2 overall winning entrants to be dp+ Pick judges

photo by Lennox Tpc - overall winner - photo challenge 3

The object of a dp+ photo challenge is to win both dp+ Popular Votes Pick and the dp+ Pick. Of 5 dp+ photo challenges, only in 2 photo challenges did we have same winners in both dp+ Popular Votes Pick and dp+ Pick. They are Lennox Tpc of photo challenge 3 with theme, Sweet Valentine and Nada Stambuk of photo challenge 5 with theme Photo Illusion (without photo manipulation).

To encourage winning both dp+ Popular Votes Pick and dp+ Pick - we are adding winners of both categories to the list of dp+ judges. It means a winner is eligible enough and can opt to judge in any of the next photo challenge should they choose to.

Congratulations to our 2 overall winning entries entrants and good luck as the next dp+ Pick judge!

photo by Nada Stambuk - overall winner - photo challenge 5

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photo challenge 3 winner's certificates

Only 1 entry won both Popular Votes Pick and dp+Pick in dp+' photo challenge 3 - sweet Valentine theme. It is an entry by Lennox Tpc entitled "They do celebrate Valentines" using Fuji Film Finepix 5200 EXR.

The following are 2 certificates of excellence in photography being awarded to just 1 entry that won both dp+ awards:

Please note that only winners appearing in this site are considered legitimate Digital Photography Plus photo challenge winners. For a bigger view, please click on each image.

dp+ photo challenge 3 judges certificate of appreciation

 For the 3rd photo challenge with the "sweet Valentine" theme, 5 judges took their top 3 choices for the dp+ Pick. They are Mitch Hernandez, Terry Jorgensen, Allan Manalac and Omar Jordan de Guzman. Main administrator, Gina Villanueva Uyan moderated and facilitated the judging. Below are the dp+ Pick Judges Certificates of Appreciation. Only certificates posted to this site are certification issued by dp+.


 

 

 

 

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dp+ Pick Winner - 3rd photo challenge

dp+ Pick Winning Entry - Photo Challenge 3
theme: sweet Valentines
photographer: Lennox Tpc
title: "They do celebrate Valentines"
camera: Fuji Film Finepix S200 EXR
total score: 188/500

There were 5 judges and 2 voted for this entry as the 1st Pick in their top 3 choices. There is no vote for this entry from the remaining 3 judges since majority of the judges did not reach any consensus on their top 3 choices. A tough decision for all the dp+ panel of judges.

Here are the remarks of all judges who included this entry to his/her top 3 picks:


Judge 3
"When I saw this picture it put a smile on my face. The timing was perfect because it's very difficult to capture a moment like this. Very unique, too."

Judge 5
"Kudos for being in the right place at the right time when nature chose to make its union in the shape of a heart which is a symbol of Valentines, too, although not as sweet. For lack of other more eligible entry puts this on top of my list. A quite unusual Valentine and great capture!"

A special mention from Judge 4 but not included in his top 3 picks:
"Great capture, but then this again is a good picture that just happened. The photographer came across these two insects. The other thing is that with the spirit of Valentines Day, one insect eating the other kind of kills the romantic part, hahahaha... but overall a good image."

It should be worth mentioning that this entry also won the Popular Votes Pick. It means that majority of the  dp+ members who voted, also liked this entry. It is the first time that an entry won both the Popular Votes Pick and the dp+ Pick. A tough competition in the dp+ Pick with only 2 points more than the top 2 Pick, though, but nevertheless, emerged victorious. A CONGRATULATIONS in all caps - well deserved, Lennox!!

11 entries that made it to the dp+ Pick photo challenge 3 and their rankings

11 entries made it to the judges top 3 picks. The bigger number of entries included the more varied the judges picks were. To be included in this ranking means one or more judges included an entry in their top 3 picks. There were 5 judges as before, 2 are part of the dp+ administration and 3 are select members of the group.
Each judge picked their top 3 choices from all the entries and scored them based on 4 criteria which include Quality or the technical aspect of the photo (30%), Creativity and Originality (30%), Theme Adaptation (20%) and Overall Impact or Impression (20%). Each also gave their justifications for their picks. A total of 100% per judge is given to a perfect score in all categories per entry. Final perfect score is 500 points with 100 point percentage from each of the 5 judges. The one who gets the highest score wins. So congratulations to the 11 entries who made it to the dp+ top picks and here are their rankings:

Top 1 - Lennox Tpc - "They do celebrate Valentines" - Fuji Film Finepix S200 EXR
Score: 188/500

Top 2 - Happy Blue - "Buds of Love" - Nikon D 5100
Score: 186/500

Top 3 - Macky Sevilla - "you, me, that sunset" - Panasonic Lumix LX5
Score: 175/500

