2014 - Image of the Week #21

[Kayaker72]

This entry period for Week 21 will be from Monday May 19th through/including Sunday May 25th.

Only two categories of images will be judged:



Portraits -- Anything with eyes; people or animals
Landscape -- Country, town, city, sea, abstract, things (water drops, smoke, flowers, candles, and so on)



Each category will have a single winner each week. This week will be judged by jrw

Please supply a title for your image and which category it is entering. Enter as many times as you would like, old or new images.

Good luck!!

[Zach]

:landscape:

"Ripples in life"

http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag480/hk91ftk/may%202014/IMG_2355_zpsb1ae5370.jpg (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/hk91ftk/media/may%202014/IMG_2355_zpsb1ae5370.jpg.html)

[Zach]

:landscape:

"The orange rose of Texas "

http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag480/hk91ftk/9_zps74d40a99.jpg (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/hk91ftk/media/9_zps74d40a99.jpg.html)

[jerrytech1]

Beautiful Spring day on Sullivan Street...NYC

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2919/14058460090_3a7f6dc122_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nqihoW)village (https://flic.kr/p/nqihoW) by jerrytech1 (https://www.flickr.com/people/124504456@N05/), on Flickr

[erno james]

I'm already liking the first three submissions: Cool water patterns, brilliant color (though a bit soft, perhaps the look desired?), and a cool angle of a city. Since I've been doing a lot of "couch surfing" of late, I decided to get out a few days ago as a spring shower was heading my way.

Landscape: Spring Showers

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2920/14255142473_07054e741f_c.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/14255142473/)
Spring Showers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/14255142473/) by ernogy (https://www.flickr.com/people/ernogy/), on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

Some great shots. I've been traveling, but am finally back. I managed to quickly visit my family in the Palouse region before a work trip to California.

Landscape: "Green grass"

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5564/14250920992_1a515d031f_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nHiGjm)Small-6480 (https://flic.kr/p/nHiGjm) by kayaker72 (https://www.flickr.com/people/70039618@N08/), on Flickr

[DavidEccleston]

Portraits:
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14275589733_38c04ce435_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nKu8tt)
Raccoon patrol (https://flic.kr/p/nKu8tt) by namethatnobodyelsetook (https://www.flickr.com/people/15493374@N03/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5073/14232272146_0ea7dee064_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nFE7Ew)
Gosling shakes (https://flic.kr/p/nFE7Ew) by namethatnobodyelsetook (https://www.flickr.com/people/15493374@N03/), on Flickr

[DavidEccleston]

Oh, and one more for good measure. I can't resist sharing Zuni's Zuni-ness.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3724/14069098450_92edd264ee_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nreNNW)
Zuni, Lemonade, and the Cone of Shame (https://flic.kr/p/nreNNW) by namethatnobodyelsetook (https://www.flickr.com/people/15493374@N03/), on Flickr

[Jayson]

Portrait - Fluffy

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s7/v163/p236452954-4.jpg (http://www.alderimages.com/wildlifeinnature/ee17fc5a)

[Jayson]

Landscape - Holding On

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s6/v142/p436932841-4.jpg (http://www.alderimages.com/macro/e1a0b10e9)

Landscape - On My Way

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s5/v117/p296763533-4.jpg (http://www.alderimages.com/macro/e11b0408d)

[Jayson]

Last one

Landscape - Crabby

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s10/v113/p397511972-5.jpg (http://www.alderimages.com/macro/e17b18d24)

[Kayaker72]

Two more from me....

Landscape: "Chasing the Sun"

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2898/14265047835_3e054e3b23_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nJy6JB)Small-6485 (https://flic.kr/p/nJy6JB) by kayaker72 (https://www.flickr.com/people/70039618@N08/), on Flickr

Landscape: "Spring Wheat"

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5156/14078491167_e0265b13fd_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ns4WWk)Small-6484 (https://flic.kr/p/ns4WWk) by kayaker72 (https://www.flickr.com/people/70039618@N08/), on Flickr

[Mark Elberson]

Very Vista-Esque. Nice!

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[ahab1372]

agree, looks familiar, but the XP desktop picture was taken in Sonoma County:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVXY8OEZAEQ

[Joel Eade]

Portrait entry for week #21

This is my mother in law, Juanita, celebrating her 95th birthday on May 18th....amazing!

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v107/p804974391-5.jpg

[conropl]

Pretty good week of photos.

Here is a landscape from last night (15 minute exposure).

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3803/14268747214_4934d2eca0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nJT4r1)
Late Night Shot -6876 (https://flic.kr/p/nJT4r1) by westmichigan (https://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

[Zach]

think i'll add one more :)

landscape:

Hearts Iris
http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag480/hk91ftk/11_zpsd35f9f4f.jpg (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/hk91ftk/media/11_zpsd35f9f4f.jpg.html)

[jrw]

Not an easy go of it making the selections today. In the landscapes we place the cosmos next to nicely done closeups, vistas of rolling hills, well composed beach, and rhythm in the architectural world. The portraits cover tight shots and venture into environmental that tell stories and make us look for answers to our questions.

In the landscapes The Village by jerrytech1 gets the nod. The use of rhythm, strong diagonal of stairs to sun with interrupting lamp post and use of the sun in the image to create flare all made it an image I kept coming back to.
In the portraits I really enjoyed Zuni's Zuniness by Dave Eccleston. It reveals something of Zuni but left me wondering why the cone was on.

[DavidEccleston]

Thanks jrw. Zuni does everything "extreme". Perhaps Magda mistakenly gives her Mountain Dew, instead of water. I'm not sure. ;)

In addition to the extreme tongue, attempting to get a few drops of lemonade, she has the cone. That's to stop her licking her leg/armpit raw. She keeps injuring herself (dislocated ribs, muscle issues, etc.) because she's longer than typical (extreme length), heavier than normal (extreme muscle mass), taller than normal (extreme legs) and attempts to do everything as fast as possible (extreme agility). In the end she lands from a jump (or when chasing a frisbee and missing, or when chasing Cagney) and immediately tries to take a hard corner, but her mass, height, and length all work against her, and she ends up hurting herself all over again, and has to spend time doing physio and wearing the cone.

[Jayson]

Congrats guys! Another good week of photos.

[Joel Eade]

Congrats guys! Another good week of photos.+1 , excellent images, kudos tot he winners!

[conropl]

Congratulations to the winners... you won amongst some great competition. It was good week for the assignment unless you are the poor guy who has to chose a winner.

Pat

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[Zach]

congrats jerry and david ;)