With all these excellent entries, it makes it very hard for me to pick a top three. But the winners are listed below. First some comments on each photo...
Beth on the beach by _SBradley_
Nice sepia image with great contrast and a different angle.
Beautiful Girl by Desi
Excellent portait! Her eyes draw you in and keep you there.
Bubbles by Jetjoint
Very cool look and feel to this image
Max by Photomonster
Nice shallow DoF shot
Feelings Hurt by Teaque
Very emotional capture
Deep Sleep by Aaron_Silva
Great exposure with nice color saturation
Pops by Diminished29
Excellent detail
Double Portait by Edd S
Nice capture of a proud artist
Cowboy by frs
Nice capture of an interesting 2 hat look
trombone umbrella by t-bonestahl
Excellent setup and angle with great contrast
Holli by O_T
Great shot with awesome details in the eyes
Inked by Formulated_One
Great colors and capture of the concentration
Santa by tmalone893
Great colors with the nice background
waking up by Stefan A
Nice candid shot
Pretty in Pink by hhf
Excellent capture of the joy of being photographed
Pioneers by teekay
Both make for very interesting subjects
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And the winners...
#1
Beautiful Girl by Desi
#2
trombone umbrella by t-bonestahl
#3
Holli by O_T
Honorable mention
Bubbles by Jetjoint
Thanks again for all the great entries!!!
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POTN Powershot Speed Challenge #9 -- Portrait
Of the human kind... I will be looking for the perfect exposure showing at least most of the subject's face. Lighting and background will also play an important role. Lets see what the powershot series can do... Have fun and good luck!
To submit, click "Post Reply" and put your Photo Name in the Subject Line. Don't forget your Camera Model.
Post until noon GMT, Monday, March 13, 2006.
Host: snowrdr
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This will allow the host to contact you about winning or ineligible photos. You turn this feature on by clicking "User CP, Edit Options, Enable Private Messaging" (about a third of the way down the page). Thank you.
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Photo Submissions
1. Camera -- photos must be taken with a Any Canon Powershot Series Camera (SD, A-series, S1/2, & S-series only)
2. Time -- any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
3. Size -- photo must be EXACTLY 800 pixels on the longest side, with NO BORDERS
4. Post-Processing -- do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
5. Posting --
- ONE PHOTO per photographer in each challenge.
- Photo Name in the message subject line.
- Camera model.
7. No Commenting by others -- When the posting is closed, comments can be made in this thread.
Time
One challenge every week, on the following schedule:
- New Topic ... Tuesday by midnight GMT.
- Posting Starts ... Right after topic is announced.
- Posting Stops ... Noon GMT Monday
- Winner Announcement ... Monday by midnight GMT.
POTN Powershot Hosting Rules: https://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=136860
POTN Powershot Winners List and Rankings: https://photography-on-the.net/forum/...34#post1140834
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