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Challenges Gallery

NOTE: NEWEST ENTRIES ARE AT THE BEGINNING
This is a collection of my entries to the various Sony Talk Forum, Nikon D70 and Canon Talk Forum challenges held here on PBase and on smugmug. Most of the images don't really fit anywhere else, so I decided to make a gallery just for them. All photos taken with Sony S75, S85, P9, P7, F707, F717, V1, H1, H5 Canon S45 or Nikon D70, D200 or D300. The Sony Talk Forum Challenges (a true display of creativity and the ones that most of these images were entered into) are located at https://pbase.com/stfchallenge/root NOTE: I apologize for the size of this gallery; I prefer all my challenge images in one place but really need to split it up as it's becoming unmanageable not only to view but also to edit. Just need a bit of time for a mammoth task :-).
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The Sound of Silence (2) (Sound Challenge)
The Sound of Silence (2) (Sound Challenge)		 The Sound of Silence (1) (Sound Challenge)
The Sound of Silence (1) (Sound Challenge)		 Shades of Japan (Shadows Challenge)
Shades of Japan (Shadows Challenge)		 Capitol Shadows (Shadows Challenge)
Capitol Shadows (Shadows Challenge)		 Capitol Spiral (Best of 2009 Challenge)
Capitol Spiral (Best of 2009 Challenge)
Into the Abyss (Best of 2009 Challenge)
Into the Abyss (Best of 2009 Challenge)		 Holdout (Isolation Challenge, 10th place)
Holdout (Isolation Challenge, 10th place)		 Stranded
Stranded		 Under Ice (Isolation Challenge)
Under Ice (Isolation Challenge)		 Money! (What's Inside Challenge)
Money! (What's Inside Challenge)
Not What but Who
Not What but Who		 Monetary Manipulations
Monetary Manipulations		 Justice (What's Inside Challenge)
Justice (What's Inside Challenge)		 Remembering Those Who Served (Duotone Challenge)
Remembering Those Who Served (Duotone Challenge)		 In Descending Order
In Descending Order
Your Taxes at Work
Your Taxes at Work		 Of Days Gone By (Duotone Challenge)
Of Days Gone By (Duotone Challenge)		 Dusk on the Tidal Basin (Side Light Challenge)
Dusk on the Tidal Basin (Side Light Challenge)		 Double Vision
Double Vision		 Sunset Dome
Sunset Dome
Fall Shadows (Side Light Challenge)
Fall Shadows (Side Light Challenge)		 Mirror Image (6th place, Opposites Challenge)
Mirror Image (6th place, Opposites Challenge)		 Grief and History revisited
Grief and History revisited		 Upside DownRight Side Up
Upside DownRight Side Up		 Straight and Curved (Opposites Challenge)
Straight and Curved (Opposites Challenge)
Great Wall of China Town (7th place, Saturated Challenge)
Great Wall of China Town (7th place, Saturated Challenge)		 Fraternal Twins
Fraternal Twins		 Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkin Patch		 Seen Better Days (7th place, Saturated Challenge)
Seen Better Days (7th place, Saturated Challenge)		 Pepper Lover's Heaven
Pepper Lover's Heaven
Flowers at the Mall (Saturated Challenge)
Flowers at the Mall (Saturated Challenge)		 The Insect Perspective (Ant's Perspective Challenge)
The Insect Perspective (Ant's Perspective Challenge)		 Environmental Protector
Environmental Protector		 What Year Is It Again?? (Ant's Perspective Challenge)
What Year Is It Again?? (Ant's Perspective Challenge)		 'Star Trek V The Final Frontier' (4th place, Film Titles Challenge)
'Star Trek V The Final Frontier' (4th place, Film Titles Challenge)
'Witness' (7th place, Film Title Challenge)
'Witness' (7th place, Film Title Challenge)		 'George Washington Slept Here'
'George Washington Slept Here'		 'The Bridges of Madison County'
'The Bridges of Madison County'		 'Flying Leathernecks'
'Flying Leathernecks'		 'A Few Good Men' (Film Titles Challenge)
'A Few Good Men' (Film Titles Challenge)
Back Yard (6th place, Wide Open Spaces Challenge)
Back Yard (6th place, Wide Open Spaces Challenge)		 Straight from the Horse's.. Mouth
Straight from the Horse's.. Mouth		 Away from it All
Away from it All		 Tranquility
Tranquility		 Harbor at Rest
Harbor at Rest
Biltmore Expanse (Wide Open Spaces Challenge)
