WINNERS OF "NEW BEGINNINGS"

 FIRST PLACE

“My daughter holding her daughter's 

feet at five days old”

© Debbie Banks

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SECOND PLACE

“Baby Juncos ready for Mom 

to come feed” 

© Patti Bradfield

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THIRD PLACE

“Budding Saucer Magnolia”

© Suzanne McLaughlin Stout

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BEST OF THEME

Chosen by: 

Sheryl Rosedoff Bergman, Clifford Forstadt, and Hortensia Law

“The Oak That Will Be”

© Martha Singletary Ward

"We chose the acorn shot from Martha as it truly is a new beginning from a tiny seed into years of growth to become a tall and majestic oak."

WINNERS OF "GREEN"

 FIRST PLACE

“Green”

© Donna Palmlund

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SECOND PLACE TIE

“Dew Drops Sweet Blanket of Safety” 

© Lyn Wilson

SECOND PLACE TIE

“Snaky Green”

© Pascale Fernandez

SECOND PLACE TIE

“Mother Nature's Favorite Color” 

© Martha Singletary Ward

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THIRD PLACE

“What’s Going On?”

© Harriet Amiet-Burström

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BEST OF THEME

Chosen by Michael Holland

“What’s Going On?”

© Harriet Amiet-Burström

Michael Holland has chosen Harriet Amiet-Burström’s “What’s Going On?” because of these qualities: “Bold - the green grass predominates. Humourous - the cow’s expression is perfectly captured, and would never fail to raise a smile. Framing - simple but brave, with the cow in the bottom left. And Simplicity - a great capture of a scene we are all familiar with but rarely capture, the simplicity is the art in this case.” 

— Michael Holland

WINNERS OF "LOVE STORY"

 FIRST PLACE TIE

“Two Great Blue Herons in Love”

© Hortensia Law

FIRST PLACE TIE

“Love Story — Sisterly Love”

© Sheryl Rosedoff Bergman

FIRST PLACE TIE

“New Baby Sister”

© Clifford Forstadt

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SECOND PLACE

“Love and Tenderness at the Nest”

© Thomas J. Dunkerton

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THIRD PLACE TIE

“Messy Love”

© Jules Wagaman

THIRD PLACE TIE

“Love Story — Patiently Waiting for the Grand Ball”

© Michael Holland

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BEST OF THEME

Chosen by Eagle Finegan

“Love Story — Patiently Waiting for the Grand Ball”

© Michael Holland

Eagle wrote:

“The Arrangements of the items are interesting. Lots of eye movement . The processing is grand. I look close, and yet I want to know more. There is a story there. If not more, than one. The true one and the one the viewer, makes up."