Congratulations to Nancy Naylor and Rose Epps.!
Both won awards at the Austin Shutterbug Club Show this month.
Rose won “Best Contemporary”.
Nancy won “Best of Show”.
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Naturescapes 2016
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“.
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
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“.
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
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“.
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!
Congratulations to Mike Zarella!
His photo of a baby gator sunning on its mother’s back was awarded 1st Place in the Wildlife Vertebrates Refuge category of the 2016 Migration Celebration Nature Photo Contest sponsored by Friends of Brazoria Refuges and jurored by Kathy Adams Clark and Tim Timmis.
Winifred Simon’s Marian was selected for the “old” exhibition, May 20th to June 26th, at the A Smith Gallery.
Texas Night Sky Festival Exhibition
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!
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Great Orion Nebula
by Amber Leung
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Star Trails with Meteors
by Scott Buckel
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Galactic Center
by Amber Leung
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Best Youth
Mezzaluna
by Bridget Decker
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Full Moon in the Basin
by Eric Yarbrough
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Matagorda And The Milky Way
by Jo Zamudio
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On the Fly
by Teri lynne Rutherford
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Moon and Live Oaks
by Jorgen Hog
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Milky Way
by John Phelps
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Terlingua Ghost Town
by Carolyn Whiteside
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Davis Mountains Meteor Shower
by Scott Buckel
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Star Light, Star Bright
by Mary Hulett
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Best in Show
Startrails and their reflections
by Jerry Moreno
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Orion
by John Phelps
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Award of Excellence
The Holy Spirit
by Robert Cook
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Award of Excellence
Polaris, the Original GPS
by Jerry Moreno
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Award of Excellence
Perry School with Stars
by Robert Cook
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Live Oaks basking in the light of the Milky Way
by Mike Zarella
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In Search Of…
by Jo Zamudio
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South Llano Night
by Carolyn Whiteside
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Orion with jet
by John Phelps
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Moon Reflection
by Mary Hulett
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Milkyway over Creek RD
by Jerry Moreno
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Award of Merit
September Blood Moon
by Carolyn Whiteside
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Award of Excellence
Lovelorn Screech Owl
by Mike Zarella
Congratulations to the award winners of the 2016 Texas Night Sky Festival Photography Contest!
Best in Show
Jerry Moreno, Startrails and their reflections
Best Youth
Bridget Decker, Mezzaluna
Awards of Excellence
Robert Cook, The Holy Spirit
Robert Cook, Perry School with Stars
Jerry Moreno, Polaris, the Original GPS
Mike Zarella, Lovelorn Screech Owl
Award of Merit
Carolyn Whiteside, September Blood Moon
Robert Cook, Mike Zarella, and Carolyn Whiteside are HCPC members.
Several of our members had images selected for the “red” exhibition at the A Smith Gallery!
Congratulations to everyone–especially, Winifred Simon for her honorable mention. HCPC will be well represented!
Congratulations to Winifred Simon on her Best of Show for “Sinus Scan” at the Wimberley Valley Art League Juried Show, February 23rd through April 11th, 2016.