Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) Apologies for the delay and... Welcome to the Photography Contest! Here you submit photos you've taken and users vote on which photo they like the best! Submission deadline: January 6th This time, the theme is: Coniferous Pretty straightforward, take a picture involving a conifers/evergreens! Show us what you've got! Voting deadline: January 13th Submissions: 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 / 153: Carvings / 154: Crafting / 155: Glass Edited January 8, 2019 by BrazenChase Share this post Link to post
Posted December 25, 2018 Dead tree. If I remember correct, it is fir tree. Spoiler Share this post Link to post
Posted December 30, 2018 Will see if I can find a tree that hasn't been cut down by storms or humans in the past 2 years ... Share this post Link to post
Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Christmas tree at my parents from many many years ago (They redid the floor like 10 years ago for a hardwood one) Spoiler Edited December 31, 2018 by Little-Star Share this post Link to post
Posted December 31, 2018 33 minutes ago, Little-Star said: Christmas tree at my parents from many many years ago (They redid the floor like 10 years ago for a hardwood one) Hide contents Aww. I bet all those ornaments were super-breakable, too! Looks like the ones in my early photos. Share this post Link to post
Posted December 31, 2018 @Lagie most were indeed super breakable (lost most of them some year later when the tree fell down) but some aren't and are still alive... well in one piece Share this post Link to post
Posted December 31, 2018 20 hours ago, Lagie said: Do palms count as evergreens... ? They are in fact evergreens, yes! Share this post Link to post
Posted December 31, 2018 3 hours ago, BrazenChase said: They are in fact evergreens, yes! Thanks! Though I've managed to find something else - Spanish moss in the evergreens... Share this post Link to post
Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) This is the only photo with an evergreen I could find! I guess I don't take many photos of trees. Edited January 3, 2019 by Alectrona Share this post Link to post
Posted January 6, 2019 This variety of conifer is known as the Artificialis prelux or the "Common Pre-Lit." Despite the use of "common" in its name, these trees are rarely spotted outside the month of December, when they put on elaborate displays, assumed to be a sort of mating ritual. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 6, 2019 14 hours ago, GhostMouse said: This variety of conifer is known as the Artificialis prelux or the "Common Pre-Lit." Despite the use of "common" in its name, these trees are rarely spotted outside the month of December, when they put on elaborate displays, assumed to be a sort of mating ritual. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 8, 2019 Apologies for the delay, my new semester started today! Poll is up! Could not figure out how to add links into it for the life of me, my apologies for that! Go forth and vote! Share this post Link to post
Posted January 9, 2019 Interesting variety of pictures made for hard choices, but I voted. Good job by all the entrants! Share this post Link to post
Posted January 13, 2019 Made sure to vote and have to say I do really have to agree I love the variety this round, great submission subjects and pics! Share this post Link to post
Posted January 13, 2019 I’ve voted! Such wonderful pictures! I like the Christmas tree’s description. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 14, 2019 Thanks, everyone! I will try to get the new one up later today. Share this post Link to post
Posted January 14, 2019 Congrats Lagie, and thank you everyone for entering! Loved all the cool entries you guys brought in for my theme! Share this post Link to post