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2019 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on December 21, 2019 by Art ArizpeMay 20, 2023

These are the 59 photographs chosen by the 2019 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Jason Weingart.

We hope you enjoy the beautiful images from Hays and surrounding counties. Congratulations to all!

A Bug’s Life
Art Arizpe
Award of Excellence
The Color of Leaves
George Arizpe
Colors
Henry Arizpe

West Cave Grotto
Warren Capps
Flower Power
Marlee Claes
Almost There
Marlee Claes

Director’s Award of Merit
Hide and Seek
Annissa Clewell
Time Out
Annissa Clewell
Hey Ladies
Annissa Clewell

William the Leopard Moth
Annissa Clewell
Mom, We’re Hungry!
Faith Debow
Award of Excellence
Autumn Contemplation
Faith Debow

Thin-banded Lichen Moth and Old Plainsman
Neil Decker
Lunate Zale
Neil Decker
Hidden Beauty
Tim Donnelly

Halloween Pennant Hangin’ On
Eva Frost
Lantana Lunch Bar
Rosemary Galloway
The Eyes Have It
Rosemary Galloway

Winter Reflections
Sandra Gilbert
Butterfly Drinking
Clara Gonzalez
Swallow Tail Butterfly
Clara Gonzalez

Flower Field
Clara Gonzalez
The Scowl
Susan Hanson
Redbreast Sunfish
Susan Hanson

Hummingbirds on a Stick
Tom Hausler
Westcave Grotto
Tom Hausler
Road Less Traveled
Alice Le Duc

Director’s Award of Merit
One Startled Screech Owl
Alice Le Duc
Director’s Award of Merit
blue dasher
Scott Gerald Mitchell
Past and Present
Nancy Naylor

Great purple hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
Barry Newberger
Red buckeye & black-throated hummingbird
Barry Newberger
Bull Creek Trail
Alicia R. Paparo

Hiking in Austin, Texas
Alicia R. Paparo
Cactus Flower Buzzer
Patty Robertson
Beetle on Bluebonnet
Patty Robertson

Blue Hole
Patty Robertson
Three Minutes on Canyon Lake
Jerry Sargent
Award of Excellence
The Dancer
Jerry Sargent

Best in Show
Texas Oasis #1
Jerry Sargent
Texas Oasis #2
Jerry Sargent
Best Natural Waterscape
Serpents’ Lair
Harrison Saunders

Soul of the Palmetto
Harrison Saunders
Spider Web
Winifred Flato Simon
3 Cypresses in Autumn
Michael Penn Smith

Dianthus and the Ant
Holly Thompson
Award of Excellence
Don’t Mind Me
Holly Thompson
Director’s Award of Merit
Get My Good Side
Curt Vogt

Snack Time
Curt Vogt
Let’s Fly
Annelies Leona West
Evening at the Falls
Carolyn Whiteside

Water Color Sunset
Carolyn Whiteside
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates Scalaris)
Dave Wilson
Giraffe Silhouette
Drew Wilson

Best Youth
Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly
Drew Wilson
Strike A Pose
Mike Zarella
Migrating Monarch
Mike Zarella

Pretty Mama Cardinal
Mike Zarella
Curious Fawn
Mike Zarella

2018 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on September 16, 2018 by Art ArizpeMay 20, 2023

These are the 60 photographs chosen by the 2018 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Earl Nottingham.

Congratulations to all!

Coneflowers
Arielle Arizpe
Century Plant Buds
Art Arizpe
Hairy Yucca
Art Arizpe

Iris
Art Arizpe
Brother with Buckeye
Henry Arizpe
Award of Merit
Let me in
Mary Arizpe

Common Maestra
Linda Avitt
Stop and Stare
Annissa Clewell
Hey Girl, Hey
Annissa Clewell

Three Sisters
Neil Decker
Best Youth
Libellulida
Neil Decker
Clustered Tradescantia
Neil Decker

Bird bath fox
Bill Galloway
Fall cyprus, Onion Creek
Bill Galloway
Suspicious Mrs. Hoot Owl
Bill Galloway

Award of Merit
Tiger Swallow Tail
Rosemary Galloway
Cracked Up
Susan Hanson
Award of Merit
Deep Dive
Susan Hanson

Gray Day in the Park
Susan Hanson
Golden Wave
Susan Hanson
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Tom Hausler

Award of Excellence
“Country Road “
Alice Le Duc
“Framed”
Alice Le Duc
Twilight
Henry Medone

Sunday Afternoon
Ana Marcela Ruiz Alvarez
Maui’s Big Beak
Ana Marcela Ruiz Alvarez
Soaked Slides
Ana Marcela Ruiz Alvarez

