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 1_ Three Musketeers at Notre Dame (Ludo)

10 (13.2%)

 2_ Help me spin this top! (Mauk)

9 (11.8%)

 3_ Raising the Top (ta0)

5 (6.6%)

 4_ Rick and his friends (lincolnrick)

1 (1.3%)

 5_ Czech spring (czyoyo)

3 (3.9%)

 6_ Sunset eclipse (ta0)

2 (2.6%)

 7_ Storming the castle (trompillo)

5 (6.6%)

 8_ Mexican street vendor (MatiasStuntMan)

6 (7.9%)

 9_ Top face (Neff)

14 (18.4%)

10_Between acts (Mark Hayward)

10 (13.2%)

11_ Loosing up (Mark Hayward)

0 (0%)

12_ Creation myth (Neff)

10 (13.2%)

13_ Black belt skills (Mark Magyar)

1 (1.3%)

Total Members Voted: 28

Voting closed: January 06, 2013, 08:10:03 PM

[ta0]

EDIT: the second round voting thread with the final results was merged at the end of this one.

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Use the poll above to vote for the 3 most deserving photos. After initial voting ends in 5 days, there will be a new round between the 3 photos with the most votes.  Here they are:

1_ Three Musketeers at Notre Dame (Ludo)



2_ Help me spin this top! (Mauk)



3_ Raising the Top (ta0)



4_ Rick and his friends (lincolnrick)



5_ Czech spring (czyoyo)



6_ Sunset eclipse (ta0)



7_ Storming the castle (trompillo)



8_ Mexican street vendor (MatiasStuntMan)



9_ Top face (Neff)



10_ Between acts (Mark Hayward)



11_ Loosing up (Mark Hayward)



12_ Creation myth (Neff)



13_ Black belt skills (Mark Magyar)

[ta0]

I count 35 votes with 13 voters so far.  It seems 2 people only gave two votes each.

It is a pity Kyo did not post the worlds photos on time: I am sure they would have been serious contenders.

Surprisingly, this year no photos were nominated with tops spinning in the hands of cute kiddos (except Tyler  )

Each time I see the eclipse photo I think what the photo could had been if I had had a proper spintop with me, plus a camera with a telephoto lens . . .

[czyoyo]

I am one cute kiddo! 

With a different lens, the eclipse photo could have been allot better.

I bet that Mexican street vendor would never think that she is a top contender in a photo contest!

[Dojo-yoyo7]

Neff is first so far!

[Mark Magyar]

Thanks for adding my photo though.
I did happen to touch up the photo in time.
I like this one better.
 
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=481312848577188&set=a.164390810269395.29459.100000954307129&type=3&theater

http://www.ta0.com/forum/index.php/topic,2115.msg27030.html#msg27030

[Neff]

Neff is first so far!

YEAH!  Vince D. took the picture, he is a dear friend and also the guy who taught me how to eat fire  

[jim in paris]

hi Chris

.....how to eat fire
oddly enough in french we "spit" fire  un "cracheur de feu" !
which is more like the real thing ...

ever tried to fire chocolate powder ? it was part of the teaching in a workshop some years ago...

jim

[Neff]

hi Chris

.....how to eat fire
oddly enough in french we "spit" fire  un "cracheur de feu" !
which is more like the real thing ...

ever tried to fire chocolate powder ? it was part of the teaching in a workshop some years ago...

jim

Fire breathing (spitting) is entirely different from fire eating (swallowing). Fire eating does not produce fireballs... it is more subtle, like this (this is Vince):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg-BAfh3VxY

[MarkHayward]

I absolutely love the photo contest. It's so fun! And it keeps being fun all year long.

[ta0]

(this thread was merged after final voting).

The results of the first round were:

1 - Top Face by Neff - 14 votes
2 - Three Musketeers at Notre Dame (Ludo) - 10 votes
2 - Between acts (Mark Hayward) - 10 votes
2 - Creation myth (Neff) - 10 votes
5 - Help me spin this top! (Mauk) - 9 votes
6 - Mexican street vendor (MatiasStuntMan) - 6 votes
7 - Raising the Top (ta0) - 5 votes
7 - Storming the castle (trompillo) - 5 votes
9 - Czech spring (czyoyo) - 3 votes
10- Sunset eclipse (ta0) - 2 votes
11 - Rick and his friends (lincolnrick) - 1 vote
11 - Black belt skills (Mark Magyar) - 1 vote
13 - Loosing up (Mark Hayward) - 0 votes

A total of 28 members gave 76 votes so not everybody selected three photographs (I think it had to be either 20x3+8x2, 21x3+6x2+1x1 or 22x3+4x2+2x1).

The highest 3 vote gatherers go to the final vote.  But we had a triple tie for second place.  As Neff has two photos and it makes no sense that he competes against himself, Creation Myth will not run.

You have 2 days to vote for the winner.  This time the results will be hidden until the end. Good luck!

Here are the finalist again:

1_ Three Musketeers at Notre Dame (Ludo)



2_ Top face (Neff)



3_ Between acts (Mark Hayward)

[Ketzaltlipoka]

YE ONI UALA!!!!

well, a long permanence in the limbo.
How do I vote?
This was first round....
so I will wait the second one to give my vote to the pic with Gus in the México City´s downtown.Or, if possible, please, Sir ta0, Knight of the Queen, put my vote to Gus´s pic.
I know that there ´s a big lacking ofmine into answer many topic, from many many weeks ago, but, I hope this next saturday I will have enough time to write here.
I now am working in Aztek City (I am not joking,  literally, I am working there)
Last week I was in San Antonio, but only a brief period of time.

Justin, I just have read your message some minutes ago.
I really do want to thank you a real bunch!!!!
Next time I will write you and I´ll give you my feet measure.
It´s very kind from you



Stay tunned. A new regeneration coming soon....

Huitzi-Salva

[ta0]

I am sorry Huitzi, but this is the second and final vote and the photo I took of Gus at the Zócalo is out of the running 

So far, only 11 members have voted on this round, compared to the 28 who voted on the first round. Voting ends tomorrow, Thursday.

[ta0]

Voting closes in just 2 hours.  So far, 16 members voted. 

[Kirk]

Sorry Mark My vote for your pic was 33 sec after the deadline.

[ta0]

CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS! You are the winner of the 2012 spintop photo contest!

1- Top Face (Neff) _ 9 votes
2- Three Musketeers at Notre Dame (Ludo) - 5 votes
2- Between acts (Mark Hayward) - 5 votes

Again, Ludo's and Mark's photo tied for second.

We had an outstanding set of photographs. I hope for 2013 we have even more entries.  I am sure everybody is already thinking about the perfect photograph

Thanks to all who entered photographs or voted.