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Autumn's Dawn

Patrick Ems

Switzerland

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Autumn's Dawn"



White Willows

Vanda Ralevska

UK

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"White Willows"



Oak

Nathan Wirth

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Oak"
Oak Tree



The Forest For The Trees

Debbie Rubin

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Forest For The Trees"
Loved the way the palms were peeking through the foreground big sister trees.



By the Hundreds

Javier Bohorquez

USA

Honorable Mention

"By the Hundreds"



Alone

Judy Adhitianto

Indonesia

Honorable Mention

"Alone"
The island of Tidore, North Molucas



Disappearing Wilderness

Bernard Werner

USA

Honorable Mention

"Disappearing Wilderness"



Snow Shadows

Marianna Armata

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Snow Shadows"
a carpet of shadows on freshly fallen snow



Bent

David Martin

USA

Honorable Mention

"Bent"
A slot canyon in northern Arizona, USA, displays the effects of high volume monsoon rains.



LIGHTNING

Andrew Dickman

Australia

Honorable Mention

"LIGHTNING"
Lightning storm over Brighton Jetty



Angel Dust

Robson Rogan

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Angel Dust"
Angel Dust for a brief winter moment in time. British Columbia, Canada



The Fallen

Linda Cutche

New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"The Fallen"



Sky Fingers

David Martin

USA

Honorable Mention

"Sky Fingers"
An amazing thunderhead forms in the mountains of central Idaho, USA at sunset.



Palouse Field 2918

Bob Neiman

USA

Honorable Mention

"Palouse Field 2918"
Palouse Field 2918



Iceland

John Crowley

Ireland

Honorable Mention

"Iceland"



The gate to paradise

Stephan Brauchli

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"The gate to paradise"
An interestingly shaped iceberg in paradise bay antarctica.



Bass Rock

Maciej Wojcik

Poland

Honorable Mention

"Bass Rock"
The Bass Rock is an island in the east of Scotland described as one of the wildlife wonders of the w



Waterfall (2)

Daniel Castilloux

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Waterfall (2)"
Skogafoss



Alabama Hills Thunderstorm

Vahe Peroomian

USA

Honorable Mention

"Alabama Hills Thunderstorm"
Eastern Sierras, California



Prunings

Volker Kesting

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Prunings"



Grove

Roman Dadiomov

Russia

Honorable Mention

"Grove"
Russia, somewhere between Perm and Yekaterinburg. Strong frost, -22F



Antarctica Tabular

Louisa Paez Michelin

Colombia

Honorable Mention

"Antarctica Tabular"
They are enormous and mesmerising. They demand as much respect as the ocean they travel on. Elephant Island, Antarctica



Atlas Tree

Kurt Westbrook

USA

Honorable Mention

"Atlas Tree"
Captured during the morning golden hour



The Break

Joshua Sarinana

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Break"
Thick ice breaks apart on Boston's Charles River.



Abstract in Namibia's Sossusvlei Desert

Kieron Monahan

USA

Honorable Mention

"Abstract in Namibia's Sossusvlei Desert"
Taken from a Cessna flying about the Namibian Desert



Ices Mosaic On Danube Canyons

Adrian Per

Romania

Nominee

"Ices Mosaic On Danube Canyons"
More one Month , a cold air made a strong frozen of Danube The Ships have broken the Ice surface , but again the water was frozen.Here in the Canyons of Danube, Romania/Se



waterfalls study 3

Annemarie Jacques

USA

Nominee

"waterfalls study 3"



Catch Me If You Can

Aurelio Bormioli

Italy

Nominee

"Catch Me If You Can "
I was really impressed by the idea of movement that these two dead trees could convey. - Parco Mont Avic - Valle d'Aosta - 2016



White ZigZag

Aurelio Bormioli

Italy

Nominee

"White ZigZag"
Askja - Iceland



The sea

Balbi Manjon

Spain

Nominee

"The sea"



Amelia Sunset

Barbara Krieger

USA

Nominee

"Amelia Sunset"
Amelia Sunset



CHUPPAH

Beatrice Yoder-Leyba

USA

Nominee

"CHUPPAH"
YNP



Lone Tree

Bill Motley

USA

Nominee

"Lone Tree"



