dp+ 11th monthsary milestones

a photo challenge 7 entry by Derlin Zhang entitled "Beauty in the Mist" using Leica M9

It was the 11 month anniversary of dp+ on June 17, 2012. Originally a Friendster group in 2007, many developments occurred since Digital Photography Plus' inception as a Facebook group on July 17, 2011. Here are the milestones from May 17 - June 17, 2012, dp+' 11th monthsary:

1. dp+ group site members - 1,000 members
It should be noted that in the latter half part of dp+ 11 months existence as an Facebook group, most of the addition to the group came from voluntary membership and addition to the group by dp+ members. Only a few came from invites from dp+.

2. Number of Likes on dp+ official Facebook site - 718 Likes
To all dp+ members - please support our official facebook page through likes found on this link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Digital-Photography-PLUS/242285489128553

3. dp+ site members - 176 members - check out this link: http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/05/it-was-dp-9th-month-in-existence-as.html

4. An HDR department headed by Edmund Chan - HDR work in progress

5. dp+ photo challenge 7 - with Exceptional Flower Photo as theme - awaits dp+ Pick result, and  to be posted is the announcement of dp+ photo challenge 8 theme for the month of July. Here is the official entries album to photo challenge 6:      https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.340044912734787&type=1

6. A Picbadge site for the group still in operation. This is dp+ official picbadge page: http://www.picbadges.com/digital-photography-plus/2345457/#

7. Continuation of presentation of Certificates of Photography Excellence to the winners of dp+ Popular Votes Pick and the dp+ Pick

8. Continuous issuance of Certificate of Appreciation to the dp+ Pick Panel of Judges

9. New daily photo challenge in the making and to be announced later.

photo of Hieronymus Rosales
by Hieronymus Rosales

10. Admission to the dp+ team of a new co-administrator - Hieronymus Bautista Rosales

In behalf of all dp+ administrators, we thank each and every member who continue to support the group. 

Thank you for sharing your photos and photo insights, appreciation of other members' works, joining the photo challenges as entrant or as voter or as a judge, or by just simply lending strength to the group when needed.

Congratulations to all those who won our photo challenges may they be the Popular Votes Pick or the dp+ Pick. Here's hoping for more challenges to overcome and many many more monthsaries and year-long anniversaries to come. Happy shooting to all - cheers!