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How to post photos to DU (Rev. June 2020) [View all] 64 CurtEastPoint Aug 2017 Mar 28 61 90056

**Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST Photo Contests in 2025!** 20 CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 Dec 2025 4 7317

***Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST Photo Contests in 2026!*** 10 CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 Oct 2025 6 2190

To address the confusion about who gets to choose the theme in the contest after the seasonal one: 1 CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2023 Jul 2024 7 17785

**Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST Photo Contests in 2024!** 21 CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2023 Jan 2024 1 10939

Past Photography Contest Themes and Winners -- 2023 to current 4 CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2023 Jan 2023 12 16305

**Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST Photo Contests in 2023!** 13 CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2022 Dec 2022 0 20742

**Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST Photo Contests in 2022!** 14 CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 Nov 2021 1 26826

**Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST Photo Contests in 2021!** 29 mnhtnbb Oct 2020 Oct 2021 1 41185

For folks who won a contest for the first time: Step by Step rundown of the sequences 20 Mira Jan 2016 Oct 2020 13 71814

Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST monthly Photography Contests for 2020. 24 mnhtnbb Jan 2020 Sep 2020 3 52120

***Rules for Monthly and Seasonal Photo Contests -- Revised January 2020*** 1 mnhtnbb Jan 2020 Apr 2020 9 55360

Past Photography Contest Themes and Winners: 2018 - 2022 0 mnhtnbb Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 47397

Hosting of Contests: Name Bank of Willing Substitutes 0 Mira May 2016 May 2016 3 51759

Past Photography Contest Themes and Winners 0 Celebration May 2012 May 2012 9 56108

Photography Websites of DU Members 0 Celebration Mar 2012 Mar 2012 19 58300

My best photos from my stay in the rehab hospital: 32 CaliforniaPeggy 2 hrs ago 1 min ago 90 1187

Puffy pink clouds at sunset. 12 George McGovern 17 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 20 436

'When nothing was taboo': 10 intimate images of a lost, decadent 1930s Paris 16 littlemissmartypants 7 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 62 1980

US photographer Alice Austen's photographs fearured in the book 'Bicycling for Ladies' 1896 2 littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 9 393

I'm open to suggestions for the next photo contest. 24 Grumpy Old Guy Yesterday 23 hrs ago 5 395

Here I am and the NG tube is gone! [View all] 110 CaliforniaPeggy Apr 7 Yesterday 318 6115

***APRIL PHOTO CONTEST Winners Thread is up in GD*** 3 mnhtnbb Tuesday Yesterday 6 331

Still missing Mousetoescamper 9 Easterncedar Yesterday Yesterday 18 509

Dawn "Blue Hour" at the Temple of the Sun & Moon 3 Bo Zarts Yesterday Yesterday 30 397

I tried to brush my teeth upside-down last night. Flabbergasted, I stared at the toothbrush. 16 George McGovern Tuesday Yesterday 8 592

Wednesday's Sunset & Sunrise Skies 2 George McGovern Yesterday Yesterday 3 266

about my recent preoccupation 10 HAB911 Tuesday Yesterday 9 345

Ground fog and reddish-orange streak in twilit sky. 20 George McGovern Tuesday Yesterday 24 515

Wild Horse Butte at Sunset (Redux) 7 Bo Zarts Tuesday Tuesday 42 829

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Sunrise on the Tops of Factory Butte (R) and North Caineville Mesa (L) 2 Bo Zarts Tuesday Tuesday 30 509

Detail: Northeast Aspect of the Top of Factory Butte 3 Bo Zarts Tuesday Tuesday 17 286

Sundown clouds shades of pink and orange. 8 George McGovern Monday Tuesday 11 354

DUNDU2/18/26 Sunset Friday This week we focus on our neighbor's Big Tree, the same one first noticed by LoisB. 10 George McGovern Nov 2025 Tuesday 9 810

LoisB's Big Tree, prominent in many sunset images beyond our back yard. 5 George McGovern Nov 2025 Tuesday 14 656

Friday features sunsets & sunrises. Today's post is dedicated to DU member LoisB. 10 George McGovern Oct 2025 Tuesday 15 905

Sunrise at Moonscape Point 2 Bo Zarts Monday Tuesday 20 340

Long Dong Silver (seriously, that's what it is called) 6 Bo Zarts Monday Monday 24 742

For Monday's KCChronicals & ShadowTales we're re-posting an earlier offering. 6 George McGovern Monday Monday 10 363

