Discussion Thread - November Competition

[CJ Swartz]

Open for discussion.

[swarbees]

Coastal Texas in the fall ----- hmmmmm ---- This could be tricky. I may have to go farther than my own back yard. Farther north that is ;+}

[Janet Petty]

I encourage everyone to think outside the box a bit. FALL doesn't have to mean fall colors. Get creative folks.

Janet

[Frank Lopes]

That was exactly my intent when I picked "fall" as the topic.
It does not necessarily mean just "the season"...

Originally Posted by Janet Petty

I encourage everyone to think outside the box a bit. FALL doesn't have to mean fall colors. Get creative folks.

Janet

[swarbees]

I could take a shot of a 401K graph --:=}
Ok Ok
Its just that fall colors are less spectacular along the gulf coast and even then it has to drop below 80 degrees to get there--so for me it just won't be foliage. I did take a photo of Fall Aster which blooms in the early fall here. But I think I'll keep looking-----
Sandi

[CJ Swartz]

Originally Posted by swarbees

I could take a shot of a 401K graph --:=}
Sandi

With your talent, you could make even that look good.

[swarbees]

I can't make my 401K look good unless I add a couple of extra digits. But I could maybe get the exposure right--oh well. Easy come easy go--

[DannyRaphael]

Although I missed the 11/28 cut (holiday travel; it is what it is), I wanted to post this pic as it's one I especially like -- which does not happen often.

I'm fortunate to live in an area with awesome "Fall colors" that has a few sunny, cloudless days this time of year.

Shot with a Nikon D300, 18-200 VR; 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 200. Added some saturation and contrast in Photoshop.

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Sandi:

re: "Fall" of 401K
brilliant (albeit painful) pun.

Where in the Seattle area are you temporarily located? Are you ready for the rainy season that's about to hit? (If the December theme is puddles, we'll have a leg up on most folks. LOL)

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2nd attachment: Same river, different location.

[swarbees]

We are in Des Moines for a year--DH is a contract engineer for Alaska Airlines. After that we will head back to dixie to pick up the sailboat (44ft trimaran) which needed major reconstruction of the port ama after IKE. Hopefully, we will be in position by then to take off for Belize.

PS --you don't need a sunny cloudless day for brilliant color--some of the most colorful photos taken on the trip to Seattle were at Bryce Canyon with high overcast--
http://www.adoramapix.com/AlbumSlide...6-8894efc0575d

Hope to see your entry for the next challenge!
Sandi

[CJ Swartz]

The voting is now ended, and we have a winner!

1st Place -- CathyH -- Congratulations!

2nd Place -- Frank Lopes -- Great job!

3rd Place -- at TIE!! dkcoats and pagetk -- Good work!

[Frank Lopes]

Congratulations CathyH

It was a great picture.

[CathyH]

Thanks Frank, I really liked yours too.
and you didn't wait to post for the new contest! It is excellent and will be a good standard to try to beat.
cathy

[swarbees]

Kudos to Cathy ;+}
and thanks to Frank for setting the bar---it will be a challenge to work on something that can compare---