(Bi-)Weekly (and change) Photo Contest November 21st - 8th December 2023 | Thankfulness

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In a nod* to the upcoming holiday here in the United States, this week's photo theme is happy Valentines thankfulness.

As always, standard rules apply:

• The photographs must be your own work
• You may only submit one photo per contest.
• No commenting or liking photos until after the judging has taken place.
• This contest runs for about a week, starting now.
• At the end of the competition, the judge (last week's winner) will choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photo, providing as much feedback as possible. Apparently as emojis are challenging, their use should also include interpretation.
• The 1st place winner will start a new thread here with the topic/theme of their choice, and act as the judge for that contest. (Winner has 48 hours to create new theme, after that it defers to 2nd place).
• Be sure to update the Contest Master List as soon as you post a new theme.
• Extended! Contest ends 22.00 EST time (GMT-5) on the 8th of December.
• Above all, have fun

* also a nod to @mollyc 's thoughtful P52 theme this week, which I have borrowed with thanks. One might consider participating in that thread -- shopping reactions -- before coming over to try something in this contest.

 

[deep diver]

In the past when a contest coincides with a holiday, we've extended the contest to 2 weeks so that folks have a better opportunity to participate (and make the judge work a bit harder.) This might be a good time for a 2 week contest.

 

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Let's see if we can get some entries. If not, we can certainly extend, or someone else can propose a different contest.

 

[deep diver]

Let's see if we can get some entries. If not, we can certainly extend, or someone else can propose a different contest.

Uje topic is good. It's just the timing that's a challenge. Extend it a weeka nd see what happens.

 

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Contest extended one week.

If there are objections to extending (let's say a minimum of five; and we can count objection-replies or "likes" to such) then the original objector should pick a new topic.

 

[mollyc]

i don’t object. i wasn’t home much of last week due to holiday travel. i’ll find an entry.

 

[Janichsan]

Contest extended one week.

If there are objections to extending (let's say a minimum of five; and we can count objection-replies or "likes" to such) then the original objector should pick a new topic.

You should edit the thread title as well to reflect the change.

 

[oblomow]

I'll be the first to sumbit an entry. Don't leave me here all alone.

Regarding the theme: thankfull for all the familytrips we could make. This is the last vacation that the children wanted to join us. Bieszczady Mountains, Poland.

 

[mollyc]

light and shadows and the ability to capture them. although i'd probably be way more productive in life if i'd never taken up photography, i do honestly think my mental health would be worse.

 

[Hughmac]

Has this been extended please? I have an idea but need more time (and light)

Cheers

Hugh

 

[mollyc]

not my contest but think another day or two would be good to fill out some entries.

 

[oblomow]

Has this been extended please? I have an idea but need more time (and light)

Cheers

Hugh

help!

 

[Hughmac]

My subject has gone out for the evening, sorry 😔

 

[Hughmac]

Or did I just forget when I could have done it this afternoon?

 

[oblomow]

Or did I just forget when I could have done it this afternoon?

i fart in your general direction. <add citation>

 

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Like a bad Black Friday sale, contest extended to Friday, December 8th.

 

[Hughmac]

Thank you 👍

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Hughmac]

Nikon D7200, Tamron 18-400mm, 1/640 @ f/8

Cheers

Hugh

 

[mtbdudex]

Well I missed the 12/8 deadline, this one taken April-20-2020 shows my family , our “pod” as it was called early in COVID, on a local park outing, maintaining 6 foot distance

 

[Hughmac]

The end hasn't been called yet, so you're in 😄

Cheers

Hugh

 

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Contest over! (finally?)

 

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Feels a bit churlish for judging photos about thankfulness ... I like that all of them wrestling with the theme (an aside: being thankful can be hard, right?)

3rd @Hughmac I love silhouettes. Your picture embodies this theme nicely.

2nd @mollyc A lovely scene, and yes, shadows/light are what it's all about. You wrote, "although i'd probably be way more productive in life if i'd never taken up photography" — I'm going to argue the opposite is equally plausible, and when one factors in the richness of life that the serious pursuit of any hobby can bring, well, there's a lot to be thankful for.

1st @mtbdudex In at the buzzer. Love it. Reminds me of a happy version of the incredibly dark last scene in the Seventh Seal, if you know it. Congratulations on demonstrating emotional closeness can even conquer distance: something to be thankful for.

And thanks to @oblomow . Togetherness on the open road is certainly something to wish for, and to be thankful for when the stars align.

 

[mtbdudex]

Alrighty .. thx for 1st .. I’ll get the next contest in early next week .. and since 2 weeks over holidays say open Monday 12/11 thru Sunday 12/25 .. wait .. that’s Christmas Day .. ummm 2 1/2 weeks Tuesday 12/27 .. does not work for me as I’m out 12/28 - 1/4 snow skiing big sky in Montana.
So, contest Sunday 12/10 thru Wednesday 12/20, then I judge 12/21 is what I’ll do.

 

[oblomow]

@Hughmac Am I right in guessing that the silhouette is your late wife? Very fitting for this week's theme. I love the image and the message.

 

[Hughmac]

@Hughmac Am I right in guessing that the silhouette is your late wife? Very fitting for this week's theme. I love the image and the message.

No, sorry, it’s been two years since and I have a recent new partner in crime

Cheers

Hugh