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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA hand to *****The Winners of the February Contest ***** NATIONAL and STATE PARKS
There were those who said this was our most beautiful array of photographs ever, and I must say I just might agreeI thank all of you who participated either by submitting, voting, commenting, or kicking the threads - or all of that.
Here are the end results, and note, that except for first and second place every single place has a twin vote getter
WINNER FIRST PLACE
rdking647
Big Bend National Park
WINNER SECOND PLACE
birdographer
Steam Rising From the Spring - Ichetucknee Springs SP in FL
2 WINNERS THIRD PLACE
flamin lib
Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
William Seger
Morning on Yellowstone Lake
Fourth Place 2 winners
Keth
Rocky Mountain Reflects
Sedona
Old and Faithful Friend
Fifth Place 2 winners
urbanhermit
Spring in the Tetons
Callalily
Death Valley
and finally even the 6th place has 2 winners
MN2theMax
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Las Vegas
HAB911
Sunset, Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin Florida
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Hostess choice is the glorious photograph of
Soph0571
In 1066 they sat beneath a [now English Heritage] Tree
Start thinking, rdking647, you have won the right to name the theme for the next contest.
blm
(113,082 posts)photos. So many talented photographers.
speak easy
(9,291 posts)elleng
(131,053 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)All are stunningly gorgeous & winners imo.
Ty to all entrants for sharing your amazing work & to Mira for hosting!
hermetic
(8,310 posts)Fantastic photos, all.
Trueblue1968
(17,234 posts)IcyPeas
(21,899 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,678 posts)This was a magnificently themed contest!
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,873 posts)steventh
(2,143 posts)Thanks all for bringing so much beauty to DU.
FakeNoose
(32,706 posts)Thank you Mira and all the contestants.
It was very hard to pick a favorite because they're all so nice.
CurtEastPoint
(18,656 posts)Moostache
(9,897 posts)When a photo captures the moment so perfectly that you feel like you're there, its a special kind of magic. Kudos to all!
ancianita
(36,130 posts)All of them were beautiful.
Thank you all in this great group!
MustLoveBeagles
(11,629 posts)It always hard to choose because all the photos are great.
Blue 808
(1,542 posts)Those are some awesome photographs..!!
burrowowl
(17,644 posts)It's really hard to chose at times at times.
sarge43
(28,942 posts)Our national treasures.
a kennedy
(29,694 posts)All of the finalists were perfection.
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)Huzzah
And Mira I honoured. Thank you
mnhtnbb
(31,399 posts)Fabulous entries.
Our March contest is the Winter Seasonal Contest, so rdking647 has some time to come up with a theme for the April contest.
Thanks, Mira, for hosting!
Mira
(22,380 posts)he will be revealing the theme for April to Soph0571 by the end of March. She is up as a volunteer for the April contest.
Xolodno
(6,398 posts)...all very inspirational.
Owl
(3,643 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Shots that great.
Bravo
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)I had a hard time choosing which photo to vote for in the four sub-groups
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,638 posts)Amazing. Really stunning images.
rdking's astrophotography always impresses. I don't know how he does it.
rdking647
(5,113 posts)that shot was with a wide angle camera lens on a tripod,nothing special.
was out shooting tonight before the clouds rolled in, going to try again tomorrow and combine the 2 days shots,something i know can be done but ive never done it.
JohnnyRingo
(18,638 posts)I only barely understand it, but I know it gathers more light from shorter exposures.
rdking647
(5,113 posts)the deep space ones are. stacking reduces the noise in the photo by improving teh signal to noise ration since after shooting the photo has to have the histogram stretched out heavily to bring out details
Ferrets are Cool
(21,109 posts)AZ8theist
(5,487 posts)1st prize winner is now my desktop image.
Great job to all.
Talitha
(6,611 posts)HAB911
(8,909 posts)Solly Mack
(90,779 posts)Great job, Mira!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)and thanks to all the highly skilled photographers for their submittals.
On several days, you guys lifted my spirits with these posts.
KY......... ....... .......
Tommy Carcetti
(43,189 posts)Picture Number 2, Ichetucknee Springs, is one of my favorite places on earth.
planetc
(7,828 posts)lark
(23,138 posts)The pictures are amazing, beautiful and much appreciated!
denvine
(802 posts)I loved seeing all of the photographs!
Richard D
(8,759 posts). . . breath-taking. Wow! Amazing photos.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)Not a single mediocre picture in the bunch, which is also a testament to the taste of the voting public, so to speak.
All that being said, there were many, many other photos that I would have been happy with on this list.
Bravo and brava to all involved!