The winners are in, and it's lightning over the Grand Haven lighthouse in a landslide.

Grand Haven photographer Walter Elliott captured a stunning nighttime image of a web of lightning bolts striking over the waters of Lake Michigan during the summer of 2023. The picture was selected as the top shot in the Views and Vistas category by both our panel of Detroit News judges and by a vote of readers, garnering 565 votes out of just over 2,400 cast in total.

In all, there were 4,025 images submitted during the summer-long contest, including 1,800 in the Views and Vistas category, 1,495 shots of Fur, Feathers and Flora, and 730 Candid Captures.

Views and Vistas

"We always get incredible images in the Views and Vistas category, especially of lighthouses. But the photo by Walter Elliott was a

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