May Photo Contest COMMENTS Thread.

[Atman]

Please use this thread to post comments about the May Photo Contest. Thanks!

[Agschmid]

1. Love the shot by NV!

I have to get myself together and get in!

[NV Whino]

2. Thank you.

[Atman]

3. ***REMINDER*** May Photo Contest Going on NOW!

Get those entries in!

Also, Mira informs me I should have been more specific with dates, here goes;

Cut-off is 30 submissions or May 24, so give us best "Nautical But Nice" shot today!

[mnhtnbb]

4. OK, I'm in

with my original choice.

A lookout or look-out on a ship is in charge of the observation of the sea for hazards, other ships, land, etc. Lookouts report anything they see and or hear.

[Atman]

5. Woohoo! We're up to nine as of 9:00.

Very nice stuff!

[Solly Mack]

6. I'm in. Nothing great, but I'm in.

Absolutely nothing remotely nautical in this tiny parish. Went with the old saying (Red sky at night, sailors' delight.
Red sky at morning, sailors take warning).

[Mira]

8. I thought I remembered that saying

and I looked it up before I saw your note here. I like the dramatic photo and I like your thinking.

[Solly Mack]

11. Thank you, Mira. I love yours!

Just getting my feet wet again.

[Mira]

25. Thanks! Just now saw your note.

You take care of yourself first. After that all falls into place and everybody wins.
It's the oldest archived photo I've ever posted. Might have taken it 8 or more years ago. Probably with a little point and shoot.

[elleng]

7. I'm in, with the War of 1812!

Battle of St. Leonard Creek

“Thus, we have beat them and their rockets, which they did not spare…The moment the enemy ran off, we moved up the river, so that thanks to hot and cold shot, the blockade is raised.” - Joshua Barney, quoted in American & Commercial Daily Advertiser, June 29, 1814.

http://www.jefpat.org/1812war.html

A reenactment occurred in front of my home in southern Maryland in 2014, and while the pic is not of professional quality, the history is interesting I think.

[NV Whino]

9. I can see it was an uphill battle

[elleng]

12. Sure was, NV!

[elleng]

20. It's on Maryland Public Television NOW!

The War of 1812 on the Chesapeake: Home of the Brave
3:30 PM on MPT 22, 1 hr 30 min 2014
Examining Maryland's influential role in the War of 1812.

[NV Whino]

21. Since I'm not in Maryland, you'll have to let me know how it ends

[elleng]

22. Wet and wild!

[mnhtnbb]

23. Here

[mnhtnbb]

10. Love it, Mira!

When we sailed in to St. Petersburg (Russia) a couple of years ago, there were several submarines that were on display
or being renovated. I looked at my photos of what I took as we sailed by, but didn't catch anything half as good
as your shot!

[Mira]

13. Thanks, I'm glad you like it. Two more for you

The Scorpion is an old Russian submarine, one can tour it and go on down into it.
It lies next to the Queen Mary like a big slug. One photograph is looking down onto it from the highest deck, the other a sight in the bowels of the submarine.

[mnhtnbb]

14. The best of what I shot in St. Petersburg harbor

The weather was horrible--cold, rainy, gray-- all three days we were in port (on a Baltic cruise).


two Russian subs--which based on identification on-line-- are Project 636 AMUR Diesel Electric Torpedo Submarines http://www.rusarmy.com/uk/photo/navy/apl_pr_636/apl_pr_636_001.htm

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and another--the C-189--which is a museum http://englishrussia.com/2011/10/10/c-189-submarine-museum-st-petersburg/

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[Mira]

15. WOW these are spectacular

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The top one looks like my Scorpion, doesn't it. How fabulous you got to go there! I have relatives in Kirov, and I could go there but they are so poor I would really be imposing.
You are cruisin' with the borders. Looks good! St. Petersburg has the Hermitage Museum I believe. Did you get to go there? If yes, you would probably still be there looking, it's that big.

[mnhtnbb]

19. Yes, to the Hermitage Museum...it is HUGE!

It was so crowded. We were there in late May. I can't imagine it in mid-summer.

My favorite, though, was the newly opened and privately owned Faberge Museum. Much smaller, no crowds, spectacular displays--including the world's most complete display of
Faberge Eggs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/55441/something-special-st-petersburgs-faberg%C3%A9-museum.html

[Atman]

17. These are awesome, too!

The colorful buildings are quite a contrast to our grey, dingy sub base here in Connecticut.

[mnhtnbb]

18. I cheated a bit on the buildings...

and bumped up their colors a tad. The weather was so awful--gray, overcast, rainy--but the essence of the color was there
in those buildings in the background.

[Atman]

16. These are awesome!

Thanks for sharing with us!

[Atman]

24. A few more days! ***DU PHOTO CONTEST WANTS YOU!***

Win fame, fortune, meet the President! Okay, maybe not, but you'll evoke oohs and aahs from fellow DUers! Submit you May Photo Contest entries today! Or tomorrow. But definitely SOON!

[Blue_In_AK]

26. Atman, just curious...

Did you announce the contest in GD and/or the Lounge? It's a good way to get newbies in here.

[mnhtnbb]

27. I knew I'd change my mind...and I did.

[mnhtnbb]

28. OK, I'm really done now changing my mind.

We're going out tonight. I'm going to get dressed. I'm not looking at these entries again until I see the preliminary threads go up!

[JohnnyRingo]

29. My other choice

I kinda wish now I would have entered this pic. I took it last year at Mosquito Lake here in NE Ohio when I ran into these boys who dug out dad's drag boat and got it running. That 454 Chevy motor and zoomies might fit the "naughty" theme better.

Oh well...

[a la izquierda]

30. All amazing shots...

I'm curious as to what June's theme will be. I'm leaving for Mexico for a month, always a wonderful place to photograph!

[mnhtnbb]

31. Oh, have a fun trip!

It's anybody's guess what the theme will be for June! We have to wait and see who wins May because that person gets to decide
on the theme and run the June contest.

I will be running the Spring contest, though, with submissions opening a week from today on June 1st.