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2020 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on November 29, 2020 by Art ArizpeNovember 29, 2020

Date posted: November 29, 2020

These are the 60 photographs chosen by the 2020 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Herb Smith.

We hope you enjoy the beautiful images from Hays and surrounding counties.

Congratulations to all!

Meal Time
Art Arizpe
Milkvine Triplets
Art Arizpe
The Power of Reptiles
George Arizpe

Flower Power
George Arizpe
Reflections of Kyle Pie in the Sky
Barbara Beversdorf
b>Solace in the Shadows
Barbara Beversdorf

Award of Merit
Sunshine Through the Fog
Barbara Beversdorf
Award of Merit
Danielle
Annissa Clewell
Heart
Peggy R. Cole

Shakeoff
Peggy R. Cole
Handsome One
Michael Davis
Award of Merit
Symmetry
Michael Davis

Great Blue Heron
Michael Davis
River Oats
Neil Decker
“Wait til your Father gets home, young man!!!”
Dave Devore

Award of Merit
Phoebe Phlight
Dave Devore
Painted Bunting Balancing Act
Dave Devore
Best In Show
Wink, Wind, Nod
Dave Devore

Spadefoot Toad Under Pot
Kathleen Dickinson
Award of Excellence
White Crane departure
Bill Galloway
Butterfly on Indian Paintbrush
Bill Gibbs

Squawk!
Susan Hanson
Being Green
Susan Hanson
Crested Caracara
Susan Hanson

Best Natural Waterscape
Tetras on the Move
Susan Hanson
Award of Merit
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tom L. Hausler
Golden-cheeked Warbler with Dinner
Tom L. Hausler

Westcave Grotto
Tom L. Hausler
Award of Merit
Midnight Armadillo 
Charles Kreitler
Rock Lizard. More Please…
Charles Kreitler

Award of Excellence
Hexaloctris – Crested Coralroot
Alice Le Duc
Award of Excellence
Young Twins – It’s Spring
Alice Le Duc
Orbweaver
Alice Le Duc

checkered white and white clover
Scott Gerald Mitchell
Fox in the Grass
John Moore
Green Heron in a Tree
John Moore

Best Youth
Green Dragonfly
John Moore
Memories
Nancy Naylor
Eastern Bluebird
Patty Robertson

Red-shouldered Hawk
Patty Robertson
Black and White Warbler
Patty Robertson
Award of Merit
Flycatcher
Patty Robertson

Red-shouldered Hawk on Fence
Patty Robertson
Smoke on the Water
Jerry Sargent
Moon Set
Jerry Sargent

American Star Thistle
Harrison Saunders
Award of Merit
Dragonfly
Lois Schubert
Award of Excellence
Spring Gobblers
Carol Serur

Award of Merit
Mirror, Mirror, on the Pond
Carol Serur
Feed Me
Carol Serur
Award of Merit
Green Anole
Winifred Flato Simon

Antelope Horns Milkweed
Winifred Flato Simon
Bee on Cenizo
Winifred Flato Simon
Pipevine Swallowtail
Winifred Flato Simon

Babies Encounter
Michael Penn Smith
Cypress Fall
Michael Penn Smith
Are You The One That Got My Finger?
Curt Vogt

Paradise Hills Cactus #2
Raena Wharton
Bee Assassin Bug
Drew Wilson
Lightning Strike!
Mike Zarella

2019 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on December 21, 2019 by Art ArizpeDecember 21, 2019

Date posted: December 21, 2019

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

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on June 7, 2019 by Art ArizpeJune 7, 2019

Date posted: June 7, 2019

Holly Moore

Holly Moore, PPSA, recently received an acceptance to the Texas Photographic Society’s 2019 Annual International Exhibition.

The Exhibition is a traveling exhibit beginning at the Art League of Baytown on July 3rd-August 31st. The photographs will then travel to the Center for Contemporary Art in Abilene for display from November 21st, 2019 – January 18th, 2020 and then to Odessa College from February 3rd – March 2020.

The Society collected 1,000 images from nearly 200 entrants. The Judge , Arthur Meyerson chose 50 works from 47 artists. Holly’s photograph is titled “Abandoned” and was taken at the Carrie Furnace Historical Landmark in Pennsylvania.

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on May 4, 2019 by Art ArizpeMay 4, 2019

Date posted: May 4, 2019

Mike Zarella

Congratulations to Mike for winning the following:

  1. 2019 Galveston Featherfest Photo Contest Week Two, Honorable Mention – Lucky Heron, Unlucky Fish
  2. 2019 Texas Night Sky Festival Best of Show Award – Pedernales Barn Under the Full Moon
  3. 2019 Galveston Featherfest Photo Contest Week Four, First Place – Nighthawk in the Rain
  4. 2019 Migration Celebration Nature Photography Contest, Plant Life and Fungi of Texas, First Place – Claret Cup Cactus
  5. 2019 Migration Celebration Nature Photography Contest, Wildlife Vertebrates, First Place – Gray Fox Posing
  6. 2019 Migration Celebration Nature Photography Contest, Nature-Themed Photo/Digital Art – Super Blood Moon Eclipse

 

Great work, Mike!

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on December 6, 2018 by Art ArizpeDecember 6, 2018

Date posted: December 6, 2018

Wes Odell

Wes Odell has just hung a one-person exhibit of twelve large photographs at the “Wesleyan on Scenic” Drive Assisted Living Center in Georgetown (across the road from St David’s Hospital.) It will remain up through December.

The Williamson County Art Guild has been the exhibitor of artwork for six years at the Wesleyan where the art hangs in a prominent location for all to enjoy. For more information on the Guild, see its website at www.WCArtGuild.org.

2018 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on September 16, 2018 by Art ArizpeSeptember 16, 2018

Date posted: September 16, 2018

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 ArizpeDecember 3, 2017

Date posted: December 3, 2017

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 ArizpeApril 4, 2017

Date posted: April 4, 2017

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

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on November 19, 2016 by Art ArizpeNovember 20, 2016

Date posted: November 19, 2016

Mike Zarella

Congratulations to Mike for winning Honorable Mention in the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society 2016 Photo Contest for his photo of a manatee.

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society has established an annual photography contests on behalf of Jay Norwood Darling, the Refuge’s namesake, who recognized the importance of art to convey powerful messages about the importance of conservation and protecting our wildlife and habitats. The contest uses wildlife and outdoor photography as great way to educate visitors about the beauty of the wildlife that calls the Refuge “home” in hopes to inspire future conservation stewards.

https://www.dingdarlingsociety.org/photo-contests/2016/DDD_photoContest_2016.html

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Florida Manatee
Mike Zarella

Hill Country Photography Club Posted on October 29, 2016 by Art ArizpeOctober 29, 2016

Date posted: October 29, 2016

Wes Odell

Wes Odell’s monochrome image of a broken down wagon in historic Bannock Montana, titled “Out of Commission” was selected to be in the 2016 “High and Dry” exhibit.

The exhibit is part of Texas Tech University’s International Cultural Center’s emphasis on “The Dry Lands of the World” and features the people, places and culture of these lands.

The exhibit will run from December 2nd to January in Lubbock, Texas.The results of the Photographic Society of America 2016 Green Eagle Award in the Pictorial Print Division were just announced.

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Congratulations, Wes!

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