Osprey and dinner







The spouse watches from another branch



Snowy egret in flight



Snowy Egrets in the reeds





Reddish Egret on the hunt.

The clouds were not cooperating tonight, but I did manage to get a few decent shots.



Here is a cropped version.

For Peggy, here is the super moon over Bolsa Chica Wetlands.

Hi there,

As someone noticed, two of the winners this month violated the size limits.

Here is what happened. I was busy travelling this month, and didn't check the image sizes while the entries were coming in. I finally checked them when I was preparing the preliminaries, and at least half of the images were oversized. Contacting every contestant would have added another week and a lot more work for me in the process. I chose to use my prerogative as the contest runner and ignore the rule this month.

Quite frankly, I'm not in favor of the size limits. I think they discourage a lot of people from entering the contest because they don't know how to resize an image. Absolutely no one noticed the difference while the contest was in progress. I know the rules were in place before I got here, so I'm hoping that someone can enlighten me as to how they came about.

Thanks for your understanding. Let's have a discussion.

Ross
aka Grumpy Old Guy

https://democraticunderground.com/100218198348

The winners announcement is up in GD.

Congratulations to AndyS, Dyedinthewoolliberal and mousetoescamper for taking first, second and third place.

Congratulations to the winners of the August 2023 Democratic Underground Photography Contest. The topic, chosen by LakeArenal, was as follows:

Trains, Planes and Automobiles…etc.

Any battery or fueled passenger vehicles. Parts or whole, inside or out, above or below, with or without passengers. (Though passengers might make things more fun)

Hot air balloons, motor bicycles, go carts, etc. (I have a friend who professionally races go carts). All run on fuel to name a few.


First place goes to AndyS with “Good Mornin’ America How Are Ya,” a perfectly framed shot of a Santa Fe Chief locomotive with the popular “war bonnet” paint scheme.



Second place goe to Dyedinthewoolliberal with “Crabber, Public Boat Launch,Everett, Wa.,” an image of a picturesque boat warmed by the glow of a sun that is low on the horizon.



Third place goes to Mousetoescamper with “Car Toon (1941 Ford Super Deluxe Woody Station Wagon).” Let’s face it, who doesn’t love a classic woody station wagon, right? The framing of this shot is impeccable, with the leading lines of the highway and the vehicle in the lower right foreground.



I have two honorable mentions. The first honorable mention goes to ME, for my shot of the Mighty WWII Veteran. I came in fourth, which is better than I thought I would do this month.



The other honorable mention goes to Edhopper for “Back to a warm ship and a hot cup of tea.” Holy cow, shooting a semi-rigid inflatable in the middle of an ice strewn sea? Who does that? Ed deserved to win just for the moxie it took to take this shot.



Finally, thanks to LakeArenal for choosing a terrific subject matter. We had some great entries this month, and once again it was a pleasure running the contest.

Grumpy Old Guy




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https://democraticunderground.com/100218187216

We have some great finalists. Good luck everyone.

Grumpy Old Guy

These are the finals for the August photo contest.

Please vote for the entry that you think best typifies the following theme, which was chosen by LakeArenal.

Trains, Planes and Automobiles…etc.

Any battery or fueled passenger vehicles. Parts or whole, inside or out, above or below, with or without passengers. (Though passengers might make things more fun)

Hot air balloons, motor bicycles, go carts, etc. (I have a friend who professionally races go carts). All run on fuel to name a few.

We love to hear what you think, so please leave us a comment as well. This thread will run for seventy two hours. It is posted here in GD by permission of the administrators.

Thanks for voting.

Car Toon (1941 Ford Super Deluxe Woody Station Wagon)



"There's another train, there always is, maybe the next one is yours..."


Mighty WWII Veteran


Good Mornin' America How Are Ya'


Drive-Thru


Historic steam train Chemin de Fer du Vivarais


Back to a warm ship and a hot cup of tea


Crabber, Public Boat Launch, Everett, WA


Ford Model A


Santa Barbara Chrome

Here are the links:

Thread one: https://democraticunderground.com/100218173452

Thread two: https://democraticunderground.com/100218173479

Thread three: https://democraticunderground.com/100218173506


Good luck everyone!