Best of Show – Maryann Gaug
“Red Columbine & Twisted Stalk” © Maryann Gaug
1st place Flora category
The Best of Show image was very difficult to choose this year. There were so many really fine photographs submitted. The final image was chosen for its wonderful composition and its portrayal of the small wonders of the alpine environment. The red Columbine is an iconic species and the image of it entwined with the edible wild vine is a great example of found photography in the field. – Fred Lord, photo judge
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.
Winning Images:
01 Image from Last Conference
1st Frank Zurey – Sunset at White Sands
2nd David Staat – Snow Sand
3rd June Wolfe – White Sands at Dusk
HM Ron Belak – Double Rainbow for Frank
HM Maryann Gaug – Afternoon Sky White Sands
02 Scenics
1st Frank Zurey – White Sands Dunes
2nd Frank Zurey – Denali in the Sun
3rd Peter Kummerfeldt – White Sands Sunset
HM Maryann Gaug – Mulesears, Acorn Creek
HM June Wolfe – White Sands Under Clouds
03 Flora
1st Maryann Gaug – Red Columbine & Twisted Stalk
2nd Frank Zurey – Hairbells
3rd Frank Zurey – Indian Paint Brush
HM Peter Kummerfeldt – Splash of Red
HM Judy Lehmkuhl – Lily
HM Virginia Staat – Imperial Iris
04 Fauna
1st Frank Zurey – Black Bear in the Rocks
2nd Virginia Staat – Eat My Dust
3rd Peter Kummerfeldt – If I Told You Once…
HM Ron Belak – Socking It Away for Winter
HM Ron Belak – The Dipper Makes an Icy Catch
HM Deanna Harrington – Young Bobcat
HM Deanna Harrington – Whale Tail
05 People in Nature
1st Frank Zurey – Hiking White Sands
2nd Ron Belak – Enjoying Sunset at White Sands
3rd Judy Lehmkuhl – Kayak Class
HM Judy Lehmkuhl – Ida at Sunset
HM June Wolfe – A Whale of a Catch
HM Richard Youngblood – Gooseberry Mesa Sunset, Virgin Utah
06 Historical
1st Ron Belak – El Santuario de Chimayo
2nd Deanna Harrington – Wrangell Petroglyphs
3rd Dan Bernskoetter – Capitol Building Dome
HM Richard Youngblood – Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona AZ
07 Cultural
1st Ron Belak – Vintage Wedding
2nd Deanna Harrington – Blossoms of Light
3rd Ron Belak – Dressed for an Outing
08 Natural Phenomena
1st Frank Zurey – Clouds Along the Shore
2nd Frank Zurey – Storm Over White Sands
3rd Ron Belak – Sunset over White Sands
HM Dan Bernskoetter – Morning Fog Sunrise
HM Deanna Harrington – Hoonah Clouds
09 Altered/Composite
1st Dan Bernskoetter – Sky on Fire at White Sands
2nd Dan Bernskoetter – Rainbow Before the Storm
3rd Judy Lehmkuhl – Santa
10 Black & White
1st Frank Zurey – White Sands
2nd Ron Belak – Sure-Footed Descent
3rd Virginia Staat – Mane Stallion
HM Dan Bernskoetter – The Eagle Has Landed
HM Peter Kummerfeldt – Storm’s Coming
HM Judy Lehmkuhl – Front Range
11 Novice Images
1st Buddy Green – Pom Pom Girl
2nd June Wolfe – Black Bear with Lunch
3rd Buddy Green – Afternoon Scuffle
HM June Wolfe – Jumping the Falls
12 Published Images
1st Virginia Staat – A Simple Shaft of Light. Rocky Mountain Outdoors Jul/Aug 2021
2nd Ron Belak – Autumn Above the Trees. Colorado Outdoors, Jan/Feb 2022
3rd Dan Bernskoetter – Wild Turkey. MO Conservation Natural Events Calendar 2022
HM Frank Zurey – Tahquamenon Falls. R Gallery, Boulder, CO “Turning Leaves of Fall” https://rgallery.art/collect ions/turning-leaves-of-fall 10/17/20
40 Artwork
1st Judy Lehmkuhl – Inuit Boat with Raven
This is an acrylic painting from a photo taken near Barrow, Alaska on the Arctic Ocean.
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