Weekly Photo Challenge #358 - Interiors - WINNERS


Well! I wasn't surprised at the variety of interiors, what did surprise me was the variety!!!!
I didn't expect things like the interior of a balloon, the almost open air blacksmith's shop, the Jewish memorials, or the huge space with the terracotta warriors.
I loved the contrast between some of the images; for example the intense colours of the Heart's pool and the pastel shades of the teahouse and the superb housekeeping of the two churches compared with the derelict soda fountain.


Great job to all the contributors and thanks for entering.


And now my choices.
I have limited myself to three, and anyone else might have chosen a different three; that's the result of us all being different!


THIRD
matt123 - Interior of a balloon. One of the quirky ones I would not have expected.
I loved the colour, the converging panels, and the silhouettes of those waiting for a ride (?) added interest without distracting from the theme.





SECOND
slowpez - Indoor pool. The intensity of the colour got me! I don't like oversaturated images, but the colour here is very believable (Even if you did do lots of saturation!).
I loved that you captured the opulence of the room, the perfect reflection, the light on the bottom of the pool.



AND THE WINNER IS...
StephenHampshire - Signal Box. - The natural vignetting focusses all the attention on the signalman at his desk. There is just enough detail in the image to place the man in his environment without losing focus on him. I think it is superb.

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[Bruce Clark]

Well done to StephenHampshire and the other place-getters. Good job too to Rod. I am glad I was not judging this one.

[p38arover]

Three great images!

I can relate to the signaller - I was a railway signaller before I retired and also worked occasionally in an old wooden long-lever box.

[eva]

All great images.Congratulations to the winners

Eva

[noelcmn]

What a great winning shot loaded with ambiance, mood, tones and the concentration is palpable. And the importance of his work enhanced by those 2 clocks. Congrats Stephen-worthy winner. Extended to Slowpez and Matt123. What a wonderful challenge, variety is the word! Thanks Rod, for that, and the judging.

[crazydrake]

Great challenge with great entries. Well done Stephen - a worthy winner.

[ramseybuckeye]

That was an excellent challenge Rod! Lot of stellar images, I was glad I did not have to judge this, but I think you did an excellent job in choosing the winners. Congratulation to Stephen, excellent image! I always love seeing your rail themed photos that are more often outdoors, and I see you can master the inside also. Also to Susan and Matt, very good !

[atupdate]

Congratulations to Stephen, Susan, and Matt. Great entries by all.

Tim

[djb47]

Kudos to the winners. Excellent images everyone.

[Arjay Bee]

A lot of stellar images here - no entry from me this comp but I have enjoyed looking at all entries, excellent shots all.

[charliezap]

Congrats to the winners and to a fine job of judging. Looking forward to the new challenge.--charliezap

[slowpez]

A fun contest Rod and thanks for judging. I enjoyed reading the comments you made too. Matt's balloon interior was fantastic. Never would have thought of that as a subject for interiors. Brilliant colors too. Stephen's signalman was superb as you noted Ron. Just a perfect shot in every way. Thanks for the second place nod. The colors of the pool were not saturated in post. They are just the way they looked. Hearst's castle is an amazing place.

[tessfully]

Wonderful challenge, enjoyed everyone's interpretations very much. Thank you for judging Rod! Congrats to all the place-holders and to Stephen's awesome winning image!!!

[p38arover]

Umm, it was Rod who judged, not me.

[mattb123]

Ooh, thanks! I enjoy finding different interpretations of a theme and liked how this image fit but in a different way than the others.

Big congratulations to Stephen and slowpez! Wonderful photos from you both!

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Oh, by the way the silhouetted people outside the balloon were helping set it up as it was just being inflated and still laying on the ground. I did get a ride in it shortly after which was a lot of fun!