Weekly Theme Winners!

Sorry I haven't been too active of late, work has gotten in the way. I am back to transitional work with my ankle and it seems to be sapping a lot of energy out of me. Anyways, a tough theme with some creative entries. So my picks for the winners! 1. Scratched it Myself by Michael Gerald-Yamasaki. I loved the simplicity and the coloured details in the bird. Something quite folk-artish about it. I also liked the eye masked back in. Very clever method to bring out the "scratch" theme! Congrats Michael! 2. Sunflower by Gary Ellwein I liked the contrast between the dark petals and the light seeds, and the soft/sharp contrast too. A very pleasing composition and nice b and w conversion. 3. Shelby by Cindy Cone This one looks like a great pencil sketch. Great base image and handsome portrait of a great pal. Congratulations Cindy. Thanks to all who participated!

1st - Michael Gerald-Yamasaki, Scratched It Myself

2nd - Gary Ellwein, Sunflower

3rd - Cindy Cone, Shelby

Congratulations, Michael - I loved this image and it was the perfect way to do real scratch-art. Congratulations also to Gary with a great Sunflower and Cindy with a beautiful portrait of Shelby. Welcome back, Cindy:S3: Thanks for judging, Jackie!

Congrats, Michael - it was the perfect scratch image. Great image by Gary, too. Thanks for judging Jackie. I do appreciate the thoughtfulness that goes into those decisions.

Cheryl, it's great to be back. There's always so much to be learned from this forum!

Congratulations, Michael, Gary, and Cindy! Beautiful images all! Thanks to Jackie for judging!

Great choices -- this theme was a challenge!

Good one Michael, I liked this one a lot! Congratulations to you, Gary, and Cindy. Thanks for judging Jackie and thanks to all who participated. This was a really good two weeks; I loved seeing all the different techniques.

Congratulations to the winners. This was a tough contest. There were so many excellent entries.

Congratulations Michael, Gary and Cindy. You all had outstanding images.

Thanks, everyone. Jackie, thanks much for judging. Congrats to Gary & Cindy. Lots of good work this time... really liked the theme.

Cheers,

-Michael-

Jackie, thanks for accepting the task of judging. Michael, you nailed the topic, congratulations. Cindy, well done.