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Grumpy Old Guy

(4,019 posts)
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:03 PM Wednesday

***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST ENTRIE THREAD: WATER!***

This discussion thread was locked by Grumpy Old Guy (a host of the Photography group).

***NOW OPEN FOR SECOND ENTRIES!***

(Let's get to thirty).

Post only your contest entry here. DO NOT LEAVE COMMENTS IN THIS THREAD.

The theme for the August contest, as suggested by Rebl2, is "Water, Lakes, ocean, ponds, rain storms, flooding. No water sports though." However, if your photo of body of water just happens to include someone fishing, swimming, etc. that would probably be acceptable, it just shouldn't be the primary focus of the photo. The volunteer running the contest has the final say as to what is acceptable.

This thread is for photo submissions only. If you wish to comment or have a question, here's the link to the July Photo Contest Comments Thread:https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036149756

How to post photos for this contest and other threads on DU:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1036&pid=59987

Contest Timeline:
Submissions will close on August 20th

Preliminary Polls will open in GD on August 21st for 72 hours.
The Final Poll will open on August 15th also for 72 hours.

All dates are subject to change.


Rules:
MONTHLY CONTEST: Your photo must be your own original work. Please do not post a photo downloaded from the internet and presented as your own.

Only one entry of your own original work per person, unless/until the Volunteer Host opens Submissions for second entries.

You need to post your entry in the submission thread started by the Host of a contest. Please be sure to include a "Title" for your photograph in the Subject line of your post. The submission thread is for photo entries only, no comments, no questions. The Host will start a separate thread just for comments and questions. 



Once a photo is entered in a contest it is ineligible for any future contest unless the Host specifies otherwise.



The Winner of the contest is the one that comes up with the Theme of the next contest. They can just decide on a theme or may ask for suggestions and then run a poll to pick one of them. Either way the Theme will always be at the discretion of the person who won the contest.

The Volunteer Host has the option of adding other rules to the contest they are hosting. An example would be no Black & White or all Black & White entries.

The Volunteer Host has the option of declaring the submissions being blind (no one knows who entered which photo) or public. Should the Host op for blind submissions it is their responsibility to instruct entrants on how to get their entries to the host.

We no longer have rules about the photo size. But please be reasonable! Ask if you have questions. Keep in mind that photos which are too large can be a disadvantage. For instance, photos that are too tall may require scrolling to see the entire image on a computer screen. Photos that are too wide may not look great when viewed vertically on a phone.

The Volunteer Host is the final authority in their contests.

The Volunteer Host may enter a contest as long as the Volunteer Host is not the previous winner and has not selected the theme for the contest which they are hosting. 


Submissions will be limited to 30 entries maximum unless the Photography Group votes to change the limits. 


The Winner of the contest agrees to pick the next month's theme. The Winner of the monthly contest may not enter the contest for which they selected a theme.

The Submission & Comment threads will be posted in the Photography Group. The Preliminary polls and Final Contest poll will be posted in GD per EarlG’s permission. 


The Host of the Contest may copy and paste these rules into their submission thread or post a link to these rules into the submission thread. The Host WILL copy and paste the CONTEST LICENSE into the submission thread in its entirety. (At bottom of post).

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.


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***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST ENTRIE THREAD: WATER!*** (Original Post) Grumpy Old Guy Wednesday OP
A Web of Rain WalkerinSC Wednesday #1
awesome shot. pansypoo53219 Thursday #5
December Wave CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #2
Water and Ice sinkingfeeling Wednesday #3
The tide is out under the docks Naknek, Alaska Walleye Wednesday #4
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign Diamond_Dog Thursday #6
Tranquil morning urbanhermit Thursday #7
Hitting the Swells; Hawaii edhopper Thursday #8
At the Marsh Callalily Thursday #9
Water HAB911 Thursday #10
Napali Sunset Danascot Thursday #11
A Hole in the Sky bif Thursday #12
Approach to the big drop Mira Thursday #13
Ripple Mousetoescamper Friday #14
Wow that is awesome! Eko Friday #15
Surf's Up at Dawn mnhtnbb Saturday #16
Public Boat Launch, Everett, WA Dyedinthewoolliberal Sunday #17
Guarding the Icelandic Coast Behind the Aegis Sunday #18
Lake Superior, believe it or not. Ocelot II Sunday #19
Go Fetch! Diamond_Dog 10 hrs ago #20
To Boldly Go CaliforniaPeggy 10 hrs ago #21
"Reed Soup" bif 10 hrs ago #22
Gushes to Ripples Mira 10 hrs ago #23
Cold Blue Water HAB911 9 hrs ago #24
‎⁨Geirangerfjord⁩ Callalily 9 hrs ago #25
Woodland Waterfall Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #26
Foggy dawn on Cannon Beach regnaD kciN 8 hrs ago #27
Blackwater Falls, WV Mousetoescamper 8 hrs ago #28
On Not-So-Golden Pond. George McGovern 8 hrs ago #29
In the Mists at the top of Madeira edhopper 8 hrs ago #30
Norway Fresh sinkingfeeling 8 hrs ago #31
Gunsight Lake-Glacier National Park urbanhermit 7 hrs ago #32
Naknek River,, Red Salmon cannery, low tide Walleye 7 hrs ago #33

