Please vote for up to three of your favorite images from the "Just for Myself" assignment for the "People's Choice" award. You can select one, two, or three separate images to vote on. To vote for your favorite images, please select the check boxes associated with those images in the poll attached at the top of this thread, and click "submit vote." If you change your mind after your initial vote, you can select the "remove vote" option and resubmit your vote. NOTE: You need to be logged in to see the voting options. Voting will end at midnight, Mountain Time (GMT-07:00) on Sunday, 28 August 2011.
The guidelines for this assignment were simply to photograph something for yourself. The assignment encouraged participants to take pleasure in the exploration, the appreciation of simple beauty found in everyday scenes, and the act of creating an image for your own expression.
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10214/under_my_umbrella_2_small.jpg)
One of those days...
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10298/JackPowers1.jpg)
Self Portrait In HDR
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10003/20110818_081041_web.jpg)
Evan's First Day of School (follow the link (http://community.spiritofphotography.com/index.php?topic=867.msg2718#msg2718) for the photo essay).
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10302/100_4279_edited.jpg)
Observation
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/20110819_120240.jpg)
My Name is not McKenzie
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/20110819_115909.jpg)
21.8 Pounds of Spunk
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10187/reflecting.jpg)
Reflecting
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10286/racing_wheel_detail.jpg)
beauty in technical detail
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10286/exhaust_details_racing_car.jpg)
exhaust system of a racing car at the mountain race in St.Ursanne, Switzerland
Urs Müller preparing for the race:
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10286/Urs_M%C3%BCller_getting_ready_in_St.jpg)
getting ready is almost as hard as the race itself
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10286/Urs_M%C3%BCller_getting_ready2_St.jpg)
before the helmet comes the protection bonnet against burns..
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10286/Urs_M%C3%BCller_almost_ready_St.jpg)
Urs Müller is almost ready for the race
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10286/Harley_Davidson_details.jpg)
Houses of St.Ursanne reflected in the chrome of a Harley Davidson
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10286/detail_black_beauty_St.jpg)
details of a beautiful black racing car
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10035/_DSC2305_Just_for_Myself.jpg)
Every Woman's Dream
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10283/IMG_7025_web.jpg)
high jump
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10240/IMG_5607pscr2dpc.jpg)
Wings
(http://spiritofphotography.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10019/IMG_4689_sunset2.jpg)
Stopping Along the Way (follow the links for the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0TLoUvBScg) or photo essay (http://community.spiritofphotography.com/index.php?topic=867.msg2727#msg2727))