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Twenty-two community and campus members participated
in the Environmental Photography Contest. A total of
seventy-nine entries were submitted. These
amazing amateur works of art were on exhibit Tuesday
through Friday April 19-22, 2005 in the MUB Commons
(specifically, in the small side room that used to
contain the arcade machines). On Thursday, Jim
Brandenburg, our featured guest speaker visited
Brian Parmeter’s photography class at 8:00am, with
the public being invited as well. Many of Brian
Parmeter’s students entered the photo contest. At
11:00am, Jim finalized the judging of the photos,
and at 11:45am, the winners were announced.
The photo contest winners present at the awards
announcement were invited to attend a lunch with Jim
Brandenburg at noon on Thursday in the MUB
Ballroom. The contest winners and Brandenburg
enjoyed a delightful hour of conversation over soup
and salad. Only one photo contest winner was unable
to attend the luncheon, and he was awarded a gift
certificate to The Studio in downtown Houghton.
The Students for Environmental Sustainability
greatly appreciated the tremendous participation in
the photo contest and were thoroughly impressed by
all works of art submitted. Feel free to
browse the winning entries below to get a feel for the various
works of art submitted this year.
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Brandenburg’s Pick
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The purpose of this category was to highlight a
photograph that possesses strength in composition,
technique, and message. Brandenburg felt that this
entry is publishable material. Some of the reasons
that this photo was selected were (1) the difficulty
in capturing a moment like this one (still pictures
of birds are significantly easier to shoot since you
can take your time, move around, etc.) and (2) the
feelings evoked by this photo are tremendous – the
power and strength of the eagle are undeniable and
(3) the overall quality of the view is excellent.
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Eagle in Flight
H. Donn de Yampert
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March 2005 with
Canon EOS 20D, 1/750sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, focal
length 420mm. Taken just below Mead Westvaco Paper
Company in Escanaba, Michigan. This is the momma
approaching the nest.
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Best
Composition
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This category intended to highlight a photograph
with excellent content layout. Interestingly, Mr.
Gagnon took this photograph with a disposable
camera, which just exemplifies that fancy equipment
is not always needed to take an award-winning shot.
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Smokey Sunbeams
Aaron Gagnon
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As the sun sets
in the horizon mystically majestic mixed rays of
smoky beams and sunshine, from a brush fire, filters
through the split trunk and branches of the ol’
maple tree.
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Best
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Although other categories have just one entry by one
artist, Brandenburg chose to highlight all of Mr.
Stroud’s work as all of the entries possessed a
similar strong technique. Brandenburg also noted
that bird photography is quite difficult to master,
aside from having excellent technique.
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Downy Woodpecker
Jeff Scott Stroud
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Downy woodpecker
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A Day of Rest
Jeff Scott Stroud
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Mallard
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Raspberry
Jeff Scott Stroud
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A chickadee
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Pine Gross Beak
Jeff Scott Stroud
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Pine gross
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Trouble in the Forest
Jeff Scott Stroud
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Two deer
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Most
Impact
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The purpose of this category was to highlight an
entry that offered a strong environmental message of
any form. Brandenburg felt that Mr. Young had
clearly fulfilled this purpose.
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Junkpot
Peter Young
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A video poker
machine in the Missouri River.
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Honorable Mention Most Impact
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Brandenburg noted that Mr. Gagnon’s creative caption
of this photo is what influenced him to choose it as
the Honorable Mention for an entry with the Most
Impact.
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Wolf-Pack-Attack
Aaron William Gagnon
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Vicious pack of
wolves, attacting the photographer’s (imaginary)
partner. Photographer shot (with camera) every one
of them, before they could harm anyone.
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Honorable Mention Best Composition
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Brandenburg realized that Mr. Wong was not to walk
away from this contest without recognition of his
obvious talent. He was a close second for Best
Composition with the softness and coloration of his
series.
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Nature’s Bureau of Reclamation No. 1
Tim Wong
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Humans have a
significant impact on the environment leaving
“ecological footprints.” Shown here, both concrete
footings and human footprints, which are being
eroded away by Mother Nature.
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Nature’s Bureau of Reclamation No. 2
Tim Wong
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Remnants of a
mining operation. Gay, Michigan.
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Nature’s Bureau of Reclamation No. 3
Tim Wong
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Remnants of a
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Nature’s Bureau of Reclamation No. 4
Tim Wong
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Remnants of a
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Nature’s Bureau of Reclamation No. 5
Tim Wong
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Remnants of a
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Campus
Choice
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Thirty-two votes were placed by campus members while
the photos were on exhibit Wednesday and Thursday.
The results follow, with Mr. Gagnon’s Smokey
Sunbeams being the most popular.
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Smokey Sunbeams
Aaron Gagnon
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As the sun sets
in the horizon mystically majestic mixed rays of
smoky beams and sunshine, from a brush fire, filters
through the split trunk and branches of the ol’
maple tree.
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6 votes for:
Aaron Gagnon - Smokey Sunbeams
4 votes for:
H. Donn de Yampert - Decaying Highway Bridge in
Morning Fog
3 votes for:
Tim Wong - Nature’s Bureau of Reclamation No. 2
Peter Young - Fall at the Falls
2 votes for:
Aaron Gagnon - Bambi
Laura Lee Miller - Ripples of Imagination
Tim Wong - Nature’s Bureau of Reclamation No. 3
Peter Young - Bohemian Waxwing
1 vote for:
H. Donn de Yampert - Eagle in Flight
H. Donn de Yampert - Geese Take Flight
H. Donn de Yampert - Goslin Under Wing
Jacob T. Horn - Copper Harbor
Samir Qadir - Underwater Desert
Karolina Placzek - Jetty
Matthew Senkow - PFRC Fall Color Tour
Peter Young - Spotted!
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