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2009 Photo Contest - Winners & Finalists
Thanks to all who participated in our 2nd Annual Digital Photo Contest! Our second run was a huge success, with over 350 photos submitted!
Congratulations to all the finalists, whose breathtaking images are listed below and also featured in the Contest Finalists web gallery.
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Grand Prize Winner
Fall Colors at Purisima Creek
by Randy Weber
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP |
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Second Place Prize Winner
Foggy Descent by Karl Gohl
Windy Hill OSP
Spring Ridge Trail |
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Third Place Prize Winner
Sunset from Russian Ridge
by Alex Stoll
Russian Ridge OSP |
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Finalists
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Honorable Mention
Looking West from Windy Hill
by Joel Bartlet
This is an infrared photograph taken on an overcast November day from the top of Windy Hill.
Windy Hill OSP |
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Honorable Mention
Cairn by Christopher Dant
Russian Ridge OSP |
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Honorable Mention
Red Trillium by Dawn Endico
In the woods, on the Meadow Trail at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve March 23, 2006. The petals on this were about 6 inches long.
Windy Hill OSP
Meadow Trail |
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Honorable Mention
Sunset by Ross Finlayson
Long Ridge OSP |
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Honorable Mention
Open Space Ride by Karl Gohl
Russian Ridge OSP
Ridge Trail |
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Honorable Mention
Redwood Posse by Karl Gohl
We stopped to take a drink and I looked up and saw this cluster of redwoods with all those limbs reaching out above us.
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
Craig Britton Trail
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Honorable Mention
Salamander Smile by Karl Gohl
This guy was nearly a foot long. He (or she) froze on the trail, allowing me to lie down and take a portrait.
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
Whittemore Gulch Trail |
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Honorable Mention
Bluebird with Prey
by Jacob Osborne
A wild Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) bringing a centipede (of all critters) to its offspring in a nearby bird box.
Long Ridge OSP
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Honorable Mention
Liberty Caps by Strether Smith
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Honorable Mention
Poppy in the Burn
by Strether Smith
Russian Ridge OSP |
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Honorable Mention
Whittemore Gulch by Miguel Vieira
Our first view of Whittemore Gulch from the trail. There's coastal scrub and good views on the south-facing slopes, but deep forests of Douglas fir and redwood on the north-facing slopes and in the canyons.
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
Whittemore Gulch Trail |
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Honorable Mention
Red-tailed Hawk in Flight
by Randy Weber
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP |
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