it's one I used on the back of our holiday card this year.

So...for all my DU friends...may you have fair winds and following seas in 2016!

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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,629 posts)

5. That is lovely! Thanks for the great sentiment too.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 04:03 PM

Dec 2015

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

6. I did it.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 07:02 PM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

7. I suspected as much.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 07:15 PM

Dec 2015

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

11. Yeah, but it isn't legal in this county.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:32 PM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

13. What flavor?

Reply to alfredo (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 09:50 AM

Dec 2015

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

15. desperation and cream.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #13)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 01:14 PM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

16. I drink that every morning.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #15)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 01:15 PM

Dec 2015

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

17. Remember, that Gin isn't just for breakfast.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #16)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 01:33 PM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

20. Is too.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #17)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 02:29 PM

Dec 2015

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

26. We used to drink gin and tonic to ward off malaria.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #20)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 05:41 PM

Dec 2015

It worked

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

30. Back when tonic water was mostly quinine?

Reply to alfredo (Reply #26)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 01:25 AM

Dec 2015

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

33. Yes. It wasn't enough, but enough to justify drinking.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #30)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 09:57 AM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

36. It worked, and that's what matters!

Reply to alfredo (Reply #33)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 10:41 AM

Dec 2015

That you enjoyed your medicine is a plus.

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

40. Especially while looking out over the port of Massawa.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #36)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 07:28 PM

Dec 2015

It would get down to 90 degrees at night.

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

41. A regular cold snap.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #40)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 08:40 PM

Dec 2015

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

42. In that heat you drink until you pass out.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #41)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 09:43 PM

Dec 2015

If you do it right you fall away from the high tide.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

9. I like that shot.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 07:36 PM

Dec 2015

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

10. Thanks. I wanted to do something different.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:32 PM

Dec 2015

I closed myself in the bathroom lit some incense, put it against a black background. I used an LED flashlight to illuminate the smoke. I came out with burning eyes, and sore throat, but I smelled marvelous.

mnhtnbb

(31,392 posts)

12. LOL. Such dedication to your art!

Reply to alfredo (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 07:23 AM

Dec 2015

It made me want to think of different titles...like, Feel the Burn? or What's left of Trump?...or....????

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

54. Trump, he's making an ash of himself.

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Mon Dec 21, 2015, 08:50 PM

Dec 2015

mnhtnbb

(31,392 posts)

56. Very good!

Reply to alfredo (Reply #54)

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 08:58 PM

Dec 2015

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

57. I have my moments

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #56)

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 08:59 PM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

8. Off to a great start!

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 07:16 PM

Dec 2015

Lovely entries.

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

14. I'm in.

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Wed Dec 16, 2015, 10:15 AM

Dec 2015

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,629 posts)

18. I love it! It's just gorgeous.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #14)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 02:02 PM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

21. Thanks, Peggy. It was handy more than anything.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #18)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 02:30 PM

Dec 2015

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

19. I can't decide.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 02:24 PM

Dec 2015

Color, as submitted, or black and white?

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

22. I like both. Sorry!

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 02:31 PM

Dec 2015

Maybe the B&W a tiny bit better.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

23. Well, you're a big help.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #22)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 02:40 PM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

24. More, please. :)

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #23)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 02:56 PM

Dec 2015

mnhtnbb

(31,392 posts)

25. I like the color better.

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 04:35 PM

Dec 2015

For me, I don't think the photo is quite as effective in B&W due to lack of contrast between the hills/trees
in lower third of photo. Can you do anything to bump that contrast?

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

27. No, that's pretty much it

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #25)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 06:07 PM

Dec 2015

They're too close in tone. So, I guess color it is.

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

34. Maybe applying a green or yellow filter when converting?

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #25)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 10:01 AM

Dec 2015

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

28. That is beautiful Go with your gut feeling.

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 08:47 PM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

29. bluedigger: I thought about a gator too. I like yours.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 01:21 AM

Dec 2015

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)

35. It was that or a balloon - I didn't have a lot that fit the category.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #29)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 10:31 AM

Dec 2015

I considered a photo showing archaeological flotation, but nobody would get it.

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

37. Whew. Glad you went with the gator since I used the balloon. :)

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #35)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 10:46 AM

Dec 2015

lol

I would have! (get it)

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

43. bluedigger: so how long was that lens?

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #29)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 05:09 AM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

44. heh!

Reply to ManiacJoe (Reply #43)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 07:38 AM

Dec 2015

mnhtnbb

(31,392 posts)

31. Mira, that is totally wild. Looks like a ghost!

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 06:46 AM

Dec 2015

I love it!

Mira

(22,380 posts)

32. Photo of the real statue and the window

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #31)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 09:38 AM

Dec 2015

from which I took the photo of it's floating ghost reflection. I thought it a bit creepy, but I chose it as my entry because it's a little different.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

38. Beautiful submissions, guys.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 01:58 PM

Dec 2015

Keep 'em coming.

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

39. I love boats. Great boat shots!

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Thu Dec 17, 2015, 01:59 PM

Dec 2015

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

45. Tom Kitten: Pretty! Nice!

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Fri Dec 18, 2015, 07:40 AM

Dec 2015

2naSalit

(86,646 posts)

46. I made it!!

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 11:55 PM

Dec 2015

I forgot for a day or two and then I had six pictures to deliberate about, finally just went with one. Yikes!

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

47. That's a really beautiful shot.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #46)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 12:06 AM

Dec 2015

2naSalit

(86,646 posts)

48. Thanks.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #47)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 12:12 AM

Dec 2015

I decided I wanted that one of all of them. It took a couple hours to make up my currently scattered mind!

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

49. A la, I really like your photo.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:56 PM

Dec 2015

How lucky to catch a rainbow like that.

a la izquierda

(11,795 posts)

50. Thank you!

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #49)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 03:10 PM

Dec 2015

It was at the end of a long flight from Madrid to Philadelphia. I was tired, cranky, and reeked of the coffee and wine that the woman next to me had spilled on me. I was amazed to see it!