***Photo contest finals***

[AndyS]

Here they are! Selected from the 30 entries! The ten finalists selected by DU! Time to find the three best, the cream of the crop and it's tough decision but it's up to you, DU.

Hawkeye


Expanse


Gull at the Pier


Boot Arch and the Milky Way


Grief


Gnarled Tree, Palic, Serbia


skimming the water


Hiker under the full moon


Quoddy Head Light House,Quoddy Head State Park ,Maine.


irony

143 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
	Hawkeye
	10 (7%)
	Expanse
	11 (8%)
	Gull at the Pier
	7 (5%)
	Boot Arch and the Milky Way
	36 (25%)
	Grief
	10 (7%)
	Gnarled Tree, Palic, Serbia
	3 (2%)
	skimming the water
	48 (34%)
	Hiker under the full moon
	6 (4%)
	Quoddy Head Light House,Quoddy Head State Park ,Maine.
	7 (5%)
	irony
	5 (3%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Biophilic]

1. What a great collection. So interesting. Thanks to all of you.

[niyad]

2. why is the gnarled tree there twice?

[AndyS]

9. That's pne of the easier questions I've had!

'Cause I screwed up. I think it's fixed now.

[edhopper]

3. I can't decide

between skimming and Expanse.

[AndyS]

5. That's pne of the easier questions I've had!

'Cause I screwed up. I think it's fixed now.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. It's fixed!

[edhopper]

8. And now fix

responding to the wrong post.

[2naSalit]

4. K&R

[SMC22307]

6. K&R

[wnylib]

10. I missed the earlier entries. What is the theme supposed to be?

[AndyS]

14. The theme was "rule of thirds". One of the rules of composition that

suggests placing the subject off center, at one of the four points where dividing the image in thirds both horizontally and vertically intersesect to allow the eye to explore the rest of the picture.

Do a search on 'rule of thirds' and you'll find lots of info.

[wnylib]

18. Thanks.

[Upthevibe]

11. AndyS........

Thank you for posting theses stunning pictures!

I ended up looking at them all three times. I went with the one that had instantly impacted me: Skimming the Water....

[ratchiweenie]

12. I went with the gull because it really did draw my eye into the background. All were really great.

Such talent here at DU.

[MichaelSoE]

25. I picked gull also

I like how the rail, fishing pole, lamp posts and where the water meets the sand divide the entire photo into different areas of interest.

And of course with the gull as the center of focus.

[ratchiweenie]

28. Exactly!!!

[JMCKUSICK]

13. 444 Views and 76 Votes, Sad

[NBachers]

21. I'm not sad

[flashman13]

15. I'm very much a birder so it was a very tough decision.

[keopeli]

16. May I suggest always adding the theme to these polling posts? I think it would be helpful.

I learned the current theme is "Rule of Thirds".

btw - my vote changed after I learned the theme.

Thank you for considering my suggestion!

Keo

[ratchiweenie]

29. I agree. It is good to know what you are supposed to be judging.

[PatrickforB]

17. This is the first time I've just not been able to choose. These are all absolutely outstanding!

Though...well, I like them all for different reasons.

The three birds connect us with all life on the planet.
The moon and Milky Way with arch...both really well done.
Irony...well the image says it all.
Grief is apropos at this moment. All of us are in grief.
Lighthouse and the gnarled tree connect land and sea. Trees are a miracle anyway - Joyce Kilmer says it all.
Expanse reminds us all of the nobleness to which we can aspire if we look up from grubbing for money.

This just blew me away.

Thank you SO much for posting these.

[mollie8]

19. Just Wow!

I couldn't pick three; they're all wonderful. Thanks for submitting. Best ones yet.

[a kennedy]

20. All entries are absolutely beautiful.....♥️ very hard to choose......

[3auld6phart]

22. Thanks

Always enjoy the photo contest. Some very talented photographers visit this site. Greif hits hard.The birds, Cosmos, nature, they are all great. Dang, they are a great. Thanks again

[northoftheborder]

23. All wonderful. Can't choose.

[planetc]

24. I thought that, for the first time, nobody else would like my favorites.

But they did! They did! Beautiful work, all.

[bif]

26. Wonderful work here.

Made it tough to choose a winner!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

27. Kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Kick!

[Solly Mack]

31. K&R

[crickets]

32. K&R for visibility.

[NowISeetheLight]

33. Wow

Such great pictures. Years ago I invested in a nice Cannon camera with some different lenses. I tried to get into photography as a hobby. I took a ton of pictures but I never had the eye (as I call it). I've always wished I was able to produce pictures like this. I view it like art. Artists create such great stuff. Photography is like that. I just don't have it.

[mnhtnbb]

34. Kick!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

35. Kickety kick kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. Kick!

[Beringia]

37. Gull pic for me

[mnhtnbb]

38. Kick!

[Hekate]

39. KnR. Can't make up my mind yet

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. Kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. Kickin' it back to the top!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

43. Kickety kick kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. Kick! Less than 24 hours to vote!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

45. Kick again!

[mnhtnbb]

46. Kick!

[Xavier Breath]

47. Kick!