Nature Winners

1st Prize - Nature
Teresa Cleghorn, Buford, Georgia
The excellent composition of the pink hibiscus blossoms combined with the dark green of the foliage and a grey rock background made this photo a winner (and a favorite of Teresa). She said the pink flowers in her mother's rock garden in Flowery Branch, Georgia caught her eye so she captured the image on film.

2nd Prize - Nature
Pamela Frenier, Westport Island, Maine
Bright white birch bark and deep pink rhododendron blooms make a nice contrast to the peaceful greenery of the Frenier's yard this past June. While her husband Bill might be the master of the garden, tool shed and bird feeders you see, Pamela is the expert photographer who managed to get this lovely shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Prize - Nature
Bill Banks, Somers Point, New Jersey
Earlier this year, while on a visit to a friend's house near the town of Dushore in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, Bill tried a long shutter exposure to blur what little water was falling down the creek. It gave the water a softer look, making a nice contrast to the crisp clarity of the woods and rocks around it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Nature
Mike Gordon, Clare, Michigan
Although he never found pots of gold at the end of them, Mike did find a beautiful pair of rainbows to photograph. While on a family vacation to Glacier National Park in July 2000, a rainstorm near Flathead Lake came through and as the sun returned, the rainbows appeared. It was an unforgettable moment, just like the snow they experienced when they got into the mountains!

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