2nd Place

Photographer: Jane McDaniel Title: Branching out for love Caption: I've watched these parents for several years and they have raised many families of three. I caught this shot, the male being quite surprised by the female who ignored his advance as she flew off to take a bath.

3rd Place

Photographer: Jane McDaniel
Title: Our First Rain
Location: Wakodahachee Wetlands, Delray
Caption: Wakodahatchee Woodstork family outside in their first rain showers as we watched from the gazebo.  Other mother woodstorks stood facing the rain, shielding their young, those much smaller than this family.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Gunilla Imshaug
Title: The Simple Satisfaction of a Bath
Caption: The white pelicans move down to the Sarasota area in November and are so beautiful to watch. This one clearly enjoyed splashing around and bathing himself and the early evening hour gave me a wonderful light to work with.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Suzanne Asaturian
Title: At Home in Giant City State Park
Caption: I named her Gina and she lives in this tree along with a squirrel right below in his own hole. I took this photograph as she popped up into view.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Tawnie Blamble
Title: Cruising for Dinner
Caption: Alligator's movement causing the reflections of the sawgrass to make an interesting abstract, Florida Everglades, Anhinga Trail

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Nancy Ney
Title: Foxy Lady
Caption: I photographed this beautiful fox in my backyard.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Anne Dingham
Title: Bringing Back Dinner
Caption: This was taken in Blue Cypress Lake in Florida. The osprey had a catch that was being brought back to the nest.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Susan Piper
Title: Synchronized Feeding
Caption: Feeding flamingos at a local garden.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Ana Bowers
Title: Vigilant Mates
Caption: One morning on Lido Key I was looking for shorebirds to photograph when I saw a bald eagle flying into the nearby pine forest. I followed it and he led me to his mate, perched high up on a snag. Immediately they mated, then settled next to each other surveying their territory.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Gunilla Imshaug
Title: Snowy Egret
Caption: Profile of a Snowy White, photographed in Ft DeSoto state park early one morning with the light behind me.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Joanie Lobianco
Title: Pileated woodpecker in my backyard
Caption: As a nature and bird lover, I have set up my yard to be wildlife-friendly. This beautiful bird graced us with its beauty one morning.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Susan Beausang
Title: Love
Caption: Two great blue herons interact during mating season. I was able to capture that special moment with the two birds entwined in a special "wildlife" embrace.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Christopher Baker
Title: Spearfishing
Caption: A great blue heron showing off his freshly caught breakfast speared on the end of his beak. Taken at Cooper Marsh in Madison, AL.

A Matter of Light

1st Place 

Photographer: Christopher Baker
Title: Stare Down
Caption: Stare down with an alligator in Rotunda, Fl

2nd Place

Photographer: Debi Lander
Title: Surreal Sunrise
Caption: Sunrise on the Nile

3rd Place 

Photographer: Marcel Lecours
Title: Tybee Island Pier
Caption: This is a photo of the Tybee Island Pier in Savannah, Ga taken just after sunrise.  A neutral density filter was used to achieve the 2-minute exposure I used to make this photograph.  I really love the way the shadows lead the viewer's eye into the tunnel created by the pillars.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Susan Piper
Title: Alabama Hills
Caption: Image captured at Alabama Hills, in Death Valley, California

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Ann Kelly
Title: Magnificence
Caption: Photo illustration: removed the background of a building, dirt, and grass using exposure brushing to achieve a high key look highlighting the butterfly activity called puddling.  A behavior swallowtail engages in when searching for salt and minerals not found in flowers. Eastern Swallowtail.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Ann Kelly
Title: A Smile Transcends All Languages
Caption: Captured this frog hanging out in a decorative birdhouse in my backyard.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Maria Pilar Geada
Title: Three White Callas
Caption: I was just experimenting at home with flowers one day and this simple arraignment pleased me.

Pollinators & Plants

1st Place

Photographer: Christopher Baker
Title: Busy Bee

Caption: A honey bee collecting pollen from the flowers of a Joe-Pye weed at the Botanical Gardens in Huntsville, AL.

2nd Place 

Photographer: Georgia Mcguire
Title: Me and My Shadow
Caption: Just meandering along on a leaf. The photo was taken: Palm Beach, Florida.

