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2020 Naturescapes Exhibition

Hill Country Photography Club

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

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

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

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!

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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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