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Mousetoescamper

(6,320 posts)
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 07:32 AM Jun 7

***CLOSED June Photo Contest SUBMISSIONS Thread***

This discussion thread was locked by Mousetoescamper (a host of the Photography group).

Thanks to everyone for their entries. I hope to post preliminary poll threads before the end of the day.




Post your contest entry here.

The theme is Spring. What does Spring mean to you?



This thread is for photo submissions only. If you wish to comment or have a question, here's the link to the June Photo Contest Comments Thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036146718

How to post photos for this contest and other threads on DU:https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1036&pid=59987

Contest Timeline: 

Submissions will open today, June 7, and close on June 14. 

Preliminary Polls will open in GD on June 14 for 72 hours.
The Final Poll will open on June 17th, also for 72 hours.



Rules:

MONTHLY CONTEST: 

Your photo must be your own original work. Please do not post a photo downloaded from the internet and presented as your own. 



Only one entry of your own original work per person, unless/until the Volunteer Host opens Submissions for second entries.

You need to post your entry in the submission thread started by the Host of a contest. Please be sure to include a "Title" for your photograph in the Subject line of your post. The submission thread is for photo entries only, no comments, no questions. The Host will start a separate thread just for comments and questions. 



Once a photo is entered in a contest it is ineligible for any future contest unless the Host specifies otherwise.



The Winner of the contest is the one that comes up with the Theme of the next contest. They can just decide on a theme or may ask for suggestions and then run a poll to pick one of them. Either way the Theme will always be at the discretion of the person who won the contest.

The Volunteer Host has the option of adding other rules to the contest they are hosting. An example would be no Black & White or all Black & White entries.



The Volunteer Host has the option of declaring the submissions being blind (no one knows who entered which photo) or public. Should the Host op for blind submissions it is their responsibility to instruct entrants on how to get their entries to the host.



We no longer have rules about the photo size. But please be reasonable! Ask if you have questions. Keep in mind that photos which are too large can be a disadvantage. For instance, photos that are too tall may require scrolling to see the entire image on a computer screen. Photos that are too wide may not look great when viewed vertically on a phone.



The Volunteer Host is the final authority in their contests.

The Volunteer Host may enter a contest as long as the Volunteer Host is not the previous winner and has not selected the theme for the contest which they are hosting. 


Submissions will be limited to 30 entries maximum unless the Photography Group votes to change the limits. 


The Winner of the contest agrees to pick the next month's theme. The Winner of the monthly contest may not enter the contest for which they selected a theme.

The Submission & Comment threads will be posted in the Photography Group. The Preliminary polls and Final Contest poll will be posted in GD per EarlG’s permission. 


The Host of the Contest may copy and paste these rules into their submission thread or post a link to these rules into the submission thread. The Host WILL copy and paste the CONTEST LICENSE into the submission thread in its entirety. (At bottom of post) 




CONTEST LICENSE: 

An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia or to a linked Gallery and included in a DU Calendar that will display the photographs entered for this contest for the purpose of publicizing future contests and/or commemorating current and past contests. The entrant retains all other rights to the photograph being submitted. Neither Demopedia and/or a linked Gallery may use any photograph submitted for any purpose other than to display the photograph being submitted by the entrant, and neither gains any real or implied ownership rights to the photograph.

....................................................................................................................

Welcome to the Spring 2025 contest! Best of luck to all! Let’s get this party started!

-Mousetoescamper

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***CLOSED June Photo Contest SUBMISSIONS Thread*** (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Jun 7 OP
Batter Up! Walleye Jun 7 #1
Raspberries sing Spring! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 7 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Mz Pip Jun 7 #3
Wild Spring Beauties Diamond_Dog Jun 7 #4
Springtime Is To Garden Even On A Balcony lucca18 Jun 7 #5
Buds to Blooms mnhtnbb Jun 7 #6
Nurturing new life. Grumpy Old Guy Jun 7 #7
Seductive Springtime Ranting Randy Jun 7 #8
A visitor Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 7 #9
Spring bloom. George McGovern Jun 7 #10
Double Cactus Blossom Ptah Jun 8 #11
Rolling in the Deep sinkingfeeling Jun 8 #12
Tulip Craze! bif Monday #13
Tulip time urbanhermit Monday #14
Just Hold On Tightly groundloop Monday #15
Printemps Mont Royal EarthboneArt Tuesday #16
Brushstrokes Mousetoescamper Wednesday #17
Makin' Blackberries HAB911 Saturday #18

Walleye

(41,017 posts)
1. Batter Up!
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 09:45 AM
Jun 7

CaliforniaPeggy

(154,188 posts)
2. Raspberries sing Spring!
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 10:17 AM
Jun 7

Response to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Diamond_Dog

(37,309 posts)
4. Wild Spring Beauties
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 10:57 AM
Jun 7

lucca18

(1,400 posts)
5. Springtime Is To Garden Even On A Balcony
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 12:52 PM
Jun 7

mnhtnbb

(32,570 posts)
6. Buds to Blooms
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 02:53 PM
Jun 7

Last edited Sun Jun 8, 2025, 08:07 AM - Edit history (1)

Grumpy Old Guy

(3,906 posts)
7. Nurturing new life.
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 03:46 PM
Jun 7

Last edited Sun Jun 8, 2025, 12:56 AM - Edit history (1)

Ranting Randy

(255 posts)
8. Seductive Springtime
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 04:16 PM
Jun 7

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(16,119 posts)
9. A visitor
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 10:54 PM
Jun 7

George McGovern

(7,698 posts)
10. Spring bloom.
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 11:07 PM
Jun 7

Ptah

(33,772 posts)
11. Double Cactus Blossom
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 01:58 PM
Jun 8

sinkingfeeling

(55,550 posts)
12. Rolling in the Deep
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 05:23 PM
Jun 8

bif

(25,674 posts)
13. Tulip Craze!
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 12:59 PM
Monday

urbanhermit

(803 posts)
14. Tulip time
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 03:31 PM
Monday

groundloop

(13,048 posts)
15. Just Hold On Tightly
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 05:02 PM
Monday

EarthboneArt

(36 posts)
16. Printemps Mont Royal
Tue Jun 10, 2025, 11:11 AM
Tuesday

Mousetoescamper

(6,320 posts)
17. Brushstrokes
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 09:47 AM
Wednesday

HAB911

(9,696 posts)
18. Makin' Blackberries
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 06:48 AM
Saturday
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