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CaliforniaPeggy

(154,207 posts)
Tue Mar 18, 2025, 11:56 AM Mar 2025

***The Final Poll for the March Photo Contest: Winter***

These are the photos that have been voted the best of the bunch, and now, you members of DU, get to choose the top three!

Only one poll. It will run for 72 hours, and then the winners will be announced.

Thanks to all who participated, voted and left comments!

I am posting them in alphabetical order by title.

Bishop Creek Canyon


Cold snowy Finch


Frozen Sunset


Meowy Christmas


New York City Park-The Day After The Blizzard.



Robin's delight


Snowghost, underside of a massive cornice
.


Train time in Northern Ontario


Trekkers


Winter Sunrise




246 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
Bishop Creek Canyon
19 (8%)
Cold snowy Finch
60 (24%)
Frozen Sunset
11 (4%)
Meowy Christmas
11 (4%)
New York City Park-The Day After The Blizzard.
14 (6%)
Robin's delight
38 (15%)
Snowghost, underside of a massive cornice.
19 (8%)
Train time in Northern Ontario
13 (5%)
Trekkers
9 (4%)
Winter Sunrise
52 (21%)
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***The Final Poll for the March Photo Contest: Winter*** (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2025 OP
So many wonderful entries! brer cat Mar 2025 #1
Beautiful photos! MontanaMama Mar 2025 #2
Kick! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #3
Impossible to Choose!! FloridaDAR Mar 2025 #4
so so many wonderful photos. Thanks to all. riversedge Mar 2025 #5
A flawless contest as usual Peggy, many thanks for these beauties. n/t SheilaAnn Mar 2025 #6
Gosh, it's hard to choose between the pictures, they are all so good. wendyb-NC Mar 2025 #7
What a difficult choice!! I had to go back and forth...Finch or Robin? Finch or Robin? Teacher of the Year Mar 2025 #8
Wish I could express my thought process like this! Nittersing Mar 2025 #25
Some really frigid weather finally broke about a week ago here. planetc Mar 2025 #9
Great captures! Difficult choices. GoneOffShore Mar 2025 #10
K&R Solly Mack Mar 2025 #11
Kick WiVoter Mar 2025 #12
super! et tu Mar 2025 #13
Kick Beringia Mar 2025 #14
Kick Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #15
Kick Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #16
I love them all MustLoveBeagles Mar 2025 #17
K&R WestMichRad Mar 2025 #18
Thanks to Peggy & all the photographers ❤️ Hekate Mar 2025 #19
kick! blogslug Mar 2025 #20
Kick Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #21
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2025 #22
K&R 2naSalit Mar 2025 #23
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2025 #24
Kick! FalloutShelter Mar 2025 #26
Great work by all! AltairIV Mar 2025 #27
Best group of contestants ever. patphil Mar 2025 #28
Winners all, and thank you for their opportunity to show off. a kennedy Mar 2025 #29
Such wonderful photos democrank Mar 2025 #30
No fair, I need more choices! lark Mar 2025 #31
Kicking Again WiVoter Mar 2025 #32
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2025 #33
Kick before bedtime! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 20 #34
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 20 #35
Damn! Great photos! I really like them all!!! Rhiannon12866 Mar 20 #36
Two hours left to vote! This is your last chance! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 21 #37

MontanaMama

(24,482 posts)
2. Beautiful photos!
Tue Mar 18, 2025, 12:03 PM
Mar 2025

Thank you to all who participated and thank you California Peggy for making it all happen.

FloridaDAR

(3,722 posts)
4. Impossible to Choose!!
Tue Mar 18, 2025, 12:10 PM
Mar 2025

Every photo here is stunning and fits the brief! I have no idea which one to vote for!! Excellent work, DU photographers!!

wendyb-NC

(4,330 posts)
7. Gosh, it's hard to choose between the pictures, they are all so good.
Tue Mar 18, 2025, 12:17 PM
Mar 2025

Beautiful, entries all. Thank you, Peggy, and all who entered pictures in the contest.

8. What a difficult choice!! I had to go back and forth...Finch or Robin? Finch or Robin?
Tue Mar 18, 2025, 01:14 PM
Mar 2025

Then I had to stare at the city park photo for a while because... though I am not too happy with people right now, that is an amazing picture of how a whole city can just come together for some moments of joy in the snow. It is the modern version of one of those old Dutch paintings of the ice skaters and winter.

My usual favorites are outdoor photos that segment things or zeroes in on some usually overlooked detail. This month is a gold mine for that! All that snow and space and light and form.

My cat, who looks just like the cat in the photo, is curled up next to me and wanted to vote for Meowy Christmas.

But I'm afraid it is the wee finch that stole my heart. The robin? She's all happy with her berry. She is the joy of winter. But the cold brooding finch feels more like the mood of today. Hunkered down, going to weather it out, spring will come and this smallest of birds will show it can survive the hell of winter. Just like us.

Go finch, go!

planetc

(8,597 posts)
9. Some really frigid weather finally broke about a week ago here.
Tue Mar 18, 2025, 01:17 PM
Mar 2025

So it's a luxury to get vicariously frozen. It sounds as though all the local birds made it through, though.

patphil

(7,965 posts)
28. Best group of contestants ever.
Wed Mar 19, 2025, 10:23 AM
Mar 2025

I could have voted for any one of 6 photos. But, I had to choose one.

lark

(25,136 posts)
31. No fair, I need more choices!
Wed Mar 19, 2025, 11:50 AM
Mar 2025

There are some serious beauties here and it was soooo hard picking just one!

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