2013 Contest Winners
The 2013 contest had two divisions. Adults were 18 years old or out of high school. Youth were 18 or under, or still in school. There were three categories: Landscapes, Plants (included lichens and fungi), and Animals.
Many thanks to all who entered, and congratulations to our finalists and winners.
Many thanks to all who entered, and congratulations to our finalists and winners.
Adult Division Winners
We had 124 photographers in this division submit 272 photos. Adult photographers came from 25 US states and 10 foreign countries.
Winner - Adult Division - Landscape Category - Chinese fishing nets - Kochi, India - by Alan Sloyer, Roslyn, NY
Winner - Adult Division - Plants Category - Hepatica - by Ricardo Gilson, Meadville, PA
Winner - Adult Division - Wildlife Category - Moose in the Aspens - by James Day, Griffin, GA
Adult Division Finalists
Youth Division Winners
We had 29 photographers in this division submit 80 photographs. Youth photographers came from 14 different US states and 2 foreign countries.
Winner: Youth Division - Landscape Category - Old Growth - by Alan Wei, Setauket, New York
Winner: Youth Division - Plants Category - Coming Autumn - by Jaymes Dempsey, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Winner: Youth Division - Wildlife Category - Double-crested Cormorant - by Jenna Van Kley, Powell, Ohio
Youth Division Finalists
Juror's Remarks
What a great selection of images to have the privilege to study, judge and select winners. It is super to see folks out & about; I'd like to be at many of these places. None of the categories were easy to pick winners. The 5 criteria I graded images with each had a 2-10 scale with different weights per category. Excel did all the math and made it easy to sort by point total. The adult-wildlife category was particularly close. All-in-all I had a very enjoyable time and definitely learned some things in the process. Many thanks to all who entered.
Audubon's Hidden Agenda
One very big reason why this contest is held is what I call the Audubon's hidden agenda. It is simply to get folks outdoors, enjoying Nature, observing Nature, and by way of photography sharing Nature. The act of photography makes one slow down, spend time & observe.
Even if the contest got your interest up and you went out & got some shots but didn't enter the contest, this hidden agenda was successful. Gotcha!
For a complete explanation and some tips for future contests, click here.
Audubon's Hidden Agenda
One very big reason why this contest is held is what I call the Audubon's hidden agenda. It is simply to get folks outdoors, enjoying Nature, observing Nature, and by way of photography sharing Nature. The act of photography makes one slow down, spend time & observe.
Even if the contest got your interest up and you went out & got some shots but didn't enter the contest, this hidden agenda was successful. Gotcha!
For a complete explanation and some tips for future contests, click here.
