WEEK #2: MOUNTAINS MONDAY WINNERS!!

WEEK # 2: MOUNTAINS MONDAY WINNERS!!

Thank you for all those stunning submissions in the Mountains Monday Nature Photo Contest! The entries were judged by Kieran Stone (@kieranstone), a professional landscape photographer from Melbourne, Australia. "I see my photography as an expression of my thoughts and philosophies. It is a description and physical representation of my life as a passage through time and development as a Human. Through this life I endeavour to never stop learning, whether it is in photography, science, my own personality, or existence as a whole." - Kieran

"Thanks to everyone that entered their mountain photos for the Mountains Monday Nature Photo Contest. Spending time with all the entries was a pleasure and I got to travel with you to these amazing locations. Choosing a winner was difficult and it came down to demonstration of skill with colour, lighting and attention to detail. Mountains look amazing in pretty much any photo, but setting yourself out from the rest means evoking a sense of wonder and awe from the viewer. Our winners today have done that very well indeed." ~ Kieran

FIRST PLACE: @derekkind

“This photo is becoming one of my favourites from the Rockies (subject to change without notice). A beautiful pink sunrise at Two Jack Lake, in Banff National Park, Alberta.”

SECOND PLACE: @weberh8

“Taken on a warm day right before sunset, miss those days, it's so cold now, :D Italy, lago di fusine”

THIRD PLACE: @intrepidphotos

“The mountains can be so seductively peaceful sometimes, it’s easy to forget how quickly that can change. Something to keep in mind as we travel though life. Not a breath of wind at Berg Lake for blue hour on the first night after we had hiked up there. From an altitude of 1,646 m (5,400 ft) the North Face of Mt Robson rises a further 2308m (7572m) out of the lake to a total height of 3,954 m (12,972 ft). Robson is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Yes that is a little iceberg floating in the lake. The shot was taken with a Canon EOS 6D Mark II with a Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM at ISO 800, at 16.0 mm, f/5, and 25s exposure time.
Image taken by and remains the Copyright of Robert Downie - http://www.robertdowniephotography.com”

HONORABLE MENTIONS

@caseygrimley

“The unforgettable, glacier carved peaks of Glacier National Park. This is from the Many Glacier Area looking across Swiftcurrent Lake.”

@jfolkmann

“Hiking in the Rockies yields all sorts of weather. Even in the summer (this photo) you can get a dump of snow that makes everything wet and slushy.”

@fivealive55

“Panorama of Broken Top Mountain in the Three Sisters Wilderness. The Three Sisters name comes from the 3 mountains on the right side in this shot, South, Middle, and North Sister mountains. This part of Oregon is filled with crazy volcanic terrain and is one of my favorite areas for backcountry hiking.”

@dmytrokorol

“The view on Gamle Strynefjellsveg, the National Road 258, Norway."

@danielapetk

“This was my reward for climbing Matterhorn peak. This is how the things look like when you are 4478m asl. :)”

@jarvie

“This was taken while on a drive through switzerland. Made it to a nice pass and hung out there for sunset... i was not disappointed!"

@alevaskye

“Denali through a Diopter.”

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!

If you enjoyed this gallery, please upvote and share! The bigger the payout, the greater the rewards! Thank you!

See also these stunning photo galleries featuring previous winners! Your upvote and resteem will bring a better reward for these great photographers and will be much appreciated.

Mountains Monday Winners Week 1
Trees Tuesday Winners Week 1
Water Wednesday Winners Week 1
Time Lapse Thursday Winners Week 1
Flora and Fauna Friday Winners Week 1
Simple Sunday Winners Week 1

To learn more about this contest, see the detailed Introduction post.

To participate, check out the TREES TUESDAY and submit a photo while the contest is open!

DAILY THEMES and judges for Week 2 (March 5 - 11)
Mountains Monday: @kieranstone
Trees Tuesday: @jarvie
Water Wednesday: @itchyfeetdonica
Time-lapse Thursday: @eaglest
Flora and Fauna Friday: @mariya-lorenz
Simple Sunday: @raoul.poenar

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MOUNTAINS MONDAY WEEK # 2 MEMO	Account	Prizes and Payments
First Place	@derekkind	20%
Second Place	@weberh8	12%
Third Place	@intrepidphotos	7%
Honorable Mention	@caseygrimley	3%
Honorable Mention	@jfolkmann	3%
Honorable Mention	@fivealive55	3%
Honorable Mention	@dmytrokorol	3%
Honorable Mention	@danielapetk	3%
Honorable Mention	@jarvie	3%
Honorable Mention	@alevaskye	3%
Judge	@kieranstone	20%