Photo Contest for 2005

[DonCig]

I would like to sponsor a photo contest for the top 3 Donzi photographs in each of the following catagories for 2005 from the registry.

The top three winning places in each catagory will receive a 13" x 19" color print of their winning photo delivered to their door.

The rules are simple. You can only submit one photo per post, but there is no limit to the number of times that you can post. And you must properly catogorize your photo in one of the catagories below! If I have to choose the catagory, I will throw your post out of contention!

There will be five catagories as follows:

Catagory A. Portrait of a person in or near a Donzi.
Catagory B. Picture of a Donzi boat with or without a person in the boat.
Catagory C. Landscape picture, with a Donzi boat in the picture.
Catagory D. Bikini Photo with a Donzi boat somewhere visible in the picture.
Catagory E. Open catagory for any photograph of a nautical nature.

I have assembled a team of qualified experts, (in the Bikini area at least) to serve as impartial judges in this event.

All submissions must be posted by midnight on December 31st, Pacific Time.

Winning photos will stay the property of the poster other than they will need to send me as good a file as possible so that I can produce a nice size print.

All judges including myself have removed themselves as contestants.

[Chili 18]

Catagory A. Portrait of a person in or near a Donzi.

[Trueser]

Catagory C. Landscape picture, with a Donzi boat in the picture.

[Trueser]

Catagory A. Portrait of a person in or near a Donzi.

[DonCig]

Trueser, no suckin up to the judge unless you have bags of cash, prepaid at that!

Don

[Chili 18]

Catagory B. Picture of a Donzi boat with or without a person in the boat

[Chili 18]

Catagory C. Landscape picture, with a Donzi boat in the picture.

[ChromeGorilla]

Category C.

http://www.hotboat.com/image_center/data/500/24452005_0221Image0024.JPG

[mrfixxall]

catagory e nautical nature..

[Trueser]

Catagory B. Picture of a Donzi boat with or without a person in the boat

[ChromeGorilla]

Category B

[mrfixxall]

catagory e,,nautical nature ,, the first one was a joke....

[Trueser]

Catagory C. Landscape picture, with a Donzi boat in the picture..

[ChromeGorilla]

Category B (sorry for the size...)
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=13617&d=1122937564

[ChromeGorilla]

Methinks perhaps one entry per person per category might help........ I got lots o pictures......:yes: :biggrin.:


Anywho..... Catergory A.... your truly
http://www.hotboat.com/image_center/data/500/2445brokehose.JPG

[mrfixxall]

e again nautical nature

[Moody Blu']

category C

[Moody Blu']

category B

http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16347&d=1133586020

[Moody Blu']

category E

[Sport]

My submission for Catagory A:
FishBoy took this picture when I was playing hooky from work one day when I was going past his condo.
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2841&d=1084452743
Sport !

[txtaz]

Catagory C. Landscape picture, with a Donzi boat in the picture.
Mike, Who's Red 18 is that with the big ol' rooster tail behind it??? Personally I think it's bigger than what Don put up....
OK, Don I will go look through my photo archive of bazilliions of pictures to play along. Now go answer you emails and return your voice mails.
Da taz<<<---- Picture contest....Geeesssssssssshhhhhhhh it's winter
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10995&d=1114306563

[Trueser]

Wes,
You should change your screen name to "STIRTHEPOT" If you look close you see that it has a nice shine on her. So we know who we can rule out.

Anyway that would be Gus.

[txtaz]

Wes,
You should change your screen name to "STIRTHEPOT" If you look close you see that it has a nice shine on her. So we know who we can rule out.
Anyway that would be Gus.
DOH!!!!!!! I will never live down the fact that I sacrificed my time to polish the boat to help over 20 hurricane refugees with room and board. Geessshhh, what a rough crowd....I'm lucky I showed up with a boat at all.
Da Taz<<<---- Stirring the pot...Is the soup ready yet???

[gcarter]

DOH!!!!!!! I will never live down the fact that I sacrificed my time to polish the boat to help over 20 hurricane refugees with room and board. Geessshhh, what a rough crowd....I'm lucky I showed up with a boat at all.
Da Taz<<<---- Stirring the pot...Is the soup ready yet???
Ya see Wes, If you had conceded the race to Don (after all, you knew you were going to lose!!!) and NOT taken your boat, you have been ahead.

[Carl C]

Cat. E

[Moody Blu']

taz that picture is really nice
is that a 18 and a 22?
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10995&d=1114306563

[onesubdrvr]

Category C
View of the beautiful St. Johns River - just north of, and facing north from Lake George (FL). - Boat in picture is LastTango's 18, LastTango at helm, Bubba in co-pilot's seat

[rustnrot]

How 'bout name the caption contest? For the one of CG in front of his engine hatch I say "OK, You're ON--and you get a head start!"