Christmas Tree Rock

Bill Motley

USA

Nominee

"Christmas Tree Rock"
This tree in Yellowstone Park is decorated each Christmas



Frezeman-Brenda_Grasses in Snow

Brenda Frezeman

USA

Nominee

"Frezeman-Brenda_Grasses in Snow"



Frezeman-Brenda_Sliver of Light

Brenda Frezeman

USA

Nominee

"Frezeman-Brenda_Sliver of Light"



Pawlings Clouds

Carol Brightbill

USA

Nominee

"Pawlings Clouds"
Dramatic clouds over the Pawlings Barn in Valley Forge Park



Coexist

Chad Routhier

USA

Nominee

"Coexist"
A dynamic display of light and shadow in the sand dunes of Death Valley



Coexist II

Chad Routhier

USA

Nominee

"Coexist II"
A dynamic display of light and shadow in the sand dunes of Death Valley



Ruby

Chad Routhier

USA

Nominee

"Ruby"
Reflective and surreal impression of the beauty and longevity of the Washington coast.



Longing

Chad Routhier

USA

Nominee

"Longing"
Persistance, strength, always searching inward and outward for what is intended to be



Loom

Chad Routhier

USA

Nominee

"Loom"
A gloriously foreboding evening in the San Juan Mountains



Tree Drama

Charita Carter

USA

Nominee

"Tree Drama"
Late Afternoon Shot of a Black Oak in Yosemite Valley



The Wedding Train

Cindy Bosveld

Australia

Nominee

"The Wedding Train "
Quinninup Falls is about a 2 hrs return trip from the main road but worth of travel.



Cold Road

Colmar Wocke

Switzerland

Nominee

"Cold Road"
A road in winter - the black tarmac contrasting with the mist and snow.



Tranquility

Daniel Schwabe

Brazil

Nominee

"Tranquility"
Low tide at Hearson's Cove, near Dampier, WA



Kilbrittain Study #1

David Magee

UK

Nominee

"Kilbrittain Study #1"
A Seascape study made in West Cork, Ireland.



Alien Scape

David Martin

USA

Nominee

"Alien Scape"
A wild and other world landscape found in the Bisti Badlands of northerwestern New Mexico, USA.



Web in Woods

David Cooknell

UK

Nominee

"Web in Woods"
Cobweb backlit in the Woods in Dorset



Before the Rain

Denise Dethlefsen

USA

Nominee

"Before the Rain"
A yucca plant on a dune in White Sands National Monument under threatening clouds



Path

Denise Dethlefsen

USA

Nominee

"Path"



Winters Edge

Devin Campbell

USA

Nominee

"Winters Edge"



Gleaming

Diana Barker Price

USA

Nominee

"Gleaming"



A snow crystal

Dimuthu Jayawickrama

USA

Nominee

"A snow crystal"
A photo microscopic image of a single snow crystal



Watercolor rain

Elena Bolshakova

Russia

Nominee

"Watercolor rain"
This shot was made during strong wind and rain. On the long exposure rain started to wash the contou



The Last Storm

Eric Wiles

USA

Nominee

"The Last Storm"
Winters last storm in Santa Cruz Ca



Joshua and the Half Moon

Erik Fremstad

USA

Nominee

"Joshua and the Half Moon"
In the high desert of the Mojave, the half moon rises at dusk, illuminating the Joshua forest.



Solitude

Evangelia Athanasopoulou

Greece

Nominee

"Solitude"
Kapesovo village,Zagori Region Epirus,Greece



Sea Rays

Gary Wagner

USA

Nominee

"Sea Rays"
The sun lights the way



dead life

Georgette Aleiferi

Greece

Nominee

"dead life"
Pindos mountain. seasonal lake in Tymfi



first light

Georgette Aleiferi

Greece

Nominee

"first light"
Pindos mountain ASTRAKA Tymfi



glass Fan

Gerald Prickett

USA

Nominee

"glass Fan"
Fan Wave North Shore Kauai



Audubon Park Lakside

Gerald McDowell

USA

Nominee

"Audubon Park Lakside"
John James Audubon Park in Henderson KY USA



Breaking The Dawn

Grace Ho

Malaysia

Nominee

"Breaking The Dawn"
Sun rise after the rain at Sanur beach, Bali



Two trees

Guido Basevi

Italy

Nominee

"Two trees"



Morning fog (2)

Gunar Streu

Norway

Nominee

"Morning fog (2)"
Morning mood beside a lake in the forest, Lapland, Sweden.



