The March Photo Contest topic was "Self Portrait". We had 12 entries. Consider them all, then vote for the one you feel best fits the topic.

Photo 1


Photo 2


Photo 3


Photo 4


Photo 5


Photo 6


Photo 7


Photo 8


Photo 9


Photo 10


Photo 11


Photo 12

 

This months entries were all fantastic, keep up the good work guys!

 

Honorable mention to Photo #9 with an awesome picture but #5 totally rocks!

 

I love the essence of #5... Nice work! I snapped this reflection from a building in Elmhurst, IL earlier today, but obviously too late for the deadline.

 

Wow, #5 looks like a magazine add! AMAZING SHOT!

I missed the deadline due to playing nurse. My hubby had knee surgery and I absolutely forgot the deadline.

Here's a few, just for fun~

with Harley



Mini Hug (my arms look freaky long)


The 'ol camera to the eye shot


Our vehicles just happened to all be squinched together

 

#10 . Sharp, creative, and the focal point is in focus.

 

Wow, there's some amazing photos! It's really hard to choose...

 

Many fine entries this month!
Something about #5 bugs me, like do twins qualify for the theme?

 

I'm sorry guys. Maybe it's just because I'm a 61 year old fart; but I just don't get #5. Could somebody please explain it to me. It's an all around lousy picture. It has no class. And I don't see where the self-portrait is - hidden or otherwise.

 

The photographer is pictured as both the driver and the passenger, thus the self portrait.

This is a classic "rigged" shot. This was taken with a camera rig, which effectively acts as a tripod would in that it keeps the camera fixed in place with respect to the car while the car moves.

speaking of class

 

You wouldn't be the Minister/Reverend Jeremiah Wright, formerly Obama's pastor, would you? You seem to have a similar way with words...

 

Dave & Dan,

You guys are right. I apologize. I shouldn't have said it has no class. But, in my opinion, it don't think that it's as classy as #9.

 

Well, the same piece of art can both be hated and loved by two separate people. Photographs are much the same way. However, I think we owe it to the people in our community to be constructive in how we criticize their efforts, or perhaps just not make a negative comment in the first place.

 

Revray, may I suggest a bit more elegance and significantly more elaboration with your critique? Stating what you like or dislike about a photo is appreciated and is part of the learning process for photographers.

(Am I feeding the trolls?)

Just call me "Summer Recess" Speednut (old Fat Albert cartoon show joke)

 

Well they're all great pics
I'm currently torn between 5 and 9. I really like 7 and the color/b&w effect, but 9 won out (IMHO) based on where/how the MINI is placed in the reflection.
I normally like the candid-type shots better than those that are either too staged or have been modified afterwards HOWEVER, pic 5 shows a lot of planning and a damned good job of duplicating himself (unless he's a twin )

Just my 2¢

 

Wow! Great entries this month

Many of them made me smile

I am having a hard time choosing a winner ...

 

Love #10!

 

I finally voted for #10

 

I thought of finding a patch of wildflowers, parking among them, and do a pee stop theme. Good thing I didn't!

 

Uh . . . by their very nature, self-portraits are NEVER candid.
(They can be spontaneous however.)

 

IMHO it looks to me like there has been way too much editing, i.e. Photochopping, involved with some of these entries.

 

That's why I neglected to mention "self-portraits" specifically, it was a general statement

 

Wow! This is a tough call! Great photos this month!!!