First Place
Rust in Peace – Greg Smith
Second Place
Fallen Redwoods – Jim Ingraham
Third Place (tie)
Cycle Perpetuated – Julie Padgett
History of our Passing Written in Sand – Ozzie Cummins
Honorable Mention (tie)
Bullet Hole Blossoms – Judy Cox
A Little Bit of Sunshine Left – Susan Sheets
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
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
First Place
Dreamscape – Larry Pollock
Larry says of his image: A composite of two images. The Model, Sara McDonald, and I shot set of fruit inspired images over 5 hours. Changing outfits every hour. This image with the orange theme fit well with my black and white image from dawn at Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley.
First Place
“Burning Through Hell” – Dave Bell
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
