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44. These are all fantastic photos. It was very hard to choose. I believe the light distribution,

Sat May 12, 2012, 01:45 PM

May 2012

balance, and the very clear detail is what made me choose "Ascension". You can just feel the determination of the turtle gliding up through the water.

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* * * Photography Contest, finals * * * [View all] ManiacJoe May 2012 OP

All beautiful . . but annabanana May 2012 #1

me too but i had to go with the pelicans . . . one of my favorite subjects. ellenfl May 2012 #8

I go for the pelicans too. Such a hard picture to capture...can't beat it! Auntie Bush May 2012 #25

Was treated to them flying by my car on one of the bridges in the Keys Patiod May 2012 #39

Kick NV Whino May 2012 #2

Nice work, DUers! Hell Hath No Fury May 2012 #3

kick Pool Hall Ace May 2012 #4

I'm so glad these contests are back! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #5

Yup, indeed there is a lot of talent here nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #24

I love the raccoons Aerows May 2012 #6

huh. i thought that was a camel. eom ellenfl May 2012 #9

Looked like a Llama to me with the long hair Aerows May 2012 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author ellenfl May 2012 #30

I love the turtle photo and I don't know why. Then I saw that so many others did too. lamp_shade May 2012 #7

me too. I felt it had an artistic brilliance to it. The shaft of light and the angle of the turtle CTyankee May 2012 #22

these are awesome, thanks n/t Celebration May 2012 #10

K&R Solly Mack May 2012 #11

It was hard to decide SnowCritter May 2012 #12

Kick jannyk May 2012 #13

kick Ptah May 2012 #14

It is almost impossible to decide. aquamarina May 2012 #16

I was torn between Bath Buddies and the snow birds photo... cynatnite May 2012 #17

I hear ya cynatnite..... a kennedy May 2012 #18

Wow, tough decision... Spazito May 2012 #19

These are fantastic matt819 May 2012 #20

k & r surrealAmerican May 2012 #21

kick for the night shift GeorgeGist May 2012 #23

I wish we could vote for 1st, second and third...plus honarable mention...4th. Auntie Bush May 2012 #26

They all took my breath away! Curmudgeoness May 2012 #27

A great selection for the finals. bluedigger May 2012 #28

great photos ninehippies May 2012 #29

I like the puffin because of the composition of the color, the two perfect bouquets pacalo May 2012 #31

K alfredo May 2012 #32

k/r fishwax May 2012 #33

i adore the bluebirds barbtries May 2012 #34

I love them all, but "Ascendance" makes me wonder how it was done JohnnyRingo May 2012 #35

Ditto (and I'M a scuba diver) ... Amazing! TahitiNut May 2012 #56

All beautiful! HappyMe May 2012 #36

ALL so Beautiful! Impossible to decide, but if your are from Chi-town, Da Bears! joanbarnes May 2012 #37

Ascendance is worthy of a National Geo Cover. alphafemale May 2012 #38

Saturday morning kick! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #40

VERY tough choice! They were ALL extremely good! 66 dmhlt May 2012 #41

I think these photographers enjoy how difficult it is for us to choose!!! Skittles May 2012 #53

So hard to choose! CrispyQ May 2012 #42

Puffin ellisonz May 2012 #43

These are all fantastic photos. It was very hard to choose. I believe the light distribution, judesedit May 2012 #44

All are gorgeous... one_voice May 2012 #45

k alfredo May 2012 #46

K&R SunSeeker May 2012 #47

K&R obxhead May 2012 #48

I enjoy these! I'll kick now, then vote! They all look wonderful! nt MADem May 2012 #49

Excellent photos, each of them had a special reason to vote for!!! northoftheborder May 2012 #50

I liked number 1 haydukelives May 2012 #51

Kick! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #52

Awwww... can't they all win? (n/t) Ino May 2012 #54

Seriously?? Every one of these is equally amazing! Greybnk48 May 2012 #55

Kick! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #57

k alfredo May 2012 #58

K&R! Okay, after calling this up several times, I finally voted. Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #59

Kick! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #60

Congratulations to all that entered these photos Samantha May 2012 #61

What is that animal on guard duty? RushIsRot May 2012 #62

Late night kick! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #63

Less than 30 minutes left! ManiacJoe May 2012 #64

Fantastic pictures. Catbird May 2012 #65

I missed this!!!! I wanted to vote for The Puffin Poses. I've loved that one since i first saw it. Little Star May 2012 #66