MPC #163 - Blue | August 6-31

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Stoked to win the MPC as usual. I thought when smmokan posted that aspen photo the contest might have been over before it began. Then when NEK posted the milky way shot I figured I definitely wouldn't have to come up with a topic.

Welp. Here's one I've thought of before but never used. I am really interested in what you can do with "Blue." Sky? Water? Sadness? Blue hour? A blue tux at a wedding. Photos can be multiple shades of blue. Or have one dominate blue aspect. Let's run it Labor Day weekend. That way school starting won't affect entries as much and the voting thread might not suffer from a lack of attention over the holiday weekend.
RULES:

1. Photos must be taken within the time period of the contest.
2. You may submit 3 photos during the competition.
3. The contest moderator will choose 5 (or 6) photos to be voted on.
4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way, not an option.)
5. In the event of a tie, the contest moderator will have the deciding vote.
6. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.
7. The winner has 3 days to start a new contest or 2nd place becomes the new winner.
8. And have fun.


Past MPCs:
#162 Forests #161 Flowers #160 Railroad tracks #159 STOPPED ACTION
#158 - Resolution #157 - Winter Solstice #156 - Custom Composition #155 - MINIMALIST
#154 Photography gear #153-Close-Up
#152 Portrait #151-Complimentary Colors #150-Sunshine #149-Rivers
#148-Love#147 Abstract#146 Symmetry #145 Black and White #144 Splash of color #143 Transition #142 Long exposure #141 WIDE OPEN #140 FREEDOM

#139 STILL LIFE #138 ELEMENTS OF SPRING
#137 DOORS-WINDOWS #136 Wes Anderson #135 Cell Phone #134 Eyes #133 Roadscapes #132 Flight #131 Alpenglow #130 Urban/Street #129 CHANGE #128 Autumn Fog#127 Depth of Field #126 The Trail

#125 Renewal #124 Sky #123 Blue-Jeans #122 Las Montanas / Vertical Relief #121 Shopping Cart #120 Journey #119 Out of Your Comfort Zone #118 Water #117 Opposites#116 Resolutions #115 Celebration #114 Santa #113 Leading Lines part Deux #112 Story #111 Sunstars #110 Noise #109 Structure #108 Vast #107 Reflections #106 Monochrome #104 Your Beach #103 Relationship #102 Decay #101 Juxtaposition

#100 Tilt-Shift #99 Zoom #98 Signs #97 Artificial Light #96 Portrait as pertains to orientation #95 MACRO #94 Framed #93 October #92 White Line #91 Harvest #90 Where you live #89 Geological #88 Big Machinery #87 Hot/Heat #86 Stress Relief #85 Dirty #84 Transportation #83 Of Yourself By Yourself In Context #82 Long Exposure: Urban Edition #81 Old School #80 Energy #79 Need #78 Weather #77 Action Sports #76 Stress

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#75 Anticipation #74 Foliage #73 Unreal #72 Speed #70 Old Technology #69 Plan B #68 Atmosphere POLL #67 Plants #66 Patterns #65 Weathered #64 WINNING #63 The End #62 Food #61 Seeing Double #60 Normal #59 Tranquility #58 Silhouette #57 Waiting #56 Night #55 Fire #54 Wheels #53 Small Sensors #52 Blur #51 Found Faces

#50 Portraits #49 Panoramic #48 Light & Shadow #47 Timing #46 Coffee & Beer #45 Community #44 Potential #43 Solitude #42 Holidays #41 Ominous #40 Imbalance #39 Transition #38 Unsightly #37 Self Portrait #36 Music #35 Summer #34 Passion #33 Home #32 Electricity #31 Bridges #30 Old & New #29 BW #28 Winter #27 HDR #26 Shadows

#25 Circles #24 Bars #23 People #22 Architecture #21 Wild Beasts #20 Water #19 Bulb #18 Celebration #17 Sunrise & Sunset #16 Out of Place #15 Altered #14 Angles #13 Pain & Suffering #12 Unusual Perspective #11 Depth #10 Contrast #9 Festive #8 Reflection #7 Leading Lines #6 Minimal #5 Abandoned #4 Perspective #3 Airborne #2 Straylight #1 Motion

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Date does not reflect Labor Day Weekend

[Supermoon]

1)

[BaNosser]

#1

[andrew]

#1

[From_the_NEK]

Had a nice weekend along the NH coast:
#1 Portsmouth Blue Hour:
Blue Hour in Portsmouth 2 by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

#2 Empty Shot Glass:
After the Shot by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

#3 Portsmouth World War I Memorial Bridge:
Blue Bridge by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

[skialpy]

Returning from two weeks in Norway
1.
IMG_3028 by snoop luther, on Flickr

2.
IMG_4951 by snoop luther, on Flickr

3.
IMG_4432 by snoop luther, on Flickr

[Cruiser]

Swingin'

[crashtestdummy]

Taken August 17, 2017.


EM129799-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

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Won't have a thread up until tonight. If you can shoot it and post it before I start a thread I'll consider it.

[zion zig zag]

Shot 9/3