33rd Annual Crystal Lakes Photo Contest

The 33rd Annual Crystal Lakes Photo Contest was a resounding success thanks to the hard work of several dedicated volunteers. We received a total of 152 photos this year from 40 property owners which is nearly double the amount from last year! Jody Sandquist and her staff provided lots of support and encouragement for the contest along with Steve Smalley who volunteered to MC the awards ceremony. Carrie Manley provided the gift certificates for the winners as well as the venue for the awards ceremony. Ann Watson and the staff of the Wapiti Bugle provided the proof sheets. Our judges this year were all expert photographers and artists and they included Bill Popejoy, Carol Jackson, and Ross Reid. Sharon Fessler donated the frames and professional certificates. This year's contest was truly a team effort!

The prizes for this year included gift certificates to The Restaurant for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the amount of $50, $30, and $20 for each category; recognition on the Crystal Lakes website (all 152 photos) and in the November/December edition of the Wapiti Bugle (winning entries); and framed 8x10 prints of the twelve winning entries posted in The Restaurant for everyone to admire (winning entries). We added a "people" category this year called Faces of Crystal Lakes in addition to the three categories from last year which included Nature & Landscapes, Four Seasons, and Wildlife (in natural settings only).

A panel of judges convened for over two hours and selected the winning photos for each category along with a few "honorable mentions." With every breathtaking and awe-inspiring image, we are reminded of how lucky we are to be part of Crystal Lakes.  And so, without further adieu, here are the winning entries (HM = Honorable Mention):

In the Faces of Crystal Lakes Category...

1st Place- Derek Adams for "Where's the Beaver?"

2nd Place- Pam Franzen for "Hooked"

3rd Place- Shaunia Ross for "New to Crystal Lake but Ready to Fish"

HM - Simone Maderal for "Tipi Club"

HM - Mike Schilling for "Anticipation at Snoopy Pond"

In the Nature & Landscapes Category...

1st Place- Linnea Jones for "Steps to the Sky"

2nd Place- Susan Chestnut for "At Last Light"

3rd Place- Ken Sterling for "So Many Flowers...So Little Time"

HM - Denise Seger for "Hint of Sunshine"

HM - Breanna Trover for "Moon Light"

HM - Gregg Klinker for "Sunset in Paradise"

HM - Simone Maderal for "Bleeding Heart"

In the Four Seasons Category…

1st Place- Yvonne Fox for "Summer Moon over Crystal"

2nd Place- Kenneth Watkins for "Fairy Slipper Orchids in Springtime"

3rd Place- Susan Chestnut for "Spring in the Mist"

HM - Kathee Jones for "Blue Fireworks on the Fourth"

HM - Bill Franzen for "Christmas Eve"

HM - Mark Knapp for "End of the Trail"

HM - Laney Howard for "Ice Drops"

In the Wildlife Category...

1st Place- Mark Knapp for "Where's Rocky?"

2nd Place- Ken Sterling for "Hey is this my Good Side?"

3rd Place- Kathy Simpson for "Bambi"

HM - Dave Fox for "Nesting Hummingbird"

HM - Mark Knapp for "I See You!"

HM - Linnea Jones for "Fledgling Dragon"

Faces of Crystal Lakes

Nature & Landscapes

Four Seasons

Wildlife

Photo Submissions

Images submitted to the Crystal Lakes website are accepted for consideration under the following terms:

1. You retain ownership of any image you contribute which is your original work. Images sent from third parties should only be by permission of the organization or individual who owns it, who also must agree to this submission policy.

2. You understand that submitted images may or may not appear on the Crystal Lakes website and its related forms of publication, now or in the future. We anticipate that each week many more images will be received than space allotted for publication.

3. By submitting any image, you are granting to Crystal Lakes the unrestricted, non-exclusive right to use it now and in the future. This includes modifying the original image dimensions, brightness, contrast, etc., retouching or removal of any visible time stamps or lettering, and adding the customary framing, watermark, etc.

4. Images used become a permanent part of the Crystal Lakes website and its product offerings (calendars, screen savers, etc.) By virtue of appearance on the web, such images also become a permanent part of search engine caching libraries (such as google.com) and online archiving organizations (such as archive.org).

5. Images not immediately used become a permanent part of the Crystal Lakes library of unpublished files, for possible future use. In some cases, contributed images may appear several years after the date they were originally received.

6. The Gallery may link to external sites, which are not necessarily endorsed by Crystal Lakes. The Gallery itself is not intended for commercial use (shopping cart sales, etc.)

7. Crystal Lakes reserves the right at its own discretion to limit or discontinue Gallery albums which appear substantially unrelated to the primary focus and purpose of this website.

8. By submitting any image, you are indicating you have read and understood this policy and agree to its terms.

If you agree to these terms, please email your photo(s) to the webmaster.