2008 Photography Contest Winners

This year, submissions to the photography contest increased by over 30 percent. That’s an indication to me that there are more readers of the magazine than ever before, and a good number of those readers are talented photographers. We always look forward to this issue because we get to see many excellent photographs that show such a wide range of life in the Finger Lakes. Thank you to all the photographers who submitted photos to the contest this year. I wish I could print every one of your photos. Keep your eyes open and your cameras at the ready this coming year. You never know when you may shoot that award-winning photo.
Mark Stash, Editor

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Grand Prize
Spring Mirror - south Canandaigua Lake
Christopher S. Plopper • Naples

Color



First Place
Letchworth State Park Panorama
Arick Combsi • Palmyra




Second Place
Keuka lightning strike – taken from the shore of Keuka Lake
Greg Sullivan • East Rochester

Third Place
Early morning misty sunrise at Montezuma Wildlife Preserve
Craig W. Humphrey • Skaneateles

Black & White



First Place
Driftwood at Green Lakes State Park
Bob Gates • Jamesville



Second Place
Path to the past – Genesee Country Museum
Kory Yerkes • Canandaigua



Third Place
Snow covered tree at Finger Lakes Community College
Ralph Thompson • Canandaigua

Honorable Mention



The colors I choose – Canandaigua Lake, view from Bristol Harbour
Sally Bridenstine • Richmond, Virginia



Cabins on Routes 5 & 20 in Seneca Falls
Dylan Paolicelli • Seneca Falls



Letchworth State Park
Donald L. Conklin • Rochester



Grapes with silo in background, taken on Shipman Road, Penn Yan
Pauline M. Champlin • Penn Yan