Thank you to everyone who participated in the 10th round of “Admired by Beckstead,” our twice-monthly David Beckstead image contest!
Because this is the 10th round, there are special prices for our winners. Timothy Riley of RPG Keys provided an RPG mini unit. Lauren Hillary of GO BEE Bags has donated a GO|BEE Card Holster for a man or a GO|BEE Hip Clutch for a Woman. Mitche Graf of Power Marketing 101 has provided a Boot Camp in a Box 9-CD marketing crash course. Thank you to Timothy, Lauren and Mitche for their donations.
We are so excited to announce this round’s winners… so here they are!
FIRST place goes to Gerald Pope of Seattle, Washington. Congrats Gerald!
From Beckstead: “Gerald nailed the whole idea I had about the ‘veils’ contest! I was looking for compositions that focused on the liquid feel of how veils fly around or become the strongest element and line structure of the frame. This is just a wonderful shot with very few elements: a simple yet very powerful composition! The veil mocks the angle of her dress and everything is isolated perfectly and ‘pops’ from the background. And just for fun I noticed if you flip the veil it looks just like Gerald’s logo!! Cool! Totally deserving of the first place winner!!”
2nd Place goes to Jolie Nicole Churchill of Southeastern Florida.
From Beckstead: “The veil feels like an extension of the background clouds! I just love this abstract composition! The dark b&w sky really highlight the clouds and the veil seems to mock the look and style of the clouds perfectly! I am glad the bride is facing away so her look does not interrupt the flow. Just great!”
3rd Place goes to Don Bryant Thompson. Congrats Don!
From Beckstead: “I love the abstract feel of Don’s image! The symmetry of the light-lines from the veil on top balance the veil-lines on the bottom…just great!!”
11th round is now open! Submit your “Black and White” images the Admired by Beckstead Facebook page.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Wow. Stunning images. I’m inspired to do more with my work.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Congrats to all of the winners, I do have to say that #3 is my favorite and a “heavenly” looking image, I can see and feel alot more from this spectacular image!! Breathtaking…….really!
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:18 pm
I think Gerald’s photo totally deserves 1st place in my book. I can’t think of a more spontaneous photo of a couple getting their photos done and then boom! The veil is taken away like a kite. Great timing on Gerald’s part as well. It’s no wonder our arms are aching after a day of shooting. You take that camera away from your eye for a split second and you’d miss a once in lifetime shot like this. Great going Gerald. And hey! I thought pics in Seattle were supposed to be overcast and rainy looking?
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:18 pm
all beautiful!
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I love the submissions but disagree with the result. The winning photo is nice but does not make sense to me I do not get the connection between the flying veil and the bride and would love to see more interaction between the bride and her veil that is “Flying” away. The shape of the veil in flight is interesting and bird like to me. The 2nd place winner would be my overall pick. The lighting on the veil and the contrast in the image is captivating to me. I agree that to not see the brides face was a must for this composition. There is a real artistic caught in the moment feel for me that is natural and raw. The veil occupies a majority of the frame and my eye is drawn to follow the lines of the veil drawing me into the presentation. Just my 2 cents for all it is worth. Congratulations to all winners your work is spectacular.
October 24th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
love love the first one!
October 26th, 2009 at 6:32 am
I totally dig the black and white image. Dramatic… fantastic.
October 26th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Beautiful images! Well done winners!!
October 26th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Congrats to everyone! All of the images are incredible and worthy of a win. Thanks to David & everyone at Pictage for putting this contest together. It’s really inspiring to see all of the work that colleagues around the globe are creating.
October 26th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Great job Gerald! I loved this image and everything about it! So glad you won! You deserve it!
October 27th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Nice work!