Agreed (I didn't vote for it). Based on the comments, it was a 2nd or 3rd for a few voters so the whitewash over 16 votes was not expected in a 5-way race. The statistical probability part of my brain is too engaged this morning.
In an alternate reality Tidal won, or wasn't in the contest, etc...
My first impulse was to go with Breathtaking, but after looking at the photos more closely for a while I chose Bastion.
The setting red sunlight on her sensual pose makes her merge a bit into the background and stand out at the same time.
An absolutely outstanding showing by Breathtaking, which dominated a quality field of candidates, elevating its status to "serious contender" for 2021 WCN Photo of the Year!
1st Tiebreaker: winner determined by votes cast by panel's "Superjudges"
2nd Tiebreaker: winner determined by first 9 votes received
3rd Tiebreaker: winner determined by first pic to reach 3 votes
WCN and WCT Together. representing the greatest nude-glamour/artistic-nude photo tournament ever conceived... honoring the very best in nude and/or sexually provocative photographic arts!
I would like to take this moment to formally change my vote to Karina Flores.
Karina Flores and Hearth Warming were 1A and 1B for me. Doesn't look like Hearth Warming is going to advance and I want to make sure one of my preferred pics makes it out of this round.