Top 4 - Lourdes Inosanto - "Broken Vow" Nikon D5000
Score: 165/500

Top 5 - Joey Yepez - "Can't say it" - Nikon D300
Score: 92/500

Top 6 - Gilbert de Vera - "A tryst in Boracay" - Canon 50D
Score: 90/500

Top 7 - Aries Arceo - "Come full circle" - Nikon D90
Score: 88/500

Top 8 - Glenn Buenaventura - "Circle of Love" - Canon 7D
Score: 86/500

Top 9 - Sallie Tumlison - "I love you, Bubba!" - Nikon D7000
Score: 85/500

Top 10 - Nada Stambuk - "Symbol of Love" - Olympus Pen ELP-1
Score: 76/500

Top 11 - Dennis Fabros - "Everlastin Vow" - Nikon D70
Score: 75/500

ranking of photo challenge 3 - Popular Votes Pick top 15

For our sweet Valentine theme on our 3rd dp+ photo challenge, final casting of votes was made on February 17, 2012. The ranking from the Top 15th to the Top 1st entry in the Popular Votes Pick (winner by majority votes from members) is as follows:

Top 15: Entry 25 - Karen Eaquinta Sharkey - "I love you, heal my broken Heart" - Nikon Cool Pix

Top 15: Entry 39 - Janeth Nitoral - "Magic of Love" Nikon D3100

Top 15: Entry 31 - Jeffrey Lansing - "Beak to Beak Love" - Olympus E620

Top 14: Entry 28 - Derlin Zhang - "Love... everywhere" - Canon 5D2 + Leica R APO - Macro - Elemart f2.8/100mm

Top 13: Entry 29 - Nabhonil Basu - "Cupid's Gold" - Canon 500D

Top 12: Entry 34 - Macky Sevilla - "You, me, that sunset" - Panasonic Lumix LX5

Top 12: Entry 27 - Jecris Nocon - "My sweet surprise" - Nikon D3100

Top 11: Entry 42 - Gilbert de Vera - "A tryst in Boracay" - Canon 50D

Top 11: Entry 33 - Wilz Dida - "Eternal L.O.V.E." - Nikon D7000

Top 10: Entry 13 - Richie Alano - "Against the odds" - Canon 5D

Top 9: Entry 36 - Nada Stambuk - "Symbol of Love" - Olympus PEN EPL-1

Top 8: Entry 12 - Wendy Picton - "Love is in the air" - Olympus E-520

Top 7: Entry 14 - Sallie Tumlison - "I love you Bubba" - Nikon D7000

Top 6: Entry 6 - Jennifer Hamilton - "Kiss" - Nikon D3100

Top 5: Entry 4 - Dick Manongdo - "The Book of Love" - Nikon D90

Top 4: Entry 1 - Joanna Lyn Ong - "Lenses are a girl's best friend" - Nikon D90

Top 4: Entry 7 - Dennis Fabros - "Everlasting Vow" - Nikon D70

Top 3: Entry 2 - Glenn S. Buenaventura - "Circle of Love" - Canon 7D

Top 2: Entry 19 - Lara Juan - "Morning Kiss" - Nikon D5000

Top 1 and Winner of the Popular Votes Pick: Entry 9 - Lennox Tpc -
"They do celebrate Valentines" - Fuji film Fie Pix S200 EXR

dp+ 3rd photo challenge winner by Popular Votes Pick

dp+ 3rd photo challenge winner by Popular Votes Pick
photographer: Lennox Tpc
title: They do celebrate Valentines
theme: sweet Valentine...
camera: Fujifilm Finepix S2000 EXR

dp+ photo challenge - what's it about?

What is the dp+ photo challenge?

photo by Camilo Corpuz

dp+ photo challenge is a monthly photo competition open to all members of Digital Photography Plus. It is the group's way for members to interact, hone their craft more and show photography skills and creativity in a level playing field. It is not a prize-based competition, just a fun group activity that would not just challenge  skill and creativity as a photographer but would also show how members' works will be appreciated or received by fellow members of the group. It also aims to gauge the level of appreciation of each of the members as they vote on their preference. All members are welcome, professional or otherwise. If you are a professional, you can show the kind of stuff you are made of as a photographer, don't let amateurs intimidate you, hahaha... and as an amateur, it is your chance to see how you would fare with the shooting stars. And what better way to show what sets you apart as a photographer than having only just one theme to explore and being able to shine in your most creative best.

