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Many thanks!
I shot the "pod" with a (very old) iPhone, hand held. The short focal length on the iPhone (28-30mm equivalent on a 35mm SLR) helps with depth of field, but also yields the distortions you can see on the Time Pyramid. No light box, but shot with indirect lighting through closed sheer blinds on massive west-facing windows, in the morning (sun in the east). Counterintuitively, I believe that having the diffuse light source behind the subject helped eliminate glare. (Of course, a little A-R on those crystals and the matte finish on the Zenith case and the IWC caseband doesn't hurt, either.)
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April 24-26 WHALE Watch Winners!
Our Judges are: STATIC - RNaden from Malaysia; Technology Guru WRIST - Halgedahl from Iowa; Violinist / Professor W of the W - Cazalea; Whale Watcher, Moderator JUDGES HAVE BEEN SCANNING SUBMISSIONS & RESULTS ARE COMING NOW! Thanks for participating and v...
WINNERS in the STATIC DISPLAY CATEGORY ARE ...
Hi Mike, Here you go : Lots of big pretty and masculine whales this week, and a topic that is very interesting as big watches are certainly not the norm here, I've realised. Going by the many nice static photos here, giving honor to some which caught my e...
Great verdicts, congrats to thegrailwatch's for his amazing pic .
I am still a big fan of the LW brand and there watches
Great job judging Static category Rnaden!! Not an easy task with so many interesting shots this week end! Big Congrats to Thegrailwatch for his winning superb photograph. Also congrats...
... to other participants mentions. Thank you so much Rnaden for including my shot among them. Have a nice and very safe week ahead friends! Abel
Was a tough selection
A lot of nice shots and also trying to get the photographers mindset while composing the pictures. Have a good week ahead too, Abel.
Thanks rnaden for 3rd place. Congrats to 1st and 2nd winner.
Thanks to the judges and esp. the host cazalea.
Wow, thanks Mike!
This comes as quite a surprise. My personal favorite was Abel's Big Pilot shot and so many other great options to choose from. Maybe one day we can take the thegrailkid out on the boat to go see some whales together?!
Thank you so much dear Mike (Cazalea) for your great job hosting this week end and for choosing a wonderful Theme which brought so many awesome submissions from our members.
Also Thank you so much for sharing your experience with whales illustrated with all those amazing photographs. Have a great week ahead and stay safe together with your beloved ones dear Mike!! Best Abel
It's been great fun ... and really I think some of the contributions were made sheepishly
it's hard to explain the lunacy of a watch collector, isn't it? Even to one's self (not to mention the wife). Everytime I think of a "big watch" I remember this one, and "the next day" wondering what drugs I must have been on when I bought this... The doo...
Absolutely agree with you. Collecting involves a bit of madness, obsession and passion. These are ingredients which are not easy to explain to those who don´t suffer our...
... malady... including our wives of course! Lol! Your Galante (and my Egiziano) are good examples. Yes, sometimes we feel a bit embarrased when sharing some of our purchases which look beyond the "normal" expected for a watch: super big watches, funky or...
And the ShotOnTheWrist winners are...
Dear members… What an honor to be asked to look at your entries critically, rather than simply with awe and wonder! And not only those emotionally motivated photographs (often including the really important things in our lives: family, friends, our pets, ...
Thanks, thanks and then thanks again!!! 🙏🙏🙏
as you wrote, we’re all winners!!! 👍👍👍 Lot of fun also for this weekend, I believe a relief to the house arrest we’re all living in... Now back to work, sad moment, but at some point I should... I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful weekend, and I wish ...
Thanks Fred for runner up #1 and your kind words.
The winner's pic is absolutely breathtaking. Congrats! Thanks again to the judges and the host.
Congrats Fred for your thoughtful veredict. We appreciate so much the help of our Volunteer Judges every week end, and I´m happy to know you enjoyed the job even if very tough...
... to choose among so many great entries. Big congrats to Luca/mywrongwrist for his superb winning shot and to runner ups as well. Best cordial regards, and good week ahead! Abel
Dear Abel!!!
thank you sooo much!!! Now I think I could have a problem with my family, it’s too funny to participate... let’s see what will happen 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 Ciao amico mio, Luca
My big pleasure dear Luca!! Well, there is always a principal place for family... and also some little place for our hobbies and passions! Lol! I´m happy you enjoy so much participating here...
... my friend!! Ciao and best cordial regards, Abel.
You are very kind dear Fred!! You surely deserve it. You did a hard work and I enjoyed so much reading your veredict. I´m happy to know you enjoyed judging and participating...
... in WS! Hope to keep reading your posts and your participation in future editions as well! Cheers! Abel
Good choices
You had a much tougher job than me as there were many many nice wrist shots to pick from. Well done and congrats on the picks!
WATCH of the WEEK Winners
Like the other judges, I found this a magnificent challenge. I wanted to do the math of all the length x width x thickness x weight to come up with a mathematical whale, but quickly concluded there's no point in that. So I just went with my subjective opi...
Dear Mike… My thanks for this marvelous opportunity. And your winner a surprise! Yes, so much rarer in the white, and the detail phenomenal. Altogether
fitting. Great choices, particularly (for me) The Pod. OMG how many breathtaking watches can one fit in one photograph—and as you say, sans glare! And yes, of course your wife's watch a LJC. But WG or Platinum? Rather dear, either way. Have a well-earned,...
Many thanks!
I shot the "pod" with a (very old) iPhone, hand held. The short focal length on the iPhone (28-30mm equivalent on a 35mm SLR) helps with depth of field, but also yields the distortions you can see on the Time Pyramid. No light box, but shot with indirect ...
Sheeek! Hand held, no less! As steady as Queequeg, I guess we'd have to say!
But what a collection. I don't know whether I'll ever quite recover…. Fred ...
Thanks for the Special Award, Mike! (My mom always told me I was special)
Congrats to all of our Winners this week and thanks to Mike and the judges for another very entertaining Week of Watches!
Great Veredict and Great Hosting dear Mike!! Thank you for an enjoyable edition of WS and thanks a lot to all participants. Big Congrats to winners and special mentions as well...
... and thank you for including my double shot among them. This was a fantastic theme and it brought many awesome shots and watches answering your challenge. Have a nice week ahead and keep safe friends!! Best! Abel
Congratulations to all winners!
Great choices - and brilliant reasoning by the esteened judges!
