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rdking647

(5,113 posts)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 12:01 PM Aug 2012

AUGUST PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST WINNERS THREAD

It was a neck and neck race for 1st and second and a tie for third. Overall a great contest

and the winners are

First Place: Two tons of Water Per Second--Suirokaku Aqueduct of Kyoto, Japan (c.1889) by Celebration



Second Place: Engineering marvel; born on U.S. Naval Ship-1945 by Handmade34



Third place: a tie between The Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Powerplant at Bridal Veil Falls, b. 1907 by bluedigger and San Francisco from under the Oakland Bay Bridge by Richard D.





With the honor of winning Celebration will be the host of the August Photography Contest. Now you know who to track down for the what, when & where. Watch the Photography Group for the theme and submission thread.




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AUGUST PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST WINNERS THREAD (Original Post) rdking647 Aug 2012 OP
k&r HappyMe Aug 2012 #1
Congrats to winners! dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #2
All were wonderful. Congrats to the winners, and thanks to you, rdking647. Scuba Aug 2012 #3
Congrats to the winners. Skinner Aug 2012 #4
Thanks for the great hosting job Celebration Aug 2012 #5
Ccongratulations to Celebration for the number ONE place Mira Aug 2012 #6
Congratulations to Celebration! Solly Mack Aug 2012 #7
Great shots. Grats to all. MichaelSoE Aug 2012 #8
Excellent shots - Congratulations to the winners! GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #9
A big hearty Congratulations! to Celebration handmade34 Aug 2012 #10

Celebration

(15,812 posts)
5. Thanks for the great hosting job
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 02:38 PM
Aug 2012

And congrats to all the other winners, with their amazing photos.

If anyone is interested in knowing more about this fabulous aqueduct, I posted a few pics here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10368021#post2

Mira

(22,380 posts)
6. Ccongratulations to Celebration for the number ONE place
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 03:50 PM
Aug 2012

all the winners in the finals, and the participants in general. It's always great to have new folks submitting, please keep it up.

handmade34

(22,757 posts)
10. A big hearty Congratulations! to Celebration
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 07:06 PM
Aug 2012

I bow humbly to you, rdking647 and all the really good photographers in our group... and might I say that I think the people in the photography group are some of the coolest on DU

I look forward to many more wonderful photos to enjoy here...


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