Suggestions please...

[Grumpy Old Guy]

I'm taking recommendations for the theme for next month's contest.

Thanks,

Grumpy

[Haggard Celine]

1. How about death?

Have you done that before?

[George McGovern]

16. What a thoughtful topic Haggard Celine. Photos would be intriguing. Thanks!

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Smile and the world smiles with you

[applegrove]

3. Multi-colour combinations. No flowers.

[George McGovern]

15. NFA applegrove? Very good idea! Let our imaginations go wild! Thanks!

[applegrove]

17. No flowers because a field of wildflowers has already won

if you imagine it, so to be fair to sunsets and pride parades, no flowers.

[SheltieLover]

4. Dog days of summer

[George McGovern]

14. Great idea SL!

[SheltieLover]

18. Thx!

[Diamond_Dog]

5. I have several ideas

Heat

Sports and Games (anything from professional sports to board games, etc.)

Glass

[George McGovern]

6. No contest (pun intentional) in my mind GOG -- you got my vote for "Smile and the world smiles with you" THX!

[George McGovern]

8. Shadows is an excellent idea too! Decisions Decisions. Again thanks for soliciting opinion

[bif]

7. Shadows

Urban decay. Happiness or joy. Clouds. (I've got a million ideas)

[Callalily]

9. I don't think wildlife has been a topic yet.

[George McGovern]

10. That's IT, GrampyOldGuy -- Callalily Called It Correctly -- WILDLIFE!!! KickkickkicketyKick

[SheltieLover]

19. Yes!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

11. Wildlife is one of my favorite subjects.

I actually did run a contest a few years ago called "critters of the wild." It was very successful. No reason why we can't run it again . Let me think about it..

[Mira]

12. Wildlife is a great one - I would love to see it happen

So are others.
I am happy one to see that you are asking us. We used to have voting threads for our favorite following subjects......
We can bring excitement to our contests.

[George McGovern]

13. Oh Mira, we CAN bring excitement to our contests! I'm so glad you see that!

DU's photography contests can become truly democratic. In the immortal words of Captain Picard let's "Make it happen"!

Allan

[Rebl2]

20. Water

Lakes, ocean, ponds, rain storms, flooding. No water sports though.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

21. Good idea

I don't think we've done that one in a while.

[George McGovern]

22. Great suggestion Rebl2! Ushers in fond, at the time, terrifying memories.

Wish my mom had a cell phone camera while teaching her young son to dog paddle in the creek. I can see the lessons still in my head, where the creek crossed under the road to town and the free flowing water was bitterly cold in high summer. It wasn't far from home, but she'd drive there, set up her lawn chair and gossip with the neighbors; while her first-born struggled to remain afloat. Freezing his tiny tush off. Although the creek was not deep there a short, chubby boy could always imagine being carried away in flood!

When I got a bit older the creek-ride was just right for a tyke on a bike.


(Imaginary scene, NOT my photo.)