Theme Winners - Chiaroscuro

[Christopher Miller]

Here are the winners! Some very nice and interesting images for this theme.

First Place - Manhattan 30 Stories Up - Michael Gerald-Yamasaki
This image truly stands out from the crowd with its very strong graphic look, its whole interplay of light and dark areas, and its excellent composition. Outstanding job, Michael!

Second Place - Ring-necked Duck - Kerry Perkins
I like the low-key look to this one and how the duck blends with the BG. The head-on pose and tight crop makes for an excellent in-your-face look. Well done, Kerry!

Third Place - Backlit Weed - Gary Ellwein
Nice backlighting on this image, which the processing enhances very well. Well done, Gary!

[Hazel Grant]

Great choices. congrats to all three!

[Kerry Perkins]

Thanks Christopher! Congrats to you Michael and Gary, this is one of my favorite themes and I love seeing so many great interpretations.

[Judy Howle]

Congratulations everyone! Excellent images for the theme.

[Anita Bower]

Congratulations to all!

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Christopher,

Thanks much for your comment & the recognition. And thanks for judging. This is a particularly difficult theme. I failed at a couple of recent images so I went back for the Manhattan shot.

Congratulations Kerry & Gary.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Cheryl Slechta]

Congratulations, Michael on a great interpretation of the theme. Congrats also to Kerry and Gary. This is a tough theme and I thought we had some good entries. Thanks for taking the time and doing such a good job, Christopher

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Congratulations to all the winners, Michael, Kerry and Gary. And to all the participants. This is always a tough theme Thank You Christopher!

[Nancy Bell]

Congrats Michael! Well-deserved! Congrats to Kerry & Gary also! It is always interesting viewing how each photographer interprets the themes. I'm glad you all take the time to post your images. Thanks Christopher for judging.

[Randall Farhy]

Congratulations Michael, Kerry and Gary- all are fantastic and excellent choices. Thanks to Christopher for judging this challenging theme.