[Rainer.]

Your challenge is to create a photo which captures some element of holiday spirit.

Take that as broadly as you wish, but remember that the voting will be based on how much the image captures holiday spirit.

Here are the rules:

-The photo must be taken and submitted between 12/20 and 1/7. This should be plenty of time for the film-users, like myself, to get images developed and such.

-If you want to critique the images, do so in the critique thread, but lets keep this thread strictly image submissions and questions regarding the rules.

-Have Fun!

Here are the entries (in no particular order). Voting should be based on technique, creativity, and how interesting the photo is while within the challenge's criteria. Voting will be open till 1-14-08, and the winner will be able to choose the challenge for the next week (if that's alright, we didn't have a "normal photo contest"). Voting for yourself is discouraged.

SarahTheGuitarist


Jump5fan


Vespertine


dogfood


bowstaff981


Rainer.


Brian-Alexander

[Ordinary Sarah]

Man, it was really hard to decide...... but, Vespertine's is so pretty, with the gold and the lights and stuff. That feels like Holiday to me.


Close behind are Jon's and Bowstaff's.

[bowstaff981]

I voted for STG's cause hers has the holiday feel to it, plus I think it's more original than the others due to the focusing and such.

[ApparentlyNothing]

I can't not vote for Jon......

But my second choice was Sarah.

[Rainer.]

While Sarah's is unique, I can't really find myself getting into the whole unfocused/bokeh/abstract realm. i'm voting for Vespertine, it retains a lot of form and shape and texture although the subjects are very almost cluttered. The focus on the lights shows me what I'm looking at, as well.

[I Jam For God]

im not a photography expert, but i like dogfood's.

[Cadence]

I was waiting to do the "normal" photo challenge until this one was done and the holidays calmed down (I had about 16 friends come in from out of state for a while).

I have an idea and I'll post it soon.

Is that cool with everyone?

[RipVanWinkle]

Originally Posted by Cadence

...I have an idea and I'll post it soon.

Is that cool with everyone?

yes!

[mtlmouth]

I voted for Sarah. I'm not usually a fan of the bokeh style, but I like that particular shot. Vespertine's was very nice as well, but something about the focus seemed wrong.

[FTS]

Voted for Sarah. It was either that or Bowstaff's. They just appealed to me the most, and out of the two, I thought Sarah's fitted the criteria better.