2008 travel photo contest: A field of winners
By GAIL BORELLI
The Kansas City Star
LARRY WOLFE, OVERLAND PARK | FIRST PLACE, HEARTLAND This abandoned pickup caught Larry Wolfe’s eye on a trip to visit relatives in McCook, Neb. “I drove into town and noticed it in the field,” Wolfe says. The judges applauded the crisp detail and nice lighting. STEVE TANQUARY, OLATHE | FIRST PLACE, U.S.A. Steve Tanquary estimates he was 150 feet away when this bald eagle soared past above the Chilkat River near Haines, Alaska. He calls it “a lucky shot.” The judges called it “a moment in time when all the elements lined up precisely.” The photo is evidence of the power of a zoom lens — a Nikon 80-200.LINDA HANLEY, OAK GROVE | FIRST PLACE, WORLD Scuba diver Linda Hanley was trying out a new camera during her vacation this summer to Grand Cayman. While she was diving at Devil’s Grotto, a school of hundreds of silversides swept by. “It’s a shallow site with beautiful caves and caverns,” Hanley says. The judges agreed: “The beautiful colors and amazing scenario made us all want to go there.”
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
Our judges had their hands full selecting the top winners for this year’s vacation photo contest because the quality of the entries was so good.
“The top five images in each category were all very striking,” said Mary Schulte, features photo editor for The Star and one of the judges. “We had numerous discussions about who would be 1, 2 and 3.”
In particular, this year’s photographers seemed to take great care with lighting.
More than 1,500 entries were submitted in the categories of Heartland, U.S.A. and World, with the competition especially stiff in the U.S.A. category.
Congratulations go to Larry Wolfe of Overland Park, Steve Tanquary of Olathe and Linda Hanley of Oak Grove in Jackson County as the top winners. They will each receive $150 and an enlargement of their winning entry. Runners-up will receive movie gift cards.
Thanks to everyone who entered.
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