Best of Show: Steve Cochrane
“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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