The POTN Book Committee and Panels are pleased to announce the final selection of the photographs to be included in the book. Because so many of you took the time to vote on images, we know that you will be eager to find out which of your favorites made it, and to see the final collection. Therefore, we have created twelve galleries containing the photos. The first photo in each gallery is the "signature" photo that will be used to introduce that section of the book; the remainder are being presented in random order while we work on layout.
We would like to extend our special thanks to everyone who entered photos; the final book will serve as testimony to the superb quality of your submissions. We also want to thank everyone who voted. We know that voting was a time-consuming process that involved many difficult decisions, and we greatly appreciate your careful choices, which made our task much easier.
Without further ado, here are the galleries:
All the Signature Shots
Performing Arts
Urban Life
Transportation
Motorsports
Sports
Still Life, B&W and Experimental
Birds
Travel & Landscapes
Glamour & Nude
People
Nature & Animals
Macro
You may also be wondering what happens next. Selecting the photos was undoubtedly the hardest part, but a lot of work still needs to be done. We will be working with the original photographers to get book quality submissions of the selected photos." Remember we could still need to reject a photo and go to a backup based on quality, EXIF, or releases. Submitters will be asked to provide some commentary on the shot too. At the same time, we will begin layout, trying to find an aesthetic balance that gives the best possible presentation to the pictures and accompanying text.
After we have a layout, we will ask the printer, Blurb.com, to produce a proof copy of the book. That will allow us to check reproduction quality and make adjustments if any of the pictures don't look as good on the page as they do on the screen. If necessary, we may repeat this cycle to make sure everything is OK.
Finally, we will announce availability of the book and the ordering process. Hopefully, you will find it well worth the wait!
By the way, just in case some people missed it, the SmugMug Galleries hosting these images were generously donated to us by SmugMug.
And, in case some missed this, too, SmugMug is offering a free trial and discount to POTN users. After using SmugMug - a LOT - for this contest I can certainly recommend them. So if you're looking for a great place to host your photos, give SmugMug a try.
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Many thanks to SmugMug!!
What a nice shot! Most of the shots I voted are there...so I did good!.
