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First Place
Two First Place Winners
Lake Selmac-Moon, Stars & Jupiter Nomeca Hartwell
Lake Selmac was sheer lucky happenstance as I wandered around in the dark. With a few too many lights around the lake and having fruitlessly walked the dam in the dark, I drove over to a darker section of the area still hoping to find a doable shot of the Milky Way. I stumbled down towards the water past some picnic tables and found this lovely view around Midnight. Interestingly enough, Lake Selmac became a Fire Camp HQ the very next day and there is no way I could have taken these shots. It is a double vertical row of star shots stitched together. Nikon D750 and Nikkor 24mm f1.8 lens at f/2.2, ISO 3200, 13 secs, 4 dupes of each shot (=24shots), stacked in Sequator to remove noise, basic adjustments in LR and then a lot more work in PS.
Lake Lemolo Black Stars Nomeca Hartwell
Lemolo Lake, taken mid-June, was a beautiful, serene , reflective starscape a few miles away from Diamond lake. My travel partner, Don T., spent all night photographing and videoing the scene and saw wonderous sights. I went to my tent after Midnight and had a chilly rest ( talk about suffering for the cause of art). Nikon D750, ISO 3200, 12 sec., 24mm 1.8 lens at f/2.0… 16 shots, stacked into 4 working shots in Sequator to remove noise, adjustments in LR and further work in PS.
Second Place
Two Second Place Winners
Going Rogue Jim Ingraham
Backyard Blooms Dale George
Third Place
Three Third Place Winners
Hovering Hummers Rose Christner
This Is My Good Side Rose Christner
Yaquina Bridge Dale George
