Mannequin

Congratulations to urbanhermit for the winning entry in the May Photo Contest!

And to Danascot and edhopper for their second and third place entries.

LINK to final results thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100210664291

Congratulations to urbanhermit for the winning entry in the May Photo Contest!

Congratulations to urbanhermit for the winning entry in the May Photo Contest with "Beet and Basil!"

The theme was "Places We Eat."

Beet and Basil by urbanhermit



And congratulations to Danascot and edhopper for the second and third place entries: "Tuscan Picnic," and "Tea for One."

Tuscan Picnic by Danascot



Tea for One by edhopper



I want to thank everyone who submitted photos for this contest, those who voted in the preliminary and final rounds, and those who simply took the time to enjoy the images submitted by our very talented photographers.

urbanhermit is awarded the grand prize of hosting the next monthly photo contest. This will be July's contest, as the Spring seasonal contest will take the place of the June monthly contest.

FINAL VOTING THREAD FOR MAY PHOTO CONTEST IS NOW OPEN IN GD.

LINK: https://democraticunderground.com/100210661192

Voting will remain open for 24 hours.

Voting will close, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners be announced at 5:00pm Pacific Time, Sunday, May 27

LINK: https://democraticunderground.com/100210661192

Final voting for the May photo contest has closed.

The theme is: "The Places We Eat:" such as restaurants, picnics, food trucks, bars, etc.

Please vote for the photo that you like as an interpretation of "The Places We Eat."

Voting will remain open for 24 hours.

Voting will close, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners be announced at 5:00pm Pacific Time, Sunday, May 27

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Lunch On Mosquito Lake



My favorite dining room



Tuscan Picnic



Dessert at the Patisserie



Two Barrels of Guinness Pays the Ferryman (Dublin, Ireland)



Beet and Basil



Tea for One



I Love Neon, and the Athenian

Redlands Bicycle Classic

Earlier this month I went down to Redlands, California, to watch the Redlands Bicycle Classic. The race took place in the afternoon, in laps through downtown Redlands, and man was it ever hot. The weather app said it was 95°, but it had to have been hotter out on the street.

I believe that this was Stage 4 of a 5 stage race.

This was my first time at one and I really enjoyed it. I was amazed at how close together they were in the peloton (peloton= "the main group or pack of riders" ) and how fast they were moving. There was one pileup of several riders, but fortunately no one was seriously injured.

This was my first time trying to shoot a sports event. I need to work on some different shutter speeds, and angles.

Race Face









Start Line



I think this is called Cooperative Drafting, or a Paceline, or both...



Cornering









I think this is called Competitive Drafting, or a Paceline, or both...



I wish that I could have ended this with some cool image of a massive sprint, with the leader doing a bike throw across the finish line, but I had to go sit down and drink a bunch of water. Like I said, it was hot out there, and I managed to give myself a mild case of heat stroke...

Prelims closed

PRELIMINARY VOTING FOR MAY CONTEST HAS CLOSED. FINAL VOTING WILL POST SHORTLY.

The theme is: "The Places We Eat:" such as restaurants, picnics, food trucks, bars, etc.

Please vote for the photo that you like as an interpretation of "The Places We Eat."

24 entries to be narrowed to 8 finalists:
- top 2 of each group
- 2 highest remaining vote getters across all groups

A tie for the final spot will be decided by coin toss, which my dogs will witness and swear to.

Preliminary voting will close at 4:00 pm Pacific Time, Saturday, May 26

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Bottoms Up



I Love Neon, and the Athenian



Our Favorite Restaurant



Pizza at the Rhein Neckar Zentrum



Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas! Yum.



Coffee with the Mime



Lunch On Mosquito Lake



Two Barrels of Guinness Pays the Ferryman (Dublin, Ireland)

PRELIMINARY VOTING FOR MAY CONTEST HAS CLOSED. FINAL VOTING WILL POST SHORTLY.

The theme is: "The Places We Eat:" such as restaurants, picnics, food trucks, bars, etc.

Please vote for the photo that you like as an interpretation of "The Places We Eat."

24 entries to be narrowed to 8 finalists:
- top 2 of each group
- 2 highest remaining vote getters across all groups

A tie for the final spot will be decided by coin toss, which my dogs will witness and swear to.

Preliminary voting will close at 4:00 pm Pacific Time, Saturday, May 26

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El Gringo!



Lviv, Ukraine



The Chuckwagon



Neighborhood Eatery



Oktoberfest in München



Tea for One



A San Francisco Treat



Tuscan Picnic

PRELIMINARY VOTING FOR MAY CONTEST HAS CLOSED. FINAL VOTING WILL POST SHORTLY.

The theme is: "The Places We Eat:" such as restaurants, picnics, food trucks, bars, etc.

Please vote for the photo that you like as an interpretation of "The Places We Eat."

24 entries to be narrowed to 8 finalists:
- top 2 of each group
- 2 highest remaining vote getters across all groups

A tie for the final spot will be decided by coin toss, which my dogs will witness and swear to.

Preliminary voting will close at 4:00 pm Pacific Time, Saturday, May 26


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McJoy's Choice



The Ceiling @ Maggie Jones's



Ice Cream Dreams - Germany



My favorite dining room



Beet and Basil



Fish Boil



On the sidewalk



Dessert at the Patisserie