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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 04:44 PM Oct 2021

October Photography Contest Final Round Now Open for VOTING!

Hello loves,


This is the official FINAL vote for the October Photography Contest. The theme was been decided by the marvellous HAB911 who won the August contest.

The theme this month is:

"Roadscapes, rural or urban, old or new".

Thank you to everyone who voted in the preliminary round. You made some great choices. Well done to everyone who made it to the final!

Posted in GD per permission and custom.

THIS POLL IS OPEN FOR 72 HOURS FROM POSTING

Please do try and make some time to comment on the magnificent talent you are about to witness!

And now without further ado ladies, gentlemen and others I present to you some splendid pictures that made the final, for your votes, delectation and delight!

The road less traveled...


The Long And Wavy Road


Magic Hour


Columbia Plateau Spring Vista


What Lies Around the Bend?


Closed for the season


Yellowhead Highway


Shady Lane.


Rainy Street in Havana, Cuba


I think we can all agree we have some worthy finalists and your voting choices are going to be hard!!! Please enjoy.


103 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
The road less traveled...
30 (29%)
The Long And Wavy Road
9 (9%)
Magic Hour
11 (11%)
Columbia Plateau Spring Vista
2 (2%)
What Lies Around the Bend?
6 (6%)
Closed for the season
7 (7%)
Yellowhead Highway
18 (17%)
Shady Lane.
8 (8%)
Rainy Street in Havana, Cuba
12 (12%)
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October Photography Contest Final Round Now Open for VOTING! (Original Post) Soph0571 Oct 2021 OP
They are all beautiful questionseverything Oct 2021 #1
That is a great idea!!! Lisa0825 Oct 2021 #6
I've had that exact thought! Duppers Oct 2021 #20
A Calendar. I'd love some type of Calendar. Tommymac Oct 2021 #24
A calendar I would definitely buy. Butterflylady Oct 2021 #29
I make a calendar every year. Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2021 #41
OMG, each and every one is so beautiful and beautifully composed. How to choose, oh my! n/t SheilaAnn Oct 2021 #2
First time I had difficulty selecting a "vote." 3Hotdogs Oct 2021 #3
Yep CMYK Oct 2021 #15
Agreed, they are all so good. c-rational Oct 2021 #19
Include me, kept going back and forth. Butterflylady Oct 2021 #30
Me, too. I voted for the one that "stopped my breath" for a moment... CTyankee Oct 2021 #46
Thank you for bringing us all this beauty. If only I could vote for them all! nt abqtommy Oct 2021 #4
Yellowhead Highway appears to have been taken in or near Mt. Robson Provincial Park, BC. royable Oct 2021 #5
I like the one eyed monster bottom right alfredo Oct 2021 #40
You are correct. That is indeed Mount Robson. Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2021 #56
I hate to say I figured it out from using Google maps, and your title of "Yellowhead Highway." royable Oct 2021 #59
This was a really hard one! happybird Oct 2021 #7
This has been a very difficult choice brer cat Oct 2021 #8
Roads with mystery especially have always been a favorite, Hortensis Oct 2021 #9
The Long and Wavy Road is in Nevada. Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2021 #57
:) GREAT place to visit. Thanks, Grumpy. When we were Hortensis Oct 2021 #58
K&R Solly Mack Oct 2021 #10
Ty, Soph & congrats & ty to all entrants! SheltieLover Oct 2021 #11
This one was hard irisblue Oct 2021 #12
They should all be winning photos wendyb-NC Oct 2021 #13
WOW, these are all great. femmedem Oct 2021 #14
All Winners-inspired by each one. Thanks Soph0571 for the theme and all the work.-n/t marked50 Oct 2021 #16
This is too difficult. Duppers Oct 2021 #17
The mountains always grab me too! ShazzieB Oct 2021 #23
Wow! riverbendviewgal Oct 2021 #18
How to choose ONE??? BobTheSubgenius Oct 2021 #21
They're all gorgeous Joinfortmill Oct 2021 #22
This was the hardest yet! MuseRider Oct 2021 #25
Anyone who voted for any of these is incredibly tasteful. planetc Oct 2021 #26
This was way the hardest photo contest. Everyone is just about perfect in their own way. Biophilic Oct 2021 #27
All were beautiful, a few breathtaking. Thank you photographers! Nt lostnfound Oct 2021 #28
All of the above. moondust Oct 2021 #31
Crap, I can't choose HAB911 Oct 2021 #32
It's hard to reach a decision. lpbk2713 Oct 2021 #33
Kick! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2021 #34
Kick Soph0571 Oct 2021 #35
Fabulous photos! Be sure to vote! Callalily Oct 2021 #36
Saying it again.......all are winners.....such talent here...... a kennedy Oct 2021 #37
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #38
kick HappyCynic Oct 2021 #39
Kick, kick, kick! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2021 #42
kick Soph0571 Oct 2021 #43
So many wonderful photos... electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #44
Kickety kick kick! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2021 #45
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #47
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #48
kick Soph0571 Oct 2021 #49
Time is running out........please vote. a kennedy Oct 2021 #50
Kick electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #51
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #52
This was one of the ChazII Oct 2021 #53
Please vote! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2021 #54
Morning kick! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2021 #55

Lisa0825

(14,487 posts)
6. That is a great idea!!!
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 05:20 PM
Oct 2021

I'd love to have some words from the photographers on how they captured each shot.

Duppers

(28,094 posts)
20. I've had that exact thought!
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 06:39 PM
Oct 2021

Oh yes, I'd buy one!

