August Photo Competition (Feathers)

[ShellyBorg]

Our last months winner Spirit Bird has chosen this months competition subject. "Feathers" This can be a close up of feathers on your bird, artfully arranged molted feathers or even feather used as part of a art or craft project. These feather MUST come from a bird you OWN. No internet pictures or anything copyrighted.

Best of luck! The winner of this competition will receive a stained glass feather of a color of there choosing. I will even add your own birds feather into the suncatcher if you have some to send me. :th_chickendance:

The rules are pretty simple:

1. Only one entry per member per contest.

2. Please add your bird's name along with the photo. It will be used
to identify your entry on the poll along with your username.

3. No copy write photos. Please make sure you are the owner of
the photo you enter.

4. Please, no photos that clearly endanger your bird in any way.

5. All photos to be entered in the contest need to be posted in this thread.

6. And the most important rule of all~~Lets Have Fun!!!~~

The contest starts today, the 1st of August and runs until the 21st of August.

The 22nd of August a poll will be added with all of the photos in order of their posted date.

The poll will run for one week and will close on the 29th of August, unless otherwise noted.

I will announce the winner of the contest on the 31st of August. And I will contact the winner by pm to discuss the prize details with them.

The winner of this contest gets to choose the subject of the Sept. photo contest.

[spiritbird]

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[Honesty]

I have lots of feathers here from Codie and I am trying to think of something creative :) My artistic talents are not good lol

[spiritbird]

Put them in a flower type arrangement with natural growing items around them. Sort of like a centerpiece for a dining room table.

[Honesty]

Put them in a flower type arrangement with natural growing items around them. Sort of like a centerpiece for a dining room table.Good idea Dianne. Flower arranging is my speciality:)

[coltfire]

Entry 1.


ok here is my shot for the month 1165

[Honesty]

Great pic Steve:)

[gemini_84]

is that lexxy?

[gemini_84]

Entry 2.

i wanted my pic to be of my alexs beautiful tails, but they refused to pose for me and i dont make a very good paparazzi, so i decided to think outside the box. this is a pic of prince and oxy's (first)tail feathers.
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[Honesty]

Good one Amanda:)

[Blancaej]

Great pics so far guys!

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[Turquoise]

Amanda that is freakin awesome!! I love your creativity and the beautiful colors of the feathers with your hair. Super great photo for the contest.:th_biggrin:

[JadeC]

Entry 3.

Can we submit more than one? :P

Here's a few that I took...

[JadeC]

I hope those look better on y'all's computers than they do on mine :(

[Mare]

Good question, Jade. I believe I've read that you can only have one which is a bummer because how do we choose when we can't decide?! :)

[Honesty]

Yes, its just 1 entry per member :)

[spiritbird]

Just pick the pic you think is a prize winner. The green feathers are so lovely.

[Debra]

Entry 4.

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Here's mine! Not sure who's tail they came from but best guess would be Bloke or Sydney (probably Bloke).

[Honesty]

Love it Debra:)

[spiritbird]

Deb The feathers look great growing in plants. Lol

[coltfire]

deb well done nice thinking outside the box, looks like a nice palm leaf

[Turquoise]

Very pretty photos ya'll have up.:th_biggrin:

[Mare]

Entry 5.


My plate is full!
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[Mare]

I know this won't count but had to show you what a bit of editing can do! (Woohoo! A bit proud of myself) :)
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[Blancaej]

I like the second one! I don't see why you can't change your entry to the second photo if you want, too.

[Mare]

Thanks, Blanca! I prefer that one, too, but rules are rules, lady moderator! I was just enjoying my new photo thingy that my kid showed me :)!

[Turquoise]

Very nice photo Mare. :th_biggrin:

[Honesty]

Great photo Mare :)

[Debra]

Great entry Mare! Either one of them.

[spiritbird]

The second one is outstanding.

[Pinkbirdy]

Entry 6.


My Disco [and feathers]
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[Mare]

Beautiful, Terri! I can tell you have many different types of birds, without looking at your list!

[Turquoise]

That's a very pretty gathering of colorful feathers Terri. Nice job of organizing them.

[Debra]

This is going to be a hard time deciding which to vote for!

[Turquoise]

Entry 7.

