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2024 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club

These are the 60 photographs and Award Winners, chosen by the 2024 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Melody Lytle. You can see the exhibition at the San Marcos Activity Center, Walkers’ Gallery, through November 2nd, 2024.

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

Congratulations to all!

Towering Cactus
Art Arizpe
Spiky Network
George Arizpe
Best San Marcos Natural Area
Painted Bunting Calling
Jennifer Bauerkemper

Award of Merit
Hiding in the Grotto
Julie Bentley
Fall in the Woods
Julie Bentley
Fall on the River
Julie Bentley

Inside the Falls
Julie Bentley
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Stan Bravenec
Nap Time
Stan Bravenec

Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Stan Bravenec
Orange Sulphur
David J. Cook
Spotted Bird Grasshopper
David J. Cook

Award of Excellence
46 Teal
Mike S. Davis
Backyard Boss
Mike S. Davis
Best Natural Waterscape
A Mist Opportunity
Mark Deschner

Award of Excellence
Friends Don’t Make Segrets
Mark Deschner
Best in Show
Angry Sky over Austin – 9-24-2023
Dave DeVore
Water-sculpted limestone, McKinney Falls State Park
Bill Galloway

Award of Merit
Diamond Ring
Rosemary Galloway
Fall Colors on Pedernales River
Tom L. Hausler
Floating Leaf
Tom L. Hausler

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tom L. Hausler
Award of Excellence
Dangerously Low
Mia Hendricks
Untitled
Kevin Katz

Untitled
Kevin Katz
The Pods
Salwa Khan
Lookin’ At You
Alice F. Le Duc

Standing Winecup
Alice F. Le Duc
Shadowy Morning Hunt
Christopher Riggins
Winecup after the Rain
Patty Robertson

Morning Breakfast
Patty Robertson
Mushroom Portrait
Patty Robertson
Morphing Mushroom
Patty Robertson

Lady Bird Lake-Bridge at Night
Tracy Roquemore
Agave Blooms on Terracotta
Tracy Roquemore
Cypress and Spanish Moss
Jerry Sargent

Blazing Fall Cypress
Jerry Sargent
Long Forgotten Fence-line
Jerry Sargent
Reserved Seat
Carol Serur

Morning Snack
Carol Serur
Color Coordinated
Carol Serur
Spring in Texas
Winifred Flato Simon

Award of Excellence
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
Winifred Flato Simon
Honey Bee on Globe Amaranth
Winifred Flato Simon
Margined Calligrapher Hoverfly
Winifred Flato Simon

Award of Merit
Furrow Bee on Opuntia
Winifred Flato Simon
Award of Merit
NPSOT Best Adult

Detail, Water Flower
Michael Penn Smith
Waterfall
Michael Penn Smith

Best Youth
Before The Thaw
Cohen Stark
Bewick’s Wren
Darlene Varga
Bordered Patch
Darlene Varga

Eastern Amberwing
Darlene Varga
Peek-A-Boo
Darlene Varga
Gulf Fritillary
Darlene Varga

What’s for Lunch?
Darlene Varga
Love Is In The Air
Darlene Varga
Double Trouble
Curt Vogt

Gray Fox in Texas Wildflowers
Mike Zarella
Gray Fox in the Spring
Mike Zarella
One Good Lick Deserves Another
Mike Zarella

2023 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club

These are the 60 photographs and Award Winners, chosen by the 2023 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Michael Lustbader. You can see the exhibition at the San Marcos Activity Center, Walkers’ Gallery, through October 27th.

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

Congratulations to all!

Family Portrait
Art Arizpe
SQUAAACK!
Jennifer Bauerkemper
Curious Racoon
Stan Bravenec

Award of Merit
Scenic Snake in Purgatory Creek
Nicholas Breaux
Spotted Gar in Spring Lake
Nicholas Breaux
I’m All Ears
Marlee Claes

ZACK
Annissa Clewell
CHLOE STEELE
Annissa Clewell
Two bulls fighting
Art Crowe

Hmm, Bee Balm
Robert A. Currie
Award of Merit
Best fisherman on the lake
Mike S. Davis
Award of Excellence
Eared Grebe
Mike S. Davis

Wood Duck Mom with Ducklings
Mike S. Davis
V for Vermillion
Mark Deschner
An Egret with Regret
Mark Deschner

