Best marks photo contest

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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

BEST MARKS PHOTO CONTEST - Winners

"for contestants ... kudos on your participationin the contest, and, more importantly, thecourage and pride you shared with the storiesbehind the pictures. Congrats to all of you"

Nikita

Readers might recall I announced the Best Marks Photo Contest for female subs, a few weeks back. We've had great fun with this one!This contest was for the ladies ... specifically the female subs who belong to my female sub educational / support group FemSubStartingPlace:
"It's time to share your favorite photos ... and relive the moments you received the marks of which you are most proud ..."Were they from a flogging, with a flogger made by your Dom/me, in front of all his friends ... or from especially vicious labia clamps that she instructed you to wear ... or from a really hard spanking, after you did something naughty ... or the pegs he had you purchase from the supermarket ..."Show us your photos and tell us all about it..."


Ms160 and Miss Bonnie (World Famous Judges Of BDSM Contests) judged the contest, which we really enjoyed, although as I pointed out during the judging process, "it was a challenge to judge, because we had such a wide range of marks plus the wide range of real time experience of both contestants and their Doms".I would like to thank each and every contestant, as well as the prize winners for permission to reproduce their photos and experiences here. It's been an honor.The judges were highly impressed by the standard on entries. "Any dominant would be happy for them to 'wear' their marks. Well done girls", concluded Miss Bonnie, " it's a pleasure to be a part of your support group". Members of FSSP were equally supportive of contestants, with Nikita writing: "kudos on your participation in the contest and, more importantly, the courage and pride you shared with the stories behind the pictures"

.Here are the awards (in no particular order):

Wild and Passionate Award:

kynthia and her Master

kynthia only entered one photo, of which she wrote: "the marks in my picture aren't as extreme as some, but they hold pretty heavy place for me".The judges appreciated how kyn treasured her marks:
"[these are] from the last time that Master and i truly got to "play." It's been a long time ... so these pictures and these marks are all I have to show" and were delighted for her that some had scarred. We loved how she had submitted to his fingernails ("his preference") and the pain ("don't remember much of the physical pain ... must have been off in lala land").For Miss Bonnie, kyn's marks "suggest frenzy, and total abandonment ... [a] lust for wanting to mark". For Ms160, they were "passionate stitches that covered her back in a quilt of desire". We have much pleasure in presenting kynthia and her Master with the Wild and Passionate Award. Accepting the award, kyn wrote:
"I'm proud to be connected with [FemSubStartingPlace], the lifestyle, and appreciate the comments!"

Inaugural FSSP Flaming Cheeks Award:

Nikita

This was tricky. We had three entrants with "flaming cheeks": Nikita, cyndi and saturn, all of whom deserved to win.As part of the story of her photo cyndi explained how she had been cheeky about not receiving enough pain from a Dom at a play party ("he used it rather sensually") and had received these marks as a result:
"it felt like a battle of wills to me...or at least some sort of challenge to see if i could back up my SAM mouth with my butt. Right at the point i though i couldn't take any more..he stopped and these are the marks that resulted ... they lasted about two weeks. It was worth it though...i really enjoyed it!"So did the judges. "Such a lovely shade of purple! ", exclaimed Miss Bonnie, "well spread out across the canvas". "I love that you can see track marks from the implement, often deep within the darkest bruises ... seriously yummy", concluded Ms160.The judges very much liked saturn's "Thor's handy work" photo, and enjoyed what saturn wrote:
"[this] is from my current ... Master ... He attacked my rear before thispicture. We were trying to make a heart shape on my rear using a wooden spoon, for the contest, but were unable to accomplish that. So He used the spoon, His hand, and a beautiful Lolita paddle purchased some time ago""This pic showed precision application of 'toys' for a desired effect (to produce a result)", noted Miss Bonnie, and Ms160 also commented on this: "oh I love that pale pink blush ... they nearly got that heart shape, just needed more work on the sweet spot, lol". Miss Bonnie also:
"adore[d] the two perfect reddened 'orbs' ... the heat from [saturn's] cheeks would have produced would have been amazing ... as a Domme one thing I to love to do is feel the heat produced after / during a session ... this pic made me want to feel that heat..."Nikita entered three photos from the one session, writing in detail about what had occurred:
"The first time I played with a group of friends, I was timid. There was excitement and fear. I was self conscious .. you know, all the things women are self-conscious about before any encounter ... [it] was clouding my judgment ... there was no way I was going to drop my pants for this group".Nikita explained how she was given a color safe word code by the Dom, but:
"it was such a rush for me, the whole scene, the spanking, humiliation, and the subbie sisterhood, that I quickly forgot what I was supposed to do if it got too painful"She endured a great deal before finally ending the session:
"finally, I whispered, 'red' very quietly ... the action stopped. Someone said 'let's check for marks.' I pulled down my pants with difficulty and heard them gasp. It was too late"The resulting marks were stupendous:
"the results of that episode are on the cover of my book."What did I learn from that? I created a situation where the Dom questioned himself and for that I really feel bad. What could have been done to avoid the situation? I should have pulled my pants down, modesty be damned".The judges agreed, and appreciated that Nikita had previously posted this story as a warning to other subs. "I admire her conviction to stay stead fast and receive what she took", noted Miss Bonnie, "LOL I hope those pants go down now !!" Ms160 felt the same: "lesson well and truly learned ... the entire ass is deeply bruised, flaming and red, I doubt she sat down for days". Miss Bonnie agreed: "that's one wicked never ending mark ... but it would come at cost of a sore butt for weeks!"When the judges compared the three bottoms, we decided that Nikita's most clearly met the category of "flaming cheeks", so we are delighted to present her with the Inaugural FSSP Flaming Cheeks Award.Accepting the award "~beaming and blushing~ ", Nikita wrote:
"Thank you ... I'll be very proud to put it on my profile".For more info on Nikita's great online book Tales of the Whipping Post, check out my earlier post. You can purchase it here.

