***OCTOBER PHOTO CONTEST--WINNERS!***

[mnhtnbb]

Here they are...the winners of our contest this month which had the theme "photos that remind me of a song".



FIRST PLACE goes to
Fly me to the moon, Let me play among the stars by HAB911



SECOND PLACE goes to
Country Roads take me home by urbanhermit



THIRD PLACE goes to
At the end of the storm there's a golden sky (You'll Never Walk Alone) by mnhtnbb




The remaining FINALISTS were:

Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl "Copacabana" by Solly Mack

Sky Pilot, how high can you fly..... by CANADIANBEAVER69

Up, Up and Away by WalkerinSC

Total Eclipse of the Heart by CaliforniaPeggy


It was a marvelous contest, which I had the honor of hosting in memory of our accomplished Photographer, AndyS, and other DU'ers who have been lost to us. Thank you to all the Photographers who entered, and to all of you on DU who voted and left messages of support and praise for the contestants.

[wryter2000]

1. My three favroites

Well done!

[Karadeniz]

2. Talented DUers !!!!

[CurtEastPoint]

3. all 3 are splendid. Good contest, mnhtnbb

[questionseverything]

4. We are very lucky to have so many talented artists in our midst

Ya’ll should get together and pick the best ones over the years and create a “coffee table “ book. I know I would buy one!

[brer cat]

5. I thought this was one of our best contests.

It was certainly hard to choose just one.

[Solly Mack]

6. Congrats all!!

[electric_blue68]

7. Congrats, all! Cool pcs all around. And a question for HAB911.

Is this something you planned as in -
the moon's up on x days let me look for a jet that seems to be heading in it's direction.

Or

As ou're zooming into the moon (and thinking of some Moon song) you catch a jet heading in it's direction out of the corner of your eye and you go "Aha!".

Wonderful Pic whether by plan or serendipity.

[HAB911]

13. This type of photo is very deliberate and planned, best as possible

Of course no expectation of success, it's all a crap-shoot to get a direct hit, which is relatively rare, lots of near hits.

I'm all about the long reach in photography, long lenses give a different perspective to normal vision. The moon is huge because it was taken with a 1200mm lens. I live in north Tampa, and 15 miles to the west of me is the flight path for planes coming from up north, to Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, and Palm Beach. This is before they begin to descend, so they are at maximum altitude. When the moon is in the right position, I can be found with my camera on a tripod and my laptop on a site that shows every airplane in the air, airframe registration, plane type. (globe.adsbexchange.com), and another site that shows origin and destination for all planes (flightradar24.com). This particular plane is a G600 at 45k ft and 15nm distance heading to Miami. I am particularly proud of this one, although there are many more to see.

Here is my gallery of Plane Moon Spotting: https://jamesdevore.smugmug.com/Plane-Moon-Spotting

Here is my gallery of plane old Plane Spotting: https://jamesdevore.smugmug.com/60-YEAR-JOURNEY-IN-PHOTOGRAPHY/A-LITTLE-BIT-OF-EVERYTHING/PLANESPOTTING

Hope you enjoy, and thanks for the question!

[niyad]

8. I continue to be in awe of the photographic talent, often genius, that so many

of our membets possess. Thank you, one and all, for so many moments of beauty an joy.

[wolfie001]

9. I immediately started singing the Frank Sinatra hit....cause I'm a Boomer

[Fla Dem]

10. All great pictures!

[Beringia]

11. Congrats to the winners

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. It was a great contest! Splendid entries and wonderful songs are priceless!

Congrats to the winners!

[HAB911]

14. Thanks to everyone!!

[jfz9580m]

15. Cool

Not the one I voted for, but still very cool .