Mushrooms
Clay DeStefano
Stag horn fern
Clay DeStefano
Angry Sunset
David Devore

Sunrise Over Mills Pond
David Devore
Sunrise
Matt Erpenbeck
Memory Chairs
Matt Erpenbeck

Queen and her lady-in-waiting
Bill Galloway
The Way In
Mark Goeman
Best Natural Waterscape
Ankle Deep
Mark Goeman

South Trail
Mark Goeman
Power Station
Mark Goeman
Best Youth
NPSOT Best Youth

The Milky Way
Lucy Gonzalez

Sir Slimy
Lucy Gonzalez
Lily Tranquility
Lucy Gonzalez
Spiral Zinnia
Lucy Gonzalez

Morning Swim
Susan Hanson
Best in Show
Westcave Grotto in the Fall
Tom L. Hausler
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tom L. Hausler

Westcave Trail in the Fall
Tom L. Hausler
Award of Merit
Female Cardinal
Alice F. Le Duc
Clematis crispa
Alice F. Le Duc

NPSOT Best Adult
Field of Bluebonnets
Alice F. Le Duc
Come in the Waters Fine
Alice F. Le Duc
dandelion
Scott Mitchell

here now bee
Scott Mitchell
Fall Elm and Spanish Moss
Jerry Sargent
Lightning from the Devil’s Backbone
Jerry Sargent

Award of Excellence
The Catch (with Texas Spiny Lizard)
Carol Serur
SMGA Award
Banded Pennant Dragonfly
Winifred Flato Simon
After the Storm
Winifred Flato Simon

Western Spotted Orbweaver
Winifred Flato Simon
Short-horned Grasshopper
Winifred Flato Simon
Homestead Blooms
Michael Penn Smith

American Goldfinch
Darlene Varga
Award of Merit
American Rubyspot
Darlene Varga
Chipping Sparrow
Darlene Varga

Eastern Ringtail
Darlene Varga
Gray Hairstreak
Darlene Varga
Award of Excellence
Green Anole
Darlene Varga

Orange Sulphur
Darlene Varga
Queen
Darlene Varga
Shy
Janet Wallace

Nutty squirrel
Janet Wallace
Gulf Fritillary on Cowpen Daisy
Mike Zarella
Award of Excellence
Play with a Purpose
Mike Zarella

2022 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club

These are the 60 photographs chosen by the 2022 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Jeff Parker. You can see the exhibition at the San Marcos Activity Center, Walkers’ Gallery, through November 4th.

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

Congratulations to all!

Caladium Veins
Art Arizpe
Mushroom Gills
Art Arizpe
Foxy Friends
George Arizpe

Backyard Bluejay 1
Linda Avitt
Best San Marcos Natural Area
Painted Bunting Song
Jennifer Bauerkemper
Emergence
Jennifer Bauerkemper

Adaptation
Jennifer Bauerkemper
Collecting Pollen
Stan Bravenec
Painted Bunting
Stan Bravenec

Award of Excellence
Backlit Queen
Stan Bravenec
Shadow the Fox
Bailey Burrough
Gumaro
Annissa Clewell

Mare
Annissa Clewell
Award of Excellence
Ducks Pass in Review
Michael Davis
Best in Show
Thirsty Hummer
Michael Davis

Award of Excellence
Rainbow Bath
Michael Davis
Hover
Michael Davis
Hooded Dayflower (Tinantia anomala)
Neil Decker

American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)
Neil Decker
Ride ’em Cowboy!
Dave Devore
One less titmouse in our back yard
Bill Galloway

Still Water
Lucy Gonzalez
Yellow Warbler Descending
Susan Hanson
Westcave Gotto
Tom Hausler

Golden-cheeked Warbler
Tom Hausler
Verdin
Tom Hausler
Too busy to notice
Gerald Kurten

Waiting for the Sun
Gerald Kurten
Boy Is It Hot
Alice F. Le Duc
Swimming Hole in Winter
Alice F. Le Duc

Giant Swallowtail Close-Up
John Moore
Best Youth
Plum Tree Bees
John Moore
The Nectar Gatherer
John Moore

Hometown Swallowtail
Nancy Naylor
Path to Barton Springs
Nancy Naylor
Pipevine Swallowtail on Verbena
Patty Robertson

