Photography

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,069 posts) Sat Nov 9, 2024, 12:57 PM Nov 9

Comments Thread for the November Photo Contest

This is the thread for you to use for any comments, questions or whatever you need to post about this month's contest!

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***Comments Thread for the November Photo Contest*** (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Nov 9 OP

And I'm in! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 9 #1

I suspect mnhtnbb Nov 10 #2

I hear you, my dear mnhtnbb. It is unusual to have so few this early. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 10 #3

I'm in with two family heirlooms Mousetoescamper Nov 10 #4

Those are terrific items which are obviously cherished, not only by you, but by other family members. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 10 #5

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Nov 11 #6

I've changed my entry photo. Mousetoescamper Nov 12 #9

She's a wonderful choice! I completely approve, of course. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 12 #10

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Nov 12 #11

I cherish nature, so I put in some fall colors Walleye Nov 11 #7

It absolutely fits, my dear Walleye! Thank you for your beautiful entry. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 11 #8

Second entries? Grumpy Old Guy Thursday #12

Sorry, my dear Grumpy! No second entries. CaliforniaPeggy Thursday #13

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,069 posts)

1. And I'm in!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 05:18 PM

Nov 9

This is a photo of my nearly 60 year old white gold wedding ring. It's a lost wax ring that was made by an artist that a friend of mine knew. It took him a week to cast.

I love it.

mnhtnbb

(32,059 posts)

2. I suspect

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 02:09 PM

Nov 10

that DU isn't ready for a photo contest this month, given the few submissions in the first 24 hours.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,069 posts)

3. I hear you, my dear mnhtnbb. It is unusual to have so few this early.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 02:47 PM

Nov 10

I think most of us are still in shock since last week.

However, I am not ready to cancel this contest. And I believe that DU as a whole needs to see it, to see that there is still beauty and love in our lives.

I appreciate your thoughts.

Mousetoescamper

(5,133 posts)

4. I'm in with two family heirlooms

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 06:44 PM

Nov 10

The patchwork quilt was made by my late paternal grandmother during an arts-and-crafts class at her nursing home some 35 years ago. She wasn't an accomplished quilter, but I cherish it as something she worked on for hours and imagine that it contains a little of her DNA in the fibers.

The banjo belonged to a paternal third cousin who lived in the Northern Neck area of Virginia. The instrument is a Henry C. Dobson "Silver Bell" 5-string banjo made in New York City around 1880. The banjo has a broken neck which was reset and glued. Unfortunately, the fifth-string tuner is missing and there is a missing fret. The guitar tailpiece in the photo was on the banjo when it was given to me by my father 40 years ago. The bridge is new.

I felt that the heirlooms were complementary examples of Americana.