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      CommentAuthorEnon Hall
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2007 edited
     

    I can't believe it's July already! Here's a little idea to kick off the new month.


    As you visit houseblog sites this month, pay attention to the photography. If you run across a photo that really blows you away, nominate it here for "July Houseblog Photo of the Month."


    The photo could be exceptional for:


    1) its beauty


    2) the story it tells


    3) its creativity


    4) its "how to" value


    5) whatever else strikes you.


    Just come to this thread and embed the photo in a comment and also create a link to the houseblog where you found the image. And tell why you think the photo is really great. Nominate as many photos as you want. At the end of the month we'll take a quick vote and crown our "July Houseblog Photo of the Month."


    That and a buck fifty should get the winner a cheap cup of coffee!


    Have fun!


     

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      CommentAuthorEnon Hall
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2007 edited
     

    Here's my first nomination.



    Cool photo composition and a great door!


    This photo comes from Newborn House. There are some other great photos from their entry today, so I actually had a hard time choosing my favorite.


     


     

    • CommentAuthorAaron
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2007
     

    Great idea!  I just maked this the featured discussion on the home page--we've talked about ideas like this but never done it so I'm glad you finally went ahead and did it.  Thanks, Bill.


    Great initial photo, too.  That sets the bar pretty high...  :-)

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      CommentAuthorEnon Hall
    • CommentTimeJul 9th 2007
     

    Here's another cool houseblogger photo to nominate.



    This came from Cacatua. They're using mud bricks and have found prints made by "kangaroos, possums, a wombat and…. A cat!"  (I'm not sure why a cat would be so extraordinary. Are there not cats in the Outback?)


     

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      CommentAuthorEnon Hall
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2007 edited
     

    This one isn't a necessarily beautiful photo, but I'm nominating it anyway, and then I'll share my reason.



    This photo is the last of a series of photos posted by Darryl at Cedar Ridge Farm showing, step by step, how to cut a tenon into the end of a timber. There are 12 photos in the series, and along with his written description, they provide a very useful and useable "how to." I rarely have the patience to write these kinds of posts because they really take a lot of time and require a great attention to detail. My hat's off to the bloggers that write such valuable, instructional posts!


    I'm sure there are lots of great photos on houseblogger sites that I've missed so far this month. I surely don't have time to visit every site, so I need your help. So be sure to nominate any cool photos you run across in your travels. Or heck, nominate one of your own photos from this month if you think it's particularly cool.


     

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    Okay, Bill, I will!


    I don't know why but I've always liked this "before" shot of my bathroom rehab.  I title it "Point of No Return".


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      CommentAuthorEnon Hall
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2007 edited
     

    Here's another nomination for cool composition.




    Over at Smithers & Oso's Old House they've been working on a poured concrete patio. In this photo, I love how the 9 pads of the patio mirror the 9-pane window. Apparently the windows were the inspiration for the patio design. This photo does a good job caturing that.

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      CommentAuthorEnon Hall
    • CommentTimeJul 22nd 2007
     

    Here's another great illustrative photo that I'd like to nominate.



    Paul at Homeowner's Blog created a French drain and obviously spent time neatly setting up this photo and then placing his camera in the bottom of the ditch to get this nice photo.  Paul's an engineer. Can you tell?


    This photo is destined to become the ultimate "How to make a French Drain" photo on the Web.

    • CommentAuthorrandy
    • CommentTimeJul 23rd 2007
     

    I'd like to throw a few in the ring, if I may, from my blog,  The Fun Times Guide To Homebuilding. Most of the photos are from a new custom home built by owner,  Jerry Bonner of Bonner Custom Homes. He wanted a full-blown authentic English cottage for he and his wife, that would be passed down through generations of Bonner's.



    Quality materials and Craftsmanship



     



     


    1. The above photo shows an overload of quality materials and old world craftsmanship at work. Reclaimed antique terra cotta roof tiles, copper gutters attached to beautifully stained rafter tails and solid cypress beams that are nice and snug using mortise and tenon joinery.


    Stairwell wall design


    2. The stairwell wall design pickets are a nice touch that separate the room from the stairwell in this modern, yet authentic, English cottage.


    A custom made rondel glass window


    3. I love this photo taken from inside of the upstairs bathroom. The window consists of 21 individual rondel glass discs  and a bit of stained glass that the Bonners brought back from a trip to the UK. They brought them back in a shoebox and took them to a local artisan, here in Atlanta, and asked her to come up with a design they could use in their home. They have a few other rondel glass windows that are strategically located to take full advantage of certain views throughout the home. Very nice and extremely unique!


    Man at work


    4.The above shows a painter hard at work staining a few custom made, solid oak bookshelves. I felt that the light hitting the vaporized stain was magnificent and a bit unusual looking.


    Copper rain chain

     


    Reclaimed antique terra cotta roof tiles


    5. I like the symmetry of both of the above photos.


     


    More nominations?


     


    Randy of The Fun Times Guide To Homebuilding


     


     


     


     



     

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      CommentAuthorEnon Hall
    • CommentTimeJul 31st 2007
     

    Thanks for the nominations. Now it's time to vote!


    Voting will end at midnight (Eastern Time) on Saturday, August 4th.

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      CommentAuthorEnon Hall
    • CommentTimeAug 5th 2007
     

    WE HAVE A WINNER!



    With 33% of the vote, this great photo from Newborn House took top honors as the July Houseblog Photo of the Month! Congratulations!


    This photo narrowly edged out the runner-up, "Man at Work."


    Thanks to everybody for voting!


     

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      CommentAuthorJeannie
    • CommentTimeAug 5th 2007 edited
     

    Lovely pics...all of them!

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