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

[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.

[henry_david]

Loved following along to this series! I'd love to see this happen a couple of times a year tbh. Thank you everyone who put this on and who submitted photos 

[vaquero357]

…Bravo! Bravo! Encore! Encore!

[ARNC]

Nothing really to add to the congratulations and thanks except more of the same. Even for people (like me) who never had any prospects this was a lot of fun.

[weftyarn]

Wow!!! this came unexpected, really. There were so many phenomenal contributions!

I don’t even know what to say except that I just feel honored and happy.
This has really quickly turned from a contest into just having fun and getting to know each other.

Already looking forward to many more threads and posts
and maybe even making it to Gosport for the 20th anniversary

Thanks, y’all!
Emil

[neph93]

@chrisjohnnick:

Me with that "just dropped the kids off at school and have the whole day off" glow all over my face.

On a personal level, this was one of my favourite posts. That huge grin of sheer pleasure on @chrisjohnnick, post school run resonated deeply with me 

[weftyarn]

@Denimminer UHF dog, @Wormspice one finger salute and @Kasi were hilarious!

Im also still blown away by @Gammaman Xray.

@Jett129 Really glad you liked my pictures!
having seen all the good stuff here, I encourage everyone to post in the photography thread.

[Matt]

Congratulations everyone.

[sabergirl]

What a great way to get to know everyone a little better by seeing a glimpse into your worlds! Congrats to the winners

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[chrisjohnnick]

@neph93:

On a personal level, this was one of my favourite posts. That huge grin of sheer pleasure on @chrisjohnnick, post school run resonated deeply with me 

Ha thanks! Yea, I do all the school dropoffs and pickups, and am with at least one of the kids for the entire day. Once every couple of weeks or so, I get the whole day to myself while the youngest is with a sitter. It's such a glorious feeling. I used to stress and plan how to maximize the day and be the most productive. Lately, I've just started doing whatever I felt like doing that day in the moment. It's so simple, but way more satisfying.