Hey, Earl, DU, as a fund raiser, could share profits with the amazing photographers.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
24. A Calendar. I'd love some type of Calendar.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 07:15 PM
Oct 2021

This month is especially worthwhile for that, IMHO. Bravo!!!!

Grumpy Old Guy

(3,120 posts)
41. I make a calendar every year.
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 06:59 PM
Oct 2021

I sell them to friends and family for $35, and make $7.00 or $8.00 on each one. At the end of the day I pretty much break even. I have them printed and drop shipped at Costco. Costco makes great calendars.

royable

(1,263 posts)
5. Yellowhead Highway appears to have been taken in or near Mt. Robson Provincial Park, BC.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 05:08 PM
Oct 2021

Wow! I would love to visit there some day.

I agree with others before me--all the submissions are gorgeous. Thank you, everyone!

Grumpy Old Guy

(3,120 posts)
56. You are correct. That is indeed Mount Robson.
Mon Oct 25, 2021, 06:10 PM
Oct 2021

We were driving to Alaska in 2016, but got stuck in Clinton, B.C. for a few days due to washed out roads near Dawson Creek. We decided to head east on the Yellowhead Highway to Jasper National Park, and continue our journey from there. We had never even heard of Mount Robson Provincial Park. We couldn't believe our eyes as we approached the peak from the west, and had to pull over to grab some images.

royable

(1,263 posts)
59. I hate to say I figured it out from using Google maps, and your title of "Yellowhead Highway."
Tue Oct 26, 2021, 01:00 AM
Oct 2021

I looked for mountains near the Yellowhead Highway, and found Mt. Robson in about five minutes, aided by linked photos. You sure hit it in perfect lighting, and found a great spot along the road to take it all in.
I loved your other photos in your posting today of "More roadscape photos" (https://www.democraticunderground.com/103692996)
It looks like you spend your life on the road, camera in hand, and take time to smell the roses and photograph the sights along the way to where you're headed. Good for you! Thank you for sharing them all!

brer cat

(24,401 posts)
8. This has been a very difficult choice
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 05:34 PM
Oct 2021

throughout the voting. We have so many talented people in this group.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
9. Roads with mystery especially have always been a favorite,
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 05:41 PM
Oct 2021

and there are so many here be excited about. In the end one was surprisingly easy, though, which is revealing to me. I love the desert, and I'd love to follow that long and wavy road. The only thing what would be better would be if it were one of the dirt tracks seldom traveled...

Grumpy Old Guy

(3,120 posts)
57. The Long and Wavy Road is in Nevada.
Mon Oct 25, 2021, 06:15 PM
Oct 2021

Thank you for the kind words. The long and wavy road is known as Mouse's Tank Road, and is found in Valley of Fire State Park, about fifty miles north of Las Vegas off I-15. It is an iconic view of an absolutely beautiful park. It is well worth your time if you ever go to Las Vegas, but I wouldn't try it in summertime. The temperatures there can reach 115 Fahrenheit.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
58. :) GREAT place to visit. Thanks, Grumpy. When we were
Mon Oct 25, 2021, 08:29 PM
Oct 2021

young and immortal, we visited the desert in summer now and then, but we've changed since. Even summer has, I guess.

We just "drove" Valley of Fire on Google maps, and maybe we will do it for real on the trip we're planning. Our kind of place. After 20 years in the green temperate southeast and mostly visiting family on the coasts, it's going to be heavily exploring and camping the desert SW, seeing a lot of places we missed when we lived in SoCal. But definitely in cool season. Gas prices are very frustrating right now.

Thanks again.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
11. Ty, Soph & congrats & ty to all entrants!
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 06:10 PM
Oct 2021

They are all stunningly gorgeous - every single entry, as always!



I agree a book would be superb!

femmedem

(8,187 posts)
14. WOW, these are all great.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 06:20 PM
Oct 2021

One of the best group of DU photo finalists ever! Sooooo hard to choose a favorite. Congratulations to all of the photographers!

Duppers

(28,094 posts)
17. This is too difficult.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 06:34 PM
Oct 2021

I love these: "Yellowhead Highway," "The road less traveled," &..."The Long And Wavy Road."

There's such great photography on DU!
But I'm often very swayed by subject matter & color. (Must mention: I ❤ mountains.)

ShazzieB

(15,952 posts)
23. The mountains always grab me too!
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 06:56 PM
Oct 2021

Sometimes when I'm deciding on a vote, I have to stop and ask myself, "Do I like this one best because it's the best picture, technically speaking, or because it's the place I would most love to visit?" And I'm not alway sure which it is!

BobTheSubgenius

(11,535 posts)
21. How to choose ONE???
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 06:48 PM
Oct 2021

This is a magnificent collection and a clear winner is not apparent, at least to me.

MuseRider

(34,057 posts)
25. This was the hardest yet!
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 07:18 PM
Oct 2021

Wonderful photos all of you. I had a hard time picking in the early stage and now I find that all my favorites that made it so hard are here! You all are so good and thank you for the beauty!

Biophilic

(3,476 posts)
27. This was way the hardest photo contest. Everyone is just about perfect in their own way.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 07:25 PM
Oct 2021

Very hard to pick one. Thank you to all of you for submitting these.

electric_blue68

(14,598 posts)
44. So many wonderful photos...
Sun Oct 24, 2021, 01:34 AM
Oct 2021

I did pick 'road less traveled' I think bc it was so different in it's beauty - a pearlescent winter photo.
But there was some tough competition all around! 👍👏

It was hard enough even picking one in each of the original 3 threads! 👏 Kudos, all!

Then having to pick from these!

Congrats, all! I think the most challenging set of photos yet to pick out a winner. 🏆

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