The Dog Days of Summer are usually considered to be the hottest days of the summer, and traditionally went from July 3 to August 11. But with the ever increasing heat that seems to be our lot now, I think we can safely extend the dog days through the end of August! For this challenge, let's see images that reflect the heat that is all around us. They can include dogs, or any other animals (humans included), but don't need to. Just so long as the general vibe is one of summer heat.

Challenge Period: August 1st – August 31

Challenge Starts: Saturday, August 1, 2026, 00:00 Eastern Local Time
Challenge Ends: Monday August 31, 2026 23:59 Eastern Local Time

Discussion Link is here: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/

Enter a maximum of five pictures per person in the Eligible gallery, and three pictures per person in the Exhibition gallery for a combined total of 8 per challenge.
Please remember the 500kb limit for detailed shots and strive for 300kb for others.

If you are new and do not know the user id and password, please send an email to :
passes(--at--)imageattic.net and jimmsp(--at--)aol.com
Please replace (--at--) with @ in the email address before you send it out.
One of the challenge administrators will contact you with that information, but please be patient.

The Eligible Gallery is for images captured with any camera, any brand, but during the Challenge period.

https://pbase.com/cichallenge/cic285_eligible

The Exhibition Gallery is for images captured outside the Eligible Entry Period.

https://pbase.com/cichallenge/cic285__exhibition

All other rules outlined in the Official Challenge FAQ apply. Challenge FAQ can be found here: https://pbase.com/cichallenge/faq

Entries:
Enter a maximum of five pictures per person in the Eligible gallery, and three pictures per person in the Exhibition gallery for a combined total of 8 per challenge.

Please remember the 500kb limit for detailed shots and strive for 300kb for others.