What an incrdedible contest with truly amazing entries. This was extremely difficult for the judges indeed. But alas, since this is a contest there ARE those that were outstanding in certain categories. We have also listed runner ups to each category and although they are not prize winners they are still considered absolutely the creme de la creme!
Most Creative:
The most creative award goes to ICS who not only provided us with stunning and well laid out photos, but MADE many of the props seen in their pictures. The below picture hilites why ICS was a clear winner.
Runner up for most creative goes to CJ007Goldeneye who was extremely creative in his design of the 007 logo using props!
The Funniest entry goes to BondFanMedia who submitted a hilarious grouping of photos especially the well packed attache for travel:
Runner up for funniest goes to VESPER65 for his young Scaramanga in training!
Best Use of Collection goes to texas007 who combined travel, props, lifestyle, personal experience and artistry into one of the strongest submissions we have! And with a great back story to boot!
Runner up for best use of collection goes to joelshannon who created what the judges called, "a desk that looks like Bond would have..."
And finally....drum roll please..............
Best in Show goes to............... ttdriver! His post #108 was a first in any contest we have had where all the judges were in total agreement. They made mention that it combines everything about Bond...sex, props, adventure, and all served up in a professional and artistic way! A runaway winner.
Runner up was also ttdriver so let's just show the winning picture:
Congratulations to ALL the winners. The prizes are awarded as follows:
Most Creative: A shrublands health retreat shirt and Factory Entertainment Tarot Cards
Funniest: A set of AVTAK transparencies and Factory Entertainment Tarot Cards
Best Use of Collection: A shrublands health retreat shirt and Factory Entertainment Tarot Cards
Best in Show: Super Rare Factory Entertainment Artist Proof Jaws Teeth
Special thanks to Danjaqoff and Factory Entertainment for their most generous contribution of GREAT prizes. Winners should PM me their address.
I thought you might like to see some of the anonymous comments from the judges:
The photos from Paul DeDoes (TTDRIVER)!
Not because he used an attractive girl but because he EFFECTIVELY used an attractive girl to showcase the props.
He attempted, successfully, to duplicate the poses of the girls in the stills from Dr.No, From Russia with Love and
For Your Eyes Only.
His use of professionally photography and lighting entitles him as the winner.
I think if he takes 8 more photos he can successfully sell them as calendars to the AJB board!!
Ian (ICS) from the Double-O Club. Again, great photography and placement of the props, good lighting and the fact that they MADE some of the props in the photos merits a 2nd place in my regard.
Photos submitted by Matt Sherman. If sex sells…so does making you smile. Matt approached his entry from a different venue and truly made me smile.
Not only was the photo shoot funny…it was dangerous…LOL
I also liked his montage of mixing props in between the covers of the books. Very inventive and reminiscent of the ads from the 60’s & 70’s.
Kan because he LOOKS like a Bond villain in the shot of the Faberge eggs. Also, the pics of him on Scaramanga’s island are priceless and well thought out.
108 - http://postimage.org/image/1d8vgzwqs/
FRWL posing girl. Best of the four entries by this participant in my opinion. Combines all that is James Bond (collecting) in one image.
ttdriver, Post 108 / (Second photo, the FRWL collection) Good effort, good display, great use of the model. Also Best in Show.
texas007 / The display itself is the best use of COLLECTION, and the photos in Thailand represent the best USE of collection. Well done!
Post 86 / (The Living Daylights props; Great props, great photography)
joelshannon / Post 43 / (Looks like the real desk Bond would come home to)
Congrats to all the winners!!! -{ Really fantastic entries - great photographs and amazing props!!! I'm envious of all the great prop collections submitted for this contest. And thanks to David and all of those who set up another great contest!! This is what makes this forum so much fun to be a part of. My hat's off to you.
Well done everyone - wish I could have won as there were some nice prizes on offer - but all of the winners were well deserved so well done and congratulations!
