Awesomelenny
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Reged: 05/02/04
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I loved the Crab shots but for reasons that Mars looked so "alive" I voted for that image! They are all so superb!
Great work by all!
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DugDog
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 12/19/07
Posts: 1250
Loc: Temecula, Ca. USA
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Witch Head! Excellent Photo FTW!
DD
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w orchid
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 04/23/07
Posts: 832
Loc: Tampa, Fl
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I thought the witch head shot is breath taking, but the images of Mars are superb.
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svreno
newbie
Reged: 07/12/07
Posts: 1
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Witch Head really is something "out of this world"; great job all!
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dvb
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Reged: 06/18/05
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I was also very struck by the Witch's Head, but the Mars shot is especially remarkable for an Earth-bound amateur.
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Gendo
Post Laureate
Reged: 12/12/05
Posts: 3231
Loc: Rexburg, ID
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Great shots all around, but in my opinion, Anto's shot is the best. 
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johangw
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Reged: 10/10/07
Posts: 136
Loc: Netherlands/Belgium
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The Witchhead is my favorite
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Ido Oosterveld
newbie
Reged: 08/02/06
Posts: 1
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I vote the sketch too, because everybody can do it, and some reach beautifull results!
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ADS-Netphen
newbie
Reged: 11/19/06
Posts: 4
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For each they are all great.
I made the decision of the best handmade work. Therefore I choose Anto's Mars : Those very small details and the precision of putting slightly angle-differences together, was most impressing.
Carsten
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boogie
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Reged: 04/30/07
Posts: 73
Loc: Israel
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As always, great job from everyone, but my vote goes to anto.
By far, the best amateur LRGB of Mars I've EVER seen.
The detail just blows my mind ...
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L.A. Rob
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Reged: 12/15/07
Posts: 97
Loc: 33.9310°N, 117.5480°W
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All so awesome!!! Congrats to all the finalists!!! WOW!! 
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gregmartin
newbie
Reged: 01/04/08
Posts: 1
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Wow. There isn't an image here I don't like!
Well done to all those who have demonstrated such wonderful talent.
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Golden_Morgan
newbie
Reged: 09/30/07
Posts: 3
Loc: Italy
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Mars for me! So detailed it seems so close... 
Edited by Golden_Morgan (01/10/08 06:41 AM)
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cheekygeek
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Reged: 12/24/07
Posts: 21
Loc: Kearney, NE
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Perhaps I don't understand the criteria for "beginning". It's like we're voting for "beginning drivers" but some of them are in 18-wheelers.
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cheekygeek
member
Reged: 12/24/07
Posts: 21
Loc: Kearney, NE
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Oh, I get it. The "beginning" is up against the experienced in other categories. Please ignore my newbiness.
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pops
sage
Reged: 12/22/07
Posts: 343
Loc: Newbern, Tennessee
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No doubt the Witchhead looks awesome . . . but the sketch is some real great talent. Nothing at all against the photography, but the sketch is really tops.
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Yossi Hury
member
Reged: 08/21/07
Posts: 13
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Hello
I had a hard decision between the Rosette and the Witch Head.
But my winner is. . . . .the witch head.
yossi
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mikeyL
member
Reged: 12/17/07
Posts: 22
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Well, as a new 40D owner, I found that photo personally exciting, but both the witch head shot and the Mars images are impressive. I finally went with the witch head shot, being partial to DSOs myself. All the work is excellent, and like someone else said, the sketch is very impressive in its own right! Way to go everyone!
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Andrew Welsh
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Reged: 03/28/06
Posts: 2483
Loc: Rochester, NY
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The witch head is always visually striking.. I was impressed with the film photo of M1- great detail and a lot of patience and superior polar alignment to get 35-45 min subs. My vote however went with Anto's mars image. It's quite striking and Damian-Peach level of quality. World class!
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HughB
journeyman
Reged: 12/28/07
Posts: 61
Loc: UK
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Stephen's Witch Head is outstanding. But I had to vote for John's picture of Mars. You can sketch some other planets from memory, but Mars changes. Well done.
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