September Photo Challenge Poll - Critters

[Steve Hyde]

OK, here's the poll.

 

I can't say I particularly enjoyed choosing my top 10 (couldn't get it down to 8) as there are lots more submissions that could easily have been included in the poll.

 

Still, it had to be 10 so I went for pictures I just really liked, made me smile, involved me or were technically good or difficult to create. I also enjoyed reading the short write ups accompanying some of the images. Just knowing a little bit about how a particular picture was created can make you see an image in a totally different light.

 

I think my final 10 offer quite a good cross section of the critter images submitted. From macro, specialist, some human interaction, technical, humorous and cute.

 

Sorry to those I left out, it really was a very close run thing.

 

Steve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sally]

Thanks so much for choosing my bad hair day photo. There are some cracking pictures, so it will be hard to choose.

[TeeCee]

And my thanks for picking out some monkey business. As Sally says, some fine photos here, choosing will not be an easy task...

[NYCat]

Very good choices. I shall have to ponder a long while. This has been so much fun for me. I do love the critters.

 

Paulette

[Doc]

Very difficult choice I would think! Congratulations to the finalists!

 

Kumar (the Doc one)

[Russell Watkins]

Thanks for the nomination, Steve.

 

A great mix of wild and dot-so-wild critters.

 

Good luck everyone.

[gvallee]

Thank you for selecting my bug! Good luck everyone.

 

Gen

[ColdCoffee]

Thank you for including my squirrels! Great photos!

[cbimages]

And thanks for choosing my Jawfish, there were some stunning images in the comp.

[LarsMadsen]

Thank you very much for including my squirrel too. :-)

[imageplotter]

Thanks for including my critter on a facial exploration climb! 

[Southmind]

Very difficult choice (can't select all images...) . Congratulations to all the finalists.

[ann]

I really enjoyed seeing ALL the nominees, and am particularly drawn to the ones that convey emotion, relationships.

Ann

[Robert Shantz]

Thanks for selecting my photo of the little foxes. 

 

I was really lucky that day to see them and have them cooperate.  Considering that they were wild and in an area where they could be hunted, I have no idea why the mother and pups let me photograph them at close range.

 

Robert

 

 

[Steve Hyde]

Sorry for the late reply to the messages above. I’ve been busy with the day job since Sunday.

 

Sally, TeeCee, Russell, Gvallee, ColdCoffee, CBImages, Lars, ImagePlotter, Robert. You’re all very welcome. The votes looking very tight at present!

 

Steve

[spacecadet]

It's got to be those louche squirrels for me.

It's a personal thing.

[Steve Hyde]

There’s just over 24hrs left to vote for your favourite pic from the September Photo Challenge. 

 

There’s been a good spread of votes across the top ten with two obvious front runners, neck and neck, with twelve votes each at the moment. I’m pretty new around here and not sure what happens in the event of a tie. Exciting times!

 

For anyone who is yet to cast their vote, the poll closes at midnight tomorrow.

 

Steve

 

 

[spacecadet]

You get a casting vote.

[Steve Hyde]

That’s interesting

3 minutes ago, spacecadet said:

You get a casting vote.

 

Oh no, I couldn’t find an emoji for me with my head in my hands !

[NYCat]

I know. What a spot. I do hope you have held on to your vote because we might need it. The good news is that we won't know if it was you or somebody else. We are voting anonymously, thank heavens.

 

Paulette

[Jill Morgan]

We could have a one day deciding poll between the two images.

 

Jill

[Steve Hyde]

Congratulations to Russell Watkins with 'Two Northern Gannets' which topped the 'September Challenge' Poll. Its well deserved with a fantastic image. Looking forward to the next challenge Russell 

[Sally]

The gannets photo is a stunning picture. Well deserved winner.

[gvallee]

Congratulations Russell, great action shot!! The kind every wildlife photographer hopes for.

 

Gen 

[TeeCee]

Well done Russell, the gannets photo is a real stunner, and a very worthy winner!