Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Each week, one of the moderators or administrators selects an image that, for whatever reason, catches their eye. Please feel free to add your comments here. Vigorous discussion of the images and techniques is welcome and encouraged. Criticism of any mod for their choice is not. Please note that this is "Picture of the Week"; do not confuse that with "best picture of the week", which is a concept of which we have no understanding.

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Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:29 pm

Right. So I get to pick through the ridiculous amount of quality images this week.

That hardly seems fair given just how much brilliant work ya'll have put online this week. I mean, have you seen it all? I have. I just closed all the tabs in my browser trying to sort through all of it. There is some top stuff out there.

Stuff like Pirostitch's monochromatic image, norbs's polaroid image at the end of his thread (oh yes, sometimes old school beats new school), ivision's Formula 3 black & white, and kiwi's third shot of kids playing cricket... to name but a few.

None of those are my choice however.

This one is though. :)

Image

Nailed it on the lighting, composition, detail, and crop.

Good work, Wendell. :)

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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby biggerry on Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:24 pm

Well deserved choice! Nice work Wendell, you definitely give me somethign to aspire to.
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby marcotrov on Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:35 pm

Great choice Leigh. Beautiful image Wendell. Congratulations and well deserved too.
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby colin_12 on Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:39 pm

This is a great choice Leigh.
Well done Wendell.
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby aim54x on Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:44 pm

great shot Wendell, well deserved.

well picked Leigh
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby PiroStitch on Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:07 pm

Congrats Wendell! Great pick Leigh!
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby Mr Darcy on Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:41 am

Congrats Wendell. Brilliant as always. Though with you active again, none of the rest of us will get a look in at POTW
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby Matt. K on Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:18 pm

A high class image. Good pick Leigh. :up:
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby surenj on Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:56 pm

About time!

Well deserved.
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby glamy on Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:52 pm

Well deserved is an understatement! Congratulations Wendell.
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby Alex on Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:33 pm

Excellent choice. Well deserved. Congratulations, Wendell!

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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby Geoff on Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:40 pm

Deserving winner, congrats Wendell and excellent choice Leigh.
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby Greg B on Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:34 am

Great shot for all the reasons Leigh mentioned, and a great selection Leigh.

Well done Wendell.
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby DebT on Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:55 pm

lovely hollywood quality - well done
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Re: Picture Of The Week - December 1, 2009

Postby zafra52 on Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:08 am

Great photograph, but I still need to come to terms with the "reptilian look".
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