2010 Take Your Best Shot

August 2010 Contest Results

With over 160 entries, this year's Take Your Best Shot Photo Contest was not easy to judge! The contestants, mostly made up of local photographers came out of the woodwork to stun the judges with their newest crop of exciting photos. "The quality of entries improves every year! This is getting hard!" said one of the 3 annonymous judges. It took some time, but after much deliberation, the judges settled on this year's best picks which are listed below.

Don't forget these contests are held every February and August at Gallery N Gifts.

Stop by 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. and see the show yourself, the contest will be on display until August 31.

Best of Show

Feeding Time by Susan Burt

Animals

1 When I Dream by Susan Burt

2 Bath Time by Kim Vespo

3 On Top of the World by Benson Ricks

Honorable Mentions, Cymba Sailing by Susan Burt,

Woof! Woof! By Francoise Renard and Smile by Neil Barney

Black & White

1 The City by Gail Martin

2 A Moment in Time by Neil Barney

3 My Little Lauren by Brian Evans

Honorable Mentions, Osh Kosh by Arden Howell and Not in the Face by Tina Dilla

Details & Macros

1 Feeding Time by Susan Burt

2 Iris in the Suns Spot by Eli Whitlach

3 Just Passing Through by Benson Ricks

Honorable Mentions, Bee Fly by Mark Fisher and A Little TLC in the Mail by Francoise Renard

Digital Darkroom

1 Repeating Joy by Wes Wheeler

2 Lost at Sea Memorial by Gale Caldwell

3 The Thinker by Judy Trujillo

Honorable Mentions, Flying in for Lunch by Diana Palmer and Aw Dad by Liz Hartgrove

Flowers & Still Life

1 Double Flower by Francoise Renard

2 Unique Dalia by Gale Caldwell

3 Nature’s Wonder by Neil Barney

Honorable Mentions, Lupine by Liz Hartgrove and Lavender, Mailbox, Etc by Eli Whitlach

Landscape and Nature

1 Shoreline by Alexander Marothy

2 Wildflowers in Bloom by Cecilia Clark

3 The Dawning of a New Day by Neil Barney

Honorable Mentions, North Star Hill by Benson Ricks and Caribou Plain Spring Flowers by Dennis Cowden

People

1 Repose at Montana de Oro by Lyndsey Pugh

2 Raymond’s Son by Arden Howell

3 Tilly by Sonja Bronson

Honorable Mentions, Determination by Dennis Cowden and Summer Fun by Diana Palmer

Travel & Architecture

1 Passages by Kate Qualey

2 Scotland’s Mary Pit Remains by Gale Caldwell

3 Afternoon Shade by Dennis Cowden

Honorable Mentions, Into the Unknown by Kate Qualey and Houston Water Stairs by Francoise Renard

Youth Photography

1 Trail to Nowhere by Mark Caldwell

2 Des Voix Celestes by Shiloh Beazel

3 Waiting for Male by Shiloh Beazel

Honorable Mentions, Reflections into the Past by Jacob Cortez,

Grass from a different view by Sierra Franco and Street Flowers by Sierra Franco