Preliminary Polls for the August Contest are posted in GD

Thank you to everyone who entered, and the best of luck to you all! And thank you for your good natured adherence to the size restrictions.


Poll #1: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212395673

Poll #2: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212395669

Poll #3: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212395820

August Photo Contest Preliminary Poll #1

Hey DU members! The theme for the August Photo Contest is Portals. Please choose the image that you feel is the best interpretation of Portals. The interpretation may be of a spiritual or physical nature, or something else. There is room for broad interpretation here, and creativity is always a plus.

The top three vote-getters in this thread will move on to the finals. Voting in the preliminaries will close at 5:00pm on the 23rd (that's this coming Friday).

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.

Link to Poll #2: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212395669

Link to Poll #3: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212395820


Look Where He Goes, Even Now, Out at the Portal: Act III, scene IV



Burning Man 2011, Entering My New Life



Now You See Me!



Walking to the light



Nature's Portal



Park anywhere. And come on in.



The Old Mill



The Chocolate Door



Looking Through at Glass



Doors To Falll

August Photo Contest Preliminary Poll #2

Hey DU members! The theme for the August Photo Contest is Portals. Please choose the image that you feel is the best interpretation of Portals. The interpretation may be of a spiritual or physical nature, or something else. There is room for broad interpretation here, and creativity is always a plus.

The top three vote-getters in this thread will move on to the finals. Voting in the preliminaries will close at 5:00pm on the 23rd (that's this coming Friday).

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.

Link to Poll #1: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212395673

Link to Poll #3: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212395820



On Duty



And now lies in ruins



It's Simple !



Steps through time



No way out (Birkenau)



Time Travel



"Beware of Dog"



The Grand Entrance



R.I.P.



Anybody Home?

We took a drive over to the coast yesterday

It hovered around and above 100° here the last several days, so my wife and I drove over to the coast at Point Reyes. It was afternoon, and the fog and clouds were coming back in:



First stop was Tomales Bay State Park:






Johnstones Trailhead. I'm nursing a foot injury, so we didn't walk it this time. It's nice along there:




Drove out through the Tule Elk Reserve. Saw three gorgeous elk right by the side of the road, and of course the camera was in the bag on the back seat. I think my wife might have snapped them with her cellphone before they loped off. Those elk looked enormous.

Point Reyes has a cool light house at the opposite end of the park from the elk reserve, but that area was closed off, so we ended the day at Point Reyes Beach North.

So, instead of cool lighthouse and enormous elk photos, you get boring seascapes. The beaches in Northern California often look like this during summer.

My attempt at some kind of mood photo. The sun is actually out there on the horizon but I didn't capture it well, so I probably should have just cropped it out:







These two were sitting out drinking wine and enjoying the view. Temps were in the 60's, so it wasn't cold.



I'll see if I can find my wife's elk photo to make up for this. Just really wanted to post something.

CORRECTION: Preliminary Threads For The August Photo Contest Will Be Posted TUESDAY EVENING Pacific.

Preliminary Threads For The August Photo Contest Will Be Posted Tuesday (8/20) at around 10pm Pacific Time.

I have adjusted the timing to maintain the original schedule as posted in the Submissions thread.

I apologize for any confusion this correction may have caused. The confusion was entirely mine.

I want to thank everyone who entered!

CORRECTION: Preliminary Threads For The August Contest Will Be Posted TUESDAY EVENING Pacific Time

Preliminary Threads For The August Contest Will Be Posted Tuesday (8/20) at around 10pm Pacific Time.

I have adjusted the timing to maintain the original schedule as posted in the Submissions thread.

I apologize for any confusion this correction may have caused. The confusion was entirely mine.

I want to thank everyone who entered!

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST HAS CLOSED

Thank you to all of the participants!

Five days and four slots left for you to enter that photo in this month's contest DU!

The DU Photo Group's August contest has five days left before submissions are locked. We have four slots left. The theme is Portals. Any photo interpretation of the term Portals. Lots of room for interpretation here.

This contest is open to every DU member, and cellphone photos are fine!

If you need help posting that photo you have tucked away just contact me, or you can contact one of the hosts of the Photo Group. We will be more than happy to help you!

Here is the link to the Submissions thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/103671637

Taking a Break

A SECOND PHOTO MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR THE AUGUST CONTEST

Hey all you photogs (my apologies for shouting in the subject line)

Any of you that submitted a photo for the August contest may now submit a second one if you so desire.

We currently have 15 excellent submissions. The contest limit is 30.

If you have (or can take) another image related to the theme Portals you may now enter it in the Submissions thread.

If you have yet to enter an image please consider doing so before the preliminary voting begins on August 20th.

I will be more than happy to assist anyone who would like help resizing their photo to meet the contest criteria.

This contest is open to every DU member.

I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.