Best Natural Waterscape
Mist On The Pedernales
Jerry Sargent
Fall at Blue Hole
Jerry Sargent
Dawn’s First Light
Jerry Sargent

Sunset
Jerry Sargent
Tranquility
Jerry Sargent
The Tree at Sunset
Jerry Sargent

Early Morning on the Guadalupe
Jerry Sargent
Harvey at Canyon Lake
Jerry Sargent
Webworm Nest #1
Harrison Saunders

Webworm Nest #2
Harrison Saunders
Best in Show
Trail Home #2
Harrison Saunders
Texas Spiny Lizard
Eric Schoondergang

Rocks in Blanco River
Eric Schoondergang
Scaup in Ripples
Carol Serur
Hummer Babies
Winifred Flato Simon

Koi
Winifred Flato Simon
Bee on Yucca Flower
Winifred Flato Simon
Cecropia Silkmoth
Winifred Flato Simon

Award of Excellence
Cypress Autumn on Pedernales
Michael Penn Smith
Hill Country Snow
Michael Penn Smith
Toad in Camo
Raena Wharton

Steamy San Marcos
Carolyn Whiteside
Parenting
Carolyn Whiteside
Mirror, Mirror
Carolyn Whiteside

Hidden
Carolyn Whiteside
Award of Merit
Sunset Glow
Carolyn Whiteside
Beep, Beep
Carolyn Whiteside

Grace
Elaine Wilson
Bath Time
Elaine Wilson
Award of Excellence
Buzzer
Elaine Wilson

Look After Your Feathers
Elaine Wilson
Pedernales Barn Under the Full Moon
Mike Zarella
Hawk’s Eye View of the Pedernales River
Mike Zarella

2017 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on December 3, 2017 by Art ArizpeMay 20, 2023

These are the 60 photographs chosen by the 2017 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Brian Loflin.

Congratulations to all!

Best in Show
Nappers
Kelley Ahr
Friends
Kelley Ahr
Westcave Ferns
Art Arizpe

Award of Merit
Red Target
Art Arizpe
Huddled
Art Arizpe
Sunflower
Linda Avitt

Redbud Blooms
Linda Avitt
Natural Impressions: Endangered Wild Rice
Brandee Brantly
Award of Merit
Grandma’s Oak Sunset
Brandee Brantly

Morning Light
Brandee Brantly
Summer Fawn
Stan Bravenec
Chick-a-boom Chick-a-boom
Betsy R. Cross

Deadly Encounter
Betsy R. Cross
Cactus Flower Pollination
Shannon Marlow du Plessis
Bee Wanna Be?
Shannon Marlow du Plessis

Award of Excellence
Lotus Blossom
Rose Epps
Lazy Afternoon
Rose Epps
Blue Dasher
Rose Epps

Common Mestra
Rose Epps
Tranquility
Doug Gephardt
Bee on a Firewheel
Clara Gonzalez

A Ladybug on an Antelope Horn Bud
Clara Gonzalez
You Blow In the Breeze
Lucy Gonzalez
Coming Up for Air
Susan Hanson

At the Falls
Susan Hanson
What Lies Beneath
Susan Hanson
Spotted Gar
Susan Hanson

Best Natural Waterscape
Westcave Preserve Grotto Ferns
Tom Hausler
Bull Frog
Tom Hausler
Spring Waterfall
Tom Hausler

Best Youth, 12 & Under
Bee on Chives
Kate Lowe
Passing Through
Nancy Naylor
Black-chinned Hummingbird & Standing Cypress
Barry Newberger

Black-chinned Hummingbird & Chicks
Barry Newberger
I Have But One Egret.
Harrison Saunders
Mr. Bob White
Carol Serur

Portrait of a Night Heron (Yellow-crowned Night Heron)
Carol Serur
Prickly Poppy
Winifred Flato Simon
Antelope Horns Seeds
Winifred Flato Simon

Coming In
Winifred Flato Simon
Award of Excellence
Horse Browsing in Verbena
Michael Penn Smith
West Cave Cypress
Michael Penn Smith

San Marcos River
Michael Penn Smith
Zipper Spider
Michael Penn Smith
Butterfly
Michael Penn Smith

Rainy Day Snail
Holly Thompson
Caught In The Act
Carolyn Whiteside
Award of Excellence
Kung Fu Fighting
Carolyn Whiteside

River Carving, Pedernales Falls State Park
Dave Wilson
Award of Excellence
Pedernales Falls
Dave Wilson
Hamilton Pool
Dave Wilson

Paper Wasps on Sotol
Dave Wilson
Texas Sky
Drew Wilson

Buckeye Butterfly on Purple Coneflower
Drew Wilson
Slithering Out For a Swim
Drew Wilson
Best Youth, 13 to 18
Flame Skimmer in The Spring Sun
Drew Wilson

Baby Fawn in the Grass
Drew Wilson
Good Morning, Sweet Fawn
Mike Zarella
Battle of the Bucks
Mike Zarella

2017 Texas Night Sky Festival Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on April 4, 2017 by Art ArizpeMay 20, 2023

These are the 25 photographs chosen by the 2017 Texas Night Sky Festival Photography Contest Juror, Doug Gephardt, for the electronic exhibition on the day of the Festival, March 18th, 2017.

