FIRST PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 92

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  94  | Richard Waas 90

 I liked the sunset colors reflected off of the lily pads. This image has three elements that take the eye through the image. The lily pads in the foreground lead the eye to the reflection of the sunset in the water and then finally the icing on the three-layer cake is the brilliant sunset colors. This was taken on the recent KCC Everglades field trip. Processing was done in LRc

SECOND PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 93.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  95  | Richard Waas 92

This is a panorama image comprised of eight shots. Taken at the Everglades and processed with On1, Nik, and Topaz.
Fujifilm X-T5 with a Fuji 30mm 2.8 lens. Exposure 1/100 sec | f/2.8 | ISO 640
Taken on January 21, 2023, at 6:08 PM

THIRD PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 92

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  91 | Richard Waas 93

As the saying goes, The Early bird gets the worm" Early rising and with a cup of coffee on hand...
As the title depicts, taken at sunrise in Matheson Hammocks
EXPOSURE: ISO 50. f 4.5. 1/13 sec.
Canon 50D with the lens set at 35mm.
The camera was set on a tripod and used a cable release.
Photo tweaked with Lr Classic

FIRST PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 94.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  95  | Richard Waas 94

This image was shot at dusk at the tip of Key West by Mallory Square. It was shot with a Canon PowerShot G15. It was cropped as the sailboat originally sat in the middle of the frame and most of the auras around the sailboat were eliminated. There was some enhanced saturation of color and a frame was added.

SECOND PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 92

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  91  | Richard Waas 93

After the sunset at Everglades National Park

THIRD PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 90

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  93 | Richard Waas 87

KCC field trip to the everglades.

 GROUP A - SCORE 82.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  84 | Richard Waas 81

This was taken at Matheson Hammock just before dawn. A digital lens filter was used to get the effect.

 GROUP B - SCORE 87

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  87 | Richard Waas 87

This is a lake at Winter Park. I was shooting from a moving boat and captured the starburst. It was shot with a Canon PowerShot so there were some auras around the boater and plants that I removed along with spreading out some pink dots on the lake in the foreground of the boat. Also had to increase the pixels on the image. Added a frame.

 GROUP A - SCORE 90.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  91  | Richard Waas 90

This was taken on the recent KCC Everglades field trip. While almost everyone was taking pictures of the sunset I also found it interesting to take pictures of the photographer who was taking pictures of the sunset. That is Daniel Holmes in the picture. I like that he had his finger up in the air like he was about to take a picture. I thought the reflection of the sunset in the water added interest. The image was processed in LRc. I made the classic field trip error by not having my spare camera battery with me. I had left the spare battery in my car when I was making a last-minute change in carry bags. So when my camera battery was empty I was able to switch to my iPhone 13 to continue shooting. This is one of those shots with the phone camera. It is always good to have a backup plan.

 GROUP B - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  87  | Richard Waas 88

 GROUP A - SCORE 89

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  89  | Richard Waas 89

1/1250 at f2.8 ISO 1250, 42mm RF 24-70 lens, Canon EOS R5
Taken while managing the massive crowds in the evening in Manhattan Times Square area

 GROUP B - SCORE 83.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  85  | Richard Waas 82

After Dusk, strolling from the Frost Science Museum to Bayside.

 GROUP B - SCORE 90.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  89  | Richard Waas 92

 GROUP A - SCORE 88

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  88  | Richard Waas 88

Night time, use of flash.

Nikon D850
Focal length 24 mm - ISO 64 - F/16 - Exp. time 1 m

NIKON D850
Focal length 24 mm - ISO 640 - F/11 - Exp. time 1/1,000

 GROUP A - SCORE 89

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  87  | Richard Waas 91

At sunset time. Use of flash.

  GROUP B - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  91  | Richard Waas 84

 GROUP A - SCORE 90

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  89  | Richard Waas 91

Taken at the water's edge at Ft. Meyer's Beach, The terns were all lined up looking out in the direction of the sun before it emerged over the horizon

 GROUP A - SCORE 87

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  85  | Richard Waas 89

Taken during the approaching sunset in St. Augustine, Florida
This is the result of 5 stacked bracketed photos. A tripod and shutter release were used.
EXPOSURE; ISO 100 f 8 shutter used between 10 secs and 40 secs.
Canon 5d MkII with 24-70 2.8L lens set at 24mm
Adjustments and stacking done with Ps and LrC

 GROUP A - SCORE 86.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  87  | Richard Waas 86

 GROUP A - SCORE 89

JUDGES: Boris Gabay  88  | Richard Waas 90