Please vote for Negative Space Challenge Technique 42

[Clare Gadsby]

An amazing array of excellent photos was tagged for this challenge, as you'll see if you check out the technique42 tag. Thank you all for taking part, and I hope you enjoyed the ride. The high level of entries has made my task extremely difficult and it's taken a long time to whittle it down to this shortlist, when any number were deserving of being in the top six. It was great to see entries from some relative newcomers to 365 (step forward Adi @adi314 and TabzG @wondergirl94 for their talented shots) alongside some veterans of long standing.

I feel a bit of a fraud making the selection as I'm only feeling my way with negative space myself, but here goes. I've tried to choose a variety of shots that illustrate some different ways in which negative space can be used, and to focus on images where negative space has enhanced the overall picture in some way. You might want to click on each individual photograph to see them in all their glory. It's probably also worth looking at them on black.

Please vote below. Voting will end at midnight BST on Monday 3 August. I will announce the winner shortly thereafter, and they will then have the privilege of hosting Technique 43.



1. Ali P @alinz




2. Allie @texastrails




3. jdM @joemuli




4. Shepherdman's Wife @shepherdmanswife




5. Taffy R @taffy




6. Debs Stott @dibzgreasley

[Shepherdman's Wife]

3

[J. Voorberg]

1

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@pistache thank you for choosing my bug shot as one of the finalists.

[jackie edwards]

6

[Vera]

3

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

2

[Kathy A]

4

[dh (delena)]

3

[julia]

# 1

[Call me Joe]

Thanks for including mine but love #4

[Richard Sayer]

3

[nancy]

5

[Gillian]

3

[☠northy]

5

[Katia]

3

[John W. Cundiff]

3

[Lin]

2

[Karen Smale]

4
because it made me laugh!

[Nancy]

3

[Joan Robillard]

Strong Field but 5 made me laugh when I saw it in my feed. so 5

[Vanessa D.]

3!!!

[Milanie]

2

[Sarah]

2

[Leslie]

3

[Francoise]

3

[Graeme Stevens]

3

[Cat Whiskers - Nan]

3

[Mary Siegle]

1

[Kathy Boyles]

3

[Hope D Jennings]

4

[Nicole Campbell]

2

[summerfield]

1

[katy]

3

[Julie Duncan]

5

[Adi]

6

[Julia]

4

[Kalynn]

2

[kali]

5 they are all so good

[Taffy]

3
Thanks for including mine in this great group of images!

[Kim]

2 Great choices. Congrats all.

[kjbadger]

2

[Dianna Coile]

2

[Marta]

Gosh, this is tough. Can I vote for them all? But if I must choose,
5

[Barb Tatum]

2

[Allie]

Clare, thank you for including my shot :) just being in the finals made my day ☺️

After going back to look more times than I will admit to 3

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

5

[Rosie Kerr]

2 for me... a super shot. :)

[Elaine]

3

[Lee-Ann]

2

[Sally Ings]

4

[Marelize Dry]

3

[Jane Armstrong]

2

[Sylvia du Toit]

6

[Kriema]

4

[Annie D]

6

[Ann T.]

6

[Debs Stott]

Thanks so much for choosing mine as one of the finalists Clare.
My vote goes to 1

[tiensang]

5

[Cindy]

4

[Newbank Lass]

2

[Ming Ryan]

2

[Brigette]

5

[HEW]

wow, they are all brilliant, i'll go for 2

[Kate Klinck]

1

[belinda]

2

[Ali P]

Thank you for including mine!
I vote for 3

[Yao RL]

3

[Joyce]

3

[Cherrill]

5

[vstap]

6

[Debbie]

3

[Beth Sheppard]

2

[Joanne Diochon]

2

[Lisa Poland]

1

[graycie]

2

[Joy]

4

[Kim]

2

[Caroline]

2!

[Kata V]

1

[DawnLouise]

Wow - I think out of all the ones I've ever voted for this one has to be the hardest! They are ALL very good! So..... I rolled a die and ...... number 1 it is! Seriously though, I absolutely love them all. Great job to everyone!

[Lorraine Hardy]

1

[Iris]

3

[Lindy]

1

[Caroline]

1

[Islandgirl]

1

[Paul J]

2

[hueymilunz]

3

i like 2 too...

[Lesley Chisholm]

2

[Imaginings]

1

[Liana Bull]

5

[Candace]

4

[Linda Plummer]

5

[Margaret Pengelly]

1

[Callie]

2

[Nick]

1

[« Kate Louise »]

1

[Hamora]

3

[Andy holding]

2

[Sean O'Neill]

5

[Karin Hirsch]

2

[Catherine Pace]

5 all fantastic tho

[Louise & Ken]

1

[iqscotland]

4

[Sarah Jones]

2

[Sara R]

2