August 2008 Votes

[T Paul]

Voting will run from 24 August to 31 August 2008. Deadline for votes is 5pm EDT.

Only those that entered the contest may vote. All other votes will be deleted. If you did not enter, but would like to comment on an entry, please post your comments in the Contest Discussion thread.

Vote for the 5 best entries in order.

You cannot vote for your own image. If you do, your votes will be deleted.

Example Vote:
Pick the top five contest entries and list in order...

1. Entry X (First Place)
2. Entry A (Second Place and so on)
3. Entry Q
4. Entry S
5. Entry P

This thread will remain closed until it's time to vote.

And as always, when you vote try to include some things you especially liked about your choices…what made them stand out, what impressed you, etc. This is a learning experience!

[CathyH]

Hello they are all so good it is hard to pick.
1. Pixeltek - I like the mystery
2. Ruzzez - very colorful
3. Lorraine - good idea
4. oldbaldy - clever, just a little be hard to see the mops
5. lkroll - nice color and I like that it isn't square

[lcramer53]

This was really hard to choose:

1- OlBaldy - because I thought it said it all with humour
2- Lorraine - really liked the color scheme and idea, wish there could have been two 1st places
3- Pixeltec - Clever
4- Oltenius - I just like it!
5- LonK - "Duck" Nelson, what a hoot!

[palms]

1. Cathy H - I liked the symbolism of it
2. Ol Baldy - I liked the thought !
3. Oltenius - I thought it pretty
4. Cassidy - Just as i imagine Doug
5. Lonk - For the humour

Palms

[Janet Petty]

I admit to joining this contest just for the privilege of voting.

LonK
OlBaldy
Cassidy
Oltenius
Ruzzez

50X50 pixels is very hard to see with my aged eyesight. Congratulations to all who participated.

Janet

[0lBaldy]

Lonk - I remember the Duck thread. Also, it's a small detail, but I like the way the Duck is looking toward the posts.

Pixeltek - Like the Mystery person.

Cassidy - Clever well done cartoon in a small space also looking at posts

Palms - Just the pure simplicity of it.

CathyH - The colors make it an attention getter.

[Ruzzez]

Here are my choices:

Cassidy
oltenius
LonK
JanetPetty
CathyH

[lkroll]

Not many to vote on but below's my favorites.

oltenius - Won't comment on all, but Dan's just the bomb imo.
Lorraine
CathyH
LonK
0lBaldy

[Cassidy]

Wow really impressed with you all, having never made an avatar, I had no idea what was involved.

1. Lonk, Love the simplicity, the cuteness and the shadows
2. Ruzzez, great original idea with lovely execution and so detailed
3. Lorraine, love the simplicity and the detail, really stands out well in such a small space
4. Oltenius, great execution but a bit demonic for me as I prefer to think of Doug as a bit of a softie inside and the mirroring doesn't quite do it for me, maybe a little too complex for such a small area
5. Cathy H, what a great concept, would have been nice to have had a few more pieces but on 50x50, probably too big an ask

[Lorraine]

Great work by all in a difficult contest.

1. pixeltek - This best represents our administrator.

2. LonK - What a face!

3. CathyH - Simple and to the point.

4. Cassidy - Frazzled!! I'm sure running this place can do that.

5. ruzzez - Colorful and fitting.

Lorraine

[oltenius]

My vote:
1. CathyH
2. Ikroll
3. Cassidy
4. Lorraine
5. Ruzzez

Congratulations for all the nice avatars from the members!
Dan

[LonK]

I gotta say, this is one very unusual "contest" for RetouchPro. With such a subjective assignment and sketchy guidelines, I, for one, was virtually clueless to come up with an entry in the first place. Indeed, I made up no less than a dozen candidates before deciding.

I found voting even more difficult. All of the entries are excellent in their own right. I thought it would be most appropriate for Doug to just choose his favorite, if any, and leave it at that. However, since that's not how these contests work, I choose MY favorites based primarily on visual impact:

1. Lorraine
2. 0lBaldy
3. Cassidy
4. CathyH
5. oltenius

[pixeltek]

My votes:

1. OlBaldy
2. Lorraine
3. oltenius
4. Cassidy
5. CathyH

All great entries!

[T Paul]

I'll post the results later today.

[T Paul]

I was surprised there weren't more entries for this contest. Kudos to those that entered! For those of you that are lurking, don’t be afraid to try one of the contests!!

This was a close contest, and the winner is....
LonK

Prize: Topaz Vivacity and Topaz Adjust, both donated by Topaz Labs

Prize Description: Topaz Vivacity is an advanced Photoshop plug-in suite that uses the latest in wavelet-based image enhancement technology. Topaz Adjust uses advanced algorithms to achieve unique exposure effects and adjustments in seconds. It offers the user full control over creative exposure, color, and detail effects, and has the ability to save and reuse presets for maximum convenience. It is also highly capable of noise reduction.

Top 5:
LonK - 26
0lBaldy - 25
Lorraine - 25
Cassidy - 23
CathyH - 22
oltenius - 22