Vote For Your Favorite Photo of 2011

I waded through my photos from 2011 and picked my favorite 12.

I hesitate to call them my "best" because I don't know that any of my photos are "good" in any real professional sense.

I'm not a photographer. A real photographer controls the camera, the lighting and the environment to get consistent results every time.

I don't know how to do that shit. I just try to put myself in the right place at the right time, take a lot of pictures, and hope I get lucky enough to get a shot that works.

So, they are numbered 1-12. Leave your vote in the Comment Section. If you want to vote for more than one, that's cool. Just order your votes as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.

If there are photos you like that aren't on the list, you can cast a "write in" ballot by posting a link to the photo and vote on that.

Voting will continue through midnight, December 31st, 2011. The winning photo will find its way into a large format print, a quality matte and frame and a place of honor in my home. The voters who voted for the winning print will all be invited to a Super Deluxe Brunch at my home after the print is ensconced.

So here are the contestants...

1. Ameristar Sunset



2. Bennet's Garage



3. Kaw Point Cargo



4. Arcade Christmas



5. Church Steeple



6. Cosby Hotel



7. Dragonfly



8. Fae of the Wildwood



9. King Kong Eats a Farm



10. Missouri River Trees



11. Missouri River Sunset



12. Under the Bridge



As in Chicago politics, vote early, vote often. GO!