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The Spirit Of A Country
An Exclusive Open Challenge using the Basic Editing rules.

Description
Photograph someone or something that can represent the spirit of a country creatively. For example, it is a stereotype using an eagle as a symbol of USA. However, challengers could photograph something else to represent the spirit of USA instead of an eagle.

Submission Dates:
  Nov 11 2009 - Nov 17 2009

Voting Dates:
  Nov 18 2009 - Nov 24 2009

Submissions: 63
Disqualifications: 1
Votes: 14,841
Comments: 682

Average Score: 5.56795
Highest Score: 6.8871
Median Score: 5.5527
Lowest Score: 4.2094
Results for The Spirit Of A Country:
Challenge Results for The Spirit Of A Country
La Tour Eiffel - France
by Melethia

1st place with an
average vote of 6.8871

Views: 6828 (441 during voting)
Votes: 248
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.944
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.877
ARABIA
by nutzito

2nd place with an
average vote of 6.8402

Views: 5164 (464 during voting)
Votes: 244
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.677
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.867
Matryoshka - Little Russian Nesting Doll(s)
by CNovack

3rd place with an
average vote of 6.8233

Views: 5072 (424 during voting)
Votes: 249
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.471
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.879
Native Spirit
by signal2noise

4th place with an
average vote of 6.7621

Views: 2454 (435 during voting)
Votes: 248
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.892
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.739
Bird Of Freedom
by karenk

5th place with an
average vote of 6.6761

Views: 2302 (429 during voting)
Votes: 247
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.143
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.764
Endless summer Australia
by John White

6th place with an
average vote of 6.5673

Views: 1923 (421 during voting)
Votes: 245
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.278
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.617
Vodka, the Russian Spirit
by Budya

7th place with an
average vote of 6.4395

Views: 2085 (437 during voting)
Votes: 248
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.286
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.465
England's Clock
by claylikethemud

8th place with an
average vote of 6.4315

Views: 5146 (390 during voting)
Votes: 248
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.361
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.443
The Spirit Of Canada
by rob_smith

9th place with an
average vote of 6.4274

Views: 2349 (433 during voting)
Votes: 248
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.382
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.435
England's Green and Pleasant Land
by temba

10th place with an
average vote of 6.3402

Views: 1631 (376 during voting)
Votes: 244
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.265
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.352
Kimonos (and Cameras)
by Pug-H

11th place with an
average vote of 6.2158

Views: 1467 (367 during voting)
Votes: 241
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.061
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.240
Of Courage, Peace and Quiet Strength
by jeger

12th place with an
average vote of 6.1777

Views: 1275 (414 during voting)
Votes: 242
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.886
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.227
Red, White and Blue - American Football - USA
by Dirt_Diver

13th place with an
average vote of 6.1762

Views: 1655 (466 during voting)
Votes: 244
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.939
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.213
Spirited India
by arpita

14th place with an
average vote of 6.1410

Views: 1192 (390 during voting)
Votes: 234
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.125
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.144
Spirit of the Wild - West Coast, USA.
by jkirkby

15th place with an
average vote of 6.0909

Views: 1216 (395 during voting)
Votes: 242
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.686
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.159
The Maestro
by robm001

16th place with an
average vote of 6.0766

Views: 1251 (399 during voting)
Votes: 235
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.147
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.065
Working Together For A Common Purpose - That's The Spirit!
by angkokweng

17th place with an
average vote of 6.0717

Views: 1278 (379 during voting)
Votes: 237
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.970
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.088
The land of ice and fire. Mt. HEKLA
by Glanni

18th place with an
average vote of 6.0685

Views: 986 (390 during voting)
Votes: 248
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.829
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.108
"ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." ~JFK
by unbreakable

19th place with an
average vote of 5.9915

Views: 2315 (386 during voting)
Votes: 236
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.088
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.975
Their Spirits Live On
by adamweb

20th place with an
average vote of 5.9259

Views: 1102 (397 during voting)
Votes: 243
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.939
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.924
Weary
by ozerad

21st place with an
average vote of 5.9198

Views: 931 (408 during voting)
Votes: 237
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.818
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.936
Never Forgotten
by franktheyank

22nd place with an
average vote of 5.8714

Views: 938 (369 during voting)
Votes: 241
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.788
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.885
Yankie Girls, We Make Em Tough
by JulietNN

23rd place with an
average vote of 5.8208

Views: 1390 (512 during voting)
Votes: 240
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.515
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.870
America's Pastime
by kingdesmond

24th place with an
average vote of 5.7884

Views: 932 (380 during voting)
Votes: 241
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.371
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.859
From the Hands of the Bakers - Spirt of Hard Work to Feed a Nation
by PGerst

25th place with an
average vote of 5.7292

Views: 903 (373 during voting)
Votes: 240
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.688
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.736
Bus, Union Flag Umbrella and Rain!
by SteveJ

26th place with an
average vote of 5.6888

Views: 1117 (392 during voting)
Votes: 241
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Average Vote (Participants): 6.118
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.618
Red White and Blue Jeans
by tate

27th place with an
average vote of 5.6695

Views: 955 (380 during voting)
Votes: 236
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.265
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.738
Liberty boat
by abrakatebra

28th place with an
average vote of 5.6025

Views: 732 (393 during voting)
Votes: 239
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.546
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.612
Lesotho-The Mountain Kingdom
by Ammie

29th place with an
average vote of 5.5983

Views: 986 (379 during voting)
Votes: 239
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.500
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.615
Japanese Silk Kimono
by JuliBoc

