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Grumpy Old Guy

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Sun Aug 24, 2025, 09:50 PM Aug 24

***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: THE FINALS*** [View all]

These are the finals for the August photo contest. The theme is "Water, Lakes, ocean, ponds, rain storms, flooding. No water sports though." The theme was suggested by by Rebl2.

Please vote for the photo that you think best exemplifies this theme. Please also leave your comments, as we love to read them. The finals will run for 72 hours. The contest is posted in General Discussion with permission of the moderators.

Thanks for voting.

Tranquil morning


At the Marsh


Water


Approach to the Big Drop


Ripple


Surf’s Up at Dawn


Woodland Waterfall


Foggy dawn on Cannon Beach


Gunsight Lake-Glacier National Park









152 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
Tranquil morning
35 (23%)
At the Marsh
14 (9%)
Water
37 (24%)
Approach to the Big Drop
8 (5%)
Ripple
5 (3%)
Surf's Up at Dawn
17 (11%)
Woodland Waterfall
11 (7%)
Foggy dawn on Cannon Beach
17 (11%)
Gunsight Lake-Glacier National Park
8 (5%)
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K&R Solly Mack Aug 24 #1
Kick Mira Aug 25 #15
These are simply amazing photos! Any one of them could proudly win, but we choose just one. It's tough! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 24 #2
Really a tough choice. These are all outstanding. skylucy Aug 24 #3
Indeed 👍 Duppers Aug 24 #4
I would happily print and frame every one of these and put them in my house. Dem2theMax Aug 24 #5
wow! absolutely brilliant! bluboid Aug 25 #6
kick! blogslug Aug 25 #7
Kick! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 25 #8
Great photos-hard to choose just one. 58Sunliner Aug 25 #9
Kick lamp_shade Aug 25 #10
All are praiseworthy. oasis Aug 25 #11
Kick for voting. Callalily Aug 25 #12
Morning kick! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 25 #13
kick! mnhtnbb Aug 25 #14
Again! mnhtnbb Aug 25 #16
Kick Beringia Aug 25 #17
Kick urbanhermit Aug 25 #18
Kick! mnhtnbb Aug 25 #19
K&R! As usual, I could easily vote for all of them! Kudos to DU's amazing photographers Rhiannon12866 Aug 25 #20
Yikes, tough, tough choices...... a kennedy Aug 25 #21
Evening kick! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 25 #22
A kick from my insomnia! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 26 #23
Getting up early mnhtnbb Aug 26 #24
Kick urbanhermit Aug 26 #25
Water: the world of green reflected. Amazing. cbabe Aug 26 #26
Kickety kick kick! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 26 #27
How can one possibly choose? niyad Aug 26 #28
Kick! Mousetoescamper Aug 26 #29
Kick... MustBeTheBooz Aug 26 #30
Kick Figarosmom Aug 26 #31
Good morning kick! HAB911 Aug 27 #32
Congratulayions, people. Every single picture should win. But if we've preacticed, ... planetc Aug 27 #33
Still time to vote! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 27 #34
Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 27 #35
This was SO hard! I love how water photographs; reflecting, distorting and Ziggysmom Aug 27 #36
K&R MustLoveBeagles Aug 27 #37
Kickety kick kick! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 27 #38
Last kick Grumpy Old Guy Aug 27 #39
One more kick for these amazing photos! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 27 #40
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