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n2doc

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Thu Sep 4, 2014, 09:15 AM Sep 2014

Smithsonian Photo Contest Winners [View all]


WINNER, SCENIC LANDSCAPE, STUDENT: Proxy Falls, Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon. By Thomas Goebel, age 18, Jensen Beach, Florida: “This gem is one that you must see for yourself.” (Thomas Goebel)


MOST INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT, WINNER, AMATEUR: Fading Sunset over the Watchman, Zion Wilderness in Utah. By Greg Tucker, Los Angeles, California: “I had attempted to photograph this scene on numerous previous occasions, but the conditions had never fallen into place so perfectly before.”


WILDLIFE WINNER, AMATEUR: Mountain Goat Kids (Oreamnos americanus). Mount Evans Wilderness, Colorado. By Verdon Tomajko, Superior, Colorado: “I love to capture behaviors and personalities of wildlife, and this was one of the best shooting opportunities I’ve ever had.”


Read more at http://wilderness.smithsonian.com/vote/vote-180952419/
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These are amazing! JNelson6563 Sep 2014 #1
That 2nd one is so Maxfield Parrish.... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #2
Right you are! classof56 Sep 2014 #6
by "co-incidence" we had a sunset like that tonight dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #8
This one won in my mind Brother Buzz Sep 2014 #3
Thanks, n2doc chervilant Sep 2014 #4
That first one reminds me of one of the DUers in the Photo group Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #5
Proxy Falls is not far from where I live. classof56 Sep 2014 #7
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