Photos taken by Lens and Laves Members

2007 competition winners:

December 2007

Prints (13 entries)

  • 1st - Janice Piette -"Teardrops"

Slides (5 entries)

  • 1st - Ted Stone -"Fall Leaves"

November 2007

Cloud Formations (8 entries)

  • 1st - Greg Huddle-Indian Lake Seagulls With Cloudy Blue Sky
  • 2nd - Dick Wood-Sunrise in Westerville
  • 3rd - Robert Stapleton-Cloud Formation
  • HM - Niamh Carvill-Cloud Formation

Water Drops ( entries)

  • 1st - Tom Ziegler-Inside the Web
  • 2nd - Cheryl Hyde-Water Drops in the Garden
  • 3rd - Debbie Steinhausser-A Single Drop
  • HM - Janice Piette-Hibiscus with Water Drops

Reflections (15 entries)

  • 1st - Dick Wood-Heron on Golden Pond
  • 2nd - Ted Stone-Reflections Old Man's Cave
  • 3rd - Larry McVay-Reflections Glacier Bay
  • HM - Kathy McVay-Reflections at Rose Lake
  • HM - Kathy McVay-Yosemite at Dawn

Insects/Bugs ( entries)

  • 1st - Janice Piette-Glasswing
  • 2nd - Bev Ratliff-Blue Dragonfly
  • 3rd - Ryan Moellman-Praying Mantis
  • HM - Tom Ziegler-Bug Shadow
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser-Drama in the Garden

Rocks/Stones (14 entries)

  • 1st - Cheryl Hyde-Rocks in Water
  • 2nd - Niamh Carville-Rocks/Stones
  • 3rd - Tom Ziegler-Shore Rocks
  • HM - Greg Huddle-Textured Rode Wall at Hocking Hills Cave

Low Light/Night Time (12 entries)

  • 1st - Tom Ziegler-White Tree at Dusk
  • 2nd - Ted Stone-Dusk Cape Cod
  • 3rd - Greg Huddle-Back Yard Full Moon
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser-Texas Storm

October 2007

Prints (48 entries)

  • 1st - John Remy-"Watchful Eye"
  • 2nd - Ted Stone-"Red Dragonfly at Inniswood"
  • 3rd - Wilma Yoder-"Button Buck"
  • HM - Janice Piette-"Butterfly Stare"
  • HM - Dick Wood-"Waterfall at Hocking Hills"
  • HM - Dick Wood-"Morning Glory"
  • HM - Ted Stone-"Rushing Water-Old Man's Cave"
  • HM - Karl Francis-"Untitled"

Slides (19 entries)

  • 1st - Bev Ratliff-"Rocky Fork Orange"
  • 2nd - Bev Ratliff-"Palms Purple Sky"
  • 3rd - Debbie Steinhausser-"Paintbrush-Tetons"
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser-"New Hampshire Falls"
  • HM - Tom Ziegler-"Desert Flower"

September 2007

Prints (40 entries)

  • 1st - John Remy-"After the Storm"
  • 2nd - Tom Ziegler-"Twisted Vine #2"
  • 3rd - Dick Wood-"Silk White Day Lily"
  • HM - Greg Huddle-"Birds of a Feather"
  • HM - Tom Ziegler-"Cecropia Moth"
  • HM - Greg Huddle-"Lotus Blossom 4"
  • HM - Wilma Yoder-"Taughannock Falls"

Slides (insufficient entries)

August 2007

Prints (38 entries)

  • 1st - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles, Deb Steinhausser
  • 2nd - Red, White and Black Butterfly, Ted Stone
  • 3rd - Bardot, Deb Steinhausser
  • HM - Backlit Leaves, Bev Ratliff
  • HM - Baby Rhino, Wilma Yoder
  • HM - Bee-1 Bomber, Mardie Largmann (new member!!)
  • HM - Orchids, Kathy McVay

Slides (16 entries)

  • 1st - Slot Canyon, Deb Steinhausser
  • 2nd - After the Rain, Cheryl Hyde
  • 3rd - Geese on the Pond, Bev Ratliff
  • HM - Sea birds at Sunset, Bev Ratliff
  • HM - Lake Erie Sunrise, Cheryl Hyde

July 2007

Prints (33 entries)

  • 1st - Ted Stone-"Black & White Butterfly"
  • 2nd - Niamb Carvill-"Fogged Chives"
  • 3rd - Wilma Yoder -"Zebra"
  • HM - David Tipton-"Great Blue Heron in Flight"
  • HM - Dick Wood-"Daylily"
  • HM - Cheryl Hyde-"Beautiful Fall Day"

Slides (19 entries)

  • 1st - Denise McCracken-"Mossy Roots"
  • 2nd - Cheryl Hyde -"Pink and Green"
  • 3rd - Ted Stone-"Mushrooms"
  • HM - Tom Ziegler-"Thissel"[sic]
  • HM - Cheryl Hyde-"Simplicity"

June 2007

Members With Less Than 75 Points - Prints (26 entries)

