Hey, I Can Do Art Too!

After several years of judging, Patty and I were again contestants in the DVOC annual members photography contest. And we both won awards, although we came up short of the grand prize.

I took first place in the Flora category, with this shot, Ninebark Flowers.

Patty took second place with Dewy Phlox.

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

We flip-flopped in the Scenery category, Patty taking first place with Sedona Sky.

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

And me second place, with The Bridge.

Patty also received and Honorable Mention  in the Birds category for her Juvenile Willow Ptarmigan.

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

You can see a list of the winners here and the images here. Congrats to all the winners!

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Of course, those were not the only images we entered. So here are the images which did not sufficiently impress the judges. You can decide for yourself if they are worthy or not.

Patty's entries included  these images.

In Fauna category, Io Moth.

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

In Scenery, Mt Ranier.

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

In Flora, Desert Fivespot.

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

In Birds, Prairie Warbler ...

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

... and a baby Piping Plover.

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

And in Birders, Birding in the Land of Polar Bears ...

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

... and Shooting up the Joint.

Image courtesy Patty Rehn

And my entries included the following.

In Birds, Giant Kingfisher, ...

... Yellow-billed Duck, ...

... and Blue Flower-piercer.

In Scenery, Arches Sunset.

In Fauna, Napo Tamarin.

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It was a fun night with many excellent photographs. And I didn't miss judging at all.