~~~SUBMISSION THREAD for the OCTOBER Photo Contest.~~~

[mth44sc]

This month's theme is "Need for Change"

Submissions will close at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, October 15 or when thirty entries are submitted, whichever happens first.

Prelims will run October 16-18, and Finals October 19-21.

BASIC CONTEST/CHALLENGE RULES:

Only one entry per person. You need to post your entry in the submission thread started by the Host of a contest/challenge. 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. The Host will usually start a separate thread just for comments.

Please try to keep your photograph entry no larger than 800 pixels in its longest dimension and under 200K in file size. If you need help posting a photograph or with image sizing just ask.

The winner of the contest agrees to host the next month's contest (or recruit someone else to host the contest), and pick the next month's theme. Typically the winners have not been able to enter a photograph in the next contest. Be sure to read the following before you enter a photograph.

CONTEST LICENSE:

An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia and/or to a linked Gallery 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.

An entrant can disclaim this Contest License and retain all rights to the photograph. If an entrant wishes to disclaim the Contest License they must include the following statement in the post containing their photograph; "I disclaim the Contest License, and reserve all rights to my photograph." Any photograph submitted by an entrant with this disclaimer statement will not be copied and displayed in Demopedia and/or any linked Gallery.

Please do not use this thread for comments. Comments should be made here instead.

Can't wait to see your submissions!

[Blue_In_AK]

1. For the Children

[JCMach1]

2. The Fount of Ideology: Take the Next Step

[Shipwack]

3. Keeping Art Cool

[Robb]

4. Conscience: the root of all courage

[JeffR]

5. Troops Out of Iraq

[intheflow]

6. A Change Will Do You Good: Sheryl Crow sings it out at the DNC

[Eurobabe]

7. Hope for New Pride

[alfredo]

8. Going nowhere fast

[ElsewheresDaughter]

9. My Reason's for Change

[Horse with no Name]

10. You are my Love in my life....You are my inspiration

[MattSh]

11. Remember the Promise.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

12. Make us proud

[Mz Pip]

13. The Promise of Renewal

[vard28]

14. Wishful Thinking

[Island Blue]

15. Rebuild Peace

[DS1]

16. Flip that house!

[Cassandra]

17. Toward a more humane America

[tekisui]

18. Believe!

[babylonsister]

19. Winds of Change