February Photo Contest, Final Round;

[Itchinjim]

Poll question: February Photo Contest, Final Round;

This poll will be open until midnight Feb. 28th when the winner will be announced. Good luck to all our finalists and thanks to all who entered.


Bridge to Biloxi



Under the Charles Bridge, Mala Strana - Prague



Riverdale Farm



Serenity in the City



Bridge over Deception Falls



Natural Bridge - For Sale



Before the Fog



A Bridge To Destiny



Vermont Covered Bridge

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Damn! This is tough!

:kick:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Kick!

:kick:

[Nicole]

3. Vote and Kick

:kick:

[piedmont]

4. So, the photos don't have to have been taken recently?

[CC]

7. They don't have to be recent

unless that month's contest host decides otherwise. Have to give film user's a chance too.

[Itchinjim]

5. kick

[roguevalley]

6. beauty. drama. tranquility. Kudos to all for making this so hard. :)

[Straight Shooter]

8. I love bridges!

Thanks for bringing this photo contest to DU. :D

[krispos42]

9. kick n/t

[chknltl]

10. I VOTED

but i ain't sayin fer who :eyes:

[Eurobabe]

27. me too

:rofl:

[Duppers]

11. toughest poll yet

I cannot choose. Give them all gold stars!

[SeattleGirl]

12. Wow! Yet another tough choice to make!

I love every one of these photos. Making a choice was tough indeed! Congrats to all the finalists. If I had my way, I'd choose all of you!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[ConsAreLiars]

13. Each one eloquently proclaims "This is real. This is true."

And, also, a hint that what will be true and real in the future is something we have a stake in determining.

[orleans]

14. these are beautiful pictures. (and i don't even like bridges--they

give me vertigo in my imagination)

[chknltl]

15. kick

[Rhythm]

16. so hard to choose... dang...

kudos to all of the photographers!

[chknltl]

17. kick

[Callalily]

18. Just voted!

What fabulous pictures. Lots of talented people in the photography group. Think I'll have to check it out, although I can't hold a candle to anyone there!

[Vinca]

19. The hardest vote yet. Great photos! nt

[TroglodyteScholar]

20. Very hard choice

Bridge to Biloxi and Serenity in the City are my faves, although the others are also moving. I went ahead and chose Biloxi because of the context along with the stark contrast. Wonderful photographs, though, all of them....

[chknltl]

21. kick

[unhappycamper]

22. That's some seriesly awesome artwork, Guys!

k&r

[nuxvomica]

23. OMG, all the blood's rushing to my eyes!

Great photos, competitors. Every single one! :thumbsup:

[babylonsister]

24. K & RRR! nt

[JeffR]

25. Kick

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[JeffR]

26. Kick

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[F.Gordon]

28. This thread needs a few more recommends

Excellent photos..... my fave didn't make the finals so I have to rethink what I'm voting for.
:dunce:

[intheflow]

29. Off to the GP with ye!

:kick:

[Itchinjim]

30. Kick!

[Mz Pip]

31. Kick

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[Morgana LaFey]

32. I don't understand -- where am I in this process????

What I mean is -- not long ago I was voting on another bunch of beautiful photos, and they were wintery scenes (and theme). Now suddenly here's a completely different batch with the threat of a winner, and -- where are the other photos and that winner? And ...

I just don't understand. I haven't voted yet and frankly may not simply because they're all SO great. What talent we've got here. I had no idea that Biloxi Bridge picture was taken by a DUer --??????

[Whoa_Nelly]

33. The winter scenes was the Winter Seasonal Contest

This Bridges theme contest is from the Photography Forum monthly contest. Each month there's a themed contest, and every quarter (approximately) there's a seasonal contest.

Do vote! It means so much to the photog DU'ers who participate! :hi:

And, be on the lookout in about a month or so for the Spring Seasonal Contest! ;)

[Blue_In_AK]

34. May 1, I believe, for the spring contest.

That's so some of us who don't get spring until late can participate.

[Whoa_Nelly]

35. That totally makes sense!

And that date makes it officially summer here in central CA :eyes:

Guess I better get my spring photos now that it's almost March here!

[Blue_In_AK]

36. This is the best time of year in California, IMO

Up here we woke up to -5 this morning, so I think it'll be a while for us. Some of the villages up in the Interior have been down to the 50s below this past week. I'm glad I live here in the moderate part of Alaska. :)

[regnaD kciN]

44. That's correct...

The "Scenes of Spring" contest will begin accepting entries on May 1st. Drop by the Photography Group for more information about the monthly and quarterly contests.

[Morgana LaFey]

37. I totally love seeing the photos --

and I voted, but wow! What a difficult choice it was. I was wishing for IRV. Congrats to everyone.

[JeffR]

38. Time for another kick

:kick:

[Karenina]

39. Oh, PSHAW!!!

I STILL can't decide...

[HeeBGBz]

40. A Saturday evening kick

For my photo buddies!

[intheflow]

41. Kick

[chknltl]

42. Kicked again

[RagingInMiami]

43. kick

[Eurobabe]

45. kick!

[chknltl]

46. kick

[qanda]

47. kick

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[Pool Hall Ace]

48. keeck

:kick:

[Maestro]

49. kick

:kick:

[Crabby Appleton]

50. great pics nt

[Itchinjim]

51. kick

[intheflow]

52. Kick-a-roo!

[Mz Pip]

53. Kick

:kick:

[LWolf]

54. Tough choice.

I had to go with deception falls.

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[blueraven95]

55. kickity

[Cobalt Violet]

56. Kick.

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[chknltl]

57. kick

[F.Gordon]

58. And for "Best Bridge Photo" ..... (opens envelope)....

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[F.Gordon]

59. Hmmmm

:popcorn:

[RagingInMiami]

60. .

[JeffR]

61. Kicking again

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[regnaD kciN]

62. "Photobucket.com -- Bandwith Exceeded"...???

That's what I'm getting in place of Serenity in the City.

I've never seen this before. Is it possible to hold a fair contest when one of the two front-runners suddenly can't be viewed by potential voters? :shrug:

[RagingInMiami]

63. It's because that picture I posted when I got arrested is burning up the blogosphere

I didn't realize it affected my contest photo until I read your post. But I noticed a while ago it affected the arrest photo.

[RagingInMiami]

64. Here is at least two sites

http://www.digg.com/world_news/Brutal_Miami_police_beats_photographer_over_nothing

http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/402725350/

[intheflow]

65. That happened to me once

when I posted a photo essay that made the GP. I had to upgrade my account. But I can "Serenty" just fine, so no worries any more...

[regnaD kciN]

67. It's gone again...

:shrug:

[chknltl]

66. kick

[chknltl]

68. kicked again

[chknltl]

69. kicked again

so far only 210 votes???? Don't be shy...VOTE!

[chknltl]

70. kicked

[qanda]

71. kick

:kick:

[CC]

72. Kick for any that

missed it or haven't decided yet. Getting close to the finish.

[chknltl]

73. kix

[chknltl]

74. more kix

[blueraven95]

75. we've lost "Serenity in the City" again

anything we can do?

[Itchinjim]

76. kick

[Itchinjim]

77. And the winner is;

Bridge to Biloxi!

[pinto]

79. Bridge to Biloxi:

[pinto]

78. Locking at Itchinjim's request. Great photos!

:thumbsup: all.

[pinto]

80. Unlocked to add winning photo at thread's end.

And relocked.