OK - I have closed the poll in this thread and started a new, one day tie breaker poll http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...ead.php?t=6789 please vote now!

Well its gone midday and despite a few people not being able to vote a second time, I think its time to close the competition and announce the winner.

So by a short head the winner is Peter/Postcardcv with Orange & Black - congratulations & over to you for the next challenge

Congratulations Postcard on a good win.
This most have been one of the strangest and closest fortnightly challenges for a long time.
Well done Gidders on keeping it going through all the confusion about voting.

A worthy winner!
Having such an entry right at the start discouraged me from entering my shot, at least until I read entries were low. I knew mine wasn't a contender.
Fortunately there were other great entries later on that made it into an interesting & close run battle.
I'll have to see if I can take part more often - perhaps it will help me raise my standards...

congrats Peter,it is a beautiful shot... I agree with Mike above...I was only there to make up the numbers...certainly was a close vote & the longest ever voting time...well done to everyone to get it all sorted... look forward to the next challenge.

Congrats Peter.

Yes Congratulations Peter - well done.

Marydoll.

well it seems that the voting caused more problems than it needed to with this one... the one day poll I posted ended in another three way tie so I'll accept the win on this one and start a new comp. I don't think any of us want to spend another week voting on the same set of photos!

I used to feel discouraged by the high standard of other peoples photos. Now look on it as a fun way to try to improve. It also makes me take photos that I would never have thought of Eg. photo of a doll, don't even photograph people.
I am always surprised and pleased if anyone votes for my photo.
Did not think my entry had a chance of competing but entered and hoped.
Go on and enter, nothing to lose and as you say, "perhaps it will help me raise my standards". Think its raised mine.

Congratulations Peter....your picture deserved to win. Hoping for an interesting theme in the next challenge !