Winners P52-3-8 People: Bodyparts

Winners P52-3-8 People: Bodyparts · **1 Like**

Ok I'm back. I hope nobody minds if I keep it short this time. I'm too tired after a week in the sun/ by the pool

First the runner-ups:

DanLoc78:

Simply lovely shot. I like how you've managed to depict emotion with a picture of feet (with those all too familiar "shoes" on them)!

jheu02:

Lovely b&w shot showing bodyparts in use. Somehow reminds me of playing guitar...

Rense:

Another beautiful shot. Great b&w conversion with a lot of feeling to it. The texture of the hands tells a lot.

And the Winner:
...Spongefingers!!

I loved this shot from the moment I saw it. I love how at first I don't quite know what I'm looking at... and then I get it (maybe I'm just a bit slow

). Maybe you could've chosen a little less descriptive name so it wouldn't spoil the satisfaction of "getting it". And I also love the pp with muted color and darkish tones!

Thanks for everyone for participating! As always a lot of great images and picking the winners was not easy.

mithrandir · 10-04-2010, 12:58 PM

And the hands have it. LOL! Very nice work everyone.

**jheu02** · 10-04-2010, 01:47 PM

Congrats Spongefingers on your hand/foot zipper. No problems with the quick and to the point judging. Hope you had a great vacation!

JanVan · 10-04-2010, 01:55 PM

Ovim, thanks for judging and congrats to the winner as well as the runners up. Nice shots.
Spongefingers, have fun judging the portraits

DanLoc78 · 10-04-2010, 02:16 PM

Congrats sponge! Thanks Oula, hope you had a nice vacation, and thanks for the mention!

**Tamia** · 10-05-2010, 05:08 AM

Congratulations Spongefingers for top spot, and for Rense, John, and Dan as runners up. Thanks for judging Oula, and hope your vacation was great.

Spongefingers · 10-05-2010, 09:56 AM

Originally posted by ovim

I loved this shot from the moment I saw it. I love how at first I don't quite know what I'm looking at... and then I get it (maybe I'm just a bit slow

). Maybe you could've chosen a little less descriptive name so it wouldn't spoil the satisfaction of "getting it". And I also love the pp with muted color and darkish tones!.

Thanks, ovim! I really didn't expect I'd be a winner!
I took several similar shots like this, and the better examples were taken when there was more physical tension between the hand and foot - and also when the skin started to discolour from being squeezed for a while.
I think you're right about the name. Simply "The Zipper" would have probably been more fitting.

DanLoc78, your photo of the shoes was my favourite. The dirt-stained, wrinkled shoes really seem like a second skin to the feet. Lovely tones too.
Rense, I liked this one very much as well. The skin texture comes out excellently, and the whole photo has a fine 3D feel. I feel that maybe the bread-cutting subject doesn't come across as clearly as it could, but I guess that's not as important as the image of the hand itself.

Everyone else, thanks very much for your kind comments, and well done with your entries.
I realise I'm a bit late, but I'll get round to judging the project 52-3-9 portrait thread today.

**Iris** · 10-06-2010, 08:51 AM

Congratulations Spongefingers, and of course also congrats to Rense, John, and Dan!
Oula thanks for judging.

**Rense** · 10-06-2010, 08:57 AM

Spongefingers, congrats on the first! Truely a great photo. I am still asking myself if I would dare to try the hand-foot combi you depict

John and Dan congrats too, and Oula many thanks for the judging job!!

Spongefingers · 10-06-2010, 09:16 AM

Originally posted by Rense

Spongefingers, congrats on the first! Truely a great photo. I am still asking myself if I would dare to try the hand-foot combi you depict

John and Dan congrats too, and Oula many thanks for the judging job!!

Thanks. It was a fiddly shot, but not what I would call difficult or daring.
The most important consideration was to wash my hands afterwards!

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10-05-2010, 09:56 AM	#7
Spongefingers Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 237	Hooray! Originally posted by ovim I loved this shot from the moment I saw it. I love how at first I don't quite know what I'm looking at... and then I get it (maybe I'm just a bit slow). Maybe you could've chosen a little less descriptive name so it wouldn't spoil the satisfaction of "getting it". And I also love the pp with muted color and darkish tones!. Thanks, ovim! I really didn't expect I'd be a winner! I took several similar shots like this, and the better examples were taken when there was more physical tension between the hand and foot - and also when the skin started to discolour from being squeezed for a while. I think you're right about the name. Simply "The Zipper" would have probably been more fitting. DanLoc78, your photo of the shoes was my favourite. The dirt-stained, wrinkled shoes really seem like a second skin to the feet. Lovely tones too. Rense, I liked this one very much as well. The skin texture comes out excellently, and the whole photo has a fine 3D feel. I feel that maybe the bread-cutting subject doesn't come across as clearly as it could, but I guess that's not as important as the image of the hand itself. Everyone else, thanks very much for your kind comments, and well done with your entries. I realise I'm a bit late, but I'll get round to judging the project 52-3-9 portrait thread today.

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10-04-2010, 12:58 PM	#2
mithrandir Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,895	And the hands have it. LOL! Very nice work everyone.

10-04-2010, 01:47 PM	#3
jheu02 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,027	Congrats Spongefingers on your hand/foot zipper. No problems with the quick and to the point judging. Hope you had a great vacation!

10-04-2010, 01:55 PM	#4
JanVan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wageningen - The Netherlands Posts: 86	Ovim, thanks for judging and congrats to the winner as well as the runners up. Nice shots. Spongefingers, have fun judging the portraits

10-04-2010, 02:16 PM	#5
DanLoc78 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Philadelphia Photos: Gallery Posts: 915	Congrats sponge! Thanks Oula, hope you had a nice vacation, and thanks for the mention!

10-05-2010, 05:08 AM	#6
Tamia Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,384	Congratulations Spongefingers for top spot, and for Rense, John, and Dan as runners up. Thanks for judging Oula, and hope your vacation was great.

10-06-2010, 08:51 AM	#8
Iris Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bennekom, The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,369	Congratulations Spongefingers, and of course also congrats to Rense, John, and Dan! Oula thanks for judging.

10-06-2010, 08:57 AM	#9
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050	Spongefingers, congrats on the first! Truely a great photo. I am still asking myself if I would dare to try the hand-foot combi you depict John and Dan congrats too, and Oula many thanks for the judging job!!

10-06-2010, 09:16 AM	#10
Spongefingers Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 237	Originally posted by Rense Spongefingers, congrats on the first! Truely a great photo. I am still asking myself if I would dare to try the hand-foot combi you depict John and Dan congrats too, and Oula many thanks for the judging job!! Thanks. It was a fiddly shot, but not what I would call difficult or daring. The most important consideration was to wash my hands afterwards!