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 George McGovern Monday Monday 8 289

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Quite Colourful Pre-Dawn Sky 8 George McGovern Sunday Sunday 15 375

Flash! My wife Laurie as you've never seen her before. And "assistant". [View all] 54 George McGovern Saturday Sunday 132 3642

This message was self-deleted by its author 9 George McGovern Jul 2025 Sunday 4 1134

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 George McGovern Sunday Sunday 0 92

How green was my valley. YESTERDAY 6 usonian Sunday Sunday 27 558

"That's a spectacular sunset" said my wife tonight. The aftermath was pretty nice too. 8 George McGovern Sunday Sunday 42 720

A few photos from a brief excursion outside . . . 37 CaliforniaPeggy Friday Sunday 78 1523

Happy Day - A little girl visitor named Rose in the dogbed with Lola 2 Mira Saturday Sunday 20 494

Addendum to previous post - "Flash!" Wiped out, Shadow retreated to our bedroom after lunch. 6 George McGovern Saturday Saturday 10 402

***APRIL PHOTO CONTEST FINALS are up in GD 0 mnhtnbb Saturday Saturday 9 431

Pink and blue sky before the sunrise. 4 George McGovern Saturday Saturday 17 440

Dawn's "Blue Hour" at Moonscape Point 2 Bo Zarts Friday Saturday 34 556

Utah Desert Nights: Moonscape Point with the Milky Way and Meteors 9 Bo Zarts Friday Saturday 58 1053

THEYSEEYOURPHOTOS Your photos reveal a lot of private information. 4 usonian Friday Saturday 9 639

World Press Photo 2026: Fires, conflict and migration mark prestigious annual award 2 littlemissmartypants Friday Saturday 2 257

Amazing Easter arrangement made by Mira. 18 George McGovern Thursday Friday 71 1282

Friday's Horses with Pete and Maddie along with Around The Farm 8 George McGovern Friday Friday 16 421

Took a walk outside today for physical therapy, and got these photos! [View all] 61 CaliforniaPeggy Apr 8 Thursday 215 3686

Sunrise Through The Pines 4 George McGovern Thursday Thursday 9 344

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Morning sun multi-color reflection on living room floor. 4 George McGovern Thursday Thursday 11 398

Sunset Serenity 7 George McGovern Apr 8 Thursday 13 465

***APRIL PHOTO CONTEST Preliminary Threads are Posted in GD*** 0 mnhtnbb Apr 8 Apr 8 8 437

***SUBMISSIONS Thread for APRIL PHOTO CONTEST: DU Travels*** 31 mnhtnbb Apr 1 Apr 8 17 1500

***APRIL PHOTO CONTEST: Comments thread*** 15 mnhtnbb Apr 1 Apr 8 3 773

Wednesday - Sunrises/sunsets - Today Sunsets' Perspectives 4 George McGovern Apr 8 Apr 8 6 350

***Submissions are CLOSED for the APRIL PHOTO Contest*** 3 mnhtnbb Apr 8 Apr 8 8 371

Shadow jumps the ditch coming back from the barn. 6 George McGovern Apr 8 Apr 8 22 702

Blue sky, red rock, and the Green River - Canyonlands National Park, Utah 3 Bo Zarts Apr 7 Apr 7 20 398

***APRIL PHOTO CONTEST now open for 2nd SUBMISSIONS*** 1 mnhtnbb Apr 7 Apr 7 5 380

Teeny Tiny Bloom become bigger through lens. 4 George McGovern Apr 7 Apr 7 17 475

Sunset tonight from my courtyard 29 mnhtnbb Apr 6 Apr 7 33 1013

Late afternoon ground fog, low-hanging layer. 9 George McGovern Apr 7 Apr 7 7 353

Early April Morning 4 Diamond_Dog Apr 7 Apr 7 8 334

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 George McGovern Apr 7 Apr 7 4 377

Le Havre, France 4 Old Crank Apr 6 Apr 7 14 483

They're baaaaack! Half a dozen dandelions have popped up in the yard. 10 George McGovern Apr 6 Apr 6 14 512

Monday - KC and Shadow show old posts today, before they combined antics for Monday KCChronicles & ShadowTales. 8 George McGovern Apr 6 Apr 6 12 474

Henry Mountains (distant left) and South Caineville Mesa (right) 5 Bo Zarts Apr 5 Apr 6 21 554

More Pics From The Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band In Minneapolis on 3-31-26 13 WiVoter Apr 4 Apr 6 13 663

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