Thanks to all of you who entered this contest. It was wonderful looking at your photos and awfully difficult making a choice. Please take time to look at these photos in their original format!
The runners up in no order:
Jarek M
Dima&Nelya
Nickviv
Maaike Huizer
Jojie Alcantara
Terry Bowker
Third Place:
Chris Pavona
Crisp B&W image with a contrast in stone textures and a hint of the human touch.
Second Place:
Markus Grompe
Beautiful colors and subtle contrasts in texture in each of the three divisions from foreground to distance.
First Place: Daniel Roberts
Beautiful contrast in textures: rough rocks and vegetation and rushing water transformed by the use of longer exposure.
Congratulations Daniel, the contest is now yours to host!
Margaret Lew