MPC #170 - NEW LIFE 5/7 - 6/4

[skialpy]

It is baby season in the wildlife kingdom and at the skialpy home (due date 6/12). Title leaves it open-ended; new vegetation, a restored Chevelle SS, young'ns in the wild.




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:
#169-In Bloom
#168-Night
#167-Apres
#166-Black and White Minimalism
#165-Bokeh
#164-WOOD
#163-Blue
#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

[skialpy]

More Past MPC's.
MPC#75 Anticipation
MPC #74 Foliage
MPC #73 Unreal
MPC #72 Speed
MPC #70 Old Technology
MPC #69 Plan B
MPC #68 Atmosphere POLL
MPC #67 Plants
MPC #66 Patterns
MPC #65 Weathered
MPC #64 WINNING
MPC #63 The End
MPC #62 Food
MPC #61 Seeing Double
MPC #60 Normal
MPC #59 Tranquility
MPC #58 Silhouette
MPC #57 Waiting
MPC #56 Night
MPC #55 Fire
MPC #54 Wheels
MPC #53 Small Sensors
MPC #52 Blur
MPC #51 Found Faces
MPC #50 Portraits
MPC #49 Panoramic
MPC #48 Light & Shadow
MPC #47 Timing
MPC #46 Coffee & Beer
MPC #45 Community
MPC #44 Potential
MPC #43 Solitude
MPC #42 Holidays
MPC #41 Ominous
MPC #40 Imbalance
MPC #39 Transition
MPC #38 Unsightly
MPC #37 Self Portrait
MPC #36 Music
MPC #35 Summer
MPC #34 Passion
MPC #33 Home
MPC #32 Electricity
MPC #31 Bridges
MPC #30 Old & New
MPC #29 BW
MPC #28 Winter
MPC #27 HDR
MPC #26 Shadows
MPC #25 Circles
MPC #24 Bars
MPC #23 People
MPC #22 Architecture
MPC #21 Wild Beasts
MPC #20 Water
MPC #19 Bulb
MPC #18 Celebration
MPC #17 Sunrise & Sunset
MPC #16 Out of Place
MPC #15 Altered
MPC #14 Angles
MPC #13 Pain & Suffering
MPC #12 Unusual Perspective
MPC #11 Depth
MPC #10 Contrast
MPC #9 Festive
MPC #8 Reflection
MPC #7 Leading Lines
MPC #6 Minimal
MPC #5 Abandoned
MPC #4 Perspective
MPC #3 Airborne
MPC #2 Straylight
MPC #1 Motion

[skialpy]

Welp zero interest in this topic. Was hoping to see some wildlife shots but to no avail. Tied with BaNosser last time, maybe he has a good challenge?

[From_the_NEK]

I had hoped to get something for this but coming off a recent eye surgery (from which recovery has been FAR slower than hoped), I haven't been able to catch any animal/bird babies this year. I tried to get a shot of some new plants coming up but it didn't come very well (I'm blaming the fact that my eyesight is really fuzzy).

[jacob_dbu]

How about a summer adventures one?

[LeoK]

@skialpy
Sadly no entries. I will have to blame myself partly, too. I would still appreciate if BaNosser or you would bring up a new topic!

[Supermoon]

Yeah, total fail on my part too. Meant to get out but got busy and it never happened.

[splitter]

It's always nice to have the happy feeling in the pants (does this leave out female photogs?) when you win the MPC, but 170 of these things in the bag means finding a compelling and popular topic is getting pretty difficult.

I like the idea of this one, but the baby animal/restored vehicle lean might make it less accessible to many photogs. The new vegetation tilt seems too similar to MPC #169. You putting up a new topic works for me. BaNosser tying with you and being the mediator also seems like a reasonable solution.

I also get why these things have become nearly a month long; I was all for it in the beginning. But I wonder if such a long timeframe makes it easier to forget or be lazy about. If I give my students a long time to write a paper, fewer actually turn it in because it becomes way too easy to procrastinate and ultimately, forget.

[LeoK]

Hey Guys! Whats up with the new MPC #171? I would love to see this going again but of course the right to put up a new one is not mine. I wanted to suggest the topic of "Off season" as many mags will have something to share there at the moment. Or maybe "work" - I recently saw a photo collection on that matter that did not seam as awful as it sounds in first place and many people take pictures somehow work related, e.g. a cook/ fisherman / business people on the street...

Well I hope we get back on track with the MPC. If I could help let me know.