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April 2026 - LANDSCAPE

Autumn in Meteora
GROUP A - SCORE 90.5 JUDGES Boris Gabay 89 | Tom Collins 92

Boris felt the image clearly fulfilled the landscape theme and praised the atmospheric haze in the background, saying it created beautiful tonal depth. He noted some slight yellow contamination in the rock formations but still considered the image excellent overall.He complimented the framing created by the foreground trees and liked the circular shadowing effect around the corners. Boris also pointed out an amusing detail in the rock formation on the left side, saying it resembled a ghostly face with eyes, nose, and mouth. Tom Collins praised the framing effect created by the trees, which echoed the shape of the rock formation. He emphasized the importance of foreground, middle ground, and background elements in landscape photography and felt this image succeeded in creating strong depth.

Photographer's Description: This is a photo of UNESCO world heritage site Meteora next to the town of Kalambaka in central Greece. This photo was taken on November 2024. The leaves had the perfect fall color, making this one of the best times to photograph this location.The photo was taken from one of the many viewpoints into the eroded rock structures. It was taken with a zoom lens and cropped slightly. A mask was applied to the shady side of the central rock formation to brighten it up. The rest of the scene was adjusted to balance the exposure and enhance the sun's rays from the morning sun. Lastly, saturation was slightly boosted to make the autumn colors pop a little more.

Image Submitted By: Dustin Quiel-Athanasiadis
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7500Aperture: f/8Exposure Time: 1/200Iso: 200Focal Length: 45Date: November 19th, 2024
Autumn in Meteora
Beauty in the Mist
GROUP A SCORE 87.5 JUDGES Boris Gabay 89 | Tom Collins 86

Image Submitted By: James Keith
Beauty in the Mist
Denali Landscape
GROUP B: SCORE 89 JUDGES: Boris Gabay 89| Tom Collins 89

Image Submitted By: Jeanette Beatty
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 ProAperture: f/1Exposure Time: 1/2800Iso: 80Focal Length: 6Date: July 15th, 2025
Denali Landscape
Sunrise at Nubble Lighthouse
GROUP A SCORE: 94JUDGES Boris Gabay 92 | Tom Collins 96

Image Submitted By: Norma Orozco
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750Aperture: f/4Exposure Time: 1/80Iso: 400Focal Length: 32Date: October 10th, 2021
Sunrise at Nubble Lighthouse
Maine Fall colors
GROUP A SCORE 91 JUDGES Boris Gabay 92 | Tom Collins 90

Image Submitted By: Norma Orozco
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750Aperture: f/10Exposure Time: 1/20Iso: 200Focal Length: 92Date: October 11th, 2021
Maine Fall colors
Fort-De-France Martinique
GROUP B SCORE 92 JUDGES Boris Gabay 91 | Tom Collins 93

Image Submitted By: Jeanette Beatty
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 ProAperture: f/1Exposure Time: 1/7400Iso: 80Focal Length: 6Date: February 19th, 2026
Fort-De-France Martinique
The Amber Sentinel

GROUP A SCORE 92.5JUDGES Boris Gabay 90 | Tom Collins 95

Sooneck Castle in the Middle Rhine peeks out of the morning fog surrounded by trees.
Image Submitted By: Carlos Echenique
Camera: SONY DSC-RX100M7Aperture: f/4Exposure Time: 1/400Iso: 100Focal Length: 72Date: November 12th, 2025
The Amber Sentinel
The Granite Veil

GROUP A SCORE 88JUDGES Boris Gabay 88 | Tom Collins 88

Yosemite Falls plunges gracefully in this tribute to Ansel Adams.
Image Submitted By: Carlos Echenique
Camera: FUJIFILM X-Pro2Aperture: f/4Exposure Time: 1/600Iso: 200Focal Length: 46Date: June 8th, 2019
The Granite Veil
Mist And Dew Erasing The Background
GROUP A SCORE 84.5 JUDGES Boris Gabay 86 | Tom Collins 83

Natural Light

Image Submitted By: Claudia Masella
Mist And Dew Erasing The Background
Morning has broken
GROUP A SCORE 87 JUDGES Boris Gabay 92 | Tom Collins 82

