Six entries left in the June photo contest!

Eight spots left in the June Contest.

Let's fill this thing up!!!

***THE JUNE PHOTO CONTEST IS NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS***

Here is a link to the submissions thread for the June Photo contest. The subject is "Spring."

https://democraticunderground.com/1036115927

If you've ever thought about entering the contest, now is the time. We are ready and willing to help you submit a photo.

PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE PHOTOS IN THE SUBMISSION THREAD. It throws our count off. Here is the link to the comments thread: https://democraticunderground.com/1036115928

***COMMENTS THREAD FOR THE JUNE PHOTO CONTEST***

Please post your comments for the June photo contest in this thread, not in the submissions thread.

Here is the link to the submissions thread: https://democraticunderground.com/1036115927

***SUBMISSION THREAD FOR THE JUNE PHOTO CONTEST***

**NOW OPEN FOR SECOND ENTRIES. THERE ARE TWO SLOTS AVAILABLE. GOOD LUCK! **

I will lock the thread as soon as we get them. Prelims will go up on Tuesday or Wednesday.



The seasonal theme this month is "Spring." What that means is whatever you think it means. The topic is wide open, as long as it relates somehow to the Spring season.

HERE ARE THE BASIC RULES OF SUBMISSION:

Only one entry per person, and it must be a photograph you took yourself. You need to post your entry in this 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. Those make my job a lot more difficult. I will post a thread for questions and comments shortly after I post this Submissions thread! If you decide for any reason to change the photo you've already entered, please do an edit in your original post rather than adding a new post, which throws off our count

Here is the link to the comments thread: https://democraticunderground.com/1036115928

The Volunteer Host is allowed to enter the Contest.

Please keep 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.

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

CONTEST LICENSE:

An entrant to this contest (original work), 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.

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Here is the tentative timeline for the contest, subject to change.

Contest submissions: June 5th through June 12th.

Preliminary Threads: June 14th through June 16th.

Finals Threads: June 18th through June 20th.

Looking ahead to the next contest.

I'll be hosting the next photo contest, which will be the seasonal contest for "spring." I'll post a timeline for the contest soon. Good luck everyone.

The Eastern Sierra this past weekend.

Here are a few shots from a quick trip to Lone Pine with some Instagram photographer friends.

Do you love seeing the Milky Way?

Here is what it looked like last night in Lone Pine, California.

Not for the squeamish

Please check out my photo essay "The Circle of Life" in the photography forum. Warning, the post contains graphic images of nature.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036114652

The Circle of Life! **WARNING: Not for the squeamish.***

The circle of life is on display in a Southern California Park. This is what you see when predators are attracted to an area with an abundance of squirrels and gophers.

**Warning: The images get more graphic as you scroll down the page.**