Award from Nature's Best Magazine
In 2002, Nature's Best Photography Magazine initiated a Camera Club Category for their fifth annual International Photography Competition.
North Bethesda Camera Club was pleased to be the first place winner of this prestigious award (read more below) in its inaugural year.
The winning images are shown below.
The first seven images were published in Nature's Best Photography in the Fall 2002 issue.
These images are protected by copyright, and all rights are reserved by the owners.
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Deer & Assateague Dawn
Judy Switt | |
Mushroom in Sunset
Bill Duddleson | |
Mountain Storm & Reflection
Kent Mason |
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Reeds at Twilight
John Telford | |
Cosmos Fantasy
Judy Switt | |
Christmas Tree Worm
Rhoda Steiner | |
Sand Dunes & Striations
John Telford |
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Lioness & Cubs
Bob Peavy | |
Crouching Cheetah
Laura Winslow | |
Yellow-billed Hornbill
Anita van Rooy | |
Fox Kit Portrait
Joel Hoffman |
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Luminous Butterfly
Bill Duddleson | |
Trees in Spring
Kent Mason | |
Ruddy Turnstone
Kent Mason | |
Parrot Fish
Rhoda Steiner |
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Sandstone Swirl
John Telford | |
Autumn Aspens
Judy Switt | |
Lupine Trio
John Telford | |
Trumpetfish
Rhoda Steiner | |
Blueberry bushes
Kent Mason |
For those of you unfamiliar with Nature's Best, it is a 100-page, full color quarterly magazine that offers a showcase presentation of the natural world recorded by the world's leading photographers, writers, and adventurers.
The NBCC entry was produced by Kent Mason.
Selection objectives were: have the highest possible image quality, include as many contest categories as possible (wildlife, landscapes, oceans, plant life, art in nature), and represent many different NBCC members.
The 20 images were created by nine Club members.
Entries were judged on technical quality, composition, originality, and artistic merit.
This win is a reflection of the entire club because it takes an accomplished group to produce such an entry.
Hearty congratulations to Kent, the nine photographers, and NBCC for winning Nature's Best first-ever Camera Club category!
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