My favourite photo is Kan with the Octopussy "Faberge" egg…. Very very impressing photo
But also Kans Scaramanga display is very very nice – I especially like the costume made tailor suite… and the islands photos - dreammmmmmm
Jimmis Lotus photos is like a wet dream…. An absolute top… just need the “Burglar protected” sign in the window – perhaps somebody I know is working on that
Ttdriver – hummmm is the girl part of the collection (found on ebay??) the only problem with the girl is that she takes the focus on a real nice collection… I personally like the FYEO photo with Max
But the props are not in focus, so you can se the quality – a pity
Paul – if we are baned the next time…please turn us into judges
If I look at our photos my favourite is…
AWTAK – the last summer party theme with chleve..so much work went into it… the Ascot programme is modified so it has Pegasus owned by Zorin in it… and The hoarse Penny cheer for (can you remember the name ??) – in addition we have changed names in other places so a lot of ajb members may find a real surprise in the book…
LTK – Armorlite sticker – can you place the scene – so essential in a lot of ways… The Lark detonator still in progress (going to end with colour diodes like in the movie). A farewell to arms – not seen in the movie, but a nice quote…
TLD – Koskovs broken photo… a real defining Dalton scene…
The credit cards… Andy did a splendid job and the Visa likewise… The others are pre-prints of what to come…..
Jimmis Lotus photos is like a wet dream…. An absolute top… just need the “Burglar protected” sign in the window – perhaps somebody I know is working on that
Jimmis Lotus photos is like a wet dream…. An absolute top… just need the “Burglar protected” sign in the window – perhaps somebody I know is working on that
Thank you all !!! -{
It was a lot of fun digging out my collection and shooting the photos.
Special congratulation to Paul D. for the winning shots. Love them :v
Thanks for such a great contest...loved being able to be a part of it! The Bond girl is indeed part of my collection(but don't tell her)! I didn't find her on ebay, but the hunt was intense nevertheless. I know the FYEO piece needs some work, and I promise to fix it and post another for you all to see. Thanks again to Mantis and AJB for putting this together for us to show off some of our stuff!
It was fun and my family had several more entry ideas that were pretty wild... so I hope we can do it again soon. Everyone did a great job and thank you to Agent Zaritsky and the judges!
AWTAK – the last summer party theme with chleve..so much work went into it… the Ascot programme is modified so it has Pegasus owned by Zorin in it… and The hoarse Penny cheer for (can you remember the name ??) – in addition we have changed names in other places so a lot of ajb members may find a real surprise in the book…
LTK – Armorlite sticker – can you place the scene – so essential in a lot of ways… The Lark detonator still in progress (going to end with colour diodes like in the movie). A farewell to arms – not seen in the movie, but a nice quote…
TLD – Koskovs broken photo… a real defining Dalton scene…
The credit cards… Andy did a splendid job and the Visa likewise… The others are pre-prints of what to come…..
Hope all the work you have done has not been to mutch for you Ian.
Thanks for telling who took the picture modify the pictures and make all the props!!
AWTAK – the last summer party theme with chleve..so much work went into it… the Ascot programme is modified so it has Pegasus owned by Zorin in it… and The hoarse Penny cheer for (can you remember the name ??) – in addition we have changed names in other places so a lot of ajb members may find a real surprise in the book…
LTK – Armorlite sticker – can you place the scene – so essential in a lot of ways… The Lark detonator still in progress (going to end with colour diodes like in the movie). A farewell to arms – not seen in the movie, but a nice quote…
TLD – Koskovs broken photo… a real defining Dalton scene…
The credit cards… Andy did a splendid job and the Visa likewise… The others are pre-prints of what to come…..
Hope all the work you have done has not been to mutch for you Ian.
Thanks for telling who took the picture modify the pictures and make all the props!!
Not to play dress up, but it would be fun to see how your misses (name?) would look in a Shrublands Retreat shirt...will pop one in the mail on Tuesday....
