PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT | List of winners

The winners of the 16th annual Nature Photography Exhibit at Austintown Park were announced last week at Stacey Pavilion in the park. The event was sponsored by The Photo Place Inc. The winners were:

Animals

First: Margarito Susa, Youngstown, “American Bullfrog”; second: Kathryn Proch, Austintown, “A Sheep’s Dinnertime”; third: Brad E. Bloomster, Austintown, “Marsh Moose”; honorable mention: Pamela S. Goller, Hubbard, “Yipes! Stripes!”; Laurie Siers, Youngstown, “Flying Fawns”; J.K. Hollister, Austintown, “Lunch at the Beach”; Kristina Drake, Newton Falls, “Who’s Joe the Plumber?”; Marcie A. Nagy, Girard, “Great Blue Heron.”

Landscapes

First: Kathryn Proch, Austintown, “Geyser on a Tilt”; second: Susan Blecher, Girard, “Fall in Bar Harbor Maine”; third: Kristina Drake, Newton Falls, “Misty Morning Clear Creek”; honorable mention: Alan Chambers, Vienna, “Waterfall”; Eric Brovlak, Poland, “Mirror Mirror”; Janet E. Del Bene, Warren, “Solitude”; Elise McKeown Skolnick, Austintown, “Rocks”; Rachael Liposhak, Austintown, “Sunset at Erie”; John C. Sherretts, Sharon, Pa., “Red Rock Mountain.”

Plants

First: Ralph Malmer, Austintown, “Glory of Spring”; second: Ralph Malmer, Austintown, “Tree Top Tulip”; third: Eugenia Pierce, Youngstown, “Purple Beauties”; honorable mention: Karen Boston, Stow, “Color Splash”; Dan Metcalf, McDonald, “Jack Pulpit”; Debbi Kinkade, North Jackson, “White Tree Mold”; Lauren E. Joy, Southington, “Mystic Orchid”; Margarito Susa, Youngstown, “Wild Rose”; Stacey Montalvo, Poland, “Day is Done”; James Rogers Jr., Austintown, “Engulfed”; Kristina Drake, Newton Falls, “Autumn in a Pond”; Roger T. Gossick, Austintown, “Along the Trail — Minister Creek.”

Nature in Back yards & Parks

First: David McKenney, Poland, “The Butterfly”; second: Pamella S. Goller, Hubbard, “Preening”; third: Daniel Metcalf, McDonald, “I See You”; honorable mention: John Mann, Austintown, “Volunteer Violas”; Ralph Malmer, Austintown, “Gone Fishing in Florida”; Kristine Drake, Newton Falls, “West Branch Tunnels”; Brad E. Bloomster, Austintown, “Portland Head Light”; Nancy M. Bigley, Austintown, “Wonderland Reflections.”

Digitally Enhanced

First: Margarito Susa, Youngstown, “The Fallen Leaves”; second: Annette McCarthy, Austintown, “Whoooo’s That”; third: Lauren E. Joy, Southington, “Inferno.”

Blacks & Whites (encompassing all categories)

First: Kristina Drake, Newton Falls, “Trail to Irish Rock”; second: Alexander R. Bradley, Acworth, Ga., “Dogwood Sunset”; third: Annette McCarthy, Austintown, “The Other Side”; honorable mention: J.K. Holister, Austintown, “Snowy Egret.”