FIRST PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 92.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 88 | Manolo Deroste 97

 1/4000 at f5.6 300mm ISO 1000 Canon EOS R5

Shot in Flamingo when many flocks seemed to be migrating out into the bay

SECOND PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 95.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 88 | Manolo Deroste 97

 ISO 3200; 70-200 @ 190 mm; f/2.8; 1/1250 s
A rainy evening on our porch in Manistee MI

FIRST PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 90

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 84 | Manolo Deroste 96

 This is the St. Charles Bridge in Prague as the fog rolled in around 7 a.m. and the colors disappeared. The Gothic towers and statutes are seen as silhouettes.

SECOND PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 88.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 87 | Manolo Deroste 90

At Epcot

THIRD PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 88.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 87 | Manolo Deroste 90

 This is a little blue heron strolling thru the marsh at a plantation across from the bridge from Charleston.

 GROUP A - SCORE 80.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 81 | Manolo Deroste 80

 Natural Light. 7 pm.

 GROUP A - SCORE 83.55

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 83 | Manolo Deroste 84

 I mounted the bench on 2 work horses and placed them under the shade of a tree and I pointed the camera towards the very bright and sunny street.
Exposed to the shaded back of the bench thus washing out all the background. Then I increased the whites and decreased the blacks to attain maximum contrast.
Canon 5D MkII with a 70-200mm lens set at 73mm
Exposure f 3.2 at 1/60 sec ISO 100

 GROUP B - SCORE 85.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 84 | Manolo Deroste 87

 This is my friend who is the lead singer of a local rock band. I shot this at one of their live shows.
Shot on Nikon Z7
f/2.8
1/160 sec
ISO 1600
135mm
Cross star filter used
Manual focus

 GROUP A - SCORE 91.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 88 | Manolo Deroste 95

 GROUP A - SCORE 86.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 85 | Manolo Deroste 88

 This was shot near Altus, Oklahoma. I was intrigued by the oddly shaped windvane. I wanted to capture the vane as well as the setting sun and the amazing sky.

 GROUP A - SCORE 84.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 80 | Manolo Deroste 89

 GROUP B - SCORE 83

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 81 | Manolo Deroste 85

On board the Zaandam ship in the St Lawrence Seaway.

 GROUP A - SCORE 90.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 87 | Manolo Deroste 94

 GROUP B - SCORE 76.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 78 | Manolo Deroste 75

This is a very good friend of mine who is the lead singer of a local rock band. I shot this during one of their live shows.
Shot on Nikon Z7
f/2.8
1/125 sec
ISO 1600
135mm
Cross star filter used
Manual focus

 GROUP B - SCORE 81

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 79 | Manolo Deroste 83

GROUP B - SCORE 86.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 86 | Manolo Deroste 91

GROUP B - SCORE 76

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 84 | Manolo Deroste 68

 GROUP A - SCORE 88

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 96 | Manolo Deroste 80

GROUP A - SCORE 88JUDGES: Ed Robinson 85 | Manolo Deroste 91

ISO 3200; 70-200 lens @ 190mm; f/2.8; 1/1250 s
Manistee, Michigan Summer 2023

 GROUP B - SCORE 81

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 78 | Manolo Deroste 84

ISO 100, 70-200 @200mm; f/3.2; 1/1250s