30th place with an
average vote of 5.5917

Views: 815 (380 during voting)
Votes: 240
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.485
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.609
Honoring Veterans
by kleski

31st place with an
average vote of 5.5763

Views: 965 (386 during voting)
Votes: 236
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.424
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.601
Latitude
by HighNooner

32nd place with an
average vote of 5.5527

Views: 896 (384 during voting)
Votes: 237
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.281
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.595
Arad fort - Bahrain
by el3radii

33rd place with an
average vote of 5.4638

Views: 3535 (366 during voting)
Votes: 235
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.324
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.488
Italian silhouette
by Rino63

34th place with an
average vote of 5.4487

Views: 804 (371 during voting)
Votes: 234
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.000
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.520
A coffie shop on every corner.
by scotthadl

35th place with an
average vote of 5.3525

Views: 870 (384 during voting)
Votes: 244
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.029
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.405
Barn Siding
by patches

36th place with an
average vote of 5.2887

Views: 668 (366 during voting)
Votes: 239
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.219
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.300
Canada: Olympic Spirit
by KarenNfld

37th place with an
average vote of 5.2845

Views: 935 (373 during voting)
Votes: 239
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.375
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.271
Folded Wings
by dtallakson

38th place with an
average vote of 5.2833

Views: 640 (386 during voting)
Votes: 240
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.485
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.251
Asianestique
by gjumi

39th place with an
average vote of 5.2479

Views: 628 (409 during voting)
Votes: 242
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.971
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.293
Tuscan Tradition
by bauerfan71

40th place with an
average vote of 5.2458

Views: 654 (363 during voting)
Votes: 240
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.941
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.296
Conservation & Respect
by gg3rd

41st place with an
average vote of 5.2458

Views: 678 (384 during voting)
Votes: 240
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.094
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.269
Automotive Capital of the World
by tvsometime

42nd place with an
average vote of 5.1803

Views: 743 (383 during voting)
Votes: 244
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.029
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.205
Thanks
by colorcarnival

43rd place with an
average vote of 5.1772

Views: 813 (376 during voting)
Votes: 237
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.188
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.176
American Future Fighter
by glad2badad

44th place with an
average vote of 5.1737

Views: 865 (396 during voting)
Votes: 236
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Average Vote (Participants): 4.697
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.251
Frosty
by HighLight

45th place with an
average vote of 5.1083

Views: 570 (366 during voting)
Votes: 240
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.794
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.160
Brotherhood: The Spirit of Coal Country
by Gopher214

46th place with an
average vote of 4.9872

Views: 563 (377 during voting)
Votes: 235
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Average Vote (Participants): 4.636
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.045
Symmetry
by zeddicus

47th place with an
average vote of 4.9785

Views: 637 (370 during voting)
Votes: 233
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.063
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.965
American Alligator.
by phase3

48th place with an
average vote of 4.9744

Views: 707 (356 during voting)
Votes: 234
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.688
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.020
We live with ancient legends.
by ganxter

49th place with an
average vote of 4.9658

Views: 724 (363 during voting)
Votes: 234
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Average Vote (Participants): 4.970
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.965
Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway. -John Wayne
by ahjenny

50th place with an
average vote of 4.9231

Views: 1199 (343 during voting)
Votes: 234
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.000
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.911
Beehive and NZ Parliament Building
by nzbayleys

51st place with an
average vote of 4.8750

Views: 1073 (351 during voting)
Votes: 232
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Average Vote (Participants): 5.065
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.846
Philippine Jeepney - A Filipino Ingenuity
by denbote

52nd place with an
average vote of 4.8729

Views: 6241 (397 during voting)
Votes: 236
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Average Vote (Participants): 4.500
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.931
Australia - The ANZAC spirit
by Delta_6

53rd place with an
average vote of 4.8455

Views: 812 (357 during voting)
Votes: 233
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Average Vote (Participants): 4.636
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.880
tacky tiki (made in China) . A cultural item debased by the mighty $
by kiwinick

54th place with an
average vote of 4.8240

Views: 632 (377 during voting)
Votes: 233
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Average Vote (Participants): 4.588
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.864
Farris Wheel Small Town USA
by GrayElla

55th place with an
average vote of 4.7731

Views: 703 (392 during voting)
Votes: 238
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.375
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.835
Kuiltje jus
by hajeka

56th place with an
average vote of 4.7101

Views: 868 (362 during voting)
Votes: 238
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.265
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.784
Education
by Vic_87

57th place with an
average vote of 4.6417

Views: 718 (386 during voting)
Votes: 240
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.636
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.643
The Spirit of Emergency
by malski

58th place with an
average vote of 4.5316

Views: 705 (358 during voting)
Votes: 237
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.188
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.585
God, Country, Self
by shareinnc

59th place with an
average vote of 4.5210

Views: 605 (382 during voting)
Votes: 238
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Average Vote (Participants): 4.364
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.546
rekindling faith
by jencruz

60th place with an
average vote of 4.4979

Views: 621 (372 during voting)
Votes: 233
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Average Vote (Participants): 4.094
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.562
A Fistful Of Dollars
by GeneralE

61st place with an
average vote of 4.4329

Views: 850 (367 during voting)
Votes: 231
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.156
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.477
Justice Under the Law
by dtremain

62nd place with an
average vote of 4.2094

Views: 779 (368 during voting)
Votes: 234
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.000
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.243
Disqualified Images
The courage to dream that from nothing, something great can come.
by joeyz101

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Disqualification Message:
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