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2017 Naturescapes Exhibition

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

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

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

Florida Manatee
Mike Zarella

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.

odell-wes-out-of-commission

Congratulations, Wes!