**SUBMISSION THREAD for March Contest - Beautiful Decay**

[Schema Thing]

The theme for the March Photo Contest is Beautiful Decay.

If this seems familiar: It has has been noted that "Beautiful Decay" is similar to the theme Wabi-Sabi, which was done recently. I did not realize a theme so similar had been done when I posted a poll with Beautiful Decay as one of the choices. However, Beautiful Decay was the overwhelming winner, so photographers who participated in Wabi-Sabi will get to explore that theme again, taking note of what was crowd pleasing in the Wabi-Sabi contest, or conversely, explore "Beautiful Decay" as you interpret it diverging from the Japanese term "Wabi-Sabi".



Submissions - March 10 - 20 (or whenever 30 entries are reached)

Prelims - March 21 - 25

Finals - March 26 - 29



Please reserve this thread for submissions and post your comments here.

BASIC CONTEST/CHALLENGE RULES:

Only one entry per person. You need to post your entry in the submission thread started by the Host of a contest/challenge. 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. The Host will usually start a separate thread just for comments.

Please try to keep your photograph entry no larger than 800 pixels in its longest dimension and under 200K in file size. If you need help posting a photograph or with image sizing just ask.

For Seasonal Contests, the winner agrees to be available to assist in hosting the next seasonal contest, should the hosts require such assistance.

Be sure to read the following before you enter a photograph.

CONTEST LICENSE:

An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia and/or to a linked Gallery 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.

An entrant can disclaim this Contest License and retain all rights to the photograph. If an entrant wishes to disclaim the Contest License they must include the following statement in the post containing their photograph; "I disclaim the Contest License, and reserve all rights to my photograph" Any photograph submitted by an entrant with this disclaimer statement will not be copied and displayed in Demopedia and/or any linked Gallery.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. Apple Rot

[Mz Pip]

2. Watery Grave

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

3. Faded Flowers

[alfredo]

4. zebra

[JeffR]

5. Doors Keep Secrets

[HappyCynic]

6. Sheltering Decay

[Saphire]

7. rust never sleeps

[Celebration]

8. Red berries; mottled leaves

[ohheckyeah]

9. It Came Too Late

[Richard D]

10. la puerta

[NashVegas]

11. Brick

[Cassandra]

12. Shall We Dance?

[tekisui]

13. The Forgotten Silo

[Robb]

14. One Owner

[Mira]

15. Hangin' in there

[teamster633]

16. gradual return

[TroglodyteScholar]

17. Wall

[HarveyDarkey]

18. There's a fungus among us

[Xipe Totec]

19. Death Grip

[YoungerGreenKid]

20. Lobstah. It's what's not for dinnah.

[wovenpaint]

21. A Fragile Moment

[Callalily]

22. After the Burn

[icymist]

23. Old Chevy Truck

[Haole Girl]

24. Goa

[sandnsea]

25. Gone For Gas

[Behind the Aegis]

26. Timmy's Not in This Well

[MattSh]

27. Driftwood

[5X]

28. Reclamation

[regnaD kciN]

29. Autumn's End

[sledgehammer]

30. Timber Beach

[Schema Thing]

31. And that is a beautiful way to close the submissions portion. THANKS ALL