Weekend Task #51 - Transformation

[Jan1977]

Weekend Task #51 - Transformation

With the recent changes in the forum, I thought "Transformation" would be a suitable theme for this week's WET. You can submit a photo that (somehow) relates to a transformation or transformations, but it is also allowed to submit a series of 2 or 3 images expressing some form of transformation. If you decide to post a series, you can post the photos in a single post or you can combine them in a single image file. Just as your imagination or creativity deems right.

This will be a voting week week !

This challenge begins when posted and ends at noon GMT on Monday 19 January 2026.
After that voting will commence.

The WET Rules: ​

The General Image rules:

1. Camera: Any CAMERA is allowed (images from scanned film are also allowed);
2. Post only ONE photo; => for this challenge it is allowed to post up to 3 photos, but it has to be a single post as the series is counted as "one submission"
3. Time: Any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions here should NOT be entered;
4. Size: Maximum image size is 1600px on the long end. Minimum size is 800px;
5. Post Processing: Do whatever you like, and the host/voters will decide if it works;
6. Title your image;
7. Posting: ONE PHOTO per photographer per challenge.
8. Commenting: No commenting and/or Likes during challenge. After the challenge is closed and the winner is known, discussion is encouraged;
9. Keep it clean, and both family and work safe;
10. Have lots of FUN;
11. This text is available in a sticky. Copy the text and paste it in the new thread or quote it and remove the quote tags.

The rules for choosing the winner in a voting week:

1. Once the challenge is closed on Monday noon GMT, voting will commence;
2. The voting window will be closed 24 hours later on Tuesday noon GMT;
3. People who didn't enter a photograph are also allowed to vote;
4. Contestants cannot vote on their own image;
5. Voters must cast 3 votes. Any fewer and the votes will be discarded. The only exception is if there are fewer entries in which case all must be included in the votes;
6. The votes will be tallied as follows: 1st Place = 3 points, 2nd Place = 2 points, and 3rd Place = 1 point;
7. The host of the challenge may also enter a photo and is encouraged to do so;
8. Should the host win, the runner up will host the next challenge, so as to avoid the same person hosting in two consecutive weeks;
9. In case of a tie, the host will make the final decision;
10. After the challenge has ended, everyone is invited to comment on the images and/or provide feedback on their vote choices!

The rules for choosing the winner when the hosts chooses the winner:

1. When the hosts decide to choose the winner him/herself, the rule is simple: he or she picks the winner;
2. The host is encouraged to give us his/her thoughts on the competing images;
3. The host is not allowed to submit an image of his/her own.

Hosting:

1. The challenge host is the winner of the last challenge;
2. Once your win is announced, go to Games, Competitions and Challenges and choose "Post thread";
3. In the top (title) line, enter Weekend Task #X - Your Topic
4. Copy / paste the sticky in your new thread, fill in the right data (title, description, data etc.) and click "Post thread", at the bottom of the page. Or simply click the QUOTE button and then in your new thread choose INSERT QUOTE, toggle off the BBcode, remove the QUOTE buttons and toggle on the BBcode button again. Detailed instructions for that are here.
5. Soon after noon GMT on the next Tuesday, post the sum of the votes for first, second, and third place. No ties, please;
6. If the winner can't be contacted and doesn't respond by Wednesday noon GMT, the second-place winner will host the challenge. If both are unavailable, the third-place winner will host.

Link to Sticky with template.
Link to Rob's spreadsheet for tallying the votes.

>> THE WINNER ALWAYS SETS THE THEME FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE AND HOSTS IT - PLEASE BE PREPARED AND ON TIME >>

 

[greatgrandma]

What a difference a paint job makes - Key West Lighthouse - Right 1968 and left 2005

 

[Terry McDaniel]

Transformed by Jesus.

 

[RDWP]

Buttercup: Pup to Senior

PowerShot Pro1 ~~ PowerShot SD1000

 

[Jan1977]

Stages in the life of a coot:

 

[Jan1977]

There is still time to submit your entries

As a heads-up, I won't be able to open the voting at noon tomorrow (Jan 19th). So once noon passes, the voting can start.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Transformation of the sky: the forming of a rainbow.

First there was this: a sharp division between light and dark:

Followed by the rainbow:

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Time to close the competition. Let's vote!

Post your #1, #2 and #3 votes. Everybody can vote. Until tomorrow, Tuesday, noon GMT.

 

[Terry McDaniel]

1. RD
2. Jan
3. GG

I should have read the rules about being able to post more than one photo.

 

[Jack Dawe]

1. Terry McD
2. GreatGrandma
3. Jan

 

[RDWP]

1. Terry
2. Levina
3. Jan

 

[StephenM]

1. Jan
2. Levina
3. Rosalie

Plus I echo Terry's comment

 

[Jan1977]

Still some time left to vote , here are my votes:
#1 Greatgrandma
#2 Terry McDaniel
#3 RDWP

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

#1 Terry
#2 Rosalie
#3 Rob

 

[Jan1977]

Well Levina's votes just before the closing deadline, voting is now closed.

Congrats to Terry who transformed himself into the winner of the WET with 11 points .

Also congrats to Greatgrandma Rosalie for the honorable 2nd place with 9 points , leaving me behind as the number three with 7 points.

It is up to Terry to decide on and host the next WET .