I’m pleased to announce that Joe Becker of Seldom Seen Photography is the winner of the “wide angle” photography contest I announced about a week ago in the DDQ email. Joe’s winning shot, shown here, is of an old car at the James Cant Ranch, a historic sheep ranch, in the Sheep Rock Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in eastern Oregon. As Joe says, “Many photographers head to the Painted Hills Unit of the monument, but there is a lot more to photograph there besides the Painted Hills.” The image was shot with a 10-22mm lens on a Canon 20D, with the lens set at 10mm, and an exposure 1/125 sec at f/9.0.
As the winner of this contest, Joe wins a free one-week lens rental from BorrowLenses.com. Enjoy that lens rental, Joe!
I also decided to award a couple “honorable mentions” for this contest.
The first honorable mention is in the “portraiture” category. Getting a strong wide angle photograph can always be a challenge, but doing so with a portrait can often be a particular challenge. Jim Grossman did an excellent job with this image. As an honorable mention Jim will receive a free signed copy of my latest book, Photoshop CS4 Workflow. Congratulations, Jim!
As I was reviewing the images submitted for this photo contest, I also decided there needed to be an “A for Effort” category for the person who put the most effort into producing a great image.
In my mind, that category was won by John Ashley (johnashleyfineart.com) for his image of the moon going from moonrise to moonset over Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. John will also receive a free signed copy of Photoshop CS4 Workflow.
The crystalline symmetry of the reflected moon track is stunningly beautiful and awe inspiring. Thank you for providing a venue for sharing. Is the shutter set to automaticly open at defined intervals?
Joe Becker’s photo is incredible! Looking at the old car it captures emotion. You wonder his story. What roads did he travel? How many states has he seen? Then to see him now abandoned and lonely. The grey clouds and sky add to the sombering mood. Very impressive shot.