Apogee Photo Magazine

The Photo Contest: Storm

Storms are always interesting subjects to photograph. Because no storm is exactly like the next, often being in the right place at the right time yields a once-in-a-lifetime kind of picture.

 

We received a number of really good storm pictures. For the Grand Prize, we chose Gene Czyzewski's picture of a "Colorado Storm." I liked the feeling of the image, as well as the beautiful lighting. The softness of the image reminds me of a painting. This would be a wonderful photo to hang in someone's den or living room. Gene will receive from Tamrac the Super Pro 19, Model 619 photo equipment bag and the X-Pack computer backpack, Model 15009 cases. He also wins a copy of CompuPic Pro, the digital content management system, from Photodex Corporation; and one of our wonderful Apogee T-Shirts. 

 

Many thanks to Tamrac, the premier maker of equipment bags for professional photographers, for their sponsorship of this contest and providing us with the prize for this winner. 

 

At first runner-up was Michael Venturino's "Drama at Bass Harbor Head." A good example of being in the right place at the right time, this image captures the light of the setting sun on the water juxtapositioned against the darkness of the clouds and the cliffs. It, indeed, captured the drama of weather as a late afternoon storm makes way for an evening sunset.

 

Second runner-up goes to Sandy Ekman Gwynn, whose simple but dramatic composition, "Red Bench," wins her a year's subscription to Photo Techniques Magazine.

 

Please note: Once again we received a very large number of exceptional photographs by photographers who did not send in their submission forms. Your photo will be disqualified if you do not get the form in to us. We allow extra time for forms to reach us from overseas, and we have provided a fax number for those of you wishing to submit in that manner.

 

Please also note the new submission guidelines at: http://www.apogeephoto.com/contests.shtml

 

Congratulations to all for outstanding images!

Thanks again to Blue Heron Editions, E.P. Levine, Nikon, Photodex Corporation, and Photo Techniques Magazine for sponsorship of this contest. Please make sure to visit them online.

 

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	Grand Prize "Colorado Storm" Gene Czyzewski Littleton, Colorado
	Runner-up: "Drama at Bass Harbor Head" Michael Venturino Geneseo, New York
	Second Runner-up: "Red Bench" Sandy Ekman Gwynn North Port, Florida
	Honorable Mention:   "Mendocino Storm" Keni Lee Largo, Florida
	Honorable Mention: "Red Lady in the Snow" Jim Block Etna, New Hampshire
	Honorable Mention: "Angry Skies" John Parker Dupo, Illinois

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