2022 March Madness Round One- Iowa Landscapes

This category has of course long been near and dear to me, as one of my primary photo goals has always been to showcase the beauty of Iowa- in all it's seasons, features and forms. I do have a couple of ideas for specific locations that I'd like to attempt to photograph this spring if conditions line up well- so this is the one division where I am most likely to add options prior to this year's entry deadline- but for now these are my top contenders.

The Round 1 Matchups are as follows:

Pale purple coneflowers greet the dawn at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa.

1) "Prairie Dreams" (Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch)

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"Hitchcock Trail" (Hitchcock Nature Center, Honey Creek)

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An early morning rainbow over a barn in rural Cedar County, Iowa.

2) "Weathered Soul" (Cedar County)

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"Palisades" (Palisades-Kepler State Park)

Fog parts along the river bottom on an October morning in Palisades-Kepler State Park, Iowa.

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3) "Country Road- Take Me Home" (Cedar County)

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"Crimson & Clover" (Madison County)

Red clover and Queen Anne's Lace fill a roadside ditch near Hogback Covered Bridge in Madison County, Iowa.

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Murray Hill rises over a quiet rural highway in the Loess Hills of Harrison County, Iowa.

4) "Murray Hill" (Harrison County)

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"Loess Hills" (Monona County)

The golden glow of a late October sunrise paints tall grass and autumn foliage in Iowa's Loess Hills.

To submit votes by email, simply reply to your contest mailing, or CLICK HERE and send me a list with the titles of your selections from the four pairings above.