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deep diver

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The past few weeks have been pretty challenging. I feel like no matter how quickly I chase one issue, 3 more pop up. I'm feeling very frustrated and decided to share the pain.
As always, you are free to interpret as you want. I am looking for images that show frustration rather than images of things that frustrate us. So, if I have to read a narrative to understand where the emotion is in the image, then it will not meet the challenge.

Standard rules apply.
  • Follow all relevant local laws regarding stay-at-home orders. If you can't go outside, try and take a photo at home or grab one from the archives.
  • Do not comment, vote, react or click “like” on images prior to the winners being announced.
  • The photographs must be your own work.
  • You may only submit one photo per contest.
  • This contest runs for one week. If in doubt, check the dates in the title.
  • At the end of the week, The Judge will choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photo, providing as much feedback as possible.
  • If the Judge is unable to complete the selection within 48 hours of the deadline, then last week's 2nd place has to step in. 3rd place takes over should 2nd place be similarly unable to officiate.
  • The 1st place Winner will start a new thread with the topic/theme of their choice, and act as the Judge for that contest. (Winner has 48 hours to create a 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.
  • The judge can be bribed.
  • Contest ends at whatever time I wake up on Sunday May 23, 2021. 9:00am US Eastern Time is a good estimate.
 
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jz0309

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They also look fine to me (especially the next to last.). Remember that the more you offer the further away you move from 1st place.
I suppose the topic being discussed in the association thread right now might do the trick :D?
 

AllergyDoc

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Hawaii087.jpeg

Frustrating for the ground keepers.
 
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mollyc

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I have an image but it’s stuck on my corrupted NAS drive. I’ll try to get it. ?
 

deep diver

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Did I make a 'Molly' ??? Nah. I deny everything. I claim insanity.

I love this. "You Mollied #10" is much easier than:

"Hey, you liked #10. That's a violation of the rules. Please go back and remove the like immediately so that you don't influence the judge nor tarnish the spirit of this challenge. Failure to comply will result in harsh penalties up to and including incessant ridicule from the entire group and 1st place for the next month. Please be more aware of the rules and your conduct as we move ahead."

Yeah. "You Mollied #10" is so much easier. I like it.
 

mollyc

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Well, yes, I am still somewhat frustrated about my corrupted NAS drive, but luckily the entire thing is backed up until I get a replacement drive, and that I also have most of my finished jpegs backed up to SmugMug. ? I'm a little behind on that task, but can get to most photos.

From my "alternative processing" days....yikes.


2014_September_5291_D700 copy.jpg
 
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mollyc

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Hmmm...what's a good vertical size here? This is still really giant on my MBA.

eta, after guidance below I did 850px on the long side. much better.
 
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OldMacs4Me

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Wild Rose And Wind Belt
Hmmm...what's a good vertical size here? This is still really giant on my MBA.
I've found that about 800-825 pixels along the vertical dimension is a good number, but of course it really depends on the monitor resolution of the person viewing it.

FWIW I'm sitting on the bench this week to prevent any possibility of retaliation.
 
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