Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) Welcome to the Photography Contest! Here you submit photos you've taken and users vote on which photo they like the best! Submission deadline: September 29th This time, the theme is: Botanical As fall creeps up on us and we anticipate the changing colors of the leaves, let's appreciate the beauty of plant life in any season! Submissions: Ruby Eyes' Cosmos Flowers Sh20000sh's Baby Cactus XDLugia's Dried Flower Hedy's Cornflowers Lagie's Banyan Tree CrazyChess's Flowers in the Park Lovecats99's Hairy Flowers Water_angel's Flowers from the Botanical Garden Alectrona's Forsythia Rules - One entry per person. - Picture has to be made by yourself and can't be just a reproduction of someone's work. If someone else's work is in the picture, there needs to be something extra. - No manipulation besides basic photo adjustments (contrast, exposure, cropping, color balance, lighting, etc.). - No text or framing in the photo. A signature/watermark is just fine, but it's preferable if you don't have "O Hai Eye Hav3 T3XT" (or something similar) present in the photo. - When voting, please don't select your own image. This will ensure fairness. - You are free to submit an old photo; you don't need to take a new one just for this competition. - Winner hosts the next contest. Previous themes: 1: Beginning anew / 2: Simplicity / 3: Summer / 4: Wildlife / 5: Black & White / 6: Food / 7: Macro / 8: Farewell / 9: Light and Shadow / 10: Urban 11: In the home / 12: Travel Photography / 13: Pets / 14: Red / 15: Coupled Animals / 16: Clouds / 17: Green / 18: Water / 19: Scenic views / 20: Invertebrates 21: Sunrise/Sunset / 22: Purple / 23: Out of Context / 24: Snow / 25: Flowers / 26: Mountains / 27: Old / 28: Birds / 29: Inanimate Objects / 30: New Life 31: Play / 32: Road / 33: Leaves / 34: People / 35. Books / 36. Statues / 37. Nighttime / 38. Candy / 39: Fruits / 40: Reflection 41: Transportation / 42: Trees / 43: Happiness / 44: Communication / 45: Youth / 46: Colors / 47: New Year / 48: Music / 49: Contrast / 50: Pink 51: Spring / 52: The first letter of your username / 53: Party! / 54. White / 55. Weather / 56: Buildings / 57: Union / 58: Doors, gates and windows / 59: Texture / 60: Pairs 61: Your Favorite / 62: Mushrooms / 63: Happy holidays / 64: Treasure / 65: Bells / 66: Warmth / 67: Blue / 68: Center / 69: Zoo / 70: Memories 71: Chitin / 72: Garden / 73: Silhouette / 74: Darkness / 75: W / 76: Small / 77: Silly / 78: Toys / 79: Three / 80: Autumn 81: Yellow / 82: Macro / 83. Horizon / 84. Winter/Christmas / 85: Skies / 86: Baked Goods / 87: Your Home town / 88: Abandoned places / 89: F / 90: Fears 91: Adventure / 92: Detail / 93: Illumination / 94: Color Orange / 95: Black and white / 96: Abstract / 97: Unnoticed / 98: Fire / 99: History / 100: Bridges 101: Wild animal close ups / 102: Street Lights / 103: Hobby / 104: Three / 105: Eyes / 106: Unappreciated / 107: Desk / 108: Opposites / 109: Mechanical Parts / 110: Monuments 111: The bond / 112: Action / 113: Up / 114: Spooky / 115: Self / 116: Extreme Weather / 117: Patterns / 118: Down / 119: Ground / 120: Brown 121: Softness / 122: C / 123: Summer / 124: Flowers / 125: Gathering / 126. Living Room / 127. v1 Crystal/Gemstone / 127. v2 Nostalgia / 128: Mammals / 129: Sea and Lake / 130: Birthday Cake 131: Aquatic Creatures / 132: Sunshine and Summertime / 133: Close-up Photography / 134: Rainbows / 135: Circles / 136: Coffee / 137: Storm / 138: Halloween / 139: Something You See in Everyday Things / 140: Celebrate! 141: Signs of Affection / 142: Most recent photo / 143: Easter / 144: Pastels / 145: Wings / 146: Hope / 147: Text / 148: Home / 149: Winter / 150: Vacation 151: Insects / 152: Botanical Edited October 8, 2018 by GhostMouse Share this post Link to post
Posted September 18, 2018 I took this photo out of botanical interest, actually. This bush was growing large and strong and all green all summer long, 2 years ago, and only by the end of October it started growing buds! I've never seen this flower, so I took this photo to ask what it may be: Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2018 Baby cactus. I might change my entry in few days, or not. Spoiler Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2018 This was one of the better images I've taken. The flowers in my home were drying out, but they were still pretty interesting despite that. Spoiler Share this post Link to post
Posted September 21, 2018 @Ruby Eyes I don't know if you have identified your flower yet or not, but if not, it's some type of cosmos! I have them growing in my garden every year, they grow very tall and bloom late in the summer/fall. Very pretty! Here's my entry, taken yesterday in the said garden. The cornflowers are still in bloom: Spoiler Share this post Link to post
Posted September 27, 2018 Flowers from the nearby park. https://ibb.co/bHz2j9 Share this post Link to post
Posted September 27, 2018 Hairy flowers from my mum's allotment. Spoiler Share this post Link to post
Posted September 29, 2018 flowers from the botanical gardens in Denver CO. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 29, 2018 Yellow on yellow! I don't know what these are, but there was a big bush of them near where I used to live. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 29, 2018 15 minutes ago, Alectrona said: Yellow on yellow! I don't know what these are, but there was a big bush of them near where I used to live. Reveal hidden contents Forsythia, I believe. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 29, 2018 Yep, I think so, too - we have a bush of those as well Share this post Link to post
Posted September 30, 2018 Ah, thanks guys! I always wondered, so it's nice to know Share this post Link to post
Posted September 30, 2018 And the poll is open! I love that we've had some flowers identified in here as well. Great photos everyone, I know I'm going to have a hard time choosing a favorite! Share this post Link to post
Posted October 3, 2018 Voted Great entries once again, was a hard choice! Share this post Link to post
Posted October 3, 2018 Such a hard decision, all the pictures were so beautiful. Share this post Link to post
Posted October 11, 2018 :O Well, this is a nice surprise! Thanks, all, for voting for me. I will try to have the new one up by the end of the weekend! (Please poke me if I don't!) Share this post Link to post