by Felix Poon

The editorial staff of the CELOP Sun has voted!  It was difficult to choose between so many great photos of fall foliage.  In the end, we present 6 winning photos, and 4 winning photographers, but the most breathtaking viewing experience is to simply look at all 56 photos submitted by 11 contributors.  You can view the gallery at the end of this article.  Thank you to everyone for your submissions!  Now, without further ado, we present to you the results of the Fall Foliage Photo Contest of 2015!

First Place – Haneen Alhazmi

The first place prize of a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card goes to Haneen Alhazmi, who won with the following photo taken at Sylvester Baxter Park in Somerville:

Haneen submitted two additional photos, which both tied for second place.  These were also captured at Sylvester Baxter Park.

Second Place – Hamad Alalyan

Because Haneen already won first place, we’re awarding the second place prize, a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card, to Hamad Alalyan for this photo taken at the Boston Public Garden.

Third Place – a tie between Shamma Hamed and Nezar Al Ismail

Finally, there was a tie for third place. Both third place winners win a pair of Museum of Science tickets.

Shamma Hamed took this photo on Babcock Street in Brookline:

Nezar Al Ismail took the photo on the left at Ringer Park in Allston.

Finally, we thank everybody for submitting their photos for the contest: Alan Broomhead, Faisal Alshehri, Felix Poon, Haifa Alfaqih, Hamad Alalyan, Haneen Alhazmi, Joy Kim, Nadia Alghamdi, Nezar Al Ismail, Sarah Mohammad, Shamma Hamed, and Suphamat Pongput. Take a look at the photo gallery showcasing all submissions below.  Until next time, keep on taking photos of nature!