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Challenges Gallery

NOTE: NEWEST ENTRIES ARE AT THE BEGINNING
This is a collection of my entries to the various Sony Talk Forum, Nikon D70 and Canon Talk Forum challenges held here on PBase and on smugmug. Most of the images don't really fit anywhere else, so I decided to make a gallery just for them. All photos taken with Sony S75, S85, P9, P7, F707, F717, V1, H1, H5 Canon S45 or Nikon D70, D200 or D300. The Sony Talk Forum Challenges (a true display of creativity and the ones that most of these images were entered into) are located at https://pbase.com/stfchallenge/root NOTE: I apologize for the size of this gallery; I prefer all my challenge images in one place but really need to split it up as it's becoming unmanageable not only to view but also to edit. Just need a bit of time for a mammoth task :-).
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Tea for Two (Still-life Challenge)
Tea for Two (Still-life Challenge)		 Crystal
Crystal		 Electrici-tree (8th place, Blurry, OOF Challenge)
Electrici-tree (8th place, Blurry, OOF Challenge)		 Under the Christmas Tree
Under the Christmas Tree		 Holidaze (Blurry, OOF Challenge)
Holidaze (Blurry, OOF Challenge)
The Cistern (5th place, Blurry, OOF Challenge exhib)
The Cistern (5th place, Blurry, OOF Challenge exhib)		 Night Watchman
Night Watchman		 The Joy of Flight (Blurry, OOF Challenge)
The Joy of Flight (Blurry, OOF Challenge)		 Ottoman Decline (Nikon Derelict Challenge)
Ottoman Decline (Nikon Derelict Challenge)		 Viennese Waltz, Backlighting 6th place Exhib)
Viennese Waltz, Backlighting 6th place Exhib)
Faceted Sunset
Faceted Sunset		 Late Afternoon on the Bosporus (Backlighting)
Late Afternoon on the Bosporus (Backlighting)		 Dune (Landscape Challenge, 5th place)
Dune (Landscape Challenge, 5th place)		 Lunarscape (Landscape)
Lunarscape (Landscape)		 Pink Tuff (Landscape)
Pink Tuff (Landscape)
Fairy Chimneys (Landscape Challenge, 10th place)
Fairy Chimneys (Landscape Challenge, 10th place)		 Light Supper (Minimalism)
Light Supper (Minimalism)		 Through a Glass Darkly (Minimalism)
Through a Glass Darkly (Minimalism)		 Gaslight (Minimalism)
Gaslight (Minimalism)		 Of Days Gone By (Minimalism)
Of Days Gone By (Minimalism)
Gold at the Rainbows' End (Sweet Light - Winner)
Gold at the Rainbows' End (Sweet Light - Winner)		 Prague Reflections (7th place Exhib)
Prague Reflections (7th place Exhib)		 The Nargile Shop (9th place)
The Nargile Shop (9th place)		 Golden Reflections (Sweet Light)
Golden Reflections (Sweet Light)		 Break in the Storm (Sweet Light Challenge)
Break in the Storm (Sweet Light Challenge)
Through the Looking Glass (Literary Reference Challenge)
Through the Looking Glass (Literary Reference Challenge)		 Lord of the Rings (Lit Ref, 10th place tie)
Lord of the Rings (Lit Ref, 10th place tie)		 Ottoman Grandeur (Literary)
Ottoman Grandeur (Literary)		 Where East Meets West (Lit Ref, 10th place tie exhib)
Where East Meets West (Lit Ref, 10th place tie exhib)		 In Line (Lines & Angles - 8th place)
In Line (Lines & Angles - 8th place)
New Construction (Lines & Angles Challenge)
New Construction (Lines & Angles Challenge)		 The Worse for Wear
The Worse for Wear		 Colonnade (Lines & Angles Exh - 6th place)
Colonnade (Lines & Angles Exh - 6th place)		 Clothes Lines
Clothes Lines		 Roof Line (Lines and Angles)
Roof Line (Lines and Angles)
Standing Guard (Metal Challenge)
Standing Guard (Metal Challenge)		 Fence Lines (Metal Challenge)
Fence Lines (Metal Challenge)		 Park in a Puddle (D70 Reflections Challenge - 6th place)
Park in a Puddle (D70 Reflections Challenge - 6th place)		 Mercedes Reflections (D70 Reflections)
Mercedes Reflections (D70 Reflections)		 Divine Influence (D70 Reflections)
Divine Influence (D70 Reflections)
