Weekly Photo Contest | January 15 - January 22 | Comfort

[Snowlover]

The theme for this weeks contest is "Comfort".
It has been quite a stressful month so far here in Southern California- devastating fires, high winds and more threats of fire, indefinite preventative power grid shutdowns.
What I would like right now is to see images that give the feeling of/convey the concept of comfort.

As always, standard rules apply:

• The photographs must be your own work
• You may only submit one photo per contest.
• No commenting or liking photos until after the judging has taken place.
• This contest runs for about a week, starting now.
• At the end of the competition, the judge (last week's winner) will choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photo, providing as much feedback as possible.
• The 1st place winner will start a new thread here with the topic/theme of their choice, and act as the judge for that contest. (Winner has 48 hours to create new theme, after that it defers to 2nd place).
• Be sure to update the Contest Master List as soon as you post a new theme.
• Contest ends January 22.

 

[C0ncreteBl0nde]

my daughter getting comfort from her father after having her wisdom teeth removed in 2008.~

 

[piatigorsky]

Nikon F5, Kodak Ultramax 400

 

[oblomow]

 

[Snowlover]

My power was shut off yesterday, maybe not back on till Friday. Often this results in my network going down. So if you don't hear from me at the close of the contest, be patient, I will get back online before too long.

 

[thirsty_monk]

 

[kendallm]

 

[Snowlover]

Last day for contest entries. I still have internet but no power, so hopefully will be able to judge on schedule.

 

[Apple_Glen_UK]

Digby.

 

[Snowlover]

Contest is now closed. Results to come shortly.

 

[Snowlover]

Thank you all for participating, I enjoyed all of your takes on “ Comfort“ and hope you had fun with the contest.

Disclaimer: I have no photographic training and what I'm offering here are just my impressions from viewing the photos. Feel free to take all comments with grain of salt, or ignore them completely.


C0ncreteBl0nde :
very moving photo of "being comforted", with your daughter leaning on the support of her father. I like how the headboard frames the two of them -would have probably cropped out the bed post to accentuate this.
Glad this made it back into the contest. Thank your daughter and her father for allowing you to post this.


piatigorsky :
Teddy bear and cup of tea - two of my favorite things that provide comfort. I like the complementary blues and yellows. I just feel happy and comforted viewing this.


oblomow :
this baby seal looks like the epitome of comfort -sleeping like it doesn't have a care in the world. The look on it's face is priceless.
Further viewing this I get a feeling of the wet sand still undulating with the waves, and the seal floating on top, comfortably "going with the flow".


thirsty_monk :
this red panda looks like it has comfort and relaxation down to an art. The green background and lighting really make the panda's color and coat texture stand out.


kendallm :
what I get from this photo is the "comfort of serenity", as the silhouetted person loses themself gazing out upon the the steadfastness and permanence of the sea boulder. Very nice.
I would probably crop just a bit off the right side to square off the upper right corner but keep the expansive feel.


Apple_Glen_UK :
Digby looks quite comfortable on his shag rug ; and those of us who have cats know they can be a real source of comfort.
I like the color contrast between the black and white and red. Always happy to see Digby.


I think these are all winners, but I have to make a choice, so here goes:

3rd place : oblomow

2nd place : C0ncreteBL0nde

1st place : piatigorsky

 

[C0ncreteBl0nde]

Thank you @Snowlover for the podium spot. All good entries as usual. Congrats to @oblomow and @piatigorsky.

 

[piatigorsky]

Thanks @Snowlover for the first place finish! I actually shot this one specifically for the contest, which is a tad challenging to do on time considering I almost exclusively shoot film. Since I was just about to finish a roll of color film last week, I thought I'd use the final few frames to shoot something with Ben the Bavarian teddy bear—since this is film after all, I had to do multiple shots at different exposures to ensure I'd get at least one that was good, and in the end I used the last one on the roll.

New contest is up over here!