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Thank you very, very much for your comments, faves and features. Your feedback is truly appreciated.

Here are the winners of my May Mini Contest. The theme had been Japanese Gardens. There were 25 entries, and these three are the ones you liked best:

1st (98 pts)

My secret place
by ~Saffella

2nd (80 pts)

Fall on Fire I
by =futureplug

3rd (69 pts)

Japanese Garden
by *Tricia-Danby

All the entries of the May Mini Contest can still be seen here. A big big thank you to the supporters of this contest:

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May Mini Contest - Japanese Gardens

Closed for Submissions

Please Vote

The time has come, to vote for the winners of this contest. There are 25 entries which means, that they will all be featured in the top 25 news article. Who will make the first three places is the question still to be answered.

If you would like to donate a journal feature for the winners of this contest, please leave a comment on this journal.

• Deadline is May 23^rd.
• Voting from May 25^th till May 30^th.
• Winners will be announced on June 1^st.

Only contestants and donors are allowed to vote. Contestants must vote to be eligible to win. You can't vote for yourself. Send me an ordered list with the names of the five artists whose work you liked best. Example:

1. Artist's name - Best photo
2. Artist's name - Second best photo
3. Artist's name - Third best photo
4. Artist's name - Fourth best photo
5. Artist's name - Fifth best photo

If you would like to donate a journal feature, please leave a comment on this journal. Donors are allowed to submit contest entries, and donors are allowed to vote.

• First place wins 636 (can buy you a 3 month premium membership) from *signmeupscotty.
• First three places receive journal features from:
  *sandranataly, ~ashlite, ~baileysmomentsintime, `TwiggyTeeluck, ~CafeBreak, *Cmac13, ~CozyComfyCouch, ~DelaneyLaFae, ~Desire87, *dukeofspade, *Egil21, ~game-breaker, =Idle-Emma, =kaminaru, ~InLightImagery, =medinka, *Meuse, `jdrainville, `petrova, *phantaz, ~phoenixoutofhell, ~SassyAssLilBich, *serel, ~simplelifegirl, ~UmbraKrameri and =WishmasterAlchemist
  
• Top 25 entries will be featured in a news article.

~Xuisol

~UmbraKrameri

~yupon

*futureplug

*chibiharuka

*DasGhul

=HA91

`omnibob8

*WitchOfNature

~Mallagueta

*foxprimephotos

*dreaming-of-serenity

~Saffella

~samcatt

~IanSkills

~FMA-N-KH-OHSHC-K

*kayaksailor

~XxaderaxX

*Kiwi-chu

*jarda13

~smihael

~floflo

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May Mini Contest - Japanese Gardens

Closed for Submissions

Please Vote

Rules & Entries

Thank you very, very much for your comments, faves and features. Your feedback is truly appreciated.

The theme for the last contest had been "On a Foggy Day". There were 37 entries, and these are the three you liked best:

1st (77 pts)

Morning fog
by *leelloor

2nd (43 pts)

Walk Away
by ~Gilraen-Taralom

3rd (36 pts)

into the fog
by ~MehreenFreed

All the entries of the April Mini Contest can still be seen here. A big big thank you to the supporters of this contest:

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April Mini Contest - On a Foggy Day

Closed for Submissions

Please Vote

Hi dear contestants. Sorry for the delay. I have been without internet for quite some while. I am back online now, and I decided to extend the voting period to May, 1^st. Please cast your votes (if you haven't done so already).

The theme for the April Mini Contest is On a Foggy Day. Photos of foggy landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes are what I am looking for, for this contest.

If you would like to donate a journal feature for the winners of this contest, please leave a comment on this journal.

• Deadline is April 22^nd.
• Voting from April 24^th till May 1^st.
• Winners will be announced on May 2^nd.

Only contestants and donors are allowed to vote. Contestants must vote to be eligible to win. You can't vote for yourself. Send me an ordered list with the names of the five artists whose work you liked best. Example:

1. Artist's name - Best photo
2. Artist's name - Second best photo
3. Artist's name - Third best photo
4. Artist's name - Fourth best photo
5. Artist's name - Fifth best photo

If you would like to donate a journal feature, please leave a comment on this journal. Donors are allowed to submit contest entries, and donors are allowed to vote.

