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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,574 posts)
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 06:50 PM Sep 2020

***SUMMER PHOTO CONTEST -- PRELIMINARY THREAD 3***

Our theme is "Summer." The photos reflect the views that our photographers have of this time of year.

Please vote for your favorite!

The Preliminary Threads will run for 72 hours.

They are in GD with the Administration's approval.

Here are the links to the other two threads:

Thread #1:https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214084099

Thread #2:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214084096

Warming her wings before flying to Mexico


Hummingbird Feeding from a Rose of Sharon


A Little Bit of Paradise!



Summer's Crown



Smoky California Summer



Mom's African Daisy



Summer Sunset



My Summer Ride



LA County Fair Midway Before 2020


A Midsummer's Night Dream ... 2020







39 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
[b]Warming her wings before flying to Mexico[/b]
7 (18%)
[b]Hummingbird Feeding from a Rose of Sharon[/b]
15 (38%)
[b] A Little Bit of Paradise![/b]
1 (3%)
[b] Summer's Crown[/b]
2 (5%)
[b] Smoky California Summer[/b]
3 (8%)
[b] Mom's African Daisy[/b]
7 (18%)
[b] Summer Sunset[/b]
1 (3%)
[b] My Summer Ride[/b]
0 (0%)
[b]LA County Fair Midway Before 2020[/b]
2 (5%)
[b] A Midsummer's Night Dream ... 2020[/b]
1 (3%)
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***SUMMER PHOTO CONTEST -- PRELIMINARY THREAD 3*** (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 OP
K&R Solly Mack Sep 2020 #1
K&R SMC22307 Sep 2020 #2
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Sep 2020 #3
Kick AmyStrange Sep 2020 #4
Another one I can't see... 2naSalit Sep 2020 #5
Are you at work? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #7
Nope, retired. 2naSalit Sep 2020 #13
Do you use the Edge browser? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #14
Oh... 2naSalit Sep 2020 #15
I posted the other pictures you couldn't see... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #16
kick Beringia Sep 2020 #6
Kick AmyStrange Sep 2020 #8
Thanks! K&R TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #9
KnR Niagara Sep 2020 #10
I love all who enter these contests.....YOU ARE ALL WINNERS. a kennedy Sep 2020 #11
K & R icymist Sep 2020 #12
Kick AmyStrange Sep 2020 #17
KNR alfredo Sep 2020 #18
Kick! mnhtnbb Sep 2020 #19
Kick! OldEurope Sep 2020 #20
Kick irisblue Sep 2020 #21
Kick Mz Pip Sep 2020 #22
Kick AmyStrange Sep 2020 #23
K&R! hunter Sep 2020 #24
Kick! mnhtnbb Sep 2020 #25
Once again, it's a tough choice when all the photos are so grand! K&R crickets Sep 2020 #26
Kick AmyStrange Sep 2020 #27
A great representation of outstanding talent. lpbk2713 Sep 2020 #28
Kick CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 #29
Kick Niagara Sep 2020 #30
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 #31
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 #32
Kick! Callalily Sep 2020 #33
K&R burrowowl Sep 2020 #34
Kick! Be sure to vote in all three threads! Thanks. Callalily Sep 2020 #35
Please vote! mnhtnbb Sep 2020 #36
Comments on 2 photos electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #37
Late answer Keth Sep 2020 #43
Kick alfredo Sep 2020 #38
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 #39
Kick! Be sure to vote in all three threads! Thanks. Callalily Sep 2020 #40
Last day to vote! mnhtnbb Sep 2020 #41
Kick! mnhtnbb Sep 2020 #42

2naSalit

(86,515 posts)
5. Another one I can't see...
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 08:31 PM
Sep 2020

Warming her wings before flying to Mexico

But the entries that I can see are wonderful!

 

AmyStrange

(7,989 posts)
7. Are you at work?
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 08:50 PM
Sep 2020

-

some browsers at work or at home won't display some websites (due to their adult nature). AmyStrange.org is about serial killers (Warming her... Summer in the...), and the other photo (End to a perfect...) has "hemp" in the link.

Can you see this below (Warming her wings...)?


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2naSalit

(86,515 posts)
13. Nope, retired.
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 09:40 PM
Sep 2020

Some pictures won't load, might be my browser but I have put no restrictions on anything like key words. But I can see that image, thank you.

 

AmyStrange

(7,989 posts)
14. Do you use the Edge browser?
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 09:57 PM
Sep 2020

-

When I first downloaded it, I couldn’t see my website either (AmyStrange.org).

I had to literally go to the Microsoft website and fix it, because adult sites were blocked by default.

The photo I posted is from my other website that doesn’t have any adult content, except swear words.
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lpbk2713

(42,751 posts)
28. A great representation of outstanding talent.
Thu Sep 17, 2020, 04:32 PM
Sep 2020


It makes it difficult to choose without thinking them over for a while.

electric_blue68

(14,861 posts)
37. Comments on 2 photos
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 04:40 PM
Sep 2020

•A Midnight Summers.....
So apt, clever and very good composition!


•My Summer Ride
Lovely composition, very relaxing!

Verenzano Bridge?

Keth

(184 posts)
43. Late answer
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:56 AM
Sep 2020

I just saw your question electric_blue.

It's the Emerson Bridge over the Mississippi River. It connects Cape Girardeau, Missouri to southern Illinois.

I love riding along the riverwalk trail, especially in the mornings when the sun is rising and the water looks blue instead of muddy. It's my go to place to ride when I need a little peace. Definitely relaxing. Thanks for the kind comments on my photograph.

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