Hi
We are all the winners. That's the way it is. We win by choosing a picture from our archives, or by thinking about how to take a picture for a challenge. Then we win again when we look at the contributions. Yes, that's the way it is. Still there can be one winner only.
31 pictures, different areas (but some lacking; no star trails, not many experiments), some good, some not as good - I had to look through the contributions a couple of times to pick a winner:
Congratulations to
Tyler! With the picture
"dad dancing with daughters at wedding reception"
he won this Mini Challenge. This is a picture that made an impression. It's easy to sit and look at it for a while letting the thoughts come and go. Great value of simplicity and substance combined with good technique. The capture, the composition, the technique and the PP are all good. Choice of motif is excellent and I'm always weak for good B&W.
As you already noticed I am not presenting pictures in order 5,4,3,2,1 as it sometimes is done. That is too hard for me.
I instead offer to give my personal, subjective and probably unfair critique to
anyone participating who asks for it. Reply here and ask for the judge's saying and I'll get back with something for you. What was good, what made an impression, what could have been better and why the heck didn't you win this? I'll watch the thread until Monday. Then my vacation starts and I'll be off from here for some time.
Well Tyler, now it is your turn to host the next Weekly mini Challenge.
thank you all, you forced me to make some thinking,