It was such a pleasure to be a part of this food photography event. This was my first time hosting the DMBLGiT challenge and I feel quite honored and proud. No such event can ever be successful without enthusiastic participants. So, a big big thank you to all the 39 bloggers for taking time out to send in your beautiful entries. Also, a huge thank you to the super talented judges – Meeta, Ana, Sylvie and Pamela -  who took time out of their busy schedules to to review and score all the gorgeous entries. It was not an easy task to choose the 6 winners out of so many beautiful food photos.

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New to DMBLGiT? Read  the announcement post from earlier this month.
Read here to meet the judges for this month’s event.
Check out the  DMBLGiT October 2012 Gallery to see all the submissions.

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Overall Winners

The overall winners have the highest scores in all three categories combined.

Overall First Place

Chocolate and vanilla buttercream tart
by Miriam Garcia
El invitado de invierno I Nikon D70s (50mm)

Overall Second Place

White Gazpacho
by Aparna
My Diverse Kitchen I Canon 60D (50mm f/1.8)

Overall Third Place

Ricotta and Blueberry Frollini
by Ago
Pane, burro e marmellata I Nikon D3000 (50 mm)

Edibility, Originality, and Aesthetics Winners

Each picture was scored in three categories: edibility, originality, and aesthetics. The photo receiving the highest total score in each of those categories, excluding the three overall winners, is the specific category winner.

Edibility Winner

Toast of Iberian pork with quince mayonnaise
by Raquel Carmona
Los Tragaldabas I Canon EOS 7D (50 mm f/1.2)

Originality Winner

Flaxseed Waffle Sundae
by Yulyan Parwati
Cooking With Love I Canon 500D (50mm f/1.8)

Aesthetics Winner

Whole Wheat Maple Graham Cookies
by Yelena Strokin
Beautiful Food: Cooking Melangery I Canon Mark 2 (50 mm)

Host’s Award

This award goes out to a photograph of the host’s choice  that stood out but was not a winner in any of the categories.

Host’s Award Winner

Pumpkin soup
by Ana
Cinnamon & Thyme I Canon Eos 450D (50mm f/1.8)

Congratulations to all the winners!

Thank you Andrew of Spitton Extra for the opportunity to be a part of this event and to host it. For next month’s DMBLGiT please visit Spitton Extra where a new host will be announced shortly.