There are two ways to win the dp+ photo challenge. One is to win through Popular Votes Pick and another is to win through the dp+ Pick.

the Popular Votes Pick
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-popular-votes-pick.html

the dp+ Pick
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-dp-pick.html

Why join dp+ photo challenge?
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-why-join.html

dp+ photo challenge - the Popular Votes Pick

What is the dp+ photo challenge?
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-whats-it-about.html

the Popular Votes Pick

entry with the second most number of votes in the 2nd dp+ photo challenge by Pritam De

Winner by Popular Votes Pick is the one with the most number of votes through Likes by members of Digital Photography Plus.
Why there is a Popular Votes Pick? It is the group's way to encourage participation not only of entrants in the photo challenge but of all members of the group to participate through their likes or votes. Through the Popular Votes Pick, we get to gauge members' level of appreciation. It is also a general consensus of what kind of photos appeal to majority of dp+ members. It is for this reason why only members can Like or Vote on a dp+ photo challenge entry. Being the Popular Votes Pick means that you were able to touch and appeal to more people in general in whatever level of photography knowledge they belong.

the dp+ Pick
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-dp-pick.html

Why join dp+ photo challenge?
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-why-join.html

dp+ photo challenge - the dp+ Pick

What is the dp+ photo challenge?
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-whats-it-about.html

the Popular Votes Pick
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-popular-votes-pick.html

the dp+ Pick

self portrait of photographer in action photo by Gina Villanueva Uyan, a dp+ Pick judge

dp+ Pick winner, on the other hand, is the one with the highest score given by a select panel of dp+ judges. How to be the dp+ Pick? a set of 5 judges from the members of the group completes the panel of judges, main administrator included as the chief facilitator. Each judge chooses their top 3 picks from among all the entries and score them according to a given percentage with each set of criteria.

Existing set of criteria and their percentages are as follows:
Quality or the technical aspect of the photo - 30%
Creativity and originality - 30%
Theme adaptation - 20%
Overall impression - 20%
TOTAL - 100%

A perfect score from all criteria will give an entry 100% from each judge. Top score from all 5 judges is 500%.
Why there is a dp+ Pick? Since the photo challenge is open not only to newbies but also to professional members, too, it is dp+ way of ensuring that the efforts being put through by members who made it a point to submit quality works that adhere to all criteria set by the dp+ photo challenge, even if unpopular to all, be recognized also.


Why join dp+ photo challenge?
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-why-join.html

dp+ photo challenge - why join?

What is the dp+ photo challenge?
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-whats-it-about.html

the Popular Votes Pick
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-popular-votes-pick.html

the dp+ Pick
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/02/dp-photo-challenge-dp-pick.html

Why join dp+ photo challenge?

an entry to the first dp+ photo challenge by Lennox Tpc

dp+ is a mixture of members from different countries and cultures coming together in one place to show the stuff they are made of as photographers. Winning in the dp+ challenge means winning a photo challenge being participated in by people all over the globe. But apart from the winning side of things is the experience and being able to participate in the group activity. It is the challenge of being able to respond to a photo challenge. It is being able to show your most photographic best despite the odds. It is the ability to make your style shine in whatever playing field. It is being able to come up with concepts and the challenge to think out of the box and explore the extent of what you can do within certain parameters and being able to compare what you were able to come up with with other people's photos. It is being content of what you were able to achieve or it is a learning experience of what you could and should be able to do the next time. Regardless of whether you win the challenge or not, you win through the learning experience. So just let your images speak for you as a photographer and let that photographic voice be heard through the dp+ photo challenge.

3rd dp+ photo challenge - brief detail

photo by Gina Villanueva Uyan

dp+ photo challenge no. 3 theme: 
SWEET VALENTINE


deadlines:
posting of entries: from February 1 - February 15, 2012, 
12 midnight, 
Philippine time
voting or liking of entries:
from February 1 - February 17, 2012, 
12 midnight,
Philippine time
dp+ pick start of judging date: February 18, 2012


how to submit your entries:
1. Post your entries first to dp+ official page on this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Digital-Photography-PLUS/242285489128553 with the following details:
- photo challenge number'
- title
- camera used
Please do not forget to include this details for the administrators to know that it is your entry to a particular photo challenge.


2. After knowing your entry number, post it again to DP+ PHOTO CHALLENGE 3 - OFFICIAL ENTRIES ALBUM. This time include the following:
- entry number
- photo challenge number
- title
- camera used
- and this note: "ALL LIKES TO THIS PHOTO ARE CONSIDERED VOTES TO THIS ENTRY".
Please note: that the first entry submitted will be posted by dp+ administrator. Succeeding submissions can be posted by the entrants.


for the full mechanics, rules and submission guidelines, please check this link: 
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/01/dp-photo-challenge-2-new-year-theme.html