A Nikon D4s and the racing bulls: Our November POTD winners are worth taking a look!

posted Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 8:07 AM EDT

The only gripe we have with our November Photo of the Day award-winning image from photographer Dennis Miller is that we don't have a larger resolution file of the image to print for our office wall! In a very rare happenstance this image received first place votes from all five of our esteemed judges this month. A slam dunk!

And yet this was still one of those months where we wish all five images being honored here could win, as we simply love them all. Clearly one of the stronger overall batches on the podium in some time, we're proud to display them here on our site and grateful to all five photographers for your excellent work and clear dedication to the photographic endeavor.

Readers, please enjoy, leave praise for these images in the comments section below, and Happy Holidays from your friends at IR!

First Prize • Bull Racer_2 by Dennis Miller • Nikon D4s

Second Prize • Prince of Denali by Laurence Laliberte • Canon 6D

Third Prize • Himalaya by Sirsendu Gayen • Nikon D80

First runner-up • A Vietnamese Woman in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Donh Dinh • Sony NEX-7

Second runner-up • Tawny Frogmouth by Mitch Spence • Nikon D80

So what are you waiting for? Could you use $300, $200, or $100 to add to your photo gear kit? You can't win if you don't enter, so dig through your favorite photos, and submit one!

[Thanks so much to everyone who enters our Photo of the Day contest. The top three images every month receive gift certificates from Adorama of $300, $200 and $100, respectively. [Note: international readers are welcome to enter, but regulations mean that only US and Canada residents are eligible to win the monthly prizes.] For anyone wanting to know more about our competition please visit this news story which describes our contest and also offers some useful tips to help you succeed, and this story which warns you of the best ways to NOT succeed. To see camera and exposure information for this month's winners or to see winners from previous months please visit our POTD winner's gallery.]

By the way, we've just started a new series of articles called "Reader Stories" where we turn the tables and let you, our readers, do the talking! We're interested in seeing more of the shots you're the most happy with, and in hearing just how you got them, or just hearing about your passions, interests and the gear you love! Intrigued? Click here!