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2009
Appalachian Photography Salon
Award Winning Entries
Hosted
by the Kingsport Senior Center Photo Group
The
Sixth Annual Appalachian Photography Salon featured a record-setting
397 entries from 88 participants. Below are the winners as chosen
by a panel of three professional judges. The Salon is sponsored
in large part by a grant from the Eastman Foundation, Inc. We at
the Senior Center Photo Group would like to thank all our participants,
judges and staff of the Kingsport Rennaisance Center for making
the Salon a huge success. The Salon will be on display on the 2nd
floor of the Rennaisance Center until June 25, 2009. Please stop
by and enjoy!
Click
on the images below for a larger view.
Amateur
Color Division
1st
Place
Barb Conard
Early Morning Jewels
"On
an early, foggy morning, in Cades Cove, this fence caught
my attention. I was fortunate to be there at the right time.
The lighting was marginal but there was just enough to reflect
on each drop of water."
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2nd
Place
Misty Hundley
Awaken
“It
was taken in Miami on the morning we embarked on a cruise.
As the sun was rising, I couldn’t help taking a few
pictures of the beautiful red-orange sky.”
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3rd
Place
Rosie Johnston
Evening Glory
“During
an unusual winter trip to Destin, Florida, I realized winter sunsets
can often be
the most dazzling. The Gulf was calm so I had to wait for a wave
to include in my
photograph.”
HM*
Michael Rutowski
Hummingbird in Flight
“[The
photograph] was taken on my front porch – after waiting
two hours to get a chance to photograph him.”
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HM
Kathy Crosby
The Old Mill
“I took this picture of the old mill on a recent trip
to Cass, WV, a former logging town. I thought the colors
were vibrant and beautiful after a shower of rain.”
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HM
John Bertuso
Always Dancin’
“The
subject is my daughter, a freshman in the UT Dance Company.
She has danced since she was three, and I wanted to get
a few more pictures of her dancing at the recital of student
choreographed dances before she has to stop.”
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HM
Teshia Shelton
“I Will Make You Fishers of Men”
“So
many of God’s natural beauties are often overlooked
until you see it all in one place -- in a simple photograph
of your son. Thank you Lord.”
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Amateur
Monochrome
Division
1st
Place
Diane Simpson
Snow in the Valley
“Located
in Yellowstone National Park, it is a destination each visit
where I just listen to
the sounds in the silence. Amazing … simply amazing.”
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2nd
Place
Megan Rigsby
White Trillium
“I
spotted this white trillium at Laurel Run Park with the
morning dew still on the leaves as the sun was coming over
the hill. The timing was perfect since a few minutes
later the dew had dried.”
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3rd
Place
Adam Holsinger
UnJerry
“The
reflection at Sugar Hollow Park combined with elements in
the marsh resembled
the layering of images with multiple enlargers to produce
a single, surreal image as
made by Jerry Uelsmann, but was a single exposure from a
single enlarger. Hence,
the title -- “UnJerry.”
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HM
Lori Cutshall
A Stitch in Time
“This photograph was taken at the Virginia Highlands
Festival's Colonial Trade Fair at Craig’s Meadow. The
lady gave permission to take her picture and after I did,
I turned to leave, and snapped this close-up of her hands.
It was a gift shot.”
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HM
Billie Wheeler
Feet
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Proficient
Amateur Color Division
1st
Place
Richard Siggins
Dawn of Affection
“We
were visiting my parents in South Florida and heard about
the Wakodahatchee Wetlands where some Great Blue Herons
were nesting. June and I got up early and were rewarded
with this silhouette of a nesting pair with the orange Florida
sunrise in the background.”
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2nd
Place
Fred Martin
Maple in Spring
“While
I was walking on a trail along the Holston River and looking
up, I saw this backlit and glowing red maple leaf. This
seemed kind of odd to me, since it was spring time, not
fall.”
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3rd
Place
Gwen Paton
Desert at Sunset
“This
photo was taken during a photography class I was attending in Arizona.”
HM
Ruth Baker
Building a Nest
“[This
photograph] was taken in the Audubon Swamp at Magnolia Plantation,
SC. We were there three days watching her build the nest.”
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HM
Kayla Strong
Burst
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HM
Gretchen Kaplan
At a Snail’s Pace
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HM
Clair Hixson
Aspens and Ferns
"Aspens have long been my favorite
tree because they are attractive in all seasons and because
of the ‘quaking’ leaves which give the tree
its scientific name populus tremuloides."
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Proficient
Amateur
Monochrome
Division
1st
Place
Gary Mahan
Walk by the Lake
“The
small lake with the Japanese style bridge is part of the
beautiful Duke Gardens at Duke University. It is recognized
as one of the premiere public gardens in the United States
and is an inspiring place to visit.”
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2nd
Place
J. T. Wyatt
Stick Leaves at Night |
3rd
Place
Fred
Martin
Roman Wall
“I
was intrigued by the textures of this wall in Rome, Italy and as
I was shooting it,
people kept walking in front of me. But for some reason this particular
shot just stuck
with me for it’s avant-garde composition.”
HM
Gwen Paton
Shadows @ UVA
“The photo was taken as an assignment for a camera club
I belonged to in Charlottesville. It was taken near the football
stadium.”
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HM
Fred Martin
Black Hole
“I was photographing the buildings in Kingsport that
were to be torn down for the new
college campus. The sun just happened to be bouncing off
this broken window and
caught my eye – just one of those weird happenings.”
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HM
J. T. Wyatt
Starry-hair Ground Cherry
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*Honorable
Mention - in no particular order
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