*SEPTEMBER PHOTO CONTEST FINALS*

[Mz Pip]

The theme of this contest isThe Color Purple
Creative processing techniques were allowed but not required.

Contest will run for 72 hours, ending on Tuesday evening, Sept. 17.
Please feel free to comment and help keep this thread kicked!

Note: Skinner has authorized this contest be run in GD.

Thanks to all the wonderful photographers who submitted their work
and made this such an enjoyable and exciting contest.


Lavender Sky


Static


Peeking in on the Purple Porch


purple summer skys


Music in a Moment


Purple and Green


Chincoteague Sunrise


Dusk


From the depths rose Viracocha


Lilac and Chrome

46 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
	Lavender Sky
	7 (15%)
	Static
	4 (9%)
	Peeking in on a Purple Porch
	3 (7%)
	purple summer skys
	4 (9%)
	Music in a Moment
	4 (9%)
	Purple and Green
	11 (24%)
	Chincoteague Sunrise
	4 (9%)
	Dusk
	3 (7%)
	From the depths rose Viracocha
	3 (7%)
	Lilac and Chrome
	3 (7%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Mz Pip]

1. And we're off!

[BainsBane]

2. This is an impossible choice

edit: I could have chosen any of three. I picked the one without a vote.

[alfredo]

3. KNR

[niyad]

4. they were all wonderful, impossible to pick one. and thank you for providing these beautiful

images. a welcome antidote to all the devastation I have been looking at the last few days.

[TDale313]

5. So many beautiful pics.

Hard to choose!

[Catbird]

6. All winners -- great photos

[zeemike]

7. Holey shit...I am supposed to pick one?

Well I picked purple and green, but damn that was a hard choice.

[Rebellious Republican]

8. Yes what you said...

I went with purple summer skys.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

9. Kick!

Do your DU'er duty! Get your mind off Syria, the GOP, Did or didn't the President do the right thing, or anything at all for that matter? and Vote!!

[Solly Mack]

10. Thanks, Mz Pip! Great job hosting!

K&R


Congrats to the finalists!

[Blue_In_AK]

11. This one was fun.

Great theme, Mz. Pip.

[longship]

12. I am increasingly using DU to expand my horizons.

Not everything is pols and policy.

I've recently rediscovered the Weekly Challenge, the monthly photo contest, and (OMFG) Sunday Lol Cats. Regardless of any artistic critique, all are decidedly not pols and policy.

DU community is deep and wide. It helps to take a swim once in a while.

Mz Pip's photo contests are recently on my watch list for the first time. These are the type of things that makes DU such a fucking awesome place.

And who doesn't love the Lounge's (and SalmonChantedEvening's) Sunday LOL Cats?

Way to go, Mz Pip! Thank you for being the best of DU.

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Mz Pip is awesome, but she isn't always the host.

The way it works is the winner of the monthly contest wins, as the prize, the honor of hosting the next month's contest. The host is precluded from entering. Sometimes the host picks a topic, as Mz Pip did this month, or sometimes we do a poll in the photo group to see what topic the majority wants.

We are always happy for new participants, so photographers should drop in to our group. In my opinion, it's the best group on DU. I learned almost everything I know about photography from photo group members.

[longship]

14. Thanks, even better.

Now I'm even more awed by what you are doing here.

Will continue to pay attention.

Nota bene: I have absolutely no artistic talent, so I will not ever post a pic. But alas, those who do will have to suffer with my choices.

[Mira]

15. Nota bene back at you: We'd love to see you not only

make your choices in our monthly contests, but invite you to stop in at the photo forum to clear your head and see pretty visuals we create with our cameras.
We think we are one of the least controversial groups on DU, beauty and co-operation oriented in general, and dedicated to just having fun and learn from each other.

And comments are always welcome. Non-photographers actually enhance our scope.

[longship]

16. That's my thinking, too.

I am unfortunately bandwidth limited here, and with a monthly usage ceiling -- the travails of living in very rural MI. But I promise to return. I'll be back.

[JNelson6563]

17. This gets harder each month!

We have some very talented artists here! Wow!

Julie--who has no artistic ability so appreciates it in others

[hermetic]

18. Truly beautiful, all

Good morning.

[surrealAmerican]

19. k & r

[Little Star]

20. k&r

[davidpdx]

21. Once again so many good options

Good luck to everyone!

[Celebration]

22. Going to have to revisit this one!

Too many good ones, hard to make up my mind.........................

[NV Whino]

23. Kick

[treestar]

24. K&R

[MH1]

25. K & R. Tough choice as always! nt.

[Mira]

26. Kick

[CrispyQ]

27. OMG! These are stunning!

So hard to choose! Congrats to all!

[Mz Pip]

28. Evening kick

[JohnnyRingo]

29. K&R!

Though a couple entries are running away with the votes, all these finalists are absolutely incredible. Any one of them could stand alone as a great photograph. I'm torn between two of them.

On edit:
A modest contribution to my PayPal account could help me decide. -hahahaha

[Blue_In_AK]

34. I agree, Johnny.

Excellent photographs this month.

[Liberal_in_LA]

30. all of them are lovely

[Mz Pip]

31. Sunday nite kick!

[Blue_In_AK]

32. Kick

[Tindalos]

33. k&r

[mnhtnbb]

35. Monday morning kick!

[HappyMe]

36. k&r

[a kennedy]

37. Purple and Green...

JMHO

[Mira]

38. Kick

[Solly Mack]

39. Tickle

[alfredo]

40. kick

[mnhtnbb]

41. Kick.

[Mira]

42. kick

[qanda]

43. Great pictures everyone

Keep taking pictures-- you all are very talented!

[mnhtnbb]

44. Kick

[Mira]

45. Kick

[JohnnyRingo]

46. Kick

Close contest for the most part.

[Solly Mack]

47. Purple Photos ^

[mnhtnbb]

48. Tuesday morning kick--last day!

[a kennedy]

49. vote early and often.....teehee, seriously, this is the last day to vote.

[Tindalos]

50. kick

[whathehell]

51. SOOOO Beautiful -- Almost impossible to choose!

Thanks, Mz Pip!

[tblue37]

52. I would have voted for

"Purple and Green," but it's way ahead of the pack. I also love "Lavender Sky," but it is also doing well. But "Static" is right up there, too, with "Purple Sky" as my second fave, so I voted for "Static," to keep it in the running, too.

There are so many amazing ones in this group, but "Purple and Green" really is astonishing.

[Liberal_Dog]

53. K & R

[Mira]

54. Kick

[dmr]

55. K&R

[mnhtnbb]

56. Kick! 6 more hours to vote!

[CC]

57. Kick only 4 more hours.

[Blue_In_AK]

58. Kick

[Mira]

59. Last hour kick

[Tindalos]

60. Half an hour left

[alfredo]

61. Fine contest, the winner deserving.