First Place – Assigned Category – An Idiom Expressed as a Photograph

Two First Places

Spread One’s Wings    Bridget Cline

It was taken in Myrtle Beach, SC at sunrise.

 

 

Thunderstruck    Ross Steensland

This photo was taken in November of 2019 during an intense thunderstorm over Myrtle Creek.  I was there before sunset and long into the night.  As the sky got darker I was able to take repeated 2 minute exposures at f7.1 iso 250.  I blended together two lighting strikes into the same sky photo, then blended that with the foreground and orange horizon from sunset.   Canon 6DmkII Canon 24-70mm f2.8

 

Three First Places – Open Category

A Crack In The Sky Reflected    Susan Sheets

I shot this at Bandon beach on a wintery, wet and windy weekend this January.  The gear: Olympus 12-100mm lens at 12 mm, F8, 1/60th sec., on a tripod, Olympus EM5 MkII.

 

Go Ahead, I’m Listening    Jim Heern

 

 

Golden Eagle    Rudy Dierks

Image was shot at Wildlife Images. Two shot focus stacking was done on the bird to achieve sharpness over most of the image. The background is a blend of a couple of my own shot textures. I used a Canon 5D Mark  IV with a 100/400 lens set at 263mm/F-8/500 shutter speed/2500ISO. Image was processed using photoshop 2019 and DXO software. Amazingly beautiful bird up close!

 

Three Second Places

I Hear You, I See You,  I Smell You    Susan Sheets

 

On The Lookout    Rudy Dierks

The Image of the Bengal Tiger was shot at the West Coast Game Park near Bandon. The image is a time lapse of one cat taken several minutes apart. The background is a combination of images that were taken at Joshua TreeNational Park. The tigers were blended into the background using Photoshop. I used a Canon 5D MarkIV with 100/200mm lens/F-8/600Shutter speed/ ISO400 to shoot the cat shots and a 24/70 lens for the background shots. I hope this cat likes it’s new home.

 

The Boot    Jim Ingraham