Biltmore Expanse (Wide Open Spaces Challenge)		 Into the Abyss (2nd place, Bubbles Challenge)
Into the Abyss (2nd place, Bubbles Challenge)		 Life Is Just a Bowl of Peppers (3rd place, Bubbles Challenge)
Life Is Just a Bowl of Peppers (3rd place, Bubbles Challenge)		 The Boiling Point
The Boiling Point		 Bubble Shadow (Bubbles Challenge)
Bubble Shadow (Bubbles Challenge)
Elegant Entrance (6th place, B&W Challenge)
Elegant Entrance (6th place, B&W Challenge)		 Classic Fixtures
Classic Fixtures		 The Evening Star
The Evening Star		 Federal Detail
Federal Detail		 Printing in Style
Printing in Style
Is a Kiss Just a Kiss? (B&W Challenge)
Is a Kiss Just a Kiss? (B&W Challenge)		 Water Blossoms (2nd place, Creamy Bokeh Challenge)
Water Blossoms (2nd place, Creamy Bokeh Challenge)		 Fading from Focus (6th place, Creamy Bokeh Challenge)
Fading from Focus (6th place, Creamy Bokeh Challenge)		 Summer Wilt (9th place, Creamy Bokeh Challenge)
Summer Wilt (9th place, Creamy Bokeh Challenge)		 Redundant
Redundant
Pollinated
Pollinated		 Time Out (Creamy Bokeh Challenge)
Time Out (Creamy Bokeh Challenge)		 Searching for the Unusual (10th place, Leisure Challenge)
Searching for the Unusual (10th place, Leisure Challenge)		 Searching for the Familiar
Searching for the Familiar		 Searching for the Classic
Searching for the Classic
Searching for the Unknown
Searching for the Unknown		 Searching for the Unexpected
Searching for the Unexpected		 Searching for the Discovery (Leisure Challenge)
Searching for the Discovery (Leisure Challenge)		 Homage to the Fallen (Vanishing Point Challenge)
Homage to the Fallen (Vanishing Point Challenge)		 Vanishing Walkway (7th place, Vanishing Point Challenge)
Vanishing Walkway (7th place, Vanishing Point Challenge)
Nature in the City
Nature in the City		 Of Days Gone By (Vanishing Point Challenge)
Of Days Gone By (Vanishing Point Challenge)		 Peony Resting on a Branch (Resting Challenge)
Peony Resting on a Branch (Resting Challenge)		 Second Wind
Second Wind		 Sleeping on the Job
Sleeping on the Job
Final Repose
Final Repose		 Taking a Break
Taking a Break		 Ultimate in Comfort (Resting Challenge)
Ultimate in Comfort (Resting Challenge)		 Dogwood Ablaze (9th place, Changing Seasons Challenge)
Dogwood Ablaze (9th place, Changing Seasons Challenge)		 Reaching for the Sun (9th place, Changing Seasons Challenge)
Reaching for the Sun (9th place, Changing Seasons Challenge)
Non-conformist
Non-conformist		 Cherry Blossoms on the Tidal Basin (2nd, Changing Seasons Challenge)
Cherry Blossoms on the Tidal Basin (2nd, Changing Seasons Challenge)		 Blooms in the City
Blooms in the City		 Stairs in Bloom (Changing Seasons Challenge)
Stairs in Bloom (Changing Seasons Challenge)		 The Spiral (1st place, Circles Challenge)
The Spiral (1st place, Circles Challenge)
The Rotunda (2nd place, Circles Challenge)
The Rotunda (2nd place, Circles Challenge)		 Circles Within (7th place, Circles Challenge)
Circles Within (7th place, Circles Challenge)		 Circles Without (10th place, Circles Challenge)
Circles Without (10th place, Circles Challenge)		 Mall of the Emirates (1st place, Exhib.,Circles Challenge)
Mall of the Emirates (1st place, Exhib.,Circles Challenge)		 Beehive (4th place, Exhib., Circles Challenge)
Beehive (4th place, Exhib., Circles Challenge)
Museum Depths (9th place, Exhib., Circles Challenge)
Museum Depths (9th place, Exhib., Circles Challenge)		 Decorating Acrobatics (Circles Challenge)
Decorating Acrobatics (Circles Challenge)		 A Slice of Washington (2nd place, Minimal Challenge)
A Slice of Washington (2nd place, Minimal Challenge)		 Art in the Open
Art in the Open		 Ornamental Ironwork
Ornamental Ironwork
Curvaceous Architecture
Curvaceous Architecture		 Window Box
Window Box		 Essence of Roses (Minimal Challenge)
Essence of Roses (Minimal Challenge)		 Inaugural Preparations (2nd place, WA Challenge)
Inaugural Preparations (2nd place, WA Challenge)		 Philadelphia Row
Philadelphia Row
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jtocaciu31-Mar-2025 16:31
This is fantastic collection requiring more visits. Big vote. V.
