August Contest Comment Thread- submissions closed - comments still welcome

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

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Hi,
This is where comments about the photos being submitted get posted. Not in the Photo thread.
Thanks!
DITWL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I'm in!

I couldn't sleep, so I thought I might as well get up and get my entry up. I was out in my yard with my iPhone, photographing the last flowering Agapanthus, when it dawned on me that I should try a different angle of view.

This photo was the result.

[Soph0571]

2. I'm in

Had to go through the archives cause pandemic and heat that is far too heaty!

[flamin lib]

3. I can sympathize with the heat.

Forecast here is 105f today and 108f tomorrow. No rain in the last 2 weeks and none forecast for the next 10 days. All while I'm trying to recover a badly neglected lawn

[Soph0571]

7. Ouch

We have had knocking 100 all week, but i am in the UK. AC is not a thing in a 1930's apartment block in the middle of the city - so it feels at least 5 more. We had 10 minutes of rain dancing off the ground earlier and I got really excited that the weather would break. No such luck. Now I am going to go and look at your submission

[Soph0571]

8. You are not in yet!!!!

This is your perfect theme

[flamin lib]

16. I've got something picked out

just waiting to let others get entries in. Who knows, it we get 30 before I submit I'll consider it a win!

[Soph0571]

17. You are such a sweetheart

😍

[HAB911]

4. I'm in!

[urbanhermit]

5. Wow!!!

Some impressive early entries.

[Talitha]

6. Ok I'm in too - looks like we're going to have another outstanding contest!

[Soph0571]

9. Did a promo in DU lounge

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181392869

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Omigod, my dear Soph! I hope your leg is OK!

[a la izquierda]

11. Damn! That's a serious bruise!

Hope you're feeling better.

[mnhtnbb]

12. Ouch!

That is a serious bruise! Is the bookcase now in splinters?

[ohhellyes]

13. I can't remember how to

ppost my photo It's located at [link:http://img.gg/zj9N4RJ|

[mnhtnbb]

14. I looked at your photo--which is fabulous-- and clicked around on the site

It doesn't look like there is a link for posting to message boards, which means you'd have to download the image and then upload it to a web hosting site like imgur or postimages.org in order to get a direct link for posting here.

[flamin lib]

15. Hmmm, don't know how Nikon image space works

but in most hosting sites a right click will give options. NIkon image space doesn't give the options so I guess you'll have to use a different hosting site.

I use Imgur.com. It's free and pretty user friendly. Once the image is uploaded a click on the image opens it with a list of options on the right and an 'edit image' option when you mouse over it. Click the edit image and you can re-size it to 1024 on the long side for the contest. Resize, save and re-open to the the menu on the right. Click on Direct Link. Then on DU open a post and do ctrl v to paste the link in your post.

To share an image from a third party website, say andyshanks.smugmug.com, click on the image you want to see it full size, then right click on the image and click Copy Image Address then ctrl v in your post.

Just be careful of copy right. I believe you can share images for educational purposes but not for other uses like publication or sale.

Someone please elaborate on copy right fair use.

[ohhellyes]

18. thanks - i signed up on imurcom.

[ohhellyes]

19. I don't know what's wrong

https://imgur.com/Tq5zhnc

[flamin lib]

23. For now,

open your picture, right click on it and you should see options. click on copy image address. then reply to the contest and ctrl v to post the picture. click on preview and see it it shows up.

[ohhellyes]

27. Bless you....that worked

Thanks so much.

[flamin lib]

30. There are easier ways of doing this.

If you like I would be happy to walk you through the process over the phone. BTW, nice entry!

[ohhellyes]

20. I give up

My pic won't post

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. I'm sorry you're having so much trouble, my dear ohhellyes.

Before you hit "post," check how your photo looks by hitting "preview." This can be enormously helpful.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. I looked at your photo and it's wonderful!

I use SmugMug for posting my photos here. I could help you if you had an account with them.

I could even help you over the phone, if you're willing!

Let me know. I'm here.

[ohhellyes]

24. I'll try that. thanks

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. Please read #23 first!! He can help you.

[ohhellyes]

29. Thanks so much.....

that worked.

[ohhellyes]

28. Let's see how old people are

Who gets the title tiptoe for my photo?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. Flamin lib and I both get it!

It's famous in our age group.

[ohhellyes]

34. yep, it is.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

32. Congratulations and welcome to the Photo Forum.

They are all very nice here!

[ohhellyes]

37. thank you.

I was quite involved here until I had a stroke.

[Keth]

33. Yep.

It was humming in my head when I saw the title.

[ohhellyes]

35. Its an earworm for me....

[alfredo]

36. Blaze, I love your photo

[alfredo]

38. I'm thinking of changing my entry, Just did

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Spied a Leaf Hopper. All I had on my was my 17mm, so I just cropped the living daylights out of the image.

[mnhtnbb]

40. I just changed mine, too.

[alfredo]

41. My leaf Hopper was still there so I changed lenses and extension tube.

[mike_c]

46. it's an Acanaloniidae.

I miss them. Haven't seen one in years. I used to collect them regularly back east, but don't ever see them on the west coast. Where did you photograph it?

[HAB911]

39. #2 in!

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

42. I see a few second entries.

If you submitted a second one, please remove it.
Thanks,
DITWL

[mindfulNJ]

43. I just entered!

Funny that it was macro...I just sent back a Canon 65mm macro lens I rented so I had a few

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

44. Hey! Lookin' good!

I count 28 submissions. I will hold the thread open until 7:00pm this evening, my time (PST), or close it if we get two more by then.
It's gonna be a fabulous contest!

[Adsos Letter]

45. I think I'm number 30

Just let me know if we're over, and I will delete.