I can’t see the photo in this thread or the contest thread. I just get a link to the postimage site.
I’m sorry about that. I have re-uploaded from a different host and requested via post report that the image link in the prior post be broken.
The internet as we knew it a few years ago is quickly rotting away. To whatever extent casually free services may still exist, they will be inherently dodgy for one or another reason (geoblocking, limited bandwidth, general enshittification). This will all get worse before it gets better.
Here is a re-upload of the promotional flyer I mentioned above.
Once the voting is concluded in a monthly contest thread, any and all discussion is fine.
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Posted in the Photo of the Year thread:
Join me in congratulating @zimaane for winning the 2025 SDMB Photo of the Year award!
Their May entry, under the theme of “Nature macros/close-ups”, is a sharp, beautifully composed image of a plant stem bejeweled with reflective water droplets.
Huzzah!
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2025 Themes and winners:
January—Blue—beowulff
February—Motion—minor7flat5
March—Gritty—Turek
April—Smooth—MacDoc
May—Nature macros/close-ups—zimaane
June—Colors—Bullitt
July—Patriotism—MacDoc
August—Eye or eyes—Mean_Mr.Mustard
September—Doors or gates—ShadowFacts
October—Spooky—Dung_Beetle
November—A Whole Lot of _____—Turek
December—On the Road—romansperson
Congrats to @zimaane! A beautiful macro with double reflection. 
I am chuffed to have tied for second - truly hard to believe, though I assume the cat did most of the heavy lifting. And I find it really hard to believe that @Mean_Mr.Mustard 's tractor (#8) didn’t get more votes. Not only are the colors and the jaunty composition perfect, it also has such character. I can totally imagine that dude as a Pixar character. That was my vote for #1.
A bit tough when I’m shooting Tri-X 120 format film 
I shot my entry last winter with a Mamiya 6 Automat, one of the last of the “folding camera” era. Unfortunately, I had inserted the pressure plate backwards and scratched the whole roll, but that didn’t make the photo any less cool. I did 8 x 8 inch print of it which is hanging on my wall.
The ice wasn’t very thick, so the mysterious traveler was risking life and limb.
The cat definitely helped, but the colors in the wall and flowers also really popped. Yours was one of my votes.
I appreciate that, Shadow. Just getting your vote is all that my heart really wanted. 
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