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Weekly Photo Contest: April 22 - 29 | State of the Earth
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Before a certain Mr. AFB jumps in, I'm getting closer to 92 every day 
Cheers
Hugh
Cheers
Hugh
Forgot about him. He beats us both!Before a certain Mr. AFB jumps in, I'm getting closer to 92 every day
Cheers
Hugh
Before a certain Mr. AFB jumps in, I'm getting closer to 92 every day
Cheers
Hugh
Am I the only one that gets younger every year?
The trick to getting younger every year is to not start getting younger too early . Don't want to hit 0 too soon . I started about the time I retired , so I won't '0 out' until I'm 124 .
Youngster. I was just getting my first SLR about then. And no, I am not going to go through my first rolls of film/slides to see if anything comes close to Earth Day.
Patience - I'll have the winners and comments later this afternoon EDT.
Hi folks,
I hope you're all doing okay.
In viewing this week’s entries I see two general categories of pics - pretty pics (nothing wrong with that at all) and more complex ideas represented visually.
I tend to lean more towards pics that are more complex in the Weekly Challenges.
Some of the pics have compositions that are a little awkward and could benefit from choosing the edges of the scene a little more thoughtfully - but that’s a thing with me.
So, on to comments ...
stillcrazyman - a well-done pic of a long-tongued butterfly feeding that has a nice painterly look to it
akash.nu - life returning after the fires is how I see your pic
mtbdudex - nice pic, I love the PNW - the composition is a little awkward on the left side and a few steps back might’ve balanced it better but it looks like you would’ve had lighting contrast problems then
susurs - another nice butterfly pic with a nice composition
oblomow - a nice landscape pic
uvafan1 - I like the color and your overall exposure and it’s a nice pic but that bright object (old fence post?) at the bottom of the pic is distractingly bright
deep diver - it’s another nice landscape pic that features some wildness and hints of human habitation
tizeye - this is a nice pic with the waves timed really well and I like the textures of the weathered tree, water, sky and sand but I wish I could see the bottom of the weathered tree
Apple_Glen_UK - I like the tension between the randomness of nature vs. human orderliness
anotherscotsman - I like the deliberateness of this pic juxtaposing the natural and the manmade discarded object
mackmgg - dandelions are an interesting choice for this topic- they’re arguably not a bad plant (pretty yellow flowers, edible leaves and fun for kids to watch the seeds fly) but bunches of industries have cropped up to maintain the green grass suburban lawn monoculture and keep the invaders out (at a very high cost)
Indydenny - a nicely lit golf-course landscape pic that could be about land-use choices - but I'm not sure
mollyc - another nice landscape pic
Janichsan - I like the juxtaposition of the two types of power generation and the surrounding development associated with each - the pic has a nice visual flow thanks to the clouds (natural and manmade)
someoldguy - the harsh aftermath of a fire and a chainsaw (and maybe drought?) and still some life hanging on and it looks like some rain fell recently
Third Place pics are stillcrazyman, susurs, akash.nu and deep diver
Second Place Pics are Janichsan and someoldguy
First Place goes to anotherscotsman for their well-crafted and meaningful pic
Thanks to all that entered a pic this week!
Thanks also to everyone that took the time to view the pics and think about them.
Be well!
I hope you're all doing okay.
In viewing this week’s entries I see two general categories of pics - pretty pics (nothing wrong with that at all) and more complex ideas represented visually.
I tend to lean more towards pics that are more complex in the Weekly Challenges.
Some of the pics have compositions that are a little awkward and could benefit from choosing the edges of the scene a little more thoughtfully - but that’s a thing with me.
So, on to comments ...
stillcrazyman - a well-done pic of a long-tongued butterfly feeding that has a nice painterly look to it
akash.nu - life returning after the fires is how I see your pic
mtbdudex - nice pic, I love the PNW - the composition is a little awkward on the left side and a few steps back might’ve balanced it better but it looks like you would’ve had lighting contrast problems then
susurs - another nice butterfly pic with a nice composition
oblomow - a nice landscape pic
uvafan1 - I like the color and your overall exposure and it’s a nice pic but that bright object (old fence post?) at the bottom of the pic is distractingly bright
deep diver - it’s another nice landscape pic that features some wildness and hints of human habitation
tizeye - this is a nice pic with the waves timed really well and I like the textures of the weathered tree, water, sky and sand but I wish I could see the bottom of the weathered tree
Apple_Glen_UK - I like the tension between the randomness of nature vs. human orderliness
anotherscotsman - I like the deliberateness of this pic juxtaposing the natural and the manmade discarded object
mackmgg - dandelions are an interesting choice for this topic- they’re arguably not a bad plant (pretty yellow flowers, edible leaves and fun for kids to watch the seeds fly) but bunches of industries have cropped up to maintain the green grass suburban lawn monoculture and keep the invaders out (at a very high cost)
Indydenny - a nicely lit golf-course landscape pic that could be about land-use choices - but I'm not sure
mollyc - another nice landscape pic
Janichsan - I like the juxtaposition of the two types of power generation and the surrounding development associated with each - the pic has a nice visual flow thanks to the clouds (natural and manmade)
someoldguy - the harsh aftermath of a fire and a chainsaw (and maybe drought?) and still some life hanging on and it looks like some rain fell recently
Third Place pics are stillcrazyman, susurs, akash.nu and deep diver
Second Place Pics are Janichsan and someoldguy
First Place goes to anotherscotsman for their well-crafted and meaningful pic
Thanks to all that entered a pic this week!
Thanks also to everyone that took the time to view the pics and think about them.
Be well!
Many thanks for the placement @redshifted - that was exactly what I'd hoped to achieve with this photo. Some people will spoil the very beauty they travel to enjoy.
Congratulations to all of the great entrants and hopefully we can get as many good entries to the next competition:
Weekly Photo Contest: May 3rd- May 10th | Look Up!
Congratulations to all of the great entrants and hopefully we can get as many good entries to the next competition:
Weekly Photo Contest: May 3rd- May 10th | Look Up!
You were Downunder & didn't drop in for a cup of Beer?!
Kicking things off with a fire devastated Australian national park.
You were Downunder & didn't drop in for a cup of Beer?!
Well, there’s wasn’t much around for a cup of beer to be honest. I was sweating like a pig more like.
Absolutely. Although for people from the northern hemisphere Australia during peak summer months are pretty ruthless. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience though.