January Photography Challenge WINNERS!!

Hi everybody!! Hope your January went well.  It's that time again to announce the winners for last month's photography challenge.  The guest judge for January was JANNA whose photo was the winner for December.  She chose the subject "Energy" for the challenge and we had some great submissions.  I know her job picking the winners must have been extremely difficult.  And with that being said, the following is Janna's picks for January's winning submissions.

For the THIRD PLACE WINNER:  GAYLE H with her windmill shot!!!!!

Her winning photo can be found here:

 http://www.gather.com/viewImage.jsp?fileId=3096224743995732&iGrpId=3659174697242932

Janna says, "I love the colors, the composition and the clouds and the windmill placement. Really lovely."

SECOND PLACE WINNER is..... Light and Pull Cord by James Harris

http://www.gather.com/viewImage.jsp?fileId=3096224744011488&iGrpId=3659174697242932

"James plays with the idea of energy using an unusual angle and turns in a whimsical shot with lots of charm."

and the FIRST PLACE WINNER IS....... Approaching Storm by Frank B.

http://www.gather.com/viewImage.jsp?fileId=3096224744000971&iGrpId=3659174697242932

"Frank captured the power of the approaching storm as it rolls over land and water. Great shot" 

Congratulations to all the winners!! I appreciate all the submissions this month and hope to see more in the months to come.  Thanks again to Janna for being the Guest Judge.  I believe she did a fantastic job of it!  

Remember, you can't win if you don't submit!  

See you all again for Feb. submission!

 Hazel