Grumpy Old Guy
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I'm home recovering from surgery for two more weeks, so I thought I'd put the time to good use in the backyard. And yes, I did a ton of photo-processing on this image, probably too much.
***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: FINALS THREAD UP IN GD!***
The finals thread is posted in GD. Please let me know if you see any mistakes.
Good luck to our finalists. This is another tough competition.
Grumpy
https://democraticunderground.com/100217065373
*** FINALS THREAD FOR THE AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST***
These are the ten finalists for the August photo contest. The theme, as chosen by last month’s winner AndyS, is as follows:
"The unseen world. The small things we walk past every day; the beauty in the bouquets in the floral department at the grocery store, the zen of stones in a garden, that lone green sprout in the compost or that small creature under your feet. Not necessarily macro but that's not excluded. Butterflies and birds reach out and grab our attention but I'm encouraging all of us to take note of the more subtle compositions around us. As for post processing, sure if it makes the image more appealing or enhances the connection between the subject and viewer. Most of all HAVE FUN with it."
Please vote for the entry that you think best typifies this theme, and please leave comments. We love to hear what you think. This thread will run for seventy two hours, after which the winners will be announced. It is posted here in GD by permission of the administrators.
Thanks for voting.
only fruit w/seeds on outside
Sunflower facing the sun
In The Flight Path
Window to another world
It’s not easy being green
A Stick is a Stick. Maybe
Red Rock Erosion
Morning Dew
Clover
Shore feather
***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: PRELIMINARY THREADS ARE UP IN GD!***
The preliminary threads for the August photo contest are up in the General Discussion Forum. They'll run for 72 hours.
Please let me know if you see any mistakes.
Good luck everyone!
Here are the links.
Thread one: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052684
Thread two: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052697
Thread three: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052724
***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: THIRD PRELIMINARY THREAD***
***August Photo Contest, Preliminary Thread Three of Three***This is the third preliminary thread for the August Photo Contest. The theme, as chosen by last month’s winner AndyS, is as follows:
"The unseen world. The small things we walk past every day; the beauty in the bouquets in the floral department at the grocery store, the zen of stones in a garden, that lone green sprout in the compost or that small creature under your feet. Not necessarily macro but that's not excluded. Butterflies and birds reach out and grab our attention but I'm encouraging all of us to take note of the more subtle compositions around us. As for post processing, sure if it makes the image more appealing or enhances the connection between the subject and viewer. Most of all HAVE FUN with it."
Please vote for the entry that you think best typifies this theme. There are three threads. Please vote in all three, and leave comments. We love to hear what you think. These preliminary threads will run for seventy two hours. They are posted here in GD by permission of the administrators.
Thanks for voting.
First thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052684
Second thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052697
Ant On Peony
Morning Dew
Bison hoofprints in the mud
Green Garden Queen
Niagara Falls
Eye to eye with a Eupholus weevil
Clover
abundance on a small scale
Blades of Grass
Shore feather
***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: SECOND PRELIMINARY THREAD***
***August Photo Contest, Preliminary Thread Two of Three***This is the second preliminary thread for the August Photo Contest. The theme, as chosen by last month’s winner AndyS, is as follows:
"The unseen world. The small things we walk past every day; the beauty in the bouquets in the floral department at the grocery store, the zen of stones in a garden, that lone green sprout in the compost or that small creature under your feet. Not necessarily macro but that's not excluded. Butterflies and birds reach out and grab our attention but I'm encouraging all of us to take note of the more subtle compositions around us. As for post processing, sure if it makes the image more appealing or enhances the connection between the subject and viewer. Most of all HAVE FUN with it."
Please vote for the entry that you think best typifies this theme. There are three threads. Please vote in all three, and leave comments. We love to hear what you think. These preliminary threads will run for seventy two hours. They are posted here in GD by permission of the administrators.
Thanks for voting.
First thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052684
Third thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052724
Happened upon this mantle on a lunch time walk last week
It’s not easy being green
Gotcha!
Snapper
A Stick is a Stick. Maybe.
Backyard Shroom
Stop and smell me
Red Rock Erosion
Rain On The Pumpkins
All Fenced In
***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: FIRST PRELIMINARY THREAD***
***August Photo Contest, Preliminary Thread One of Three***This is the first preliminary thread for the August Photo Contest. The theme, as chosen by last month’s winner AndyS, is as follows:
"The unseen world. The small things we walk past every day; the beauty in the bouquets in the floral department at the grocery store, the zen of stones in a garden, that lone green sprout in the compost or that small creature under your feet. Not necessarily macro but that's not excluded. Butterflies and birds reach out and grab our attention but I'm encouraging all of us to take note of the more subtle compositions around us. As for post processing, sure if it makes the image more appealing or enhances the connection between the subject and viewer. Most of all HAVE FUN with it."
Please vote for the entry that you think best typifies this theme. There are three threads. Please vote in all three, and leave comments. We love to hear what you think. These preliminary threads will run for seventy two hours. They are posted here in GD by permission of the administrators.
Thanks for voting.
Second Thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052697
Third Thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052724
Reflections
only fruit w/seeds on outside
After high tide
Sunflower facing the sun
Yellowstone National Park
In The Flight Path
Under the Overpass
At the vineyard
Stall Secret Service
Window to Another World
WE HAVE THIRTY ENTRIES!
I am happy to report that we now have thirty individual entries in the August photo contest, and I have locked the thread. We did not have to open the competition up for second entries this month.
As always, the DU photographers have come through with some excellent works. This is going to be another tough one.
I'll try to get the preliminary threads up tomorrow.
Good luck!
Grumpy Old Guy
***ONE SPOT LEFT IN THE AUGUST CONTEST!***
Twenty nine entries so far. That's terrific. Let's get one more.
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