[onesubdrvr]

LastTango's 18 and my Ragazza tied up at the boat slips at Porky's Landing and Marina

[onesubdrvr]

This is of Silver Glen off of Lake George (FL), with the bow of LastTango's 18 in the picture

http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16004&d=1131932013

[onesubdrvr]

A picture of the sign going into Silver Glen off of Lake George (FL). with one of Florida's many aquatic birds on top, and some scenery.

[txtaz]

taz that picture is really nice
is that a 18 and a 22?
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10995&d=1114306563
Thanks Moody Blu, Yeah that's my 18 and Richard Reese' 22. It was taken by my pilot neighbor this summer.
Da Taz

[Rootsy]

so i guess these photos have to have been taken during the 2005 boating season?

[onesubdrvr]

One of Florida's Friends,....taken at the Silver Glen

http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16010&d=1131932724

[onesubdrvr]

LastTango's 18, nestled in at the boat slips at Porky's

[onesubdrvr]

Catch 22 Sr.'s Minx, GCarters Minx, and the Ragazza at Lake Harris

[onesubdrvr]

Catch 22 Sr.'s Minx at Lake Harris

[onesubdrvr]

GCarters Minx at Lake Harris

[onesubdrvr]

The Ragazza at Lake Harris

[onesubdrvr]

It's not a Donzi, but Don's non the less, so Cat E,...

My favorite picture of Cuda's Formula 302

http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16001&d=1131932013

[Moody Blu']

Thanks Moody Blu, Yeah that's my 18 and Richard Reese' 22. It was taken by my pilot neighbor this summer.
Da Taz
that is truely a beautiful shot.
think i can borrow your pilot for a LOW fee to film me and my buddies in glamis california?:odie:

[thriller]

Category B or C?? Photo taken near Gambier Island/ Howe Sound area..About 75 miles south of Whistler Mountain (as the crow flies) Sorry about the large file size..

[thriller]

This photo should be under "Water Hazards" Typical stick floating around in our area..Ouch...Also know as a "Drive Remover"

[txtaz]

Moody, I'm sure he would love to do it for you. He almost did TR4 for us but we had no way to comunicate with him or pick him up at the airport, let alone find the airport. BUT that was because DonCig was driving and asking little kids where the airport was. (hehe, I love it when he's nowhere to be found).
Mike, You got a pit? I bet Lenny's over there all the time. Next time you get to make the fajitas.
Da Taz <<<--- Yeah we have BBQ and don't need no stinkin 9' pit to get it. We have Rudy's...

[Moody Blu']

This photo should be under "Water Hazards" Typical stick floating around in our area..Ouch...Also know as a "Drive Remover"

holy crap thats a BIG stick, thats typical? :eek!:

[Moody Blu']

Moody, I'm sure he would love to do it for you. He almost did TR4 for us but we had no way to comunicate with him or pick him up at the airport, let alone find the airport. BUT that was because DonCig was driving and asking little kids where the airport was. (hehe, I love it when he's nowhere to be found).
Mike, You got a pit? I bet Lenny's over there all the time. Next time you get to make the fajitas.
Da Taz <<<--- Yeah we have BBQ and don't need no stinkin 9' pit to get it. We have Rudy's...

Taz you got my mind going about making films.

I wonder how a boat film would do as well

[Marlin275]

Breathtaking View!
Good News
Nasa scientists have found enough water on the moon to support a modest colony for centuries.

http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16498&d=1133893738

[txtaz]

I will have the end all, beat all catagory 1 picture soon....Stay tuned.
Da Taz<<<---- Smirk

[txtaz]

My presentation for catagory 1 is.........
Da Taz <<<----See return you phone calls and this doesn't happen...
P.S. Picture deleted...I was threatened, I swear...ROFL

[Trueser]

Thats got my Vote.....

LOL

[TBroccoli]

Cat B.

[donzi351]

1971 18 w/351 holman moody.

[RedDog]

Here is one of my favorites - Not sure which category -
Catagory A - Portrait of a person in or near a Donzi.
Catagory B - Picture of a Donzi boat with or without a person in the boat.
or it could possibly be Catagory D - Bikini Photo with a Donzi boat somewhere visible in the picture - I'm not telling :cool:

[DonCig]

Some very nice photographs. Where are all the Blackhawk moon shots!

[farmer tx]

Category (A)

[farmer tx]

Category (B)

[farmer tx]

Category (C)

[farmer tx]

Category (D)

[Lenny]

Mark and Polly, I have something for you. I need you full address please and Zip etc.

