As you could imagine, this has been a very difficult contest to judge. There were so many images that could have made either the top three or the HM list but I had to choose so here they are:
HM's in no particular order:
Dennis Camp's "Straight Up"
Walter's "Night Sparks"
Walter's "Dawn in San Diego"
Terry's "Gurudwara Bangla Sahib"
Now for the top three:
3rd Place
The detail from the foreground all the way back to the cliffs is spot on. The long exposure brings life to this image by giving a sense of motion to the water. Great job Marcel!
2nd Place
Arnie's "Shell at Night". I really like the way the longer exposure creates steam motion in this industrial night landscape.
1st Place
Terry's "Navy Pier Ferris Wheel" captured everything I would want in a long exposure. The motion, lighting and composition brought me back to this image over and over again. Great job Terry!!