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August 2008 Theme - Circles

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Posted by Richard Voninski on August 6, 2008 at 10:31 AM
This months theme is Circles. Probably a little bigger challenge but what we are looking for is patterns with circles (half circles etc are all fine). They can be in clouds, rocks, mountains, snow, flowers, trees. Whatever will work.

RichieV
Posted by Richard Voninski on August 6, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Here is an example (non - nature) from Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, NM.

Wisner 4x5
Schneider 110mm XL
TMAX 100

RichieV
Posted by Joshua Hardin on August 6, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Double Arch in Arches National Park is pretty circular.
Nikon F100, Sigma 17-35mm, Velvia 50.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on August 6, 2008 at 12:12 PM
OK, one more. Lookout over a tour at Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park.
Nikon D100, Sigma 17-35mm, ISO 200.
Posted by Fred Braun on August 7, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Cub Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
Posted by Matthew Kennedy on August 8, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Fleabane has some circular structures in it.

Posted by Jack Brauer on August 8, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Do spheres count?
Posted by Jack Brauer on August 9, 2008 at 1:36 AM
Oh, here's a good one!
Posted by Bob Dent on August 9, 2008 at 1:19 PM
A little pond overlooking the Gores.
Posted by bill meikle on August 9, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Here is one of a crop duster with circular swirling clouds of nasty stuff. Nature as implemented by humans!
Posted by Jeff Hackett on August 12, 2008 at 9:12 PM
Moonset over the Stansbury Mountains in northern Utah. This seems to be a tough topic for me, I'll have to dig a little deeper into the files.
Posted by Jackson Frishman on August 13, 2008 at 9:05 PM
Tough topic for me too, but here's one: Cactus, near Rio Ojo Caliente, NM, May 2008.
Posted by Brent Doerzman on August 13, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Great stuff so far everyone!

Here's one from Utah last spring. Circles everywhere!
Posted by bill meikle on August 16, 2008 at 9:41 AM
Sunflowers!
Posted by Pam Colander on August 16, 2008 at 7:07 PM
Several circles here...a rusty ore car wheel on a spur along side the Durango-Silverton train track.

Pam
Posted by Grant Collier on August 17, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Some very nice stuff so far.

I think I've officially posted this one in too many themes, but it works for this one. Here's a "star circles" shot:

http://www.gcollier.com/Arizona-Star-Trails.html

And here's another that is a little circly.

http://www.gcollier.com/Anasazi-Indian-Ruins.html

Posted by John Mumaw on August 17, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Some hard creative acts to follow here!

But I'll still try with this circle of sandstone.
Posted by Ted Griffith on August 19, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Sort of circles in the pattern of a pinecone.

Fujifilm Finepix S9000
1/70 sec
f2.9
ISO 200
Handheld
Posted by Stan Rose on August 20, 2008 at 4:12 PM
My circle of footprints in the Sand (Dunes)
Posted by Paul Martin on August 21, 2008 at 9:26 AM
Here's a nice round flower.....
Posted by Paul Martin on August 21, 2008 at 9:43 AM
One more with lots of circles...
Posted by Harold Ankney on August 21, 2008 at 10:23 PM
A lot of great images here. I don't know the name of this plant but I thought it looked kinda neat.

http://redeye-mt.smugmug.com/photos/356316615_5wpmM-O.jpg


Harold
Posted by Heather Nilson on August 24, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Weird circular crops (or, should I say "crop circles?") seen from a plane. The last of the spring snow turned the landscape into a life-sized topo map.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on August 27, 2008 at 8:13 AM
Heat Exchanger, Silver Lake
Posted by Linnet Long on August 28, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Since these types of irrigation systems are sometimes referred to as "circles", this photo would be "the circles of the circle" :smile:
Taken from a county road near Dillon.
Posted by Monte Trumbull on August 29, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Rain drops that are close to being circular. This comes from sitting in the Jeep for a long time with Nat waiting for it to stop raining...