Contest Winners: "Composition: Manmade Repetitions and Patterns"

[Saralonde]

Busy, busy weekend for me, so I'll just post the results.

A tie for first :
Annwen's colorful straws
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/annwen/6858924199/" title="Pattern by indigo37, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6858924199_9fae41054a.jpg" width="500" height="397" alt="Pattern "></a>
"Annwen's vivid palette of colours against a black background is eye-catching. I love the details you can see on each straw and they way their translucence allows them to interact. There is clear pattern and repetition but also enough of the stochastic to make it seem almost organic."

And ihateliver's cheese grater:

"Not anew idea but none the less,well thought out, well presented, uniform pattern and really cool!"

Second goes to Desdanova's cemetary
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/desdanova/6864770467/" title="Patterns: Manmade by Desdanova, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6864770467_b83bf304f1.jpg" width="500" height="292" alt="Patterns: Manmade"></a>
"a somber reminder of the uniformity of the armed forces"

Continued next post...

[Saralonde]

And another tie (!) for third.

tjmurph9's Pixel perfect:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/murph_s13/6869074109/" title="Pixel perfect by Murph_S13, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7057/6869074109_e4f8cfedac.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Pixel perfect"></a>
Pixel perfect is a joke that photographers ought to get and playing with extension tubes can be appreciated for the technical challenge. Above all though, tjmurph9 has made a good choice of what section of the screen to focus on; a strong colour but not a flat expanse of it.

And susan3032's Electrical Tower.

Susan3032 has captured an image that looks almost artificial except for the detail of the lighting. It proves that looking up is a bright idea and is an effective use of a high contrast treatment to bring out the pattern.

[Roshenk]

good choices...congrats all.

[blacksquiggle]

Well done the winners and placers all great shots.

[silcabieses]

Excelent point of view! congrats!

[KateDas]

Congrats to the winners! All well deserved! Incredible patterns!

[MsKirpi]

congrats to all! Well done

[ihateliver]

Delighted and honoured ! Thanks to all the submissions that provide such great incentive and inspiration.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihateliver/

[FlyingKiwiGirl]

Well done and congratulations everyone! Great captures and well thought out submissions!

[Desdanova]

Thank you! And congratulations to all the winners.

And thank you to DPS for challenging us each week to improve our skills. I have learned so much since I have joined.