MrsLubner opened this issue on Jan 01, 2012 · 64 posts
MrsLubner posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 11:42 AM
Thank you all for voting. This was an amazing contest and it had me on the edge of my seat during the voting.
Every nominee was a winner in my eyes, having received honor in Last Week in the Gallery many times over the year. As the deadline for voting got close, we had a tie that went back and forth putting one ahead and then the other.
In the end, one artist pulled ahead by one vote and so...
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE!
A well deserved choice!
Congratulations!
Flannel Knight's
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MrsRatbag posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 11:43 AM
Yay!!! Tara is so very well-deserving of this recognition--congratulations!!!
kgb224 posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 11:45 AM
Congratulations AuntieTK.
What a way to end the year or begin the year as it is officialy alraedy the 1 st day of January 2012.
God Bless.
costapanos posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 11:46 AM
Congratulaions Tara. You are truly an inspiration.
In Xanadu did Kublai Khan a pleasuredome erect
BIPOLARTWO posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 11:49 AM
Very well deserved.........
Equal right's for photographer's because i will be one - one day...................
durleybeachbum posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 11:55 AM
WONDERFUL choice...my mentor, and so talented, creative, kind and generous with her help to others.
Well done, Tara!
beachzz posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 12:07 PM
WAY TO GO, GIRLFRIEND~~~~
YOU SO DESERVE THIS RECONGNITION!!!!
jayfar posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 12:12 PM
Congratulations Tara, well deserved.
Jeff.
camera posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 12:22 PM
Hate to be un-original but I agree that the honor is definately well deserved.
Juliette.Gribnau posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 1:31 PM
congratulations Tara !!!
well deserved, your photo's are outstanding
if you don't get a miracle...you can be one (Nick Vojicik)
als je geen wonder kunt krijgen..... kun je er altijd nog een
zijn ! (Nick Vojicik)
whaleman posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 1:32 PM
Good for you Tara!!!!!!
Wayne
auntietk posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 1:52 PM
Oh wow! Thank you, everybody! What a fabulous start to the new year. 
I'm thrilled to have been chosen for this honor! There were so many wonderful photographers in the running, I'm surprised it came down to just two.
Thank you all so much for your support, not only in the voting, but throughout the year.
I'm coming up on my fifth anniversary and my 1800th upload in a couple days, and it's a joy to come up on those milestones knowing my fellow artists are enjoying what I've been doing.
What a rush! Whoo-hoooo!!!
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
myrrhluz posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 2:17 PM
Oh, this is WONDERFUL!!! And to echo what has been said before me, so well deserved. Your images are so captivating in the literal sense. A case in point is the image almost in the center of the wonderful collection above. It captures my eyes and doesn't want to let go.
CONGRATULATIONS TARA!!!
Sea_Dog posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 2:32 PM
Well done, Tara. Richly deserved.
helanker posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 3:11 PM
WOOOHOOO!!! CONGRTULATIONS, Taraaaaa!!!!
SOOO well deserved, my friend :))))))))))))))
**And what a marvellous collage we see here on the top. Love it.
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Ra3vyn posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 3:13 PM
So wonderful Tara, Congrats and as many have already said, very well deserved recognition! Cheers Jo :)
kbrog posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 4:01 PM
Congats Tara! :)
sandra46 posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 6:02 PM
CONGRATULATIONS
Chipka posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 7:06 PM
Oooh. This ROCKS! And it's so well deserved...I mean, really, frakkin-seriously well deserved. And now this means that I'm getting all nice and ready for all of the cool stuff you're gonna be putting up in 2012! Congratulations and big ol' hugs from Chicago. And, as He Who is Russian would say: This is enough good. I'm gonna go open something nice to drink and raise a toast to you now. Uh...all I have is Dr. Pepper. I hope that's good enough.
auntietk posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 7:16 PM
Thanks for the good wishes, everyone!
And Chip ... the Dr. Pepper is enough good! :) Huge hugs back to you, my dear.
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
Chipka posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 7:39 PM
Oh, and I'm off to get some Pecan Sandies too! Just so you'll know.
auntietk posted Sun, 01 January 2012 at 7:47 PM
Perfect! Peel me a grape, and I'll be right there! LOL!
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
micturn posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 12:33 AM
A very worthy winner, congrats , Tara :)
kgb224 posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 12:42 AM
Ill raise adr Pepper as well. They are available here in Pretoria.
mbz2662 posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 1:27 AM
Congratulations! A well deserved honor in my eyes! Enjoy :)
...and I'll join Chip in a toast... I have Hansen's Tangerine-Lime ;)
Hendesse posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 2:31 AM
Congratulations! A very good choice!
dochtersions posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 2:53 AM
A big applause for Tara!
It is awarded her warmly.
(hope the last line is good English, otherwise on Dutch: Het is haar van harte gegund.)**
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virginiese posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 3:54 AM
A well deserved recognition ! Bravo !
rainbows posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 4:04 AM
A well deserved Honor, congratulations, dear Tara. Hugs Di. xx
cfulton posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 5:07 AM
Congratulations Tara!
Just back from a weekend away (to find my interenet down) and spotted a reference to your award!
You deserve this!
May 2012 be as fantabulous for you and Bill,
Clive
Feliciti posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 5:32 AM
congratulations to you Tara :)
flavia49 posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 6:30 AM
congratulations!!
jophoto posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 10:10 AM
CONGRATULATIONS TARA! A WELL DESERVED AWARD!
My best to you and Bill.
