Ride off into the Sunset

Congrats to Isaiah Qualls for winning our last theme!  

Many thanks to all who participated!

Country Rays

Sincerely,

The Image Weaving Snipers Administrators

"Duo" theme favorite

We went out looking for duo's and doubles and came back with submissions ranging from children to colored socks. The most favorited photo was Melissa Ng's submission:

Duo of Dandelions

by Melissa Ng

Bugs Eye View

Sting like a bee! Flit like a butterfly!  Photograph like a shutterbug!

1st: Amber Van Vleet

2nd: Angela Covington

1960s Picnik

Congrats to Daniel Gardner for his landslide of a picture, perfectly capturing the essence of the 1960's!

Quirky Results

The top favorite quirky submission to our quirky theme, was this quirky cat moment:

By Amber Van Vleet

Next time someone asks what quirky means, just say, "Amber's cats...".

I Love ___

 Congrats to Isaiah Qualls for winning this theme with this stunning capture of his kid brother.

"... my little bro."

Postcard for purchase!

Here's the link to the last theme winner's postcard, now availiable for purchase!

http://www.zazzle.com/as_norway_postcard-239299251371303571

Postcard Your City

Landscapes are a bit different, but these two ladies landed some excellent shots.  Look just like a postcard, don't they? ;)  Brooke's image has the honor of being turned into a genuine postcard, so keep your eye out for a link soon!

Brooke Peterschmidt

Ås, Norway

Melissa Ng

Mt Rainer from Puget Sound

Photographer Placement

We had a couple of phenomenal portraits show up for the "Photographer Placement" assignment. Setting up, using the timer on the camera, and then jumping into place... Who would have guessed that's how they got these shots! They don't even look out of breath. ;) Well done!

Brooke Peterschmidt

Daniel Gardner

Artsy Spoons

Spoons are both funny and dramatic, so we discovered in our last theme.
Congrats to:
Evan Raitt

and
Melissa Ng

Selections from "Rusty Metal" theme

Our "Rusty Metal" theme had a tie for top favorite. Thanks to our group photographers for sending in very rusty pictures!

From Angela Convington:

From Mark Hagen:

Results from "Secrets" theme

The top favorite for our "Secrets" theme was this photo, by Joseph Miller, entitled "Locked Out":

Portraits

Congrats to our top voted Portraits!

1st: Lindsey Duncan

2nd: Melisaa Ng

Thanks for your participation and be sure to vote for the next theme!

Theme: Picture Within a Picture

The last IWS theme was a Point 'n' Shoot Only just to shake things up a bit. And wow, did it ever! We have an overwhelming favorite for this assignment...

Amber Van Vleet's: "Where I'd Rather Be"

Assignment: Sound

Capturing "Sound" using only visual instruments is quite a feat, but these are some downright awesome shots that make you hear sounds ringing in your ears:

1st: Josh Voorhees
"Sister Sound"

2nd: Mark Hagen

3rd: Kimberly Cardoza
"Laughter"

Congrats on the voted top three!

Reflection theme results

We set out to capture reflections and reflections we caught. Here are the two top favorites from our Reflection theme:

By Jonathan Hardy:

By Amber Van Vleet:

Thanks to all the members of our small, happy Facebook group. (Now on Twitter too!)

Top Favorites from the Black and White theme

Speaking of color - we experimented with hues of grey during our "Black and White" theme. Here's a sample of the photos:

From Esther Zimmerman:

From Ian Smythe:

Top Voted Communication Images

The assignment was given to capture "Communication" in a picture. Broad idea, yes? Here's what some of our members came up with:

Daniel Gardner
youtalk2me



And our new member,
Lyndsey Duncan
The Meeting Under the Crows Nest



Awesome work, people! I loved many of the submissions this round. Thanks for your participation and see you in the next theme!

The Letter T

"Take a picture of something that begins with the Letter T," said the guru to the novice. And so we did, and here are some of our photographs:

1st
Mark Hagen: Tree House

2nd
Hannah G: Tilted

3rd
Daniel Gardner: Time

"In the Kitchen" theme favorites

So while we were cooking and baking in the kitchen we grabbed our cameras (hopefully washing our hands first, right? ;)) and shot some shots:

from Hannah Georgeff


from Hannah Crow