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Grumpy Old Guy

(4,147 posts)
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 09:50 PM Aug 2025

***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: THE FINALS***

These are the finals for the August photo contest. The theme is "Water, Lakes, ocean, ponds, rain storms, flooding. No water sports though." The theme was suggested by by Rebl2.

Please vote for the photo that you think best exemplifies this theme. Please also leave your comments, as we love to read them. The finals will run for 72 hours. The contest is posted in General Discussion with permission of the moderators.

Thanks for voting.

Tranquil morning


At the Marsh


Water


Approach to the Big Drop


Ripple


Surf’s Up at Dawn


Woodland Waterfall


Foggy dawn on Cannon Beach


Gunsight Lake-Glacier National Park









147 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
Tranquil morning
34 (23%)
At the Marsh
14 (10%)
Water
37 (25%)
Approach to the Big Drop
8 (5%)
Ripple
4 (3%)
Surf's Up at Dawn
17 (12%)
Woodland Waterfall
11 (7%)
Foggy dawn on Cannon Beach
15 (10%)
Gunsight Lake-Glacier National Park
7 (5%)
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***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: THE FINALS*** (Original Post) Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2025 OP
K&R Solly Mack Aug 2025 #1
Kick Mira Aug 2025 #15
These are simply amazing photos! Any one of them could proudly win, but we choose just one. It's tough! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2025 #2
Really a tough choice. These are all outstanding. skylucy Aug 2025 #3
Indeed 👍 Duppers Aug 2025 #4
I would happily print and frame every one of these and put them in my house. Dem2theMax Aug 2025 #5
wow! absolutely brilliant! bluboid Aug 2025 #6
kick! blogslug Aug 2025 #7
Kick! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2025 #8
Great photos-hard to choose just one. 58Sunliner Aug 2025 #9
Kick lamp_shade Aug 2025 #10
All are praiseworthy. oasis Aug 2025 #11
Kick for voting. Callalily Aug 2025 #12
Morning kick! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2025 #13
kick! mnhtnbb Aug 2025 #14
Again! mnhtnbb Aug 2025 #16
Kick Beringia Aug 2025 #17
Kick urbanhermit Aug 2025 #18
Kick! mnhtnbb Aug 2025 #19
K&R! As usual, I could easily vote for all of them! Kudos to DU's amazing photographers Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 #20
Yikes, tough, tough choices...... a kennedy Aug 2025 #21
Evening kick! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2025 #22
A kick from my insomnia! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2025 #23
Getting up early mnhtnbb Aug 2025 #24
Kick urbanhermit Aug 2025 #25
Water: the world of green reflected. Amazing. cbabe Aug 2025 #26
Kickety kick kick! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2025 #27
How can one possibly choose? niyad Aug 2025 #28
Kick! Mousetoescamper Aug 2025 #29
Kick... MustBeTheBooz Aug 2025 #30
Kick Figarosmom Aug 2025 #31
Good morning kick! HAB911 Aug 2025 #32
Congratulayions, people. Every single picture should win. But if we've preacticed, ... planetc Aug 2025 #33
Still time to vote! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2025 #34
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2025 #35
This was SO hard! I love how water photographs; reflecting, distorting and Ziggysmom Aug 2025 #36
K&R MustLoveBeagles Aug 2025 #37
Kickety kick kick! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2025 #38
Last kick Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2025 #39
One more kick for these amazing photos! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2025 #40

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,899 posts)
2. These are simply amazing photos! Any one of them could proudly win, but we choose just one. It's tough!
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 10:09 PM
Aug 2025

To all these entries:

Dem2theMax

(11,005 posts)
5. I would happily print and frame every one of these and put them in my house.
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 11:58 PM
Aug 2025

Congratulations to all of the photographers who are in the finals. Incredibly wonderful work!

And kicking!

planetc

(8,789 posts)
33. Congratulayions, people. Every single picture should win. But if we've preacticed, ...
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 09:32 AM
Aug 2025

we can do the impossible, and vote for one. You are all brilliant. Period.

Ziggysmom

(3,983 posts)
36. This was SO hard! I love how water photographs; reflecting, distorting and
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 01:49 PM
Aug 2025

playing with the light.

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