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Photography

George McGovern

(10,541 posts) Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:34 PM 18 hrs ago

In memory of elleng, who got the most out of her Nikon Coolpix P900. [View all]

Near as I can tell this was elleng's last post in the Photography Forum —
https://democraticunderground.com/1036141376
Random photos — elleng had a great eye for photography.

In this posting she named her camera in a shot of ORION'S BELT!
https://democraticunderground.com/1036125677

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In memory of elleng, who got the most out of her Nikon Coolpix P900. [View all] George McGovern 18 hrs ago OP

Thanks, George 😢 Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #1

You are welcome Deuxcents. George McGovern 17 hrs ago #2

Thanks for posting these great photos, my dear George! They shine. CaliforniaPeggy 17 hrs ago #3

You're welcome Peggy. So did elleng. George McGovern 17 hrs ago #8

These are beyond a heartfelt tribute Mira 17 hrs ago #4

Thank You Mira. Treasured for sure. George McGovern 17 hrs ago #9

Thanks, George McG Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #5

You're welcome Easterncedar. I did not know her, but thanks for your reply. George McGovern 17 hrs ago #11

I'll miss her. When i posted late she was often there. applegrove 17 hrs ago #6

Second that applegrove. Thank You. George McGovern 17 hrs ago #13

Wonderful tribute. Thank you. LoisB 17 hrs ago #7

You're welcome Lois. Thank You. George McGovern 17 hrs ago #14

Thank you for this. murielm99 17 hrs ago #10

You are welcome murielm99. Thank You. George McGovern 17 hrs ago #15

Ellen had a great eye and a lot of enthusiasm. Grumpy Old Guy 17 hrs ago #12

I gathered that Ross. Yes, she will. Thank You. George McGovern 17 hrs ago #16

I think she set it on auto. usonian 17 hrs ago #17

Absolutely usonian. Thank You. George McGovern 16 hrs ago #20

WUNNNNNNNNDERFUL photos! calimary 16 hrs ago #18

You're welcome calimary. Thank You. George McGovern 16 hrs ago #21

Thank YOU, George McGovern, for this tribute. calimary 1 hr ago #43

You are most welcome calimary -- Hugs Back. George McGovern 48 min ago #44

And from what I can see, her very last post was in music appreciation niyad 16 hrs ago #19

Thanks niyad. Her last post featured this piano piece -- George McGovern 16 hrs ago #23

Oh Wow... These are Beautiful Memories of Cha 16 hrs ago #22

No'u ka hau'oli! George McGovern 16 hrs ago #25

Thanks for the thread, Allan. I first got to know Ellen on DU brer cat 16 hrs ago #24

You're welcome brer cat. Thank You. George McGovern 16 hrs ago #26

Beautiful jfz9580m 15 hrs ago #27

Thank You jfz9580m. It can come as a shock, I think, when a person doesn't like to George McGovern 14 hrs ago #30

Ty! SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #28

Yw SL! George McGovern 14 hrs ago #31

What a beautiful person. Her posts were so meaningful to me. delisen 14 hrs ago #29

Thank You delisen for your sweet comments. Very nice of you to say. George McGovern 14 hrs ago #32

Many thanks, George. GoneOffShore 10 hrs ago #33

You are welcome GoneOffShore. Thank You. George McGovern 6 hrs ago #38

What a lovely tribute! mnhtnbb 10 hrs ago #34

Me too mnhtnbb. Shocked. We never know from one moment to the next, do we. George McGovern 6 hrs ago #39

Excellent tribute post George HAB911 10 hrs ago #35

You're welcome HAB911. Thank You! George McGovern 6 hrs ago #40

I will really miss her and her bird photos, and her weather photos and moon pictures. Walleye 9 hrs ago #36

Yes Walleye. Same here. Thank You. George McGovern 6 hrs ago #41

What a lovely tribute, George. TY for putting it together. Diamond_Dog 8 hrs ago #37

Yes she did Diamond_Dog. You're welcome. Thank You! George McGovern 6 hrs ago #42