Poll: Vote for the theme for the August Photo Contest.

[hippywife]

Got some great suggestions! They are all listed below in the order they were received.

I'll leave this poll open through Friday. Vote away! :hi:

[hippywife]

1. This poll will close tomorrow....

so kicking it back up now that the seasonal contest submissions are closed. Good luck to everyone in that race. :hi:

[hippywife]

2. Kickin' back up.

Only one more day to decide what you want to the theme to be for the August contest.

I just came across this. It's the first pic I entered last year in one of the contests (the turtle was only my second.) I can't remember what the theme was now.

Birdhouse Gourds Growing on an Old Wooden Ladder

[Celebration]

3. Have no idea what "matter of time" is

But I just voted for it, LOL, despite having a gazillion green photos. Green will be difficult in a way that red was not. It almost will have to have a hook besides plants with chlorophyll, even plants with chlorophyll reflected in water, even more than different shades of chlorophyll on a mountain, with a waterfall, reflected in a pool of water. I don't know what the winner of green will be, but there will probably be an unexpected twist contained in the picture. Maybe I will submit a bird surrounded by green. That is hardly unexpected, though. Hmmmm.

[regnaD kciN]

4. Hey...

It almost will have to have a hook besides plants with chlorophyll, even plants with chlorophyll reflected in water, even more than different shades of chlorophyll on a mountain, with a waterfall, reflected in a pool of water.

...stop dissing my (potential) entry! :rofl:

[Celebration]

5. heh!

Just try competing with my "green" entry. I put my litter against your waterfall any day.

Entitled-- Please, please don't be a litterbug, 'cause every litter bit hurts.
(for the boomer set!!) Did I start an earworm anyone?

Now maybe people will put "Matter of Time" over the top! I'm already tired of green.

[HappyCynic]

6. A Matter of Time

Probably a bit late for it to matter, but my original thought when I submitted this as a suggestion was that it would leave it open to interpretation. However, I could think of several ways to approach this:

1. Literal - Clocks, sundials, calendars, etc.
2. Age - Something that shows the passage of time or the effects of time. (eg. portrait of several people, each of whom represents a different generation, effects of aging on people, machines, plants, etc.)
3. Anticipatory - Along the lines of "it's only a matter of time before..." (eg. a predator poised to pounce, a rock teetering on a precipice, etc.)

There's probably many more interpretations but those are the general three I was thinking of.

I hope this helps.

[Celebration]

7. I like it n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. another interpretation: space.

Galaxy
stars
etc

[regnaD kciN]

8. It looks like Friday's over...

...and it's a Matter Of Time to declare Green the winner. :evilgrin:

[Celebration]

10. I'm so inspired!!

I started yesterday, at the DMV--

Bobblehead


Walmartesque Decor


Green Space-Unlandscaped


Sprig


Ever notice how many people wear bright green shirts?


Topped off at the park when I saw a dude with a St. Paddy's Day shirt. I took that as a sign to embrace Green

[Mira]

13. I went nuts like this over "Red". I was green in the Photo Forum and seeing

nothing but red.
I like your photos....carry on!

[Celebration]

14. Red seemed like a bigger challenge to me, but I'll say this

At the DMV, when I told one dude that I was taking a photo of everything green, he said, man, now I am looking at everything differently, I'm looking for everything green. I have many more that I didn't post. How about a green chair?



A DMV person was very suspicious of what I was doing, because the media has been all over them about a scandal where some employees were taking "tips" from County Commission people for overlooking no inspections. I assured them that I was just a bored customer, waiting for my number to be called.

[Mira]

15. LOL - You and I together could paint the town red, I feel it. Nice Chair

Do you by chance remember I went nuts like that in Target? With all the red and the carts.....

[Celebration]

16. Yup!! I remember

All those carts so clumped together looked kinda arty and cool! I'll probably go for an entry other than taken at the DMV, or a St. Paddy's shirt, but I haven't ruled out the litter. I get so bored waiting around at the DMV. It gave me something to do, looking for chairs, bobbleheads, etc.

[hippywife]

11. Hey!

You wanna run this contest? :rofl:

I just got up a few minutes ago...it IS Saturday, you know!

As soon as I'm sufficiently awake, I will post the official contest submission and comments threads.

[elleng]

9. HW, thought you might like to see this!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6251514

[hippywife]

12. Voting is now closed.

And the winner is Green.

Submission and comments threads will be posted a little later today.

:hi: