1^st - "Hummer 4"

by Jim Basinger ©

"Here we have a winner, we could find nothing negative to say. it is a stunning Nature portrait of this Hummer, thank you for sharing this beauty with us."

2^nd - "Redwoods"

by Renata Kleinert ©

"Excellent capture of these sun rays coming through the trees, nice color, and perfect exposure, very nice scenic, thank you."

3^rd - "Pull!"

by Sonya Lang ©

"Wow, this is a great Nature shot, perfect reflection, good placement of bird, tack sharp focus, perfect exposure, and the fact that the bird is doing something tells a great story, thank you for sharing."

HM - "Heron Reflection @
            Ridgefield"

by Steve Lightle ©

"Nice Nature shot, good composition, the Heron is placed very well in the frame, nice setting, good exposure."

HM - "OMG!"

by Sharon Ely ©

"This one has a lot of appeal for anyone, very sharp focus, very nice colors, it tells a great story of this animal. We would like to see a little more of the branch he is on and more of his tail, but that is a minor critique."

HM - "Web With Dew"

by Greg Thomas ©

"This photo commands your attention, tack sharp, and very nicely done, possibly crop out the dark thing on the right upper side, it is somewhat distracting."

1^st - "Sunrise Reflections"

by Renata Kleinert ©

"WOW, this is exquisite, we loved it, the wonderful colors, the lead in line of the water, the layers of clouds, it is a winner in any photo show. Thank you for sharing"

2nd - Pull!

by Sonya Lang ©

"Wow, this is a great Nature shot, perfect reflection, good placement of bird, tack sharp focus, perfect exposure, and the fact that the bird is doing something tells a great story, thank you for sharing.

3^rd - "A Boy And His Dreams"

by Greg Thomas ©

"Great placement, good mood and story here, no distractions, you have a winner here, good job".

HM - "Heron Reflection @ Ridgefield"

by Steve Lightle ©

"Nice Nature shot, good composition, the Heron is placed very well in the frame, nice setting, good exposure."

HM - "Reflection Lake Dawn"

by Kevin Siefke ©

"Very nice, we loved the sky and sky reflection, great capture, the only thing you might try to make it even better would be to crop off about an inch on the right side."

1^st - "Bunchberry"

by Sharon Ely ©

"Now here we have a photograph, very pleasing, great light, great composition, good placement of the two blooms in the frame, we would normally like to see a group of 3 blooms but this works just perfectly. Thank you for sharing."

2^nd - "Wild Rose"

by Sharon Ely ©

"This is a very stunning photo of a Wild Rose, as good as we have ever seen, good light, good color we like the center of the bloom, it is tack sharp, great capture on this subject."

3^rd - "White Shooting Star"

by Janet Wright ©

"We have another winner here, great composition, great color on the flower and the background. The tip of the Shooting Star needs to be a little sharper onfocus. Thank you for sharing this beauty."

HM - "Chickweed Glow"

by Sonya Lang ©

"Very good placement of the flower in the frame, good exposure, very sharp except on front petal edge. Love the light in the center of the bloom."