Looking for a Handout (Hands, Feet Challenge)
Looking for a Handout (Hands, Feet Challenge)		 The Last Step
The Last Step		 Mac (Hands, Feet Challenge)
Mac (Hands, Feet Challenge)		 Time to Move the Car (Humor - 6th place)
Time to Move the Car (Humor - 6th place)		 Encounter (Humor - 9th place Exhib tie)
Encounter (Humor - 9th place Exhib tie)
Ahh. chooo (Humor - 6th place Exhib)
Ahh. chooo (Humor - 6th place Exhib)		 Struggling with Tradition (Humor - 9th place Exhib tie)
Struggling with Tradition (Humor - 9th place Exhib tie)		 Moonscape (Wide Challenge - 6th place)
Moonscape (Wide Challenge - 6th place)		 Fantasy Castle
Fantasy Castle		 Seat of Royalty
Seat of Royalty
Divine Opulence (Wide Challenge)
Divine Opulence (Wide Challenge)		 Village View (IR Challenge)
Village View (IR Challenge)		 Pastorale
Pastorale		 Minaret in IR
Minaret in IR		 Silver Palm
Silver Palm
Urban Oasis (IR Challenge)
Urban Oasis (IR Challenge)		 Ferris Coke (animation) (Night - 6th place exhib)
Ferris Coke (animation) (Night - 6th place exhib)		 Topkapi by Night (Night Challenge)
Topkapi by Night (Night Challenge)		 Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque		 The Lamp Shop (Night Challenge)
The Lamp Shop (Night Challenge)
Respite Within the Walls (Openings)
Respite Within the Walls (Openings)		 Crowning Glory
Crowning Glory		 Looking for an Opening (Openings Challenge)
Looking for an Opening (Openings Challenge)		 The Blue Door (Openings -- 5th place exhib)
The Blue Door (Openings -- 5th place exhib)		 Religious Symmetry (Symmetry Challenge - 5th place)
Religious Symmetry (Symmetry Challenge - 5th place)
Steps from Symmetrical (7th place)
Steps from Symmetrical (7th place)		 National Symmetry
National Symmetry		 Flight Symmetry
Flight Symmetry		 Symmetry of Grandeur
Symmetry of Grandeur		 Byzantine Symmetry (Symmetry Challenge)
Byzantine Symmetry (Symmetry Challenge)
W-hat lies beyond (Photophonetics Challenge)
W-hat lies beyond (Photophonetics Challenge)		 W-inging away (Photophonetics)
W-inging away (Photophonetics)		 D-ynamic (Photophonetics - 8th place)
D-ynamic (Photophonetics - 8th place)		 Urban Spring (High/Low Key Challenge)
Urban Spring (High/Low Key Challenge)		 Asian Key (High/Low Key Challenge)
Asian Key (High/Low Key Challenge)
The Simit Seller (Neighbors Challenge)
The Simit Seller (Neighbors Challenge)		 Pazarci
Pazarci		 The Fishmonger (Neighbors Challenge)
The Fishmonger (Neighbors Challenge)		 My Kind of School (School Daze Challenge)
My Kind of School (School Daze Challenge)		 Fauna Meets Flora (Flora and Fauna Challenge)
Fauna Meets Flora (Flora and Fauna Challenge)
Chow Line
Chow Line		 Evening Snack
Evening Snack		 Someone Must Be Talking About Me
Someone Must Be Talking About Me		 Rear View (Flora and Fauna Challenge)
Rear View (Flora and Fauna Challenge)		 Waiting for a Good Samaritan (Movement Challenge)
Waiting for a Good Samaritan (Movement Challenge)
Waiting for a Sale
Waiting for a Sale		 Beat of a Different Drummer
Beat of a Different Drummer		 Flying By
Flying By		 Making Time
Making Time		 Airborne (Movement Challenge)
Airborne (Movement Challenge)
Textures of Ankara (Texture Challenge)
Textures of Ankara (Texture Challenge)		 No.8
No.8		 ArchiTexture
ArchiTexture		 Divine Texture
Divine Texture		 Vegetable Texture (8th place Exhib Texture Challenge)
Vegetable Texture (8th place Exhib Texture Challenge)
Palm Texture
Palm Texture		 Textures of Ankara 1
Textures of Ankara 1		 Time Worn (Texture Challenge)
Time Worn (Texture Challenge)		 Flying Fish (Illusions - 8th place Exhib)
Flying Fish (Illusions - 8th place Exhib)		 Red Planet (Illusions - 10th place Exhib)
Red Planet (Illusions - 10th place Exhib)
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jtocaciu31-Mar-2025 16:31
This is fantastic collection requiring more visits. Big vote. V.
