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2020 Naturescapes Exhibition

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

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

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 3^rd-August 31^st. The photographs will then travel to the Center for Contemporary Art in Abilene for display from November 21^st, 2019 – January 18^th, 2020 and then to Odessa College from February 3^rd– 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.

Mike Zarella

Congratulations to Mike for winning the following:

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

Great work, Mike!