IRON HEART FORUM "HOMETOWN HEROES" PICTURE COMPETITION - SPRING 2022

[Jett129]

No that this amazing contest(It really was) is over,any chance for the back story on how it came to be?

[neph93]

@Jett129:

No that this amazing contest(It really was) is over,any chance for the back story on how it came to be?

Nothing too complex… it was a while since we’d had a competition with prizes. I had some ideas knocking around and asked Jeff to help refine them with me. We wanted something a bit more personal that everyone could get into and something that would showcase forum members and not just the clothes.

As is often the case the good folks around here took a simple idea and ran with it, making it something bigger and better the was originally conceived.

[Noahf]

Ihsh-299 workshirt. Was at Yosemite Valley for sunrise this morning and it was -9c. My upper body was warm but my feet were frozen after waiting for the sun for an hour.

[endo]

@Noahf  Man, that's so beautiful! Was Bridalveil Fall frozen?

[Noahf]

No it was flowing. There was a lil wind soo it appeared to be almost “misty” half way down from where we were. Was a good morning

[Dmart]

Beautiful @Noahf
That’s El Capitan in the back?

[jerkules]

@Noahf what an incredible final shot for the contest.

[Noahf]

@Dmart:

Beautiful @Noahf
That’s El Capitan in the back?

Yep. El cap is above my big head, and half dome is 2 peaks over in the right.

@jerkules:

@Noahf what an incredible final shot for the contest.

Thanks. I got a lil lucky with my Yosemite trip being during the contest. But friday and Saturday are whiteouts soo not many scenic photo ops.

[Richard]

[neph93]

Winners will be announced in a few hours time ladies, and gents…

[weftyarn]

No matter who wins it, thank you @neph93 for organizing.

This was fun and I really enjoyed hearing all the stories connected to the photos!!

[Tago Mago]

@weftyarn:

No matter who wins it, thank you @neph93 for organizing.

This was fun and I really enjoyed hearing all the stories connected to the photos!!

True, thanks @neph93 and @jordanscollected for putting this together!

[neph93]

After quite a bit of deliberation and discussion @Giles @Alex @jordanscollected and myself have arrived at a conclusion.

The awards for best pic and best portfolio were especially difficult and there were a number of contenders for each.

Here is our final decision:

1. Best portfolio - @weftyarn

True to the theme, varied original content and motifs, all round excellent effort

2. Best individual pic - @mitchellvilla

For this insanely cool shot:

3. Funniest pic - @Kasi

For this:

Because we’re scared what might happen if we don’t give him something [emoji38]

Congratulations gents!

Thanks to everyone who took part. This was mostly about getting to know each other a little better, and that has been achieved by all you good folks in quite some style. This is a wonderful thread for the ages.

[Kasi]

Thanks everyone….  It was fun.

[popvulture]

That's pretty smart — clearly @Kasi would haunt your dreams if he wasn't appeased

[goosehd]

Congratulations to all of the participants.  We were all winners because of your efforts.  Thank you!

[Kasi]

@popvulture:

That's pretty smart — clearly @Kasi would haunt your dreams if he wasn't appeased

 

[Fadez]

Congratulations to all the winners! This was a fun week. Glad to see the lives of everyone who participated.

[Jett129]

A well deserved congratulations to everyone that participated. I’ve become a big fan of @weftyarn photography on the photography thread,so I’m happy to see that he won. So many great pictures and stories.

[Nik]

Great result, congratulations to the well deserved winners and thanks to the organisers. That was fun.