• First place wins 636 (can buy you a 3 month premium membership) from *signmeupscotty.
• First three places receive journal features from:
  *sandranataly, ~ashlite, ~baileysmomentsintime, `TwiggyTeeluck, ~CafeBreak, *Cmac13, ~CozyComfyCouch, ~DelaneyLaFae, ~Desire87, *dukeofspade, *Egil21, ~game-breaker, *gold-rose, =kaminaru, ~leilani-m, *marob0501, ~InLightImagery, =medinka, *Meuse, ~Miriel133, `petrova, *phantaz, ~phoenixoutofhell, ~SassyAssLilBich, ~SeaWhisper, *serel, ~UmbraKrameri and =WishmasterAlchemist
  
• Top 25 entries will be featured in a news article.

~louiecablouie

*kilroyart

*serel

=Zwoing

*xuvi

*sevenbullsboy

*Gilraen-Taralom

*DasGhul

~smihael

*Larkwar

*wonenownlee

*mim304

~maximila

~pucky99

~jjones67009

~IotaSorez

*Caelitha

~Deja-Vu-Afterglow

=leelloor

*SeaWhisper

~MehreenFreed

~Humanization

*kayaksailor

*andrea-ioana

~kaoru-kamiya

~Snowflake20

`petrova

=SpOOnZart

~W-L-Designs

~wardoog

~Brilliant-Brunette

~lemon66

*LilySANDRITA87

=buddystyle

*marob0501

=GreyLynx

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April Mini Contest - On a Foggy Day

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Rules & Entries

Thank you very, very much for your comments, faves and features. Your feedback is truly appreciated.

Without further ado, here are the winners of the March Mini Contest - Abstract Green. The theme had been to take abstract, and mostly green photos. These are the three photos you, the contestants, liked best:

1st (59 pts)

Veins of Nature
by ~Miriel133

2nd (57 pts)

Reflected Clarity
by ~dizzylizz

3rd (56 pts)

Arc Light
by ~Nyhtshade

All the entries of the March Mini Contest can still be seen here. A big big thank you to the supporters of this contest:

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March Mini Contest - Abstract Green

Closed for Submissions

Please Vote

Hello dear contestants. The time has come to choose the winner of this contest. There are 39 wonderful photos, may the best one win!

The theme for the March Mini Contest had been Abstract Green. Inspired by St. Patrick's Day on March 17^th, I thought green would be a fitting contest theme. To make things a little bit more complicated, I asked you for mostly green and abstract photos.

If you would like to donate a journal feature for the winners of this contest, please leave a comment on this journal.

• Deadline is March 23^rd.
• Voting from March 25^th till March 30^th.
• Winners will be announced on April 1^st.

You enter the contest by sending me a note with a thumb or link to your photo. The photo must be your own. You can only submit one photo per account, and I accept old photos.

I will not accept photomanipulations, which are images that have been composed of two or more photographic elements to create something new.

Only contestants and donors are allowed to vote. Contestants must vote to be eligible to win. You can't vote for yourself. Send me an ordered list with the names of the five artists whose work you liked best. Example:

1. Artist's name - Best photo
2. Artist's name - Second best photo
3. Artist's name - Third best photo
4. Artist's name - Fourth best photo
5. Artist's name - Fifth best photo

If you would like to donate a journal feature, please leave a comment on this journal. Donors are allowed to submit contest entries, and donors are allowed to vote.

• First place wins 636 (can buy you a 3 month premium membership) from *signmeupscotty.
• First three places receive journal features from:
  *sandranataly, ~ashlite, ~baileysmomentsintime, =Sophibelle, `TwiggyTeeluck, ~CafeBreak, *Cmac13, ~CozyComfyCouch, ~DelaneyLaFae, ~Desire87, *dukeofspade, *Egil21, ~game-breaker, *gold-rose, ~JJPESTE, =kaminaru, ~leilani-m, ~InLightImagery, =medinka, *Meuse, `petrova, *phantaz, ~phoenixoutofhell, ~SassyAssLilBich, *serel, ~thestargazer23, ~UmbraKrameri, *VictorianPrincess and =WishmasterAlchemist
  
• Top 25 entries will be featured in a news article.

=rosaarvensis

*LilySANDRITA87

~Emmk1970

~upsguy1997

~krystinaz

~super-chicken

~Miriel133

~louiecablouie

~hushedwords

~Roadrunner01

~W-L-Designs

~dizzylizz

*Dieffi

~maximila

~bulloney

*VictorianPrincess

*SHJ-Soul

*RachelDS

*gold-rose

~kaoru-kamiya

~dev1n

*Caelitha

*chibiharuka

*DaniWeewee

*keldbach

~spiggo

~yori1976

*Love2B

~Kiwi-chu

~pyroklutz94

~Nyhtshade

~happyfacekiller88

=Zwoing

~Elise555

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Rules & Entries

Thank you very, very much for your comments, faves and features. Your feedback is truly appreciated.