Hey everyone have we forgotten we have a photo competition going on? Haven't seen any activity in days over here. The competition only has 3 more days to run, so ya'll better get your entries in soon.:th_biggrin:

Here is my entry. I actually made this one last Christmas for my friend Marlene in New York's hubby Darren. He has what he calls his 'Man cave' and he likes Native American motif in it. So I made him a Dream catcher since he didn't have one already. Every feather on it came from Roscoe, Angel, Peta & the Budgies. Ruby Jewel was still in Washington state, so her feathers weren't available.

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[coltfire]

nice work De

[Turquoise]

Thanks Steve. :th_greet13:

[spiritbird]

I love dream catchers. Very pretty with the bright blue feathers.

[Debra]

That's beautiful De'Andrea!

[Turquoise]

Thanks Dianne & Debra. Dream Catchers really aren't as hard to make as they look. I have made quite a few in years past.

I even made me a Mandella with a leather piece center I painted a buffalo skull on. I did sell that to someone who thought they just had to have it & never made me another.

[Honesty]

That is beautiful De'Andrea :)

[Turquoise]

Thank you Wendy. Now what are you going to enter? :th_wink:

[Honesty]

Thank you Wendy. Now what are you going to enter? :th_wink:I am working on my creation as we speak :th_wink:

[Honesty]

Entry 8.

Here is my entry. I have made a feather outfit for one of Tiegan's old dolls. ( Skirt, Top, Belt and Hat ) All the feathers I have used are Codie's. :th_biggrin:



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[Debra]

So creative!

[plax]

Excellent entries De'Andrea and Wendy! I'm seeing a photobucket error icon for Steve's submission, though.

[Turquoise]

Oh Wendy that is just absolutely the cutest outfit I've ever seen. A very unique idea for sure.

I think you have a new line of doll clothes you need to patent & sell to Mattel. :th_biggrin:

[Turquoise]

Steve must have corrected the problem on his submission. I see it is on there now plax.

[Honesty]

Oh Wendy that is just absolutely the cutest outfit I've ever seen. A very unique idea for sure.

I think you have a new line of doll clothes you need to patent & sell to Mattel. :th_biggrin:Thank you De'Andrea :) Maybe I have started a new trend LOL

[spiritbird]

Wendy you definitely have talents you have not told us about! The doll's outfit is totally creative.:th_yah:

By the way I love the new siggy with your Parakeets.

[Honesty]

Wendy you definitely have talents you have not told us about! The doll's outfit is totally creative.:th_yah:

By the way I love the new siggy with your Parakeets.Thank you Dianne :)

[Maddy]

Wendy that is so awesome! :D

[plax]

Steve must have corrected the problem on his submission. I see it is on there now plax.That's interesting. I don't see any images now on his post. I got rid of the extraneous code in his signature area though :)

[Turquoise]

I looked at Steve's entry earlier when I read your post and I saw his submission at the to along with his siggy, plus the extraneous code you took off.

I just looked at it again upon reading your new post and the entry photo is still at the top of his post and his siggy is in the left corner instead of the right as it was earlier. Unusual that you can't see them, unless I am misunderstanding what you mean is missing?

[plax]

I looked at Steve's entry earlier when I read your post and I saw his submission at the to along with his siggy, plus the extraneous code you took off.

I just looked at it again upon reading your new post and the entry photo is still at the top of his post and his siggy is in the left corner instead of the right as it was earlier. Unusual that you can't see them, unless I am misunderstanding what you mean is missing?What's the post number?

BTW, I just caught your appendage double ;)

[Turquoise]

Steve's submission is on post #6 on 08-04-2013. He has his female Eclectus Lexxi as his entry.

I got the update taken off. My internet is acting crazy again. When I told the computer to edit, it just kept loading & wouldn't complete even tho I clicked it twice to reload the page. While I was waiting for it to load I was ironing my uniforms for work (I go back tomorrow night), and was answering a post on FB on my other computer. I just gotta' quit multitasking at my age. I'm ready for a nap!!

