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View Poll Results: Vote for the DSS #30 (Environmental Portrait) Winning Photo!
JAG - The Chatter Box 7 6.48%
Mad Cat - Chef Julio 26 24.07%
miskatonic_university - Healer 2 1.85%
pyroPrints.com - Firepeople 0 0%
VisualXpressions - The Gardener 3 2.78%
whiterice - The Wig Lady 17 15.74%
ghinson - a surgeon's self-portrait 11 10.19%
jeffmeyers - The Slacker 2 1.85%
norrisstudios - Honor 13 12.04%
michswiss - Repose 3 2.78%
JeffGroves - portrait of a fighter 5 4.63%
sherstone - Bread Break 10 9.26%
The Curious Camel - It's not a level world 2 1.85%
richtersl - The Re-enactor 7 6.48%
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Old Aug-10-2009, 12:34 PM   #1
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Congratulations to Mad Cat for the DSS #30 (Environmental Portrait) Winning Photo!
Tough round, but hopefully everyone learned a little something in the process.

Your awesome judges, nightpixels and KevXman, agreed on six photos, giving you fourteen finalists to choose from. Congratulations!

Any previously registered member of DGrin can vote. The poll will stay open for 72 hours, so let your favorite be known!

JAG - The Chatter Box


Mad Cat - Chef Julio


miskatonic_university - Healer


pyroPrints.com - Firepeople


VisualXpressions - The Gardener


whiterice - The Wig Lady


ghinson - a surgeon's self-portrait


jeffmeyers - The Slacker


norrisstudios - Honor


michswiss - Repose


JeffGroves - portrait of a fighter


sherstone - Bread Break


The Curious Camel - It's not a level world


richtersl - The Re-enactor

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Old Aug-10-2009, 01:09 PM   #2
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Hard call... some pretty stellar environmental portraits to choose from. Congrats to all the finalists!

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Old Aug-10-2009, 01:16 PM   #3
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Yikes! What a stellar spectacular line up of awesome shots - Amazing the judges were able to agree on six of them.

Congrats to the finalists!

Thanks!

EDIT: it seems stellar is the go to word this round I'll just edit it to be something different
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Old Aug-10-2009, 01:17 PM   #4
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Congrats finalists. This was a tough round. Good job to all.
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Old Aug-10-2009, 01:36 PM   #5
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Congrats to everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed thinking and planning this one as much as I did. Looks like it!
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Old Aug-10-2009, 01:46 PM   #6
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wow! Congrates all! This is really a tough round!
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Old Aug-10-2009, 01:47 PM   #7
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Congratulations to the finalists!
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Old Aug-10-2009, 01:47 PM   #8
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Wow! Great work everyone
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Old Aug-10-2009, 01:52 PM   #9
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Congrats everyone....so honored to be included among this great bunch of entries - made my day.
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Old Aug-10-2009, 02:45 PM   #10
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Congratulations to everyone, indeed.

Thank you to everyone who has made a comment on my photo. You guys rock!
I am right there with whiterice (whose photo, I love) - what an honor to be included with the other finalists!

Great job judges and thank you!
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Old Aug-10-2009, 03:04 PM   #11
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Great job to all of the finalists, and great work to everyone who entered as well..!!
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Old Aug-10-2009, 04:58 PM   #12
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Great choices! And, still, a couple of my faves were left out.

I don't know how I'm going to pick only one.
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Old Aug-10-2009, 04:58 PM   #13
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Great job to all of the finalists, and great work to everyone who entered as well..!!
All I can say is, my mind is blown. Honored and humbled to have my image included. There's a lot of creativity and technical know-how flying around right now.
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Old Aug-10-2009, 05:37 PM   #14
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It must be easy to blow your mind!
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All I can say is, my mind is blown. Honored and humbled to have my image included. There's a lot of creativity and technical know-how flying around right now.
I am surprised that you are surprised. You have an awesome entry that is quite worthy. It is one of my top choices for sure!
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Old Aug-10-2009, 05:43 PM   #15
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I am surprised that you are surprised. You have an awesome entry that is quite worthy. It is one of my top choices for sure!
Thanks Bro. Yours isn't exactly shabby either. I especially like what you did with the light & shadow.
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Old Aug-10-2009, 06:24 PM   #16
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Congrats to all of the finalists
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what an honor to be included with the other finalists!

Great job judges and thank you!
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Congrats to all the finalists ....


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Old Aug-10-2009, 07:36 PM   #19
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Good luck to all there is mighty competition in the works.
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Congrats all you crazy finalists!
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