Throwdown: Photos that won you a contest

[Tobie]

Federico’s post re. competitions is to blame for this one.

Let’s post photos that won you a (paid or not, recent or not) contest.

This one won me $50 on a competition by Amy Renfrey a few years ago. The kit was from a friend – she wanted to give it away but I gave it back as I was not sure what to do with it. Perhaps I should have kept it?:

[davidc]

Hi Tobie wish i could post one but never won anything. 🙂

[Tobie]

David, with all your great light painting shots? Unbelievable! Hang in there, it will come – many times over! 🙂

[Kent DuFault]

Davidc and David Chesterfield are two different people; I believe.

[Horatio Hadley]

David… what?????  You have some of the most creative and incredible photographs.  Your time is coming.  As Tobie stated:  “Hang in there…”

[davidc]

🙂  🙂  🙂

 

[JasenkaG]

A series of photos about kids playing with garbage at landfills (this is one of them):

[Tobie]

Mmmm. A lot of stories hidden here!

[Horatio Hadley]

Jasenka, a young photographer documenting the landfill.  Perhaps we should keep an eye out for her.  I like this one.  Thank you.

[Kent DuFault]

A small new win… This shot was chosen last week for the weekly contest titled, “Apps Uncovered” held over at iphonegraphy.com. The theme was patterns and textures.

An old repeat winner… This shot has won a number of things over the years. I took it back in the 1990s and colorized it in Photoshop. At the time I was the first one to do that and publish it nationally within the United States. It was selected to be published in the photography section of a graphic design magazine called, Communication Arts. That was a big win for me, because that magazine was seen as the Holy Grail for those that I was trying to woo as clients.

[Tobie]

Now who would have thought to even have taken that 1st shot, Kent! It just shows – open eyes, thoughts out of the box and wha-la!

The 2nd one I can fully understand winning various rewards! It shouts ‘classic water painting’ – well done!

[Kent DuFault]

Thanks Tobie.

[Horatio Hadley]

Kent, what is interesting, on your first photograph, about two years ago, I was waiting for an order in Lowe’s and started photographing the shopping cart.  This moved onto the moving supplies, and I came out with an image quite similar to yours.  The I was in some of the bins, photographing all sorts of things, screws, nails, duct tape.  It is so interesting what images you can create in a Lowe’s Home Improvement.

Now your second photograph is undeniably stellar.  The colours are vibrant, deep and rich.  The patterns terrific.  I really hope that you have the this winner hanging on your wall.  This image is quite beautiful.  Thank you.

[Tom M]

Nice Kent. I too like that 2nd one, has a Grandma Moses look to it…

 

[Charmaine Joubert]

Nice Kent. Both are so full of textures and interesting shapes.

[Horatio Hadley]

Tobie, you need to be in product photography.  This is a terrific image.  The lighting is wonderful, and the positioning of the photographic equipment, manual and lantern, are perfect.  Your textured background really makes this such an interesting image.  Thank you.

[Tobie]

Thanks for the vote of confidence @horatio! 🙂

[David Chesterfield]

Ballerina – digital manipulation category

Dragonfly – also in Digital Manipulation Category

Parasol: This one has won a couple and has been published in newspapers, etc.

 

[Graham Hart]

One word. Gobsmacked!

[Tobie]

Aaah now I realise that I have confused you with @davidc above! Could not believe that you have not won anything yet!

Graham is right – stunning images! You’re certainly ‘The Man’ as far as light painting & water drops are concerned!

[Dahlia Ambrose]

I love the dragonfly image David. Absolutely brilliant 🙂

[Elena]

It’s amazing!

[Anonymous]

Wow, David. You’ve got that figured out.

[Charmaine Joubert]

Worthy winners. Your water drop and painting with light images are amazing.

[David Chesterfield]

And this one at this years Royal Queensland Show, just announced.

 

[Tobie]

Wow, fantastic David! I can understand why – beautiful subject well photographed! Well done mate!

[Tobie]

This one just got me POTM on birdphotographers dot net. A crit site (like our ST) with top quality images coming in on a daily basis. Apparently a 1st time achievement for a South African… 😉

[David Chesterfield]

Well deserved Tobie! Stunning capture.

 

[Tobie]

Thanks David!

[Kent DuFault]

That is a lovely and amazing bird photograph! Congrats on the award!

[Tobie]

Thanks so much Kent! 🙂

[Charmaine Joubert]

Wow stunning colours. Showing off the bird in all it’s glory.