Stormy weather

Gunar Streu

Norway

Nominee

"Stormy weather"
Stormy evening in the mountains, Lapland, Sweden.



Mountain Mirror

Hennie Kempen

Netherlands

Nominee

"Mountain Mirror"
Lofoten (Norway) at its best



Dawn

How Pin Tang

Malaysia

Nominee

"Dawn"
Dawn



Finale

Ian Mountford

UK

Nominee

"Finale"
The fading glory of a once proud Scottish Pine.



Tunnel View

Ian Good

UK

Nominee

"Tunnel View"



Floating Mountain

Ilias Varelas

Greece

Nominee

"Floating Mountain"
Captured in the region of Volos,Greece.



Shall we dance?

Ilias Varelas

Greece

Nominee

"Shall we dance?"
Captured in the region of Volos,Greece.



trough the spider's web

Ivan Pesic

USA

Nominee

"trough the spider's web"
a look at the light at the end of the tunnel -Hollywood, California, May 2017



Ethereal California Coast.

Ivan Hernandez

USA

Nominee

"Ethereal California Coast."
Stormy-foggy days brings many opportunities to capture the vibe and feeling of the California Coast.



Nest of Hoodoos

James Peterson

USA

Nominee

"Nest of Hoodoos"
Mother Earth reveals her inner mood in this haunting scene in New Mexico's Bisti Badlands.



Beauty in Mangroves

Jan Bellamy

New Zealand

Nominee

"Beauty in Mangroves"



Salt and Pepper

Jeannine Mullan

USA

Nominee

"Salt and Pepper"



Untitled

Jo Cripps

Australia

Nominee

"Untitled "
Early morning



eastern sierras

John Alfano

USA

Nominee

"eastern sierras"
late afternoon view across the Owens Valley from the White Mountains



CliffsofMoher3

John Crowley

Ireland

Nominee

"CliffsofMoher3"



Born in the 18th century

Karim Carella

Italy

Nominee

"Born in the 18th century"
From my new project "Tyrsenoi (their land)"



Approaching Rain

Kathleen Fischer

USA

Nominee

"Approaching Rain"
Monument Valley



Gnejna

Keith Ellul

Malta

Nominee

"Gnejna"
Gnejna in Malta



DRIFTWOOD

Keith Ramsdell

USA

Nominee

"DRIFTWOOD"



Surfside

Keith Ellul

Malta

Nominee

"Surfside"
n/a



Solace in Nature

Kerstin Arnemann

Malta

Nominee

"Solace in Nature"



Ortholithos

Konstantinos Oikonomou

Greece

Nominee

"Ortholithos"



Haze

Kos Karathanasis

Netherlands

Nominee

"Haze"



Bamboo Forest

Kos Karathanasis

Netherlands

Nominee

"Bamboo Forest"



Bamboo

Kos Karathanasis

Netherlands

Nominee

"Bamboo"



Cat Up A Tree

Kurt Westbrook

USA

Nominee

"Cat Up A Tree"
Looking up a fallen giant



Lake Sherburne

Laszlo Perlaky

USA

Nominee

"Lake Sherburne"
Late afternoon after rain the sky just cleared up and a light haze covered the mountains at Lake Sherborne, Glacier NP. Montana. 4x5 b&w negative film.



Layered Mountains

Laszlo Perlaky

USA

Nominee

"Layered Mountains"
Smoking Layered mountains at Newfound Gap at dawn. When the Sun came out, the magic was over. 4x5 b&w negative film.



Blasket Island Sky

Leif Sohlman

Sweden

Nominee

"Blasket Island Sky"
Blasket Island, Ireland July 2016



Starry Night and Tree

Leonardo Regoli

USA

Nominee

"Starry Night and Tree"
Tree under clear sky at night, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA



Border guard

Luca Eugeni

Italy

Nominee

"Border guard"



cloudy

Manfred Schroeder

Switzerland

Nominee

"cloudy"



clouds over the top

Manolis Smalios

Greece

Nominee

"clouds over the top"
vesturhorn mountain in iceland



Death Valley (1)

Mark Roberts

USA

Nominee

"Death Valley (1)"
Ca early morning



Seascape Pacifica 2015 1

Michael Kemper

USA

Nominee

"Seascape Pacifica 2015 1"
A lone wave curls as the late fall surf rises at Pacifica, California.



