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Mira

(22,378 posts)
Sat May 3, 2014, 11:34 AM May 2014

<<<<<P R E P A R E - The Spring contest is coming soon.>>>>>

Even though I did not place in the finals in the contest for "Winter" I accepted the challenge to be in charge of the contest for "Spring".

The Winner Mth44sc and I made a deal. If I take over for him, then some of his photographic skills will be transferred to me by osmosis.
What could possibly go wrong?

Here, to remind you, is his winning photograph

Winter Carolina



The Spring contest starts June 1.
I'm going to give you this heads up early since I have to be concise and tight with the scheduling due to some other commitments.

We will open for submissions on the 24th of May, but you can send me photos beforehand, I will hold them.
It will not be a hidden name contest.

We will start the contest on the 1st of June and the finals thereafter.

We should be done with it by about the 10th or so - which is in all probability the time the June regular month contest gets good and going.

Since this Spring is pretty late in showing itself, at least in my neck of the woods, it may not be too late to take time and go on a photo walk. But, as you know, it can also be a photo you already have in your files, all that matters is that you took it yourself.

I look forward to doing this with you, please do participate, I want to see your conception of re-birth.

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<<<<<P R E P A R E - The Spring contest is coming soon.>>>>> (Original Post) Mira May 2014 OP
That's a pretty good deal. Solly Mack May 2014 #1
Darn right it's a good deal, Solly Mack! elleng May 2014 #4
knr alfredo May 2014 #2
Nothing like osmosis! elleng May 2014 #3
Wow! Just super wow! Callalily May 2014 #5
Spring has come early to Anchorage, Blue_In_AK May 2014 #6
Mira I thank you mth44sc May 2014 #7
It is my pleasure, I hope it will go well and be fun for all. Mira May 2014 #8
That was an amazing photo. mnhtnbb May 2014 #9
How Huge A Trip!!! Mira May 2014 #10
Pretty excited! mnhtnbb May 2014 #11
Sounds utterly wonderful. I am expecting a Mira May 2014 #12
We arrive in Stockholm May 23rd. mnhtnbb May 2014 #13
Sounds amazing! Solly Mack May 2014 #17
Kick - don't forget - "Spring" submissions will be coming up Mira May 2014 #14
Another reminder kick Mira May 2014 #15
Kick Mira May 2014 #16
KICK Mira May 2014 #18
Kick, and I think I have my entry. alfredo May 2014 #19
Yeah - We are gearing up. Mira May 2014 #20
I'm exploring the joys of the blue filter. alfredo May 2014 #21

Solly Mack

(90,730 posts)
1. That's a pretty good deal.
Sat May 3, 2014, 12:07 PM
May 2014

Because that's a really good photo.

Whatever gets passed on spread a little of it my way.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
6. Spring has come early to Anchorage,
Sat May 3, 2014, 06:06 PM
May 2014

so I may actually have something current this year. Just in the last day, the green is showing on the tree branches and almost all my perennials are up. By next week we'll be fully leafed out.

mth44sc

(2,435 posts)
7. Mira I thank you
Sat May 3, 2014, 11:19 PM
May 2014

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I hereby announce that I have retired from competition. I'm am pleased no end that Miss Sarah insisted I enter that pic in the Winter contest and that it ended exactly as she predicted. I promise to drive you all nuts from time to time with pictures of my granddaughter - because clearly - she is the very best ever.

Enjoy the Spring contest. As you know - it is in the very best of hands!

Mira

(22,378 posts)
8. It is my pleasure, I hope it will go well and be fun for all.
Sun May 4, 2014, 09:16 AM
May 2014
(I plan to find comfort and strength in this statement for the duration)

I thank you in advance for helping me improve my photographs. It will happen as you follow through on your promise to continue showing yours in the future.

(I plan to call you out publicly should you seem to forget us)

mnhtnbb

(31,302 posts)
9. That was an amazing photo.
Sun May 4, 2014, 04:42 PM
May 2014

I had a plan to get a specific photo for spring from here in Chapel Hill...didn't happen due to weather
and my schedule...so may have to settle for something else.

We'll be in Sweden when the contest opens for entries. Don't know
whether there will be a chance for a spring photo from London, Paris, or Berlin
beforehand!

mnhtnbb

(31,302 posts)
11. Pretty excited!
Sun May 4, 2014, 07:36 PM
May 2014

Our youngest son is finishing a Fulbright scholarship year in Berlin.
We're seeing friends in France, our son in Berlin, and then taking
a cruise of the Baltic--3 days in St. Petersburg--and our oldest son
will be in Paris and Berlin at the same time we are.

It's going to be a special trip. But who knows if it will yield a spring
photo?

Mira

(22,378 posts)
12. Sounds utterly wonderful. I am expecting a
Sun May 4, 2014, 07:41 PM
May 2014

Spring Photo from Sweden. They are just barely starting at this point - I spent a summer in Sweden when I was 16. It was a pretty cool Summer for this German girl, I remember this very well.

Mira

(22,378 posts)
20. Yeah - We are gearing up.
Thu May 15, 2014, 11:58 AM
May 2014

The May contest is up and running and we can concentrate on our perceptions of "Spring".

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