Breaking the Rules Winners!!

Another great week in OOTB! I really enjoyed everyone's images, and this theme was a great reminder that, as the old adage goes, "rules are made to be broken."

First place - "Bad angle? or not" by Kaustubh Deshpande
I simply love the quiet, contemplative feel of this image, and IMO the head angle is perfect for it. Very well done, Kaustubh!

Second place - "Gull" by Judy Howle
Usually you wouldn't want a centered subject, but in this case it works perfectly. Loved the old painting feel of this, and very nice work, Judy!

Third place - "Broken Rules" by Cheryl Slechta
I love the unusual pose to this and the high-key frac effect. Very well done, Cheryl!

Fourth place - "Cardinal" repost, by Judy Howle
Even though there are leaves in front of the subject, this is such a beautiful image I don't even really notice them. Another excellent job, Judy!

Excellent job everyone at breaking the rules! :D

Congratulations Kaustubh, rule well broken! :cool: Congrats also to Judy and Cheryl, nice images all around. Thanks again Christopher for your excellent judging work, much appreciated! Was another fun week here in OOTB!! :D

Congratulations, Kaustubh - I loved your image:) Congratulations also to Judy - both beautifully done images. There were a lot of nice images again this week and it was fun to see "broken rules" and the results:) Thanks, Christopher, you did an
excellent job.

Thank you so much Christopher for taking the time once again to judge, your keen eye is most helpful when it comes to sorting out these great posts.
Congratulations Kaustubh, Wonderful image and a well deserved win.
Judy and Cheryl, All three images were fantastic and big congrats to you both!

Congratulations, Kaustubh! That's really a great image any way you look at it, OOTB or not! Congrats to Cheryl, that's a wonderful capture of the egret. Christopher, you did a fine job. thanks!

Congrats to everyone! Great images, in spite of the broken rules ;)!

Congratulations Kaustubh, Judy and Cheryl. All fantastic images. Excellent judging Christopher... you did great.

Congrats to all the winners, way to go Chris really nice choices

Hey, way to break those rules! Congratulations to the winners... Christopher, thanks for judging.

Cheers,

-Michael-