Waters Division- Round 1

Welcome to the March Madness Photo Showdown, an elimination style tournament that pairs sixty four of my top nature and landscape photos in head to head competition, with viewers deciding which advance through the rounds. You can read complete contest details HERE, and participate through social media or by emailing me your choices between each of the pairings below. (Numbers refer to photo seeding for the contest. It's pretty arbitrary, really, just for fun. The lower numbers indicate photos that have traditionally been more popular, however there are several never before shared images in the mix. Click on the photos to view larger, or read the descriptions.)


Waters Division- Round 1

Lake Macbride State Park

(1) Lake Macbride State Park, Iowa

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A cascading stream in the High Uintas Wilderness bordered by fallen leaves and traces of the year's first snow.

(16) "Autumn Cascade" Wasatch National Forest

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Jordan Pond on an overcast October morning in Acadia National Park. A beautiful part of the country to visit any time of the...

(8) "Over Jordan" Acadia National Park, Maine

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Starved Rock State Park

(9) Starved Rock State Park, Illinois

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Early autumn colors along the boulder strewn waters of Bishop Creek high in the Eastern Sierra.

(5) Bishop Creek, Inyo National Forest, California

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A long exposure shot at nightfall along Avalanche Gorge in Montana's Glacier National Park highlights the dusky mystique of the...

(12) "Forest Night" Glacier National Park, Montana

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Pink and purple tones of sunset over Shipwreck Tufa in Mono Lake, California.

(4) "Shipwreck Tufa" Mono Lake Tufa State Recreation Area, California

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Dockside canoes add a splash of color to an overcast morning at Moraine Lake.

(13) "Canoe Rental" Banff National Park, Alberta

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Daylight breaks through dusky forest shadows casting blue tones on these ice slabs sitting atop the frozen Cedar River surface...

(2) "Blue Ice on the Cedar" Cedar County, Iowa

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Some of my images come with pretty cool stories of what all went into capturing them. With this one though, the cool story came...

(15) "Bridal Veil Falls" Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

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A long exposure smooths gentle waves and receding tide into a dreamlike sunset view of the sea at Little Corona Del Mar State...

(7) "Seaside Dream" Orange County, California

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Bass Harbor Lighthouse

(10) "Bass Harbor Lighthouse" Acadia National Park, Maine

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I backpacked to this secluded beach along the gorgeously rugged coast of Point Reyes National Seashore, just north of San Francisco...

(3) "Golden Shore" Point Reyes National Seashore, California

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Daybreak over Boyscout Island at Lake Manawa State Park near Council Bluffs. Limited Edition of 100.

(14) "Lake Manawa" Lake Manawa State Park, Iowa

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(6) "Reminisce" Linn County, Iowa

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An up-close and intimate view of Mossbrae Falls, California.

(11) "Mossbrae" Mossbrae Falls, California

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To enter in the prize drawing, choose your favorite from each matchup above (you can either note them by name or number) and send me an email listing those choices. Please be sure to mention the division name (Waters- Round 1.) You will earn entry points for each pick you make across several drawings. Round 1 voting runs through 10 o'clock Monday night, so just be sure and get your picks in by then.

Thanks for playing, and good luck!

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