wow D_M :)

 bbit of abstract

Here is mine.
Nokia N96 5mpxl photo -> picasa modify -> resized.
Name : Let Me Grow!

awjay, It's lovely. What is the title?

  Here's my snapshot. Titled: Galveston's 1900 Hurricane Memorial. It looks better if you click on the image.

Well it's close to it IMHO.

 'house in the reeds'.... is the title...

many thanks..

james

Fantastic entries!  I am really amazed at all the different interpretations!

I will be closing the entries on Sunday night, May 31 at 23:59 Renderosity time (US Central) and the voting will begin in this thread.  We have 3 pages now, so be sure to look at all of them   More instructions will be given on Sunday.

~Viv

BLACKS, WHITES, SHADES OF GRAY

LAWS … sacred ‘THOU SHALT NOTS’ of centuries

Conveniently condemning evils for the sake

Of ruling clans or holy creeds all set

To sanctify who lives, who’s saved, who’s damned.

LAWS … reason’s icy logic proving how

Existence ‘BIG BANGED” into being; how

We count the DNA of who and what

We are, our astral physics bending time

And space upon themselves extinguishing

Tomorrow’s hope of numbering its stars.

COLORS …

Demonic blacks in inquisitions thrust

On tortured nightmares with no grace to grasp

Truth.  Our angelic white perfections are

Mirages out of touch with facts.  God’s most

Beloved saints wear crowns of tragic thorns,

The holiest among us bear Job’s doubts;

Not even devils can escape their hells.

It’s grays … those ecstasies of ashes make

Life bearable: remembering a rose

Perfume that haunted springtime’s fleeting breaths,

Electric comets taunting darkness with

Men strutting on its sterile moon, the first

Embrace with flesh before duration turned

A rapture in habits … jaded now

And bored to death with time.  But music still

Infects my soul and resurrected thoughts

Of moments gone encourage me to shout:

“I’VE LIVED AND JOYOUSLY ALIVE!”

jo_dis

Done in Vue 7 Complete, only used post render adjustments done in the program, no postwork with other programs or media. Click image for the full size view.

It's wonderful to see some new faces this month!  We have three pages this month, so be sure to look at them all.  It's time to let the voting begin!  The voting will be in this thread, after this entry.  You get to choose your 3 favorite entries, giving each of them 3, 2 or 1 points.  Remember, you are choosing an entry, not an artist.  If someone has posted more than one entry, you need to indicate which is your choice. 

Your vote should look something like this:

Black - "White" - 3 points
Shades - "Gray" - 2 points
Mono - "Tone" - 1 point

Feel free to nominate Honorable Mentions or make comments.

~Viv

Here i go:

TomDart - "Memorial Rose" - 3 points
helanker - "Blackcurrant field in the morning." - 2 points
pushinfaders - "Flo's Dinner" - 1 point

MCW1917 - Depression 3 points
Waldomac - Flowers  2 points
Inland-Artist - Birth Right   1 point
 All others are Honorable Mentioned. Great stuff, everybody!!!  Made it hard to choose this time around.

I think, ThunderStone, that you mean **mcw1917 Flowers.

I appreciate the vote, but I think it was a mistake. :)

Just to clarify, I forgot to put a title on mine. Let's call it "Retro-plane", in case anyone does decide to vote for it.

Sorry about the confusion.

John (waldomac)
**

awjay - "House in the Reeds" 3pts
Fractalinda - "Light of His Love" 2pts
MCW1917 - "Flowers" 1pt

Can I have a do over for the votes?
MCW1917 - Depression 3pts
Waldomac - Retro plane 2 pts  **** This is the one I wanted to vote for... Must have been half awake when I voted... :blushing:
Inland-Artists - Birth Rights 1 pt

Dave-So second image- 3
Digital_Mischief Dragons- 2
mcw1917 flowers- 1**

**Very hard to choose :)

Now I see why it's important to have titles.

babuci         3pt      bars & shadows
mcw1917     2pt      flower arrangement
fractalinda   1 pt      "light of his love"

ArtPearl - "Girl with hoop"           3 points
Digital_Mischief  -   "Dragons"     2points
mcw1917 - "Flowers"    1 point
It was very hard to chose from so much talent.

MCW1917                      "Flowers"           3 points
Pushinfaders                " trees"                2 points
Digital_Mischief            "Dragons"          1 point

fractalindas flower 3 points
jo_dis's Poem 2 points
Pushfaders diner 1 point

Digital_Mischief: Remembering     3-point
mcw1917: Flowers     2-point
koosievantutte      1-point

"Dragons" = 3 First
"Light of his Light" = 2 Second
"BW Waterdrop" = 1 Honorable Mention

But then, they ALL were terrific.  It's wonderful to see such a variety!

3pts...blackcurrant fields in the morning
2pts.. flying boat
1pt ..flos diner pic

#1 Flo's dinner
#2 B&W waterdrop
#3 Flower arrangement by mcv1917 ( was no title)

good luck...seeya  Tunde

ok..the votes spread about nicely :)

Fractalinda light of his love 3
DigitalMischief Remembeirng 2
awjay house in the reeds  1

great stuff. I've always been an Ansel Adams fan. BW is great, isn't it?

