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Thanks for 2nd Place, I’m honored.  Nice shots, good challenge.  Congratulations to the winning shot, great capture!

Volcano in Antarctica Yes, there are volcanos in Antarctica.  If you look closely you”ll see a cloud of steam vapor rising from the top of it.  At McMurdo Station there was a dormant volcano right ...

50L The heck with the focusing and sharpness complaints, when you nail a subject it just sings and shines. There's an awesome quality that's created that none of my other lenses, L and otherwise ...

Thanks for 2nd Place!  A lot of excellent entries, great challenge.

I don't really have a home town however my family history runs fairly deep and wide. One such place is Geneva, Nebraska USA. An interesting place that caught my eye, an old filling station, and ...

I don't really have a home town however my family history runs fairly deep and wide. One such place is Geneva, Nebraska USA. An interesting place that caught my eye, an old filling station, and ...

Thanks for the honorable mention, many congratulations to the winners.  Nice challenge.

Drilling Rig Auger Tracked Ford Volcano, yep Antarctica has a volcano.  Note the steam at the top. The Rig

The rig that we drove out on top of ice 6-9 feet deep above a 300 feet deep sea for seal research in Antarctica. Ice Drilling Rig

My partner smiling behind the business end of our mission.

My partner drilling a 6-9 foot deep hole in the Antarctic over a 300 foot deep sea with the attending Scientist overseeing.  Seals are the Scientist's forte and the holes are for capture and ...

A very tough challenge to judge. Thanks everyone who entered. Too many good entries led to some hard choices. Enjoy! welder1. Awesome collection, I even owned one, shot with it and developed B&W ...

This challenge is closed. Too many excellent entries will make for some tough choices.  I wish I could award them all! Runner-ups and winners will be posted shortly. Cheers!

Last chance for entries!

Cheeseburger Butterfly Emblem Bird Flower

Thanks so much agingpunk for picking my submission and allowing me to offer this challenge. This challenge is small object(s). No big rules or stipulations, macro is okay but definitely not ...

Wow, thanks a lot.  The win takes my breath away, literally.  I initially submitted the photo (a personal favorite btw) as a door buster for the challenge.  I had no idea and couldn’t imagine that ...

Karen Tribe Long Neck Girls

No problem.  The problem with me and judging is trying not to be influenced by names, hence my lack of the use of names when judging.  That and personal preferences can unwittingly influence a ...

Nice Rooftop Composition.  Runner Up. Runner Up.  Nice Reflection. Runner Up.  Great angle. Nice Shoreline.  Runner Up. Runner Up.  Another great reflection. Runner Up.  Nice Silhouette. Runner Up. ...