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On Sunday, January 27, the Friends of Ridley Creek State Park held their annual Photo Contest in the Hunting Hill mansion. Although submissions were mysteriously down, the quality was up! New entries were displayed along with nearly a hundred photos from previous years - all making for a visual montage of the park as seen through the eyes of its visitors. Richard Johnson, Director of the Art Gallery at Delaware County Community College, kindly served another year as the contest judge and also offered sage advice to those looking to hone their skills or upgrade their photo tech knowledge. After the contest, park historian Kay Ferrari gave her signature tour of the mansion to interested attendees. Hot drinks and food topped off an enjoyable day.
The Friends of Ridley Creek State Park would like to thank all photographers for their submissions and remind everyone to keep their shutterbugs active over the coming year and we'll see them in 2014!
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Winners 18+
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1st Place went to an aspiring young photographer, Elizabeth Duckworth, for Tranquil Beauty, an enchanting photo that captures Ridley Creek in a nuanced cloak of green. Elizabeth was there with her father and a friend and said she plans to pursue a career in photography. It looks like she is off to a picture-perfect start! The Friends of Ridley Creek wish her well and look forward to following her career over the coming years!
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2nd Place went to Carmen Smargiassi for Endless, a crisp black & white of a 3-rail pasture fence stretching into a brooding autumn horizon.
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3rd Place went to James Talone for River of Gold, an apt title for an image which captures Ridley Creek as if it were a meandering flow of molten precious metal.
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Honorable Mention went to Syndy Salko for her submission, Reflections of Fall.
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Winners 18 & under
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1st Place went to Jessica Davis for Open Gates, where she layers perception and depth of field as seen through the gates descending the mansion's garden.
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2nd Place went to Tommy Salko for his photo, Downy Woodpecker, of a woodpecker having an afternoon meal at a feeder.
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