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Contest #2 2003
(announced
Jan. 21, 2004)
| First Place - Sue
Shirk Second Place - Diane Schafer Third Place - Drake Olmstead
Honorable Mention - Brian L. Zimmerman |
 "Dawn's Magic" Sue Shirk |
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Honorable Mention "Norfolk Island Pine" Brian L. Zimmerman
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First Place - Sue Shirk
Comments: This is the forest behind my home, taken just as the sun was coming up. The light gives it such a magical look. I had to take a picture.
Second Place - Diane Schafer Website:
Diane's
Photo Gallery
Comments:
I made the image of
this butterfly outside Butterfly World as it landed on a sunflower. Comments:
I love taking pics of Sandhill Cranes, as they are an amazing bird and
are very elusive to find. I have a pair of them I am now observing in
their nesting site. I plan to go back once in a while, to the pond where
they little ones should appear in the future.
Honorable Mention - Brian L. Zimmerman
Comments: The fresh spring growth at the tips of each branch really caught my eye, so I wanted to capture those contrasting shades of green as well as the details of this magnificent pine.
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Judge's
Comments: First
Place: "Dawn's
Magic"
This image shows you what beautiful light can do to make an image
magical. The sun filtering through the trees in the background combined
with the contrast of the more shadowed areas in the foreground make this
image fitting of its title. Second
Place: "Butterfly
Petals"
You can imagine how many butterfly photos we receive in this contest.
Only the best make the cut. This image was chosen not only for composition
but for the lens choice. Using a wider lens to make this photo places
the viewer in the world of the butterfly. Shooting the photo at butterfly
level helps enhance the feeling. Third
Place: "Sandhill
Crane"
Photographing majestic images of birds in flight is not as easy at
it may appear. If the shutter speed is too fast then the background could
be obtrusive. If it is too slow then it becomes difficult to maintain
sharpness. Shooting at near eye-level helped this photo too. These elements
mixed with an almost angelic light on the crane's wings makes it a beautiful
image. Honorable Mention: "Norfolk Island Pine" Color, light, composition and immaculate focus in this image reveals a lush environment at macro level. The light in this image is another terrific example of how even the most "mundane" subjects can become winners through the skillful eye of an excellent photographer.
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