SCENE–

#1202- CadesCoveRd.ElizabethJohnson

HM

TheClassicOne-PointPerspectiveviewinthiscompositionallowsustofeelwecanentertheimage.

FAUNA–

#1500-Sunbathing– SharkValleyNationalPark–

LindaLaRue BrownHM

Capturingthissubjectmatterandtherepetitionoftheirformsgivesstrengthtothephotograph

FLORA-#1790- Fall- UndertheGrandTetonsSarahSmart2nd

Usingaverticalcompositiontoaccentuatethecontrastbetweenforegroundandsofterbackgroundaddsinterestandenhancesthedepthoffield.

FAUNA–#1820- BaldEagleDianneRoberts

HM

ClassicMajesticBirdcapturedinprofile,nicelyframedinspace,givesstrengthtophoto

FAUNA-#2019- TheDefender

PageSteed1ST –Thepoweroftheanimaliscapturedinthisclose-up,emphasizingbulkandpower.Itisaboldimage,fillingtheframe,portraitquality,givinghimpersonality

MOUNTAINS-

#2094- Canyonlands#1EvelynLorentzen-Bell

HM

Theshapesofmountainsandcloudsworkinunisonyetincontrastinthisbeautifulimage.

FLORA–#2289-SunflowersintheGrandTetons

SARAHSMART

HM

Contrastbetweenforegroundandbackgroundframingflowersmakesthisasuccessfulcomposition

SCENE-#2550- DenalibyDogsledEllenDawson

HM

Therealityoftheexperience– humanandanimal- showingthevastnessofnatureiswellhandledinthisstrikingimage.

SCENE

#2578- SpringtimeinYosemite

Phee Grandbois

HM

Imagewellframedspatially

MOUNTAIN-#2929- GrandCanyonTerrySampson

3RDExcellentuseofcontrastbetweenhighlightedandshadedareas,withvaryingpaletteineacharea,andthelightcomingfromcornergivingcontrasttoremainderofthepictureenhancesthedepthoffieldwithdrama.

SCENE-

#3219- Iris‘Klondike’GoldRushNat.HistoricParkKateRouch

HM

Placingthecrisplyfocusedflowersintheforegroundaddsinteresttothecomposition

WATERFEATURE–

#3537- YellowstoneNationalParkGeyser

WendyBarteaux

1ST

Lovelycaptureofa“MomentinTime”.Withthelightareasandshadowswecanalmostfeelthesprayofthewate.r

FAUNA-#3746- BisonintheMorningMist–YellowstoneJenniePerkinsFellows2ND

Excellentcomposition.TheBisoncomingfromthecornerenhancesthefeelingthatheiscomingtowardsus.Thecurvinglinesinthepicturemimictheshapeoftheanimal.

WATERFEATURE

#3982– Smokies,SpringStreamChristineWood

HM

Subtlerangesofgreen,andthecontrastofthestationaryrocksagainstthemovingwaterworkswelltogether.

FLORA#4395- DeathValleySculptureDannaDearborn

1ST

BestInShowNGCPresident’sChoiceCreativityAward

Compositionallighting,flowinginunisonwiththesubjectmatter,makesthisanoutstandingphotograph

SCENE-#4800- Smokies atDawnChristineWood

3RD

Lyricallinesandrhythmscomplimentandcontrastwitheachothersuccessfully.Nicerangeofhues.

MANMADE#5226- CliffHome–MesaVerdeGaleBaullinger

3RD

thesuccessfuldepictionofthecliffdwellingsisaccentuatedandunifiedbythecompositionanditsframing.

MOUNTAIN#5616- GrandCanyonMorningHelenGlaenzer

HM

Thevariationsincolorssuccessfullyfilltheframewithsubjectmatter.

WATERFEATURE#5649- SedonaSlipRockWaterfall– Sunrise

JuneEichbaum

HMTheuseofMirroringandchoiceofShutterSpeed,makingthewatersoftandcascadingisextremelypleasing.

WATERFEATURE-#7346- LimestoneTiersinYellowstoneNationalParkSusanLoughran

3RD

Theabstractqualitiesofthecomponents,fillingtheframewithrepeatinghorizontallinesandforms,successfullygivesunitytothecomposition.

MOUNTAIN–

#8153-DoubleArches,ArchesNationalPark

HelenGlaenzer1ST

Greatuseofpositiveandnegativespace.Thiscompositionisalive!

FLORA#8401- JoshuaTree–ChristineWood

3RD

Thesun,backlightingtheJoshuaTree,whoseformisrepeatedthroughouttheimage,makesthesingletreeasuccessfulcenterofinterestwithinthepatternsoftheimage.

FAUNA

#8446- BigHornedSheep- BetBaker

3RD

Fantastic!Animalinmotioncapturedinamillisecond!

MANMADE–8582- DuneLife– VickiSaltonstall

2ND

Extremelyoriginalcomposition,withthedepictionofordinaryhumanelementsjuxtaposedwiththenaturalworld.Thecolorpaletteofthemanmadeelementsinthenaturalsceneryworkswonderfully.

WATERFEATURE#8896- TremontRiver–ElizabethJohnson

2ND

Wecanalmostfeeltheforceofthewater.ExcellentuseofShutterSpeedtoemphasizetheabstractqualityofthewater.

SCENE#9218- Sunset–ElizabethJohnson

HM

Thepatternsofthecloudsandthemountainsareharmonious.

MOUNTAIN-#9574- Devil’sTowerPeggyMoore

2ND

Theverticalcompositionsuccessfullyemphasizestheverticalityofthesubject.Theconcentratedcolorpaletteaddsinterest.

MANMADE-#9586- Mt.Rushmore-PeggyMoore

1st

Theequallyweightedforegroundandbackground,andthesymmetrywithinthecompositioncapturesthemonumentalityofthesesculptureswithintensity.

SCENE-#9706- DenaliNationalPark- Gerianne Holzman

2ND

Thisimagecapturestheformswithinthecomposition– leadingtheviewerfromthestrengthofthedarkforegroundtothemountainmistswheretheatmosphericqualityissobeautifullydepicted.

SCENE–#9831- GrandTetonsNationalParkChristineSwanson

1ST

AClassicLandscapeReflectioncapturedwithsharpclarity.Boldyetcalm.

TheJury

• CharlieBurke,PhotographySocietyofAmerica,President• JohnAnderson,ProfessorofPhotographyatPlymouthStateUniv.NH• PhyllisMeinke,President,LakesRegionNHCameraClub

TheJudges

• RoseMarasco , DistinguishedProfessorEmerita,USM

• BruceBrown,educator,collectorfocusedonMainephotography, anda curatorto morethan45photoshowsaboutMainephotography

• SandraRobinson,NationalGardenClubs,Inc.PresidentandNGCFSJudge

CommitteeandCredits

• PamNewcomb,ViceChairmanGCFMEFallBoardMeeting&Dist.Dir.Penobscotassistedby• ValleyArtsAlliance,NewportME• AnnCole,GCFMEFallBoardMeetingTreasurer• CharlieBurke,PhotographySocietyofAmerica,President• Poss Tarpley,GerrySt.Peters,andPhyllisWhite,NGCCommunicationsTeam• BeckyHassebroek• NGCHeadquartersStaff