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2008 Photography Contest



by Mike Boisvert

Thanks to all the contestants who entered our contest. There certainly were some beautiful photos for all of us to enjoy in our second annual  photography contest. 

The voting was close for the top three entrants however our overall winner was always in the lead.  
 
The final rankings can now be viewed . Our overall winner is StilledLight who will receive $50. Congratulations!

10 gmmotorcyclist
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(1) North Bay Beach Sunset (2) Lovers on Tree Roots (3) Both at Split Rail Fence LR (4) Two on a Log (5) Together
9 ablebody3
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Highest Rank: 11
(1) lions, tigers & bears! (2) eagle (3) spring fling (4) lotta grapes (5) Gay Paris Provincetown Style
7 cottonguy2006
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(1) Taken on the Ranch in Southern NM (2) summer thunderstorm (3) southwest sunset (4) desert flowers (5) the desert blooms after rains
6 cdarnelldavis
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(1) The Half Dome in June, 2008 with Pacific clouds floating over it from a thunder storm that started hundreds of fires throughout California (2) A view of the clearing sky in the Yosemite Valley in June, 2008 (3) The top of Yosemite falls after a rain storm in June, 2008 (4) The sun rising over the Yosemite Valley, June , 2008. (5) A view of the falls during a rain storm in June, 2008.
5 Flash Artistry
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(1) Heaven On Earth (2) Sunset @ Cochin Marine Drive (3) Boats assembled @ Cochin Marine Drive (4) Beautiful railway station (5) Untitled
4 tommyrey1
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(1) Taken from a mountaintop near Beaver Creek CO in january , 2008. My partner and I were on a snowboarding and snowshoeing vacation (2) Following a trail near Beaver Creek Colorado (3) While snowshoeing we came across this grove of trees and I enhanced the photo to look like a pen and ink drawing (4) Another tree we saw on our snowshoing excursion. It looked so majestic alone in a field of snow (5) The setting sun caused long shadows across the snow as we headed home
3 naturistman94131
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(1) "Peaceful Twilight", Lake Almanor North Shore (2) "Refreshing Retreat", Swift Creek Falls, Trinity Alps Wilderness (3) "Blue and Green", Lake Almanor (4) Emigrant Wilderness (5) Emigrant Wilderness
2 wisconsinhiker
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(1) Willow Ptarmigan in the Willows. Denali National Park, Alaska (2) Creek in Autumn, Devil's Lake State Park (3) Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds (4) At the Edge of a Forest Clearing, Mount Rainier National Park (5) Tunnel, Worthington Glacier, Alaska
1 Stilledlight
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(1) Americana (2) Crater Blue (3) Winter Traks (4) Place des Vosges (5) Palouse Golden Summer

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