It is safe, don't be scared. :)

highlnd@telus.net

Lenny and Deneen :D

[txtaz]

Wes, the Grudge Race is now officially back ON!
And you are not the only person that has some unflattering photos hidden in the archives!
If you live by the sword, you will die by the sword!
OMG, I forgot that existed...I'll play nice now.
Da Taz

[DONZISALES1]

Hmmmm.. does this contest count if you work for donzi?

[ChromeGorilla]

Sure , I don't see why not....... except Mr. Allard......:biggrin.: ;) :garfield: :rlol:

[Tony]

Please enter into catagory B.

BTW, thanks to Brad Lyon for the pic...taken at AOTH 2.

[RedDog]

Category C Picture from Center Hill Lake - Tenn.

[BUIZILLA]

RD, I luv that lake, that pic should be on the way to the second falls east of the C-Ville boat dock, in the little open basin, before the beach/dirt ramp on the right? your standing on the spit island?

JH

[RedDog]

RD, I luv that lake, that pic should be on the way to the second falls east of the C-Ville boat dock, in the little open basin, before the beach/dirt ramp on the right? your standing on the spit island?
JH - ya missed it - the back of Hale's Branch

[Carl C]

And the winners are............................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ....................................?????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???

[DonCig]

Carl, you are one step ahead of me. I took my son out to Kansas for a New Years pheasant hunt.
I sat down with the judges today and we have a finalist list and we will try to finish the judging by tomorrow.

Thanks,

DonCig

[Carl C]

My uncle almost shot me in the head when he took me on a pheasant hunt as a kid! No hurry on the winners.:eek!:

[thriller]

Taken by Lenny near Galiano Island

[ChromeGorilla]

The envelope please.... :biggrin: ..

[DonCig]

First of all I would like to thank all of the participats with their great shots.
I was a little surprised by the lack of Catagory D photos (Bikini Photos with a Donzi).

The winners were based on a number of criteria which will help you in next years competition.
Composition, proper exposure, focus, creativity, and WOW factor.

The winners please:
Cat. E - 1st place Onesubdvr with the great shot of Cuda's Formula 302
Cat. D - 1st place RedDog with the Leg shot.
Honorable mention - Farmer TX with his beautiful daugher and his nice Crit.
Cat. C - 1st place ChromeGorilla with the Lighthouse shot.
Honorable mention - RedDog with the Center Hill Lake shot, great shot but the wrong catagory. You will still get a print of this shot since it is so nice.
Cat. B - Tony with the nice shot of the people in the red 16.
Honorable mention - Tbrocolli with the Red & White 22 action shot. You will get a print of this photo since it was a very close match.
Cat. A - Chili 18 with the first post. Nice Donzi, beautiful lady!

Now here is what you need to do. Send me your full name and mailing address and also email me the largest .jpg, .tiff, or raw file of your winning photo so that i can put them in Adobe photoshop and print them out at 13 x 19. If I do not receive a suitable file then you will loose your position and the 2nd place contestant will move into first place and get the print.
Please email me at dont@gssi.us. There is no limit to the file size that I can receive.

Great work and lets get to work on 2006!

DonCig

[RedDog]

wooo hoooo - just call me a winner :D

[ChromeGorilla]

My 2006 collection starts next month in Miamuh and points south......:D

[Chili 18]

Fun contest! Some really nice pictures here. :beer:

[DonCig]

I will be making the prints this weekend if I receive your files, so get them to me asap. For those of you that have small files, I may have to do an 8.5 x 11if their is not enough detail to do an 11 x 13.

DonCig

[DonCig]

I have received all but one of the winning pictures, (RedDog Leg Shot), and I have completed all the prints and they are ready to ship out on Monday.

Thanks and get ready for the next contest. It will be for a 2007 Donzi calander using photos from the 2006 Donzi boating events.

I will need around a 4 mega pixel raw file for the calander shots, or a 2MB .jpg file.

DonCig

[txtaz]

Does that mean I have to wash the boat or can I just wax my wife?:biggrin:
Da Taz

[Richard Rees]

Three Donzi's

[need for speed]

this one is thanks to are good friend at apollo!!

[DonCig]

I would like to close this thread and move the discussion to the following thread.

http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthread.php?t=43251

Thanks,

Don

[RedDog]

I received the prints Don - they look fantastic! Did you print these yourself and if so what printer?

Thanks :beer:

[Chili 18]

Cant wait to see mine. Hope the file was large enough to get nice results. :crossfing

[DonCig]

Reddog, I performed the printing on my Canon I9900 inkjet printer. The resizing and touchup of the photos was done in Adobe Photoshop CS. The final sharpening was done with a Nik plug in.

Thanks to all for your kind compliments,

DonCig

[TBroccoli]

Thank you!, Thank You! Thank You! Pics are great. That was such a nice thing to do.