July Contest Theme: Americana

[Solly Mack]

Americana

Broadly - "things typical of America"

A fitting theme for the month of July. Not really going for patriotic so much as showing aspects of life in America. Patriotic is allowed, of course.

Can relate to anything Americana - music/musicians/concerts, historical sites/old buildings, landmarks, famous roads/signs, foods, dress, events, celebrations, parades, work, play, people, animals, cars, etc..

Anything at all - as long as it depicts "things typical of America".

Photos can be in Color, B&W (or focal B&W) or Sepia.

Your photo should be no larger than 800 pixels in its longest dimension and under 300K in file size.


***Submissions will be accepted on July 13th. (A Saturday). Submissions will be blind. You will have to DUMail (PM) your submission to me. You may do so early. ***

I will begin posting your submissions on the 13th in a thread within the Photography Group. Prelims will begin in General Discussion on Tuesday, July 16th, with the final starting on Friday, July 19th.

I'll do a full reveal after winners are announced.


Thank you!

Solly

[Locut0s]

1. I assume it's ok if the photo is taken outside of the US?...

Canada here. Will have to think of something common to the two of us but still interesting.

[Solly Mack]

2. Yes, outside the US is fine. I lived in Germany for nearly a decade

and traveled in Europe and I found slices of Americana everywhere I went.

Be creative and have fun!

[Mira]

3. Solly on the spot! Timely in more ways than one.

Yesterday I was in a spot downtown, taking a photo, and a couple of folks respectful dodged my field of vision.
I said to them: "Thank you. I'm taking my fourth of July photograph a bit early"

It's not worthy of submission.
But I'm inspired. It's the season.
Congrats again on your photo "Soar". It is one I can't imagine I could take, it awed me.

[Solly Mack]

4. Hi, Mira! Thanks.

I look forward to your submission!

I must admit that your photos from your travels helped to inspire the theme, as well as those you take at from all around your city. alfredo's as well.

Just a little slice of life in America that adds up to the bigger picture.

Course, I hope those not living in America will still participate. Things American have a way of popping up all over. From the Golden Arches to musical styles birthed in America.

[CC]

5. Congrats on the win!

Will try to get a photo for this contest but looking like the odds are already against me. Still want to play with HDR. lol

[Solly Mack]

6. Thank you, CC.

I hope you get to enter!

[Celebration]

7. Thanks for a prompt choice!

And an interesting one. I love your hummingbird HDR photo!

[Solly Mack]

8. I know I usually post a poll for suggestions but this month

is a busy one for me. I have more guests coming this month. So...thought I'd get on top of things so as not to get overwhelmed by all my obligations.

Thanks, Celebration.

[rdking647]

9. im trying an experiment tonight

if it works ill have my entry. if not then ill have to go wth a second choice

[Solly Mack]

10. Looking forward to it!

Thanks, rd.

[handmade34]

11. nothing

more American than fireworks... usually the fireworks are right in front of my house (over the lake)... surprisingly, tonight the display was off to the north a bit so I watched them through my tree line... quickly grabbed my little camera, no tripod and the photos are poor (blurry and tree branches in way) but funky

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[Solly Mack]

12. I like those!

[Callalily]

13. Congrats Solly on your win!

I see that people are considering fireworks as their "Americana" photo, but I may just go a different route. Yesterday at work one department put on a "cookout", which was fun and of course ended up to be very tasty. Camera in hand, well here are a few examples.

Heinz (oh yes, our students show no shame!) LOL!


The cookout is taunted as having the most mustard selection "this side of the Mason Dixon Line." Well, Madison, Wisconsin which is south of us has a mustard museum, so I'm a little skeptical about that claim! But be aware that I choose "mustard #32", a multi grain mustard which was extremely tasty on my bacon cheese burger!



Of course, please consider my comments more of a "tongue in cheek" type comment. But beware! You never know what I'm going to truly come up with for the contest!

[Solly Mack]

14. Hey! Great photos! I love the ketchup!! Excellent shot!

So many tasty mustard!!

[rdking647]

15. ive been to the musard museum

back when it was in mt horeb before they moved to middleton

[alfredo]

16. My big opportunity to photograph the 4th was cancelled by heavy rain.

It might be clear come Sunday, but I will believe it when I see it.

[Solly Mack]

17. You're blessed with Americana even if it does rain some more.

Your diner shots are pure Americana and wonderful!

Still, sorry 'bout the rainy 4th.

Hot, very hot here.

[alfredo]

18. Thanks for reminding me of that place. I need to reshoot that with a camera

that doesn't have a big chunk of dust on the sensor.

[rdking647]

19. fireworks or not

that is my quandry. i got some great fireworks shots last night but i think a lot of people will be submitting them so i may go in another direction

[alfredo]

20. Finally! No rain today, beautiful sky, and I got out and enjoyed it.

I think I got my entry. Now I have to decide between color or monochrome.

[Solly Mack]

23. Good. I'm betting on monochrome.

[alfredo]

24. I'm debating that right now.

[Solly Mack]

26. :)

[alfredo]

28. I might go color due to minor banding in the sky in black and white.

[Solly Mack]

29. Can't wait to see your entry.

[alfredo]

30. I can't wait to see it too. I'm going out tomorrow to see some north side neighborhoods.

[Solly Mack]

31. LOL!

You got me.

[Stevenmarc]

21. Americana, the good and the bad

I won't be participating but thought I'd share a couple

One shot at Zuccotti Park



And the Right to Life inserting themselves into a 4th of July parade

[Solly Mack]

22. I wish you would participate.

That 2nd shot is kinda scary.

[Stevenmarc]

25. In so many ways

There was no way to truly capture the full extent of scary on that float.

[Solly Mack]

27. It turned my stomach.