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Fred Carter 0 0%
Cal Ganshorn 1 7.69%
RBSlaughter 3 23.08%
Buddy Thomason 8 61.54%
Barbara Turner 1 7.69%
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:03 PM
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Voting Booth - Photo Contest - Portrait mode

Hi friends,

The only criteria for this contest was to post images in 'portrait' mode (taller than wider).

Voting closes at Sunday Mar 8th 10pm EST.

Click on the contestant's links to view photos:

Fred Carter Elvan Allred folder

Cal Ganshorn A pair of his own knives

RBSlaughter Jerry Rados fixed blade

Buddy Thomason John Perry fixed blade

Barbara Turner Mike Turner fixed blade

Be objective in your choices and prepared to answer why the shot appealed to you.

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Old 03-08-2009, 02:35 PM
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We will be closing this poll tonight. Please take a moment to view, evaluate, and vote for your very favorite?

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Old 03-08-2009, 11:25 PM
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Voting closed.

A deserving round of applause to Buddy Thomason for his vote-grabbing entry.

Buddy is still recovering from being the 'bridesmaid' from a gazillion second-best entries in years past. I think he's honed his skills rather nicely at this point.

And a deserving round of applause to every other member who entered.

I would like to go over each of the entries later in the week to critique them as I see fit. You may do the same.

Thank YOU!

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Buddy's picture was awesome, and in my opinion probably the hardest knife to photograph of the lot. It's size, and surface finishes must have made it a real challange to keep all areas in focus and light properly. He does such a good job with his edits, and I really do like the "floating" look he uses now and then. All the entries were were decent photo's, but Buddy's was "clearly" the best.. One comment, I wish Dr. Carter's submission was a bit larger so I could pick out the details of the knife a bit better, especially since the inserts gave nice close up looks at the knife..

Well Done Buddy, and to all who entered.... Rich
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Thanks, fellas. That image was the result of my fourth attempt to shoot that knife, in hopes of somehow revealing it's appeal. I wish I could just lay the knife down on the table, take the picture and have it turn out right every time. It hardly ever happens that way for me. First... I have to suffer.

For me, the challenges making this image successful were:
1. Making sure the handle, guard area and blade are all properly illuminated and retain detail.
2. Experimenting to find the right background - both color and effect.

I appreciated all the entries and hope we have a chance for everybody to discuss their own entry and their reactions to the others.

PS: Coop refers to the fact that, having virtually learned knife photography on this forum, I entered and lost this contest 27 times before winning one. I learned a ton between #1 and #27 and that made all the difference.


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Another Congratulations to Buddy

I would also like to congratulate Buddy on his win. It was well deserved and a great effort.


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Yes, it was a great picture Buddy and really showed the detail of the knife.
Congratulations !
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