Spring Photo Contest Results!
Wow! After I made the last call for photos they started coming in by the floods! SO FUN! Okay, so I gave you tons of time and we got some real beauties…now is the time for voting…get your friends and family involved! Remember there’s a $25 gift card to ITUNES as the Grand Prize! Voting will start as soon as this post is up and end Sunday night. That gives you plenty of time to email your entire address book and tell them to vote for you! 
Photo A - Jill Whitehead
Photo B - Melissa Kruger
Photo C - Melissa Quebedeaux
Photo D - Calissa Kneip
Photo E -Kristi Fonseca
Photo F - Jenny Pena
Photo G - Shelly Jerrett
Photo H - Jill Derner
Photo I -Theresa Noble
Photo J - Kristin Pelham
Photo K - Becky Van Hofwegen
Photo L - Jodi Hillen
Photo M - Katie Copeland
Photo N - Shanda Collette
Photo O - Shannon Olgin
Photo P - Shannon Olgin’s 8 year old daughter Sara’s entry Nothing like using my blog to encourage the next generation of photographers!
Photo Q - Julie Bock
Photo R - Jenny Kunze
Photo S - Varsha Tummala
Photo T - Teri Sommer
Photo U - Jeremy Greenhouse
Photo V - Stephanie Funck
Photo W - Heather Cayless
Photo X - Karen
Photo Y - April Sauers
Photo Z - Sue Shetler
THIS IS THE BIGGEST PHOTO CONTEST TO DATE! I’ve run out of Letters…YIKES! Pay Attention when voting cause I’m going to use AA, BB, CC from this point on…
Photo AA - Rebecca
Photo BB - Kacy Johanson
Photo CC - Pam Booth
WOW-Eeeee! Can you believe it? I can’t. I think next time I’ll have to narrow it down somehow. Getting these pictures together for the blog took me an hour and half! That’s a lot of time for a new mom! BUT, IT IS SOOOO WORTH IT! Aren’t they pretty?
So, your votes will narrow it down to the top 5 images and then I’ll retouch them and we’ll pick our favorite again. Remember be sure and write what you like best about the photo and why it’s your favorite.
I’m giddy…let the voting begin!
www.noemiphotography.com
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:22 am
I’m voting for picture C. My allergies have been crazy the last couple of days. Just looking at that “snow”storm almost made me sneeze! That is DEFINITELY what Spring means to me!
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:36 am
Photo C…. I love how the cherry blossoms look like they’re snowing. Just beautiful!
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:55 am
These are all so good! I love Photo H!! I like the angle and that its a candid shot. Those rubber boots are so cute too!
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:02 am
Photo L is the one I am voting for.
Spring is a time of newness, where nature is starting to live again. This picture defines my definition of spring perfectly.
The baby birds are nature and very new,
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:43 am
I vote for Photo D.
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:55 am
Photo D is my pick!
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I like Julie Bock’s photo- letter Q!! That kid is pretty cute and it is such a fun place to play!
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Photo D
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
AA–Beautiful and love all the color!
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:28 pm
I have to vote for photo A….. because it’s MINE!
But I really, REALLY like photo D. What an amazing photo!
Can I vote for both? If not, I guess I’ll vote for photo D!
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:43 pm
I vote for “Q”. I love the orange crocs with the spring green background!
Nice, vibrant colors. Besides, the kid is just adorable.
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I like photo R. Great lighting, focus and textures.
May 2nd, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I vote for photoQ! What a cutie!
May 2nd, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I vote for Q, wouldn’t you?
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:03 pm
I vote for Photo D. It’s simply beautiful!
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Joyce - I vote for Q.
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Photo D - Calissa Kneip
May 2nd, 2008 at 5:11 pm
I love photo Q! What a wonderful scene!
May 2nd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I love D…how the trees frame the building. Very artistic and springy.
May 2nd, 2008 at 5:52 pm
AA- LOVE THE COLOR!
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:49 pm
I’m voting for R. Its beauty is stunning and the composition and color look professional.
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:59 pm
C! Nothing like snowing cherry blossoms to show spring! (its mine…hehe) By the way, you should see how many people are wearing masks here because of the blossoms…the japanese love cherry blossoms but about 80% of them are allergic…sad…
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:14 pm
My vote is for letter Q!
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:18 pm
I am going to vote for photo T because it’s mine, and my kids were so naturally drawn to that one piece of grass on the warm day.
