Entry Thread -- Mini Challenge #89 -- "Water"

redleash

Welcome to Round #89 of the Dgrin Mini-Challenges

This challenge is open to any DGrin member. It will run through January 31st, 4pm EST (2 weeks).

Your Judge:
- redleash (Lauren)

The subject this time is "Water"

For this challenge, I would like you to show me what you think of when you hear the word "water." Is it cold, clear liquid splashed on a tired runner's face? Or is it a bubbling brook in the midst of a quiet wood? Perhaps you live on the banks of the Mississippi River and you dream of Huck Finn and his raft. Maybe you are an abstract thinker who finds beautiful art in a stream's swirls and whirls.

Water is one of my favorite subjects, for all the reasons mentioned above. None is more important than the other, so use your imagination. Shoot fresh images or dig out those shots you took when you visited Niagara Falls. Just go find me some WATER!

*Guidelines:
1. The entrant must be the sole photographer of the entry.
2. The photo does NOT need to be fresh. Rummage the archives or shoot something new. Your choice.
3. Enter 1 - 3 in a single post. You may edit or swap out your images as often as you like, up to the deadline.
4. Either embed your image in the thread or, if you must, supply a link to it. Keep in mind, however, most people don't want to click to open photos hosted elsewhere (eg on your website).
5. Try to resize your photos prior to posting so they're sized appropriately for viewing without having to scroll (~800 pixels on the longest side works best.)
6. Give a title to your story.
7. Participate!!!!!!
8. Also, especially non-contestants:
Feel free to share your thoughts and reactions to the entries which excite you. Enjoy discussion with members about their images. This is not just an entry thread, but a thread open for the participation of anyone who would like to contribute, in a way appropriate to the spirit and purpose of the Mini-Challenges.

JAG

1. Houston, Alaska



2. Barbados waves



3.The Baths, Tortollia, BVI

redleash

Way to go, JAG!! You've gotten this challenge off to a great start! Thanks for "jumping in with both feet."

Nikonic1

1. Wakeena Falls, Columbia River Gorge outside Portland, OR on a gloomy winter day.



2. Water - Humans perpetually determined to harness and bridge over it:



3. Water - A perfect place to "reflect" on your recent work as a photgrapher

Nikonic1

Oh, I wanted to say....Great Challenge idea!!! I love water!!!

Snowgirl

Life on the riverbank
Sometimes water is a reflection of a peaceful moment...



Sometimes mother nature's power can be overwhelming


And sometimes you just get swept away.

WhatSheSaw

I love water, too!

Reflected color - Western Pennsylvania, October


Refracted Glory - Western Washington


Splish Splash

Me&MyCandi(5D)

1. Oceans on Fire



2. Water in Winter



3. Mirror Mirror

Nikonic1

Me&MyCandi(5D) wrote:

1. Kauai Sunrise

Awesome reflection on the rocks ivar

adbsgicom

1. Divine Signature


2. Summer Fun


3. Water Sculpture

richtersl

#1 - Delaware River; Stockton, NJ


#2 - Wickecheoke Creek; Hunterdon County, NJ


#3 - Cape Charles, VA

samran

Water
Seattle Waterfront

samran

Poppy's Raindrops
#2 Poppy's Raindrops

samran wrote:

Seattle Waterfront

redleash

I thought this might prove to be a popular subject . . . lots of entries and it's only the first day! Let's see some more!!

samran

Denver Botanic Gardens
#3 Reflections

samran wrote:

#2 Poppy's Raindrops

DeVerm

For us, water means the sea and a blue world; it's our life, because we live on the water full time.

#1 our home and neighborhood:

(Jedi is a Sundeer 64 ketch. Here she's anchored in Mt. Hartman Bay, Grenada)

#2 our back yard:

(View from our cockpit while anchored in Chichime in the San Blas Islands in Panama)

#3 our adventures:

(Crossing the outflow of Rio Magdelena off the coast of Colombia, near Barranquilla)

ciao!
Nick.

anonymouscuban

Misty Morning



Morro Bay



Castillo de la Real Fuerza - Havana, Cuba

KevXman

Anonymous, I'm glad you put in Castillo La Fuerza Real - Havana, Cuba, I really like that image.
— Kevin

Nikonic1

The reflections in the Castillo photo are fantastic thumb

oldtown_dreamer

memories of the alhambra
memory #1


memory #2


memory #3

DsrtVW

Here are a few for consideration.
Mallard hard bank

Merced River Yosemite

Mendocino Coast

Steve Wiencek

Water Photographs 01/16-17/10
No. 1



No. 2



No. 3

rhommel

Untitled...

Cdorothy

Reflection on a Foggy morning

Fall Creek Falls

Ice Cave

MrsCue

Ooh I can join in with this one lol.

#1. "Frozen in motion" ... at the top of a waterfall.
My sister thinks the clump of ice looks like a man climbing up the waterfall. I never noticed it until she said.



#2. " Little bit of Brown."
Refreshingly crisp and juicy



#3. "Crowning Glory" my first attempt at a waterdroplet.

ghinson

Madaket Harbor


Scalloping in the fog


Sea Glass

redleash

I love this---so many entries already, and so many good ones that I won't mind looking through them all when it comes time to judge. But it will be tough picking the best!

Keep 'em coming, please!

VisualXpressions

Trickle


Row boat dreams


Water Spout Play

Patti

COLD




Winter has frozen us
Let love take hold of us
(Cold cold cold)
Now we are shivering
Blue ice is glittering
(Cold cold cold)
~ Annie Lennox

WhatSheSaw

Nikonic1 wrote:

1. Wakeena Falls, Columbia River Gorge outside Portland, OR on a gloomy winter day.

Nice set! This one really speaks to me.

WhatSheSaw

adbsgicom wrote:

2. Summer Fun

Another great set! This one is really classic.