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

THIRD PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 89.5

JUDGES: Ed Robinson 86 | Manolo Deroste 93

As I was shooting these power poles at dusk, along came a low flying C-141 Air Force transport. I was able to catch the airplane right between the uprights. The plane is tiny, but if you look closely you can see it. It is the speck above the setting sun. Post processing was done in LrC. This was shot at f-8, 1/250, ISO 400.

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