Tagged: IoW to 10 August 2009

[Danudin]

I just spent an agonizing hour and a half trying to whittle down over 80 images that I had put into my favourites for consideration for this weeks IoW, to come up with only seven has been heart wrenching. But here goes;

Basically influenced by the bad luck my cat is undergoing at the moment, in scrapbooking I chose Rocky (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/6/6/9/6/tuesday_template_61rocky.jpg) from christellf,

Also in scrapbooking Sky Runner (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/2/6/8/2/1/sky-runner2.jpg) from pacfam was one that I found difficulty in drawing my eyes away from,

Under the retouching banner this was a standout, and so well titled, as The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/3/1/9/3/tmiahm.jpg) from Red Sky,

The retouching power of Hot Spot (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/7/6/8/9/fire_truck_work_in_infared_and_overlay.jpg) from dbarta makes me well aware of how much work I still have to put in, so great,

Under Photography I found Grafton Valley Graveyard (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/2/5/2/1/0/sharp_jepglarge.jpg) from FWG to be an enthralling composition with so much going on it became moreish like peanuts or pistashios,

The other Photography entrant is Giving to the Light (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/1/6/3/0/5/p8036147or_filtered.jpg) from kellyLynne who has captured nature in a seemingly unguarded moment for the subject of her photo,


The Winner as IoW this week is Edit2bowman (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/2/7/4/4/6/edit2bowman_0109.jpg) from angelschick6 to my eye what Photography is all about and a masterpiece in it's own right.

Apologies to all those who gave me so much anguish in not including, but hey, what a great way to learn about how great the talent in this forum is right now.

Well Done the lot of you,

Ron

[Chesney]

Awesome choices, Ron, I noticed all of these too! Congrats to all the winners, Angelschick6, your portrait is superb!

[christellf]

Ron,
I can feel your "agonizing".....Superb choices. Hope your cat is ok.
Christell

[mljrbg]

Fabulous choices Ron!! Congratulations everyone on your outstanding images.

[pacfam]

Seeing these choices makes me realize once again the outstanding and varied work that shows in this Village. Thank you Ron for including mine. Your comments add so much to the picks! Thank you too, for your hard work. Congrats to all!

[dbarta]

Very nice choices Ron and congratulations to all the chosen ones.
Great work everybody, it so fun looking at the work everyone does day after day. Also thanks Ron for liking and choosing my firefighter image.
Don

[Sepiana]

Ron, great choices. Congratulations to everyone on such excellent work!

[billz]

Great picks Ron! Congratulations to all those very deservingly chosen.

Bill

[efarnstrom]

I aspire to become one of those fortunate people who have outstanding images like those selected here. Incredible works of art...Ron you have done yourself proud to have chosen these special examples of what photography is all about.

[Aussie Nan]

Awww, you almost had me feeling sorry for you Ron:D. It's hard to be tough isn't it? But someone has to do it, and you did an admirable job of it. Hey, you did such a good job that I nominate you on a monthly basis. What......did I hear you scream?

Congratulations to all the very deserving 'selected ones'.

[ljameso1]

Great choices Ron. It does seem to get tougher every time. great portrait angelschick.

[ladybug]

Congratulations to the Winners! Awesome variety. Sometimes i will miss something fantastic in a gallery.(poor me not enough time in the day) but this thread shows what some of our gems look like.

[mariangela]

Somehow I missed these, so what a delight to see them here. My congratulations and compliments to all the winners!
agg

[MadCap]

An outstanding job, Ron!:) Congratulations everyone!

[FWG]

Well done Ron, and Congratulations to everyone on such wonderful work!

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[angelschick6]

Well thank you very much! What an honor to be chosen with all the talent in this forum!!! And thanks for the time spent too :-)