Not to play dress up, but it would be fun to see how your misses (name?) would look in a Shrublands Retreat shirt...will pop one in the mail on Tuesday....
Dave, make sure you send the smallest size possible please :v
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Reflections in a double bourbon...
I doubt that I'll be a winner but does anyone know when the winners will be announced..... there's a little suspense being built up here!
What an incrdedible contest with truly amazing entries. This was extremely difficult for the judges indeed. But alas, since this is a contest there ARE those that were outstanding in certain categories. We have also listed runner ups to each category and although they are not prize winners they are still considered absolutely the creme de la creme!
Most Creative:
The most creative award goes to ICS who not only provided us with stunning and well laid out photos, but MADE many of the props seen in their pictures. The below picture hilites why ICS was a clear winner.
Runner up for most creative goes to CJ007Goldeneye who was extremely creative in his design of the 007 logo using props!
The Funniest entry goes to BondFanMedia who submitted a hilarious grouping of photos especially the well packed attache for travel:
Runner up for funniest goes to VESPER65 for his young Scaramanga in training!
Best Use of Collection goes to texas007 who combined travel, props, lifestyle, personal experience and artistry into one of the strongest submissions we have! And with a great back story to boot!
Runner up for best use of collection goes to joelshannon who created what the judges called, "a desk that looks like Bond would have..."
And finally....drum roll please..............
Best in Show goes to............... ttdriver! His post #108 was a first in any contest we have had where all the judges were in total agreement. They made mention that it combines everything about Bond...sex, props, adventure, and all served up in a professional and artistic way! A runaway winner.
Runner up was also ttdriver so let's just show the winning picture:
Congratulations to ALL the winners. The prizes are awarded as follows:
Most Creative: A shrublands health retreat shirt and Factory Entertainment Tarot Cards
Funniest: A set of AVTAK transparencies and Factory Entertainment Tarot Cards
Best Use of Collection: A shrublands health retreat shirt and Factory Entertainment Tarot Cards
Best in Show: Super Rare Factory Entertainment Artist Proof Jaws Teeth
Special thanks to Danjaqoff and Factory Entertainment for their most generous contribution of GREAT prizes. Winners should PM me their address.
The photos from Paul DeDoes (TTDRIVER)!
Not because he used an attractive girl but because he EFFECTIVELY used an attractive girl to showcase the props.
He attempted, successfully, to duplicate the poses of the girls in the stills from Dr.No, From Russia with Love and
For Your Eyes Only.
His use of professionally photography and lighting entitles him as the winner.
I think if he takes 8 more photos he can successfully sell them as calendars to the AJB board!!
Ian (ICS) from the Double-O Club. Again, great photography and placement of the props, good lighting and the fact that they MADE some of the props in the photos merits a 2nd place in my regard.
Photos submitted by Matt Sherman. If sex sells…so does making you smile. Matt approached his entry from a different venue and truly made me smile.
Not only was the photo shoot funny…it was dangerous…LOL
I also liked his montage of mixing props in between the covers of the books. Very inventive and reminiscent of the ads from the 60’s & 70’s.
Kan because he LOOKS like a Bond villain in the shot of the Faberge eggs. Also, the pics of him on Scaramanga’s island are priceless and well thought out.
108 - http://postimage.org/image/1d8vgzwqs/
FRWL posing girl. Best of the four entries by this participant in my opinion. Combines all that is James Bond (collecting) in one image.
ttdriver, Post 108 / (Second photo, the FRWL collection) Good effort, good display, great use of the model. Also Best in Show.
texas007 / The display itself is the best use of COLLECTION, and the photos in Thailand represent the best USE of collection. Well done!
Post 86 / (The Living Daylights props; Great props, great photography)
joelshannon / Post 43 / (Looks like the real desk Bond would come home to)
Kind regards,
Craig
And applaud the judges for difficult decisions.....