There were an estimated 2600 attendees at the Festival.

Congratulations to all!

Heavenly Light on Hallowed Ground
by Paul Bordovsky
Rickety Barn
by Paul Bordovsky
My Favorite Windmill
by Paul Bordovsky

Milky Way Landscape
by Paul Bordovsky
Ancient Celestial Light……New Church
by Paul Bordovsky
Barn Sways in the Starlight
by Paul Bordovsky

Moonhawk
by Marlyss Brightwell
Award of Merit
Spooky Night
by Marlyss Brightwell
Fireball
by Charlotte Luongo

Road to the Milky Way
by Charlotte Luongo
Award of Excellence
The Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31)
by Daniel Maloney
Award of Excellence
Luna in the Dark of Night
by John Manning

Best Youth
Perseid
by Vivien Mial
Award of Excellence
Under the canopy
by Jerry Moreno
Piercing the Sky
by Jerry Moreno

Orion the Hunter
by Jerry Moreno
Rotating stars
by Jerry Moreno
Award of Excellence
Stargazing
by Jerry Moreno

Signal to the Heavens
by Jerry Moreno
Orion and Flame nebula
by Jerry Moreno
Award of Merit
Highway to home
by Jerry Moreno

Starry night. St. John Lutheran Crabapple
by Steven Ng
Best In Show
Milky Way at Enchanted Rock
by Steven Ng
Award of Merit
New Year Sky
by Heather Valey

Winter Waxing Crescent
by Mike Zarella

Naturescapes Awards Reception

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on August 23, 2016 by Art ArizpeMay 20, 2023

Please join us at the San Marcos Activity Center on Saturday, September 3rd from 5 pm to 7 pm, for the 12th Annual Naturescapes Photography Contest and Exhibition Awards Reception.

This is a great way to support Naturescapes 2016 Postcardthe local arts and conservation efforts! You’ll see the beautiful and inspiring images selected by the contest jurors, John and Kendra Abbott. John and Kendra are professional nature photographers, educators and outdoor enthusiasts based in Austin, Texas. John has focused on dragonflies and damselflies throughout much of his career and has written three books on these beautiful subjects that contain much of their photography. Kendra is an ecologist and focused on endangered species and conservation issues much of her career.

You’ll also get to meet with the photographers, their families, and fellow supporters. We’ll have snacks, refreshments, and live music.

The contest is co-sponsored by the Hays County Master Naturalists Chapter and the Hill Country Photography Club.

A $100 prize will be awarded for Best in Show, $75 for the best Youth Category photo, and $75 for the best Natural Waterscape photo. Up to four $50 Awards of Excellence will be presented for the next most outstanding photographs. Additional Awards of Merit will be presented at the discretion of the contest jurors.

The unique beauty of the natural areas within San Marcos inspired the first Naturescapes Photography Contest. The contest now includes photographs taken in greenspaces and natural areas throughout Hays, Blanco, Comal, Guadalupe, Caldwell, and Travis Counties.

The Exhibition in the Walkers’ Gallery at the San Marcos Activity Center, runs from September 3rd through October 28th, so you’ll have a chance to see the photographs even if you can’t attend the reception.

Naturescapes 2016

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on June 24, 2016 by Art ArizpeMay 20, 2023

The contest deadline is next Monday, June 27th!

Please be sure to get your entries submitted. Visit the contest’s web page for complete information.

Here is the front of the the contest’s promotional postcard featuring Tom Hausler’s beautiful “Ladder-backed Woodpecker“.

Naturescapes 2016 Postcard

Grab your cameras, go outside, and take some photographs! Please help us spread the word about the contest and we hope to see your entries soon!

Naturescapes 2016

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on June 3, 2016 by Art ArizpeMay 20, 2023

We started accepting entries on May 2nd. The entry deadline is June 27th.

The contest is now in its 12th year and is co-sponsored by the Hill Country Photography Club and the Hays County Master Naturalists.

Goals of the contest and exhibit include increasing public awareness of the importance of protecting our natural world and giving photographers at all levels of experience a chance to capture, share, and receive recognition for beautiful and inspiring images. Suggested subjects include natural scenery, wildlife, plants, and people and pets in the natural environment.

