March 13, 2024

Beautiful pictures and a Winter Contest in Photography Group!

Hey guys! There is a seasonal Photo Contest over in the Photo group. The theme is Winter of course, so if you have a fun foto of a winter scene come join the rest of us and share it. It's not about winning it's about sharing things you've seen that made you smile. Yeah there is voting but that's just an excuse to show the rest of us something you've seen. Cell phones make great pictures and have won past contests. No fancy Photo Shop required.

Come see what's there right now and if you need help posting a picture check out the Help here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/103659987


Entry thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036128208
Don't make comments here! It's for photos only!

Comment thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036128209
This is the place for commentary!

We hope to see you there!



We now have enough entries. Thanks for reading!

March 13, 2024

My moon photo from last night is on EarthSky's website! The link is below:

https://earthsky.org/earthsky-community-photos/entry/65638/

March 13, 2024

Tonight, Mousetoescamper and I arranged to photograph the crescent moon together!

I thought I was clouded out . . . turns out I wasn't!

Here's my photo:



Straight out of the camera without any post-processing. I did crop a bit.

Enjoy, dear friends!

March 12, 2024

Today's Farmer's Market via fewer photos than normally . . .

March 12, 2024

Two moon shots from tonight: highly experimental! Hope you enjoy . . .

March 10, 2024

I am celebrating my 149,000 post!

This hammer was a gift from the good people who built a new roof on our home, last year, right before the rains started in earnest.



Being a member of DU and of the Photo Group has brought me new friends, new knowledge and hours of fun and adventure. This post also celebrates all of you, because you've helped me achieve so much.

Many, many thanks!

March 8, 2024

***Comments thread for the March Photo Contest: Winter***

Please enter your comments here! And only here!

March 8, 2024

***Submission Thread for the March Photo Contest: Winter*** No comments in this thread!

This is the SUBMISSIONS thread for our March Photo Contest. SUBMISSIONS ONLY


Please do not comment in this thread. We have a thread dedicated to making Comments or asking questions here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036128209

ONE Submission only per photographer, which must be the photographer's original work.
Submissions open March 8th and remain open until March 15th unless we have 30 entries prior to the 15th.

Preliminaries will run from March 16th till March 19th, and the finals will run from March 19th till March 22nd.


The theme is Winter! Whatever you think about this season: food, celebrations, sports, weather and so on! Feel free to use new photos or to dig in your archives.

We will no longer have a rule about photo size limits, but, please, be reasonable!

Here is a link to the full contest rules: https://www.democraticunderground.com/103673624

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.

***I AM NOW GOING TO LOCK THIS THREAD. WE HAVE 20 WONDERFUL PHOTOS!***

March 8, 2024

These four photos are experimental. I took them at the El Segundo Farmer's Market today.

I decided to use my big lens, the 100--400mm. It's heavy and I need to play more with it. These are the four best ones. Most were taken between 100 and 150mm. And of course, I was standing some distance away.

Hope you enjoy!

March 7, 2024

Today, I remember my dear friend Andy.

He would have been 76 today. I miss him.

We hadn't known each other very long--our friendship first bloomed in 2020, in the Photo Group.

He was newly divorced, depressed and an incredibly good photographer. We hit it off right away!

His illness and death caught me by surprise; nobody close to him had any idea how sick he was. I couldn't figure it out. His ex-wife filled me in in the aftermath of his death. Of course, she knew him and his family history much better than I did.

Talking to her was a comfort. She and I had a lot in common and it brought us together to mourn, and to remember.

I've pretty much gotten used to the fact that he's gone, although the pain still strikes--just not as often or as hard. I try to focus on the really good times we had. It helps.

Writing about him today helps so much. Thank goodness for the Bereavement Group. This is a safe place for me.

Fair seas and following winds, dear Andy . . .