08-31-11 – Pathways

Yep, I lost count of how many images I pulled for that reason…

8, which is probably double the number I usually see (maybe more since if they were both entered and pulled between scans I’d never see ’em in the first place.) Oh, and alot of those I do see get pulled are for scarlet R’s, so it’s even more for rules violations this time…

Oh, I didn’t mean that any pulled this week were scarlet R’s (they weren’t) – I just meant that when I thought of entries that were pulled in previous contests, the number that I was thinking was about the average count included those that were pulled for being R’s.

I only know the count because the scraper doesn’t actually delete entries that drop off, it just marks them as “to be deleted later” in case it’s just a hosting glitch. At the end of the contest, any entries still so marked get actually deleted.

I’m pretty certain you got the Brooklyn Bridge one. If this is the one that Kes is talking about, it’s here (assuming you can see deleted entries).

OK, I’m going to be more or less offline through the end of this contest to the end of the next. I’ve got everything setup for autopilot, so there shouldn’t be any problems, but you just never know. I’ll also try to check on things at the start of the next one, but in case of unforeseen catastrophic error of some sort, it may have to wait until I get back.

Good luck, everyone!

Yeah that was a gorgeous photo but too many people. There’s “spirit of the theme but slightly outside the rules” and then there’s “didn’t read directions” – which I know you know quite well.

oddmind, I immediately liked your “Highway 35, Woodside, California” shot when I saw it Wednesday night. And since I live in the area, sometimes driving home through Woodside when i-280 is congested, I wanted to figure out where it was taken. Well I finally got time to consult Google Maps today and realized Highway 35 is Skyline Drive! That’s one of my favorite destinations when I feel like I need to escape the stress of a normal day and got for a drive. You really captured the mysterious, larger than life feeling you get driving through the trees up there. It’s a fantastic photo.

(I usually don’t ask, but IMO clicking the pops-to-larger is worth it for this one)

It was indeed. I love the mix of stars and fading light.

Thanks. A quiet cornfield was just what the doctor ordered for that night.

Just gotta say “Huzzah!” for no Scarlet R’s so far, and a shout out to CISS for adding that feature to Bibliostats!

Ok, I’m going to ask the stupid question: what is the Scarlet R?
(So, I know to avoid it in the future, of course.)