3rd Place 

Photographer: Jane McDaniel
Title: Colorful Garden Ornament
Caption: I don't like walking into their webs, but really enjoy all the beauty they create. While photographing them, I learned that spiders do help pollinate, also.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Susan Piper
Title: Busy at Work
Caption: Captured at a dahlia garden in Midland Michigan

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Joanie Lobianco
Title: Beetle on a Thistle
Caption: Pink thistle is always a beautiful subject, but today while playing with my new lens a little friend flew into my frame.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Prathima
Title: The Green Bee
Caption: A female green bee on the garlic plant for the nectar at the Kanapaha Botanical Garden.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Steven R. Galati
Title: The Dragonfly On Its Island
Caption: A chance moment when a small dragonfly lands on a strand of green plant life in the wetland. As the dragon sits atop its green island, the water ripples beautifully underneath. This photo was taken at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida.

Humans Interacting with Nature

1st Place 

Photographer: Debi Lander
Title: Lone Hiker
Caption: Hike in Death Valley

2nd Place 

Photographer: Ann Kelly
Title: Connection
Caption: Amelia Island, Florida My daughter was captured here playing along the ocean. Reflection photography.

3rd Place 

Photographer: Ana Bowers
Title: Sunlit Sea Cave at Low Tide
Caption: The Devil's Punchbowl is a colorful collapsed sea cave in Otter Park, Oregon. It can only be safely accessed at low tide, as it is filled with turbulent water the rest of the day. Shaped by the waves and lit from above by the sun, it is a beautiful sight to behold.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Stephen R. Galati
Title: Vine Woman
Caption: I photographed the "Vine Woman" at the Florida Renaissance Fair in Deerfield, Fl. She moved meticulously and slow, and occasionally dipping her head back to capture the sun. Her make-up was exquisite and she was absolutely stunning, particularly when the sun lit her face.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Dalia Latife
Title: Fishing Through The Mist
Caption: Went for sunrise shoot but the fog was so thick could barely see your hand. Then out of the mist is this red boat gliding along. He was not catching much but I believe it was the journey that he loved.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Ann Kelly
Title: This Is What Fairytales Are Made Of
Caption: The Urederra (which means beautiful river) is a natural exit of the aquifer created in the rock massif karst of Urbasa, Navarre Spain Hiking along this river was like being immersed in a fairytale strengthening our commitment to earth stewardship. Pictured is my son.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Frances Gallogly
Title: Plein Air Painter, Myakka River State River
Caption: A painter captures the golden color of a Tickseed meadow in Myakka River State Park in Sarasota, Florida. Tickseed is Florida's state wildflower.

Flowers, Plants, and Trees

1st Place 

Photographer: Robyn Saur
Title: Sunflower Dew
Caption: Dew on a Sunflower

2nd Place 

Photographer: Ana Bower
Title: Thorn Ecosystem
Caption: I have emotional ties to our Ceiba speciosa. Planted as a one-inch diameter stick 17 years ago, it is now 35 feet tall with ominous thick, one and a half inch thorns throughout its trunk. On the north side, its thorns have amazing, colorful lichen ecosystems in modern art shapes!

3rd Place 

Photographer: Michael Przekop
Title: Night Blooming Water Lily
Caption: Night-blooming water lily on white city pond.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Diane Soroka
Title: Radiant
Caption: Yellow Water Lily at McKee Gardens

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Marine Fonteyne
Title: Green Painting
Caption: The interwoven leaf lines reveal a new and delicate interpretation of a common subject. I created this image with the use of ICM (intentional Camera Movement) to "paint" an abstract green.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Michael Przekop
Title: Night Blooming Water Lily
Caption: Night Blooming Water Lily on the White City pond in pink variant

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Georgia Mcguire
Title: Prickly Pear Cactus
Caption: Backlit cactus at noon. Photo taken: West Palm Beach, Florida

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Title: The Majic of New Beginnings- Bloodroot
Caption: I stumbled upon this Bloodroot, which is one of the first signs of Spring in Michigan, poking its petals out through the leaf litter. It reminded me of "new beginnings".

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Jane McDaniel
Title: A Beautiful World
Caption:I love sunflowers and got really lucky to find a spider enjoying its environment.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Christopher Baker
Title: Galaxy
Caption: A close up view of a purple gomphrena flower that resembles a starry night sky.

