December 2021 Challenge: SMILE

[Abiyoyo]

In such an ugly time the true protest is beauty. (Phil Ochs) but because smile is beauty can be said "In such an ugly time the true protest is smiling...."

 

I did not see this challenge before, therefore all smiles are welcome, small ones, big ones,

 

Same rules as always - choose 3 of your best pics in Alamy, entries close at midnight on the 31st December, Spanish time 🙂, after which I will choose 8 to vote for.

 

Some examples:

 

 

 

 

 

and of course do not follow this

 

 

 

[Allan Bell]

I see the winner already above.

 

Allan

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Allan Bell

[Allan Bell]

Two cambridge bid ambassadors walking in Fitzroy Street Cambridge

 

Heavy horse appears to be smiling

 

Clown doll on market stall

 

 

Allan

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Allan Bell

[Phil Crean]

So here's a few!

1. Carnaval smiler

 

2. Senior smiler

 

3. Selfie smiler

 

Phil

[meanderingemu]

Congrats on the win

 

 

Edited December 30, 2021 by meanderingemu
contest ended

[John Morrison]

[John Mitchell]

A cheerful topic at a gloomy time of year (in Vancouver anyway).

 

Smiling barber and customer, Dominican Republic

 

 

 

Smiling vegan chef, Vancouver

 

 

 

Smiling sisters, Riviera Maya, Mexico

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by John Mitchell

[Martin L]

Smiling Female Keeled Skimmer Dragonfly

 

[VbFolly]

1. Participants smiling at a santa run.

 

 

2. Dancers at a Chinese New Year celebration.

 

 

3. Smiling girl in bee costume at the Peoples Walk for Wildlife.

 

 

[Michael Ventura]

Congrats again Jorge! This challenge topic made me smile! 😀 Here are my three

 

1) Bahamas starfish with a smile

 

 

2) West Indian smile and a platter full of drinks

 

 

3) Egyptian girl with smile

 

[Lori Rider]

Congrats on your win! I am a little short on smiling faces in my port but here is my offering...

 

Portuguese traditional dancers in Providence, RI

 

 

Amusement park riders at Six Flags in Maryland

 

 

Tourists pose with Austrians in traditional dress at Mirabell Palace in Salzburg

 

[Alan Beastall]

 

Well done Jorge. In these sad days we all need to have something to put a smile on our face. Hoping my three will make you smile.

 

 

 

Even fruit can do it.

 

 

 

 

 

Mirror, Mirror on the wall.

 

 

 

 

 

One more scoop please.

 

 

[Cecile Marion]

Congratulations, Jorge! Well deserved win.

 

 

Smiling young man waiting for a haircut,  Zaachila, Oaxaca, Mexico

 

 

 

Shy smile of a young parade participant, celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris.

 

 

Grinning motorcycle officer at the 159th anniversary celebration of Milan’s police force.

 

[cbimages]

My three, Sorry they're small, I'm no longer able to drag larger from Alamy, rather, having to copy address from AIM.

Happy Dolphin

 

Lola, a Bali beach seller, carrying her wares around her hat.

 

A smiling fangblenny

 

[Jill Morgan]

Woman with her horse

 

Woman finishing jump

 

Little boy having fun

 

Jill

[wiskerke]

Congratulations Abiyoyo!

 

Something to print on your mask? Nepali dentist.

 

Graduation day in Tallahassee.

 

Oww. Amsterdam.

 

wim

[gvallee]

Barman in Vanuatu

 

Zookeeper in Guyana

 

Child in Bartica, Guyana

 

[aphperspective]

Grinning carnival clown

 

 

 

Tears of joy these ladies and their team have just won a county final GAA football.

 

 

Smiling Pumpkin Scarecrow

 

 

 

 

 

[Doc]

Hi Jorge! Good topic for X'mas!

 

Here's my three:

 

1. Cuban man in his 60's, Trinidad, Cuba, Latin America

 

 

 

2. Two indigenous happy Ecuadorian girls, Otavalo, Ecuador, South America

 

 

 

3. Teenage sisters laughing in a downpour, Singapore, Asia

 

 

 

Kumar

[Ed Rooney]

A fake Roman theatre comedy mask with a chilling smile.

 

 

I asked this young Carabinieri to smile. This is what he came up with.

 

 

The famous Mona Lisa smile . . . and a pizza!

 

[Betty LaRue]

Young happy fisherman having a good time.

 

Beautiful American Indigenous maiden at an Oklahoma centennial parade.

 

Great Grandfather meeting Great Granddaughter for the first time.

 

 

 

Edited December 10, 2021 by Betty LaRue

[Keith Burdett]

[Allan Bell]

I don't envy you choosing the eight finalists from the above images.

 

Allan

 

[Michael Ventura]

8 minutes ago, Allan Bell said:

I don't envy you choosing the eight finalists from the above images.

 

Allan

 

+1

[Abiyoyo]

6 hours ago, Allan Bell said:

I don't envy you choosing the eight finalists from the above images.

 

Allan

 

 

+1000

 

I am even thinking in alternatives to avoid this, e.g.

 

- Option 1. To subcontract the person to choose the final 8 images. I knew what happened to me last time and I do not what to repeat it.

- Option 2. To do like the Champion League, i.e. select 4 blocks of topics, animals, kids, groups, adults and run a voting system and the two tops of each group will go to the final 8 for a definitive selection of the winner.

- Option 3. Assign a number to each image and use a bingo cage and to choose 8 numbers.

- ....

 

I am thinking as well to follow the Spanish Eurovision song contest approach, that is to choose for the next Challenges, for a period of minimum one year, my worst images for that topic to be sure that I am not going to win. For peace on mind purpose 🙃

Edited December 10, 2021 by Abiyoyo