However, there are so many other photos I love here. If I hadn’t submitted my own, I would probably vote for AA. I love the colors, and movement captured. And the fact that they are windmills are so fun to me. One of my favorite things about spring is openning the windows and letting the breeze flow through the house, or driving with windows open and the wind wipping. The refreshing winds of spring are one of my favorite things about spring!
All the photos are so beautiful, and they do bring a smile to my face!
Blessings,
Teri
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 pm
I vote for H. Brings back memories of winter finally ending
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:26 pm
L has my vote
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I really, really like C, D and Q. They are all great pictures but, since I have to choose only 1 I am going to choose C. I love how the blossoms are “snowing”,all in all it’s a beautiful picture!
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
I vote for Q….second vote goes to X (I know we don’t have a second vote, but I wanted Karen to know that I like her picture)
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Shelly Jerrett’s “G” for the composition, color, lighting and the “spring-y-ness of it!
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I vote for Photo “L”…..the baby birds!
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:22 pm
I vote for L - cute baby birds!
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I would like to vote for “L”! Beautiful shot of adorable baby birds!!!
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:29 pm
AA
Great composition! Stunning colors! Fluid movement! Love it!
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Photo D
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
I vote for photo “L”.
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:07 pm
AA love the colors
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Voting for “L” cuz it’s the best
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:09 pm
The birds have it. I vote for L.
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Photo T please!
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:51 pm
I really like the perspective on A. It is neat how it is crystal clear on the front blossom and cloudy at the back.
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:16 am
I vote fr S. Reverse effect ff spring “infants loosing hair”
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:29 am
I vote 4 photo s….. Coz i like the baby njoyin the chocolate in spring
May 3rd, 2008 at 4:56 am
I vote for “R”…so chweet of him…
May 3rd, 2008 at 4:59 am
I mean not “R”…Its “Q”….so chweet of him…dont u think so???
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:16 am
I vote for Z.
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:24 am
i wot for S! even u to better do the same! ul na?
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:27 am
i vote for ” S ” ! even u to better do the same ! ul na?
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:44 am
I vote for photo R. I like the contrast with the rocks, the fine texture of the lavender flowers and the vivid pink. The beauty of the lily really shines through!
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:40 am
Picture BB, Beautiful, really captured the moment and I love black and white wedding pics!!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:50 am
I vote for R
Nice composition of child exploring his environment.
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:53 am
Photo T. I love the feeling of laying out in the sunshine after a long, cold winter.
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:55 am
I vote for I — nothing beats the smile of kids playing in the sand!
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:59 am
I vote for D!
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:09 am
I like the S photo because the baby eyes are absorbed in his own thinking which makes it beautiful
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:18 am
Definitely S.. Awesome it is!!!!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:23 am
I vote for photo D!
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:23 am
I am voting for photo C. I love the angle and the colors!
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:34 am
I vote for BB. I totally love how the couple is kissing, but also smiling so much like the beginning of their whole life together excites them! They are the subject of the picture, like thet are the only ones that matter that day!
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:35 am
I’m voting for R - beautiful!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:13 am
i Vote for photo S, good photography………
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:28 am
Photo BB.
It’s beautiful.
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:34 am
Can we vote for two? I can’t decide between Q and T. Q is just such a neat setting and I like the way the kid is sitting. But T best captures what spring is to me. And they are both really simple, which I like.
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:36 am
MY vote is for photo S .
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:55 am
Photo C: The blossoms look like snow falling. Welcome to spring in MN, where it snows one day and blooms the next…and then snows again! Also, the construction in the background (because spring is when all the roads shut down for construction) and people out walking again. I like the angle the photo was taken at.
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:10 am
I like both L and X but if I can’t vote for both, I’ll pick L. Baby birds are so amazing!
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:19 am
Oh, I love photo D.
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 am
I vote for photo D. I think it has good clarity. I also like the combination of nature, man-made and patriotism.
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:29 am
I vote for BB I love wedding pictures and this is soo romantic. It is a great showing of the new beginnings that spring brings in life!
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:43 am
I liked photo S.
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:46 am
Q is cute!!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:04 am
Defianatley BB. Look at the brides dimples. What a great shot!
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I like the baby birds the best! I vote for “L”!!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:15 pm
“L” is a sure sign of spring! New life!
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:15 pm
There is nothing like baby birds with big beaks! I vote for Photo L!
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I love the sound of birds in the spring! Photo “L” is adorable!
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:31 pm
I vote “R.” Nice color and balance, but the mix of textures between the flower and rocks is the most appealing.
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Photo R. I like the pink flower.
