Hi all,
Well, they say third time's a charm. Perhaps the third time I sit down to post the winners I will actually get it done! Here's to hoping, because not sure about yours, but the pumpkins carved in this house are oozing on our compost pile and well on their way to being food for next year's pumpkins so it's time to get this wrapped up.
Just to revisit the scoring - the judges all choose their top 3 picks. A 1st place vote gives 10 points, a 2nd place vote 7 points and a 3rd place vote 5 points. This year we had 8 judges and for the first time ever 7 of them agreed on the first place. As far as I can remember that has never happened. I have a funny feeling I am going to get accused of rigging the competition or paying off the judges but I claim innocence!!
The podium has some well known names this year (Congrats guys!!) but what excites me most is the 4th-6th places. The Turnbulls have some up and coming carvers to watch out for...
Thanks to all the carvers and judges who keep this tradition going! Rick, it was great to have you join the judging panel this year - I like your taste. Your votes single handedly put 2 pumpkins in the top 6 ;)
4th - L: THOR the thunder maker, Barrie Ashworth, 12 points
5th - N: Two ghosts in a storm, Alice Turnbull (age 10), 10 points
tie for 6th O: Boat in a storm, Marshall Turnbull (age 6), 7 points
B: Windfall, Bjørn Ashworth-Nielsen, 7 points
Comments from the judges:
| A) |
| love the snowy nose! Can they sniff out the snow for me?? |
| wish that real life lightening could be symmetrical too! Could be first place but where is Mary Poppins? |
| B) |
| yikes! That's so realistic, it's bringing back some storm trauma! |
| looks like a fish! Love it!! |
This pumpkin captured the eerie twilight of a big storm. The quality of light of the light combined with the flow of
the carving made us feel like we were in the storm. |
| Good photo effort, dark and stormy, too heavy on the trees. Solid detail, contender |
| C) |
| that poor tree got disrupted on its ski! |
| WHAT? Even the pumpkin blew over?? |
| Do they work for Arc'teryx?The tree is our favourite part, see how not too much trees can make a carving better? |
| D) |
| takes first place in my opinion! Love it! |
| any chance that electric car will be charged by the lightening bolt?? |
This could be a carved into a rock wall, a warning from our ancestors to treat the storm gods well, lest we
encourage their wrath! |
Great carving and thumbs up for the Jack O lantern blown away in the Jack O lantern. Personally, I would have
chosen a little gloomier lighting (of course that would also be necessary to hide my terrible carving technique) |
| Whoa, that's one hell of a storm! The top even blew off the pumpkin! Sensing a Dorthy or OZ vibe here. |
| E) |
| interesting double vision effect! |
| I'd like to stand under the pumpkin to watch my hair stand on end |
| Hope this is a younger contestent or Mark has lost his touch. Like the use of threes |
| F) |
| I feel ya! I miss the sun when it leaves too!! |
| are those fireball tears?? |
| This pumpkin reminds us of our first week of tropical vacation, the anti-sun. It makes us sad. |
| G) |
| love the skull in motion! Like a skull kite? |
| OMG! An octopus scull??!! Third place! |
| H) |
| great accessibility! captures the universal sign for storm |
| creative! Upsidedown it's like the tree statue behind the national gallery! |
| Provocative in its simplicity |
| I) |
| flaming lochness in a storm! So scary! |
| could I train these dragons to bbq? |
| J) |
| is that what a cloud looks like on the toilet? Squeezing out lightening bolts?? Third place! |
| blowing in?? It looks like he's blowing out... |
| Storms blowing in: great detail and design execution! |
| We could feel the exertion of the storm cloud. It ain't an easy job, but someone's got to do it! |
| Cute, very animaated for a pumpkin. Weird lighting adds a little somehow. Contender. |
| K) |
| reminds me if the invincible stars from Mario! Du du du du duuuuu du .... |
| awww. cuuuuute!!! |
| L) |
| Silly Thor, electrocuting his own heel again |
| Exactly how many fingers does Thor have?? Otherwise very realistic |
| Thor! Love the starfish bra and figleaf! |
| M) |
| bikes! Not recommended in tornadoes, but otherwise top marks! #2 in my books |
| I think Thor has her fingers... |
| Great carving. The wicked witch and twister on the way to Oz is at least worth step two on the podium. |
Very meta. Is she making the storm or is she riding into it? We'll never know. Also, is her broom broken, why
does she need the bike? Contender. |
| N) |
| very educational. I learns clouds come from ghosts! |
| I love pacman ghosts! First place! |
| Pac-man esque. Great effort, the ghosts are so well done I can't see them. |
| O) |
| must have been a red sky that morning! |
| surfing! That boat looks fun! Second place! |
| P) |
| love the use of 3D and debris! Very realistic. |
| now I want pumpkin ice cream |
| 3rd |
| Pumkin P for out of the box thinking. I like out of the box thinking. |
| Very 3D. I hope that's burnt pumpkin in the bottom I see. Full points for originality. Contender. |
| Q) |
| Is that witch riding high through a cloud of haze?? Maybe she's bringing her own storm |
| love the cat on her head! |
Comments
Can you explain why the balance on my bank account is still showing red?
Regards
Anonymous and unbribable judge