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Grumpy Old Guy

(3,779 posts)
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:21 PM Apr 8

***APRIL PHOTO CONTEST ENTRY THREAD: ASPIRATIONS!***

This discussion thread was locked by Grumpy Old Guy (a host of the Photography group).

Last edited Fri Apr 18, 2025, 03:13 PM - Edit history (1)

Locking this thread. We have twenty one entries which will make three preliminary threads of seven entries each. I'll try to post the prelims tomorrow.



It’s time for the April 2025 DU photo contest!

The theme for this month’s contest, chosen by ShazzieB, is as follows:

"Theme: Aspirations

Description: Aspirations are dreams, hopes, or ambitions to achieve a life goal. Synonyms: desire, hope, longing, yearning, wish, aim, ambition, dream

Submit a photo that represents some aspect of this concept to you."



PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT ON THE PHOTOS IN THIS THREAD! THIS THREAD IS STRICTLY FOR THE PHOTOS. HERE IS A LINK TO THE THREAD WHERE YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS, WHICH WE DO WELCOME. COMMENTING HERE THROWS OUR COUNT OFF.
https://democraticunderground.com/1036143100


Submissions will remain open until April 18th, unless we reach our limit of 30 prior to that.

Rules

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.

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.

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***APRIL PHOTO CONTEST ENTRY THREAD: ASPIRATIONS!*** (Original Post) Grumpy Old Guy Apr 8 OP
My goal is to create beauty CaliforniaPeggy Apr 8 #1
Seeing the World Untouched by Humans sinkingfeeling Apr 8 #2
Finding solitude Grumpy Old Guy Apr 8 #3
Hoping for Justice Walleye Apr 8 #4
"Bring it on" from the Rainbow Road in Reykjavik Mira Apr 9 #5
Bucket List: Antarctica edhopper Apr 11 #6
My Goal's Beyond Mousetoescamper Apr 11 #7
Creating beauty is my goal; it lives inside me. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #8
I can get one more HAB911 Apr 14 #9
Wishing for a homer. World Series dreams Walleye Apr 14 #10
Happy Easter - we laugh, in hope and prayer Mira Apr 14 #11
Aspiring to Paint More and Fret Less sinkingfeeling Apr 14 #12
desire, hope, longing, yearning...aspiration kxs Apr 14 #13
Two words Diamond_Dog Apr 14 #14
To Touch The Sky Grumpy Old Guy Apr 15 #15
Relax More Behind the Aegis Apr 15 #16
Celebrate More Behind the Aegis Apr 15 #17
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. 02/09/2022 HAB911 Apr 15 #18
Touch the Rolling Sky Mousetoescamper Apr 15 #19
No limits. EarthboneArt Apr 17 #20
More of these, please..... canetoad Apr 17 #21

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,580 posts)
1. My goal is to create beauty
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:51 PM
Apr 8

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sinkingfeeling

(55,076 posts)
2. Seeing the World Untouched by Humans
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:54 PM
Apr 8

Last edited Thu Apr 10, 2025, 12:13 PM - Edit history (1)

Grumpy Old Guy

(3,779 posts)
3. Finding solitude
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:12 PM
Apr 8

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Walleye

(39,776 posts)
4. Hoping for Justice
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:56 PM
Apr 8

Mira

(22,517 posts)
5. "Bring it on" from the Rainbow Road in Reykjavik
Wed Apr 9, 2025, 09:36 PM
Apr 9

edhopper

(35,810 posts)
6. Bucket List: Antarctica
Fri Apr 11, 2025, 09:17 AM
Apr 11

Mousetoescamper

(6,186 posts)
7. My Goal's Beyond
Fri Apr 11, 2025, 12:08 PM
Apr 11

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,580 posts)
8. Creating beauty is my goal; it lives inside me.
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:33 AM
Apr 14

HAB911

(9,598 posts)
9. I can get one more
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 07:24 AM
Apr 14

Walleye

(39,776 posts)
10. Wishing for a homer. World Series dreams
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 08:43 AM
Apr 14

Mira

(22,517 posts)
11. Happy Easter - we laugh, in hope and prayer
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 10:57 AM
Apr 14

sinkingfeeling

(55,076 posts)
12. Aspiring to Paint More and Fret Less
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 10:26 PM
Apr 14

kxs

(31 posts)
13. desire, hope, longing, yearning...aspiration
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 11:15 PM
Apr 14

Diamond_Dog

(36,670 posts)
14. Two words
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 11:24 PM
Apr 14

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Grumpy Old Guy

(3,779 posts)
15. To Touch The Sky
Tue Apr 15, 2025, 01:47 AM
Apr 15

Behind the Aegis

(55,291 posts)
16. Relax More
Tue Apr 15, 2025, 03:27 AM
Apr 15

Behind the Aegis

(55,291 posts)
17. Celebrate More
Tue Apr 15, 2025, 03:28 AM
Apr 15

HAB911

(9,598 posts)
18. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. 02/09/2022
Tue Apr 15, 2025, 07:02 AM
Apr 15

Last edited Tue Apr 15, 2025, 07:23 PM - Edit history (1)

Mousetoescamper

(6,186 posts)
19. Touch the Rolling Sky
Tue Apr 15, 2025, 09:11 AM
Apr 15

EarthboneArt

(33 posts)
20. No limits.
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 08:30 AM
Apr 17

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canetoad

(18,930 posts)
21. More of these, please.....
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 08:43 PM
Apr 17
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