1st Place: Waynehjr1
“Seahorse Pride”. A wonderful representation of a seahorse proudly riding his tail across the waters surface, almost like a dolphin. “This was a little tricky getting it to balance properly, but a magnetic mirror under the scenes helped a lot. This was one of my first creations when tackling this contest.” Nice post processing effects. $65 in Zen Credits awarded, usable on ZenMagnets.com or Neoballs.com
2nd Place: Dan Condon-Jones
A very clean model of an Eiffel Tower on a bright green ground. Fact: This was actually Dan’s second attempt. The first prototype only had three legs. $57 worth of magnets won.
3rd Place: Joe Bergeron
The “Fire Ant” was built using only hexagons folded in half. “I started building having no idea what I wanted to create, and this just somehow came about.” Great photography, a must see at full resolution. $49 Zen Credits awarded.
4th Place: Poolshark
A collage of multiple views of a ship. “Folded three hexagons for the back base, and three hexagons for the front base. Two hexagons were used for each wing just curled a bit.” $41 of magnets earned.
5th Place: Smorris
The Three-Legged Ness. “The biggest challenge was to find sturdy bonds for the limbs so that they wouldn’t buckle under the weight.” Very sharp at full resolution $33 Zen awarded.
6th Place: MAGPLANT
Titled: “The Fierce Warrior”. A symmetrical figure standing among colorful LED fire candles. Submission resolution is on the low side. $25 Zen Credits.
7th Place: Teradonis
A spaceship that nearly has an enterprise-esque feel. Good framing for thumbnail generation. $17 Zen.
8th Place: Cheesus93
The Angel Ornament was “made mostly by accident… Keeping the string on was the most difficult part.” Room reflections visible at full resolution. Great shot. $9 Zen Credit awarded.
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Spectators, keep your eyes peeled for the next contest, because you choose the winners.
Contest Winners, we’ll email you your prizes soon. Remember, you can also redeem your Zen Credit for half of it’s value in Bitcoin.
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21 Entries for the December 2013 contest.
Click for original size.
1st Place: $65 Zen Credit, usable on ZenMagnets.com or Neoballs.com
2nd Place: $57 Zen Credit
3rd Place: $49 Zen Credit
4th Place: $41 Zen Credit
5th Place: $33 Zen Credit
6th Place: $25 Zen Credit
7th Place: $17 Zen Credit
8th Place: $9 Zen Credit
Zen Credits are also exchangeable for half their value in Bitcoin.
Judges, remember that this contest is a photography contest just as much as it is a magnet sculpture contest, overall aesthetic does matter. Voting deadline has passed.