2nd Place 

Photographer: Susan Beausang
Title: Pretty in Pink
Caption: Pretty Roseate Spoonbill preening itself. Taken at Myakka State Park.

3rd Place 

Photographer: Ann Kelly
Title: Symbiosis. When we take care of nature, nature takes care of us.
Caption: In frame: my daughter Layer: free butterfly image from upsplash.com (aarn-giri-IBhsB7lR97k-unsplash.jpg) Using underwater photography as the primary element I created this artwork in honor of Earth Day to showcase our interdependence with nature.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Michael Jensen
Title: Tulips under the Milky Way
Caption: The Milky Way shines over a colorful tulip field in Oregon

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Lynne Blustein
Title: If I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry, I won't have to cry no more
Caption: Color in sky Prussian blue. Scarlet fleece changes hue. Crimson ball sinks from view. Wear your love like heaven.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Shara Abel
Title: Playing In The garden
Caption: Wildflowers attract a butterfly! All photographs and textures were taken by me and crafted together to create this piece.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Susan Beausang
Title: Artful Reflection
Caption: A beautiful Snowy Egret with a mouthful of tadpole reflecting its own image.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Frances Gallogly
Title: Wild Florida
Caption: Digital painting on a photo taken at the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Alfred Feingold
Title: Spotted Butterfly
Caption: Northern Spain Oligochrome Technique

The Natural World

1st Place 

Photographer: Donald Pelliccia, Jr.
Title: Rocky Sunrise
Caption: East coast sunrise overlooking coquina rocks in Marineland Florida

2nd Place 

Photographer: Donald Pelliccia, Jr.
Title: Springtime Cypress Tree
Caption: Cypress tree surrounded by knees during spring.

3rd Place 

Photographer: Ana Bowers
Title: Morning Has Broken
Caption: The Secret Beach is tucked in a secluded area of the Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor on the southern Oregon Coast. Although in this social media age it's no longer secret, thanks to the arduous, steep hike, it's not visited by many. We were just awestruck with its beauty.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Anne Dignam
Title: I've Got Lips
Caption: A macro image of a dragonfly shot in the wetlands of Wakodatcheee Park, Delray Beach, Florida

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Marcel Lecours
Title: Sunrise on Tybee Beach
Caption: The dreamlike effect in this photo was achieved by leaving the camera's shutter open for 8 minutes. Even though, to the human eye, it was still extremely dark when this photo was taken, so much light entered the camera's sensor, that it almost looks like mid-day.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Marcel Lecours
Title: Mingo Falls in Autumn
Caption: Mingo Falls, is located on the Cherokee Indian Reservation, just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Wayne King
Title: Sailboat at Sunset at Fort Zachary Taylor
Caption: Sailboat at sunset at Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West.

Everything Coral Gables

1st Place 

Photographer: Vicky Cerda
Title: Any Which Way You Look At It. Coral Gables Is Special
Caption: As a nationally recognized historic landmark, we have many formal entrances. This fountain & its sculptural details & surrounding palms welcomes us as we approach (or leave) our downtown. And indeed it is lovely whether admired right-side-up or via its reflection, upside down.

2nd Place 

Photographer: Teri Mira
Title: Birding
Caption: These macaws are settled right next to the Coral Gables fire department.

3rd Place 

Photographer: Betsy Tilghman
Title: Desoto Fountain in the Clouds
Caption: Desoto Fountain in Corals Gables

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Alexis Erhenhaft
Title: A View From My Window
Caption: Stain glass window installed 50 years ago in my Coral Gables home

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Betsy Tilghman
Title: Venetian Pool - this too!
Caption: Palms at the Venetian Pool

Honorable Mention

Photographer: William Tschumy
Title: Cocoplum Bridge
Caption: Cocoplum pedestrian bridge

Honorable Mention

Photographer: Sherry Jordan
Title: In The City Beautiful, All Is Calm, And All is Bright
Caption: On Christmas Eve, sounds of city life are hushed. Locals, friends and visitors, settle down at last, in anticipation of their private celebrations. This towering Christmas tree, bedecked in lights, is dazzling in front of the illuminated City Hall.