I hope this is OK. I need help picking an entry for the next contest.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

I was really excited to see that the topic for the next contest is rivers and streams. I've been shooting landscape photos ever since I retired ten years ago, and I have lots of rivers and streams. However, I quickly went through my files and came up with thirty eight possible entries! Yikes! I'm having a worse time than usual picking two of them.

Would you folks mind helping me decide on one or two? Thanks. Let me know if you think this isn't OK. I still have a lot more and I may make another post.

Ross
aka Grumpy Old Guy

Hot Creek


The Road to Hana


Yellowstone River


Whitney Portal


Snoqualmie Falls


Yellowstone Falls


Athabasca River


Virgin River


Portage Canal


Milwaukee River

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	Hot Creek
	5 (24%)
	The Road to Hana
	2 (10%)
	Yellowstone River
	7 (33%)
	Whitney Portal
	1 (5%)
	Snoqualmie Falls
	2 (10%)
	Yellowstone Falls
	1 (5%)
	Athabasca River
	0 (0%)
	Virgin River
	1 (5%)
	Portage Canal
	1 (5%)
	Milwaukee River
	1 (5%)
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[elleng]

1. Oh GUY, I just have a plain old river in front of my house!

ALL of the above,

A River Runs Through It!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

3. I've been doing a lot of driving the last ten years.

I've seen some of the most beautiful rivers in North America. I have been very fortunate.

[questionseverything]

2. All beautiful

[Grumpy Old Guy]

4. Thank you!

[ailsagirl]

5. Honestly, they're all gorgeous!!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

6. Thank you very much! 😊

[ailsagirl]

7. Well, you certainly deserve a huge thumbs-up!!

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[More_Cowbell]

8. Hot Creek is my favorite

Because I don't think I've seen anything like it before.

Portage Canal is next for me, because it's so dramatic.

Good luck!

eta I also love Virgin River because of the colors.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

10. Hot Creek is my wife's favorite...

... wbich means it will probably get entered.

I like Portage Canal for it's texture and color.

Thanks for your input.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear Grumpy, these are all outstanding!

I chose Yellowstone Falls because this is the first photo I've seen of that falls from that particular angle. Most people shoot it from down the river a ways, but I love this close-up. Very unique and gorgeous!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

12. Thanks dear Peggy

I also have a pic from that other location. I chose this one for the very reasons that you mentioned. The amazing thing is the water really is that green. I've seen it in other people's photos too.

Thanks for your input.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Yikes! These are all so amazing, I'd vote for any one of them!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

13. Thanks so much.

[brer cat]

14. They are all gorgeous.

No wonder you have a hard time choosing. So do we!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

16. Thank you! 😊

[HAB911]

15. LOL, that's some problem to have!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

17. Wait! There's more! LOL!

I have another twenty or so. I guess I've been obsessed with rivers and streams the last ten years.

[Mira]

18. You had me at the first one

and then it they all got hot! These are spectacular, and I can understand your inability to chose, and join you. I might pick one by throwing a dart and then I got real and reluctantly made a choide.
Simply gorgeous. Please make another thread! Many years ago we did these "help me pick one" threads quite frequently in the photo group and they always provided excitement.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

20. Thanks so much Mira! ❤

I wasn't sure if it would be OK. I may do another thread today, just for fun. I've really been fortunate to have been able to drive to so many places over the years. It has rekindled my passion for photography.

[Gato Moteado]

19. forget it.....

....no chance. they're all amazing. i couldn't pick a "best" one.....they're all best.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

21. Thank you! 😊

[mnhtnbb]

22. I can't decide.

They're all wonderful shots. Different moods. Different perspectives. Different stories.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

23. Thank you! 😊

[Heartstrings]

24. Love the pink hues in Hot Creek!

[Solly Mack]

25. All of them are great shots. But "Road to Hana" stands out for me.

I could happily walk into the photo and dwell.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

26. Thanks! I agree.

That's always been one of my favorites.

[Duncan Grant]

27. Obviously, it's "Virgin River".

That’s one very inviting photo. 👍

I should mention that I have a terrible record at picking contest winners - so, you may just want to trust your gut. Looks like you’ve had a wonderful time capturing these images. They’re great locations. Good luck!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

28. Thanks!

My wife likes Virgin River too. Our RV was parked about fifty feet from there.

[LakeArenal]

29. We lived in Portage and the surrounding area for decades.

Memories.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

30. My brother and his wife live there.

It's a beautiful area with a lot of history.

[LakeArenal]

31. Fox River on the lower locks in Montello has some great photo ops.

Even had an Eagle nest very close that they returned to every year. Of course the Wis River also very photogenic.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

32. I paddled down the Wisconsin River when I was a kid.

I didn't appreciate how beautiful it was back then.

[Ziggysmom]

33. The Portage Canal looks like an Impressionistic painting. Just grand!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

34. Thank you.

I think so too.