Fontenelle Forest Photo Club Contest – 2014

A couple of weeks ago I had the honor of once again judging the Fontenelle Forest Photo Club contest. Last night we announced the winners and had a critique session.  There were many great entries in several categories – Scenic and Landscape, Flora, Fauna, and Anything Goes. They were all excellent photographs and as such there were some hard decisions, but I wanted to congratulate the list of the winners in their respective categories:

People’s Choice:

Allen Kurth – “Building the Nest”

Member’s Choice:

Doug French – “Waves of Sandstone”

Best Black and White:

Doug French – “Simply a Rose”

Best Photo taken at Fontenelle Forest:

Doug French – “Great Horned Owl”

Runner-Up – Peter Carbonell– “Escape From the City”

Best of Show:

Doug French – “Great Horned Owl”

Runner-Up – Heather Ingraham – “Whitetail Deer”

Novice Class:

Animals:

1. Peter Carbonell – “Waxwings”
2. Robert May – “Yellow Warbler”
3. Ken Huber – “Coopers Hawk”

Flora:

1. Eric Scholar – “Yellow Orchid”
2. Kathleen Crawford Rose – “Tree”

Scenic:

1. Robert May – “Sunset & Storm”
2. Eric Scholar – “Three Gossips”
3. Jason Keel – “Mountain Born”

Advanced Class:

Animals:

1. Alan Brodin – “Wise Guy”
2. Heather Ingraham – “Pheasant”
3. (Tie) Allen Kurth – “Building the Nest”
   Heather Ingraham – “Green Violet Ear”

Flora:

1. Allen Kurth – “Hanging Basket”
2. Doug French – “Simply a Rose”
3. Sue Mininni – “Spring Flowers”

Scenic:

1. Doug French – “Waves of Sandstone”
2. Lonny Holman – “Golden Hour”

Anything Goes (Combined Classes):

1. Peter Carbonell – “A Fall Walk”
2. Doug French – “Farmers Market”
3. (Tie) Allen Kurth – “City of Lights”
   Alan Brodin – “Country Shrine”