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2naSalit

(86,074 posts)
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 09:59 PM Mar 2016

****February Photo Contest Winners****

The results are in and we have our winners!

Just a reminder or two...

The theme this month was Back to the Future: Stuff that used to be considered the cutting edge of technology - things, places, etc which at one time were the awesome newest tech on earth and now are abandoned to the past.

The winner of the contest agrees to host the next month's contest (or recruit someone else to host the contest), and pick the next month's theme. The host of the monthly contest cannot enter the contest they are hosting.



The winner of the February Photo Contest is.............


mnhtnbb's Astronomical Clock (1410 AD)-- Ready for the Time Machine !!



coming in 2nd: Mira's The day the Singing stopped

and a strong 3rd: Solly Mack's Dreamscape Arcade

Honorable Mention: Tom Kitten's Roots of Power and a la izquierda's Wind Power!

Congrats to mnhtbb!

And Congrats to all the runners-up! Thanks to all the photographers for sharing your pictures with us! That was fun!




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****February Photo Contest Winners**** (Original Post) 2naSalit Mar 2016 OP
Congratulations to all! femmocrat Mar 2016 #1
Wonderful choice and thank you, 2naSalit, for running a very nice smooth contest! CurtEastPoint Mar 2016 #2
Why thank you 2naSalit Mar 2016 #4
Yeah, I've done two and the first was like OMG. The 2nd, much easier. Well done! CurtEastPoint Mar 2016 #5
Fun as it was 2naSalit Mar 2016 #7
Congrats to mnhtbbbbbbbb. Curmudgeoness Mar 2016 #3
K&R! Terrific photo! Congratulations!! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2016 #6
You all do a really great job with this underpants Mar 2016 #8
Congrats to the winners! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #9
Congrats to the winners. alfredo Mar 2016 #10
Thanks to all the photographers! 2naSalit Mar 2016 #11
Congratulations to the other winners--Mira and Solly Mack--and thanks to 2NaSalit mnhtnbb Mar 2016 #12
Kicking on the Super Tuesday! intheflow Mar 2016 #13
Yeah.... I love to win Mira Mar 2016 #14
Congrats to mnhtnbb!!! and Mira!! Solly Mack Mar 2016 #15
Yay! lovemydog Mar 2016 #16
Woohoo.......congratulations to all who participated...... a kennedy Mar 2016 #17

2naSalit

(86,074 posts)
4. Why thank you
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:05 PM
Mar 2016

I was nervous at first but it turns out it isn't all that hard, you just have to be available while certain parts are "live".

I had fun, I'm glad there were some great subject suggestions!

And congrats, again, to mnhtbb!

2naSalit

(86,074 posts)
7. Fun as it was
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:11 PM
Mar 2016

I am now breathing a sigh of relief. I remember the last one you hosted, that went well, I was watching with the feeling I might be doing it someday, happened sooner than I thought it would.

mnhtnbb

(31,322 posts)
12. Congratulations to the other winners--Mira and Solly Mack--and thanks to 2NaSalit
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 11:27 PM
Mar 2016

for such a creative theme!

What a fun contest!



for all the wonderful photos!



Mira

(22,378 posts)
14. Yeah.... I love to win
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:13 AM
Mar 2016

and second place is utterly awesome.
Congrats to Mnhtnbb and Solly Mack in joining me in the top 3, and all others who entered and those who made it to the finals. Loved your photos. The clock was the most striking photo, and I'm happy it won first place. The pinball machines - so intriguing - made me want to turn them, recrop them, enjoy them, and remember them.

I have learned so much from participating in the photo contests, it's become a huge and beloved part of my life in spite of the fact that I am all but an amateur among folks of all ranges of expertise as photographers.

I thank DU for their participation, and for caring about our offerings, and for understanding that a little bit of visual art exercise is good for the soul once a month or so. I thank you for your votes every month, and for your appreciation.

The photo of the Singer sewing machine was in an abandoned gold mine in the Wild West. Abandoned in the 1940's. The wealth of visuals I came home with is YUUUUUGE.
Nothing was done there, it's arid and hot, nothing much disintegrated including the work clothes hung up on hooks and the iron frames for mattresses. The tree where they hung 13 men for stealing gold is also still standing.

Someone called my photo "wrong". That person caught the correct vibe.


Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
15. Congrats to mnhtnbb!!! and Mira!!
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:49 AM
Mar 2016


Thanks to the host, 2naSalit!

Job well done!!

Congrats to all the finalists!!
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