antony1, I'll play along!

A quick note, this is not necessarily how I voted.  My voting exhibited some bias toward myself and a friend.

To your challenge; I find the word "Pin-up" in the contest title compelling.  To me, pin-up style has to include one of several design ques.  1. simple background and a straight-forward presentation of beauty and/or sensuality.  2. caught in an awkward or compromised situation by unfortunate timing.  3. having a ridiculous amount of fun in some way.  Classic pin-ups always seem to include at least one of these. If I can't see the face, if the background overwhelms the model, or if it wouldn't present well on the side of a bomber, to me it's not top-shelf.  Based on this, I have to throw out 4 of my own entries.

Others may find their own design ques to define pin-up.  With my feelings close to heart and free of the above admitted personal bias, I would offer the following 3 (in no particular order):

#239 Kitty Kitty Bang Bang by marcopol - while it's a little busy for the side of a bomber, it is simple, straight-forward, and she is clearly having a lot of fun shooting it out with her cat from the back of a very silly warhorse indeed!  What a fun pin-up!

#517 Heat by PhithaloBlue - simple background, straight-forward presentation of sensuality, caught at a disadvantage (not that she seems the least bit concerned), presents well on the side of a bomber, ticks all the boxes and some of them more than once!  Well done!

#689 Robyn on Her Harley by WolaverJS (me) - simple background, straight-forward presentation of beauty, caught at a disadvantage (though she doesn't look worried).  Yes, the shadow would have to lighten up to present well on the side of a bomber.

There were a lot of others that I could easily praise here but I agree that three is a good number to ask for.  Thank you for raising this challenge, antony1!  

Is there a way we can find out how many votes our entries got out of the total cast vs the number the winners got?  I don't want to quarrel over the numbers, I just want an idea how I stand overall.

If not, I understand.  These contests can be difficult enough to run as they are.

THE new ad that covers part of what we DO want to see? Yeah? Well score the test and "F" for FAIL!

HEY RENDEROSITY!!! THE RESULTS OF THETEST ARE IN! Score it an "F." The add at the bottom of every new page is annoying! The first thing we have to do is get rid of it because its covering up part of what we do want.