Comment thread *** December Contest*** "Animals - no Pets"

[Mira]

Please comment on the photos that have been submitted in this thread.
I look forward to the entries and the comments.

submission thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=280&topic_id=96047&mesg_id=96047

[Solly Mack]

1. Well, OK. Here we go.

Thanks, Mira!!!

As usual...great host!!!

[Mira]

2. Thank YOU, Solly! You are sweet...as usual, and

I think your submission is dynamite. What a soulful little guy.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

3. Every spring

at the same old piling that sits sit feet into the water, the starling couple makes a nest. I sit there and wait and sooner or later, I get something like this............

[intheflow]

4. Recycled from Xmas 2009.

Hope no one minds. It's been a hard year for picture taking in intheflowLand. :(

[Blue_In_AK]

5. Would someone please tell me if my picture is too big?

It looks fine on my monitor, but it's bigger than some of the others.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Yours looks the same as mine, my dear Blue...

Either we're both OK, or we're both not OK!

I expect someone will tell us.

[Mira]

7. to Blue_in_AK and to California Peggy, someone is telling you

that yes, your photos are one notch too big. I love them that way. But I was outvoted when I suggested that size for all of them.
Please fix it, or leave it to me when I make the preliminary threads.
Love them both!!!!!

[Blue_In_AK]

8. Okay,

I think I can fix it. I took it straight off my website without running it through PhotoBucket which is probably why it's too big. I'll just take that extra stap now.

[Mira]

9. Muchas Gracias n/t

[handmade34]

10. Oh!

I do love your photo! "white on white" is my first thought

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. I would greatly appreciate it if you would fix mine, my dear Mira!

I always seem to have so much trouble with that.

TIA!

[Mira]

15. I'll do my best if you tell me what TIA means. I do not know many acronyms,

other than LOL
:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. TIA=thanks in advance!

:hi:

[Mira]

18. Ah So! Thank you! I re-sized your beautiful photo. n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Thanks so much, my dear Mira! It looks great! n/t

[handmade34]

11. I lost track of time...

I was holding out until I got to Philadelphia (maybe the zoo?) I guess I better scramble


one of my favorites from a few years back... I told my partner it reminded me of him :loveya:

[rdking647]

12. really couldnt decide what to use

i went with the bunting although i was torn between that and the blue footed boobie. I think this was my toughest decision on what to enter

[handmade34]

13. he's such a handsome guy

bunting sounds so much better than boobie...

[tabatha]

17. The colors of the bunting are amazing. What a shot.

[Mira]

19. Love Love Love the painted bunting, and you do him full justice

http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/316194
this is a screen print I have owned for about 40 years. I see it every day.

[Blue_In_AK]

21. Mira, just in case I wasn't clear,

I still want the original title for my picture, not "how's this?"

[Mira]

22. Well,

I don't know why, but I knew that. Must have been native intelligence or basic instinct.

:rofl:

[Blue_In_AK]

24. I thought you probably did,

but I deal with extremely literal people sometimes, so I wanted to make sure. :rofl:

[Mira]

28. ...

I'm not passive aggressive, and I also like you very much.
:)

[Richard D]

23. HappyCynic

Wow. Perfect. How? Where?

[Solly Mack]

25. I love it too! Just wonderful!

[HappyCynic]

30. At the aquarium

The shot was taken at the Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park (Vancouver, BC, Canada). There's a large pool with a whole mess of critters and, like most aquariums, it had a viewing area below water level. I noticed the light shining down and the turtle swimming around. I had to wait for a while for the before I had access to the right spot (waiting for some kids to move). I positioned myself at the edge of one of the windows and put the camera right up to the glass. Then I waited and shot. Waited and shot again. It took numerous shots and maybe half an hour to get enough shots that I figured there would be a decent one in the bunch.

[handmade34]

31. first rate!!!!

[Solly Mack]

26. Look at all the marvelous animals!!!

Wonderful photos!!

[rdking647]

27. i think this is shaping up to be the best contest since ive been here

[Mz Pip]

29. Wonderful entries

I nearly missed it! Been so busy I haven'ty even had time to download the pics I took when I was in NYC for Thanksgiving.

Each one is wonderful in its own way. It should be another thriller when it hits GD.

[Island Blue]

32. Sizing Issues

No matter what size that I size my photos (in PhotoScape) they always seem to turn out the same size when I post them. They are always smaller than everyone elses photos. Could someone please give me an idea on what I'm doing wrong?

[handmade34]

33. this is the correct size

[Celebration]

34. Photobucket will size them automatically

If you have your settings on Photobucket set right, you won't need to worry about anything but the file size, but the photo size will always be reduced to the correct amount. But you might have your Photobucket account (or whatever you use) settings set too small. Check and see.

[Island Blue]

35. Thanks for the replys