Joanna
bmac62 posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 1:04 PM
Hugs Hon. And I am the lucky guy who gets to go on lots of future photo shoots with the Photo Gallery's Photographer of the Year in 2012:-)
PK...you have done a beautiful collage of twelve very representative images from tk's gallery...we are doing a kitchen wall with photo prints from each of our galleries...we have chosen some of the same ones you have chosen...great minds on the same track. LOL.
Bill
"Beware of all
enterprises that require new
clothes."
Mousson posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 1:27 PM
Congratulaions Tara !!!
Meisiekind posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 2:15 PM
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is so well deserved Hun!!! I am very proud of you!
Well done also to all the other nominees - you are all GREAT artists!!
PK - Excellent collage - Well done!!!!
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Elliott Erwitt
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auntietk posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 3:09 PM
Wow ... thanks everybody, for your good wishes! :)
Special hugs to my cute hubby ... 
... thanks for your love and support!
... and Dankie, Dierbaar!
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
RodS posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 9:15 PM
HOOOOOOOOOO RAH!
Congratulations, Tara! Like Chip said - this ROCKS!!!!
Looks like it's gonna be a good year, my dear friend! All my best to you and Bill!
"I reject your reality and substitute my own" - Adam Savage
nikolais posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 10:47 PM
Congratulations, my dear friend! To me you're the soul of RB, so this is a so well deserved recognition. Keep on shining!
Nikolay Semyonov
nikolais posted Mon, 02 January 2012 at 10:48 PM
Congratulations, my dear friend! To me you're the soul of RB, so this is a so well deserved recognition. Keep on shining!
Nikolay Semyonov
GiMi53 posted Tue, 03 January 2012 at 6:08 AM
Congratulations, Tara, you have a truely beautiful gallery !
:~)
"In Life, as in Photography, things look much
brighter, once you remove the lens
cap"
TomDart posted Tue, 03 January 2012 at 6:10 AM
The votes have spoken...well deserved and enjoy the honor!
marybelgium posted Tue, 03 January 2012 at 10:11 AM
Congratulations !!!
auntietk posted Tue, 03 January 2012 at 12:39 PM
Thank you so much, everyone!
Big hugs to Rod ... >:D< ... love you! :)
ваши слова касаются моего сердца, моего друга. спасибо
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
0rest4wicked posted Tue, 03 January 2012 at 1:07 PM
Congratulations Tara!
tofi posted Tue, 03 January 2012 at 8:32 PM
Truly fantastic news and a most well-deserved recognition, Tara! Bravo and Cheers to your extraordinary talent!!!
A smile is a curve that has set many things straight
alanwilliams posted Wed, 04 January 2012 at 8:26 AM
so well deserved, congratulations, you are an inspiration to us all
danob posted Wed, 04 January 2012 at 4:47 PM
Nice one Bravo Tara...
Danny O'Byrne http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/
"All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice" Eliott Erwitt
billcody posted Thu, 05 January 2012 at 3:24 AM
How does it feel? It must be fine!
Congratulations for a talented photographer and a friendly person, Tara! Hope we see much, much more of your fine work. may 2012 be a year of inspiration!
greetings from Berlin, billcody
auntietk posted Thu, 05 January 2012 at 8:17 AM
Thank you, everybody! :) You're the best!
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
charpix posted Fri, 06 January 2012 at 12:10 AM
Not a surprise. Congratulations Auntie TK!
jocko500 posted Fri, 13 January 2012 at 12:10 PM
who say one vote do not count. it proof here and yes they all is very good artist but one one be the winner.
what you see is not what you know; it in your face
neiwil posted Sun, 15 January 2012 at 6:57 PM
It must be all those 'unusual' aircraft photos LoL!! :-)
Massive huge congrats Tara....well deserved and popular win....has anyone ever won it two years running ?....... your mission for 2012 !! better get Bill to warm up the camper..
auntietk posted Sun, 15 January 2012 at 7:30 PM
Thanks, everybody! :)
I did notice a couple of those unusual airplane pics in PK's collage, Neil. I'm glad people like them! (Well ... not everybody! LOL!)
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
blondeblurr posted Thu, 19 January 2012 at 10:17 AM
Here I am lagging behind - everybody talked about your win, but I couldn't find a thing -seriously and finally with the help of my son, I did and on both our behalf Jeff and I saying : WELL DONE TARA! and congratulations to a year full of surprises in your artistic endeavours - way to go! GO GIRL GO
Cheers my friend
Brigitte & Jeff
auntietk posted Thu, 19 January 2012 at 3:18 PM
Thanks, Brigitte (& Jeff too)! :) Glad you found your way to the party! :D
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
ges posted Sun, 22 January 2012 at 3:14 PM
Congratulations to and go on with your beautiful and interesting work.
auntietk posted Sun, 22 January 2012 at 9:57 PM
Thank you, ges. I admire your work so much ... you're an inspiration!
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
wonderworld posted Thu, 26 January 2012 at 4:59 AM
Huge congratulations!!!!!!!!! And like I said when you first joined Renderosity....you leave the BEST comments!!! :)
auntietk posted Thu, 26 January 2012 at 8:20 AM
Thanks, Cynthia! :)
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
Digitaleagle posted Tue, 31 January 2012 at 9:41 PM
Congrats Tara! what a fantastic award for you and well deserved.
Royce
auntietk posted Tue, 31 January 2012 at 11:44 PM
Thanks so much! :)
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa
bentchick posted Sat, 04 February 2012 at 10:01 PM
auntietk posted Sat, 04 February 2012 at 10:23 PM
Thanks, Kim! :)
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa