***Here at last are the 10 photos that made it into the Final Thread! Now you get to choose the best of them!***

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Here they are:

Floating away.



First day meeting Dad.



40MPH Dive for Dinner


The Front of My Swiss Train



Joseph Robinette Biden Jr 2/9/2023



Spring storm


Squirrel!! Whee!


Pleasant Sunset


Vase near a sunny window.


Weird Light.

282 votes, 0 passes | Time left: 1 days, 6 hours, 21 minutes
	Floating away.
	12 (4%)
	First day meeting Dad.
	63 (22%)
	40MPH Dive for Dinner
	23 (8%)
	The Front of My Swiss Train
	30 (11%)
	Joseph Robinette Biden Jr 2/9/2023
	14 (5%)
	Spring storm
	20 (7%)
	Squirrel!! Whee!
	23 (8%)
	Pleasant Sunset
	13 (5%)
	Vase near a sunny window.
	25 (9%)
	Weird Light.
	59 (21%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Raven123]

1. Wow. Tough decision. Every entry is fabulous

[allegorical oracle]

26. So true! Geesh, it's tough. nt

[FalloutShelter]

2. Great pics all!

Tough decision this month.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Kick

[MustLoveBeagles]

4. K&R

[no_hypocrisy]

5. All of them are Winners.

No choice necessary.

[calimary]

33. Yep. THIS.

They’re ALL winners!

[Jim__]

6. All fantastic photos!

[EarthAbides]

7. Wow!!

All of these are so good!!

[brer cat]

8. Great photos!.

[Spazito]

9. All of these are amazing!

Excellent photography.

[ultralite001]

10. Before I choose... + in the interest of fairness... Will you please remind me of the topic???

Something about this being a lucky shot???

They are all so amazing, I want to choose wisely...


Thank you so much...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Sorry for the omission! Here it is:

I CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT THIS SHOT!***

[ultralite001]

13. Thank you...

Thank you...

This is a BIG help...

[allegorical oracle]

32. Thank you for providing these fabulous photos. Every one is a

winner. Stay well...we need you.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

11. They are all amazing!

[Mystery To Me]

14. Tough decision

They all look like winners.

[popsdenver]

15. you know, I gotta Question

about the Biden Photo........the Photographer has to be a pilot in the fighter escort to have been able to get that close to an airborne AF-One...........

[HAB911]

23. good question!

explanation is banking turn, right wing lowered, wing on same plane as the photographer: https://democraticunderground.com/1036162313#post11

[popsdenver]

35. An ATC friend, who handles AFONE fairly often

tells me that the airports it takes off from and lands at, has a 30 mile NOFLY radius by any aircraft, and they have to maintain a 30 mile wide zone, along the entire flight path......Some have said that AFOne doesn't have a fighter escort, which is bull....there are 6? fighters that surround the plane during any flight..........
Can you imagine, with all the U.S. airliners, foreign aircraft and cargo planes in the air, in those areas, just having to circle around outside the "zone" and what it costs them in additional time and fuel??????????? PLUS the added stress on Air Traffic Controllers and the military/Coast Guard?

[HAB911]

43. oh yeah

I've tracked several flights closely, all into/out of Tampa and there is also a fake AF1 decoy(at least on adsb) that accompanies it to within miles of landing, quite confusing to me on the first flight I tracked, lol. It pretty well shuts down everything around it for sure. My best can be seen here:
https://jamesdevore.smugmug.com/SPECIAL-SLIDESHOW-AF1/n-NL4xhJ

I love taking photos like this one and have extensively sought out locations near flight paths into/out of Tampa where they have to bank to line up to the runways, and where I can hang out without being arrested. See my best of that type of photo here:
https://jamesdevore.smugmug.com/SPECIAL-SLIDESHOW/n-P57Kks

See all my plane photos here: https://jamesdevore.smugmug.com/60-YEAR-JOURNEY-IN-PHOTOGRAPHY/A-LITTLE-BIT-OF-EVERYTHING/PLANESPOTTING

Thanks for your interest!

[Trueblue Texan]

16. These were all so amazing!nt

[irisblue]

17. President Biden cause I miss him & VP Harris

[ColoringFool]

18. "VASE" Is 100% "Accidental Renaissance" Quality!.....

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[Permanut]

19. Thanks Peggy..

Incredible pics from amazingly talented people.

I hate people with talent.

[femmedem]

20. This is the first time I couldn't decide who to vote for!

They are all so good that I couldn't even whittle it down to my favorite nine, much less my favorite one.

Kudos to all!

[sheshe2]

21. Every single entry is a winner.

Thank you one and all.

[Joinfortmill]

22. Man, this is hard

[JMCKUSICK]

24. Really tough to pick, really great photos, thank you.

[Solly Mack]

25. K&R

[niyad]

27. How can one possibly choose???

[Clouds Passing]

28. Thank you California Peggy for hosting this contest. Congratulations to all the entrants.

Good luck to the finalists. Hard to choose.

I hope you're healing well CP.

[allegorical oracle]

31. Yes -- thank you. All the photos are marvelous. nt

[allegorical oracle]

29. OMGosh that male lion is utterly magnificent. nt

[George McGovern]

30. Kickity Kick Kick!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

34. Kick, kick, Kick!

[Srkdqltr]

36. I picked one but i loved them all

[RB77]

37. They are all so good, -

I won’t be able to decide which one I like best. Sorry 😔🤓

[SheltieLover]

38. Tough choice!

Ty!

[a kennedy]

39. Can't we at least get to choose 6 or 5 or 3?????

Damn, ALL ARE FREAKING WINNERS…….

[yardwork]

40. They're all spectacular!

I can't choose among them.

[George McGovern]

41. KICK KICK

[George McGovern]

42. Kicker Kick Kick It

[MerryBlooms]

44. r&k Excellent 🥰

[a kennedy]

45. Keeping this visible......

[blogslug]

46. kick!

📷

[urbanhermit]

47. Kick

[George McGovern]

48. Kick

[HAB911]

49. Good morning kick!