Vote for Landscape Photo Contest Winner

[Jason]

We received some great entries for our landscape photo contest. Below are the sixteen submissions. Since there's sixteen (!), be sure to check the second page if you don't see all sixteen on the first page. Vote for your favorite. The poll will close in three days and the winner announced.

The winner of this photography contest will receive a prize and also be entered in a drawing for a special prize at the conclusion of all the photography contests. The special grand prize is a sealed cassette of Third Day's independent album Contagious and the winner's choice of an art print from Jason's artwork at:
http://www.JasonMitchener.com/artworkforsale.php

Vote Now!



(note: To be totally fair, the order of submissions in the poll is random based on a randomization algorithm found here: http://www.randomizer.org/form.htm )

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[Jason]

Great photos. But we need more votes.

[The Unknown Gomer]

Great photos. But we need more votes.

Especially for MINE! ;)

[Jason]

Especially for MINE! ;)

Haha.

[mindyhere]

I picked 6 - lovely color! I like the beach chairs too though....

[Jason]

I picked 6 - lovely color! I like the beach chairs too though....

Thanks for voting, Mindy. You rock.

[Evanescence]

Can I vote for all of them...

I didn't even know this was going on...I could have put up one of my own... :(

[Andi]

Great entries! Was tough to pick. Can't wait to see who submitted them all.

[Jason]

Can I vote for all of them...

I didn't even know this was going on...I could have put up one of my own... :(

Peek into the Zone or Creative Arts Corner occasionally.

[sandie]

That was a hard choice, as there are some great photos here.

[HPE89]

I voted for #11! It's so beautiful and COOL! :)

[SueQ]

Is #3 a pic of Jesus?

[SueQ]

Won't tell you which one but it was close between #2 and #14...

[Marmoo68]

Hard choice. Lots of great pics everyone!! Disappointed that I missed this one!!! :eek: But as Jason as already said, I should peek into the Creative Arts Corner from time to time!!! :P

[HotWireD]

All the pictures are very good - difficult to chose between them. I particularly like the ones with trees, water and mountains. The one with the clouds coming over the mountains is great.

[RevZeek]

Tough choice. I went with 14.

[Jason]

And the winner is #14 ... The Unknown Gomer! Congratulations, Karen. I'll be PMing you.

[Jason]

And the photographers are ...

1. ZippyApplePants
2. SirMax
3. TommyGirl
4. mcgreen311
5. FaithBlood
6. ayfan
7. Lauriegomer
8. danbos
9. woman4life
10. Greyshades
11. Mr.Elwood
12. ausgirl
13. Rainlily
14. The Unknown Gomer
15. BJ
16. Tracey

[ayfan]

Congratulations!! everyone had such great pictures!:D

[SirMax]

2nd place.....man.....

nice pictures everyone!!!

[danbos]

Congratulations Karen.

Is there a reason I can't see the pictures anymore? I tried logging out and then back in but that didn't seem to help anything...

[ZippyApplePants]

Congrats Karen! :D Congrats to everyone else too for the great pictures. :) Since I did not vote for my own, thank you to whoever voted for mine. :)

[Jason]

Congratulations Karen.

Is there a reason I can't see the pictures anymore? I tried logging out and then back in but that didn't seem to help anything...

Maybe because I accidentally deleted the whole thread a few hours ago. Doh! :P

I'll re-add the photos, but it will take a little bit.

[Mr.Elwood]

11. Mr.Elwood - Actually that was from Bryhana. Taken last week at Myrtle Beach

[jesus loves me]

Karen, it is just gorgeous.

[Lauriegomer]

All the pictures are very good - difficult to chose between them. I particularly like the ones with trees, water and mountains. The one with the clouds coming over the mountains is great.

I'm not sure if you were talking about mine (#7). If so, thank you!

My entry was Guadalupe Peak, Texas' highest mountain. Me and a friend were on our way to Carlsbad Caverns, on a rather wet, cloudy day. So we stopped and visited the park. Actually, the photo is called "Yield Sign with Mountain in Background".

Ha Ha, just kidding... :D

[Tracey]

Congrats karen :)

[Rainlily]

Congratulations Karen, your photo IS awesome!

Ayfan, I love yours too!

Lots of great photos ya'll.:D

[sandie]

Congratulations Karen, and all the others for their great photos. :)

Now, where can I get a deckchair with a beach attached? It's cold here!

[Jason]

Next up ... Animals. Look for rules by Wednesday.

[sandie]

Do we have to bring our own? :P

[Greyshades]

I shall begin training my dog to drive...

a jet ski...

with goggles...

and a cape...

[Jason]

Do we have to bring our own? :P

Nope. You can borrow one from the zoo. ;)

[sandie]

While smiling and posing for a photo. :P

Not sure either of my cats can be trained to do anything much apart from running to the bowl when it is filled.

Does anyone have a singing, dancing cat? Maybe a Cat in a Hat!

[Jason]

I shall begin training my dog to drive...

a jet ski...

with goggles...

and a cape...

Cool!

[sandie]

Nope. You can borrow one from the zoo. ;)

There's a circus in town. I was thinking of borrowing a big cat. ;) Preferably one that's well trained!

