♪ Muse Cycle 3 ♪ - Winner Announced!

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6 years ago

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Congrats to our round winner and our overall winner, and everyone on their placements! You will find your signatures under the list of scores. We had close scores for first and third place!

The answer to the optional finale question wasn't meant to be a deep thought process or about your own journey, it was to see if you could recognize the story pattern of the songs, aka the journey. Each song's title, and somewhat theme/lyrics, was telling a story about nature's birth, life, and death. Anything along these lines would have been considered as correct, even if some had a slightly deeper meaning than the rest.

Butterfly - Birth
The Jungle – Surviving this world
Earth – The earth is changing/the source of life
The Lightning Strike – A terrible storm
Wildfire – Fire caused by a lightning strike
The River – The river, though not that safe, is the only safe spot and helps put out the fire (flooding from storm)
Bones – All that's left is bones
Blossom - Life begins to blossom again
Lion – Now new life is stronger and fiercer than before
Saturn - The ending of (any) life again, and "How rare and beautiful it is to even exist" after such trials

So yeah, anything close to that would have been considered correct. I actually didn't plan the story, I only realized after setting up the competition that the song titles and themes fell into place, which I thought was pretty cool, so I decided to see if anyone else could see the story weaving in front of them.

Anyways, thank you for entering the competition, and I hope you all enjoyed it and weren't put off by some pauses in the competition. They normally run smoothly but this was the first time I ran a comp while busy with modding, a baby, and over 7 judges.

Round 1
Rank 1

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abelhinha35
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Mizzie – Hmmm, I’m not quite sure why they are dancing, or what the story is focusing on? I think, from my best guess, it's a memory of them dancing and she is reflecting on it. It’s a beautiful photo though, very vibrant, and don’t see any errors!

Jen – This is a truly beautiful shot and tells the story well. I love the misty borders, the face shot with tears and how she is trying to reach out and grasp at a past life. Even though she is in the background, those lyrics could be related to either one of them passing on, so wasn’t as clear in meaning as some of the others, but it covered the lyrics well and that is all that matters. It would have been nice too, to see them in a more touching moment while remembering one or the other.

abelhinha35https://i.imgur.com/Mpv9EqK.pngMizzie – Hmmm, I’m not quite sure why they are dancing, or what the story is focusing on? I think, from my best guess, it's a memory of them dancing and she is reflecting on it. It’s a beautiful photo though, very vibrant, and don’t see any errors!Jen – This is a truly beautiful shot and tells the story well. I love the misty borders, the face shot with tears and how she is trying to reach out and grasp at a past life. Even though she is in the background, those lyrics could be related to either one of them passing on, so wasn’t as clear in meaning as some of the others, but it covered the lyrics well and that is all that matters. It would have been nice too, to see them in a more touching moment while remembering one or the other.

Rank 2

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MyFavoritedesign (Angela)
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Mizzie - So beautiful! Your presentation was done well, as well as most of your blending. The dad’s arms are very….mismatched? Like I see some blending applied to the right arm but in comparison to the left arm, which is saturated in colors, it looks very odd. Based on your lighting (and real lighting) on other parts of the body there shouldn’t be much color change on the side facing us. Also, love that it seems like he is singing the song to her!

Jen – I love this shot it suits the song so well, and to see his love and the mother of his daughter coming out almost animating without them noticing is lovely. Sad but leaving such a beautiful daughter behind with her father really sets up this shot for the lyrics to the song.

MyFavoritedesign (Angela)https://i.imgur.com/uBJanqN.jpgMizzie - So beautiful! Your presentation was done well, as well as most of your blending. The dad’s arms are very….mismatched? Like I see some blending applied to the right arm but in comparison to the left arm, which is saturated in colors, it looks very odd. Based on your lighting (and real lighting) on other parts of the body there shouldn’t be much color change on the side facing us. Also, love that it seems like he is singing the song to her!Jen – I love this shot it suits the song so well, and to see his love and the mother of his daughter coming out almost animating without them noticing is lovely. Sad but leaving such a beautiful daughter behind with her father really sets up this shot for the lyrics to the song.

Rank 3

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Spudders_86
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Mizzie - I’m going to miss seeing your work in this competition and the creativity they bring! Other than the age difference between her soul and her body that threw me off at first, I feel like you nailed the emotional and story side. You can tell what’s going on and you can feel the pain as she moves on, but wants to stay.

Jen – This interprets the lyrics well and tells a great story with just the picture and no explanation. I love the way your shots always tell a story and you can read so much into each one of them, great job!

Spudders_86https://i.imgur.com/7rPe76j.jpgMizzie - I’m going to miss seeing your work in this competition and the creativity they bring! Other than the age difference between her soul and her body that threw me off at first, I feel like you nailed the emotional and story side. You can tell what’s going on and you can feel the pain as she moves on, but wants to stay. Jen – This interprets the lyrics well and tells a great story with just the picture and no explanation. I love the way your shots always tell a story and you can read so much into each one of them, great job!

Rank 4

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WillMal13
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Mizzie - Awww, so sad and cute! I knew what was going on without looking at your description, though I do wish the thought bubble wasn’t so prominent, and instead maybe a fading image in the corner could appear, kinda like how they do so in some movies/shows. Great job though!

Jen – Your image tells a clear story of what is happening in this song, and I didn’t even need to look at the explanation to know the story behind the shot and how it relates to the lyrics. I love the expression on the mum’s face and the heart-felt pose of the ghost of the little girl’s father and mum’s partner. All round it was a great shot!

WillMal13https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/499751294458658817/662394324968931348/Final_edited.jpg?width=946&height=676Mizzie - Awww, so sad and cute! I knew what was going on without looking at your description, though I do wish the thought bubble wasn’t so prominent, and instead maybe a fading image in the corner could appear, kinda like how they do so in some movies/shows. Great job though!Jen – Your image tells a clear story of what is happening in this song, and I didn’t even need to look at the explanation to know the story behind the shot and how it relates to the lyrics. I love the expression on the mum’s face and the heart-felt pose of the ghost of the little girl’s father and mum’s partner. All round it was a great shot!

Rank 5

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Melusine377
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Mizzie - She looks gorgeous in this shot, and I love the paper lantern she’s sending off and the meaning behind it. The lowered hand looks stiff, but I believe you’re using a dance pose, right? Creative use for it though! My main complaint is that the image is sooo small. Try to avoid doing that in competitions!

Jen – I like the idea of this shot how she is sending a light to guide her love to wherever and to explain how this is a way to also say goodbye and let go of the parting is nice. I would have liked to see perhaps a figure of the partner in the stars, looking down on her or something similar because without your explanation it was a bit tricky to read the wonderful meaning behind your shot.

Melusine377http://i.imgur.com/AUfNZsh.pngMizzie - She looks gorgeous in this shot, and I love the paper lantern she’s sending off and the meaning behind it. The lowered hand looks stiff, but I believe you’re using a dance pose, right? Creative use for it though! My main complaint is that the image is sooo small. Try to avoid doing that in competitions!Jen – I like the idea of this shot how she is sending a light to guide her love to wherever and to explain how this is a way to also say goodbye and let go of the parting is nice. I would have liked to see perhaps a figure of the partner in the stars, looking down on her or something similar because without your explanation it was a bit tricky to read the wonderful meaning behind your shot.