This is it! The Winner!!!!!

We hemmed. We hawed. We fidgeted. We had to choose a winner.

This was SO tough. You all are amazing photographers, and each photo was so pretty in its own way. The task is not easy.  I almost emailed Andygirl to ask if everyone could be a winner.

Great job to everyone who entered and to the finalists! We asked and you guys delivered your best raw photos without photoshop and the flash and dazzle of editing. It was your excellence and your cameras and that's what we wanted to celebrate.

But alas, this is a contest.

And we have chosen a winner.

But first!

The runners up:

By bee3six5

By relyan85

Both of these photos were completely excellent and were favorites of the judges. Fantastic entries, both!

And the winner is...

By CholeJB

How do you not love this photo?  This child IS summer!

Congratulations on your fantastic photo!! You are a Raw Photo Maven!

Email awesomecrazylady at gmail dot com to get your badge code. 

The next contest will be announced in September. Get your cameras ready!