*** Kick off for the January Photography Contest ***

[ManiacJoe]

Theme for the January photography contest is "A New Beginning".
Interpret that as you will.

While you are encouraged to shoot some new images, feel free to dig into your archives.
Any level of post processing is allowed, but you are encouraged to keep it looking like a photograph.
One entry per person.

The standard full details and disclosures will be presented in the official kickoff on Jan 15.

Open submissions on Jan 15,
Start voting on Jan 22,
end finals on Jan 28.

Winner gets the honor of hosting the February contest.

Cross posting to GD and the Lounge.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I like this theme a lot, my dear ManiacJoe!

And I have my entry.

[2naSalit]

2. I like that theme...

I just made a major move/change in life this past autumn so I am in the early part of a new beginning.

[alfredo]

3. I think I'm ready.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. ManiacJoe, I need you to open submissions!

Tomorrow would be OK too but Tuesday I'm going in for surgery and I won't be around till the end of the week. Who knows what kind of shape I'll be in!

[OldEurope]

5. I hope you'll be in perfect shape!

Good luck for your surgery!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Aw, thank you, my dear OldEurope...

I hope so too. I'm sick of having my knee hurt.

[mnhtnbb]

7. CalPeggy,

send me a PM with the link to the photo you want to enter and I'll do it for you in case ManiacJoe doesn't get
the submissions thread up before you go in for your surgery.

Hope the surgery goes well! Holding good thoughts for you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thank you so much, my dear mnhtnbb!

I will do that! It's already in Photobucket.

And thank you for the good thoughts...

[mnhtnbb]

13. Oh, look! You got to enter it yourself!

LOVE IT!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. I DID get to! I knew if he opened the contest today that I would.

I don't even care if I win. I love that photo like almost none of the others I've taken.

[ManiacJoe]

9. What day is this... Where am I....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thanks, Joe........lol!

[ManiacJoe]

11. Do the contest hosts still get hosting powers?

I don't think host powers are actually needed, but having god powers temporarily is always fun (and dangerous)!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. I would think you would. It's a nice benefit. But I don't know for sure.