2021 Photography Contest Results

Best of Show: Steve Cochrane

Bear stare down
“Hibernation Stare Down” © Steve Cochrane ~ Winner of 2021 Best of Show Photography

“Hibernation Staredown” © Steve Cochrane
1st Place Fauna.
Looking directly into the eyes of a large Brown Bear is an extremely rare occurrence. Capturing a photograph while doing so is an even more unlikely event. The snow and the surrounding ambience adds considerable gravity to the wonderful feeling of viewing this image. The viewer can only imagine the circumstances surrounding the situation portrayed in this photo. It makes for a compelling experience and an even more compelling photograph.” ~ Judge Fred Lord

Photography Judge:

Fred Lord is a long-time resident of Colorado. From the age of twelve he developed an early love of photography, mostly of landscapes and nature, packing along a 35mm rangefinder camera during parts of his youth. Now retired, Fred is still looking for that perfect scenic, wildlife,  and/or nature photograph.

Photograhy winners:

01 image from Last Conference
1st Frank Zurey – Sprague Lake Sunrise
2nd Ron Belak – Horseshoe Park at Dusk
3rd Frank Zurey – Elk Looking for His Girls
HM Ron Belak – Boulder Brook Brookie

02 Scenics 
1st John Hanou – Moonrise Through the Key Hole, Turret Arch, Utah
2nd Virginia Staat – Shadow of the Mountains
3rd Virginia Staat – Evening Glow
HM Dan Bernskoetter – Waterfall Wildflowers

03 Flora
1st Kent Taylor – water lily trio
2nd Kent Taylor – red tulip cluster
3rd
 Dan Bernskoetter – Soft Impressions
HM
 Virginia Staat – Squirrely Poppy
HM
 Ron Belak – Blackeyed Susan

04 Fauna
1st Steve Cochrane – Hibernation Stare Down
2nd Dan Bernskoetter – Wading for a Meal
3rd
 Virginia Staat – Scarface
HM
 Dan Bernskoetter – Not Learning to Share
HM
 – Ron Belak – Mirrored Mating Mayflies
HM
 – Virginia Staat – The Challenge

05 People in Nature
1st Ron Belak – Hikers at Gocta Falls
2nd Ron Belak – Working the Salt Pans
3rd Ron Belak – A Lapful of Brown Trout
HM Judy Lehmkuhl – Science Camp

06 Historical
1st John Hanou – Silas Stafford Round Barn, 1908, Indiana
2nd
 John Hanou – Big Dipper, Comet Neowise, Tisch Round Barn
3rd
 Ron Belak – Incan Ruins at Pisac
HM
 John Hanou – John Cox Round Barn in the Winter, Illinois
HM
 Dan Bernskoetter – Hope Chapel

07 Cultural
1st Ron Belak – Dyeing Peruvian Textiles
2nd
 Ron Belak – Market Day in Peru
3rd
 Virginia Staat – Texas Trail Ride
HM
 John Hanou – Fun with Fireworks

08 Natural Phenomena
1st Judy Lehmkuhl – Comet Neowise
2nd
 Judy Lehmkuhl – Smoke Sunset
3rd
 Ron Belak – Last Light on Big Fish Fire
HM
 Maryann Gaug – Wildfire Smoke

09 Altered/Composite
1st Virginia Staat – Comfort
2nd
 John Hanou – Broken Windows, Broken Dreams
3rd
 David Staat – Moth Alien
HM
 Virginia Staat – Kissed by the Sun
HM
 Dan Bernskoetter – Osprey with Morning Catch
HM
 Kent Taylor – South Texas Scenic

10 Black/White
1st Ron Belak  – Feline Traverse
2nd Frank Zurey – CalWood Wildfire
3rd Virginia Staat – Spirit of Pilot Butte

12 Pub. Images
1st
 Dan Bernskoetter – Barred Owl
2nd
 John Hanou – Purple Sands at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, CA
3rd
 Dan Bernskoetter – Cardinal original
HM
 Frank Zurey – Aurora Over a Yurt

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