THE OFFICIAL 2013 PHOTOS OF THE YEAR THREAD (WINNERS ANNOUNCED)

[Michiel Teeling]

Dusk on Noordwijk hole 8, december 2013.

[Eric Smith]

A good day at Wolf Point

[Ulrich Mayring]

@Tom Allen:
It is a beautiful picture, but not without flaws: the shadows are washed out and there is also little detail in the mid-tones. And so I believe that every picture in this thread has its strengths and its shortcomings. It's all in the eye of the beholder, so who knows: someone might just like yours!

Ulrich

[Jason Topp]

A good day at Wolf Point

Eric - did you get nailed by that ball?

[Eric Smith]

Jason,

Very nearly!  

[Mike Hendren]

[Joe Stansell]

My entry, taken last year on December 27th, and thus fitting snuggly within the "Stansell Rule":



And a Side B, only to show how gloriously colorful the Sandhills were on what must be one of the most unique "entry" drives in all of golf -- from Highway 97 into Dismal River:

[Mark McKeever]

My entry from Salem CC

[Bill McKinley]

Here's my submission....
Very tough call this year but I went with this year's biggest newsmaker in the Treehouse.

#16 at Streamsong Red (with an assist from some nice later afternoon light)

[Sven Nilsen]

Bump, as we are approaching the Dec. 21st deadline for submissions.

[John Mayhugh]

[Doug_Nickels]

Between the storms - January 2013.

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/6664/tjuj.jpg

[Sven Nilsen]

Doug:

You can email me the photo (link is under my name on the left) if you'd like me to post it.

Sven

[Garland Bayley]

Doug's photo

Between the storms - January 2013.

[Joel_Stewart]

I'm going to nominate Wayne Freedmans 2nd photo.  Its entirely unique, different than any other photo.  Technically its perfectly taken yet it confuses the viewer.  It creates emotion which is what art is all about.

[Jason Thurman]

Kingsley Club, #8

This is a good choice. If you hadn't already posted, I was going to submit this one on your behalf:

[Sven Nilsen]

The Committee has been sequestered, and the finalists will be posted soon.

[Pete_Pittock]

Ulrich, understandable points.

However, I look at it as an opportunity to share  stuff without need for further elaboration.

The difficult part is in figuring out the formatting and getting it up. Having FINALLY done so, 
why limit to one  photo? The first is the entry. The rest are gravy.

It's like a trip around the world.
 

Only making it harder for the judges

[Wayne_Freedman]

As a an accomplished photographer once warned, "You know you have it bad when you stop playing a round to shoot pictures instead of golf balls."

That has almost happened. Almost.

[Mark Bourgeois]

I'm going to nominate Wayne Freedmans 2nd photo.  Its entirely unique, different than any other photo.  Technically its perfectly taken yet it confuses the viewer.  It creates emotion which is what art is all about.

+1

Joel, are you familiar with the work of Ed Burtynsky? If not you should be. One of my favorite artists.

[Mark Bourgeois]

The picture of a milkman?

[Howard Riefs]

This is a good choice. If you hadn't already posted, I was going to submit this one on your behalf:

Thanks, Jason. That was a great recovery shot by Josh. The putt? Not so much.

[Sven Nilsen]

Thanks to everyone that submitted.  Tough choices this year, but the Committee came through with a solid set of finalists.

Please submit your votes in each category, either by posting them in this thread or by sending me a PM.

The Golf Courses:

1.  Kyle Henderson



2.  Connor Daugherty



3.  Lukas Michel



4.  Wayne Freedman (nominated by Joel Stewart)



5.  Padraig Dooley



The People and Traditions

1.  Martin Toal



2.  Joe Stansell



3.  John Mayhugh



4.  Jonathan Webb



5.  BMS




For 2013, we've added a special category (non-prize winning) for the photo that generated the most conversation over the course of the year.  Here's your winner:

Michael Whitaker

[Gib_Papazian]

#1. Lukas
#2. NGLA Alps Bell.

[Ash Towe]

Wayne Freedman

John Mayhugh