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I vote for R. It is beautiful!
May 3rd, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Photo “L” is amazing. It must have been difficult to get that shot of all the babies with their mouths open at once. I commend the photographer.
May 3rd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Photo L is the best by far. My vote goes to the baby birds.
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I vote for L…Wonderful picture to capture….and baby birds! WOW
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Lovin’ “T”
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I vote for photo L…what an amazing thing to capture!
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I vote for L - cuz I’m crazy like the birds!
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Mommy says “Tweet Tweet” I vote for “L”! Go Auntie Jodi!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I think Photo “L” is the epitome of spring!
May 3rd, 2008 at 3:13 pm
I vote for L.I am a bird watcher and this deplicts the true meaning of springtime.
May 3rd, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I loved picture L.Birds facinate me and what a wonderful picture.
May 3rd, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I VOTE FOR L!!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
A
D
AA
… And if I can only vote once, it’s D.
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Photo T is our choice! These are our grandchildren, and the only possible explanation for them to be still long enough to take this picture is … SPRING FEVER!
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:09 pm
I vote Q.
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Photo C definately reminds me of spring time in Anime. The blossoms look like snow. I vote for C.
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:34 pm
I vote for D - it’s gorgeous.
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I vote for C!
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I vote for picture G!
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:33 pm
My vote is for G. I imagine those boys picking those beautiful flowers to take home to Mom (I only hope they don’t belong to the neighbor!).
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Hi Everyone!
My boys love smelling flowers, I am to remind them that they can’t always pick them, even though they want to share them with Mommy, smelling them are amazing just the same.
My vote is for photo G
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Shelly, thanks for telling us about the contest, we sure miss you and the boys. Hope all is well with you.
Our vote is for photo G
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Photo L - it made me gasp a little.. so beautiful and vulnerable those baby birds. Also, I’ve never seen a photo like that before.
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:08 pm
I vote for “L” because new life is definitely a sign of spring! Excellent picture!!!!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:34 pm
BB gets my vote. beautiful picture!!
May 4th, 2008 at 12:18 am
I vote for D,i love the baby birds
May 4th, 2008 at 1:45 am
Photo D — I do love photo D even though it was taken by my daughter. It’s still my favorite! All the others are great, too, but I loved the way she framed the memorial in the cherry blossoms.
May 4th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Photo R. The vivid colors are beautiful and I am so proud of my good friend for sharing her emerging talent.
May 4th, 2008 at 10:00 am
I love X!
May 4th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Great Picture!!
May 4th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Great Picture!! I vote for S..
May 4th, 2008 at 11:00 am
D - is just gorgeous
May 4th, 2008 at 11:20 am
My vote goes to L , what a great shot of those sweet baby birds
May 4th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Oh they were all so good but I vote for photo L
I just loved those baby birds.
May 4th, 2008 at 11:54 am
I vote for photo G
May 4th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
There are so many good ones- but I think I like L the best (AA was a very close choice). That picture is just amazing and you can hear all the little peeps in the trees by me.
May 4th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I think the little boy in P is so cute, and that little girl takes amazing picture.
But since it’s not really right to vote for our submission, I will vote for Q. That table is really neat. I would love to take my own children there. Thanks Noemi!
May 4th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I vote Q.
May 4th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I vote for L…not exactly pretty but a great picture of baby birds!
May 4th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Photo G - keep up the great work!
May 4th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I vote for Y :)!
May 4th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I vote for S. Pretty neat … keep up the good work!
May 4th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
D - So beautiful!
May 4th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
AA–because it is so colorful and I love the movement captured in it.
May 4th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
My vote is for BB
May 5th, 2008 at 7:29 am
I vote for L
So amazing to get that close to those babies and actually get a pic.
Great
May 5th, 2008 at 9:20 am
I vote C, although AA’s colors make it a close second.
KS
May 5th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
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May 5th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Photo M, that is just amazing
May 5th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Sorry the above should be L, I got confused over which was which. I love those baby birds
May 5th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
D - just beautiful.
May 6th, 2008 at 3:38 am
I VOTE FOR S
May 6th, 2008 at 6:23 am
“D” hands down!
May 6th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Photo W - most unique of the bunch
May 6th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
I vote for D. It’s so beautiful!
May 6th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
I love A! It’s a great pic!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Charlotte and I vote for “Photo AA - Rebecca” (that’s two votes) Awesome shots from everyone.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Thanks Alanna and Onsite Minnesota Wedding Photography for voting for my photo!!!