[bucweeet]

I used to enter the Canadian Forces yearly photo competition and had been lucky on several occasions to have images selected.

Here’s a couple entered in the Sports category a couple of years apart.

Out at Home

Out at Third

And one from the Work Life category

Another Day at the Office

[Tobie]

Lovely shots, Buc’s!

 

[Tom M]

I don’t enter many contests, so, if you don’t enter you don’t win.This won me a first place ribbon in my camera club.

 

Barn Storming.

[Tobie]

I love the colors and rustic look in this one, Tom!

[Kent DuFault]

That is a beautiful picture Tom. I can see why it won. It would look awesome as a large framed print hanging on the wall.

[Tom M]

I just may do that Kent. I just picked up a barely used Epson 1400 printer for free, I’m trying to restore the print head from the dead(hadn’t been used in 9+ years,dried up). That and a few waterfall pics, I hope my restore will work…

 

[Kent DuFault]

I might also suggest looking at levelframes.com. They will print your image from an uploaded digital file and frame it to museum quality. They are far less expensive than a frame shop. I’m totally impressed with their quality.

[Tom M]

Thanks Tobie with kind words. Kent, I will check levelframes.com out. Thanks…

 

[Tobie]

Not a win but just discovered that this one won me a Top 10 Class reward in Viewbug’s Image of the Month. Implying that it ended up in the top 10% out of 55,000 entries. The image was entered by the site’s curators and not by me.  🙂

[Kent DuFault]

That is a great portrait of your granddaughter Tobie.

[Tobie]

Thanks Kent! 🙂

[Federico Alegria]

Oh jeez @tobiepsg, I never saw this post… I feel terrible now, I really hope it isn’t too late. Here is the only photograph that has won something for me:

Thanks to this photograph I was published in Black and White Magazine, issue #125.

[Tobie]

The internet is a very patient place Federico – it’s never to late,LOL!

There’s something very special about this shot. I can understand why it was published! Well done!

[Sarthak Choudhary]

It’s a wonderful image.

[Gray B]

Oh man! Personally, this is a very disturbing image and easy to understand why it was chosen by B & W Magazine.  I had to take a breath after first seeing it.  Very powerful pic Federico.

Thanks

[Lynne Guenther]

[LeanneC]

I have won a few prizes in our local fall fair but I am not sure those count.

Work has been keeping me pretty busy lately, as I moved up to full time for a bit. And full time as a teacher/librarian actually means time and half. Sadly, that means less time for photography fun. But I have allowed myself to indulge in playing at Guru Shots and I recently made Guru! Here is my “winning” photo, which was actually a #1 Guru Pick:

 

[JasenkaG]

Hi Leanne, that’s indeed a beautiful image with great composition. I’ve never tried Guru Shots myself, but I may join the game sometimes 🙂

[LeanneC]

Thanks Jasenka! I am lamenting the fact that we have had very little snow this year and no real good opportunities to shoot snowflakes. This one was from last winter. As for Guru Shots, it was maddening at times but seeing others’ photos can be great inspiration. And the contest themes sometimes guided what I shot – good for when you are in a “slump.”

[Gray B]

Holy Moly, this is truly a beautiful image Leanne.  The colors and detail are stellar.

[LeanneC]

Thanks so much, Gray! Sometimes with snowflakes, you need a little luck. Even when you set up everything perfectly, there is so much to go wrong. This one landed perfectly and made the shot easier.

[Tobie]

Of course they count Leanne! Beautiful!

[LeanneC]

Thanks Tobie! 🙂

[Charmaine Joubert]

Beautiful.

[Gray B]

Local photo club topic for the contest was “Trees”.  I assumed alive or “dead”.  These desiccated trees on the Namib Desert are hundreds of years old :).  This shot was taken just before my camera DIED.  Fortunately, I had a good point and shot for the rest of our self-drive adventure through Namibia.

https://flic.kr/p/2eB5qtW

[Tobie]

I love these types of shots Gray! This is one area I’d like to visit – high on my wish list!

[Gray B]

Tobie, Namibia is one of those countries where the culture, the geology, the flora and animal life merge into one fantastic and life-changing experience. It is a photographer’s Nirvana.

[Tobie]

Been there during my national duty days (Caprivi & Okavango) but I’d like to see Namibia from a civilian viewpoint.

[LeanneC]

Amazing shot Gray! I have seen images similar to this but the colours are extraordinary in yours. Love that you left a triangle of blue to contrast with the sand. Are the trees petrified?

