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rdking647

(5,113 posts)
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 10:05 AM Apr 2013

****April photography contest Poll 1***** Theme "After Dark"

Last edited Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:52 AM - Edit history (1)

This months theme is after dark. any photo taken after the sun has set,
there are 3 preliminary threads. the top 2 vote getters in each poll as well as the 2 highest vote getters after that will move on to the finals. i will only vote to break ties
the poll will run for 3 days

thread 2: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022671007
thread 3: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022671008

please kick and recommend these threads

Skinner has authorized this contest to be run in GD.

Iguana




Walking Barefoot in a Snowstorm



Wistful Zombie



Moonlight on Turnagain Arm



Streetlights at the marina



The dolphin after dark



8



Night Rains





48 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Time expired
Iguana
1 (2%)
Walking barefoot in a snowstorm
2 (4%)
Wistfull Zombie
1 (2%)
Moonlight on Turnagain Arm
17 (35%)
Streetlights at the Marina
5 (10%)
The Dolphin after dark
6 (13%)
8
3 (6%)
Night Rains
13 (27%)
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****April photography contest Poll 1***** Theme "After Dark" (Original Post) rdking647 Apr 2013 OP
k&r Little Star Apr 2013 #1
K&R Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2013 #2
thanks Sheepshank Apr 2013 #3
k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Apr 2013 #4
Night Rains..... beautiful eom a kennedy Apr 2013 #5
knr alfredo Apr 2013 #6
Kick NV Whino Apr 2013 #7
Moonlight on Turnagain Arm really fits the contest theme pretty good. glinda Apr 2013 #8
I know it is a bit scary but 8 zeemike Apr 2013 #9
Arachnids are amazing! n/t defacto7 Apr 2013 #26
Links to the other two threads? RC Apr 2013 #10
kick rdking647 Apr 2013 #11
K&R 99Forever Apr 2013 #12
K&R Solly Mack Apr 2013 #13
All very effective and all very different siligut Apr 2013 #14
k&r nt alsame Apr 2013 #15
K & R femmocrat Apr 2013 #16
Wow! Some great photos here! Callalily Apr 2013 #17
K & R Liberal_Dog Apr 2013 #18
K&R treestar Apr 2013 #19
There are too many good ones in this thread BainsBane Apr 2013 #20
K&R dmr Apr 2013 #21
kick rdking647 Apr 2013 #22
kicked and rec'd barbtries Apr 2013 #23
K&R JohnnyRingo Apr 2013 #24
I find something really beautiful about that zombie picture BainsBane Apr 2013 #25
Such talented photographers! I absolutely loved DevonRex Apr 2013 #27
k&r MichaelSoE Apr 2013 #28
Excellent all. GoneOffShore Apr 2013 #29
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #30
kick rdking647 Apr 2013 #31
Great contest MissHoneychurch Apr 2013 #32
kick rdking647 Apr 2013 #33
keeping these kicked. eom a kennedy Apr 2013 #34
K & R Chellee Apr 2013 #35
Kick MissHoneychurch Apr 2013 #36
kick Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #37
Kick Solly Mack Apr 2013 #38
kick UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #39
kick Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #40
Kick Mira Apr 2013 #41
kickPics!. . . .n/t annabanana Apr 2013 #42
k alfredo Apr 2013 #43
kick Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #44
kick!! JohnnyRingo Apr 2013 #45
Kick. Jasana Apr 2013 #46
Kick for visibility...they are all beautiful. nt MADem Apr 2013 #47
kick rdking647 Apr 2013 #48
Kick Mira Apr 2013 #49
Kick MissHoneychurch Apr 2013 #50
Kick Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #51
kick Solly Mack Apr 2013 #52
kick Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #53
Kick Mira Apr 2013 #54
kick Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #55
Kick!! JohnnyRingo Apr 2013 #56
Back to page 1 MissHoneychurch Apr 2013 #57
Kick Mira Apr 2013 #58
kick Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #59
kick Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #60

glinda

(14,807 posts)
8. Moonlight on Turnagain Arm really fits the contest theme pretty good.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:09 AM
Apr 2013

Some nice photos in this contest and soooo hard to take pics after the light has gone. Congrats to all that have entered.

BainsBane

(53,016 posts)
25. I find something really beautiful about that zombie picture
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 04:30 PM
Apr 2013

There are many fantastic photos in this thread in particular, but I really like the Zombie.
She sort of looks like Sarah Jessica Parker, though that's not why I like it. I like the look on her face and the composition of the photo. It's striking.

DevonRex

(22,541 posts)
27. Such talented photographers! I absolutely loved
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 05:25 PM
Apr 2013

being shown the beauty in ordinary things, caught in a moment in just the right light. For absolute beauty and timing the choice would have to be Night Rains. Those drops are just barely hanging on, so there's a sense of movement or anticipation to it. Simply gorgeous.

And who didn't jump when they scrolled to the tarantula? Sure, it's a spider. But there is that same sense of movement or anticipation that the photographer caught exactly right, just like the rain drops on the flower below it.

In the end I voted for streetlights at the marina. For some reason, I was attracted to the ordinariness of it- or seeing the beauty in the ordinary. I loved the color of the sky in contrast to the streetlights and that at just this time of day that combination makes all the cottages look so pretty. It made me quite philosophical. If we just open our eyes there's beauty all around us.

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