Poll: Top three, IOTW, year end finalists

[picsfor]

I can also see Geoff's point, i suppose i've come to use to the security that you and Howard offer on this site.
T'is a difficult one to be sure 

[Geoff I]

Only reason I mentioned that is because I was an administrator on another forum and a poll got exploited through proxy sites, I doubt it will happen here because of the number of votes that come through.

[skellum]

Thanks for setting up the poll Mick    This really has turned into quite a drama of a comp. If only I had chosen a IOTW is the first place we would not have had to go through all of this.  Next time I have one of my brainstorming ideas for a comp I will think it through properly including the voting...

[Mick]

Dave, it's not a problem.  Plus we all like a bit of Drama. 

[Hinfrance]

We now have a leader in the poll, so I won't have to sign on as a guest through a proxy server to give things a nudge 

[Reinardina]

I'm sure none of the members of CC would abuse the voting system as it is.

Maybe I am too trusting, or naive, (which admittedly, I sometimes am, in spite of my age) but I simply cannot believe any of 'us' would rig up several votes, just to influence the outcome of this, relatively small, competition, where winning is an honour.

[nickt]

I agree with Reinarda. I don't think anyone one here would do that. Wouldn't it be alot of hassle trying to go through a proxy server just to vote? Thats why this site is so good. No one making snidey remarks or putting other people down
Nick

[irv_b]

I have now voted! Not being around for the last couple of days I have to say well done to the top three and it was a good idea to have another shootout(!). It was a tough choice and as been said before they are all worthy of winning!

[anglefire]

Surely the same person could vote for themselves logged in as a guest, it is not very hard to connect on different ip addresses.

http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html

This is a well known website and there are hundreds like it.

Interestingly enough, I use OpenDNS as my DNS Server - as I can restrict the types of sites viewable on any connected device (With the kids having web enabled devices it will help restrict their viewing!) and this site was blocked.

Oh, and I've voted now!

[Simple]

Voted 

[Mick]

Need more votes guys, still got a tie situation atm. 

[skellum]

Well we have ended up with another tie..   But never mind.  Congratulations to Reinardina and well done to Nickt. Also thanks to those who voted for my entry.. As for the prize well I don't actually need it so I think Reinardina should have it.

As for sharing IOTW I think it may be best for my entry to take the last three days of the year as I have already had IOTW for the last 10 days Then Reinardinas entry can take over on New Years day for a full week and then hopefully we will be back on track.

Let me know what you think....

[Beaux Reflets]

Certainly an exciting competition with the tie breaks - Congratulations to the winners  Good to see the voting numbers rising too  It all looks promising for the New Year, so here is wishing all a good and prosperous 2012   

Your proposal for IOTW is fine by me Dave 

[Reinardina]

Well we have ended up with another tie..   But never mind.  Congratulations to Reinardina and well done to Nickt. Also thanks to those who voted for my entry.. As for the prize well I don't actually need it so I think Reinardina should have it.

As for sharing IOTW I think it may be best for my entry to take the last three days of the year as I have already had IOTW for the last 10 days Then Reinardinas entry can take over on New Years day for a full week and then hopefully we will be back on track.

Let me know what you think....

Boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, I am thrilled to bits and, to be honest, stunned.
Another tie, and I'm still in it ... unbelievable.

Thank you to all who voted for me, and to Hevans and Andy who nominated me.

Dave, and Nickt too, congratulations on this shared success. Dave, your proposal for IOTW is fine by me, as long as you don't mind 'losing out.'

After the 'Exodus,' when almost all of the best photographers left PR and found refuge here, Andy tried to persuade me to follow.
I hesitated for a long time, as I was in awe of most of you, and convinced I wasn't good enough. In the end I did sign up though, and found you not half as frightening as I expected. Quite the opposite; warm and friendly and welcoming. And a bit grumpy at times, but getting older myself, I can cope with that!

There's still a long way to go for me, but, I do have the occasional breakthrough (read luck), which results in a good photograph.
As in this case.

As for the prize ... I still haven't quite worked out the ins and outs of my Elements 8, but I'm convinced it does (eventually) everything I need.

I happen to know, that Andy (Beauxreflets) could do with new software; I've got a vague recollection of a remark he once made to that extent, on one of the forums. If Dave agrees, as it's his prize as well as mine, would it be possible to donate it to him? This is probably very unorthodox, but this has been a very unorthodox competition.

If Dave, or anybody else, disagrees, I'll leave it with Mick to offer it as a prize for another competition.

Well, this was my 'Oscar Speech,' and I managed it without blubbing!

It's back to the kitchen for me now! Catch up later.

Reinardina.

[greypoint]

And we ended up with three pictures which, at first sight are totally different - but each one is a 'decisive moment' shot which would make you go 'yessss!' when it was downloaded!!