Well, we've waited around for Thomas as long as I dare. Here is the idea, which still ties into last months challenge. Summer Activities While not really a vacation image, but things that you have/would like to do, during the summer. Be it mountain biking, late night BBQs in the cool evenings, or just a lazy raft ride down a forest stream. As you can tell by the title, this will end on Aug 25th (this is a firm date, no exceptions). Good luck everyone :)

Sounds like fun. I better get to work!!

Dang! I'm so TRULY sorry I didn't submit a new challenge :( I've been spending a two weeks vacation in Greece, far, far away from anything I dare call internet so I had no chance :( I'm sorry for this... Anyway this sounds like fun!

Attached Link: July Challenge Entry from Acerebel

This is the place to post your challenge. :) Either the graphic itself or the link....you did fine.

Attached Link: Revised link to July challenge image - the bigger, non-official version

Oh, if you are entering the Bryce challenge, then you are correct. If you are entering the Challenge Forum for July, then this is the right place. There are many challenges running on many forums and, yes, it is confusing. Good luck!

While we've taking an extra amount of time to get this months challenge done... please don't forget.. we're already 1/2 way there... July is gone.. 3 weeks left for this challenge... Hope to see some more entries soon. :)

PING. ;)

Final days... last day for additional entries is Sunday night. Voting to begin on Monday !!

Greetings... had hoped with the extra time that we'd get a few more entries.. but sometimes it give you too much time. Anyway.. On with the voting: The entries we got were all great summer related. :) but, there can be only one. ;) So I have to go with Tresamie and the beach scene. :)

I'm going with Deloulark to win. I find the scene is creative, original and evocative. It suggests rather than states and uses the software in an unexpected way. I prefer the abstract rather than the literal in this instance, yet I can feel the hot summer night and see the lights of these insects. Good job by all entrants, though.

I apologize for the late posting. I was under the impression that today was the last day for entries. The title for the image in the previous post is, "A Tropical Summer Evening." Oh well, I'll get an early start for the next challenge. ;)

It's quite lovely...late entry or not, I enjoy viewing it. :)

I like Tresamie's beach scene very much, but my vote is for Deloulark's Fireflies. I think it's a wonderful abstract interp of the tiny insects..and represents the Bayou summers beautifully.

Hey all :) My vote goes also for Tresami's beach scene

I'm voting for BowOnix. The others are quite wonderful, but he is showing someone actually engaged in a summer activity, which seems appropriate to me, given the challenge. Hard choice as usual. Since my summer activity was working and chasing after a puppy, I enjoyed the alternatives offered.

I loved the variety of offerings on this month's challenge, despite the summer doldrums! Although I loved the other entries, Linda's "Tropical Summer Evening" gets my vote. Skywatching is a favorite activity for me and the Mars viewing has been incredible. This fractal reminds me of that. Tres

Contrats to all entries... Here is the final count: Tresamie: 3 votes. Deloulark: 1 vote BowOnix: 1 Vote 'Linda: 1 Vote. Congrats Tresamie: Please start a new thread with Septembers challenge. :)

Congratulations, everyone!!! Good job, tresamie....but the selection was wonderful.

Congrats, Tres!!

Oops! By my count Deloulark's Fireflies got two votes?

fractalinda is right .... the beautiful fireflies got two votes.

Ummm, can we have a recount? By my count here is the voting: RimRunner 1 for Tresamie Acerbel 1 for Deloulark Fractalinda 1 for Deloulark stotty 1 for Tresamie dialyn 1 for Bowonix tresamie 1 for fractalinda 2 for tresamie 2 for Deloulark 1 for bowonix 1 for fractalinda Thanks, RimRunner! Tres

YUp, my bad... The puts Tres & Deloulark at a tie. :) Thanks for catching that!!

So congratulations to both Tresamie and Deloulark!

Yup yup yup. Congratulations to you both. Now.. this is always fun when we have two winners... there are a couple ways we can go for next months challenge: Two independant challenges. (one from each winner), then a overall winner between the two is picked.. or.. if you two want to talk it over and come up with a single challenge.

Well deserved...and lovely examples of how the same theme can be approached in very different ways. Good going!

I will go and IM deloulark right now! Tres