Image Submitted By: Claudia Masella
Morning has broken
Relaxing
GROUP A SCORE 90.5 JUDGES Boris Gabay 96 | Tom Collins 85

Image Submitted By: Yevette Shapiro
Camera: Canon Canon EOS R6m2Aperture: f/5Exposure Time: 1/2000Iso: 3200Focal Length: 80Date: September 27th, 2025
Relaxing
Sawhill Ponds Landscape Above And Below

GROUP A SCORE 88.5 JUDGES Boris Gabay 90 | Tom Collins 87

A photo overlooking the mountains behind Sawhill Ponds in Boulder County, Colorado
Image Submitted By: Silvia Rojas
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5600Aperture: f/6Exposure Time: 1/640Iso: 200Focal Length: 72Date: July 9th, 2022
Sawhill Ponds Landscape Above And Below
Solitary shadow above Horseshoe Bend
GROUP A SCORE 88.5 JUDGES Boris Gabay 88 | Tom Collins 89

A person all by himself looking down on Horseshow Bend from the highest rock possible. He seems to be a shadow with a halo around him (yes, its a camera lense irregularity but seems angelic)

Image Submitted By: Silvia Rojas
Camera: Canon Canon PowerShot G15Aperture: f/2Exposure Time: 1/2000Iso: 80Focal Length: 16Date: April 29th, 2019
Solitary shadow above Horseshoe Bend
Storm Brewing
This image was taken on the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami. It was taken Feb. 28, 2026. I was at the beach for a sailboat race. When I saw this storm starting to blow up I started snapping multiple pictures. I looked for a prospective where I would have a point of interest in the foreground. The sailboats provided the point of interest I was looking for. The dark storm clouds added drama to the scene. I did minimal post processing with LrC and Photo Shop.

Image Submitted By: John McKnight
Camera: Apple iPhone 13 ProAperture: f/1Exposure Time: 1/6400Iso: 40Focal Length: 1Date: February 28th, 2026GPS Location
Storm Brewing
Everglades Impressions
GROUP A SCORE 88.5 JUDGES Boris Gabay 93 | Tom Collins 84

Image Submitted By: Yevette Shapiro
Aperture: f/11Exposure Time: 1/60Focal Length: 120Date: April 26th, 2026
Everglades Impressions
Sunrise
GROUP B SCORE 84.5 JUDGES Boris Gabay 87 | Tom Collins 82

Image Submitted By: Carlos Ramirez
Sunrise
The Pebbles of Porto Katsiki
GROUP B SCORE 87 JUDGES Boris Gabay 86 | Tom Collins 88

This is a photo of one of Greece's most famous beaches: Porto Katsiki on the island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea. I took this photo at the end of November 2024. It was a great time for a photographer to visit because I had the beach all to myself. During summer, this beach is crowded with beach goers and boaters. I used a wide-angle lens set to 14mm and laid down on my belly to put the camera as low to the ground as possible for the exaggerated perspective of the ground going to towards the horizon. I cropped the image, flipped it horizontally, then turned it to monochrome for impact purposes. The rest of the edits were done to balance out the exposure. A slight vignette was also added.

Image Submitted By: Dustin Quiel-Athanasiadis
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z 7Aperture: f/16Exposure Time: 1/250Iso: 200Focal Length: 14Date: November 24th, 2024
The Pebbles of Porto Katsiki
Tropical Park Sunset
This image was taken April 7, 2026 at Tropical Park in Miami. I was taking lots of images as the sunset was exploding. I like this one with the path making a leading line going to the pavilion. The sunset was also reflecting nicely off the surface of the lake. I did post processing using LrC and Photo Shop. I removed some distracting elements from the image to keep it clean.

Image Submitted By: John McKnight
Camera: Apple iPhone 13 ProAperture: f/1Exposure Time: 1/115Iso: 125Focal Length: 5Date: April 7th, 2026GPS Location
Tropical Park Sunset
Wasteland
GROUP A SCORE 88.5 JUDGES Boris Gabay 89 | Tom Collins 88

Image Submitted By: James Keith
Wasteland

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