I got excited watching the young do what I used to do ---- and then swam my serious laps

This is a scene in my living room, where the afternoon sun lit up a corner with bits of memories I brought back from a long-time ago trip to Egypt.
The bright shining candle speaks of the passage of time as well, and the glow of it made me get the camera.

Note the bone-shaped colossal rock. It weighs as much as two sacks of flour, I sneaked it home in my suitcase. It’s a treasure to me. I picked it off the ground on a day I spent deep in the desert with nothing but sand, a few small bushes hung full of dead locust around me and huge skies.

I hope you like it.

Here is the link

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218093535

Thank you all for participating in submitting your photos, in helping me keep the threads kicked, and I laud your expertise and artistry.

It was fun for me to run a contest. It had been a while.
I appreciate you, my friends.

Mira

The contest is over and it was fun for us all. Thank you for voting, thank you for your comments and above all for expressing interest and showing it with your participation.

I thank the photographers for submitting their work.
I thank all who helped kick the threads.

Now to the Huge Drumroll for our runaway

FIRST PLACE WINNER
who is
LAKE ARENAL
with her intriguing and mystifying photograph

WALKING INTO THE MOON



In second place is CaliforniaPeggy with her beautiful photo of

THE CLOCK IN SHADOW
taken at the Musee d”Orsay in Paris



The third place is held by both
(ladies first)
mnhtnbb who keeps the song in my head with
MOONSHADOWS


and also by
GoneOffShore
with the “I wish I were there” street scene of

AUTUMN APPROACHES IN AIX - Homage to Harry Callahan


Those two photos were down to the wire within such proximity that it was hard to know who would win the spot, and at the very end it was a true tie.

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And finally, as Hostess Choice, I want to present again the
MISSING LYNX
by OCELOT II
)
Juat to give you another look at the hard-to-find (but not missing) Bobcat lurking in the darkness and mixture of shadow and light.
Though we are warned not to be, I do feel afraid of what’s lurking in the dark.

I also liked the play on words in the title.

Well done, everyone!!!

Here is the link

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218085875

Thanks to everyone, for everything.

PLEASE VOTE !

The Contest has whittled down to the top 10 vote-getters, and I hope you will pick your favorite and help determine the winner.
The winner will, as his or her prize, get to determine the theme for the next contest in August.

The theme of this contest is "DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK" - Shadow photography.

Please vote, feel free to make comments, and kick the thread.
Thank you for participating in submissions and votes.

The Clock in Shadow


Listen, Kitty


Moonshadows


Autumn approaches in Aix - Homage to Harry Callahan


Rubber ball in the hallway.


Walking into the Moon


Popham Beach


Just Before Dawn


Summer Sunset


Here you go

1 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218077718

2 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218077740

3 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218077752

Please go vote, and please help me keep the threads kicked.
Thank you.
This is a fun contest with very creative interpretations.

The July photography contest theme was chosen by Mousetoescamper, who won the contest in May, and it is “DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK” Shadow photography.

This contest will run for 3 days, and then the top 3 vote-getters in each thread and the next highest vote-getter with make the 10 photos for the finals which will follow the preliminary voting.

We have 3 Submission threads, and I urge you to vote in every one of them.

The links to the other threads are here

Thread 1 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218077718


Thread 2 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218077740



Please leave your comments in the threads, the photographers love to read them and feel acknowledged, and also please help kick the threads for more visibility.

Thank you, and enjoy the photos.


Tina Beat the Heat



Uruguay Avenue


Balls..



Popham Beach



Lizard



Just Before Dawn


Reflecting on Shadow



Summer Sunset



Stop and look!



Here you go