Alexander Kazakov13-Jan-2016 14:42
Excellent gallery! V
trento redento26-Jul-2014 20:41
BEAUTIFUL GALLERY MISCELLANEOUS D 'IMAGE COLORED COMPLIMENTS
Denise J T Lee20-Sep-2012 02:00
Congratulations, Helen, all your galleries are full of amazing photos. If I'm only allowed to vote for 10 of them, that would be an election and selection challenge.
Anitta24-Aug-2012 18:42
Awesome gallery, could spend one month just browsing your images. Love them all! V
gardener17-Apr-2010 17:28
Nice clean original shots, Peter
Roby14-Dec-2009 22:02
beautiful gallery, V
Guest 13-Nov-2009 12:13
great galleries
William Barletta24-Sep-2009 02:50
What a great gallery. Excellent images rich in color, with a very crisp feel. ~vote~
Gervan19-Feb-2009 15:55
Beautiful gallery, perfect photography and choice of subjects. V.
Guest 08-Nov-2008 13:54
Great Gallery!!!!!
Ali Majdfar17-Apr-2008 08:19
Stunning captures, excellent. GMV
norbi30-Mar-2008 17:10
Great gallery, which makes it difficult to find out the best. rgds norbi
Dudy Tuchfeld29-Mar-2008 21:22
Excellent
monil23-Nov-2007 12:49
It's really chanllenge gallery. V
Yeo Pit Hua17-Aug-2007 07:26
Very nice collection and beautiful gallery.Voted
Jean-Luc Rollier31-May-2007 18:06
Excellente galerie, magnifiques couleurs! JL V
Zaid Kurdi20-Mar-2007 19:57
Amazing photos, thanks for sharing us your wonderful work
Zaid
Amman-Jordan
Yiannis Pavlis31-Jul-2006 04:06
always a pleasure to view your photos.Bravo.
Guest 30-May-2006 18:47
Very nice gallery
Oakshores25-Mar-2006 09:49
I don't know who voted but these are all first place in my opinion.
Trudy 17-Mar-2006 23:56
I was looking up something for work and found this instead, what a nice supprise, and a nice break on a rainy afternoon.
Thank you focapturing the beauty that is all around and yet we forget about it.
Guest 12-Feb-2006 14:49
Fantastic, kept me captivated and entertained for ages. Thanks for sharing :-)
Guest 12-Feb-2006 12:07
Excellent.
Marielou Dhumez21-Sep-2005 19:51
Hi Helen ! so happy to see you again here on PBase !
This is a wonderful portfolio with lot of beautiful pictures in many different styles !
Erkan Erdem13-Jul-2005 23:03
Great Pics..
Realy good catches..
Bob White13-Jun-2005 16:26
I just stumbled on this gallery by Chance and to be Honest it blew my mind away its awesome, you are one talented Photographer, as ARNIE would say I'll be Back
Voted

Bob
Antonis Sarantos20-Feb-2005 20:37
Awesome gallery, from a great artist. It's nice to see some new pictures from you Helen!
Yiannis Pavlis26-Dec-2004 14:06
really beautifull photos.excellent seen.my compliments Yiannis.
Eldar Kadymov23-Nov-2004 01:45
Whatever challenge it was... you won it !
Howard Sandler12-Oct-2004 01:43
Great interesting gallery. You've certainly owned a lot of different cameras! Is that so you could enter all the various challenges ;)
Jon Dick25-Mar-2004 22:27
You have a great eye for detail. Thanks for sharing
Guest 27-May-2003 08:14
nice
silvano 13-Aug-2002 11:17
Nice gallery: i like very much "lonely sentinel" and "apples on my eyes".
Complimenti.
Silvano
lazar 26-Jul-2002 07:22
very nice picture.

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