December Challenge – Time to Vote

[Sprocket]

Many thanks to everyone who entered the December challenge. I have found it very difficult to choose from the many excellent entries so I hope those who didn't make the final selection will not feel too downhearted. 

 

The final eight images are below and in this lightbox: http://www.alamy.com/lbx.asp?1317373

 

Voting closes on January 7th.

 

 

Happy New Year.

 

 

David Davies Clowns drinking beer and singing, Dusseldorf carnival.

 

Michael Ventura Carnival in Trinidad

 

Wiskerke Gay Pride Canal Parade, Amsterdam.

 

funkyworm Hearts in the air

 

NYCat Masai man drinking cow's blood from a gourd.

 

Bryan Newcastle New Years Eve Winter Carnival

 

Doc Morris dancers at Whittlesey Straw Bear festival

 

Olivier Parent Teenagers at Musilac summer festival

 

[Doc]

Great set, Sprocket! Very difficult to make a decision.

 

Happy New Year!

 

Kumar

[NYCat]

Thank you for including me. Nice to see all the festivities on this New Year's Day.

 

Paulette

[wiskerke]

Thank you for including me!

 

Where do you get these lovely big comps? I haven't seen these since the Google-friendly changes to the website.

Metadata are back again as well! Wow! Now that's something that will matter in Google searches!

 

wim

[ann]

Great selections, Sprocket - I narrowed down my favorite five finalists to #3 & #8, and can go no further, so this may be the first time I purposely skip voting....

[Allan Bell]

Interesting, there appears to be a tie for first place at the moment.

 

Allan

[Stokie]

Not at the moment there isn't!

 

John

[Sprocket]

Well, that was close! Congratulations to David Davies, and to Bryan and Michael Ventura for coming such a close second. Thank you again to everyone who took part. I shall now pass the baton to David Davies and look forward to him setting the subject for the January challenge.

[Michael Ventura]

Congrats David! I was just happy to be in the running, thanks for the votes! Great challenge!

[Doc]

Congratulations David!

 

Looking forward to the next challenge 

 

Kumar

[Bryan]

Thanks for organising the competition Sprocket and to those who voted for my shot!

 

Congratulations to David, well done mate.