First Place Group A - Score 96

Second Place Group A - Score 95

Third Place Group A - Score 94.5

I shot this image just this past week when I was shooting some images for the online "Light and Shadows" theme. This was a set up done in my front yard. I used a whiteboard for the background. I remembered what Richard Wass was saying recently at one of our competitions about shooting a subject from 9 different angles. That is how I came up with this view of the forks lined up in the sun. I just keep rearranging the forks and I kept shooting. I shot almost 300 images over two days of various objects. I copped this image in LRC and made some other lighting adjustments. I cleaned up the image in PS and added a mat.

Honorable Mention Group A - Score 97

Fujifilm XT4 | LensBaby 28mm | f/3.5 | 1/160s | ISO 250 - Six focus stacked images | Shot indoors with two led lights.

First Place Group B - Score 89.5

Sarasota Polo Club

Second Place Group B - Score 89.5

This is one of the classy, photogenic, and cooperative residents of Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin, FL. This bird walked around with class and grace. I was able to sit on the sand, somewhat close to it, without disturbing it.

Shot on Nikon D7500
f/7.1
1/1250 sec
ISO 400
300mm

Third Place Group B - Score 83.5 

Honorable Mention Group B - Score 89.5

It was a cold, windy, rainy, foggy May in New York City in 2021. The silhouette of the statue of liberty in the fog was a great opportunity for an out of the ordinary shot. The flying bird added to my composition.

Shot on Nikon D7500
f/7.1
1/400 sec
ISO 400
300mm

Honorable Mention Group B - Score 86

Students resting on the first days of school in Lisbon, Portugal. Taken with a Canon G-15, set in automatic, originally in color and converted to b&w.

Group A - Score 85

Group A - Score 90.5

Olympus Digital Camera

Group A - Score 82

Group B - Score 78

Taken in Alva, Florida

Group A - Score 89

Group B - Score 79

Dragonfly from my garden sitting on a leafless hibiscus branch with a bit of cobweb. Taken with a Nikon D5600 set on automatic, originally in color and converted to b&w. 300 mm zoom f/6.3, exposure 1/800 sec. ISO-800, aperture 5.3.

Group A - Score 90.5

View of El Capitan Rock in Yellowstone Nat'l Park
Exposure: ISO 200. f 8.0. at 1/800 sec
24-70 2.8L set at 24mm.
Photo was taken in color and converted to Monochrome in Lightroom Classic

Group A - Score 80

Group A - Score 82

Group B - Score 82

Camera - Sony DSC RX100VII

Group A - Score 85.5

24-105 @ 105mm
f 5.0
1/100s
ISO 200
Natural Light

Group A - Score 86

Group A - Score 85

Group A - Score 90.5

Group A - Score 79.5

Group A - Score 85.5

70-200 A 100 mm
f 4.5
1/160s
ISO 10000
Available Light from Windows

Group A - Score 91

This was shot in Santa Barbara, California. This cow statue is on the roof of a dairy store. The building is adobe-style thus the various levels of the roof. I am guessing that is just a potted plant next to the cow sculpture. I like the way it looks like the cow is turning its head to look at the plant. The sky was overcast which gave a nice muted light. I did processing in LRC and PS.

Group A - Score 82.5

Group A - Score 86

Taken at a road restroom within Yellowstone Nat'l Park. I guess they don't do a daily service.
EXPOSURE: ISO 100 f9.0 at 0-.5 sec
lens 24-70 2.8L set at 24mm
Taken in color and transformed to Monochrome in Lightroom Classic

Group A - Score 87.5

Olympus Digital Camera