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Photo Friday Winner – Lonely by Joggie van Staden

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May 202011

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First, congrats Joggie for taking the Photo Friday Prize for Feb-Apr 2011. Please send us your contact and address details so we can arrange to get your prize of the Fuji FinePix camera and Scott Kelby Photoshop CS5 book. You image was the one that had the judges coming back time and time again.

Apologies for having taken so long to announce the winner, we have had some unexpected issues.

Reminder that moving forward till the end of July we are wanting great pictures to print as part of Photos For Hope so we will be looking for the Photo Friday images from there.

One more thing. We have yet to get in touch with the last Photo Friday winner. Please contact us ASAP to claim your prize or we will have to pass it on to someone else.

Photo Friday: Lonely by Joggie van Staden

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Apr 292011

This weeks Photo Friday image – and the last for this prize quarter - is “Lonely” by Joggie van Staden. His caption for the image is : ”A little boy watching the other kids play, Buroma, Mozambique”

We will announce the winner of the Photo Friday prize for the past 3 month next week.

Photo Friday Winner – Sunbird at Walter Sisulu by Lianvh

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Apr 222011

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This week’s Photo Friday winner is Lianvh with one of a series of bird shots. Well Done!

Photo Friday: Another Joggie Image – Fern

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Apr 152011

This is another week where Joggie takes the top spot. Congrats.

Photo Friday: Bewitching

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Apr 082011

There are many who might criticize this weeks image because it was shot from above, the ears are cut off, or the subjects face is in the center of the frame however, this image works for me from a couple of perspectives. The most important element, the eyes, are sharp and within them are the story. The green makes for a great background yet had the depth of field been more bringing the background into focus it would have been too distracting. All in all, the image is well balanced and works in this instance.

Photo Friday: Frailty by Joggie van Staden

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Apr 012011

This weeks Photo Friday winner is a portrait that held me spell bound, staring into the old ladies eyes and wondering what her life story would read like though this images speaks more than a thousand words thats for sure.

Photo Friday: Jellyfish by Rozette

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Mar 252011

This week we invited input from one or two other people and it was interesting to see the divide between them but in the end Rozette’s Jellyfish took the tops spot. Congratulations.

I would like to suggest something to Joggie van Staden. Your image below, could you – if you open to it – try the image in Black and White playing around a little with the contrast?

Photo Friday: Nacala fishing boat by Joggie van Staden

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Mar 182011

This week saw a number of good entries which is great… it was hard to find one that really stood out above the rest till this image which puts a different perspective on a familiar subject. As Candice put it, it looks like the ship belongs in the sky.

Photo Friday: Shy Lady by Joggie van Staden

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Mar 112011

This weeks winning image is a fantastic photograph, a portrait which tells a story in the womens eyes, smile and the wrinkle lines. I love this image.

Photo Friday: Dolphins & Dunes

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Mar 042011

Photo Friday and I find myself picking two images at the very last moment. “Swimming with Dolphins” by Ian Brown was a clear winner in the minds of our judges this week with Greg saying it’s the kind of image he wants printed large on his wall. The second image which I am including here at the last minute is “Grass covered dunes at Sossusvlei during the wet 2006 season” by Joggie van Staden. Read on for my reasoning.

Photo Friday – Grapetiser

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Feb 252011

This weeks image really grabbed our attention and the bubbles on the tin have us thinking and thinking… care to share how you did it?

Photo Friday: New Beginning by Joggie van Staden

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Feb 182011

Here is this weeks Photo Friday Image. From all the entries submitted this week this one caught the eye of the judges above all others.

I will be posting an article soon that will explore competitions and portfolios a bit more to help guide some of you as to what judges or clients may be looking for and improve your chances of winning.

A big thank you to our Photo Friday sponsors: Foto First for the Fuji FinePix AX200 and Pearson Education who will have a Scott Kelby book to add to the prize. More in the coming weeks.

Photo Friday: We Pick 3 Images This Week!

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Feb 112011

This week is a killer one with so many images competing for our attention. For the first time we will be using the amended rules to pick more than one image. Keep this up and we may have to have Photo Friday every day – I really mean that. I also want to ask a favour, please leave your comments on these images at the end of the post, we would like your feedback on the images we pick.

Photo Friday: Circles by Cas Pretorius

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Feb 042011

We kick off the first week of the new round of Photo Friday with this image entitled “Circles” by Cas Pretorius. I have a love for abstracts things – give me a macro lens in a junk yard and I will be happy for a lifetime I think – which may be what kept me coming back to this image. Keep the entries coming.

Our First ‘Photo Friday’ Winner – Flag Store Front

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Feb 032011

After a great deal of deliberating by the judges we have finally come to the point where we can announce our winner of the Photo Friday Competition for the period ending January 2011. The image ‘Flag Store Front’ seems to have within it a mystery that held many of us spell bound. I personally keep asking myself questions like “What is it trying to tell us? What could be hiding behind the door?” and out of a great selection of images this one kept attracting my gaze time and time again.

Photo Friday: Flag Store Front

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Jan 282011

It has been one of the toughest weeks yet but the image that had the most impact for me at the end was this image of a Flag Store Front. Congratulations.

This is the last image for this period of Photo Friday. Next week we will judge and announce the winner of this periods prize of the Vangaurd Skyborne backpack, Scott Kelby Books, Black Rapid Strap and Gary Fong Puffer.

Don’t stop your entries as we have a new prize pot growing for the next quarter. We will announce it next week when we announce the winner.

Photo Friday: Big Eyes by Rozette

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Jan 212011

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For my wife (who has an absolute phobia of moths) to like this image, there must be something special about it. By unanimous vote, Rozette’s image of this moth entitleb ‘Big Eyes’ get the Photo Friday tops spot for this week and will join the other Photo Friday images for the grand prize judging at the end of the month where one luckily photographer will grab the prize bundle with a Vanguard Skyborne Backpack, Scott Kelby book set, Black Rapid Strap and Gary Fong Puffer.