The Annual Photo Contest has been announced

We have each shown such wonderful photos to each other this season. Who among us is going to enter the photo contest that 'da Dave' just announced? And what photos will you be entering?

No, not here, uh uh, grrrr, they all got cooked with the computer. Anyone have an idea on Have a Skunk Trap? 1 dog got it again.

I'll enter some I'm sure. I always take quite a beating and it does peeve me that people who don't even grow the plants that have pics of beat on me, but I have some pics of plants that aren't mine to try instead.

Is there a specific size requested - 800 x 600? Also, can the photo have been taken in previous years (though never entered in any DG contest)??

I think it's yes and yes.

Thanks and thanks.

I'm sure there will be a picture of Wallingford in the contest, somehow. . .
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It's nice to hear that our group will be so well represented!!

Oh, I'll enter. I enjoy going back thru my photos and picking out what I think is the best. But there are so many top notch photographers here at DG that I don't expect to even come close to winning. It's fun anyway. I like the voting because the pics are all so good.

I think the voting will be awfully hard, especially if we recognize the photographer.

Sure will - especially when I recognize myself!!

I'll have to go through and redo mine with out the Bigcity(patent pending) on them.

Oops! Forgot that.

I'm just going to re-do some of the original photos. I won't be entering many, though. I have seen some of everyone's work, so the competition will be top-notch!!

I will say that some categories have so many great pics of the same subject they kind on cancel each other out.

You really need something unique - like this.

Or not. (Nice car - is that yours?)

I'm not at work right now ;)~

You really need to remember a take a million pics - of course I have a photo of my car - Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Al:
You never fail to make me giggle!!!!

I hope you're entering that one in the contest Al - it's beyond category!

I actually have gotten some replies on that one. I think that's misc. - my best subject ;)

Misc. are probably the best photos! They should have a second calender with only Misc. shots.

Al, did you grow that tetherball yourself or is it in somebody else's garden?

Since we can't enter any photos previously entered on a DG photo contest I have a loser for you:

Nice loser!

Thanks. Here's another one:

Simply awful!

That's what the judges thought, too!

Jan - that's in a bar's garden.
I do like the first pic Pirl, I gave my advice on common subjects already.

I went through the misc section to see what was in there, always photos that fit into other categories. Forgot I had this one in there
http://davesgarden.com/contest/2006/image.php?rid=7039&catid=271
far out man!

It can have nothing to do with gardening at all though, right?

Oh sure.

There was a question about the Misc. category on the contest thread and I found it interesting: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=4048365

Wild photo, Al! My daughter was over on Tuesday and liked all the dahlias but nearly swooned over Wildwood Marie. Thought you'd like to know.

I know that Pirl - it just doesn't help your photo to be judged in the wrong category.

Swooning daughters you say. Sounds like a paperback novel.
WM's had a rough year here - only a couple flowers.

Not many flowers for WM but each one is so perfect and they last so long!

Do you have that one Pirl?

WM? Yes!

Needless to say on my day off here I went out and took 70 pics.
Ever see carp?

I had Koi, which are just colorful carp. Last Winter did them all in.

Were they supposed to make it outside during the winter?

This is the dam across the street from the carp. Doesn't show all the bric a brac along it by the person living in the old locktenders house very well. This is what happens when you don't have a garden.

Yeah - too much time on his hands. Yes, the koi can survive and did survive colder Winters as younger fish. Maybe the sudden change in temps - we went from 60's to 20's abruptly. I keep a heater to maintain a hole in the ice but somehow there was a lack of oxygen. I had 13 of them and they were about 12 - 16 inches.