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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.

Top Prize Winners  
Fall Colors at Purisima Creek by Randy Weber

Grand Prize Winner
Fall Colors at Purisima Creek
by Randy Weber

Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP

Foggy Descent by Karl Gohl

Second Place Prize Winner
Foggy Descent by Karl Gohl

Windy Hill OSP
Spring Ridge Trail

Sunset from Russian Ridge by Alex Stoll

Third Place Prize Winner
Sunset from Russian Ridge
by Alex Stoll

Russian Ridge OSP

 
Finalists
(in alphabetical order by photographer last name)
Looking West by Joel Bartlett

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
Cairn by Chris D.

Honorable Mention
Cairn by Christopher Dant

Russian Ridge OSP

Red Trillium by Dawn Endico

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

Sunset by Ross Finlayson

Honorable Mention
Sunset by Ross Finlayson

Long Ridge OSP

Open Space Ride by Karl Gohl

Honorable Mention
Open Space Ride by Karl Gohl

Russian Ridge OSP
Ridge Trail

Redwood Posse by Karl Gohl

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
(former Soda Gulch Trail)

Salamander Smile by Karl Gohl

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

Bluebird with Prey by Jacob Osborne

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

Liberty Caps by Strether Smith

Honorable Mention
Liberty Caps by Strether Smith

Poppy by Strether Smith

Honorable Mention
Poppy in the Burn
by Strether Smith

Russian Ridge OSP

Whittemore Gulch by Miguel Vieira

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

   
Hawk by Randy Weber

Honorable Mention
Red-tailed Hawk in Flight
by Randy Weber

Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP

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