UPDATE: Voting is now closed. Votes will be tabulated and a winner will be announced soon. Look for an extensive feature layout for the winner as well as prizes for the contestants with the first, second and third most votes.
I would like to give a big thanks to all my readers who contributed photos. You guys are great!
The photos are laid out below in the order I received them without the names of the submitting photographers. Vote through the comments. Leave the number of the photo set that you think is best overall in your comment i.e. “My vote is for photo set #3″.
Each reader receives one vote. A photographer can vote. Voting will be open for two weeks. Click below to see the entries and vote.
Photo Set #1
Photo Set #2
Photo Set #3
Photo Set #4
Photo Set #5
Photo Set #6
Photo Set #7
Photo Set #8– To see photo set #8 up close, click here.
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How do we get them biggie sized?
I had to make a tough trade-off. 24 large photos would take too long for much of my audience to load.
hyperlinks man, hyperlinks
Well, there’s always a problem… do I have very low size thumbnails and force people to click links? Someone who is not tech-savvy would just make their decision based on the tiny thumbnails.
Also people might have click fatigue by the time they get to set 5… that gives an unfair advantage to the earlier sets. If someone has a sluggish connection (sharing wi-fi or dial-up or inferior DSL) they can get up for a minute and come back and all 24 medium-sized photos have loaded… not possible if I’m using hyperlinks.
If anyone feels constrained by the format, crop your photos and re-submit them. Seriously, the large photos are a couple of megs apiece. The page ends up being 70-100 megs.
I would have to say set 5, and it wouldn’t be to shameless.
Thanks for your vote!
I really like the black and white photo’s and the bluebonnets.
If you’ll just submit the photo set number to remove any possible confusion, ma’am. Thank you!
I vote for set 5.
Can I pick different categories from different artists, for example:
landscape photo from #1
Animal photo from #4
plant photo from #8
and also,
is this all of them? I don’t see my friends photo’s up there and she sent them in whenever the contest first started.
I’m sorry, you have to vote for one photo set. Have your friend re-send them. All photos I received have been posted.
plus, instead of making them all big here couldn’t you make the pictures links to bigger pictures of them. I think a lot of detail is lost in the size.
I may make a page that consists of large photos. The load time for large photos was simply too long, particularly for cable modems and dial up.
cable’s got it no prob
most cable is faster than dsl
I do hope you can provide links to the original sized images. Indeed a lot is lost in compression, and I’d really like see all the entries in their original parameters before casting my vote.
i vote for set 5!
I’m going for #8.
I like a few but set 5 takes the cake. Nice contest too btw!
I vote for set 3.
You can host the pictures at http://www.imageshack.us and post “Thumbnails” here that link to a bigger picture not hosted on your server (if that is an issue) so people can see bigger shots. Just a suggestion.
Additionally, I don’t see an animal in set 5. Wasn’t there supposed to be one of an animal in each set?
The problem is that viewers would have to click 48 times to see all the photos.
Here’s a nice compromise: photographers, if you want to display full-size photos, post your pictures to Flickr or another hosting service. Send me the link and I will embed it in the post.
I vote for set #5
I vote for #4….why no love on those beautiful photos guys??
The last one is STELLAR.
I vote for set # 5. Nice use of color
My vote is for set #5.
I vote for Set #6
I vote for Set 6. The sunset is stunning and the Bluebells are awe inspiring. Cute dog too!
I vote for set #7
They’re all awesome, but I say set #5.
I want to cast my vote for Set #5. The colors are beautiful and the subjects are perferct. You have a good future in photography.
it’s a toss up between 4 and 8
#7 So great, you have a calling for photgraphy!!!
EXCELLENT
My vote is for photoset 5.
I vote for #6, I’m a sucker for moto-sicles and puppy dogs.
set 7
I vote for #7. Very good.
I vote for photo set #5. The photos are so bright and vivid. They are very well-framed and free from any background noise that might detract from the main focal points.
set 7
My voite is for set #6
I would like to vote for #7
I would like to vote for photo set #5
I vote for set #7.
I VOTE FOR SET #7
great pics- i vote for no. 7 great details.
I Love set 7….beautiful work…
Set #7
I like # 7
no doubt # 7
My favorite is Set #7. Used to love playing with hornedtoads when growing up in Texas. Also the scenery is beautiful and the cactus in bloom is great. Good job.
I like 7 as well
#7 is the best
#7 is the best by far
#7 !!
I vote for set #7
Set 6 does it for me!
My vote is for set #7! Beautiful~~~
Anything with Sunsets, Motorcycles and Puppies gets me. My vote goes to #6
I love Set #5.
I love set 1! All the pics are great.But love the longhorns!!!
I love set 6…sunset,motorcycles,and the cutest dog ever.
Set #7 Gets my Vote…Beautiful Pictures!
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