24th Annual Nature Photo Contest

Friends of Moraine Hills State Park

13^th Annual Nature Photo Contest

The Photo contest was paid for and sponsored by the Friends of Moraine Hills State Park. On October 3^rd 2010 Stacy Iwanicki on behalf of the FOMHSP handed out awards to 8 photo contest winners, who entered their photos in as many as 7 categories. The photos were judged by the general public (PC) as well as a panel of judges, and the winners are:

Color Plant	Color Animal Vertebrate
1^st place Bob Williams- “Winter Pine”	1^st place Paul McFadden – “Interrupted Snooze”
2^nd place Kathy Petras- “Purple Accents”	2^nd place Paul McFadden – “”I Wuas You Mommy”
3^rd place Bob Williams- “Marsh Marigold”	3^rd place David Rusch – “Turtle Stocking Competition”
JA Joe Lewis- “Pleasant Valley Columbine”	JA Bob Williams – “Dinner for Two”

Color Animal Invertebrate	Color Landscape
1^st place Bob Williams – “Baltimore Checker Spot”	1^st place Bob Williams – “Full Moon”
2^nd place Bill Ewert – “Cicada”	2^nd place Joe Lewis – “Beaver work Zone”
3^rd place Joe Lewis – “Sunny Viceroy”	3^rd place Paul McFadden – “Glorious Morning”
JA Bob Williams – “Baltimore Checked Spot”	JA Marie Caviness– “Fall at Mattheisson State Park”

Black and White	People & Pet in the Park
1^st place Paul McFadden – “Cool Chickadee”	1^st place Bob Williams – “Heading Out”
2^nd place Bob Williams – “Tree in Winter”	2^nd place Bob Williams – “On the Bikes”
3^rd place Bob Williams – “Snow Cone”	3^rd place Bob Williams – “Family Hike”
JA Bob Williams – “Tree in Winter”	JA Bob Williams – “On the Bikes”

Beyond Illinois	Best of Show (JA)
1^st place Joe Lewis – “Breakfast to go”	Bob Williams – “Baltimore Checked Spot”
2^nd place Linda Willis – “One Flush – Two Flush”
3^rd place Marie Caviness – “Hoodoos at Bryce Nat’l Pk”	Best of Show (PC)
JA Marie Caviness – “Hoodoos at Bryce Nat’l Pk”	Paul McFadden – “ Sunrise Blues”