2012 Photo Contest Winners

(these are SMALL versions of the photos. Click on the photo for a closer look at the beauty captured by these amazing photographers)

Professional  |   Amateur   |   Youth

Amateur Division Winners

Amateur, MACRO

1st Place Photo: Matthew Reid, In the Eye of the Beholder

1st Place Winning Photograph by Matthew Reid entitled IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

2nd Place Photo: Leslie Calhoun, Beauty and the Beast

2ND PLACE WINNING PHOTO by Leslie Calhoun entitled BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Honorable Mention: Tammy Slocum, Horsefly

Honorable Mention Photograph by Tammy Slocum entitled HORSEFLY

Honorable Mention: Matthew Reid, Hanging Out

Winning Photographs Matthew Reid Photograph entitled HANGING OUT

Honorable Mention: Tammy Slocum, Bumblebee Humblebee

Winning Photograph - MACRO DIVISION - Tammy Slocum photograph entitled BUMBLEBEE HUMBLEBEE

Amateur, Birds

1st: Tammy Slocum, Dude with a 'Tude

1ST PLACE BIRD PHOTO by Tammy Slocum entitled DUDE WITH A TUDE

2nd: Melissa Eads, Rise and Shine

2ND PLACE WINNING BIRD PHOTO by Melissa Eads entitled RISE AND SHINE

3rd: Ed McGuire, Northern Parula

3rd place winning BIRD photo by Ed McGuire entitled NORTHERN PARULA

Honorable Mention: Ed McGuire, White-Eyed Vireo

Winning Bird Photos - Honorable Mention - Ed McGuire photo entitled WHITE EYED VIREO

Amateur, Scenic

1st: Leslie Calhoun, Harvest Moonrise

1st place SCENIC - Leslie Calhoun photograph entitled HARVEST MOONRISE

2nd: Tammy Slocum, Glorious Reflections

2nd Place Winning Photo AMATEUR-SCENIC DIVISION by Tammy Slocum entitled GLORIUS REFLECTIONS

Honorable Mention: Tammy Slocum, Sunset

Amateur-Scenic Division - Honorable Mention Tammy Slocum photograph entitled SUNSET

Honorable Mention: Leslie Calhoun, Be Still

Amateur-Scenic Division - Honorable Mention LESLIE CALHOUN photo entitled BE STILL

Honorable Mention: Tammy Slocum, Tranquility

Amateur-Scenic Division Winning Photo by Tammy Slocum entitled TRANQUILITY

Amateur, Wildlife

1st: Charles Battaglia, Bad or Good Day

1st Place Winner Amateur-Wildlife Division - Charles Battaglia photo entitled BAD OR GOOD DAY

2nd: Melissa Eads, I'm Watching You

2nd Place Amateur-Wildlife Division Winner - Melissa Eads photo of an alligator entitled IM WATCHING YOU

3rd: Matthew Reid, Love on the Bayou

3rd Place winning photo Amateur Wildlife Division Matthew Reid photo entitled LOVE ON THE BAYOU

Honorable Mention: Clayton Faidley, Choo-Choo

Amateur-Wildlife Division Winners Honorable Mention Clayton Faidley photograph entitled CHOO-CHOO showing alligator snapping turtle on railroad track

Honorable Mention: Tammy Slocum, Heading Home

Honorable Mention Amateur-Wildlife Tammy Slocum photograph entitled HEADING HOME

Honorable Mention: Charles Battaglia, Ribbit

Honorable Mention Amateur-Wildlife Division - Charles Battaglia photograph entitled RIBBIT

Amateur, People

1st: Ed McGuire, Happy Fisherman

1ST PLACE PHOTO People on the Refuge - Ed McGuire photo entitled HAPPY FISHERMAN

2nd: Matthew Reid, The Photographer

2ND PLACE WINNING PHOTO - People on the Refuge Division - Matthew Reid photo entitled THE PHOTOGRAPHER

3rd: Tammy Slocum, The Good Life

3RD PLACE WINNER - Amateur-People on Refuge Division - Tammy Slocum photograph entield THE GOOD LIFE

Honorable Mention: Tammy Slocum, Quiet Meditation

Tammy Slocum photograph entitled QUIET MEDITATION

Honorable Mention: Leslie Calhoun, Familiar Faces

Honorable Mention - Leslie Calhoun photo entitled FAMILIAR FACES with photo of Gay Brantley

Amateur, Plants

1st: Leslie Calhoun, Blue Spiral

1ST PLACE WINNER Amateur-Plants Division - Leslie Calhoun photograph entitled BLUE SPIRAL

2nd: David Verlander, Black Bayou Pads

2ND PLACE WINNING PHOTO - David Verlander photograph entitled BLACK BAYOU PADS

3rd: Tammy Slocum, Lotus Flower

3RD PLACE WINNING PHOTO - Tammy Slocum photo entitled LOTUS FLOWER

Honorable Mention: Melissa Eads, Reflection

Honorable Mention Amateur-Plants Division - Melissa Eads photo entitled REFLECTION

Honorable Mention: Matthew Reid, Louisiana Iris

Honorable Mention Amateur-Plants Division - Matthew Reid photograph entitled LOUISIANA IRIS

Honorable Mention: Clayton Faidley, Spider Lily

Honorable Mention Amateur-Plants Division - Clayton Faidley photo entitled SPIDER LILY

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