MCW1917 - "Depression" - 3Pts

HWJay - "House in the Reeds" - 2pts

Inland-Artist - "Birth Right" - 1pt

HM: - Apache2K with "let me grow!"

**Digital_Mischief ... DRAGONS                    ... 3
****fractalinda          ... FLOWER                        ... 2
awjay                   ... HOUSE IN THE REEDS ... 1

Super work, btw. Great job, everybody.

**

Here Are My votes:

1st: mcw1917's "Flowers"

2nd: arlivre's "Flying Boat"

3rd: Digital_Mischief's "Dragons"

This is tough and embarassing in that some fine ones are not in my selection...I honestly could not rate some above others in certain categories and had make a choice.

Digital Michief , Remembering           3

Savage Dragon                                      2

MC 917, Flowers  (superb!)                 1

yes,   would I go through it again, these numbers and names would likely change..very tough
and perhaps I don't understand enough of white, gray and tone.

Digital Mischief, Dragons 3
mcw1917, Depression 2
sram, (electric chair) 1

I would like to close the voting Saturday night 23:59 Renderosity time (US Central)  so please get your votes in by then.  I will tally the votes and post the winners soon after.  There really are a lot of great entries this month!

~Viv

awjay:  "house in the reeds"* * 3 points

mcw1917  "Flowers" 2  points

pushinfaders:  "Trees"  1 point

It was a really difficult choice.  So many images worth placing.  For future contests, it may be helpful to have categories of images.

3 points:  ArtPearl           "Triumph at Twilight"
2 points: mcw1917                "Flowers"
1 point:  babuci                      not named

Really difficult choices....

Cheers !

ooppps I just realized it is goes by points not by rank so here we go again properly...sorry

3 points: Flo's dinner          
2 points: B&W waterdropp
1 point:    Flower arrangement by mcv 1917 

seeyus   T

No1 Nazal waterdrop
No2 Sram
No 3 Helanker

A wonderful collection of styles and ideas

Vote#1 jo_dis
Vote#2 Nazal
Vote#3 Arlivre

Ahh..the points vs rank systems have emerged....all the best in sorting it out.

This has been a fun one.       TomDart.

This was a fun and interesting challenge, I really enjoyed seeing so many different concepts of BLACK, WHITE AND SHADES OF GRAY!  Everyone did a wonderful job, although it's not always easy to work with such constraints.  Thanks for making this challenge a success, and thanks to geoegress for a great topic!

Here is the count:

Tied for tenth place with 1 point: pushinfaders' 'Trees' and  koosievantutte's 'moebius strip'

Tied for ninth place with 2 points:  Waldomac's 'RetroPlane', Inland-Artist's 'Birthright' and Savage Dragon's untitled

Tied for eighth place, with 3 points:  SRAM's 'Electric Chair', TomDart's 'Memorial Rose' and Dave-So's 'Bianca in BW'

In seventh place, with 4 points: babuci's 'Bars & Shadows'

Tied for sixth place, with 4 points:  fractalinda's 'Flower', jo_dis' 'Poem' and Arlivre's 'Flying Boat'

Tied for fifth place, with 6 points:  helanker's 'Black Currant Field' and ArtPearl's 'Girl with hoop

Tied for fourth place, with 8 points:  pushinfaders' 'Flo's Diner', mcw1917's 'Depression', Digital Mischief's 'Remembering', fractalinda's 'Light of His Love' and nazul's 'BW Waterdrop'

In third place, with 10 points: awjay's 'House In The Reeds'

In second place, with 15 points:  Digital Mischief's 'Dragons'

In first place, with 19 points:  mcw1917's 'flower arrangement'

Congratulations to everyone!  I can't wait to see what you will all come up with for thecoming challenge!  mcw1917, please let me know what you want to challenge for June.

~Viv

This was the first time I've been involved in this forum challenge.  It was fun and thanks to those that were kind enough to vote for my piece(s).  The Dragons now really have something to 'Talk' about. :biggrin:

I'm anxious to see what MCW1917 comes up with.

Wow! I'm delighted that so many of you enjoyed "Flowers"! Thanks you for your votes!!  There were many fine pieces in this challenge, and I'm proud to have done well among so many other artists.  ;-)
   While I spend the morning basking in what I consider my "moment of glory," I'll be pondering a challenge for us to tackle this month....  I'll be baaack. (this afternoon, I promise!).
  Again,  I thank you.  mcw1917

well deserved wins!!!!

congrats!!  =D

This challenge was so much fun!  It's been such a treat to view so many wonderful images.  Congratulations to all the winners (everyone is you know!) and a sincere thank you for those of you who voted for my images.  :-))

I agree with melikia. It was very well deserved :-)))  Congratulations   mcw1917

Congratulation to all the winners ...very well deserved :-)