Photography
Related: About this forum****Comment Thread for the Summer Photo Contest****
Please post your comments about the photos submitted in this thread!
I"m hoping for 30 original photos from our amazing photographers. And I love reading what others think of the work presented.
Let's Go!
mnhtnbb
(31,318 posts)I couldn't believe I had a shot taken on the first day of summer this year of Lantana I have growing in pots on my balcony.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)You must have been subconsciously thinking of our Summer contest.
mnhtnbb
(31,318 posts)It has been a summer of confinement. I had booked a trip to the mountains late June to mid-July this year. Going to finally explore some of the little NC mountain towns. Hike. See waterfalls. Canceled it because of COVID-19. As a matter of fact, to me, the shape of the lantana blossoms is reminiscent of the shape of the virus one sees in photos.
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)Too damn hot or raining for the last few weeks!
Love both of the (so far) submissions.
Good start, up for less than an hour and HERE WE GO!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)And all three are floral!
I expect that will change, sometime.
It's a very good start, YES!
MichaelSoE
(1,575 posts)and it looks like it's going to be another amazing contest. I am going to wait though before submitting a shot.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)I don't expect this pace to keep up. I'd be thrilled if it were, though!
It's fine for you to wait. I have no problem with that! I'm sure it will be wonderful.
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)Obvs from the archives but it is what it is!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)There are reasons we have archives. You've made excellent use of yours.
Hope your day is going well.
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)Well that is as much a curse as a blessing
Talitha
(6,477 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)I am thrilled to see the pace of entries.
KEEP 'EM COMING!
Callalily
(14,885 posts)My photo was taken on a bike ride along Lake Michigan!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)HAB911
(8,811 posts)Good luck everyone!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)Just lovely, a truly Zen moment, so calming and serene.
Thank you!
alfredo
(60,065 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)Even though the flower is past its prime, the colors are great and the bokeh too. You have chosen a great emblem of the season!
alfredo
(60,065 posts)I still have to stay close to home because the state still hasnt sent back my new license So I cant drive. So I make do. Today I captured a Luna Moth caterpillar, the first one Ive seen. Next time I try to photograph a moving caterpillar Head-on I will used sequential
I love your lily. CAAFB
mike_c
(36,214 posts)I mean, wow!
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)Same title. The rain settled to a soft constant drizzle, what mid western farmers call a 'lady rain', and dropped the temp to the low 80s so I put on my foulies and took the OMD, macro and flash for a walk. Found this Morning Glory and it's natural droplets which for some reason defy gravity much better than my mister.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)It blew me away!
Mz Pip
(27,403 posts)Decisions, decisions. I love the summer contests.
Mz Pip
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)Thanks for telling me!
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)That looks more like a midsummer's nightmare! Memories of that image are burned into my brain from 60 years ago . . .
MichaelSoE
(1,575 posts)I had given it serious thought about titling it that but the Bard of Avon won out.
I sometimes get these flashes about photos I can create including setting up a scene. One I have had for years taking up space in my head is a disturbing Easter shot. I my mind's eye I envision a crushed basket filled with candy crushed under the wheel, tread marks imprinted into chocolate, prominent in the foreground. To the right and in the distance is the car that created the carnage with some horrified kiddies looking out the back window.
Is there something wrong with me???
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)related to Gary Larson who doe's the farside comix. https://www.thefarside.com/
JustFiveMoreMinutes
(2,133 posts)I've voted MANY times over the past few years.....
but now I have to ask:
Do we vote for our 'favorite photo' which may/may not honor the Theme of the competition....
or do we give more weight to the photos who actually follow the Theme??
and do 'amateur photographers (point and click)' have ANY way to compete with photoshop and computer enhancements?
Just wondering....
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)We prefer that people vote for the photo that best works with the theme, but I'm sure many folks just vote for the photo that grabs them. And it's OK.
I don't think you have to vote for the photo based on how well it fits the theme.
Someone once said "It's not the pixels, it's the photo." In other words, if the photographer has taken a photo that grabs you, or that speaks to you, that's all that matters. Most of us here are amateurs. But most of us have what we call the eye. We know how to make a beautiful photo without all the photoshop or computer enhancements.
I hope this helps!
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)Peggy answered the questions about voting & theme.
As for point n click photographers competing I know a number of regular entrants who use smart phones and do no "post processing". Straight from phone to DU. (Well, not exactly as there is a process to get the picture here but they use no computer enhancements.)
These contests aren't really a competition. They are an opportunity to show DU something you have seen and experienced. The process of picking a 'winner' is more or less a framework to allow us all to share our world with others. Simply by entering you become a winner and so does everyone who gets to share your vision and experience.
So, share with us!
JustFiveMoreMinutes
(2,133 posts).... but as you point out, it's about sharing.
Now if I could figure out all neat features on my phone camera! LOL!
CrispyQ
(36,225 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)Niagara
(7,403 posts)I realized that I hadn't submitted any photos since December of 2019.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)Niagara
(7,403 posts)flamin lib
(14,559 posts)Great photo and great subject. Can I grow these in N Texas? Are they house plants like African Violets or outdoor annuals?
I WANT some of these!
Talitha
(6,477 posts)mindfulNJ
(2,363 posts)So happy for this theme. I've been home all summer taking pics of birds and bees