First Place – Assigned – Fog, mist or rain
Waterfall In The Sky Susan Sheets
I shot this in September 2019 from my back yard. A first for me in catching lightening. 2.5 sec, f5.0, iso 500.
Four First Places – Category – Open
SnowFlake Dancers Dale George
This image was taken at the dress rehearsal of Stillpoint Dance Studio’s version of The Nutcracker. I have waited 3 years to get this image for myself and it was worth it. Shot using a Canon MKIV and 24-70 mm lens combination. I had my ISO set at 6400 and aperture 4.0 as most of the dance was in challenging low light conditions.
Not a lot of post editing, mostly some color correction and bringing up some shadows and highlight control…as well as some sharpening and noise reduction.
The Ghost Of The Mountain Jim Heern
Snow Leopards inhabit the highest altitude of any big cats. These most elusive cats nicknamed ” Ghost Of The Mountains”. They are perfectly equipped to thrive in extreme high-altitudes (up to 20’000 ft.)
Snow Leopards can endure temperatures as low as -40 degrees F , they are vulnerable to extinction, there only 6,000 left in the wild.
Shot at f/ 8.0
ISO 2500
1/250 sec.
Aurora Vintage Larry Pollack
Purple Pier Ross Steensland
This image was taken late December in Avila Beach California. After the sun went over the horizon I checked the North side of the pier and found a warm glow still illuminating the structure. I composed the image as to where the pier was leading into the brightest point of the sunset. I shot at multiple focus points, several exposures to compensate for the highlights and darks, and then about 3 additional minutes to create the smooth ocean. All of them were then blended in photoshop.
Canon 6D mkII. Canon 24-70 f2.8. B+W Polarizer filter.
Two Second Places
Aurora Contemplation Larry Pollack
Waiting For Prey Greg Smith
