Photo of the Month | 22nd Month
1st Place | Photo of the Month | 22nd Month
Clouds among the Mountain Peaks, by Ronnie Glover
Ronnie Glover spent 14 years living in Alaska and this gave him unbelievable opportunities to experience nature and capture many images. He also enjoys travel photography and the experience of different cultures. It is his wish that his images will expose others to the beauty of nature and other cultures. On March 11, 2012, his photograph Clouds among the Mountain Peaks was awarded in the Photo of the Day contest in the category of Landscape Photography, as it scored a solid 73 (Value 13, Clarity 13.5, Composition 18, Style 14.5, Skill 14) from our international jury of 5. The number of Tweets, Facebook shares, and StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 3.5525 from social media (Facebook Share 1.56, Tweets 1.15, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.6425, and Comments 0.2), and in total 76.5525, the highest score in this competition for the 22nd Month. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 22nd Month, 1st Place.
We will publish a special interview with Ronnie Glover in the Photographer with Style section of the magazine, and the Exclusive Interview section on our website.For our 22nd month, we had a head-to-head contest between the top scorers and the photographs that scored the highest became winners of the Photo of the Month. Our team decided to honor these top scorers as 2nd and 3rd places with a page in the next issue of our magazine, where the photographers will share their stories of these photographs. We will also publish their interviews in the Exclusive Interview section on our Web.
We always try our best to make this competition as transparent as possible. Please read the award rules, and don’t forget to participate in next month’s competition for a chance to win this prestigious award!
2nd Place | Photo of the Month | 22nd Month
Boynton Canyon Storms, by Steve Hirsch
Steve Hirsch grew up with a love of photography, had a darkroom in his basement and photographed throughout high school. He took some time off to get married, raise 3 girls and become an Otolaryngologist. Now that the kids have grown he has renewed his interest in his favorite hobby. Steve’s photograph Boynton Canyon Storms, in the category of Nature Photography, scored 71 (Value 13, Clarity 13.5, Composition 17, Style 14, Skill 13.5) from our international jury of 5, and gains a good position in the competition. The number of Tweets and Facebook shares, StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 3.2735 from social media (Facebook Share 1.54, Tweets 1, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.2335, Comments 0.5), and in total 74.2735. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 22nd Month, 2nd Place.
3rd Place | Photo of the Month | 22nd Month
Masjid Wilayah, by Ahmad Jaa
Ahmad Jaa, is an ordinary person who enjoys photography, and shoots what he likes and what interest him. He believes the joy and fun in photography is the most important thing. Ahmad‘s photograph Masjid Wilayah in the category of Architectural Photography scored 67.5 (Value 13, Clarity 13.5, Composition 16, Style 13, Skill 12.5) from our international jury of 5. Number of comments, Tweets and StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 4.585 from social media (Facebook Share 2.98, Tweets 1.05, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.455, Comments 0.1), and in total 72.085. This photograph is the winner of Photograph of the Month – 22th Month, 3rd Place.
Interesting another photographs of Ahmad Jaa, From Makkah to Kuala Lumpur in the category of Islamic Photography, scored 67 (Value 11, Clarity 12.5, Composition 17, Style 13.5, Skill 13) from our international jury of 5. The number of Tweets and Facebook shares, StumbleUpon Organic Views boosted the popularity of the photograph, raising its score to 5.2425 from social media (Facebook Share 3.14, Tweets 1.55, StumbleUpon Organic View 0.4525, Comments 0.1), and in total 72.2424.
As these two photograph’s scores are so close, we decided to award them as Photo of the Month – 22nd Month, 3rd Place.
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