Welcome to Challenge 172.

In our current climate of turmoil and unrest, issues abound. It would be comforting, as well as educational, to see what each of us view as "Our Calm" - what we enjoy for ourselves (not others, but for ourselves). It is what is meaningful to us to provide what we perceive as calm to ourselves.

Floods, earthquakes, political unrest, economic uncertainties... With all that going on all around us, we are a fortunate bunch here, to be able to comfortably enjoy our hobby, share questions, results, learn. How blessed!
Please, ladies and gentlemen, show us what "Your Calm" is. We'll all learn.

> >> TIME FRAME & LINK TO THIS CHALLENGE <<

Challenge 172 is open from Friday June 27th, and will end at 9:00 PM on Tuesday, July 8th(USA Eastern time).

Challenge information and guidelines can be viewed in the Sony Talk Forum >> HERE <<

Illustrated upload instructions can be viewed directly in the How to Upload to STF Challenges gallery.

Challenge 172 is open from Friday, June 27th in your own time zone, and will run until 9:00PM on Tuesday, July 8th, USA Eastern Time Zone.
To find the closing time for your own time zone, check the time chart below.

Hit counts for your entries can be viewed in the two special galleries below. These are updated periodically during each Challenge, and will become final when it is over.

*** PLEASE REMEMBER: the winner of the ELIGIBLE category becomes the host for the next Challenge,
a job that demands frequent attention, throughout the entire Challenge, both to the information thread
in the Sony Talk Forum and to the galleries and entries as they grow.

If you feel you would be unable to commit sufficient time to hosting the next Challenge, please enter
your images in the EXHIBITION gallery only.