February 2022 Digital Winners – Traditional Category

February 2022 Digital Winners – Traditional Category

First Place

Lynx on the Rocks – Rudy Dierks

Rudy says about his image: The lynx photo was shot at a cat preserve using a 200mm lens. I used focus stacking to get a sharp image through-out. It was late in the day and there was still a little light that came in on the cat.

Second Place (tie)

Secret Beach – Jim Ingraham

Really Bad Hair Day – Rose Christner

Third Place (tie)

Flavel Drawing Room – Dale George

Mad Baby – Julie Padgett

Honorable Mention

Spotted Towhee – Larry Pollock

February 2022 – Print Winners

February 2022 – Print Winners

First Place

Fire and Ice – Larry Pollock

Larry says of his image: At 14 degrees outside it was a good time to play with some steel wool spinning. Black ice made it hard to stand. We put down some sand from outside of this underpass to help the Spinner. Shooting this in a confined concrete space is safest as the burning steel wool ejects larger pieces from time to time and could become a fire hazard for hair and the surrounding areas. Don’t do this unless you know what you’re doing and have a safe place to do so.

Second Place (tie)

By Appointment – Rudy Dierks

Friends – Larry Pollock

January 2022 – Print Winners

January 2022 – Print Winners

First Place (Tie)

In the Cold Morning Light — Rudy Dierks

Looking Up — Jim Ingraham

Jim says about his image: ”Looking Up” was taken at Reinhart Volunteer Park (All Sports Park). Taken with a zoom lens on a full-frame camera set at 460mm and an aperture of f5.6. ISO was 1600 and the shutter speed was 1/400th of a second handheld with vibration reduction on the lens. I sometimes see this particular ‘pose’ when there is a bird of prey overhead.

Second Place (Tie)

Frosty Day in May — Rudy Dierks

The Bottom — Susan Sheets

Third Place

Contemplation — Julie Padgett

January 2022 Digital Winners – Assigned Category – Underneath

January 2022 Digital Winners – Assigned Category – Underneath

First Place

Underneath — Susan Sheets

Susan says about her image: I captured this mama fox and her kit on a sweltering July day this past year. The family took up residence under my shed until the kits were weaned and I enjoyed every minute of their stay. I spent numerous happy hours trying to catch them with my camera. I shot this with my Olympus EM1 MK3 camera and at 400mm.

Second Place (Tie)

Under My Lady — Dave Bell

Snowed Under — Larry Pollock

Third Place

Under the Mushroom — Russ Williamson