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CaliforniaPeggy

(152,472 posts)
Thu Mar 14, 2024, 10:43 AM Mar 2024

***March Photo Contest Preliminary Thread One--Winter***

Our March Photo Contest theme is Winter! Whatever that season means to you: holidays, food, weather, sports and so on!

Our DU Photography Forum is dedicated to not only sharing our photos, but also discussing photography as an art, a skill, and a means of communication. Please keep those criteria in mind when voting.

There are two (2) Preliminary Threads. Please vote in both of them. The other preliminary thread link is here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218776692

Preliminaries and Finals will run for 72 hours.

As always, the photographers appreciate your comments!


Late Winter Robins



The Winter That Wasn't


Gray flannel sky



Charlie Brown in his winter blanket.




Snow Cones


Footsteps In the Snow


Colorado Christmas


Overnight snow, waiting for dawn


Hot Ice



The Ice and Snow Take Their Toll









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Late Winter Robins
28 (25%)
The Winter That Wasn't
7 (6%)
Gray flannel sky
5 (5%)
Charlie Brown in his winter blanket.
11 (10%)
Snow Cones
17 (15%)
Footsteps In the Snow
23 (21%)
Colorado Christmas
6 (5%)
Overnight snow, waiting for dawn
2 (2%)
Hot Ice
8 (7%)
The Ice and Snow Take Their Toll
3 (3%)
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***March Photo Contest Preliminary Thread One--Winter*** (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 OP
Picking one is always hard CANADIANBEAVER69 Mar 2024 #1
Exactly! BobTheSubgenius Mar 2024 #5
K&R Solly Mack Mar 2024 #2
K&R! 2naSalit Mar 2024 #3
K&R! Diamond_Dog Mar 2024 #4
me , choose . me choose . ii dont think so. me likes all of them. AllaN01Bear Mar 2024 #6
How can one possibly choose??? niyad Mar 2024 #7
Thank you for telling us the horse's name. It personalizes him perfectly. planetc Mar 2024 #8
Robins used to be a harbinger of Spring. SergeStorms Mar 2024 #9
Some kinds of robins have never been migrators... MiHale Mar 2024 #10
It's Robin central around here, too. SergeStorms Mar 2024 #16
They are all amazing wendyb-NC Mar 2024 #11
Excellent work! AltairIV Mar 2024 #12
Kick mnhtnbb Mar 2024 #13
Kicking. a kennedy Mar 2024 #14
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #15
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #17
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #18
Kick mnhtnbb Mar 2024 #19
the Winter that Wasn't--I'd love to know where the photo was taken. raccoon Mar 2024 #20
This is the comment from the photographer: CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #21
Thanks! Dayum, I thought it was in the South. raccoon Mar 2024 #25
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #22
Love them all! K&R crickets Mar 2024 #23
Saturday morning bump! HAB911 Mar 2024 #24
Thank you my dear CaliforniaPeggy malaise Mar 2024 #26
I've never had so much difficulty picking just one! AbnerBunny Mar 2024 #27
K'n'R! justaprogressive Mar 2024 #28
Kick! For viewing some wonderful photos. Callalily Mar 2024 #29
Kick mnhtnbb Mar 2024 #30
Pretty Trueblue1968 Mar 2024 #31
Kick for the early morning crowd. Callalily Mar 2024 #32

BobTheSubgenius

(11,813 posts)
5. Exactly!
Thu Mar 14, 2024, 12:08 PM
Mar 2024

But we can take a measure of comfort in the fact that you cannot make a bad choice. I just love these photo contests!

SergeStorms

(19,339 posts)
9. Robins used to be a harbinger of Spring.
Thu Mar 14, 2024, 01:02 PM
Mar 2024

Now, they don't even bother migrating anymore.

Maybe it's because we live on the shores of Lake Ontario, but they're here year-round now.
When we were kids we looked forward to seeing the first Robin of Spring. It meant mean old Mr. Winter was on his way out.

MiHale

(10,894 posts)
10. Some kinds of robins have never been migrators...
Thu Mar 14, 2024, 01:18 PM
Mar 2024

I live off of Lake Huron by TawasCity.

Robins are my favorite song bird. We have several in our yard that keep us company as we work in the garden. They remember you not only daily but if still alive they remember yearly.

We have had ‘mom and dad’ robins that we’ve talked to actually present us with their offspring. Proud parents and introducing us to the kids. This is a yearly tradition we absolutely look forward to.

SergeStorms

(19,339 posts)
16. It's Robin central around here, too.
Thu Mar 14, 2024, 07:52 PM
Mar 2024

The Winter birds are what keep us going in those frozen months. Robins, Cedar Waxwings, Nuthatches, Blue Jays, Cardinals and sparrows. They don't sing much during the Winter, though. But when Spring comes.....oh boy! They certainly make up for the quiet months of Winter.

AltairIV

(686 posts)
12. Excellent work!
Thu Mar 14, 2024, 01:40 PM
Mar 2024

Well done everyone! These were some tough choices and you should all take a bow.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,472 posts)
21. This is the comment from the photographer:
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 03:09 PM
Mar 2024
It was taken in February in a bird sanctuary in the middle of Minneapolis.

raccoon

(31,515 posts)
25. Thanks! Dayum, I thought it was in the South.
Sat Mar 16, 2024, 06:52 AM
Mar 2024

Well, Maybe one of these days Minnesota will be the South...

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