The contest is open to resident and visiting photographers of all ages. A $100 prize will be awarded for Best in Show, $75 for the best Youth Category photo, and $75 for the best Natural Waterscape photo. Up to four $50 Awards of Excellence will be presented for the next most outstanding photographs. Additional Awards of Merit will be presented at the discretion of the contest juror.

We’re very pleased to have the team of John and Kendra Abbott as our jurors. John and Kendra are professional nature photographers, educators and outdoor enthusiasts based in Austin, Texas.

Please visit the contest’s web page for complete information.

Here is the front of the the contest’s promotional postcard featuring Tom Hausler’s beautiful “Ladder-backed Woodpecker“.

Naturescapes 2016 Postcard

Grab your cameras, go outside, and take some photographs! Please help us spread the word about the contest and we hope to see your entries soon!

Naturescapes 2016

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on April 26, 2016 by Art ArizpeMay 20, 2023

The opening of the Naturescapes 2016 Photography Contest and Exhibition is almost here!

We will start accepting entries on May 2nd. The contest is now in its 12th year and is co-sponsored by the Hill Country Photography Club and the Hays County Master Naturalists.

Goals of the contest and exhibit include increasing public awareness of the importance of protecting our natural world and giving photographers at all levels of experience a chance to capture, share, and receive recognition for beautiful and inspiring images. Suggested subjects include natural scenery, wildlife, plants, and people and pets in the natural environment.

The contest is open to resident and visiting photographers of all ages. A $100 prize will be awarded for Best in Show, $75 for the best Youth Category photo, and $75 for the best Natural Waterscape photo. Up to four $50 Awards of Excellence will be presented for the next most outstanding photographs. Additional Awards of Merit will be presented at the discretion of the contest juror.

We’re very pleased to have the team of John and Kendra Abbott as our jurors. John and Kendra are professional nature photographers, educators and outdoor enthusiasts based in Austin, Texas.

Please visit the contest’s web page for complete information.

Here is the front of the the contest’s promotional postcard featuring Tom Hausler’s beautiful “Ladder-backed Woodpecker“.

Naturescapes 2016 Postcard

Grab your cameras, go outside, and take some photographs! Please help us spread the word about the contest and we hope to see your entries soon!

Texas Night Sky Festival Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on March 27, 2016 by Art ArizpeMay 20, 2023

These are the 25 photographs chosen by the Texas Night Sky Festival Photography Contest Juror, Andy Heatwole, for the electronic exhibition on the day of the Festival, March 5th, 2016.

There were an estimated 2400 attendees at the Festival.

Congratulations to all!

Great Orion Nebula
by Amber Leung
Star Trails with Meteors
by Scott Buckel
Galactic Center
by Amber Leung

Best Youth
Mezzaluna
by Bridget Decker
Full Moon in the Basin
by Eric Yarbrough
Matagorda And The Milky Way
by Jo Zamudio

On the Fly
by Teri lynne Rutherford
Moon and Live Oaks
by Jorgen Hog
Milky Way
by John Phelps

Terlingua Ghost Town
by Carolyn Whiteside
Davis Mountains Meteor Shower
by Scott Buckel
Star Light, Star Bright
by Mary Hulett

Best in Show
Startrails and their reflections
by Jerry Moreno
Orion
by John Phelps
Award of Excellence
The Holy Spirit
by Robert Cook

Award of Excellence
Polaris, the Original GPS
by Jerry Moreno
Award of Excellence
Perry School with Stars
by Robert Cook
Live Oaks basking in the light of the Milky Way
by Mike Zarella

In Search Of…
by Jo Zamudio
South Llano Night
by Carolyn Whiteside
Orion with jet
by John Phelps

Moon Reflection
by Mary Hulett
Milkyway over Creek RD
by Jerry Moreno
Award of Merit
September Blood Moon
by Carolyn Whiteside

Award of Excellence
Lovelorn Screech Owl
by Mike Zarella

Texas Night Sky Festival

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on February 22, 2016 by Art ArizpeFebruary 23, 2016

Please join us at the Texas Night Sky Festival which will be held on March 5th, 2016 at the Dripping Springs Ranch Park.

Big Bend Night Sky by Jørgen Høg

Participants will join in fun citizen science activities, learn from engaging speakers and exhibits, see examples of good lighting for their home or business, view school projects and competition entries focused on protecting the night sky, feast at the food trucks, take home a book or work of art inspired by the night sky, earn a related scouting badge, or explore the stars.

The Hill Country Photography Club and the Photographers of Dripping Springs are co-sponsoring a Photography Contest. We will be showing an exhibition of the images selected by Andy Heatwole. We will also be announcing the award winners.

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