2009 CWG photo contest: Top 10 picks

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One of this year's top 10 photo picks. Key Bridge in the fog. Taken by Bill Jonscher in December 2008.

The results are in for Capital Weather Gang's 2009 annual photo contest. It was a tough decision. We received 59 submissions, which depicted four seasons and many types of weather from cities, the countryside and coasts throughout our region. Some were scientifically interesting; others were aesthetically pleasing; all showed an appreciation of the sky. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Keep reading for rest of the Gang's top 10 picks. To view all submissions, visit our photo gallery.

With the exception of the first photo, which tied for the most votes with "Key Bridge" above, all picks are in random order.

Snow day, by Bill Jonscher. Taken on March 23, 2004.

Deer after an ice storm, by S.P. Gass. Taken on February 2, 2008 in Va.

Tree branches with snow, by Rae Lynn Kasdan. Taken in winter 2008-09 in Waynesboro, Va. (Shenandoah Valley).

Behind the raindrops, by Nello DeBlasio. Taken from the top of the Washington Monument on June 20, 2009.

Thunderstorms pass over Arlington and Washington, DC during the evening of July 23, 2009. Photo by Peter Larkins. Aperature: f8; Exposure: 10 seconds; Compensation: -2.

Crazy clouds, by Ian Kennedy. Taken with his iPhone in Columbia, Md., on June 9, 2009.

Forecast: hot and sunny. Poolesville sunflower field in late July, by Marsha Liebl. Canon 20D camera, 12-24mm wide-angle lens, polarizer and tripod. Shot taken from a ladder.

The sun breaks though after a day-long deluge as wispy clouds obscure the peak of Sugarloaf Mountain, Md. By Jack Toomey.

Double rainbow, by William E. Smith. Taken in Bowie, Md., on June 23, 2008.

Sunset over the Bay, by Parker Moore. Taken on October 25, 2009, in St. Michael's, Md.