***APRIL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST: THE FINALISTS!***

[Grumpy Old Guy]

These are the finalists for the April 2025 photo contest.

The subject, chosen by ShazzieB, is “Aspirations.”
Aspirations are dreams, hopes, or ambitions to achieve a life goal. Synonyms: desire, hope, longing, yearning, wish, aim, ambition, dream.

Please vote for the entry that you think best exemplifies this theme, and leave a comment. We love hearing what you think about the photos. The finals will run for seventy two hours.

Finding Solitude


My Goal’s Beyond


Seeing the World Untouched by Humans


I can get one more



Desire, hope, longing, yearning…aspiration


Two Words


Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. 02/09/2022


Celebrate More


No limits

214 votes, 0 passes | Time left: 1 days, 1 hours, 56 minutes
	Finding Solitude
	54 (25%)
	My Goal's Beyond
	17 (8%)
	Seeing the World Untouched by Humans
	9 (4%)
	I can get one more
	22 (10%)
	Desire, hope, longing, yearning...aspiration
	26 (12%)
	Two Words
	15 (7%)
	Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. 02/09/2022
	42 (20%)
	Celebrate More
	16 (7%)
	No limits
	13 (6%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Tom Dyer]

1. These are all amazing!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Superb shooting, my dear Grumpy! All of these deserve to win.

[2naSalit]

3. Yay!!

Good luck to all the finalists!

[LoisB]

4. I'm torn, I'm torn. I wish we could pick more than one.

[TheRickles]

7. I feel the same. So how about some Instant Run-off Voting here?

[LoisB]

11. There are such great photographers here choosing a "best" for any theme is always difficult.

[Happygram]

31. I definitely agree.

Some of these photos really stir up the emotions too. Love them all!

[a kennedy]

5. Winners indeed.......

[CrispyQ]

6. No limits is fabulous!!

It's not often one image really grabs me above all the rest, but this one does! ⭐

[EarthboneArt]

34. Thank You Very Much.

The photo was taken near Place Des Arts in Montreal.

[CrispyQ]

35. Congratulations on such an interesting photo!!

The color is fabulous & there's so much geometric contrast with the squareness of the buildings & windows & then the pole & the girl's skirt. The cherry on top is that little blue tile at the top of the building on the right with the O. I missed that first time.

Wonderful picture!!

[AllaN01Bear]

8. i choose em all.

me choose, i dont think so.

[DENVERPOPS]

9. I have to wonder, how the Picture of AFOne

was taken..................................

How could someone get that close to the Airborne AFOne to take a picture??????????

Unless it was taken by one of the pilots, of one of the many Military Jet Fighters that escort AFOne any time it is in the air......

[electric_blue68]

12. Probably a very long telephoto lens...

the jet only fills a relatively small portion of the photo so it could be a telephoto

[DENVERPOPS]

15. There is a 30 mile no fly radius around the plane when in flight

and a similar no fly zone around the departing and arriving airports.

And, how would you even get THAT close with the 5-6 Fighters protecting that distance to the plane?????

ATC and ALL commercial and private flights go absolutely crazy on the entire E Coast, each time he takes his countless junkets on AFOne to Mar-a-Lago or his other golf resorts.......... Same with any other destination in the country he flies to and from......

There must be hundreds and hundreds of commercial airliners experiencing long delays in trying to take off or land, or even kept from flying near the 30 mile swath between Washington and Florida, or other destinations.......

[electric_blue68]

17. It was Just a thought...

There are 1000mm telephoto with extenders that boost them to 1200mm, and 1700mm.

Was trying extrapolate from my much smaller telephoto lens as well.

[DENVERPOPS]

20. Who knows.........................

we have telescopes mounted on satellites that can read an automobile license plate, all the way from up in space.....

All I know for a fact, is the chaos that is created, and the immense cost each and every time he uses AFOne........
My guess, for total cost of a one way trip to Mar-a-Lago is 5-10 million with everything being accounted for.....It is almost ludicrous what it costs..................

I can't believe even the cost to the Republican Oligarch that financed his Trump 757? jet setting around the country three times a week to all his rallies for months and months.........

[electric_blue68]

21. You'll get no argument from me

Waste, greed, cruelty etc 🤬

[Grumpy Old Guy]

22. It could be photographed from a high perch.

It could be photographed from a peak, hilltop or even a tall building adjacent to a flight path or landing approach to an airport.

[democrank]

10. Nearly impossible to choose just one!

Such talent….. Thanks to all.

[Beringia]

13. Kick

[planetc]

14. There are no losers here. I voted for one, but every other photo was also superb.

[NCgayguy]

16. Thank you Grumpy Old Guy!

I had a difficult time choosing just one. The one I chose was actually one I didn't vote for in the prelims but now I know why I had to vote for it. I can be kind of thick at times. Congratulations to Every Entry from prelims and finalists !

Grumpy, You did good! Real Good!

May You All Be Healthy, Safe and Happy!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

23. Thanks so much NCgayguy!

Running the contest can be time consuming, but it's worth it because so many people enjoy it. It's nice to bring a few smiles to people's faces during these difficut times. Thanks for the kind words.

[Solly Mack]

18. K&R

[Mousetoescamper]

19. Kick!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

24. Kick, kick, kick!

[Meowmee]

25. All lovely photos... I had a hard time choosing between the dogs and the bird

I chose the bird, great pic 😁👏🏻

[SheltieLover]

26. We need an all of the above button for voting. Lol

Seriously, every single one is fabulous!

Ty to all!

[Skittles]

27. crazy good!

wow, AMAZING choices, one and all!

[blogslug]

28. kick!

📷

[lark]

29. Such excellent finalists!! It was very difficult to only choose 1, I adored 3 of them!

Great work photographers! Thank you!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

30. Kick, kick, kick!

[HAB911]

32. Evening kick!

[HAB911]

33. Good morning kick!