Theme suggestions for August contest:

[bvar22]

These are some of my suggestions. Post your own suggestions, and I'll put up a poll tomorrow.

1) Geometry.....Primary shapes and forms

2) Repeating Patterns

3) Motion....either motion blurs, stop action, or implied motion

4) After Dark

5) Anomoly...Sort of a What doesn't belong?, or How did THAT get there?






Is it really, really hot where you are?

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If I hadn't been saddled with all my camera gear, I would have joined her.

[insane_cratic_gal]

1. I'm going to go with Textures again

hehe I just like that one.

[F.Gordon]

2. Motion

:evilgrin:

Oops... forgot. Promised I'd lobby for....

Colorado Vacation Photos
:hi:

BTW: waaaay kewl photo. Feel cooler all ready. This damn heat is wearing on me.

[JeffR]

3. I'll end up voting for one of your ideas, but

since you raised the topic of heat waves, I'll throw this idea in the mix:

Cold Things

[Blue_In_AK]

5. Hey, I could WIN that one. :-)

[Blue_In_AK]

4. Beautiful shot

and I like all your topics. I think we could do a lot with textures, patterns, etc.

[Whoa_Nelly]

6. I like what doesn't belong! :-D

Would like to add: Something strange/unusual from where you live.

Could be strange stuff in people's yards, monuments...really anything...jsut strange and unusual.

[NV Whino]

7. I like geometry

or repeating patters, which can be incredibly difficult trying to get a good composition with a repeating pattern.

[RagingInMiami]

8. Motion

[CC]

9. Renovations in

CC's house with out killing SO. Justifiable homicide if one does get killed. BTW I am meaner so will live.:rofl: I like all the suggestions so I am no help. Besides what I would really like is a kitchen already. Maybe old house building techniques, square pegs instead of nails and nothing else square? I keep repeating to myself, it will be worth it.

[NashVegas]

10. I Like 'After Dark'

Your winning shot for July had repeating patterns, so ...

[TahitiNut]

11. How about "Fermé Août" ??

By that, I mean the summer abandonment of the rat race and escape to an actitivy or place that feeds the spirit.

It's an impression I (obviously?) got while in France, when the whole country takes a month-long vacation and about 60% of the shops and businesses show the signage: "Closed in August". There's a kind of assertiveness to it. It's saying "It only makes sense if you agree that human beings are more important than 'business as usual.'" There's a fascinating 'adjustment' that the people make at this time, even shifting from their 'normal' year-long vocations into some vacance mode - lifeguardss, campground maintenance, whatever.

Just a suggestion. :shrug:

[intheflow]

12. I like them all but "anomoly."

I like the concept of anomoly, but fear it's too close to, and too soon after, the juxtaposition contest.