*** JANUARY PHOTO CONTEST *** FINAL VOTING *** Ends Mon 1/18, 2100 ET.

[CurtEastPoint]

In honor of January, the first month, the theme of the contest is... one. One. Singular. Only. Alone. The variety of photos submitted well illustrates the imagination of our photographers. Well done!

There were 20 submissions for the contest, all of the worthy and well done. Thank you all for offering your works for us!

Voting for preliminaries is complete, and the top three vote-getters in each of the two threads are listed below.

Finals voting will be open through Monday evening 2100 ET, January 18, 2016, and the winner announced. The winner, in addition to receiving our appreciation and a hearty thank you for a job well done, will host the February contest.

The 6 finalists are, in random order:

Lone Tree In The Fog


Oneness


No Company But The Wind



Lone Bison


Denali, The 'Great One'


He's On First

57 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
	Lone Tree In The Fog
	18 (32%)
	Oneness
	9 (16%)
	No Company But The Wind
	5 (9%)
	Lone Bison
	16 (28%)
	Denali, The 'Great One'
	5 (9%)
	He's On First
	4 (7%)
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[mnhtnbb]

1. Kick!

Great moods in every one of these photos!

[bigwillq]

2. Great pics!

K and R

[femmocrat]

3. K & R

Beautiful composition in each of these photos!

[NV Whino]

4. Kick

[2naSalit]

5. K&R!!!

[brer cat]

6. K&R

[valerief]

7. They all look like they should each have a saying at the bottom edge.

1) Fog: It clouds your brain so you won't keep thinking about all the stupid things you did the night before.

2) Greatness: You're looking at it. I'm going to give me to America. (Yes, the hair is real.)

3) The windmills of your mind: They're pretty small and sparse if you're a teabagger.

4) Climate change deniers: People who don't believe the methane problem from bovines is real.

5) Truth: Where the mountain meets the road.

6) The Top: It's damn lonely there.

[Solly Mack]

10. lol!

The Cardinal thanks you and so do I!

[valerief]

13. It's a great picture, but I was calling him Donald Trump.

The hair. I couldn't resist.

[Solly Mack]

14. I know you were, but the bird doesn't mind.

And I thought it funny.

[valerief]

15. Okay then. It's a beautiful pic, but this past year I've been pissed off at the cardinals

around my house. They keep attacking my windows (their reflections actually), and the bang-bang-banging drives me nuts!

I yell at them, but they don't care. They're tough little shits.

[Solly Mack]

16. Yeah, they do that. They can't see the glass. A decal of a predator bird will stop that.

A small owl or hawk decal will scare them away from your windows. Even pieces of string hanging under the window treatment will work.

[valerief]

17. I'll have to do something like that, although the idea of eagles on my windows is

kinda teabaggish.

[Solly Mack]

19. lol! Most any decal should work. That way they know not to fly in that direction.

Birds of prey tend to scare them though, so they work best.

I'm somewhat of a bird fan, and they can kill themselves by striking windows. Usually they just stun themselves, but some do die when the hit is hard enough.

[valerief]

20. That's right! I don't want dead birdies on my property. I like listening to them

in morning.

Well, if I'm not iced in tomorrow, I'll get some decals. Thanks!

[NCarolinawoman]

31. The beauty of the female cardinal is often underestimated.

She has the same bright red beak as the male, but her colors are more like the colors of muted autumn leaves.

There was a big bush right outside my window and I had a closeup view of the female building her nest. At the very top of the pine straw nest, she wove a little blue and white ribbon.

She would often sing a soft, sweet song. I wasn't sure whether she was replying to her mate's far off call or singing to her babies in the nest. I really grew to appreciate her.

[Solly Mack]

34. I agree. They're are beautiful.

What a great view you had!

[Binkie The Clown]

8. K&R

[Solly Mack]

9. Congratulations to all the finalists!

Thank you to our host, CurtEastPoint, for a job well done!

K&R

[CurtEastPoint]

21. Merci!

[B Calm]

11. The lone bison is my favorite!

[tblue37]

43. It is a lovely picture, but I actually like the cardinal a bit better. nt

[Ino]

12. Very difficult choice! All so beautiful! (nt)

[a kennedy]

18. I'm calling it.....and it's the Lone Bison.....

[tblue37]

44. My vote tied the cardinal with the bison at 63. Heh heh heh heh. nt

[B Calm]

46. Cardinal has 26 votes!

[tblue37]

47. Oops. I confused it with my other favorite--the lone tree, which does have a tied number of votes.

I voted for the cardinal, but was also looking at the tree.

[B Calm]

48. Is the lone tree on the rim of the Grand Canyon?

[tblue37]

49. I don't know, but it is a beautiful image and a beautiful shot. nt

[alfredo]

22. Knr

[Chellee]

23. K & R

nt

[Liberal_Dog]

24. K & R

[annabanana]

25. All Spectacular!

Thank you so much for this.

[Cassiopeia]

26. Wow, that was a really hard choice

All of you submitted fantastic shots.

Sadly I could vote for only one.

Lone Bison.

[Earth_First]

27. kick! n/t

[fizzgig]

28. kickin' it

[ljm2002]

29. All are amazing photos...

...and represent the idea of "One" very well.

K&R

[mnhtnbb]

30. Kickin'

[Mira]

32. Kick

[alfredo]

33. Kick

[mnhtnbb]

35. Good morning kick!

[a kennedy]

36. Lone Bison, still my choice.......hope other will vote for it as well.

[alfredo]

37. The top two are excellent photos.

But the lowest vote getting image is a fine example of street photography.

Great images all.

[CrispyQ]

38. They are all wonderful!

Kick!

[lamp_shade]

39. Kick

[Blue_In_AK]

40. Kick

[Mira]

41. Kick

[CC]

42. Kick

for all the beautiful photos. Vote if you haven't yet.

[Curmudgeoness]

45. Kick. nt