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SECOND PLACE | Best Amateur Photographer

DANIEL R. WASSONTop: A single combine remains in the fields late into the evening on Oct. 31, 2011 on this Daleville farm.

ALSO SUBMITTED BY DANIEL WASSON:Center: Cows are a familiar sight on the Gaston landscape in June 2011.

Above: The last bean harvest of the year is under way in Daleville on Nov. 3, 2011 under a gorgeous sky.

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FINALISTS | Down on the farmThese cows from a Portland farm give new meaning to “black and white, and red all over.”

Photo by amateur photographer Kelly L. Weaver.

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FINALISTS | Down on the farmAmateur photographer Sarah Webb captures the beginning of nightfall on this Delaware County farm.

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FINALISTS | Down on the farmAbove left: Charlie Nichols reminisces with his dog, Brody, as he looks at the old grain elevator in Cammack, where Charlie played as a child and eventually worked as a young man. Photo by amateur photographer Nola Nichols. Top right: A bull lingers in this Madison County pasture. Photo by amateur photographer Tim Stigers. Above right: An American flag stands as a beautiful back-

drop to this corn field. Photo by amateur photographer Frank McCreery.

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FINALISTS | Down on the farmAmateur photographer Julie Gapinski showcases a perfect fall day on this Madison County farm.

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FINALISTS | Close to natureA praying mantis licks porch paint off its foot at a Muncie home. Photo by amateur photographer Sherry Simmonds.

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FINALISTS | Close to natureColorful eggs wait for some attention. Photo by amateur photographer Abbie Gernand.

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FINALISTS | Close to natureAmateur photographer John Disher catches a blue heron fishing on the White River.

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FINALISTS | Close to natureLily pads add to the scenery at Minnetrista’s Oakhurst Gardens.Photo by amateur photographer Jennifer Whittenburg.

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FINALISTS | Close to natureAmateur photographer Larry Pritchard asks: Is it a frog house or bird house? Pritchard took this photo outside his Lynn home in July 2011.

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Top: Smartphone photographer Joel Replogle shot this photo during a Boy Scout bike-hike along the Cardinal Greenway on

Oct. 18, 2011, while stopped for a break by one of the bridges north of Muncie. He called it “serendipity” because “even in East Central Indiana, there is beauty all around if we take the

time to look.” Above: Photographer Mike Rhodes captured this hummingbird outside the patio of his Muncie home.

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FINALISTS | Close to natureAbove left: A bee strops for a bite to eat. Photo by amateur photographer Kalene Allen. Top right: This dragonfly was captured by

amateur photographer Jessica Kerrigan. Above right: A squirrel has a snack while enjoying the sun in a Muncie yard. Photo by amateur photographer Tina S. Sims.

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