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Photocontest Results "The History Class"

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:23 pm
by Overcracker
O.k guys, I know you've all been waiting for this. so without a further to do, here are the results top ten entries.

10. Samsonator "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
9.The Touch "Hitler's Speech"
8.Cujo "The end of the Dinosaurs"
7.Sunstar "AstroTrain through window"
6.83457W422102 "Challenger?"
5.Duke of Luns "Presidential..."
4.Omega-1 "Canadian flag on Iwo Jima"

And now the top 3. Drum roll please.....



Third Place:
SISCO777
Megs Defeats Prime

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Second Place
Nightfall
Absynthe
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and The winner is.....



First Place:

SmallWorm
Ground Zero

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Congratulations to all. Your Prizes will me made available shortly.

And thanks to all who entered.

See you in the next one.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:32 pm
by 1337W422102
Congratulations to all who entered! And yes, mine was Challenger. Sorry if I didn't say...

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:33 pm
by Overcracker
I'll bump it up, so everyone can see the results.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:39 pm
by Redimus
I can totally agree with first place. Would have put Sunstar's entry higher though. Mind I may be a little biased there.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:44 pm
by Hotrod
Front paged :grin:

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:57 pm
by 1337W422102
I said it before and I'll say it again, that 'Harry Defeats Truman' on OWNS!

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:31 pm
by --B--
I think the best one won, congrats!


Is there a full list of all places? I've got a bet going...

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:47 pm
by Duke of Luns
Blast! Still missed the top three. Still though, I did better than last time. I didn't even place in the top ten in that one.

Next time though!

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:21 pm
by Barricade
woohho 8th on my first photocontest...... that was fun i'm always doing this now =)

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:26 pm
by Neko
We'll try and make the next one really good. :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:14 pm
by NightFall
Awsome! Thanks so much, for second place! I can't wait for the next contest, it was fun! :)

PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:31 pm
by Omega-1
There were some good entries. I'm surprised my ranked so high. Congrats to all the winners! I'm still suggesting that multiple entries be allowed for the next contest to increase the number of entries.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:16 am
by MegaDave
bit gutted my entry didnt even get thru :-(
Anyonenotice the strange coincidence that the top 6 entrys are all american history?

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:16 am
by Tigertrack
I do like the winner's entry much. Nice job!

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:08 am
by Sunstar
I'll get the sigs made soon. I am really fraging tired today.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:08 am
by Neko
MegaDave wrote:bit gutted my entry didnt even get thru :-(
Anyonenotice the strange coincidence that the top 6 entrys are all american history?


Hm. I didn't nottice that. I think first place one is the best simply because of the layout of the actual photo.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:38 am
by MegaDave
not argueing with that because i think first place is excelent but just point something out i noticed

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:59 am
by 1337W422102
MegaDave wrote:bit gutted my entry didnt even get thru :-(

In all honesty, you did have a fight against dragons and were told it wouldn't count...

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:11 am
by MegaDave
83457W422102 wrote:
MegaDave wrote:bit gutted my entry didnt even get thru :-(

In all honesty, you did have a fight against dragons and were told it wouldn't count...

Not dragons - dragon singular. St george slayed one according to legend and that legend is why he is the patron saint of england.
I was maybe a bit too loose with the theme of history and strayd into myth and legend so i can understand taht but if your going on the it only counts if it really happened route then half of the entrys cant be proven to be historically accurate either. Just the nature of history really things that are considered histrical fact now maybe disproven in the future and history can be changed at any point depending on who records it.
Next time ill try and get more on message with the theme sorry guys.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:42 pm
by smallworm
Wow. My 1st photocontest and got 1st place. Thanks so much! So excited! :D

Congrats to other winners! I thought the Astrotrain would received a higher place, the photography skill is nice.

I have a suggestion that future contests should give off-topic entries a chance to re-submit a legitimate one so that the contest would be more exciting and fun. It would be one-time for each entry only.

Can't wait for the next one.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:02 pm
by Exulted Unicron
congrats on all who entered. I did look at all the entries and i thought all of them were great.

I'll try to enter the next contest.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:22 pm
by Sunstar
MegaDave wrote:
83457W422102 wrote:
MegaDave wrote:bit gutted my entry didnt even get thru :-(

In all honesty, you did have a fight against dragons and were told it wouldn't count...

Not dragons - dragon singular. St george slayed one according to legend and that legend is why he is the patron saint of england.
I was maybe a bit too loose with the theme of history and strayd into myth and legend so i can understand taht but if your going on the it only counts if it really happened route then half of the entrys cant be proven to be historically accurate either. Just the nature of history really things that are considered histrical fact now maybe disproven in the future and history can be changed at any point depending on who records it.
Next time ill try and get more on message with the theme sorry guys.


It is a legend. But I don't think the christians being fed to lions got in too since that is also fable or myth. In both cases they are considered "history". There my have been some truth behind the story but it got lost in the countless telling and retelling of the fables.

I did say a while ago if the dragon couldn't stay then the people being fed to the lions should also go. I happen to be partial to dragons.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:07 pm
by Duke of Luns
Omega-1 wrote:There were some good entries. I'm surprised my ranked so high. Congrats to all the winners! I'm still suggesting that multiple entries be allowed for the next contest to increase the number of entries.


I agree, but only if the hightest scoring entry would get counted. All other entries from that person would be null and void. I think of it as kind of a "shotgun strategy", or a bit of a second chance. Also sometimes you kind of don't like your entry once it's been entered, and feel you could have done better, specially if something really, really good gets enetred afterwards.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:23 pm
by Overcracker
Bumping it up one last time in case anybody missed it.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:08 pm
by --B--
I'd still like to know where I finished, even though it wasn't in the top ten.