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The wide-open streets of Balagtas yielded a lot of interesting entries for our Walk 1 contest. Way to go, participants! Your drive and creativity to hunt for contest-worthy photos amidst the rain are certainly commendable. Out of the 21 photos up for consideration, the voters ultimately decided our Top 3 : 3rd Place : 32 points (13 votes) / Entry 16 / SHERWIN TOMAS  ENTRY 16 2nd Place : 41 points (20 votes) / Entry 13 / JOHN PAUL RAMIREZ  ENTRY 13 1st Place : 61 points (24 votes) / Entry 11 / GERSON DOMINGO  ENTRY 11 Congratulations, Gerson! Your photo will be the official entry of Balagtas Photowalk 1 to the worldwide contest. We wish you the best of luck! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 3, and 5th Place (also undisclosed) gets 2 points for the 2017 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. Thanks to everyone who voted! To our guest judges who always make it a point to offer useful critique, we appreciate your efforts. Thank you! October 2017 PhotoMeet "Scott Kelby Balagtas Photowalk 1" Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 11-14 October 2017
Votes can be viewed at Facebook comment box below. Our Scott Kelby Balagtas Photowalk 2 produced an array of interesting photos as well. It's a mix of nature, portrait, candids, and still life, apart from the general genre of street. We applaud your efforts, participants, and also to everyone who took the time to vote, especially those who offered insightful critique. Here are the Top 3 : 3rd Place : 23 points (13 votes) / Entry 2 / MON JUAN  ENTRY 2 2nd Place : 33 points (15 votes) / Entry 4 / JULIUS CALZO  ENTRY 4 1st Place : 93 points (30 votes) / Entry 3 / JER SANDEL  ENTRY 3 A decisive win and - according to our competition officer and stats-keeper - a Focus record for the most number of points in a contest. Congratulations, Jer! Your entry will now represent Balagtas Photowalk 2 in the worldwide Scott Kelby contest. 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place (undisclosed) gets 3, and 5th Place (also undisclosed) gets 2 points for the 2017 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. (Since the winner is a non-participant in Focus competition this year, the 10 bonus points will be considered null.) To all the participants and voters, THANK YOU. October 2017 PhotoMeet "Scott Kelby Balagtas Photowalk 2" Contest Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) Voting Period : 11-14 October 2017
Votes can be viewed in Facebook comment box below. Here are the entries and top placers of our PhotoWorld Cup-designated theme contest for September 2017, "Philippine Festivals". Top 5 get slots to the PWC national contest. Thanks to everyone who sent their entries and votes. 5th Place : 10 points (1 vote) / Entry 14 / PONG VIAJE  4th Place : 16 points (4 votes) / Entry 1 / ELENA TAEZA  3rd Place : 17 points (6 votes) / Entry 2 / HUMPREY CATAJAN  2nd Place : 19 points (5 votes) / Entry 6 / JR LOPEZ  1st Place : 20 points (8 votes) / Entry 10 / AWEL DIONISIO  All we can say is hooooooooraaaaaaaay, Awel! 1st Place gets an extra 10 points, 2nd Place gets 7, 3rd Place gets 5, 4th Place gets 3, and 5th Place gets 2 points for the 2017 Photographer Of The Year competition. Participants automatically get 3 points for submitting entries. September 2017 Theme Contest "Philippine Festivals" Entries (Click thumbnails to view photos in full) The Top 5 entries will be entered into the PhotoWorld Cup competition by wildcard picks from Focus competition committee members Amen Alcoriza, Jay Salvador, and Joey Ramos and entries from Chi Lopez and Jer Sandel : WILDCARD PICK : Entry 7 / ANGELO YAMANAKA  WILDCARD PICK : Entry 8 / SHERWIN TOMAS  WILDCARD PICK : Entry 11 / SHAUANG BOTE  GUARANTEED SLOT : CHI LOPEZ (FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015)  GUARANTEED SLOT : JER SANDEL (FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2016)  PHOTOWORLD CUP RESULT : Advanced to 2nd round of judging : HUMPREY CATAJAN + JR LOPEZ + SHERWIN TOMAS + ANGELO YAMANAKA + PONG VIAJE |
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At Focus Bulacan, we strive to improve every member's photography skills. One way to do this is to constantly challenge each other with photo contests. All competition is posted here, for voting and for announcement of results. Good luck! Archives
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