Honorable mentions, in no particular order:
Markus Grompe- the split image messes with my mind

Carol Phipps- I like the angles and colors here

Flo Hendry- took a moment to figure this out

Marty- live view of the cathedral in what looks like a huge jumbotron

Jarek- a fractal image

Paul Dudley, I like the foreground contrast and framing against the melting buildings

AND...
Third Place: Margaret Lew- beautiful colors and contrast

Second Place: Steve Maz- beautiful colors and subject framing

First Place: Jola Dzibuinska- an unanticipated view of amazing scenery; great eye! This image got me to think about how we look at scenery. Not many of us would turn around from those monuments to capture the image.