WalkerinSC

(283 posts)
1. A Web of Rain
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:50 PM
Wednesday

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pansypoo53219

(22,500 posts)
5. awesome shot.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 02:20 AM
Thursday

CaliforniaPeggy

(154,807 posts)
2. December Wave
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 06:17 PM
Wednesday

sinkingfeeling

(56,152 posts)
3. Water and Ice
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 07:46 PM
Wednesday

Walleye

(41,899 posts)
4. The tide is out under the docks Naknek, Alaska
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 09:02 PM
Wednesday

Last edited Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:13 PM - Edit history (2)

Diamond_Dog

(38,043 posts)
6. Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 08:55 AM
Thursday

urbanhermit

(806 posts)
7. Tranquil morning
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 09:31 AM
Thursday

edhopper

(36,529 posts)
8. Hitting the Swells; Hawaii
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 09:47 AM
Thursday

Callalily

(15,169 posts)
9. At the Marsh
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 10:52 AM
Thursday

HAB911

(9,736 posts)
10. Water
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:18 PM
Thursday

Danascot

(5,107 posts)
11. Napali Sunset
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 03:24 PM
Thursday

bif

(26,127 posts)
12. A Hole in the Sky
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 05:38 PM
Thursday

Mira

(22,580 posts)
13. Approach to the big drop
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 09:06 PM
Thursday

Last edited Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:35 PM - Edit history (1)

Mousetoescamper

(6,443 posts)
14. Ripple
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 03:41 AM
Friday

Eko

(9,612 posts)
15. Wow that is awesome!
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:11 PM
Friday

mnhtnbb

(32,702 posts)
16. Surf's Up at Dawn
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 05:20 PM
Saturday

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(16,145 posts)
17. Public Boat Launch, Everett, WA
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 09:24 AM
Sunday

Behind the Aegis

(55,588 posts)
18. Guarding the Icelandic Coast
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 04:28 PM
Sunday

Ocelot II

(126,643 posts)
19. Lake Superior, believe it or not.
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 04:41 PM
Sunday

Diamond_Dog

(38,043 posts)
20. Go Fetch!
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:42 PM
10 hrs ago

CaliforniaPeggy

(154,807 posts)
21. To Boldly Go
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:44 PM
10 hrs ago

bif

(26,127 posts)
22. "Reed Soup"
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:51 PM
10 hrs ago

Mira

(22,580 posts)
23. Gushes to Ripples
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 05:31 PM
10 hrs ago

HAB911

(9,736 posts)
24. Cold Blue Water
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 05:55 PM
9 hrs ago

Callalily

(15,169 posts)
25. ‎⁨Geirangerfjord⁩
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 06:23 PM
9 hrs ago

Ocelot II

(126,643 posts)
26. Woodland Waterfall
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 06:37 PM
9 hrs ago

regnaD kciN

(27,219 posts)
27. Foggy dawn on Cannon Beach
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 07:12 PM
8 hrs ago

Mousetoescamper

(6,443 posts)
28. Blackwater Falls, WV
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 07:15 PM
8 hrs ago

George McGovern

(8,784 posts)
29. On Not-So-Golden Pond.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 07:24 PM
8 hrs ago

edhopper

(36,529 posts)
30. In the Mists at the top of Madeira
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 07:32 PM
8 hrs ago

sinkingfeeling

(56,152 posts)
31. Norway Fresh
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 07:34 PM
8 hrs ago

urbanhermit

(806 posts)
32. Gunsight Lake-Glacier National Park
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 08:02 PM
7 hrs ago

Walleye

(41,899 posts)
33. Naknek River,, Red Salmon cannery, low tide
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 08:39 PM
7 hrs ago
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