1st Mono Print – Barbara Staggs

2nd Mono Print – Michael Cook

3rd Mono Print – Philip Hallmark

HM Mono Print – John Shriver

HM Mono Print – Charles Leverett

1st Color Print – Philip Flowers

2nd Color Print – Doris Leverett

3rd Color Print – Doris Leverett

HM Color Print – Joy Henderson

HM Color Print – Eddie Sewall

1st Digital Mono – Emily Saile

2nd Digital Mono – Julia Gary

HM Digital Mono – Alice Searcy

HM Digital Mono – Allen Gary

HM Digital Mono – Mat Bevill

HM Digital Mono – Chris Baker

HM Digital Mono – Eric Deylius

1st Color Digital – Allen Gary

2nd Color Digital – William Farnsworh

3rd Digital Color – Chris Baker

HM Digital Color – Philip Flowers

HM Digital Color – Carol Edison

HM Digital Color – Trevor Hall

HM Digital Color – Carolyn Spinoso

HM Digital Color – John Dillingham

HM Digital Color – Chris Baker

1st Digital Color – Jack Eidson

Good planning to capture sunset thru the foreground. Good exposure. Could crop off some of sky at top.

2nd Digital Color – John Dillingham

Great exposure, maybe HDR. Nice composition with leading lines. Image fills the frame.

3rd Digital Color – Cecilia Yarborough

Nice exposure of clouds. Sun pulls your eye in one direction, bird pulls your eye in the other.

HM Digital Color – Susan Chi

Nice glow of sunrise/set and use of foreground but could ne cropped more panoramic.

HM Digital Color – Mat Bevill

Interesting use of foreground subjects with sunset but foreground to dark, sun too centered and could be cropped differently.

HM Digital Color – Julia Gary

Nice glow before or after sunrise/set. Not over saturated. Could be cropped differently. Good to place sun on left.

HM Digital Color – Chris Baker

Nice image of church and snow covered hill with sunrise/set glow but sky too overexposed.

HM Digital Color – Chris Baker

Good exposure of sun but too centered and could be cropped more panoramic.

HM Digital Color – Casey Johnson

Nice panoramic cropping and exposure of sky but too centered. Good to place sun on left.

1st Digital Mono Jack Eidson

Nice detail and exposure throughout image. Would make a nice panoramic if you cropped off some of the foreground.

2nd Digital Mono – Chris Baker

One of few images that emphasizes elongated shadows at sunset/sunrise.

3rd Digital Mono Alice Seary

Loved the idea of people doing selfies at sunrise/sunset.

HM Digital Mono – Tom Johnson

Nice sun rays through clouds works good as a monochrome.

HM Digital Mono – Jim Spinoso

Nice telephoto of sun & clouds with sun not centered but would work better with sun on left third.

HM Digital Mono – Jim Spinoso

Glow of sun through fog and use of foreground but too centered.

HM Digital Mono Emily Saile

Nice use of foreground objects and sun not centered.

HM Digital Mono – Don Wolfe

Nice glow of sun thru clouds and use of foreground objects.

