, Cookie S, bfjr, divamum, coscorrosa; twas another close one.

[justME]

:clap Congrats to all that entered. Everyone did a great job! I personally loved them all.
:clap sherstone A special congrats to you. Your shot really pulls the viewer in. Awesome~

[The Curious Camel]

Perfection, congrats Sean.

peace, g

[JAG]

Congrates to Sherstone and all the runners ups! Super work by everyone!:clap

[coscorrosa]

Congrats Sean, awesome photo and well deserving of first place! Hopefully you have a few lifetimes to use up all those lifetime SmugMug pro accounts you've been winning :D

[sherstone]

Hopefully you have a few lifetimes to use up all those lifetime SmugMug pro accounts you've been winning :D

Thanks Ron,

Actually I have a few more years to live I hope; to take advantage of the 1 year pro SmugMug accounts (thanks SmugMug).

Congratulations btw on your Mega challenge win!

[coscorrosa]

Thanks Ron,

Actually I have a few more years to live I hope; to take advantage of the 1 year pro SmugMug accounts (thanks SmugMug).

Congratulations btw on your Mega challenge win!

Haha, I'm an idiot. For some reason I thought first place was a lifetime SmugMug pro account. Maybe I should actually read the rules of these challenges I keep entering?

:hide

Anyway, you're just a few MC victories from making my stupidity seem prescient, and if you keep on putting out work like this, it's not a stretch at all :thumb

[sherstone]

:hide



Your not an idiot or stupid, you just won a Mega without winning a 1st place in the other rounds, so it was an easy thing to think.

Thanks again.

[300m]

Congrats to Sean to the 1st place win and to all the runner up on the shoot! :ivar

[Flyinggina]

Bravo, Sean. :barb Also, special congrats to the top 5 who get to go on to the next MEGA. Wonderful work by all who entered.

Virginia

[Art Scott]

Bravo, Sean. :barb Also, special congrats to the top 5 who get to go on to the next MEGA. Wonderful work by all who entered.

Virginia

:agree ..... very well said Virginia...........

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THAT ENTERED.

[bfjr]

Big Congrats to Sean :super

and thank you Folks for including me in the Mix :thumb

[ilbcnu]

:clap Congrats Sherstone!! truly a beautiful image.
Great round -I am honored to take part in these challenges!!

[Awais Yaqub]

:huh:huh:huh wow
congrats

[Karrie McD]

Great photos!! Congrats Sherstone.... sorry for the little delay in my congrats...I was out of town all weekend. That really is a spectacular photo!!

[MUDDOGBOB]

:roflCongrat's to Sherstone

Very nice photo, very well done. Great work.

[PaulThomasMcKee]

Great photos!! Congrats Sherstone.... sorry for the little delay in my congrats...I was out of town all weekend. That really is a spectacular photo!!

Ditto (out of town). Great shots everyone! :clap