[plax]

Steve's submission is on post #6 on 08-04-2013. He has his female Eclectus Lexxi as his entry.Okay, I think I know what happened. You're talking about post #6 ... whereas I was talking about post #36 (which has no photos or photo links within its body). Steve must have been having trouble with his signature earlier today and had the photobucket placeholder image showing in place of his sig pic for a bit. I apparently glanced at it and mistakenly thought it was within the message area rather than the siggy area. I'd forgotten about Steve's post #36 and thought the placeholder image that I'd scanned past was supposed to be his submission. (If that makes any sense :confused:)


I got the update taken off. My internet is acting crazy again. When I told the computer to edit, it just kept loading & wouldn't complete even tho I clicked it twice to reload the page. While I was waiting for it to load I was ironing my uniforms for work (I go back tomorrow night), and was answering a post on FB on my other computer. I just gotta' quit multitasking at my age. I'm ready for a nap!!Wow, what a PITA :(. Sorry for making an issue out of something that wasn't an issue after all, and thus adding to your load of things to do, De'Andrea :(

[Turquoise]

:ROFLMAODog: No problem Tony! I was wondering why I could see his entry & you couldn't. I did see in another thread what you meant about his siggy being gone. When I was checking about his entry on this one & saw it was back, I just thought he had re submitted his entry along with fixing his missing siggy. :th_LOL:

Don't worry about adding things to my work load. I do that to myself all the time. You don't even want to know all the different jobs I was trying to get done in the wee hours this morning between 3 & 5am while I was on here & on my other two computers, plus cleaning fish bowls & the floors. :th_imok::th_faint:

[tiffnmango]

Entry 9.

A necklace/ rear view mirror hang form my best friend Ethan who is in the US Navy.

The message that went with it:
- A bird with a heart full of love.....to remember me
- An anchor.....to know that your never too far from home
- A Mango feather.....so you always have the beginning of your own set of wings


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[Turquoise]

That is so beautiful Tiffany! I love the note, it is so touching.

Thank you for adding it to your entry. It is so fitting it just makes me feel all warm inside. :th_hug8:

[Honesty]

That is beautiful Tiffany. The note has lovely words:)

[coltfire]

thank you for fixing up my siggy , i have no idea what happened, i posted it was there posted again then gone then nothing but problems getting it back to where i had it.

[coltfire]

Quick question about comp, now i know we are only aloud one entry, but are we aloud to change our entry before closing date or is it set once entered

[Honesty]

I dont see why not Steve. There is nothing in the rules to say you cannot do this! Just edit your post, delete your entry and add the new one. Obviously once the poll is put in place, this would not be an option.

[tiffnmango]

Thanks y'all! I wanted to make sure he had something to remember me by. It's so hard with him being so far away, I'm just glad he has a little piece of me to have with him!

[Maddy]

Gosh, I'm such a procrastinator! XD I've been meaning to do a feather painting for this all month, but kept putting it off. I'll have to make myself do it tomorrow.

I am still able to enter tomorrow, correct?

[Turquoise]

Maddy, I think the competition ends at midnight on the 21. So you should still be able to get an entry in if you post it by then.

Please try to get one up on here. We want all the entries we can get. :th_biggrin: I look forward to seeing your feather painting.

[coltfire]

so does that mean it has finished now , and poll going up

[Blancaej]

Darn it! I took some pics of Quincy with Savannah's feathers and forgot to put them on photobucket at work. Can't plug my SD card into my laptop! Oh well, I will see if I can dig up something else before midnight. LOL!

[Maddy]

Entry 10.

Here's my entry. A feather painting of Jester photographed on top of a bunch of his feathers! :)

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[coltfire]

not fair Maddy, that is beautiful, well i guess we dont need to vote on this one.

[Honesty]

Ok everyone, August's Feather competition is now closed and the poll has been added :) The poll will run for 7 days and will close on Thursday 29th August
.
The winner will be announced by Shelly on the 31st.

We would like to thank everyone that has submitted a pic for the competition :)

Please take the time to vote for your favourite entry.

Good luck to you all :th_heart:

[Honesty]

[Users must be registered and logged in to view attached photos or hyperlinks] Dont forget to vote for your favourite entry :) We still have lots of Members who have not voted yet.

[Turquoise]

I'm back on now. Had to get my work week done & over with. 48 hrs in 4 days is rough on an old body, but I made it! :th_imok::th_faint::th_sleeping3:

I'm fixinto go through all the entries & make my decision in a few minutes. :th_hmmm:

Let's all make it a great competition and get your votes on here to count! The more votes we can get to the very end, the more suspense it can be as to who the winner will be!!!:th_nervous1::awesome-smiley-emot

[Turquoise]

Ok Folks, just 2 more days to get your votes in.:th_greet13:

The poll will close at midnight on the 29th. So hurry & vote for your favorite photo.:th_biggrin:

[Honesty]

[Users must be registered and logged in to view attached photos or hyperlinks] Only one more day to place your vote.:)