=Sophibelle is holding the All the Small Things contest (macro and close-up photography). She really would like to see more entries to chose from. Go, head on over and read her journal with more info about the contest.

And now, the announcement of the winners of my own contest. The theme of the February contest had been to take bad weather photos. There were 37 wonderful entries, and these are the winners:

1st (53 pts)

f r o z e n .
by ~me-inside515

2nd (45 pts)

rainy time
by =little-billie

3rd (41 pts)

The last of winter
by ~Sandrita-87

All the entries of the February Mini Contest can still be seen here. As always, a big thank you goes to the supporters of this contest:

1^st
Creative mess
by ~crystalwaterfall

2^nd
Mosstastic
by ~purpleface

3^rd
Waterdrop
by ~ada-adriana

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February Mini Contest - Bad Weather

Closed for Submissions

Please Vote

There are 37 entries for this contest. Lets choose the winners. You may send in your votes from now on, till February 27^th.

The theme for the February Mini Contest has been Bad Weather. I wanted to see photos made in rain, snow, storm or otherwise bad weather conditions. As the old saying goes: There is no bad weather, just bad clothing.

If you would like to donate a journal feature for the winners of this contest, please leave a comment on this journal.

• Deadline is February 20^th.
• Voting from February 22^nd till February 27^th.
• Winners will be announced on March 1^st.

Only contestants and donors are allowed to vote. Contestants must vote to be eligible to win. You can't vote for yourself. Send me an ordered list with the names of the five artists whose work you liked best. Example:

1. Artist's name - Best photo
2. Artist's name - Second best photo
3. Artist's name - Third best photo
4. Artist's name - Fourth best photo
5. Artist's name - Fifth best photo

If you would like to donate a journal feature, please leave a comment on this journal. Donors are allowed to submit contest entries, and donors are allowed to vote.

• First place wins 636 (can buy you a 3 month premium membership) from *signmeupscotty.
• First three places receive journal features from:
  =1001G, ~ashlite, ~baileysmomentsintime, =Sophibelle, `TwiggyTeeluck, ~CafeBreak, *Cmac13, ~CozyComfyCouch, !deathernete, ~DelaneyLaFae, ~Desire87, *dukeofspade, *Egil21, ~game-breaker, *gold-rose, ~GramMoo, ~JJPESTE, =kaminaru, !lavenderleafphotos, ~InLightImagery, =medinka, *Meuse, `petrova, *phantaz, ~phoenixoutofhell, ~SassyAssLilBich, *serel, ~UmbraKrameri, *VictorianPrincess and =WishmasterAlchemist
  
• Top 25 entries will be featured in a news article.

*Larkwar

*myraincheck

~Nordas

*BFGL

~trumpetgal96

~me-inside515

~Roadrunner01

~TheDeepestRed

*serel

~ShAdOwXmUsIcXartISst

=medinka

*fluffylink

*libertine1182

~pucky99

~FakeInside

*baba49

*DasGhul

*gold-rose

~Clu-art

~IotaSorez

=Dieffi

~kaoru-kamiya

~maximila

*JennytheTurtle

*1510

*VictorianPrincess

~TheTragicOffense

*Love2B

*LilySANDRITA87

=Zwoing

=little-billie

=Jazzs-girl-4ever

~Alexysz

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Please Vote

Rules & Entries

Thank you very, very much for your comments, faves and features. Your feedback is truly appreciated.

I promised a feature for the winners of ~MateaLoncar's Colorful Macro Contest. Here they are, fresh from the press you might say.

Here are the winners of the January Contest. The theme had been to take photos of silhouettes. There were 131 awesome entries, and a very, very close race for first place. Without further ado, here are the winners:

1st (120 pts)

Glass Wings
by *Caelitha

2nd (119 pts)

As The World Falls Down
by ~SeaWhisper

3rd (95 pts)

In flight
by *kayaksailor

All the entries of the January Mini Contest can still be seen here. At this point, I'd once again like to say a heartfelt thank you to the supporters of this contest:

1^st
Creative mess
by ~crystalwaterfall

2^nd
Mosstastic
by ~purpleface

3^rd
Waterdrop
by ~ada-adriana