1st Mono Print – Doris Leveret

2nd Mono Print – Charles Leveret

3rd Mono Print – Philip Flowers

HM Mono Print – TBryant

HM Mono Print – P Hallmark

1st Color Print – Philip Flowers

2nd Color Print – Barbara Staggs

3rd Color Print – Joy Henderson

HM Color Print – Joy Henderson

HM Color Print – Doris Leverett

1st Digital Color – Tom Johnson

2nd Digital Color – Chris Baker

3rd Digital Color – Chris Baker

HM Digital Color – Trevor Hall

HM Digital Color – Tom Johnson

HM Digital Color – Riley Garrett

HM Digital Color – Casey Johnson

HM Digital Color – Brad Lackey

HM Digital Color – Alice Searcy

1st Digital Mono – Trevor Hall

2nd Digital Mono – Carol Eidson

3rd Digital Mono – Carolyn Spinoso

HM Digital Mono – William Farnsworth

HM Digital Mono – Philip Flowers

HM Digital Mono – Jack Eidson

HM Digital Mono – Chris Baker

HM Digital Mono – Chris Baker

1st Mono Print – Charles Leverett

2nd Mono Print – Doris Leverett

3rd Mono Print – Doris Leverett

HM Mono Print – Michael Cox

HM Mono Print – Joy Henderson

1st Color Print – John Dillingham

2nd Color Print – John Shriver

3rd Color Print – Henry Smith

HM Color Print – K Deal

HM Color Print – Emily Saile

HM Color Print Charles Leverett

1st Digital Color – Chris Baker

It’s a great dynamic shot – the night contrast is interesting and the repeating lights create a leading line pulling you in. Plus l enjoy the juxtaposition of new bridge versus historic architecture

2nd Digital Color – Allen Gary

This hurt to look at – almost like a wounded animal. The agent of the building destruction being clearly apparent (No tornado happened) makes me think about how things once useful can be moved past so quickly

3rd Digital Color – Michael Cox

Very symmetrically laid out – super sharp – choosing to make the photo at night really popped the contrast and made it stand out/extra appealing.

HM Digital Color – Trevor Hall

I like being able to see the environment this element was attached too – I also like the juxtaposition of light to be used at night with the sun which negates the light fixtures use beaming in the background

HM Digital Color – Susan Poston

The whole scene is only seen through reflection on another building. What is in the scene is a “building” that appears made for art forms sake in that its function is not readily apparent.

HM Digital Color – Susan Chi

Very nicely laid out – repeating elements are nicely fit into the frame with the empty space on the right being used by the tower.

HM Digital Color – Mat Bevill

I really enjoy the wonky crooked ladder going up the side of the furnace. The safety precautions put in place by all the caging around it are almost made to feel pointless.

HM Digital Color – Jack Eidson

I really like the juxtaposition of new functional looking girders verses the historic decorative elements in the background. Plus the vivid green with the strong texture was very appealing

1st Digital Mono – Kate Deal

The convergence at the op makes this space really imposing – I almost image like a dreaded bording school. The railing bisecting the door doesn’t make it feel inviting either.

2nd Digital Mono – Mat Bevill

I appreciate the calmness of the water yet sharp architectural details of the bridge. Nice atmosphere as well.

3rd Digital Mono – Susan Chi

I enjoy the topsy-turvy – above and below scene combines with the textures of the bricks and the wood. Very nice even lighting too.

HM Digital Mono – Susan Poston

It’s so clean! the bright midtones helped this image pop.

HM DIgital Mono – Shannon Leszcynski

I love how such a strong contrast and monochrome presentation abstracts this architectural element so instead of looking at how it contributes to the whole we looks at its basic shapes.

HM Digital Mono – Chris Baker

This one is topsy Turvey – am I looking up or down? I like that it engages my curiosity about its unique perspective.

HM Digital Mono – Casey Johnson

The motion of the clouds in the sky streaking past really add to the sense of motion in the architecture of the buildings. While they are (hopefully!) not going anywhere there shape feels like they are swooping along

HM Digital Mono – Allen Gary

Great foreground-background relationships – Border fits vintage of buildings – leading lines of stair pulls you back the length of the alley which terminates in an interesting site. Bird adds life.

1st Mono Print – Barbara Staggs

2nd Mono Print – Joy Henderson

3rd Mono Print – Emily Saile

HM Mono Print – John Dillingham

HM Mono Print – Doris Leverett

1st Color Print – Henry Smith

2nd Color Print – Doris Leverett

3rd Color Print – Charles Leverett

HM Color Print – Emily Saile

HM Color Print – Barbara Staggs

1st Digital Mono – Casey Johnson

Sharp focus and composition with good use of lights and darks to pull in the eye. Lighting is well balanced. Nicely captured fine details of the flower and water droplets help evoke a feeling of fascination and wonder.

2nd Digital Mono – Julia Gary

An unusual portrait subject, emphasizing the end of life, and raising questions about the life previously lived. Well executed still life with a perfect blend of lighting, sharpness, and contrast to draw attention to fine details.

