Oven-Crisped Bread with Tomato and Fresh Basil
by DomD

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cool..... I have this all the time just add a bit of onion and perfect

picnic with a silly boy
by bspurgeon

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boys will be boys........great image.

Cook? Me?? HA!
by bergiekat

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nice cup of tea served in lovely china on a beautiful floral tablecloth........you must be English. :)

Meet Joe Black
by adigitalromance

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Joe Black....my friend, my lifetime partner, my worst enemy...... I like the shot.

Saffron and Garlic Butter Prawns with Coconut Rice
by hotpasta

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nice image of the meal but the background distracts actually more to the point the background colour distracts.

i'm not a sturgeon
by bspurgeon

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Brilliant image, straight into my fav's.

Cycling can cause a snack attack
by ThingFish

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what a funky little spot.....very nice indeed. The hot pink bike makes it!

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

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Originally posted by william88: “resort to breaking the rules”?? There are so many DQ owners in dpc and I think “mistakenly broke the rules” is a better phrase for them. People didn’t read the rules carefully or just didn’t understand some of the rules are the real reason of breaking the rules. But why should you care about that? All top 5 photos are required to submit the proof and the SCs have done their jobs thoroughly so you know DQ = no ribbon.

I agree most people are DQ for mistakenly breaking the rules and they generally learn by those mistakes. But both you and HighNooner have been DQ for repeated offenses usually for similar reasons, plenty has been said regarding this in the forums I will leave it up to others to form an opinion.

Originally posted by william88: Now if you compare “mistakenly broke the rules” to “strategically voted 1’s on your guessed ribbon contenders”, which one do you think is committed to criminal mind? And which one do you think would actually hurt people?

Neither are criminal and both are breaking the rules and hurt the users of the site.

Originally posted by william88: You rarely post negative comment or against any person on dpc. But as soon as you see my “awareness raising chart”, you started your opposite opinions here. Why? Panic?

I have no reason to panic my integrity is not in question here. Yes I did react to your chart as it gave my an insight to your thought process and it alarmed me that you take this ribbon chase so serious! I'm no doctor but I would assume it would almost be unhealthy for the mind to let it bother you so much.... hence my remark for you to "chill"

Originally posted by william88: In HighNooner’s reply to Debbi, he didn’t even mention your name and he didn’t use any strong word. Why should those question marks cause your motivation to write something against him, Debbi? Oh, I am sorry, just typo.

When I have an opinion on a subject sometimes I like to express it. Like I tried to express in my original post here.....all this rant is tainting such a lovely image.

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

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Originally posted by HighNooner: Originally posted by Debbi: I never saw anyone on this forum NEED to win a digital (worthless) blue ribbon as bad as you. Just paying someone for the setup should disqualify you, but you were only honest about it I guess. Yes, it is fantastic, but not really yours in my opinion (which is just as worthless as your worthless digital blue ribbon). The rant is because you want folks here to beg you for the setup. You don't really care about Brian Mumford. If you did you would have said something before folks asked how you did it. You could have praised him in the beginning and put a link to his website. Not to a link that doesn't work. What a waste of time making the graphic. What does it prove? How small you really are! I do not drink, I am against Alcohol intake, advertisement and make, and I DID NOT vote on this challenge, but this is a great photo. I asked myself Debbi, after I read your post : Why would she have so much anger against the desire and urge to compete, win and make exceptional work? And why does she compete here if she does not have some, just a little some, desire to win, at least once? Because she , you Debbi, if you do not have that urge you are better of posting your photos on flicker or facebook where you do not have to worry about guys seeking excellence in something the love doing, and are willing to pay money and spend dear time perfecting, and even then when people all people publish on non-competition sites that means they seek appreciation and acknowledgement in a way or another. So, so much for william88 wanting to win so bad because you and I and the rest want to win, not as much, more or less, agreed; but with the varying desire in individuals to win comes the ability and dedication which too may vary between individuals. I travel 300 - 5000km to take a photo spending way more the the $300 dollars spent on making such a wonderful photo, we do this because we love photography; people do spend money and time on their hobbies. I do not want to be a judge or make ruling here, but I think you will change to the better if you make one win and get a ribbon. I do not want to come stronger than I should, but answer me this: Do you like to win just once?

You see HighNooner some people take the winning thing way too far, it's like all competition, it can bring out the best and worst in people.

Some people here resort to breaking the rules to win a virtual ribbon.....just looking at your profile I notice we have entered a similar amount of challenges but I have never been Disqualified for an entry which is something you can't say.

You and William have both been disqualified for breaking the rules......maybe its time to think about if winning at ALL cost is that important?

Sure I can show you how...
by sfmorris

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very nice image and a lovely good feeling to this shot.