*** JANUARY PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST - WINNERS ***

It is with great pleasure that I announce the winner for January's Photo Contest...

JeffR

...for Askew.



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Second place goes to...

soup

...for mimic.



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Third place honors go to...

priller

...for Shadows on Steps.



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I'm going to make a one-time change to the "Host Award" category this time around, and give out two prizes.

The first goes to a photo that could not be included in the contest, because it had been a finalist in a previous month, but was still one of the finest expressions of "Diagonals" I've seen. This special "Host's Award" goes to goes to Reflections, by ET Awful.



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And this month's in-competition "Host's Award" goes to this way and that..., by mth44sc.



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The final standings:

1st: Askew - JeffR
2nd: mimic - soup
3rd: Shadows on Steps - priller
4th: Snoozing Snow Leopards - ET Awful
5th: (tie) Diagonally Frosty - Blue_In_AK and Under the Pier... - CaliforniaPeggy
7th: Iced Grass - WannaJumpMyScooter
8th: (tie) this way and that... - mth44sc and Frosty Diagonals - RadFemFL
10th: Nature's Geometry - Mz Pip

Congratulations to all! :woohoo:

great pictures ALL!

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I was proud to be included in the finals...

So many great pictures!

There's a lot of talent here on DU!

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Congrats to the winners! A big thanks to all the contributors for sharing your work. :toast:

Very cool photos

most wonderful. It must be very hard to choose. I voted for the leaf one I remember. Hard to choose it but I love the green. :)
Congratulations to all, the contestants and the ones who run the contests. BRAVO!

There was just something so perfect about it.

I have to say, though, that I would have voted for "Askew" but I could tell it was going to win so I voted for Mimic to make sure it got its props. That's the way it goes when you can see the results as they happen ;)

P.S. Were there semi-finals or just finals? Couldn't find anything but finals.

Pretty...

Great talent here!