Winner, honorable mentions, and Editors’ picks are revealed!
This past winter, when most of us were hunkered down indoors and sipping cocoa, we let our minds wander and wonder. Wander to summer days, sunshine, pools, and parties—and wonder of the season ahead. We asked you, our readers, to scroll through your photo feeds just the same, recalling last summer’s adventures, and to submit your favorite photos from last season.
Not surprisingly, many of you were happy to oblige, perhaps wistfully thinking back on the last summer while looking forward to this one! We received 155 photo entries! That’s not just a handful, that’s the whole bag of chips, as the subject matter recalled everything under the summer sun. Subsequently, we called upon you to vote for your favorites. And here are the results, along with several “Editors’ picks.” Congratulations to our overall winner and to all who participated. To view the entire gallery—all 155 entries—scroll down.
Overall Winner
Lori Cicero’s photograph of a blue crab clinging to—or escaping from—a crab net, taken in South Bethany, Delaware, won your hearts and was the top voted photograph of all entries. Congratulations Lori!
Honorable Mention
The following photographs received a considerable number of votes and demonstrate a keen eye for capturing summer scenery.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds buzz the Ocean City water tower during the annual Ocean City airshow. Photograph by Mike Iserman.
The sun rises behind the Chesapeake Bay with some local ospreys looking on. Photograph by Mike Iserman
Perfect cannonball on a hot summer day. Photograph by Jerry Pruchniewski.
An egret wades in the shallow bay at Terrapin Nature Park in Stevensville, with a Chesapeake Bay Bridge sunset in the distance. Photograph by Mark Muckelbauer.
Editors’ Picks
A collection of entries that captured our eyes!
Dogs dressed appropriately for the opening day of dog kayaking season at Whoof on the Wharf in Edgewater. Photograph by Kris Robison.
Chincoteague, Virginia. Life is good. Summer, sunset, margarita! Photograph by Cary Jones.
The CRAB Crew give the thumbs up as they make their final approach in the 2021 CRAB Cup Regatta. Photograph by Rebecca Gonser.
A bubble masterpiece is created during a summer picnic overlooking the Chesapeake Bay and the bridge in the far distance. Photograph by Linda Dodge.
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Susan Hale www.chesapeakescenesphotography.com
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Susan Hale www.chesapeakescenesphotography.com
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Susan Hale www.chesapeakescenesphotography.com
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