Weekly Theme Winners!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

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

[Cheryl Slechta]

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 Thanks for judging, Jackie!

[Cindy Cone]

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!

[Christopher Miller]

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

[Diane Miller]

Great choices -- this theme was a challenge!

[Kerry Perkins]

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.

[Anita Bower]

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

[Judy Howle]

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

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

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

Cheers,

-Michael-

[gary ellwein]

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