Comment Thread for the October Contest:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Please post your comments on the photos submitted here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/103635154

[alfredo]

1. OK, I'm the first on the dancefloor. Don't make me dance alone.

It's an old man dance, a lot of arm waving and not much else.

[mnhtnbb]

2. No longer alone.

My pumpkin eater has joined you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I love yours too, my dear mnhtnbb! That damned squirrel!

[mnhtnbb]

5. He was just now back out there.

He's going to lose his easy meal this weekend. Think I'm tossing it over the deck and down
the hill so he can share with the deer. So much pulp is exposed it's starting to attract bugs!

[alfredo]

12. Great entry.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Very nice, my dear alfredo...I like it a lot!

[alfredo]

14. Thank you. I had to make sure there was at least one black and white.

[Tom Kitten]

6. So far so good!

I like both entries very much! Can I vote twice, even though I'm not a Republican?

[alfredo]

13. You can if the entries are in different prelim threads.

[elleng]

7. You guys are TOO MUCH!

ALREADY!!!

[Solly Mack]

8. Great entries, everyone!

I'm in!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. That is beautiful, my dear Solly Mack!

This contest is shaping up very nicely!

[Solly Mack]

10. Should be interesting. You picked a great theme.

Thanks, CaliforniaPeggy!

[Solly Mack]

11. Mz Pip!

Love it! Very cool looking photo.

[Mz Pip]

15. Thanks Solly!

It was fun hunting for October Textures!

Glad to "see" you here!

[Solly Mack]

20. Thanks, Mz Pip!

It's good to be back.

[Solly Mack]

16. Earth_First

The colors! The textures! The pattern!

That's art!

[Earth_First]

19. Thanks...

I wasn't sure if I was going to use it after posting it as part of my preview...however I walked by the woodpile again this afternoon and it spoke to me to use this one...

...so there it is!

Thanks for the kind words...

[Solly Mack]

17. Johnny Noshoes

I can't explain it properly but I am drawn to your photo.

Love the textures. Adore the colors....they just scream Autumn.

I want to touch your photo to feel the various ridges and lines. To feel the fabrics.

[Johnny Noshoes]

28. Thanks...

I wanted to try something a little different.

How are you these days?

[Solly Mack]

31. I'm good. Cancer free and hopeful to stay that way.

Got the good news on the 9th.

[Johnny Noshoes]

37. Fantastic!

nt.

[Solly Mack]

40. Thanks, Johnny Noshoes!

[Blue_In_AK]

44. I really liked your photo, too, Johnny

[Johnny Noshoes]

45. Thanks Blue.

nt.

[Solly Mack]

18. Mira

That's beautiful.

[Mira]

21. I'm glad you like it. Here's another for you

It's the only thing I photographed for the contest. I stalked it at a couple of occasions in a large bush in my front yard. Am thinking of destroying this large thing, so that many millions of new spiders will not hatch around my house.

[Solly Mack]

22. You gotta admire their ingenuity.

Most leave the place of their birth though a few will stay around.

I enjoy watching the babies shoot out a line and the wind picks it up and off the babies sail to new places.

Course, I'm kinda weird about bugs and assorted other creepy crawlies.

[CC]

67. Is it a spider web for sure....

as in you have seen the spider or is it tent worms? We get webs like that here but they are tent worms and you want to kill them before they spread. Terry tend to cut those branches off it possible and burn them though I have watched him take a blow torch to them while in the tree.

Beyond that you captured some wonderful photos.

[Mira]

68. Beats me, CC. Thanks for taking the time

to caution me, I will tend to this tomorrow - and thanks for the compliment -yours and mine fluctuate by a vote the entire preliminary so far. I think it is beautiful.

[mnhtnbb]

23. I've done an edit on my photo by

cropping tighter on the squirrel.

I was going back and forth on whether to focus on the squirrel--or show more texture--and
have decided to submit the tighter crop.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Looks great! Thanks for letting me know.

[mnhtnbb]

25. Thanks, Peggy.

Sorry to make any more work for you!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. It's OK...not a problem.

[Solly Mack]

27. More great entries!

Keep'em coming!

[Johnny Noshoes]

29. There are some GREAT entries so far....

nt.

[Curmudgeoness]

30. OK, I'm in.

I am always humbled by the excellent entries. It looks great so far.

[Solly Mack]

32. I like your entry!

[Curmudgeoness]

33. Thanks.

I love finding mushrooms. And they were yummy!

