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I’ve looked through the entries again, and added a considerable number of votes I’d declined to earlier. I guess I’m more relaxed (the beer says so…) and viewing with a more open mind having followed this thread over the last 24 hours.

kes I, too, loved the colors, but I didn’t even notice it was a flower. I saw the stamens/pistils (I always forget which is which) as hooks, metallic in nature, and the lighter bits behind them as a chain tying them to the piece. I thought it was jewelry. I knew the image was organically inspired, but just thought it was a really great artistic image of someone’s craft (I have friends who make a living off such artsy things). So then everyone makes me look closely. ‘Doh!’ IMHO, it’s an even better shot for it.

ennui I echo the masses. Get any shots of them as a family?

I’m doing remarkably well, which really surprises me. It’s more than I’d hoped for, especially as the origami shot that I took specifically for this contest is faring best of my 3. It was a difficult choice of which shot to use–I spent several hours trying different ways to compose that image with a particular wanted result at the end. I came close to what I wanted.

And just now I had an epiphany. I went about it backwards. I should have laid out the papers first, then imaged me removing them one by one. Same net effect, but I get to choose the final layout with precision.

Damn.

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Mine is way thinner. 😀

That’s good, right? 😯

Truthfully, the moon as a crescent is a bear to get; it’s always near the horizon which almost always means turbulent air, so a good clear picture is quite hard to capture.

This last almost new moon, I tried, and failed, to get the companion crescent waning shot. Maybe in a couple weeks.

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I did look during my breaks at work, but did not see even one. I can see down to about mag. 4 at work, so hardly good viewing opportunities.

Next up are the Geminids, Dec 13/14; it’s said that it will be favorable to the US this year, and the moon will set at midnight, AND I’ll have those days off!!! So I will try for that one. Geminids, while not often spectacular, are pretty reliable.

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odd, based on what little i know from previous contests, how there seem to be so few votes. when i added mine this morning, there were already 160 posts…but the leading vote-getter was at 10.

Liked your entries today, Eden.

I think perhaps it’s the subject and people’s interpretations. I found when voting so far, there’s a lot that I didn’t consider to be ‘artistic’, within my definition. As a percentage, I probably voted for fewer entries than in any other contest I can remember.

I almost feel guilty about it, even, but I cannot in good conscious vote for entries I didn’t personally find to be artistic. I think it’s likely that others, within their{edited} own definitions, also limited their votes.

Or maybe the teeming masses just haven’t started voting yet. I’m just happy I have any votes, as I kinda came in with an “I’m gonna fail” fear.

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I’m sure you know that it’s not the size of the lens that matters – what matters is how creatively you use it.

//swears it’s just like that talk with dad when he was 14. 😥 *

We’ll see when the voting begins. I pulled two from the vault, which seemed artistic at the time I took them. I tried various ‘special effect’ type shots, but apparently need a tutor for such things. The one I created specifically for this contest I do like, and it’s creative and artistic (to me), but I don’t know how it will go with the voters, of course. Such is life. We takes our pictures and takes our chances.

*I do have a nice, albeit modest collection, of which I’m very fond of and manually stimulate often.

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<–looks at everyone elses' junk.

[looks down at his own junk]

//has equipment envy.

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In the primitive replica watches contemporary society to contemporary modern society, females dress up become more and a lot more perfect. Only use two leaves or animal fur to warp critical parts of your body from birth to died in primitive culture.

WTH? I’m with SilverStag on this. It’s senseless.

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It’s been my luck that these things happen on my work nights. 🙁

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Farktography Book samples were accepted and Drew is sending them to the agent today!

Yippie! 😀

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U-Man, you are a fierce photographer. Congratulations again! Is there any chance that you’ll ever see that woman again and present her with a print?

As usual my favorite is in third place among my three.

If I had a nickel…[checks stats]…I’d have about a buck ‘eighty.

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You just never know what the voters are going to do.

can i get an amen.

Amen.

//just a thought. Still in my freshman year here, you know.

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This headline caught my eye: “Paper Airplane Snaps Amazing Space Photos “

I clicked figuring Orionid had something to do with it but, turns out not so much. Cool just the same.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/paper-airplane-edge-of-space-photos-101112.html

//sorry Kes, for giving him ideas.

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Steve Miller – Take the Money and Run?

…or maybe one of my ideas [keeping mum].

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Got it. Unfortunately I woke up bright and early feeling as bad or worse. I may actually have to go to the doctor at this point…

Please do! My little ‘cold’ erupted in a day to bronchitis on the verge of pnemonia; three days of antibiotics and heavy-duty exporant (?)/ cough suppressant and I’m feeling *nearly* normal. I’m so glad I didn’t put it off.

Some really nice entries this week…

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Alright, after weeks of holding out you’ve all convinced me (through your fun community interactions and general good times) to join here and get a TF account. In any case, I’m looking forward to this week’s contest, even though it was damn near impossible to pick one day only three photos out of all my past outings.

Welcome! We promise not to bite, except of course upon request.

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