The Fotothing Challenge

Thanks everyone for your patience, the judging has taken place and the winners have been decided. The professionals at Lensbabies (as well as the usual FT panel) have pored over all the entries and RememberRonni is the overall winner for the picture displayed above and therefore wins the Lensbaby 3G, the Lensbaby accessory bundle and a baseball cap.

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Congratulations RememberRonni! The winning picture is displayed above and you can see the original with its comments at the link below:

http://www.fotothing.com/RememberRonni/photo/fab0c627be6b75ef1297c431f2ad18ee/


Lensbabies said: RememberRonni’s image combines engaging composition, motion blur, movements in multiple directions and several planes of subject matter. This image kept drawing us in through both the small thumbnail and the larger image. You feel close to something bigger than yourself when you view this image.

Second place goes to Kyrieleyson, who wins the Lensbaby 2.0, macro kit, the Lenspen pro and a baseball cap

http://www.fotothing.com/Kyrieleyson/photo/cd957f5f8098741990c49aa364db5208/

Lensbabies said: Kyrieleyson 's image as a portrait would be an engaging photograph without blur, the blur in this image brings it into a place where eye contact is more pleasant and there is a depth that emanates from the blur that adds mystery to this image.

Jagged is third this week and his picture has earned him the Original Lensbaby plus (of course!) a baseball cap
http://www.fotothing.com/Jagged/photo/6ff68674aa728d08351e264859fe1c3d/

Lensbabies said: Jagged's image is compelling and interests on an aesthetic level in its technical perfection.


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Honourable Mentions

Ro73
http://www.fotothing.com/Ro73/photo/2169bcfaa7a39257b23e508064388ec6/
This has a tender, genuine connection to the subject through her fingers which are the focal point of this image and provide a sense of immediacy and speak of a significant real-life moment which we are left to imagine.


Tattoou71
http://www.fotothing.com/Tattoou71/photo/bac1740133a38657a38a9c0bdb6af115/
This image invites you in, wishing you were there to enjoy the sunset and the smell of the grass. Seeing only the very close grass in detail simplifies and increases the sense of potential to being in this place.

Fawn
http://www.fotothing.com/fawn/photo/0017bfaa54c417d9afb8ec42c0aa9ce0/

The colour is what strikes you with this picture, the vibrant red and green. The composition and the lighting together form an attractive overall image.

DavidNewland
http://www.fotothing.com/DavidNewland/photo/eb8d5c57a456170dc3744da64286c4ec/

David has produced a beautiful image; the background blur accentuates the sharpness of the colour and the shape of the holly in the foreground.

ButterflyShutterfly
http://www.fotothing.com/ButterflyShutterfly/photo/8fbdc0b1a8e6612236d22d94904b6f1b/

There is delicate detail in this image; the body, legs, antenna and wings on the butterfly placed in the centre of the picture are in beautiful contrast to the blurred smiling face which fills the background.

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Well done to all the winners and to everyone who submitted an entry and gave us something beautiful to look at.