You guys really blew me away with the range, quality and creativity of your entries into our first monthly photo contest. There were so many good entries that choosing a winner was difficult. I ended up choosing two.

The first winner is Anika Wiebe. Anika, I really enjoyed the story you told. The image in itself could have made for any number of fun stories, but your caption was imaginative, whimsical and fun. That really took the image to the next level. Well done!

“I just couldn’t help myself. Water is my favorite! Stephanie didn’t see it coming, but she kept her balance well; injury was averted. I was excited enough when she decided to wear me that morning, but when I realized there were puddles everywhere… I guess she wasn’t wearing me anymore, I was wearing her…”

The second winner was Stephen Abbas. Stephen’s image is beautiful and a bit haunting. I couldn’t stop looking at it. Far from making the story more explicit, his caption made the story more intriguing. I fired with an ambiguous prompt, and Stephen fired back with an ambiguous entry. Well met, sir!

One last thrill, for an old pair.

There were other great entries, and I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with for this next month’s contest! I’ll be announcing the prompt here on the blog (www.shinnphoto.com/blog) and on our Facebook site (www.facebook.com/shinnphoto). Thanks for playing!