My own favorites amongst the next in class were;
Jimibondi His lotus and the action shots are gorgeous....
Universal exports Germany. His Cr shots are some of the best fan-repros of bond scenes ive seen...
Richmenstoys. Great Displays with some hard to acquire pieces...
Astonmartin DBS. I loved the Goldfinger montage - simple but very effective.
Pyrat. That Lamp is worth a prize on it's own....but nice shots, very bondian
Ultimate truth Sorry ttdriver, but those jeans !.... Just superb rear guard action...
J.Bauer - liked the pistol montages....
And of course micks superb golden gun - some nicely posed shots of his own work....still an ajb classic...
Who'd be a judge?....
PPS..... Remarkable that Ian can still win a contest like this without his two lethal props..... 8-)
I vote that Ian is banned from the next contest unless he gets his big guns out... :v
But thanks to all for sharing ...
One more time....
Hope you don't mine UT...
Here my thoughts on some of the different photos…
My favourite photo is Kan with the Octopussy "Faberge" egg…. Very very impressing photo
But also Kans Scaramanga display is very very nice – I especially like the costume made tailor suite… and the islands photos - dreammmmmmm
Jimmis Lotus photos is like a wet dream…. An absolute top… just need the “Burglar protected” sign in the window – perhaps somebody I know is working on that
Ttdriver – hummmm is the girl part of the collection (found on ebay??) the only problem with the girl is that she takes the focus on a real nice collection… I personally like the FYEO photo with Max
But the props are not in focus, so you can se the quality – a pity
Paul – if we are baned the next time…please turn us into judges
If I look at our photos my favourite is…
AWTAK – the last summer party theme with chleve..so much work went into it… the Ascot programme is modified so it has Pegasus owned by Zorin in it… and The hoarse Penny cheer for (can you remember the name ??) – in addition we have changed names in other places so a lot of ajb members may find a real surprise in the book…
LTK – Armorlite sticker – can you place the scene – so essential in a lot of ways… The Lark detonator still in progress (going to end with colour diodes like in the movie). A farewell to arms – not seen in the movie, but a nice quote…
TLD – Koskovs broken photo… a real defining Dalton scene…
The credit cards… Andy did a splendid job and the Visa likewise… The others are pre-prints of what to come…..
Ohhhh I turned this into a new quiz
www.007jamesbond.dk
http://thedangermen.com/
TIS - "The moment you think you got it figured - you're wrong"
Formerly known as Teppo
Ian, look closer...It's there
My congrats to all winners!
Jimmybondi
Ohhhh Jimmi – that is brown or ???? should be red
www.007jamesbond.dk
http://thedangermen.com/
It was a lot of fun digging out my collection and shooting the photos.
Special congratulation to Paul D. for the winning shots. Love them :v
Congratulation to the participants for their imaginative entries.
Ed
TheSpyBoys.com
the spyboys Facebook page
Fantastic entries by everyone, top notch stuff!
Congratulation to all the winners and everyone involved
great work guys -{ :007)
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www.facebook.com/QuartermasterProps
LTK – Armorlite sticker – can you place the scene – so essential in a lot of ways… The Lark detonator still in progress (going to end with colour diodes like in the movie). A farewell to arms – not seen in the movie, but a nice quote…
TLD – Koskovs broken photo… a real defining Dalton scene…
The credit cards… Andy did a splendid job and the Visa likewise… The others are pre-prints of what to come…..
Hope all the work you have done has not been to mutch for you Ian.
Thanks for telling who took the picture modify the pictures and make all the props!!
You ar som kind of "friend"
Dave, make sure you send the smallest size possible please :v
Something screams desperation here :v, tell your friend that a pic of her ass don't suffice, tt's Mrs blew her out of the game :v
Not that I was a Judge or anything
Subtle as ever pete ...
Hey mantis send the man a shirt - provided proof of receipt is posted