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Apogee Photo Magazine

The Photo Contest: "Fish"

Once again, we received some wonderful images. Congratulations to all that entered. In this contest we considered the subject, itself, as being of primary importance. Fish come in all shapes, colors and sizes. We were looking for photos that portrayed the beauty of these animals. We judged these images on the impact of the image, the technical abilities shown in capturing these creatures, and finally the artistic skill of the photographer in creating his or her composition.

For our Grand Prize winner, we chose "Risa", by Daniel Percivall. This was a great close-up with a lot of color. The gold fish was a pet of the Percivall family. In this picture, the fish reminds us a lot of the fish created for animated films like "Finding Nemo." We almost expect it to start talking. The shallow depth of field focuses our eyes on its eyes and mouth, two areas of the "face" that evoke the most amount of emotion in us, no matter the animal, and contributes greatly to our anthropomorphic tendencies.

"Leafy Sea Dragon", by Jill E. Snyder, took our First Runner-up position. This was another example of the variety of colors and shapes of fish. Taken at the aquarium in Atlanta, this image is also full of color, shapes and forms. The low light of the aquarium added its own difficulties in taking this photo. The fact that is is well exposed and sharp says a lot about the skill of the photographer.

Finally, Second Runner-up goes to Fran Roccaforte for her photo, "Gold Eyes." This image has a tropical feel because of the bright floral-like colors.  The composition and sense of movement grabbed are attention.

Congratulations to the Honorable Mentions in this contest. All of your images demonstrated good technical and artistic abilities.Click on each image to see larger version.

All images copyrighted by the individual photographers. All Rights Reserved. These images are for your viewing pleasure only and not to be downloaded for any other purpose.

 

Grand Prize Winner

"Risa"

Daniel Percivall
Fort Myers, Florida

First Runner-up:

"Leafy Sea Dragon"

Jill E. Snyder
Atlanta, Georgia
USA
 

 Second Runner-up:

"Gold Eyes"

Fran Roccaforte
Oakland, California
USA

 
Honorable Mention:

"Comet"

Bob Gates
Jamesville, New York
USA

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Honorable Mention:

"Jelly Fish"

Chyna Darner
Los Altos, California
USA 

Honorable Mention:

"Bagged Fish"

Kellie Lombard
New Orleans, Louisiana
USA
Honorable Mention:

"Jelly Fish"

Norma Warden
Alpharetta, Georgia
 

Honorable Mention:

"Big Giant Fish"

Jim Austin
Denver, Colorado
USA

Honorable Mention:

"Where is Nemo?"

Tomasz Gulla
Gdynia, Poland

 

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