Our Canada Theme Pic Challenge: Blue

Reader's Digest CanadaUpdated: Mar. 20, 2019

We asked you to share your best blue-hued photos, and you rose to the challenge! Here are our favourite reader-submitted pictures in every shade of blue.

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Big Valley, Alberta

Blue on blue in Big Valley, Alberta.
Submitted by @jstole.

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Blue in Bloom

Photographer @starfishone submitted this incredible shot of a rare Himalayan Blue Poppy. Looks about ready to burst!

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Hazelton, British Columbia

The appropriately-named Blue Lakes hiking trail in the Hazelton, B.C., area, captured by Bob Wall.

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Blue Jay

Let’s go, Blue Jay!
Submitted by @newfoundlander61.

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Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver’s Olympic torch, lit in brilliant blues.
Submitted @liptay15.

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Vanderhoof, British Columbia

Trumpeter Swans offset the blue sky over B.C.’s Nechako Valley.
Submitted by Bob Wall.

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Calgary, Alberta

Rugged landscapes don’t have a monopoly on beautiful blue skies. We’re smitten with this shot of the Bow building in downtown Calgary. Thanks for submitting it, Kylie Gallant!

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Southampton Harbour, Ontario

Brr. You can just feel the cold from these icy blues!
Submitted by @asphillips.

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Lake Koocanusa, British Columbia

A beautiful day for a boat ride!
Submitted by @kabraconnier.

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Moody Bluebird

This pic of a brilliantly hued mountain bluebird was submitted by @dvdh.

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Smoky blues, Alberta

Submitter @vdheiden writes, “Our family is from Ontario, but this past summer our son got married in Alberta. We made the trip out there and spent some time sightseeing. This is just one of the beautiful vistas that we had the pleasure of seeing!”

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Miramichi, New Brunswick

This spectacular sunset captured by Linda Sweeney in Miramichi, New Brunswick, filled the sky with blue and gold.

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Fresh-picked blues

A great macro-shot of some freshly-picked blueberries, submitted by @chrishamelin47.

Originally Published: November 18, 2015