[Jason]

There's a circus in town. I was thinking of borrowing a big cat. ;) Preferably one that's well trained!

Preferably. I haven't been to a circus in decades.

[sandie]

Nor have I! Can I send you a large cat for a pet? He could purr at your feet. (I figured an elephant probably wouldn't fit into your room, and they're difficult to mail, anyway.) :P

[ausgirl]

Congrats - beautiful winning pic!

[ayfan]

Congratulations Karen, your photo IS awesome!

Ayfan, I love yours too!

Lots of great photos ya'll.:D
Thanks! :)

[Marmoo68]

Contrats Karen. Great pic!! :D

[Marmoo68]

Next up ... Animals. Look for rules by Wednesday.

Thanks for the heads up. Maybe I won't miss this one!!!!!:P :P

[danbos]

Hmm...animals...don't know if I have any animal pictures...don't have any animals around the house either...maybe I'll go take a picture of the cows next door. :P

[SirMax]

My picture was taken in Sri Lanka. It is the Indian Ocean. The interesting thing is I took that picture is a cheap camera I got when I bought my printer. That camera has since gone the way of the trash. Never know what you might get ....didn't realize how pretty the picture was until I got home.

[mcgreen311]

Yes, great pics everyone. Mine was taken from an orphanage on the top of a mountain in Jamaica.

[ayfan]

Mine is from the field across the road from my favorite ice cream stand. Every year they plant huge fields of sunflowers for a fundraiser. And whatever sunflowers that don't sell is fed to the cows that are making the delicious milk for the homemade ice cream. Works for me! Gorgeous view and the best ice cream ever!:D

[danbos]

If there's anyone who couldn't tell, mine was Niagara Falls, on the American side, taken from the island in the middle.

[Tracey]

Dare I say mine was the last one of the bridge...taken on our honeymoon last year by Superior Lake.

[ZippyApplePants]

Mine was taken through the west facing window at home, with some help from my camera's zoom. :)

[danbos]

Mine was taken through the west facing window at home, with some help from my camera's zoom. :)

Is that Long's Peak at a different angle than I'm used to?

[ZippyApplePants]

Is that Long's Peak at a different angle than I'm used to?

Nope, I may not know where Long's Peak is but I do know where it isn't. :D

[FaithBlood]

Mine was from a church trip to Italy in 2006. This shot was taken while riding on a bus to Herculaneum and Pompeii. Mt. Vesuvius is in the background.

[BJ]

It's neat to know where these beautiful places are... Italy, Indian Ocean, Niagra Falls... CONGRATS, KAREN!
I'm not sure where I was when I took mine (yeah, I am a little confused at times :confused: ), but it was somewhere over the Rockies from about 32,000 ft up. (#15)

[The Unknown Gomer]

Thanks y'all. There were LOTS of great shots here!

I do know that for the second contest in a row, had I not entered myself (so pretty much felt obligated to vote for my own :P ) I would have definitely voted for ayfan's pic. I don't remember which one she entered last time, but that shot with the sunflowers this time was an amazing photo. http://www.thirdday.com/boards/images/icons/icon14.gif

I shot mine on the road between Cherokee and Gatlinburg a year or so ago. After taking about 15 blurry shots and reflection shots of my knees that bounced off the car window as we were driving, I finally ended up having pull over and get out of the car to get the shot. This one always makes me feel like climbing down there and sticking my feet in the water. :)

The next one is animals, huh? I think I entered that one last year with a real extreme close up macro shot of a fuzzy caterpillar. It didn't fare so well in the ratings so I think I'll be avoiding the creepy crawly things this year. LOL.

[danbos]

The next one is animals, huh? I think I entered that one last year with a real extreme close up macro shot of a fuzzy caterpillar. It didn't fare so well in the ratings so I think I'll be avoiding the creepy crawly things this year. LOL.

I don't know....I got a couple votes with my snails last year. :P

[Jason]

Purty! There's still four categories left ... Animals, People, Inspirational, and Concerts.

[Jason]

Don't worry, I'll be submitting to at least 3 of them (hopefully) :)

-washboard

Way cool!

[HPE89]

Yeah, so what's the prize for each round?? :)
And what exactly would "inspirational" be? Just kinda random cool things,or...?

[Jason]

Yeah, so what's the prize for each round?? :)
And what exactly would "inspirational" be? Just kinda random cool things,or...?

From the upcoming rules for Inspirational: "What moves your intellect or emotions? What do you find inspirational? A mother and child. A horse racing across an open field. A pastor baptizing in a river. A plant growing out of a seemingly unhealthy stony ground. Now you can show us your best inspirational photo in our Inspirational Photography Contest."

The prize for each round is one of my art prints.

[HPE89]

Oh, cool...thanks for the info Jason! :)

[Jason]

Oh, cool...thanks for the info Jason! :)

You're welcome.

[Light Hearted]

Dare I say mine was the last one of the bridge...taken on our honeymoon last year by Superior Lake.
I knew that had to have been from along the north shore somewhere. great pics all of you. It was really a tough choice to pick just one.

[Rainlily]

Mine (#13) was taked in Dillon, Colorado last summer. They had a spectacular fireworks display over the bay on the 4th of July! Best we had EVER seen!