4th “Nature in the Pioneer valley” Photo Contest Winners
Sep 1, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008 | Themes: Nature, Abstract, Macro
Winning images from The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery's 4th "Nature in the Pioneer valley" Photo Contest.
Winning images from The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery's 4th "Nature in the Pioneer valley" Photo Contest.
The Very Best Nature Images In The Pioneer Valley...
Artist: Twenty nature photographers
Event: Contest Winners - Nature in the Pioneer Valley Photo Contest
Start Date: Saturday September 6th, 2008
Reception: Sunday September 28th, 2008 @ 3:00 PM
End Date: Sunday September 28th, 2008
Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Address: 2 East Street @ College Highway (Rt. 10)
City, ST: Southampton, MA
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com
Fee: FREE. Resfreshments served.
The Gallery's 4th "Nature in the Pioneer Valley" Photo Contest Award
Ceremony will be held, SUN, September 28, 3 pm at the(across Rt. 10 from The Gallery)First Congregational Church of Southampton,downstairs.
The winning entries will be framed and exhibited at The Gallery, September 6 - 30. All images are for sale.
The winning results:
54 photographers submitted 219 images...There are winning 30 images by 20 photographers:
Lisa Appleton.......Novice.....Greenfield
Glenn Corbierre.....Advanced...Chester
Kim Cosman..........Advanced...Springfield
Don David...........Advanced...Amherst
Marty Espinola......Advanced...Florence
Betsy Feick.........Advanced...Northampton
Hannah Fleming......Novice.....Easthampton
Rob Fisher..........Novice.....Granby (CT)
Maggie Horsnell.....Novice.....South Hadley
Bruce Kahn..........Advanced...Northfield
Mark Kassis.........Advanced...Southampton
Marty Klein.........Advanced...Easthampton
Bernie Kubiak.......Advanced...Amherst
Julius Lester.......Advanced...Belchertown
Elaine Mishkind......Novice....Amherst
Carol Pike...........Novice....Northfield
Steven Rejniak.......Novice....Southampton
Brittany Rice.....18 & under...Southampton
August Rulewich......Novice....Bernardston
Caitlin Sarazin...18 & under...Williamsburg
Participants images were selected by the 3 contest judges, Arthur Mange (Amherst), Dick Simmons (Westfield), and Karen Tetrault (Belchertown). There will be a 5th "Nature..." Photo Contest in 2009.
18 and Under category
3rd Place “Water Babies” Caitlin Sarazin Williamsburg
2nd Place “Rapids of Life” Brittany Rice Southampton
1st Place “Desolate Pipe-Scape” Caitlin Sarazin Williamsburg
Novice_Landscapes
3rd Place “Birch Tree” Lisa Appleton Northfield
2nd Place “Glorious Willows” Elaine Mishkind Amherst
1st Place “Windswept” Elaine Mishkind Amherst
Novice_Close Ups
Honorable Mention “Summer Light” Maggie Horsnell South Hadley
3rd Place “Autumn Leaf” August Rulewich Bernardston
2nd Place “Red Leaf” Rob Fisher Granby, CT
1st Place “Jack-in-the-Pulpit” Carol Pike Northfield
Novice_Critters
3rd Place “Grey Tree Frog” Rob Fisher Granby, CT
2nd Place “Mutual Attraction” Elaine Mishkind Amherst
1st Place “A Perfect Match” Elaine Mishkind Amherst
Novice_People in Nature
3rd Place “Balancing Act” Hannah Smith Easthampton
2nd Place “ Fisherman” Steven Rejniak Southampton
1st Place “Bad Hair Day” Elaine Mishkind Amherst
Advanced_Landscapes
Honorable Mention “Glendale Falls” Kim Cosman Springfield
3rd Place “Autumn at Gunn Brook” Don David Amherst
2nd Place “Autumn Birches, Belchertown” Julius Lester Belchertown
1st Place “September Morning, Amherst” Bernie Kubiak Amherst
Advanced_Close Ups
Honorable Mention “Amanita Muscaria” Marty Klein Easthampton
3rd Place “Yellow Tulips” Martin Espinola Easthampton
2nd Place “June Roadside Foliage” Marty Klein Easthampton
1st Place “Tule Bluet” Glenn Corbiere Chester
Advanced_Critters
3rd Place “Riffle Snaketail” Glenn Corbiere Chester
2nd Place “Taking Flight” Bernie Kubiak Amherst
3rd Place “Great Egret” Don David Amherst
Advanced_Abstracts
Honorable Mention “Blue Lagoon” Don David Amherst
Honorable Mention “Untitled” Mark Kassis Southampton
Honorable Mention “Cross Currents” Bruce Kahn Northfield
Meadows, Northampton
1st Place “Meadow Rows” Betsy Feick Northampton
Best in Show “Great Egret” Don David Amherst
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Here are the results....54 photographers (contestants) submitted 219 images...
61% of the contestants were female
39% of the contestants were male
28% of the contestants were new to The Gallery...no prior visits and no prior Photo Workshops
24% of the contestants were visitors to The Gallery above and beyond Photo Workshop participants
33% of the participants were Gallery Exhibitors
25% of the participants were former Gallery/MA Audubon/UMASS Workshop (Floyd) participants
22% of the contestants entered a previous Gallery Nature Photo Contest
13% of the contestants had winning images selected in previous Gallery Nature Photo Contests
19% of the contestants took a Gallery Photoshop Workshop by Stu Wetherbe
Photographers who whose images were selected by the three judges come from:
Amherst (3), Belchertown, Bernardston, Chester, Easthampton (2), Florence, Granby (CT), Greenfield, Northfield (2),
Northampton, Southampton (3), South Hadley, Springfield, Williamsburg
