Antlion
Maker: Al Sheldon -- 40 points 1st Place Judge's comments: Extremely sharp; beautifully composed Maker's comments:
Thistle
Maker: Kristi Olson -- 37 points 3rd Place Judge's comments: Great sharpness & blurred background Maker's comments:
Egrets Fighting
Maker: John Zoerb -- 37 points 2nd Place Judge's comments: Beautiful detail and action; very nice Maker's comments:
Snowy Owl in Flight
Maker: Shirley Gates -- 34 points Hon. Mention Judge's comments: Blue sky a nice background; well-focused; foreground adds perspective Maker's comments:
Maple Streaming
Maker: Toni Paisley -- 33 points Hon. Mention Judge's comments: Nice contrasting colors; interesting background texture; good focus; nice photo Maker's comments:
Ouch!
Maker: Cheryl Keeffe -- 32 points Hon. Mention Judge's comments: Great lines; nice lighting; sharp! Maker's comments:
Icicle
Maker: Doyle Gates -- 32 points Judge's comments: Correctly exposed; interesting subject; nicely proportioned Maker's comments:
Squirrel Stare Down
Maker: Randy Greenfield -- 31 points Judge's comments: Nice image; beautiful subject; crop on right to eliminate some of the busy background Maker's comments:
Spring Thaw
Maker: Jerry Weigel -- 31 points Judge's comments: Calming and peaceful composition; interesing lines in the water; strange artifact in upper center Maker's comments:
Autumn at the Falls
Maker: Marti Sullivan -- 30 points Judge's comments: Beautiful water; lovely golden leaves throughout image; good contrast; leaves in lower right turn eye back into picture; nice reflections Maker's comments:
Snowy Owl in Flight
Maker: Paul Abraham -- 28 points Judge's comments: Composition nice with straight horizon; a little soft and contrasty Maker's comments:
look closely
Maker: John Schilling -- 25 points Judge's comments: Nice color contrast with flowers in foreground; could use just the right half; a little soft Maker's comments:
Frozen Oak Leaf
Maker: Eileen Roesler -- 24 points Judge's comments: Good exposure; interesting texture; need to back off a bit and move leaf to one of the thirds position Maker's comments:
Slight Flight
Maker: Mike Earley -- 23 points Judge's comments: Nice peak action shot; left side of head a little hot; could be cropped; can see hand of man--could crop that out Maker's comments:
Creepy Crawlly Home
Maker: Mary Ann Roesler -- 22 points Judge's comments: Interesting subject; very busy; needs more light Maker's comments: This is the inside of one of those large cocoon nest we see in the trees along the Mississippi River in our area. They are filled with a caterpillar of some sorts. Definitely crawling around until they mature!
Bison Calf
Maker: Debbie Abraham -- 21 points Judge's comments: Tells a story; difficult subject for exposure Maker's comments: