Winners of the January Photo Contest: Stream, Creek, River

[Callalily]

Theme: Stream, Creek, River (freshwater, moving or frozen, etc.)

First, I would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry. We definitely have very talented photographers here on DU.

Second, I would like to thank everyone who voted and/or viewed the contest thread. As photographers, we always appreciate a pat on the back.

First and Second Photos were separated by one vote. Yes, it was a difficult contest with so many amazing submissions.

Here are the top three photographs

First place:
HappyCynic
Fog and Flow


Second place:
Grumpy Old Guy
Sunset At Hot Creek


Third place:
Tom Kitten
Willamette Falls, the end of the Oregon Trail




Honorable mention chosen by me because I really like the photo is:

Soph0571
Lock that barge up

[a kennedy]

1. Fantastic photos great winners.... 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

[Demovictory9]

2. congrats to the winners

[2naSalit]

3. Great pictures everyone!

I don't know how I missed the first round but I did.

[FalloutShelter]

4. Terrific batch of entries!

It was really difficult to vote. Congrats to all of the winners and participants.

[planetc]

5. The winner here ...

has got all the depth and moody atmospherics that Turner used to put on canvas, after hours and days of work. And HC got it in a second. The almost-bests are almost as good. Great work, everybody!

[erronis]

15. I'll bet HappyCynic spent more than a second getting this beautiful shot.

Sometimes we are in just the right spot at just the right time with a good camera.

But, in my little trials, I've slogged through an awful lot of less-than mediocre spots, conditions, timing. Still - keep that shutter shuttering. Never know when something will grab the feelings.

[planetc]

23. I'm sure you're right.

Being in the right spot when the moment arrives takes time too.

[SheltieLover]

6. Congrats to winners & ty to all!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Congrats to all the winners!

It was a tough contest. I saw tie votes more than once, and was not surprised.

Thank you, my dear Callalily, for running such a great contest! And to everyone who participated too.

[Trueblue1968]

8. nice pictures !!!!!!!!!!!!

i know the Willamette falls well. Oregon City.

[crickets]

9. Congratulations to all!

Every month, it's so difficult to choose among the many amazing photos - thank you, photographers, for sharing the fruits of your labor with us.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

10. This was a nail biter, wasn't it?

I watched the lead go back and forth several times. What more can one ask for in a competition? It kept me on the edge of my seat. 😉 Congratulations to HappyCynic, Tom Kitten and all the other entrants. This was a good one.

Thanks also to Callalily for running a great contest.

[HAB911]

11. Congratulations! Beautiful photos!

[blogslug]

12. ALL the entries were so great this time around

Cheers to the winners!

[tiredtoo]

13. Keep posting

My choice didn't place this time but I really enjoy seeing these pictures. thanks.

[Fla Dem]

14. Congrats everyone! Great photos!

[Mira]

16. Congratulations

to the winners. The photos were so beautiful all the way through! The winner was a huge favorite from the start, they all were really. Congratulations to all who entered, to HappyCynic Grumpy Old Guy and Tom Kitten especially.
Will now remind Happy Cynic of his prize: he gets to pick the theme for the February Contest, which I will be in charge of very soon.

[erronis]

17. I also think "Lock that barge up" is fantastic. A riot of color and places. Eye-catching!

[ShazzieB]

20. It is a very cool photo.

I don't know who submitted that one, but I'd love to know where it was taken.

Unrelated, but at the moment I'm kind of freaking out, because I just now noticed the person in the pink jacket popping up over the end of the barge. I've looked at the picture multiple times before, of course, but never noticed that. Now that I've noticed, I had to keep scrolling back up to look to make sure I wasn't imagining things.

The human mind, what it notices and doesn't, is an amazing thing!

[madamesilverspurs]

29. It is a bit odd, isn't it?

Not even sure it is a person, though.




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[Soph0571]

38. It was taken a couple of weeks ago in Camden Town, London

And she is actually on the barge! Steering the barge through the locks. Here she is from a different angle.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

41. Amazing!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

26. I love Sophie's photo of the barge too.

I wish I could see that in person someday.

[Srkdqltr]

18. Wonderful pictures!!!!

[HappyCynic]

19. Thanks Callalily for running a great contest!

Every entry was great! My personal favourite is Grumpy Old Guy's Sunset at Hot Creek, though I loved all the finalists and many of the fantastic photos that didn't make it to the finals.

In case anyone is wondering, I photographed Fog and Flow at Capilano Suspension Bridge, West Vancouver, BC, Canada.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

21. Thanks HappyCynic!

Did you have as much fun as I had seeing how close it was? I was checking the vote every hour or two. 🤣 Your shot really is great. I could just picture myself on that bridge watching the fog drift through. Great composition and mood.

My photo was captured at Hot Creek Geological Site, not far from the Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort in California. It's a popular location for West Coast photographers, but most folks shoot it from the top of the canyon. By dumb luck I hiked to the bottom, and was able to catch the marvelous reflections in the creek.

[Beartracks]

30. That is beautiful. Serene. The kind of place that could make one... less grumpy?

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[Grumpy Old Guy]

33. LOL! I'll always be grumpy!

[aquamarina]

22. They are all amazing!

[JohnnyRingo]

24. I have to get back to taking pix.

These winners are in another league, but it's still fun.

I like the host's choice too. Nice job!!

[Callalily]

28. Don't sell yourself short.

You have posted some fabulous photos in the past too.

Looking forward to seeing future submissions.

[burrowowl]

25. It was difficult to choose

Congrats to all!

[bluestarone]

27. Congrats to ALL the winners!! Plus a big TY

To you Callalily for these contests!

[Callalily]

34. The contests are great.

But I can't take all the credit. There's a different host each month with volunteers from the Photo group.

And a BIG shout out goes to CalPeggy for being our illustrious overseer.

[bluestarone]

35. Gotcha!!

So here's a BIG SHOUT OUT to Calpeggy PLUS all the volunteers!!!

[hay rick]

31. Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV

Lovely, interesting photos.

[Rhiannon12866]

32. Congratulations to all of DU's talented photographers!

Every single one of this month's photos were amazing, I had the hardest time ever choosing just one!

[Soph0571]

36. Awwww I got an honourable 😍

Callalilly thanks for a great competition

Great winners one and all and really looking forward to the grand winner HappyCynic's theme for next month. Well done!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

37. I really liked your shot of the barge in the lock.

Do you think that person lived in that barge?

[Soph0571]

39. Absolutely she lives on the barge

You can tell the barge livers from the one week on the river dwellers. I posted a pick up above from another angle on her. She was moving her 'house'.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

40. I almost bought a sailboat to live on about forty years ago.

However, common sense took over, and I bought a house instead.

[Callalily]

43. Your photo spoke to me.

I'm so glad that you entered the barge photo in the contest. Great composition, fabulous colors and tons and tons of interest. All the makings of a fabulous photo.

My dream is to take a barge/biking tour. Darn this pandemic.

[Solly Mack]

42. Congrats all!

K&R

[crosinski]

44. These are all beautiful!

[Tom Kitten]

45. Great contest!

Thanks for it all. It's an honor to have finished third with such a gallery of beautiful photographs!

I lived within five miles of those falls most of my life but only got the opportunity to see them from that spot shortly before I moved away.

[alfredo]

46. Great photos

I used to go to the locks of the falls of the Ohio. It's best at night. the lights are so cool.

[edhopper]

47. Great photos

happy to make it into the finals.