The Competition

Rico Molden is a friend, bandmate, and fellow photographer. He and I spend much of our downtime talking about the various photographic adventures we've been on separately. It was inevitable that we would decide to stage a friendly little competition, and put each other's skills to the test. Walking together, we took pictures in a vacant home and then throughout Claremont’s Downtown district (the Village). After hours of selecting and editing…the entries are in and the voting polls are now open! You are invited to help judge this competition, by choosing your favorite photo in each of the five categories: Perspective of a Window, Between, Landscape, Portrait, and Close-up. The images are presented below, with the copyright identity masked by a random and annonymous presentation. Suffice to say, one photo from each category belongs to Rico, and the other belongs to Jason.


Category #1 - Perspective of a Window


Perspective of a Window (A)



Perspective of a Window (B)



Category #2 - "Between"


Between (A)



Between (B)



Category #3 - Landscape


Landscape (A)



Landscape (B)



Category #4 - Portrait


Portrait (A)



Portrait (B)



Category #5 - Close-up


Close-up (A)



Close-up (B)

Hope you enjoy playing photographic judge for a day! Remember to make your selections by leaving a comment below (simply type the category and choose "A" or "B" for each). Remember, it's all in fun, so try not to over-think it. Thanks for playing! Please post your comments by Friday, January 8th; winner will be posted on Saturday the 9th. By the way - the photog with the most overall "wins" will have his best photograph proudly on printed display in the "losers" home for a month. How's that for a reward?