**** Comment Thread for September contest, "Another Roadside Attraction."

[alfredo]

Talk it over folks.

Submission thread is here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/103646108

[Binkie The Clown]

1. If my "Red Feather Trading Post" is too heavy on the post-processing...

just say so, I will withdraw it and replace it with a more natural version.

[alfredo]

8. It's perfect as it is.

[mnhtnbb]

2. I'm in!

Although my 'roadside attraction' is in South America!

This is basically a turn-off the road--at the highest elevation-- on the road from Cusco to Puno and Lake Titicaca.

[alfredo]

7. It's still in the Americas.

[bluedigger]

3. Didn't have to work too hard for this one.

I can see this bill board from the front yard (across a pasture or two). I just walked out to the highway and took a few shots at dusk. I think this was the first one.

[Solly Mack]

5. All you had to do was walk outside and you got your entry in one shot?

I like you - otherwise I'd tell you how bad you suck right now.

Seriously. You suck.



You know I'm kidding, right?

Not about liking you, of course.

[bluedigger]

9. If it helps any, a couple semis almost ran over me.

And I had to walk upslope.

(Just one way, though.)

[Solly Mack]

11. lol! Well, no. I don't want you harmed no matter how much you suck.

Upslope, one way. That had to hurt.

lol


I do feel better. Thank you.

[Solly Mack]

4. I'm in.

[NV Whino]

10. Solly Mack...

What's the mystery?

[Solly Mack]

12. You have to go to find out.

I was going to post an inside shot but those are mostly panoramas and too large for the contest.

I do have some up close of the porch but I wanted the name in the photo.

But the porch shots don't quite explain the mystery either.

I do plan to do a thread about the place - with photos, of course.

The mystery is - there is no mystery. It's a fun place filled with interactive displays and oddities.

A sign is blocked by bikes and other stuff that reads, "Bring a sense of humor" - and you should because it's a tongue-in-cheek, ironic, and sarcastic take on roadside attractions, complete with alien crashes, "gatordog", and Thelma, the 32 foot alligator.

[NV Whino]

13. Thanks

I think your extended excursion turned up a gem.

[Solly Mack]

14. I love Woodstock.

Very nice shot of him.

[NV Whino]

15. He was a small part of Charlie Brown Under Construction

That's probably cheating, but I do love Woodstock.

[Solly Mack]

16. The contest is off to a good start!

I'm enjoying the entries!

[alfredo]

17. So glad. I think the cooler weather in some areas has helped.

[Solly Mack]

18. Probably.

[Tom Kitten]

19. I picked a photo that might be considered a little

off beat, you might say

It is one of two exhibits showing at the former Movieland Wax Museum site in Buena Park, Ca. This whole strip of Beach Blvd is like roadside attractions Orange County style, lots of grandiose kitsch over the years slowly going to seed

[alfredo]

20. It's OK with me. I've been known to bend the rules when I take part.

A boardwalk or places like Larimer Square, and 4th Street in Louisville, Ky are an attraction.

[fizzgig]

21. great shots so far

i'm going to be sneaking in under the wire as our adventure isn't until friday. i am so excited, though.

[Solly Mack]

22. Almost halfway there. More, please.

[Curmudgeoness]

23. I'm in.

Not what I had wanted to do, but I will not be going to the place that I really wanted until the end of the month. Bummer. But that's ok. If I get any good photos when I go, I'll just post them later without entering a contest.

[alfredo]

24. Nice colors. You never know what will speak to the voters.

[Curmudgeoness]

25. Thanks.

The photo was pretty dark, so I had to work on it to get the colors to show well.....got practice on using post-processing software.

[alfredo]

30. That's part of the fun.

The new OSX Photos app is like Aperture lite, and it has really changed the way I convert RAW files.

[Solly Mack]

27. Yes, you are.

I'm glad.

[Goblinmonger]

26. So I'm in with my first submission ever

Be gentle; this is my first entry ever and calling me an amateur is being kind, but I saw the topic and I love this old statue on one of my biking routes. Has NOTHING to do with the appliances sold there, but it so reaches back to a different time.

I edited my post in the submission thread after a very kindly friend let me know that any discussion goes here.

[Curmudgeoness]

28. Good. Hope you do more.

There is one every month, and one for each season, so there is plenty of opportunity. We will be gentle...but I will not promise what the voters will do.

[Solly Mack]

29. Welcome! Glad you entered!

Most of us are amateurs. We're always striving to get better.

[alfredo]

31. Welcome to the group.

[handmade34]

32. something...

http://theholeintherock.com/

no great photo but doing my part for the contest I could have stopped to get photos of so many awesome roadside attractions driving Portland, OR to Houston, TX but once I get on the road it's non-stop... but, had to stop in Moab and the Arches!! for a quick drive through...



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[alfredo]

33. I love your entry. So cool

[Solly Mack]

34. More entries, please!

I love submission day!

[Solly Mack]

35. Yay! Look at all the great entries!

More, please.

[alfredo]

36. We got eighteen so far.

[alfredo]

37. Family emergency might mean I will have to do a handoff for a few days.

Let me know if you can help.

Solly Mack seems willing, but other might help too.

[Solly Mack]

38. You all take care.

[Solly Mack]

39. Yay! More, please.