  • 1st - Wilma Yoder-"Basking in the Sun"
  • 2nd - Kathy McVay-"Butterfly"
  • 3rd - Alan Rubin-"Flower and Bee"
  • HM - Dick Wood-"Mrs. Drill"
  • HM - Alan Rubin-"Pretty Pink #2"
  • HM - Dick Wood-"A Purple Flower"

Members With More Than 75 Points - Prints (27 entries)

  • 1st - Bev Ratliff-If I Could Reach You..."
  • 2nd - Debbie Steinhausser-"Yellowstone Steam"
  • 3rd - Cheryl Hyde-"Mmm Good"
  • HM - Bev Ratliff-"Geese on Golden Pond"
  • HM - Ted Stone-"Big Bird"
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser-"Butterfly"

May 2007

Prints (63 entries)

  • 1st - Bev Ratliff-"Franklin Park Flutter-by"
  • 2nd - Denise McCracken-"Mossy Roots"
  • 3rd - David Tipton-"One"
  • HM - Mark Holland-"Lorikeet"
  • HM - Bev Ratliff-"Mother 'Rang' and Baby"
  • HM - Cheryl Hyde-"Kestrel, Smallest Bird of Prey"
  • HM - Adrianne Stewart-"Springtime in Georgia"
  • HM - David Tipton-"Straight From the Horses' Mouth"
  • HM - Tom Ziegler-"Frozen Wrap"

Slides (29 entries)

  • 1st - Tom Ziegler-"Chairs"
  • 2nd - Bev Ratliff-"Hard Water"
  • 3rd - Cheryl Hyde-"The Mill in West Virginia"
  • HM - Unknown-"Mill Creek and Canoe"
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser-"Callaway"
  • HM - Denise McCracken-"Old Wagon in Pines, Clear Creek"

April 2007

Prints (47 entries)

  • 1st - Dick Woods-"Nun's Hoods"
  • 2nd - Ted Stone-"White Pelican Stretch"
  • 3rd - Tom Ziegler-"Arizona Stream"
  • HM - Andrew Livelsberger-"Glass Wing"
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser-"Two Butterflies"
  • HM - Andrew Livelsberger-"Backlit Orchid"
  • HM - Janice Piette-"Untitled"
  • HM - Janice Piette-"Flower with Water Drops"

Slides (30 entries)

  • 1st - Herb Schumacher-"Sea Stacks Oregon"
  • 2nd - Ted Stone-"Tree Moss"
  • 3rd - Vic Rausch-"Sentinel in the Fog"
  • HM - Denise McCracken-"Early Morning Dew at Darby Creek"
  • HM - Herb Schumacher-"Leopard Columbus Zoo"
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser-"Marble and Maple #1"

March 2007

Prints (39 entries)

  • 1st - Ted Stone-"Monkey"
  • 2nd - Janice Piette-"Zinnias"
  • 3rd - Janice Piette-"White Flower"
  • HM - Elise Mabry-"Leaf in the Snow"
  • HM - Karl Francis-"Mud"
  • HM - Richard Wood-"Blue Bird"
  • HM - John Briggs-"Cold Cascade"

Slides (24 entries)

  • 1st - Vic Rausch-"Tranquil Sunrise"
  • 2nd - Sheralyn Graise-"Stork"
  • 3rd - Tom Ziegler-"Almost Frozen"
  • HM - Vic Rausch-"Canadas at Yellowstone"
  • HM - Ted Stone-"Red/Orange Orchid"

February 2007

Prints (40 entries)

  • 1st - Tom Ziegler-"Foggy Creek, West Virginia"
  • 2nd - Cheryl Hyde-"Mexican Wolf"
  • 3rd - Ted Stone-"Black and White Butterfly"
  • HM - Bev Ratliff-"Water Drops on Leaves"
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser-"Blackwater Falls"
  • HM - Brandon Sofsky-"Untitled"
  • HM - Cheryl Hyde-"White-Orchid with water drops"

Slides (16 entries)

  • 1st - Debbie Steinhausser-"Beargrass and Tetons"
  • 2nd - Tom Ziegler-"Gorge Falls"
  • 3rd - Cheryl Hyde-"Stripes"
  • HM - Tom Ziegler-"Pink Crown Double Exposure"
  • HM - Ted Stone-"Fall Leaves"

January 2007

Prints (44 entries)

  • 1st - Dan Borzynski-"White Rose"
  • 2nd - Cheryl Hyde-"Red Nodding Trillium"
  • 3rd - Adriann Stuart-"View From Back"
  • HM - Danielle Livelsberger-"Poinsettia B/W"
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser-"Fall Reflection"
  • HM - Janice Piette-"Night Glow"
  • HM - Cheryl Hyde-"Red Leaf"

Slides (30 entries)

  • 1st - Tom Ziegler-"Arizona Tree"
  • 2nd - Cheryl Hyde-"The Old Man"
  • 3rd - Debbie Steinhausser-"Crabapple Blossoms"
  • HM - Sheralyn Graise-"Deer"
  • HM - Bob Stapleton-"Loon"
  • HM - Debbie Steinhausser-"Callaway Azaleas"


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