By Jamie Anderson.

Thanks again to our judges, Lisa and David, who have spent their time to make this contest happen and bring it to one of its most exciting parts… picking and announcing the winners. This contest is growing and we had over 170 entries in the contest this year so picking the winners was no easy task.

Lisa Langell, Lisa Langell Photography (https://langellphotography.com/)

David Akoubian, Bear Woods Photography (http://www.bearwoodsphotography.com/)

Thanks to all who entered the contest, for by doing so we can only improve and continue to challenge ourselves to do better.

Visit this link for a video of Lisa and David discussing the 1^st Place winners in each category: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/8lUiOkvCQhbfjs2hPXC7IigblCN5HSj8f5G62xDin6OlzG0ff-CVHV8MTIoBaSH_.Ngfo4U-DLI_b-UuT

Here are the Finalists for each Category:

Found at Oatland Island

1^st Place: “Red Shouldered Hawk”, Jackie Bedell

2^nd Place: “The Buck Stops Here”, Jamie Anderson

3^rd Place: “Eagle Buddies”, Jamie Anderson

Honorable Mention: “Marsh View”, Ruth McCully

Honorable Mention: “Ossabaw Pig”, Lynne Daley

Honorable Mention: “Sleepy Fox”, Morey Gers

Landscape

1^st Place: “Ossabaw”, William Harrell

2^nd Place: “Fall in the Coniferous Swamp”, Vivian Lynch

3^rd Place: “Woodstorks at Spoonbill Pond”, Gary Bowlick

Honorable Mention: “Dune Patrol”, Donna Taylor

Honorable Mention: “Sandscape with Oyster Catcher”, Bill Lutin

Honorable Mention: “Whirlpool Sunrise”, Jamie Anderson

Macro

1^st Place: “Milkweed Pod”, Morey Gers

2^nd Place: “Spotted Skimmer”, Morey Gers

3^rd Place: “Sand”, Nicolette Dunn

Honorable Mention: “Lotus Blossom with Pod”, Jackie Bedell

Honorable Mention: “Namibia Golden Sands”, Bill Lutin

Honorable Mention: “Magnolia Grandifloral’, Jackie Bedell

Wildlife

1^st PLACE AND BEST IN SHOW: “Dancing Egrets”, Debbie Staley

2^nd Place: “A Pink Party of Three”, Debbie Staley

3^rd Place: “Gliding In”, Betty Walden

Honorable Mention: “In the Moss”, Betty Walden

Honorable Mention: “Skimming the Surface”, Bill Lutin

Honorable Mention: “Tricolored in the Cattails”, Jamie Anderson

View all of the winning photos in our Gallery: CLICK HERE (Coming Soon!)

 

More Helpful Reviews by Lisa Langell:

Review: https://www.loom.com/share/2dac29c1036a46d6b41980167d3dc079 Wood Duck Takeoff from Horton Pond:  Bill Lutin

Review: https://www.loom.com/share/5d0632a557534950bef427a7d653d497 Barred Owl – William Harrell

Review: https://www.loom.com/share/e1df9d0c2cb94c6da7c3d716c6dd5d63 Munching Moss – Robbie Medler

Review: https://www.loom.com/share/42815c6eb75c433ead7cec6b570e84f0 Who’s eating who – Gary Bowlick

Review: https://www.loom.com/share/e4b1db3718f64ff6aa12afd78ca70e77 What a hug – Maria Fernandez

Review:  https://www.loom.com/share/9ce0eac8927d426f8752304c8c1780e9  Macro Frog – Lynne Daley

Review:  https://www.loom.com/share/c85e5f7f8b9541eb8b17094c164ad2d6  Camelia – Ruth McCully

Review:  https://www.loom.com/share/947d8ec76c964dcc95b017a0832aa4ac  Red Clover – William Harrell

Review:  https://www.loom.com/share/ff464599c48b4b9f9db6ef26b0469342  Milkweed – Maria Fernandez

Review:  https://www.loom.com/share/b46d8e2ba4374487847c80807ed8cf82  Dew Drops – Susan Culpepper

Review:  https://www.loom.com/share/e4e7975cdbb54431ad4c2fd27e8e82a6  Driftwood in Sand – Nicolette Dunn