Ebb and Flow I

Morris Asato

USA

Nominee

"Ebb and Flow I"



Lake O

Norman Robbins

USA

Nominee

"Lake O"
Lake Okeechobee



the Wave (2)

Pamela Steege

USA

Nominee

"the Wave (2)"



Österreich 2016, Blick auf Neue Regensburger Hütte

Patrick Opierzynski

Germany

Nominee

"Österreich 2016, Blick auf Neue Regensburger Hütte"
This photo was taken in September 2016 in the Stubai Yalley in Austria.



Mirror

Paul Byrne

Ireland

Nominee

"Mirror"
Northern Lights over the meadow at Landmannalaugar in the Highlands of Iceland.



Yucca Bush

Paul Denbow

USA

Nominee

"Yucca Bush"



In Search of Silence

Paul Christener

Switzerland

Nominee

"In Search of Silence"
Tree, Silence, Snow, Eavening, Clouds, snowing, fog, Winter, deep snown,



none

Peter Eiermann

Germany

Nominee

"none"
View from the nature conservation area "Biedensand" in Germany.



Abstract, Alaska Range

Phil Pogledich

USA

Nominee

"Abstract, Alaska Range"
An aerial image of the Alaska Range, just east of Denali.



bejeweled

Richard Smukler

USA

Nominee

"bejeweled"
Design from glacial runoff from Davidson Glacier, Alaska



Meadow Morn

Richard Smukler

USA

Nominee

"Meadow Morn"
Morning on the meadows at Yosemite National Park



Misty Fjords National Monument

Richard Smukler

USA

Nominee

"Misty Fjords National Monument"
Misty Fjords, Alaska



Storm in Matera

Roberto Alessandrini

Italy

Nominee

"Storm in Matera"
Matera



Tracks Through Time

Ron Harper

Canada

Nominee

"Tracks Through Time"
Death Valley, CA



Seven Trees

Rosario Civello

Italy

Nominee

"Seven Trees"



Last Stand (Stump Pass Beach, Florida)

Scott Bolendz

USA

Nominee

"Last Stand (Stump Pass Beach, Florida)"
This image is from my ongoing "Beach of Ghosts" series.



Dezemberwald

Sepp Koeppel

Switzerland

Nominee

"Dezemberwald"



Vogelspuren

Sepp Koeppel

Switzerland

Nominee

"Vogelspuren"



Death Valley (2)

Shalabh Sharma

USA

Nominee

"Death Valley (2)"
This is Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, California



Seaweed Farm

Siow Yih Teo

Malaysia

Nominee

"Seaweed Farm "
Photos taken at Xiapu , is a county in the municipal region of Ningde, Fujian, People's Republic of



Seperation

Stacy Butera

USA

Nominee

"Seperation"
Boulders seperating the waterfall



beore

Steffen Reichardt

Germany

Nominee

"beore"



Frozen Lake

Stephen Weaver

USA

Nominee

"Frozen Lake"
Frozen surface of Wilson Lake, Kansas



Let there be light

Steve Elliott

UK

Nominee

"Let there be light"
Crepuscular rays in Dorset woodland



View From Norris Point

Steve Silverman

Canada

Nominee

"View From Norris Point"
Gros Point National Park, Newfoundland, Canada



Sea Stack Study

Steven Castro

USA

Nominee

"Sea Stack Study"



Caught

Susan Annable

USA

Nominee

"Caught"
in camera double exposure



Shower

Susan Annable

USA

Nominee

"Shower"
in-camera double exposure



Pugnacious

Tiffanie Ragasa

USA

Nominee

"Pugnacious"



Summit

Torsten Wieczorek

Germany

Nominee

"Summit"
Peak of Alpspitze Dec. 29th 2016



The Milky Way rises over Barney Lake

Vahe Peroomian

USA

Nominee

"The Milky Way rises over Barney Lake"
The Milky Way and Barney Lake, in the Hoover Wilderness, Eastern Sierras, California



Waterfall (1)

Xavier Mas Ferra

Spain

Nominee

"Waterfall (1)"
A waterfall in New Zealand.



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