***SUMMER PHOTO CONTEST -- THE WINNERS!***

[CaliforniaPeggy]

FIRST PLACE GOES TO mindfulNJ!

Hummingbird Feeding from a Rose of Sharon



SECOND PLACE GOES TO mnhtnbb!

Colors of Summer on 6/20/2020



THIRD PLACE GOES TO Alliepoo!

Warming her wings before flying to Mexico


Congrats to the winners and to all who entered and supported the threads with kicks and comments!

[hlthe2b]

1. All fantastic! Kudos, all

[Sucha NastyWoman]

2. Very nice

All three

[Talitha]

3. Congratulations - - well done!

[MontanaMama]

4. Gorgeous. All of them.

Thank you all!

[madaboutharry]

5. Congratulations mindfulNJ!

Your photo is so beautiful.

[mindfulNJ]

15. Thank you!!!

appreciate it!

[IcyPeas]

6. Beautiful winners. Congrats.

[question everything]

7. Oh, how beautiful. We deserve this after all the misery that we have gone, still going

during the year.

Thank you, all of you shining the beauty, the hope in our world.

[brer cat]

8. All were beautiful.

Thanks to all our talented photographers who brighten our days during these dark times.

[DarthDem]

9. Wow, those are gorgeous photos.

Just beautiful. Congrats!

[flamin lib]

10. Wonderful collection of finalists!

Everyone who entered is a winner and so are all of us who had the arduous task of selecting because we got to see something that is part of your world, something we wouldn't see without your entry.

[Srkdqltr]

11. What kind of flower is Colors of Summer?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. It's a Lantana. n/t

[Srkdqltr]

19. Thank you for the info. I looked it up and it's tropical so I have never seen it. Beautiful

[mnhtnbb]

32. Lantana grows as a perennial in the deep south.

I plant it as an annual in pots for my balcony here in North Carolina.

[leftyladyfrommo]

12. I hate to even bote because they are always all so beautiful. nt

[mindfulNJ]

13. OH MY GOODNESS

Thank you everyone!!!

I've been mad stalking these little guys all summer to get them feeding naturally (not at a feeder!) I finally got lucky with this one shot!

I so appreciate this...thank you all for your votes!!!!!!!!


Mindful

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. It's truly stunning! Your persistence really paid off, big time!

Congratulations!

[mindfulNJ]

21. Thank you

[Srkdqltr]

20. Beautiful Photo. Congrats. !!!

[mindfulNJ]

42. Thank you!

[Niagara]

16. Congratulations!

Amazing photographs to all who submitted. The hardest part of these final photography contest is selecting only one photo. I love viewing everyone's beautiful and unique perspectives.




If Mz Pip is reading this, I wanted to let you know that I voted for your photo until the end because I'm a sunset junkie and the colors in your photo blew me away.

[calguy]

18. Excellent photos folks

Although I was "forced" to only vote for one, I think they all should be tied for first place.

[Beringia]

22. Great

[northoftheborder]

23. Absolutely beautiful photos by some talented photographers!

[Rhiannon12866]

24. This may have been the toughest one yet, all beautiful photos!

Thanks so much to our talented DU photographers!

[AllaN01Bear]

25. ooohh ahhh. ohm myyyyy!! .

[JohnnyRingo]

26. Truly fine art

Especially the winning hummingbird entry.
My favorite pix are the ones I look at and wonder; "how did you do that?".

K&R and thanx to all who entered. Makes my day.

[planetc]

27. And deservedly so.

[warmfeet]

28. Just beautiful.

I thank every photographer for this beauty.

[HAB911]

29. Great contest everyone! Congrats!

[Johnny Noshoes]

30. Congrats mindfulNJ

Wonderful photo.

[mindfulNJ]

43. Thank you Johnny

[JDC]

31. All great. Fantastic colors

[ancianita]

33. Beautiful photos! So much talent!

Thank you!

[oasis]

34. Gorgeous!

[a kennedy]

35. Yes, yes, yes,........all are the most beautiful photos of Summer......

Congratulations to all who entered, and especially the winners. You all make me so proud to be a member here, and to be in the presence of great photographers.

[Rebl2]

36. All my favorites!

Congratulations!

[Dem2theMax]

37. Congrats to all the winners!

But to the person who took the picture of the doggy swimming in the lake, I wanted you to win! There is nothing better than seeing a dog playing in the water, happy as can be. And that photo melted my heart!

[alfredo]

38. Congrats

[MichaelSoE]

39. Congrats to the winners

So many wonderful photos from all.

[Solly Mack]

40. Congrats all!!!

[Callalily]

41. Congratulations mindfulNJ!

Another difficult contest to judge. All such wonderful photos!

[mindfulNJ]

44. Thank you!!!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

45. Congrats to all.

Thanks, Photo Group DUers, for this focus on art and beauty so needed, especially now.