3rd Digital Mono – Kevin Burton

A unique perspective and the looping line of the stem quickly draws the eye’s attention. The sharply defined pappi contrast with the overall soft focus and highlight the fine, delicate details. Reminiscent of an advertising image.

HM Digital Mono – Susan Chi

The image evokes a vision of a heron about to take a drink. Excellent focus and composition with lots of visual interest. Highlights are not blown and darks are well detailed. Subject and it reflection are well balanced across the horizontal axis.

HM Digital Mono – Jim Spinoso

Well balanced lighting, with lots of attention grabbing pattern in the highlights contrasted against the dark leaf veins. Nice sharp focus. Small flowers are strategically placed to catch the attention. The scene has a calming effect.

HM Digital Mono – CT Chi

The highlights of the flower coupled with a dark background immediately draw the eye to the subject. The exposure is excellent, as is focus and image noise, and processing. Great portrait of a beautiful specimen.

HM Digital Mono – Chris Baker

Visually interesting look at an underappreciated side of flowers. Sharp focus, subject placement, leading lines, and light and dark patterning draw the eyes attention.

HM Digital Mono – Alice Searcy

Good use of vertical lines and symmetry to highlight the beautiful, yet uninviting nature of a cactus. Nice focus, and good contrast emphasize the needles. The image would benefit from sharper detail on the right and less highlight on the left.

1st Digital Color – Jack Eidson

Great use of leading lines, subject placement, and lighting to direct the eye. Good use of dark background, free of distractions. The image tells the story of the simple, yet complex forms in nature.

2nd Digital Color – Carol Eidson

Great lighting, excellent sharp focus throughout the depth of field, and striking colors and textures. The leading lines of the flowers immediately draw in the eye. The colors and sharpness simultaneously evoke images of Christmas and summer.

3rd Digital Color – Susan Poston

Nice demonstration of the rule of thirds to highlight the resting dragonfly. The subject is in sharp focus, and the blue highlights contrast with the background to draw the eye. The image evokes the feeling of being in a forest on a summer day.

HM Digital Color – Tom Johnson

Nice capture showing the interplay between plant and insect. Good lighting and subject placement with use of a diagonal. Background blur helps isolate the subject but could be more blurred to the left of the flower.

HM Digital Color – Shannon Leszynski

Perfectly executed. Nice use of diagonal leading lines. Color tones and lighting are excellent, as is sharpness and overall processing.

HM Digital Color – Michael Cox

The image evokes a feeling of tranquility. Good use of a horizontal division of the frame to highlight the flowers and their reflection. The background has some distractions that could be darkened or cloned out to strengthen the subject.

HM Digital Color – Chris Baker

Interesting visual perspective using a bright highlight (sun star) to pull the eye into the scene. Lovely colors and textures. The viewer feels part of the scene. The image might be stronger if rotated slightly clockwise for more vertical stems.

HM Digital Color – Chris Baker

Very well executed.Good use of lighting and exposure to create a well balanced portrait. The subject and reflection neatly split the image in half, highlighting the beauty of this flower from both above and below. The image evokes a feeling of calm.

HM Digital Color – Casey Johnson

Striking closeup with excellent details of the water droplets. The image evokes a feeling of a cool dewy morning in the garden. Some darkening of the background highlights would help better emphasize the bud.

HM Digital Color – Alice Searcy

Interesting use of de-saturation of the background to emphasize the flowers to say “here we are”! The cactus feels like it leans slightly left. A small rotation would strengthen the image, as may a vignette or some darkening of the background.

1st Mono Print – Doris Leverett

2nd Mono Print – Doros Leverett

3rd Mono Print – Mike Cook

HM Mono Print – Ricky Pounders

HM Mono Print – Joy Henderson

HM Mono Print – Barbara Staggs

1st Color Print – Joy Henderson

2nd Color Print – Emily Saile

2rd Color Print – Mike Cook

HM Color Print – Kate Deal

HM Color Print – Eddie Sewall

HM Color Print – Bob Gathany