Canon USA, manufacturer of a range of products including consumer level and pro-grade camera equipment, has recently announced “Shot on Canon,” a photo contest for users of its gear. As a lifelong Canon fan, the thought of submitting my favorite shot to the contest excited me. However, I quickly discovered I was struggling to pick the right photo. “Why don’t you ask your readers?” came my wife’s sage suggestion.
So in this special post of The Open Road Ahead, I’m asking for my valued readers to help me choose a photo to submit to the contest. If you have a moment, I would appreciate it if you could please review the twelve photos below and let me know your favorite by voting in the poll at the end of the post. Thank you!
The Contenders:
Thank you in advance for participating in this quick poll. I hope you enjoyed seeing these photos again, and I will certainly update the blog if I hear back from Canon USA!
Thanks for stopping by to offer some crowdsourced assistance on the open road ahead!
‘Til next time.
The Open Road Ahead 
So hard to choose! I chose the eagle, but also love the cardinal and water fall. But I suppose they’ll be looking for what best displays the ability of the camera, which could be hummingbird or butterfly on sunflower.
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Glad you enjoyed it! The eagle shot is a personal favorite – talk about being in the right place at the right time!
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Tim,
They are all great! Since I’m a bird watcher, and I’m having coffee watching a cardinal at my feeder, Cardinal or Hummer.
Jacob picked Train..go figure
Best of Luck
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Thanks Doris! I love both of those shots (the cardinal and the hummingbird), but tell Jacob the train is also a favorite! Thanks for reading!
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Agreed with others that it was really hard to choose! They were all beautiful pictures for one reason or another. But I went with the one that struck me the most and created the strongest initial reaction. Though I admit to Googling “what types of photos win photo contests” to see if that might help me narrow it down. Also-I loved being able to vote! Such a fun idea.
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Thanks so much for reading and voting! I’m glad you enjoyed all the photos… I’ll definitely announce the results in the next post!
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Several beautiful shots.
My top few:
1. Schooner
2. Buttermilk Falls
3. Rondaxe Tower
4. Twilight Havre
Looking at these makes me realize how much my life revolves around work. I live vicariously thru your adventures.
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Thanks for the input on the photos! Your comment about traveling vicariously through the blog is a super nice compliment – glad you continue to enjoy it!
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What a hard choice! I loved them all & kept changing my mind over which one to vote for. Although I voted for the butterfly on the wildflower, I also loved the eagle and the Rondaxe Tower and the cardinal and …..
I think you should submit them all!
Good luck in the contest, whatever photo you chose.
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Thanks Joyce! Glad you enjoyed the photos – that butterfly patiently let me photograph it from about ten different angles before it flew off to the next flower. I was thrilled with how it came out.
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They’re all great pics-you’re quite talented. For me it was between Rondaxe Tower and the Screaming Eagle, followed by the winter cardinal.
Having wandered the state fair 4H arts building and photo contests numerous times, those three shots stood out the most to me. Although I will admit that I have no clue what the judges will be looking for. Good luck!
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Rondaxe Tower was shot after slogging up a mountain, the eagle was photographed during a 1,200 mile drive… and the cardinal was photographed from the comfort of a certain house in Wisconsin, looking out into the side yard. You never know when a good subject will pop up!
Thanks for the good wishes, and for taking the time to read and vote!
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