2012 Foto Fest Winners..........

Oxbow Bend -First Place Winner: Dick Beery

The Wilderness Center Nature Photo Club had another very successful FotoFest. The public viewed and cast their votes for the best photo in each categorie. Many people commented,

“It is very hard to pick one photo from so many.”
The votes were tabulated. Awards for first, second, third and honorable mention were presented at The Wilderness Center Nature Photo Club meeting on May 5.

The following are the winners:
This year’s winners:

Animals

1st-Juvenile Pine Martin-Craig Bevan

2nd-Go, Jack Go!-Nancy Cazan

3rd-Peek-a Boo-Kerri Wile

4th-Lawn Snapper-Jerry Herbert

Anything Goes

1st-Hanging Around-Bill Lusic

2nd-What a Catch - CO.-Robin Hill

3rd-Stairs Unwinding-Suzanne Spahr-Dudley

4th-Caribbean Spring Flowers-Norman Kutz

Birds

1st-Blue in Flight-Richard Patrick

2nd-Wood Duck in Fall-Craig Bevan

3rd-Weight Watcher-Fred Dudley

4th-Violet-Fronted Sapphire-Byron Berger

Domestic Flowers

1st-Pod People-Dick Beery

2nd-Pear Blossoms at Sunset-Kerri Wile

3rd-Cold Hearts-Jerry Herbert

4th-Daffodil-Gerald Wilson

General Nature

1st-Four of Five-Jerry Herbert
2nd-Mushroom Magic-Peg Gibbs
3rd-Snow Shadows-Allen Drouhard
4th-Beauty & the Beast-Norman Kutz

Insects
1st-Dragonflies-Allen Drouhard
2nd-Butter Cone-Mark Boyce
3rd-The Fly-Kerri Wile
4th-Wings of Grace-Theresa Landis

Landscapes

1st-Oxbow Bend-Dick Beery
2nd-The Stream-Allen Drouhard
3rd-Smokey Sunrise-Allen Drouhard
4th-Sudden Sunrise-Norman Kutz

Pictorial
1st-Morning Glory-Rita Boyd
2nd-Roots of the Appalachian Trail- Philip Hoyle
3rd-Cabin Secrets-Richard Patrick
4th-Quiet Reflections-J. Smith

Wildflowers
1st-Prickly Acacia-Norman Kutz
2nd-Compass Plant-Mark Boyce
3rd-Jack-Jerry Herbert
4th-Wishes-Kathleen Farthing

Wildlife
1st-Who Me?-Nancy Cazan
2nd-Pennsylvania Elk-
Allen Drouhard
3rd-Galapagos Sea Lion Pups-
Janice Petko
4th-Buck Crossing in Arkansas-Robin Hill

Youth
1-Dancing Jellyfish-Stephen Kamph
2-Shining Sunflower-Stephen Kamph

A thanks goes out to the following volunteers listed below who made the Wilderness Center Photo Club Foto Fest a great success. A special thanks goes to all who submitted photos so that we could have a great display.
Michael Brugger
Rita Boyd
Chris King
Cathy Fenstermaker
Ed Jevec
Debbie Indorf
Joann Ballbach
Rich Patrick
Beth Patrick
Marla Neiss
Glenn Tharp
Mark Boyce
Ed Clinger
Connie Rubin