FIRST PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 89.5

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 93 | Tom Collins 86

Created by dropping colorants into a glass container. Shot with a 100mm 2.8 Macro lens.Used a Canon ring flash.

SECOND PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 90

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 95 | Tom Collins 85

1/50 at f/8 ISO 100, 35mm (Canon EF-S 18-135mm)

THIRD PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 85.5

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 83 | Tom Collins 88

FIRST PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 88

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 89 | Tom Collins 87

This is the cabin interior of a Boeing 737-800. In honor of October and Halloween, I set the cabin LED lighting to sunset/sunrise setting for the picture.

Shot on Nikon Z7 | f/8  1/40 sec | ISO 800 | 30mm

SECOND PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 86.5

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 89 | Tom Collins 84

Bilateral symmetry. A Postman butterfly lying on some leaves taken via zoom on a Nikon D5600. The wings are symmetrical. The thorax of the butterfly has a design that resembles a bearded face. Once you see it, it stays with you. Both wings and veins on each side are the same except for some wear and tear. Shot at Butterfly World. It has been cropped, with saturation and vibrance enhanced.

THIRD PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 85

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 88 | Tom Collins 82

GROUP B - SCORE 83

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 78 | Tom Collins 88

 This is a head-on, closeup shot of the CFM 56 Engine of a Boeing 737-800. You are looking at a couple million dollars here.

Shot on Nikon Z7 | f/5 | 1/60 sec | ISO 200 | 16mm

 GROUP B - SCORE 78.5

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 78 | Tom Collins 79

GROUP A - SCORE 93

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 93 | Tom Collins 93

Eight Individual flowers arranged on a board.
ISO 125, 100mm, f/7.1, 1/100s
Natural Light

GROUP A - SCORE 80

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 80 | Tom Collins 80

I was at the optometrist office for an eye checkup when I saw this circular pattern on a testing machine. The machine was for doing some type of eye exam. The circles were about 8 inches in diameter. I find this image a bit hypnotic. I find I don't like looking at it for very long. But for a short glance, I thought it had impact.

GROUP A - SCORE 81

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 83 | Tom Collins 79

I shot about 50 images of forks in various compositions one day. This one was symmetrical so I chose it for this competition. I like the juxtaposition of the forks and their interesting shadows.

GROUP B - SCORE 85.5

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 86 | Tom Collins 85

Radial symmetry. The rattan arrangement leads to a central point at the top of the ceiling. This is the ceiling of a bird’s nest lounge bed. This was one of several bordering the pool at the Four Seasons in Orlando in 2018. Between convention meetings I came across this lounger to rest, and thought it was a good photo shoot looking up at the rattan work. It has been cropped, with saturation and vibrance enhanced. You can turn it clockwise for slightly different perspectives.

 GROUP A - SCORE 80.5

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 78 | Tom Collins 83

GROUP A - SCORE 83.5

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 88 | Tom Collins 79

ISO 1000, 100mm, f/9, 1.25s

Natural Light

Camera was on a monopod

 GROUP A - SCORE 85

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 88 | Tom Collins 82

 GROUP B - SCORE 84

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 88 | Tom Collins 80

GROUP A - SCORE 82.5

JUDGES: Nancy Ney 78 | Tom Collins 87

Taken at National Museum of Art, Washington, D.C.
ISO 800. f 7.1 1/100 sec.
24-70 2.8L lens set at 51mm