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urbanhermit

(753 posts)
Mon May 24, 2021, 01:55 PM May 2021

***Finals Round-May Photo Contest***

That was a tough preliminary round. Here are the voters choices to advance to the finals. These are in no particular order.

This month's theme is "Critters of the World".

Please vote for your favorite and keep it kicked!

Dear Deer, I Shoot to Capture. Not to Kill.



Lilac-Breasted Roller Chobe National Park, Botswana



I See Spots. Tanzania, Africa



Bugsy and JJ Racing Around



Riders of the Pineapple Sage



Don't look at me like that



Smooth!



Flamingo, Ft Worth Zoo



"You talking to me?"



Dad, Mom and the kids. Smith Oaks sanctuary, Texas Gulf Coast


78 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Time expired
Dear Deer, I Shoot to Capture. Not to Kill.
7 (9%)
Lilac-Breasted Roller Chobe National Park, Botswana
7 (9%)
I See Spots. Tanzania, Africa
13 (17%)
Bugsy and JJ Racing Around
8 (10%)
Riders of the Pineapple Sage
3 (4%)
Don't look at me like that
6 (8%)
Smooth!
10 (13%)
Flamingo, Ft Worth Zoo
5 (6%)
"You talking to me?"
6 (8%)
Dad, Mom and the kids. Smith Oaks sanctuary, Texas Gulf Coast
13 (17%)
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***Finals Round-May Photo Contest*** (Original Post) urbanhermit May 2021 OP
K&R smirkymonkey May 2021 #1
Kick! MontanaMama May 2021 #2
K&R Solly Mack May 2021 #3
This is a tough one. lpbk2713 May 2021 #4
Liked everyone of them. Can't choose! The Wielding Truth May 2021 #5
I want to vote for all of them,,,, wonderful group of photographs. n/t KarenS May 2021 #6
Wow. Amazing and once again, chock full of all great choices to vote on, making it hard SWBTATTReg May 2021 #7
Thx to UH & All entrants! SheltieLover May 2021 #8
Kick burrowowl May 2021 #9
Oh my, I can't decide! This is a tough one. hunter May 2021 #10
Dang! I missed the preliminaries. tblue37 May 2021 #11
I hate when that happens! ShazzieB May 2021 #42
Hard to choose! 2naSalit May 2021 #12
Gorgeous photos, as they often are. These contests are amazing. Shrike47 May 2021 #13
Kicked and recommended. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants May 2021 #14
I hate having to choose just one. These were really remarkable. Thank you all. nt Biophilic May 2021 #15
and as always.......all are winners. a kennedy May 2021 #16
Kick! Jim__ May 2021 #17
i chose the leopard. IF I COULD CHOOSE ANOTHER.... it would be THE GORILLA Trueblue1968 May 2021 #18
Leopard was pretty darn good!! ailsagirl May 2021 #19
Kick! Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2021 #20
Amazing! K&R Soph0571 May 2021 #21
This might be the first time I don't vote in the photo contest because they're all so good! femmedem May 2021 #22
I had to scroll through these four times. llmart May 2021 #23
perhaps the hardest one yet! Skittles May 2021 #24
If the finals are the first you've seen you sure missed a lot! AndyS May 2021 #25
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #26
KNR alfredo May 2021 #27
Kick! Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2021 #28
Kick for more to see. sinkingfeeling May 2021 #29
K&R SMC22307 May 2021 #30
Kick urbanhermit May 2021 #31
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #32
Kick urbanhermit May 2021 #33
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #34
One more kick! CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #35
So hard to choose! K&R crickets May 2021 #36
Kick Beringia May 2021 #37
Kick! Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2021 #38
Kick mnhtnbb May 2021 #39
Kick Grumpy Old Guy May 2021 #40
Yikes! More tough choices! K&R for DU's talented photographers! Rhiannon12866 May 2021 #41
I just want to sat these contests are really fun! ShazzieB May 2021 #43
Last day to vote! mnhtnbb May 2021 #44
Kick Mz Pip May 2021 #45
K & R n/t Bobby Gene May 2021 #46
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #47

SWBTATTReg

(22,238 posts)
7. Wow. Amazing and once again, chock full of all great choices to vote on, making it hard
Mon May 24, 2021, 02:07 PM
May 2021

to choose the best one. Thanks to the talented DUers on snapping such amazing pics, and then sharing w/ the world.

I voted for the spider, it's eyes are really focused very well and I've never seen a spider look so intently...

hunter

(38,354 posts)
10. Oh my, I can't decide! This is a tough one.
Mon May 24, 2021, 02:19 PM
May 2021

I'll probably go with the horses, they are magnificent, but I can identify with all those other brilliantly photographed creatures as well.

ShazzieB

(16,678 posts)
42. I hate when that happens!
Thu May 27, 2021, 03:03 AM
May 2021

I missed the preliminaries a few months ago. Can't remember which one it was, but when I realized it, I was like

femmedem

(8,213 posts)
22. This might be the first time I don't vote in the photo contest because they're all so good!
Mon May 24, 2021, 07:28 PM
May 2021

I can't even narrow it down to my favorite three or four. I love them all!

llmart

(15,572 posts)
23. I had to scroll through these four times.
Mon May 24, 2021, 08:53 PM
May 2021

These contests are always so difficult to choose, but this one seemed hardest for me.

Also, I don't know how I missed the first round but I'm glad I saw the finals before they ended.

Great work everyone!

AndyS

(14,559 posts)
25. If the finals are the first you've seen you sure missed a lot!
Mon May 24, 2021, 10:01 PM
May 2021

There were 30 entries in the preliminaries and they were equally as engaging as these ten finalists.

It's not really about the competition; it's about sharing a vision, a split second in time or something you've seen that won't ever be there again.

Hats off to everybody who enters this or any other exposition. Nothin' but the best!

ShazzieB

(16,678 posts)
43. I just want to sat these contests are really fun!
Thu May 27, 2021, 03:06 AM
May 2021

I mean it -- I really look forward to them. Even though it's always hard as hell to decide, looking at all these pics is pure joy.

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