COMMENT THREAD for the February photo contest. Theme: RED

[Tindalos]

Comment on the photos being submitted http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=280&topic_id=50446&mesg_id=50446">here.

[NV Whino]

1. tekisui, I LOVE your submission!

:rofl:

[Shakespeare]

2. Hey, NV--is your pic take at Copia, by any chance?

Very nice!

[NV Whino]

11. Well you got the C O right

It's at Niebaum Coppola.

They really are doing the red carpet treatment these days. A $25 fee will get you a tasting of their high end wines, tours, and unlimited access to grounds. Valet parking, too. They are trying to eliminate the riff raff and pull in the big spenders.

It was Super Bowl Sunday (my favorite day to get out with the camera), there was no one around so I had a chat with the valet and wandered to my heart's content.

Copia, if you didn't know it, went belly up in bankruptcy. No surprise.

[Shakespeare]

13. Oh, wow--I hadn't hear that about Copia.

Great idea, poorly executed.

[NV Whino]

15. Yeah.

I went to the opening since one of my clients gave me tickets. My friend and I came out, looked at each other and agreed that there was no there, there. They never once came close to having a focus.

[GoneOffShore]

30. go to Bouchaine in Carneros

Really lovely French style chardonnay and Pinot Noir. And best of all - the tasting is FREE! Or at least it was when we went at Xmas. Probably still is. It's a couple of miles from Domaine Carneros - the Taittinger joint venture sparkling.

[tekisui]

3. Thank you. Thank you.

I kept it under wraps. I couldn't wait to put it up!:hi:

[Mira]

4. I can see why ! This is so hysterically funny, and it took me looking twice.

Superb !

[Stevenmarc]

40. tekisui, totally out of the box, it's a great shot

[tekisui]

41. Thanks. I was taking random shots on the metro while I was in DC.

I didn't even notice the 'RED' until a couple hours later. I knew I had my entry.

[Celebration]

5. NV! your carpet picture

I have absolutely loved your carpet pictures from the first time you posted them, but I was wondering if there was a reason that you posted them in such a small size? Do you have it in a bigger size? It would be more in keeping with the other pictures posted if it was a bit bigger. While all of us in the photography group can easily imagine this in the larger size, I am wondering if less visual people in GD would be able to do it. I'm afraid some people might overlook it, and that would be a shame.

Of course, I could be wrong about all this. But that is what these comment threads are for, and I may be able to learn something interesting about your strategy, LOL.

[NV Whino]

12. You know this size thing has me flumoxed

I set them at the required size and they come in really small. Can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'll see if I can get it larger.

[NV Whino]

14. Okay, I changed size

and it seems to be compatible with the other photos. According to the readings in PhotoShop, however, it exceeds the file size.

[Mira]

23. So glad you got that. It's such a special and fascinating photo.

[Mz Pip]

38. This is the first time

I have ever had a size issue. I sort of thought Photobucket sort of automatically sized the pics. Guess not. I just can't figure out why this photo is the only one, after 3 years of doing these submissions, that came up with the wrong size. :shrug:

I'll be sure to check next time before I move it to Photobucket.

Mz Pip

[NashVegas]

6. Robb

Should we pass on our congratulations or something?

[Robb]

7. LOL

Yeah. End of May. :)

[jhain]

8. Woooo Hoooooooooooo

Congratulations!!

[Blue_In_AK]

9. Congratulations, Robb, that's wonderful.

Your first?

I'm going to be a grandma again the end of April (my daughter and son-in-law in LA). It's so exciting. :)

[NashVegas]

10. How Cool. A Little Baby Dingbat

Congrats, sweetie.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

16. congrats, dude

take lots of pictures

[Tindalos]

18. Yay!

Congratulations to you and your wife.

[Mira]

21. Congratulations ! that's just great !

[Tindalos]

17. I have posted a submission on someone's behalf

MissHoneychurch PM'd me that she is having trouble renewing her star and asked me
to post her submission because the contest is filling up quickly.

[tekisui]

19. I have to say, I am always honored to be in the same contest

as those who enter. mth44sc, WannaJump, Adsos, Shakespeare, Blue in AK, Mira you are all great. I always enjoy all of your work. All great entries. Thanks for keeping it going!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

20. Mira... I love that

great shot, nice reds

[Mira]

22. Muchas Gracias. Cape Fear. Last Year.

[Juneboarder]

31. I agree Mira...

That is an awesome picture! :hi:

[Celebration]

24. I love the red racers

There, I said it. That's a better picture than the firemen. Did they actually force everyone to wear the red shirt? In the 5k races around here, people aren't so color coordinated. Well, it seems as if most of them are white shirt giveaways, anyway--cheap ones of course, and pretty boring.

Anyway, talk about capturing the spirit of the name of the competition!! I've decided that one secret to this is to have a really big archive of pictures.

[priller]

26. Yes, they all had to wear the shirts

It was a Nike sponsored race, so there were Nike logos everywhere.

[NV Whino]

25. All I can say is

WOW! The photos for this contest are all outstanding.

[Blue_In_AK]

27. Dallas Dem, I'm still not seeing the Joker. n/t

[Mira]

29. I can't see it either ! Look forward to it, too.

[Richard D]

28. What a collection of great shots!

You are all amazing!

[comrade snarky]

32. Dang!

Submissions closed.
This job thing is really getting in the way of my hobbies. Well, guess I should be happy I have one after the last few months.

Nice work everyone, this is gonna be a tough decision.

[GoneOffShore]

33. OKAY! RegNaD That's RED!

All the shots look great.

Great submission thread.

And I almost missed it.

[Blue_In_AK]

34. Competition is extremely steep this time.

There are some incredible entries. :)

[alfredo]

35. I forgot to enter. Ha! Oh well. next time

[Blue_In_AK]

36. The submission thread filled up really fast.

[GoneOffShore]

37. I caught it just in time

I went and looked at 2:05 and realized that I had NO TIME to enter. I didn't even have my entry on Photobucket at that point. Luckily I had decided which one I wanted to put up.
Just under the wire.

[alfredo]

39. That's cool. Usually I wait to see if it is going to fill up, or if it needs

more entries.

[superconnected]

42. Of the entries, my favorite is Railroad Red, my 2nd favorite is Circuit City, and then the rose

and then the cat.

I wonder how others will vote.

I'm always surprised to see the results.

[Celebration]

43. Glad you posted this

My fave is Red Runners, and my second fave is the CAT. I go for emotional content and connection to the theme over technical proficiency, although that is important, too.

I have an odd feeling that the cat will win. Honestly there are six or seven favorites of mine. It took a lot of thinking to come up with those two for me.

[Tindalos]

44. Can I just say how great all of you are?

Everyone went above and beyond this contest, capturing red in so many ways. What a great collection of photos.

[Blue_In_AK]

45. I agree.

I think this one's going to be very close.

[Celebration]

46. This one was difficult for me

But a lot of fun, in the end. But the best part was seeing everyone else's work. What made it even more interesting was that people were posting a lot of their pictures ahead of time, and I got to see the choices that they made.

Honestly, this contest was a great, great learning experience for me. I think "patience" may have been part of the lesson (I was so frustrated).