***Final Voting Thread for the December Seasonal Contest: Autumn***

Waterfall


Native vs. Transplants


Autumn leaves on flowing water


Dressed to Impress


October Dawn


Ready for the Harvest


Autumn on Humboldt Bay, California.


Color Blinded


An Ohio October

Before...........and After!

The Crescent Moon on 12/18/2020

***December Photo Contest -- Autumn -- Thread 1 of 3--Preliminary Round***

The theme of this contest is Autumn, to be interpreted by each person entering. We didn't get quite to 30 photos, but close enough for 3 threads.

Please vote for your favorite in all three threads.

Please help keep the threads kicked, and do not hesitate to leave comments. We love to read them.

Link to thread 2 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214730673

Link to thread 3 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214730672

The Preliminary Threads will run for 72 hours.

They are in GD with the Administration's approval.

Late afternoon, powerline road


Vibrant Autumn Display


Color Blinded


view from my balcony


An Ohio October


Fiery October Color


An Eva Cassidy "Autumn Leaves" Capture


Harvest Time


Autumn on Humboldt Bay, California.

***December Photo Contest -- Autumn -- Thread 2 of 3--Preliminary Round***

The theme of this contest is Autumn, to be interpreted by each person entering. We didn't get quite to 30 photos, but close enough for 3 threads.

Please vote for your favorite in all three threads.

Please help keep the threads kicked, and do not hesitate to leave comments. We love to read them.

Link to thread 1 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214730675

Link to thread 3 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214730672

The Preliminary Threads will run for 72 hours.

They are in GD with the Administration's approval.


The Last Autumn


Waterfall


Blue Autumn


Cool wet days, early nights. Nature prepares to sleep.


Shrike Tree on the Trail


Southern California Fall Scene


Native vs. Transplants


Autumn leaves on flowing water


Reflection on an Autumn Afternoon

***December Photo Contest -- Autumn -- Thread 3 of 3--Preliminary Round***

The theme of this contest is Autumn, to be interpreted by each person entering. We didn't get quite to 30 photos, but close enough for 3 threads.

Please vote for your favorite in all three threads.

Please help keep the threads kicked, and do not hesitate to leave comments. We love to read them.

Link to thread 1 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214730675

Link to thread 2 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214730673

The Preliminary Threads will run for 72 hours.

They are in GD with the Administration's approval.


Dressed to Impress


October Dawn


Ready for the Harvest


Fattening my Quarantine Buddy


Evening In The Park


Getting Ready to Fly


Sweetwater Creek


December Sunset


Squashes

ALL RIGHT! We have 23 entries for the Autumn Seasonal Contest right now!

Ideally we should have 30.

Seven more.

Let's see if we can do this!

***Submission Thread for the December Seasonal Contest: Autumn is now open!***

However you interpret Autumn! Let your own interpretation be your guide!

Holidays, food, nature scenes......or anything you consider to be part of Autumn. Use your imagination!

I will leave this thread open until we get to December 18th or we have 30 photos. But even if we don't get to 30 photos, I will close submissions on that date.

Here's the link for the Comments Thread: PLEASE, NO COMMENTS IN THE SUBMISSION THREAD!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/103681658


Now, let's see what you've got:

ON EDIT: Only one photo per person.


Another Edit: The rules:


MONTHLY CONTEST:

Only one entry of your own original work per person, unless/until the Volunteer Host opens Submissions for second entries. You need to post your entry in the submission thread started by the Host of a contest. Please be sure to include a "Title" for your photograph in the Subject line of your post. The submission thread is for photo entries only, no comments, no questions. The Host will start a separate thread just for comments and questions.

Once a photo is entered in a contest it is ineligible for any future contest unless the Host specifies otherwise.

The Winner of the contest is the one that comes up with the Theme of the next contest. They can just decide on a theme or may ask for suggestions and then run a poll to pick one of them. Either way the Theme will always be at the discretion of the person who won the contest.

The Volunteer Host has the option of adding other rules to the contest they are hosting. An example would be no Black & White or all Black & White entries.

The Volunteer Host has the option of declaring the submissions being blind (no one knows who entered which photo) or public. Should the Host op for blind submissions it is their responsibility to instruct entrants on how to get their entries to the host.

Please keep your entry no larger than 1024 pixels in its longest dimension and under 675K in file size. If you need help posting a photograph or with image sizing, just ask.

The Volunteer Host is the final authority in their contests. The Volunteer Host may enter a contest as long as the Volunteer Host is not the previous winner and has not selected the theme for the contest which they are hosting.

Submissions will be limited to 30 entries maximum unless the Photography Group votes to change the limits.

The Winner of the contest agrees to pick the next month's theme. The Winner of the monthly contest may not enter the contest for which they selected a theme.

The Submission & Comment threads will be posted in the Photography Group. The Preliminary polls and Final Contest poll will be posted in GD per Skinner’s permission.

The Host of the Contest may copy and paste these rules into their submission thread or post a link to these rules into the submission thread. The Host WILL copy and paste the CONTEST LICENSE into the submission thread in its entirety. (At bottom of post)


SEASONAL CONTEST RULES:

There are 4 Seasonal Contests. Each contest is scheduled to run at the end of each season so that those in the far north and far south have a chance to enter. Seasonal does not only mean weather, it includes things like seasonal holidays so be creative. If your winters are tropical or summers cool feel free to show the rest of us how bad (or good) we have it with your local version of the season.


Submissions Dates are

WINTER March 1st

SPRING June 1st

SUMMER September 1st

FALL December 1st


The Winner of a seasonal contest may enter the next seasonal contest.

Only one entry per person. You need to post your entry in the submission thread started by the Host of the contest. Please be sure to include a "Title" for your photograph in the Subject line of your post. The submission thread is for photo entries only, no comments or questions. The Host will start a separate thread just for comments and/or questions.

The Volunteer Host is allowed to enter the Seasonal Contest.

There will be no extra rules on the Seasonal Contest beyond keeping your entry no larger than 1024 pixels in its longest dimension and under 675K in file size and limit photo editing to a reasonable amount. We would prefer your photo look like a photograph instead of a digital design. If you aren’t sure, ask the group in a separate thread. You’ll get plenty of feedback to specific questions.
If you need help posting a photograph or with image sizing, just ask.

Submissions will be limited to 30 entries maximum unless the Photography Group votes to change the limits.

The Submission & Comment threads will be posted in the Photography Group. The Preliminary polls and Final Contest poll will be posted in GD per Skinner’s permission.

The Host of the Contest may copy and paste these rules into their submission thread or post a link to these rules into the submission thread. The Host WILL copy and paste the CONTEST LICENSE into the submission thread in its entirety. (At end of this post)


This is for ALL Contests.

CONTEST LICENSE:

An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia or to a linked Gallery and included in a DU Calendar that will display the photographs entered for this contest for the purpose of publicizing future contests and/or commemorating current and past contests. The entrant retains all other rights to the photograph being submitted. Neither Demopedia and/or a linked Gallery may use any photograph submitted for any purpose other than to display the photograph being submitted by the entrant, and neither gains any real or implied ownership rights to the photograph.

***Here's the Comment Thread for the December Seasonal Contest: Autumn***

This is where you can comment on the entries in the Submission thread. Feel free to ask questions too!

Here's the link for the Submission Thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/103681659

When my spirits need lifting, I look up........