Results for poll 10 with 38 votes.
Posted by: grace (-:
Okay... I had to vote for Jon & Kate, of course! But the King's house really is AMAZING!
New rule, Sara... [names withheld] should not be on the same team ever again! ;-P
Merry Christmas!
Monday, December 14th, 2009 @ 11:17 AM
New rule, Sara... [names withheld] should not be on the same team ever again! ;-P
Merry Christmas!
Monday, December 14th, 2009 @ 11:17 AM
Posted by: grace (-:
Oops... Sarah... sorry!
Monday, December 14th, 2009 @ 11:18 AM
Monday, December 14th, 2009 @ 11:18 AM
Posted by: James
Careful Grace, you don't want to give away any hints of who's who until the voting is over.
And vote for whatever one you want. The topic is "favorite," not "most popular."
Monday, December 14th, 2009 @ 2:17 PM
And vote for whatever one you want. The topic is "favorite," not "most popular."
Monday, December 14th, 2009 @ 2:17 PM
Posted by: Joe
I first house should be disqualified for the name alone.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 @ 11:21 AM
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 @ 11:21 AM
Posted by: Grace (-:
Oh... top secret... I forgot ...{sorry} (-:
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 @ 2:38 PM
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 @ 2:38 PM
Posted by: Mom
So how about telling us who was teamed together, but not which team did which entry?
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 @ 3:00 PM
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 @ 3:00 PM
Posted by: James
Joe, I'm not entirely sure what John & Kate + 8 means, but it was nothing to do with the team member names. I was just told to put that up there.
Wow, the votes have really been swinging all over the place.
I'll put the names up once voting's finished. You should be able to hold out that long.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 @ 11:36 PM
Wow, the votes have really been swinging all over the place.
I'll put the names up once voting's finished. You should be able to hold out that long.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 @ 11:36 PM
Posted by: John
Sarah needs more light in her house. At F/2.8 large portions of the graham cracker houses are out of focus. Makes it hard to choose.
Then again, at 1/13" and ISO800 you must have rock steady hands so kudos to you (or a tripod).
And yay for heptagonal bokeh.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 10:57 AM
Then again, at 1/13" and ISO800 you must have rock steady hands so kudos to you (or a tripod).
And yay for heptagonal bokeh.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 10:57 AM
Posted by: Jess
John earned his "N" for the day.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 11:40 AM
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 11:40 AM
Posted by: James
Most houses could use more light, or I could use a bounce flash. I thought about bringing my tripod, but I didn't want to be "that guy," and I'm pretty good at longer exposures. Despite the shallow DOF, you can see plenty of detail to vote.
I'm not a huge fan of the sharp angles on bokeh my 50mm gives me, but stopped down past F/5.6 the diffraction spikes look awesome.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 12:07 PM
Posted by: John
I don't know, what's the big white thing in the background of the snowman massacre? Pile of snowman bodies, bunnies, igloo (I'd totally vote for an igloo), shrunken version of Marshmellow Man . . .?
Have you tried making your own bokeh? 'Tis the right season. http://iasonooi.blogspot.com/2009/04/bokeh-madness.html
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 12:27 PM
Have you tried making your own bokeh? 'Tis the right season. http://iasonooi.blogspot.com/2009/04/bokeh-madness.html
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 12:27 PM
Posted by: James
Reportedly it started life as an igloo.
The bokeh thing is interesting. I wouldn't have thought of effectively creating a second aperture.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 1:01 PM
The bokeh thing is interesting. I wouldn't have thought of effectively creating a second aperture.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 1:01 PM
Posted by: Joe
Here's a description of just who John and Kate are (Warning: not entirely, 100% appropriate). I don't know how you've managed to avoid knowing who John and Kate are, but I wish I could have been as lucky.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 1:32 PM
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 1:32 PM
Posted by: James
That was remarkably inappropriate, but very funny...kind of like a Broken Lizard movie.
I'd heard of them in passing and was vaguely aware they had eight kids, but I didn't realize all the excitement I was missing out on.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 1:45 PM
I'd heard of them in passing and was vaguely aware they had eight kids, but I didn't realize all the excitement I was missing out on.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 1:45 PM
Posted by: James
Has Nick voted yet? If not, somebody MAKE him. He needs to break the tie so I can declare the winner.
Friday, January 8th, 2010 @ 12:28 AM
Friday, January 8th, 2010 @ 12:28 AM
Posted by: Sarah
I just texted him again today.
Monday, January 11th, 2010 @ 1:06 PM
Monday, January 11th, 2010 @ 1:06 PM
Posted by: Nick
Castle ftw
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 @ 6:16 PM
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 @ 6:16 PM
Posted by: Nick
And whoever made the snowman slaughter; please www.aa.org
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 @ 6:22 PM
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 @ 6:22 PM
Posted by: Kerry
As far as www.aa.org.... Nick, we were sober, yet brilliant. amazing, isn't it?
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 @ 12:19 AM
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 @ 12:19 AM
Posted by: James
With Nick's vote in, the contest is officially closed! Dan, Natalie, and James take home the trophy for King Wenceslas' Castle (and that despite being a man and a baby down compared to each of the other teams).
It's been a surprisingly heated competition. I think each of the teams held the lead at some point, and until just a couple days ago the Slaughter and the Castle were tied. The rulebook doesn't actually have a contingency in case Nick's vote had returned us to a tie. But enough about that. Here's the standings:
1st: King Wenceslas' Castle
Natalie, James, Dan
2nd: Snowman Slaughter
Kerry, Aimee, Brian, Andy
3rd: John & Kate + 8
Sarah, Meghan, Grace, Rob
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 @ 12:36 AM
It's been a surprisingly heated competition. I think each of the teams held the lead at some point, and until just a couple days ago the Slaughter and the Castle were tied. The rulebook doesn't actually have a contingency in case Nick's vote had returned us to a tie. But enough about that. Here's the standings:
1st: King Wenceslas' Castle
Natalie, James, Dan2nd: Snowman Slaughter
Kerry, Aimee, Brian, Andy3rd: John & Kate + 8
Sarah, Meghan, Grace, RobThursday, January 14th, 2010 @ 12:36 AM
Posted by: James
And yes, I know we look nerdy, but how can you have a castle without knights?
The John & Kate + 8 Team wanted to share a closeup. Apparently there's some backstory to it:
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 @ 12:52 AM
The John & Kate + 8 Team wanted to share a closeup. Apparently there's some backstory to it:
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 @ 12:52 AM
Posted by: Dad
Those who made Snowman Slaughter, and those who voted for it, need therapy.
Thursday, January 21st, 2010 @ 8:42 AM
Thursday, January 21st, 2010 @ 8:42 AM
Posted by: James
I think you're just saying that on the basis of having now seen who those people are.
Sunday, January 24th, 2010 @ 10:08 PM
Sunday, January 24th, 2010 @ 10:08 PM
* In case you've got something to say
Pick your favorite faux gingerbread house.
John & Kate + 8
- 10 votes - 26 %
Snowman Slaughter
- 13 votes - 34 %
King Wenceslas' Castle
- 15 votes - 39 %