"Show Us Summer" Finalists - Vote For Your Favorite!
We've chosen the finalists in the "Show Us Summer" contest and now it's time for you to vote for the winner!
To cast your vote, click on the link below and select your favorite photo:
Click here to vote for your favorite photo in the "Show Us Summer" poll
The poll displays only a thumbnail of each photo and you really have to see the full-sized photos to appreciate them. Here are the links to view each of the photos in their original context (in alphabetical order by photo title):
View "brittney's bikini and bear-hat beach hop" by poopoorama
View "Cannondale Self Portrait" by Dan
View "CarterSummerPhoto.jpg" by diyosa
View "F R E E D O M" by Momma Viv
View "Mermaid" by dslwc
View "PeeJ1 Jumpin' in Chelan" by KG
View "Pool 010" by Stella
View "Summertime" by Violette
View "Zen of Playground" by mikepop
The voting closes on September 22, 2007 at 11:59:59 p.m. PST [read the rules] so be sure to pick your favorite before then! The winner will receive this Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA65 digital camera.
Best of luck to all the finalists!
- Krissy
Update: We had to disqualify this excellent photo by Jay because the rules stated we'll only accept one submission per person. :-/ We're sorry for the confusion, and if you already voted in the first poll, please click through to the new poll to vote again.
Comments
Disqualification after you've posted the finalists isn't quite fair.
I know, I know, you've gotta play by the rules, but this just sucks... the mistake should've been dealt with before the announcement. What a bubble to burst.
"the top ten Submissions will be displayed to and evaluated by the community of Vox users through an online poll voting system."
However, it looks like someone not logged in to Vox can still vote. Are these somehow not counted in the end? Or, is "the community of Vox users" considered to be anyone viewing Vox, whether they are actually signed up or not?
Just wondering if I should bother to get my non-Vox contacts to vote!
My comment above, noting that you didn't have to be logged into Vox to vote, and that you could vote multiple times, was never addressed here.
The fact that my photo only got .1% naturally would lead you to think I am calling sour on the grapes, but I think it was/is a valid concern. Maybe some post-vote backend work will happen to filter out duplicates?
Statistically, I don't think any of the photos (including mine) were spectacular enough to produce results where six photos got less than .5% of the vote or less (four of those with just .1%, and a seventh only 3.8%).
Assuming my fears are unwarranted and the majority of people just really liked three of the ten photos, it looks like you should be the winner Diyosa.
If there was a problem, hopefully the Vox Team can identify it and correct it if there is another contest.
Despite my concerns, I send my congrats to Diyosa! Take some great pictures, and share them with us. =)