It was difficult to choose only 3 from the whole bunch, and even more difficult to rank them. I am putting into consideration the aesthetics of the photo, write-up of the photo, and the "interestingness" of the subject.

3rd Place

ukbluetooth with his photo of a boy from the Nile



2nd Place

Mike L with his photo of an old man from Vietnam



1st place

daacon with his photo of a trolley conductor



It was tough. I'm glad I'm done with the selection process. hehe. I do hope my choices reflect the actual "worth" of each photo. all photos were good, these three stood out from the rest though.

Congratulations to daacon, Mike L, and ukbluetooth!


Now, daacon is in charge of putting up a new weekly challenge for 79th week.

[Jimbo]

Way to go Dave... I have to agree with the decision. Even with me trying to slip in a extra one this is the clear winner. JIMBO

[daacon]

Wow I am overwhelmed there were so many good entries. Congrats to all. I will have to think about a new contest and post something later today - thanks !

[Peter Zack]

Well done Dave. I really liked that photo and even with all the great enteries, I think it was the right choice.

[NaClH2O]

Congrats to everybody, especially the three 'finalists'. Dave, an excellent shot and outstanding B&W conversion.

NaCl(I'm too shy to shoot strangers)H2O

[xs400]

Nicely done, Dave. An excellent portrait and great B&W.

[song_hm]

Nice set of images, well deserved wins.

[Mike L]

Congratulations Dave, your shot is a cracker - well done!

[gawan]

Congrats Dave, that was well deserved win! Really a great photo! Congrats to all others too, this thread was a pleasure to browse!

[rburgoss]

Great subject and great images submitted. Congrats on all winners. Great pictures.

[kevindt]

Nice, Dave. I had picked that one early as highly likely to win!