BEING CHEEKY AWARD:

cyndi

The Being Cheeky Award is presented to cyndi, for her Photo 1, for the events outlined in her story above. Ms160 especially loved how cyndi uses the term "sensually" with such masochistic despair ("he used the carriage whip rather sensually" translates as "he didn't hit me hard enough"!!)Sometimes, the judges decided, a sub deserves a little cheek for being cheeky....Accepting the award, cyndi wrote:
"It is good to know my mouth finally earned me something other than a lot of pain and bruising. lol. thank you for the award. Congratulations to Carrie Ann and Taylor and to all the others. I look forward to new contests in the future."

Rings of Desire Award:

saturn and Thor

saturn's three contest entries were greatly admired by the judges, who appreciated saturn and Thor producing marks especially for the contest. "Thor's handy work" has already been described. Her second photo depicted "a glorious imprint of a hand" (Ms160) from an earlier master, which Miss Bonnie (for whom it revived memories "of my youth and my Dom who liked to leave full hand prints") especially enjoyed.However the most important of saturn's entries was her first photo, which illustrates one way her Master likes to use and mark her:
"He really loves biting me, and i (obviously) really enjoy it. He has a habit of biting and sucking... you get the beautiful mark seen in the first picture"Ms160 found the photo "made me smile, the way he uses his teeth to possess what he desires, to mark what he owns".The judges also loved how saturn shared the following:
"we were looking at it after the first time He made it on me and we both go "it looks like Saturn" then our eyes met (yes it's cheesy but true) and i go "maybe ... that could be..." and He goes "that's exactly what i was just thinking.""And so we found my name".The judges are honored to present saturn and Thor with the Rings of Desire Award. saturn accepted the award with "::blushes::":
"thank You so much for this wonderful opportunity, and for the award"

Best Marks Contest Winner:

CarrieAnn and Taylor

"your pics are BEAUTIFUL and anyone with an eye for art should be able to see that. saturn and i actuallytalked, in detail, about how we both thought that you tookthe contest, hands down (no offense to any others!!)"
kynthiaCarrieAnn entered three photos of the same scene.Her description ("Taylor is slowly but surely cutting a design into me") turned Ms160's "knees and other parts liquid". CarrieAnn continued:
"We like blood and sharp things ... [cutting the design slowly] makes it cool in the long run and allows us to do the type of cutting we like without having "ugly" scars later"She also describes the process ("most of this is done with different types of scalpels, though he usually has a pile of knives next to him too") and her own response:
" it's a very yummy sensation for me. Pain plus fear plus the battle to sit absolutely still. I love sharp things...."CarrieAnn is of course a great deal more experienced than some other members of the contest, but it was not the extreme nature of cutting that drew the judges as much as the "extraordinary artistry" (Ms160) involved. "Beautifully done", wrote Miss Bonnie, "the lines are all of the same depth, they are fluid and curved ... not your standard squared off irregular mean looking lines. Skill was used to produced them".Ms160 agreed: "cutting curvilinear designs is the highest degree of technical difficulty. The pattern (although obviously incomplete) is intricate and follows the body's own curves - see the left shoulder". Miss Bonnie - previously not a fan of cutting - found herself a convert: "her Master has talent at his craft ... [I] might have to re look into this myself now lol...".

The judges are really pleased to be able to declare CarrieAnn and Taylor the Winner(s) of FSSP's 2007 Best Marks Contest.CarrieAnn wrote, when accepting her prize:
"that was unexpected! I was feeling all blah cuz I didn't have any impact play pics to share so big, huge thanks M 160 and Miss Bonnie."Most particularly cool cuz we often get a really bad reaction to our knife play/cutting play from those who disapprove. I'm beaming!"

***Thanks again to all contestants!We'll definitely be holding more contests. Any female subs reading this who'd like to take part, come and join us at FemSubStartingPlace, an educational / support group for female subs run by Ms160. It's a small group, carefully moderated to preserve privacy, where you can ask anything, rant about anything, and post your favorite marks pix, lol.

Photos: courtesy of kynthia, Nikita,cyndi, saturn and CarrieAnnBook cover:courtesy of Nikita
Many thanks:to Miss Bonnie

all contestantsand members of FSSP
Posted by Mistress160 at 9:50 AM
Labels: Contests - photo, Female Subs, FemSubStartingPlace

reposted by MissBonnie with permission from all involved.