[LeanneC]

Hmmm…copycat reply. I will try again:

Amazing shot Gray! I have seen images similar to this but the colours are extraordinary in yours. Love that you left a triangle of blue to contrast with the sand. Are the trees petrified?

[Gray B]

Petrified for several hundred years.

[Gray B]

No, I misspoke, not petrified (stone-like), but desiccated. It’s so dry there that all moisture has evaporated from the organic material and just the shell remains.

[Tom M]

That is indeed a special photo Gray…

[Gray B]

Thank you very much Tom. Namibia is a very special place.

[David Chesterfield]

This image won the QWeekend (Newspaper) weekly competition for the theme ‘Silver’ today.

 

[Graham Hart]

Congratulations David! What a great image and worthy winner. That’s literally turning Silver into Gold :). Well done.

[Dorothy]

ok, this got picked in a NYIP contest (no prize, recognition only) calling for tattoos. this was way back in 2003 and i was just thrilled to be picked as the winner. nothing since but really haven’t entered much other than on viewbug and guru but no wins on those either. was fun to take this walk down memory lane

[Tobie]

Nice & Well Done Dorothy! Winning on Viewbug is a rare event – they have a huge subscription base!

[Dorothy]

Thanks Tobie, i did feel honored that NYIP picked my photo. Very true about Viewbug and i want to say the same about Guru as well.  That’s ok, they both help give insight by results and that’s valuable in itself.

[John Thompson]

I have never won anything other than POTW, but to be fair I suppose you must enter contests to win them.

[Robert Apple]

Yes John, entering contests is kind of a prerequisite to winning, 🙂

[Robert Apple]

A friend entered this photo in a contest being held by the National Park Service unbeknownst to be, I got a email this AM saying it had been chosen to be used on the new National Website as a cover photo along with release forms, they said they had over a million submissions and mine was on of 22 chosen to represent the National Parks System. It wasn’t hard to figure out who the culprit was as he is always encouraging me to enter stuff like that, but I can’t hardly be upset with him.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/139758324@N04/33020342308/

[Dorothy]

Congratulations Robert @robertapple: That is awesome. How cool is that?! Fantastic photo. I am always surprised by moose, they are so Big! Did he know you were there taking his photo, it looks like he is looking straight at you.

[Robert Apple]

Thanks Dorothy, he knew I was there and never took his eyes off of us. To get this shot I lowered a camera out the truck window mounted upside down between the legs of the tripod and remotely controlled the shot with the cell phone.

[Tobie]

Only saw this now – well done Robert! It certainly deserves special recognition!

@robertapple

[David Chesterfield]

This won me a Sony RX100M7 camera in the Sony World Photo Day competition 2021

 

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Great photo and congratulations again David 🙂

[Marty E]

Wow, fabulous shot! Congratulations

[Charmaine Joubert]

Brilliant macro work.

[Tobie]

Awesome shot!

[Mistyisle]

Marvellous image, plus a great win and prize, David! Congratulations 🙂

[Charmaine Joubert]

I’ve had quite a bit of luck with competitions.

1st win: Addo National Park Photographic Competition 2011- Canon 70-200f2.8 mkii lens.

2nd win: Tamron South Africa Competition: Tamron 150-600 lens.

3rd win: Addo National Park Photographic Competition 2019 – Canon 80D with 135-300mm lens.

4th win: SANParks. Best colour image 2019. Won a SANParks Voucher

 

[Tobie]

Beautiful Charmain!

For the others: the Scaly-feathered Finches in the last shot’s name in my language is ‘Baardmannetjie’ when directly translated into English means ‘Beard Man’. Wonder why? 🤣

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Awesome set of photos Charmaine. Love them all 🙂

[Mistyisle]

Amazing group of images, Charmaine! I kept scrolling back and forth to see them again and again. @joubie

[Marty E]

Congratulations to everyone, all terrific shots! Here’s a shot of mine that took first place in my city’s annual competition for the Amateur Adult Fabulous Flora Division. The interesting thing to me about this shot was that in the original color version, the petals were bright yellow with red trips. I wasn’t thrilled with the color combination so converted it to monochrome. What a difference!

[Tobie]

Beautiful Marty! It looks like a charcoal painting!

[Marty E]

Thanks, Tobie!

[Mistyisle]

Well done, Marty, a lovely image! (the title of the competition is quite a mouthful).

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love the elegant look of the flower Marty. The black and white edit makes it look dreamy 🙂

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