Alexander Kazakov13-Jan-2016 14:42
Excellent gallery! V
trento redento26-Jul-2014 20:41
BEAUTIFUL GALLERY MISCELLANEOUS D 'IMAGE COLORED COMPLIMENTS
Denise J T Lee20-Sep-2012 02:00
Congratulations, Helen, all your galleries are full of amazing photos. If I'm only allowed to vote for 10 of them, that would be an election and selection challenge.
Anitta24-Aug-2012 18:42
Awesome gallery, could spend one month just browsing your images. Love them all! V
gardener17-Apr-2010 17:28
Nice clean original shots, Peter
Roby14-Dec-2009 22:02
beautiful gallery, V
Guest 13-Nov-2009 12:13
great galleries
William Barletta24-Sep-2009 02:50
What a great gallery. Excellent images rich in color, with a very crisp feel. ~vote~
Gervan19-Feb-2009 15:55
Beautiful gallery, perfect photography and choice of subjects. V.
Guest 08-Nov-2008 13:54
Great Gallery!!!!!
Ali Majdfar17-Apr-2008 08:19
Stunning captures, excellent. GMV
norbi30-Mar-2008 17:10
Great gallery, which makes it difficult to find out the best. rgds norbi
Dudy Tuchfeld29-Mar-2008 21:22
Excellent
monil23-Nov-2007 12:49
It's really chanllenge gallery. V
Yeo Pit Hua17-Aug-2007 07:26
Very nice collection and beautiful gallery.Voted
Jean-Luc Rollier31-May-2007 18:06
Excellente galerie, magnifiques couleurs! JL V
Zaid Kurdi20-Mar-2007 19:57
Amazing photos, thanks for sharing us your wonderful work
Zaid
Amman-Jordan
Yiannis Pavlis31-Jul-2006 04:06
always a pleasure to view your photos.Bravo.
Guest 30-May-2006 18:47
Very nice gallery
Oakshores25-Mar-2006 09:49
I don't know who voted but these are all first place in my opinion.
Trudy 17-Mar-2006 23:56
I was looking up something for work and found this instead, what a nice supprise, and a nice break on a rainy afternoon.
Thank you focapturing the beauty that is all around and yet we forget about it.
Guest 12-Feb-2006 14:49
Fantastic, kept me captivated and entertained for ages. Thanks for sharing :-)
Guest 12-Feb-2006 12:07
Excellent.
Marielou Dhumez21-Sep-2005 19:51
Hi Helen ! so happy to see you again here on PBase !
This is a wonderful portfolio with lot of beautiful pictures in many different styles !
Erkan Erdem13-Jul-2005 23:03
Great Pics..
Realy good catches..
Bob White13-Jun-2005 16:26
I just stumbled on this gallery by Chance and to be Honest it blew my mind away its awesome, you are one talented Photographer, as ARNIE would say I'll be Back
Voted

Bob
Antonis Sarantos20-Feb-2005 20:37
Awesome gallery, from a great artist. It's nice to see some new pictures from you Helen!
Yiannis Pavlis26-Dec-2004 14:06
really beautifull photos.excellent seen.my compliments Yiannis.
Eldar Kadymov23-Nov-2004 01:45
Whatever challenge it was... you won it !
Howard Sandler12-Oct-2004 01:43
Great interesting gallery. You've certainly owned a lot of different cameras! Is that so you could enter all the various challenges ;)
Jon Dick25-Mar-2004 22:27
You have a great eye for detail. Thanks for sharing
Guest 27-May-2003 08:14
nice
silvano 13-Aug-2002 11:17
Nice gallery: i like very much "lonely sentinel" and "apples on my eyes".
Complimenti.
Silvano
lazar 26-Jul-2002 07:22
very nice picture.

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