Photos taken by Lens and Laves Members

2008 competition winners:

October 2008

33 Prints

  • 1st - Karl Hassel - Dinner Time
  • 2nd - Wan Jung - Raptor Over Gorge
  • 3rd - Bruce Miller - Garter Snake
  • HM - Bruce Miller - Gray Grested Warbler
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser - Pink Tulip
  • HM - Wan Jung - Soft Rose

11 Slides

  • 1st - Vic Rausch - Waiting in the Web
  • 2nd - Ted Stone - Barn Owl
  • 3nd - Vic Rausch - West Virginia Summit
  • HM - Ted Stone - Turtle Stretch

September 2008

49 Prints

  • 1st - Wan Jung - Katydid
  • 2nd - Dick Wood - Thirsty Tiger
  • 3rd - Dick Wood - Purple Tulip
  • HM - Niamh Carvill - Iris
  • HM - Wilma Yoder - What's Up Praying Mantis
  • HM - Ted Stone - Let the Photographers In
  • HM - Wan Jung - Field of Gold
  • HM - Denise McCracken - Beetle in Petals

August 2008

58 Prints

  • 1st - Wilma Yoder - Buddies
  • 2nd - Bev Ratliff - Displaying Egret
  • 3rd - Dick Wood - Morning Hawk
  • HM - Julianne Spangler - Trio of Opera-Bound Orchids
  • HM - Denis McCracken - A Rose to the Sky
  • HM - Deb Steinhausser - Bluebirds
  • HM - Mark Holland - Red & Black Butterfly
  • HM - Wilma Yoder - Tropical Bird
  • HM - Julianne Spangler - Misty Morning on the Pond

36 Slides

  • 1st - Ted Stone - Lion Fish II
  • 2nd - Vic Rausch - Milkweed at Sunrise
  • 3rd - Ted Stone - Patas Monkey
  • HM - Denise McCraken - Peaceful Sunday Morning
  • HM - Bev Ratliff - Alaska River
  • HM - Herb Schumacher - Sleeping Leopard
  • HM - Vic Rausch - Sunrise at Peace River

July 2008

Under 75 Points Prints

  • 1st - Bruce Miller - Northern Harrier in Flight
  • 2nd - Mark Holland - Butterfly
  • 3rd - Ray Moellman - Woodpecker in Palm
  • HM - Juliann Spangler - Bet You Blink First
  • HM - Bruce Miller - Short Eared Owl in Snowstorm
  • HM - Sara Slack - Marjorie's Magnolia

Over 75 Points Prints

  • 1st - Greg Huddle - Innocent Eyes
  • 2nd - Cheryl Hyde - Trio of Waterlilies
  • 3rd - Greg Huddle - Amy's Purple Flower
  • HM - Cheryl Hyde - Eagle Close Up
  • HM - Dick Wood - Magenta Gerber Daisy

June 2008

Prints (48 entries)

  • 1st - Debbie Steinhausser - Danger-Wolf Crossing
  • 2nd - Cindy Kidwell - Wolf Stare
  • 3rd - John Remy - Eagle
  • HM - Cindy Kidwell - Cathedral Falls
  • HM - Ted Stone - Green Butterfly
  • HM - Greg Huddle - Snowy Egret
  • HM - Beverly Ratliffe - Threatening Snake
  • HM - Dick Wood - Eye of the Tigers

Slides (37 entries)

  • 1st - Herb Schumacher - Montery Tree
  • 2nd - Tom Ziegler - West Virginia Creek
  • 3rd - Beverly Ratlife - Red & Green
  • HM - Ted Stone - Turtle #3
  • HM - Herb Schumacher - Buttes
  • HM - Beverly Raliff - Fireweek in Alaska

May 2008

Prints (43 Entries)

  • 1st - Greg Huddle - Pocket Watch
  • 2nd - Ted Stone - Cacti
  • 3rd - Beverly Ratliffe - Mackenzie
  • HM - Beverly Ratliffe - First campout
  • HM - Ted Stone - Hocking Hills
  • HM - Denise McCracken - Red on Black
  • HM - Greg Huddle - Radishes

Slides (20 Entries)

  • 1st - Vic Rausch - The Last mile
  • 2nd - Ted Stone - Fish Lips
  • 3rd - Vic Rausch - Sunrise Sailboat
  • HM - Ted Stone - Lesser Bushbaby
  • HM - Denise McCracken - Clear Creek

April 2008

Prints (39 Entries)

  • 1st - Greg Huddle - Zoo Tiger
  • 2nd - Janice Piett - Black Ice
  • 3rd - Wilma Yoder - Wolf
  • HM - Cindy Kidwell - Orangutan
  • HM - Debra Steinhausser - Why don't you come down here and say that?
  • HM - Cheryl Hyde - Who's wathcing whom?
  • HM - Mark Holland - Butterfly

March 2008

Prints (44 entries)

  • 1st - Ted Stone - Pelican Landing
  • 2nd - Andy Kidwell - Tamarind Monkey
  • 3rd - Greg Huddle - Winter Creek
  • HM - Wan Jung - Hawk
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser - A Mother's Love
  • HM - Wilma Yoder - Polar Bear
  • HM - Wilma Yoder - African Lion
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser - Get off my back

Slides (19 entries)

  • 1st - Cheryl Hyde - Roaring Fork, TN
  • 2nd - Debbie Steinhausser - Vermont Leaves
  • 3rd - Vic Rausch - Little Green Fly
  • HM - Herb Schumacher - Sunrise
  • HM - Ted Stone - Emerald Tree Boa

February 2008

Prints (38 entries)

  • 1st - Debbie Steinhausser - Skipper on Bluebonnet
  • 2nd - Greg Huddle - Hairy Buffalo
  • 3rd - Greg Huddle - Ice and Leaves in Creek
  • HM - Karl Francis - Fog
  • HM - Wilma Yoder - Curious Fawn
  • HM - Dan Borzynski - What's for Dinner
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser - Texas Rocks

Slides (20 entries)

  • 1st - Debbie Steinhausser - Berries in Ice
  • 2nd - Vic Rausch - Lost in the Fog
  • 3rd - Ted Stone - Frog Reflections
  • HM - Cheryl Hyde - Blackwater Falls #4
  • HM - Tom Ziegler - Blue Bells Everywhere
  • HM - Ted Stone - Fall Color at Blendon

January 2008

Prints (38 entries)

  • 1st - Debbie Steinhausser - Bluebirds in the Rain
  • 2nd - Cheryl Hyde - Hayden Run Falls in the Fall
  • 3rd - Greg Huddle - Lotus Seed Head
  • HM - Ryan Moellaman - November Sun
  • HM - John Briggs - Angel Hair
  • HM - Dan Borzynski - Roof Mate
  • HM - Debbie Steinhauser - God Beams at Mohican State Park

Slides (10 entries)

  • 1st - Debbie Steinhausser - Fall at Glacier Ridge
  • 2nd - Debbie Steinhausser - Colorado Hillside
  • 3rd - Cheryl Hyde - Dasiy
  • HM - Cheryl Hyde - Flying By


Please see the By-Laws for the rules for the monthly competitions.



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Winners from Previous Years

2005 Winners

2006 Winners

2007 Winners