Pick Tucson's favorite monsoon photo of the year
The time has come to wrap up this year's monsoon season by voting for your favorite weather photo.
These 10 images were selected from more than 120 entries submitted into the Arizona Daily Star's Monsoon Photo Contest. With help from our photo department, we've narrowed it down to the best of the best for you to choose from.
And voting is real simple. Just type the photo's number in the comment section of this gallery or leave a comment on the Star's Facebook wall facebook.com/arizonadailystar
The readers' pick will be presented, along with the Star's pick, in an upcoming edition of the paper and online.
Monsoon photo contest
Go through the photo gallery to vote for your favorite.
Choice 1: Monsoon photo contest
Jim Kousbaugh submitted this photo taken in Sun City on Aug. 5, 2015.
Choice 2: Monsoon photo contest
Choice 3: Monsoon photo contest
Rick Schmitz submitted this photo of a rainbow taken in the Tortolita Mountains.
Choice 4: Monsoon photo contest
Bernardo Jimenez sent in this photo taken in midtown Tucson near Swan Road and Speedway Blvd.
Choice 5: Monsoon photo contest
Gaizka Urreiztieta sent in this monsoon photo taken from the Catalina Mountains.
Choice 6: Monsoon photo contest
Evelyn D. Harrison sent in this photo taken from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. She wrote, "The monsoon rains have certainly turned our desert green! I was capturing the green of the desert near sunset with the path and the puddles in the foreground and the falling rain highlighted against the horizon as the sky started to darken and the setting sun began it's show of colors. I took several shots and was thrilled to also be able to capture lightning in this shot."
Choice 7: Monsoon photo contest
Joe Billings sent in this photo of “Saddle Mountain Enshrouded in Fog." He wrote, "At the end of August, after a huge overnight rain, I turned off onto the road to Bog Hole, SE of Patagonia, AZ, and stopped the truck to take this image at 6:00a.m"
Choice 8: Monsoon photo contest
Mike Sparky submitted this storm photo taken near Kolb Road and I-10 on Aug. 8.
Choice 9: Monsoon photo contest
Zachary Walker submitted this double rainbow photo taken on Pontatoc Road, near Catalina Foothills High School.
Choice 10: Monsoon photo contest
Jim Connor submitted this raincloud photo taken from Catalina Highway.
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