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regnaD kciN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-31-09 10:51 PM
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COMMENT THREAD for the Seasonal Photo Ccontest. Theme: SCENES OF SUMMER
Edited on Fri Jul-31-09 10:54 PM by regnaD kciN
Comment on the photos being submitted here.
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Dyedinthewoolliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 06:18 AM
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1. Contest
Good luck to all, I like just being able to enter! :)
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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 10:37 AM
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2. Beautiful summer flowers ! A great entry. N/T
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 11:28 AM
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3. It really is a gorgeous shot.
Edited on Sat Aug-01-09 11:29 AM by hippywife
Are we still allowed to say "gorgeous? :rofl:
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jhain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 02:31 PM
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4. Works for me! ;-) n/t
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 03:23 PM
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26. +1
:thumbsup:
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 02:32 PM
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5. I had a tough choice, cute girls or a busker. I went with the busker
but here are the little girls I didn't pick. I hope it doesn't damage their self-esteem. I liked the composition of the busker image, his bowing, and thumb position. They guy was a real professional.

There was a Cinderella day downtown. It was frightening, but there was also a wine tasting, so I was able to weather the storm.

The girl in yellow kept holding her purse out at arm's length. Her mother kept telling her to keep her hands down. It didn't work. Finally I told the girl how much I liked the color of the purse up against the dress, she looked at them together and kept her hands down. Nobody listens to their mothers, especially Cinderella.



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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 06:20 PM
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8. Adorable, Alfredo! Girls, photo and story....N/T
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 06:27 PM
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9. It was a good day. I am cooking up what I bought right now. I'm roasting
some fingerling potatoes, zucchini, red onion, okra, garlic, carrots, and some of my home grown Jalapenos.

The hardest part of photographing them was catching them when they were not squinting.

I should have made a movie of the violinist. He was the best I've heard in this town.
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regnaD kciN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 09:20 PM
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13. Great photo! But...
...shouldn't he have been playing clarinet?
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 10:05 PM
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15. He would have to comb his hair if he did.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-02-09 09:48 AM
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20. I missed your reference, even though I was referencing the same song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmzN1p5q2sY

Clarinet players, unlike violin players, don't have the wild man reputation. You never heard of a clarinet player selling his soul to the devil, though there are a few Klezmer players that might have entered into an understanding.
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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-02-09 10:02 AM
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21. Thanks for explaining. Not understanding was eating away at me....Great song and delivery.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-02-09 10:15 AM
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22. I'm a fan of hers too. I even went into the bar in Boulder Colorado where
she used to drink, just to drink at her watering hole.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-02-09 10:23 AM
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23. By the way, here is a potato I bought and presented to my wife.
Near original size



I roasted it, and presented to her cooked. She didn't want to hog the whole thing so she cut it in half and we shared it.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:03 PM
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30. Love the title you chose
for your busker's photo. One of my favorite Joni songs. :hi:
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 11:37 PM
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31. She's quite an artist, and an inspiration for many.
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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 04:37 PM
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6. The more I look at it the more I like Cassandra's photo
I know they are only similar, but the feel is the same, here is Seurat "Sunday afternoon"
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 05:40 PM
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7. I like it too.
Central Park I think. Very calming to look at.
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Cassandra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 07:10 PM
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11. Sunday in the Park Without George...


Doesn't quite have the elegance, or the water.

The other shot is also Central Park, near the Boathouse.
I was looking for something that felt sultry, although it wasn't that hot that day.
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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 08:39 PM
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12. Very great! Thank you for that. You have a fascinating city to live in. N/T
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Cassandra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 10:38 PM
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17. I love your green bug...
with the lavender eyes and trim. The color is really fascinating.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 06:28 PM
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10. Mz PIP, the colors knock my eyes out. Very good.
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 06:08 PM
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28. Thanks!
Had a good day of shooting in the wine country on Friday. And some good tasting, too. ;-)
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 12:55 PM
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32. I'm eating some goat cheese I picked up from my trip to the farmer's mkt.
http://www.cheeseitalia.com/

I am eating some Caciotta al Erbe Alpina.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 09:41 PM
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14. Oh, what happened to my pic?
Photobucket deleted it...

I will re-enter ASAP.

Damn, I never had that happen before.

Sorry to throw off the count.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 10:09 PM
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16.  If the count is off, the count is off.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-02-09 12:58 AM
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18. I see it. thanks for reposting.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-02-09 01:26 AM
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19. You're welcome!
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-02-09 01:33 PM
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24. Okay. I entered one
that I took this morning, just to keep Mira laughing. :hi:
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-02-09 08:44 PM
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25. I might change mine to black and white

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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 06:02 PM
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27. Mira made me enter one.
She did. She forced me to do it.
There is no withstanding her determination.
So I caved.
Now I am in awe of all the other pics.
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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 06:34 PM
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29. Never to go back to your original dimension.......Welcome Dixiegrrrrl !
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 04:27 PM
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33. Up and Down is a cool shot.
I had to look at it several times to see where the water line was.
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 06:32 PM
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34. Summer Sunrise, Homer Spit, Alaska, WOW!!!
Amazing and beautiful! Many others too. I am humbled.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-06-09 08:40 AM
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35. Good luck to everyone.
Some really nice shots in there. :hi:
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bluedigger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 08:56 PM
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36. I just wanted to wish everybody good luck as well!
A strong field, as usual!
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