Probably a good chance I'll get creamed in the voting. Ah, well. It was a fun exercise anyway. :)
post-challenge:
Very surprised at the outcome - I did not think the image would score this well. Thanks for your comments, and votes, but I can't help but be absolutely flabbergasted. Makes the couple of hours I spent building paper chains just that much more worth it, I guess. :)
Statistics
Place: 8 out of 171 Avg (all users): 6.3052 Avg (commenters): 8.0000 Avg (participants): 6.0143 Avg (non-participants): 6.5476 Views since voting: 1714 Views during voting: 262 Votes: 154 Comments: 19 Favorites: 1 (view)
I really liked this. I considered doing something with paper chains, but couldn't come up with a good idea. You did, and you shot it well. The colored background definitely adds some visual interest, too. :)
Congrats on your personal best and top 10 in a tough challenge to shoot well!
Ha ha, see it scored well after all, just about the time I think I have the voters figured out, they throw me for a loop!! Congrats on the top ten finish, love the colors and very original idea!
I thought immediately of these old grade school paper chains when I heard about this challenge, so I'm surprised only one entry went that direction. I never would have thought to use the fan or to show movement, though. I like the color consistency, too (whites and reds). Very clever, well photographed, a high vote from me.