[Tom Kitten]

34. Is it OK if I change my entry?

I'm not really satisfied with the one I entered

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. You certainly may change it, my dear Tom Kitten!

I'd like to keep the count accurate, so if you would, delete the current picture and put the new one in the same place. I think you can do that. Maybe put the new one in the same place and then delete the old one? Dunno!

Anyway, change it all you want!

[Tom Kitten]

36. Thank you nt

[Johnny Noshoes]

46. Dig the hipster cats gif....

[mnhtnbb]

38. CalPeggy, are you going to

put up threads in GD and The Lounge to let people know submissions
are being accepted for the Oct contest?

I think in the last couple of months we've snagged a couple of newcomers--
possibly through those announcements.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. Thank you for the reminder! I will do that.

[Kali]

41. what the hell

from this october's road trip

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. I love it!

[Solly Mack]

43. More! More! More!

I love seeing the entries...so, please...More!

[Solly Mack]

47. If you haven't entered yet, please do!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. Thank you, my dear Solly Mack!

I appreciate your efforts so much...

[Solly Mack]

49. I love these contests and enjoy seeing them fill up.

I especially enjoy seeing new people enter.

[Solly Mack]

50. Beautiful entries coming in!

More, please.

[mnhtnbb]

51. Oh, goody! I love checking the entries in the morning to find MORE!

And terrific shots!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. Crewleader is under the weather...

I posted her photo for her since she's sick. She hopes to be back posting very soon...

Vibes for her!

[elleng]

54. Yes, VIBES for Crew!

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[Solly Mack]

53. Look at all the great entries!!

Wonderful!

[elleng]

55. I'm in, closing the group!

Went out today looking for more, but sticking with my pic from a few days ago.

Will share this shot from today with y'all, as CalPeg appreciates this view:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

56. Actually, my dear elleng, the time to close is not yet here...

I should have said, 4 PM Pacific Time! So we have a few hours more ...

Ah, and that's a great view!

[elleng]

57. Oh, of COURSE, its CALIFORNIAPeggy!!!

[intheflow]

58. Two more of us squeaked in after you!

[elleng]

59. Yes you did AND

your outstanding yellowjacket encourages me to think more seriously of getting another camera! What's yours???

[intheflow]

62. A very early Canon Rebel.

One of the first digital Rebels. It's taken a lickin' and kept on tickin'. Seriously, I've abused it pretty badly over the years and it still takes gorgeous photos. I get frustrated in some low-light situations that it doesn't go over 1600 ISO, but I'm neither rich enough nor dedicated enough to upgrade to something nicer. My photos got a lot better when I really started fiddling around with apertures and depth of field. After I figured that combo out, the Rebel has served me well. So well, I can't use a point-and-shoot, though I have a pretty good one. The quality isn't bad but the versatility sucks. What are you shooting with, elleng?

[elleng]

63. I got my Samsung Galaxy 1 year ago next month,

had a Nikon 30+ years ago, and had several lenses. 'Lost' it when separated and sold the house.

A friend has a Rebel she's thinking of turning in/over, as she has another very advanced something and wants to 'graduate.' So I'm thinking of relieving her of the Rebel, and getting back into SLR's, this one a 'D.' Not sure how old it is, but may discuss with you if I go further with this idea, maybe after I've had cataract surgery. Like, what might a used Rebel be worth, so I can make a decent offer to a friend.

[intheflow]

64. Depending on the age of the Rebel,

it looks to me like $125-185 are the going rates for a used one with the lens. Check out your local craigslist searching under Canon Rebel and see what pops up. The price could fluctuate regionally.

[elleng]

65. Thanks. Will do.

That sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

[Curmudgeoness]

60. Hey, RadicalGeek!

What kind of shoes are those? I can't stop laughing. Very cool photo as well.

[Solly Mack]

61. 4 more to go! Woohoo!!

[Crewleader]

66. I want to THANK YOU again Dear Peggy

for posting my October photo and joining in the fun. When I took that photo last October I was not really able to see well due to cataracts and when I came across it just recently, it made me smile and say why not.

Thanks from my oldest cat Rev and his little sweetheart Foxy, our Miss October is the baby in the family.

With your help, it's in this October contest with so many of you pros...

and I am truly amazed and thankful.

[Solly Mack]

69. Good to see you!

I was happy to see you entered!

[Crewleader]

70. Always GOOD to see you my friend!

[BuddhaGirl]

71. So many amazing photos!

Well done, everyone...and thanks for hosting my dear CaliforniaPeggy!!