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Related: About this forumNovember Photo Contest Comments/Questions
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a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)Cmon folks!
mnhtnbb
(31,388 posts)in GD and the Lounge. More eyeballs.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)But Ill head over there after I eat.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)Keep them coming!
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)That image is awesome.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)to second entries.
mnhtnbb
(31,388 posts)per an edit from the host on the Submissions thread.
mnhtnbb
(31,388 posts)I went with the concept of a monumental event.
If you've never been to DC during the height of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, it's worth the trip! My shot was taken April 11, 2015. They usually have over a million visitors during the couple of weeks when the cherry trees are in full bloom. The Tidal Basin is spectacular with views of the various monuments--especially the Jefferson Memorial and the Washington Monument--framed by these glorious cherry blossoms.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)And yes thats a totally monumental event. I only live a few hours away. I should go this spring.
mnhtnbb
(31,388 posts)before you move to The Netherlands!
The peak season can vary. The year I was there the full bloom was fairly late. It can happen in March. So it's best to hold off making plans until the Park Service predicts the peak. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/index.htm
mnhtnbb
(31,388 posts)I wondered if you'd enter a moon shot. I had one of mine--an old one taken from the deck of the house in Chapel Hill--that I was considering. It was going to be titled "Moonumental".
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,620 posts)Well, I have so many moon shots, I thought I should enter one! I love the color on this one too.
I'd love to see your Moonumental" shot!
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)I was hoping to close the entries tomorrow. But I could just rearrange the timeline I guess. I'm not in the US, so Thanksgiving travel won't interfere. I may have an emergency trip back to the States because my dog has a liver tumor, but I won't know until next week (just found out, but since he's acting totally normal, I doubt there's much urgency at the moment).
Thanks!
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Just speaking in terms of the contests in general.
Other than that I got nuthin'.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)Maybe we could do a poll on it or something?
mnhtnbb
(31,388 posts)because December will be devoted to the Autumn Seasonal Contest.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)Maybe it is the hosting element. I often dont want to risk hosting if Im traveling a lot.
mnhtnbb
(31,388 posts)by uncoupling hosting as an obligation from winning is to create a calendar of volunteer hosts.
I'll put up a thread to explore the idea to run in the Photography group and see what kind of response we get.
We dropped 4 contests a year out of the calendar not long ago. Maybe we need to adjust the calendar to remove a couple more.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)I'd love to get to 20/21 By tomorrow morning so that I don't have to adjust the schedule (it's no skin off my back if we have to though).
urbanhermit
(751 posts)Trying to do my part.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)Rebl2
(13,507 posts)will the photos be posted to vote on?
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)Im five hours ahead in England.