Saturday, December 24, 2011

Vote For Your Favorite Photo of 2011

I waded through my photos from 2011 and picked my favorite 12.

I hesitate to call them my "best" because I don't know that any of my photos are "good" in any real professional sense.

I'm not a photographer. A real photographer controls the camera, the lighting and the environment to get consistent results every time.

I don't know how to do that shit. I just try to put myself in the right place at the right time, take a lot of pictures, and hope I get lucky enough to get a shot that works.

So, they are numbered 1-12. Leave your vote in the Comment Section. If you want to vote for more than one, that's cool. Just order your votes as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.

If there are photos you like that aren't on the list, you can cast a "write in" ballot by posting a link to the photo and vote on that.

Voting will continue through midnight, December 31st, 2011. The winning photo will find its way into a large format print, a quality matte and frame and a place of honor in my home. The voters who voted for the winning print will all be invited to a Super Deluxe Brunch at my home after the print is ensconced.

So here are the contestants...

1. Ameristar Sunset



2. Bennet's Garage



3. Kaw Point Cargo



4. Arcade Christmas



5. Church Steeple



6. Cosby Hotel



7. Dragonfly



8. Fae of the Wildwood



9. King Kong Eats a Farm



10. Missouri River Trees



11. Missouri River Sunset



12. Under the Bridge



As in Chicago politics, vote early, vote often. GO!
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14 comments:

  1. Nunya BidnessDecember 24, 2011 8:56 PM

    Cosby Hotel one is my fav. Such a beautifully sad shot.

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  2. Sarah Palin 2.0December 24, 2011 9:00 PM

    I have to go with her on this one. Absolutely beautiful shot XO. The emotions you've captured here are outstanding. I may pimp you up for some prints as I'm thinking of actually unpacking and hanging stuff on the walls this year! Amazing as usual my dear!

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  3. HyperblogalDecember 24, 2011 9:24 PM

    Cosby. Hands down.

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  4. Donna. WDecember 24, 2011 9:44 PM

    I love the Missouri River, so I choose number 11.

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  5. Old FartDecember 24, 2011 10:10 PM

    in order:

    11 - River
    9 - Farm
    12 - Bridge

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  6. Xavier OnassisDecember 24, 2011 10:37 PM

    This is how I should have rendered the Bennet's Garage photo.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8058646@N06/6567347125/in/photostream

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  7. Xavier OnassisDecember 25, 2011 9:12 AM

    Darth Bacon - Your "nomination" wasn't one of my pictures so it was disqualified.

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  8. I Travel for JOOLSDecember 25, 2011 9:42 AM

    1. Under the bridge. Really a masterpiece.
    2. Missouri River Trees
    3. Missouri River Sunset

    Merry Christmas :-)

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  9. I Travel for JOOLSDecember 25, 2011 9:45 AM

    And, for the bridge shot, I just enlarged it and it's even better.

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  10. Nuke718December 25, 2011 11:52 AM

    First Place Cosby Hotel, Runner up Bennett's Garage.

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  11. AnonymousDecember 25, 2011 12:24 PM

    Can we vote for colage of them all?

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  12. Wide format printingDecember 28, 2011 2:45 AM

    Great pics.......

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  13. AnonymousDecember 29, 2011 10:06 PM

    Cosby.

    AF

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  14. Xavier OnassisJanuary 01, 2012 1:55 AM

    FINAL VOTE:

    Cosby Hotel: 5
    Missouri River Sunset: 3
    Under The Bridge: 2
    King Kong Eats a Farm: 1
    Missouti River Trees: 1
    Bennetts Garage: 1

    Thanks everybody!

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