Gulf Fritillary on Thistle
Patty Robertson
Bluebonnet Morning
Patty Robertson
Gray Fox
Jerry Sargent

Window to a Sunset
Jerry Sargent
Sunset on the Beach
Jerry Sargent
Best Natural Waterscape
Battle Lines in the Fog
Jerry Sargent

Lightshow
Jerry Sargent
The Stalker (Green Heron)
Carol Serur
Curious (Gray foxes)
Carol Serur

Banded Garden Spider
Winifred Flato Simon
Great Black Wasp
Winifred Flato Simon
Award of Excellence
Robber Fly
Winifred Flato Simon

Ice Tree
Michael Penn Smith
Pedernales Autumn
Michael Penn Smith
Pedernales in Johnson City
Michael Penn Smith

Award of Merit
Cypress Fall
Michael Penn Smith
Perpetual Motion
Darlene Varga
Trick or Treat
Darlene Varga

Hanging Around
Darlene Varga
Rise Up for a Texas Icon
Raena Wharton
Gray Fox in the KR Bluestem
Mike Zarella

Gray Fox Relaxing in the Shade
Mike Zarella
Snow Joy
Mike Zarella
Chilly Chickadee
Mike Zarella

2021 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club

These are the 60 photographs chosen by the 2021 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Barbra Riley.

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

Congratulations to all!

Hangin’ Around
Art Arizpe
Sago Palm Shoots
Art Arizpe
Frozen Frostweed
Linda Avitt

Yellow-Rumped Warbling
Jennifer Bauerkemper
Yellow-Rumped Warbling
Jennifer Bauerkemper
Rufous in his Element
Barbara Beversdorf

Nikki
Annissa Clewell
Erin
Annissa Clewell
Award of Merit
JP
Annissa Clewell

Les
Annissa Clewell
Wimberly Woodies
Michael Davis
Award of Excellence
Go catch Something
Michael Davis

Award of Merit
Backyard Boss
Michael Davis
Teal Blast Off
Michael Davis
My Turn
Michael Davis

The Death of Polyphemus (Antheraea polyphemus)
Neil Decker
Chickadee Ascension
Dave Devore
Intensity
Dave Devore

God’s Coloring Book
Dave Devore
Spiderwort honey
Bill Galloway
Hairstreak Happiness
Doug Gephardt

Bath Time
Alice Le Duc
Sharing
Alice Le Duc
Black-Crested Titmouse in Autumn Colors
John Moore

Best Youth
Snowy Waxwings
John Moore
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Stare-down
John Moore
I’m a Big Kid Now
Rene Perez

Award of Excellence
Underwater Photosynthesis
Rene Perez
Changing Currents
Rene Perez
Nature’s history book
Christine Reid

Oriole on Limb
Patty Robertson
Momma and Her Twins
Patty Robertson
Lightning Crashes
Jerry Sargent

Cypress Creek
Jerry Sargent
Award of Merit
Ancients in the Fog
Jerry Sargent
Afternoon Sunlight
Jerry Sargent

Old Man of the Pedernales
Jerry Sargent
Award of Merit
Untitled #1
Harrison Saunders
Award of Excellence
Swirl
Harrison Saunders

Lovely in Lavender
Lois Schubert
The Golden Goose
Carol Serur
Can You See Me Now?
Carol Serur

Prickly Poppy After the Rain
Winifred Flato Simon
Fall Leaves in the Creek
Winifred Flato Simon
Award of Excellence
Passionflower Vine
Winifred Flato Simon

Orchard Spider
Winifred Flato Simon
Gray Fox in Tree
Winifred Flato Simon
Agave Points
Michael Penn Smith

Guadalupe in Gruene
Michael Penn Smith
Beautiful Lady
Darlene Varga
Head Stand
Darlene Varga

Sweetie Pie
Darlene Varga
Climbing For Berries
Curt Vogt
Jumping Spider
Curt Vogt

Best in Show
Thirsty Squirrel
Raena Wharton
TOO Cold for Texas!
Raena Wharton
Icy Cardinal
Mike Zarella

The Pollinator
Mike Zarella
Best Natural Waterscape
Pedernales Swimming Hole
Mike Zarella
Fluorescing Scorpion
Mike Zarella

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7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Naturescapes 2025

The Naturescapes contest started accepting entries on March 31st!

Please visit the contest web page for complete details.

You may see the 2024 contest winners here.

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