WINNER OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

HERE IS THE WINNING PHOTO BY Michelle Donner
I would like to submit the "World Wide Web" right here in my back yard in Sarasota on a dewey morning for my Photography entry.

Voting Starts Today and runs until Sunday night 6/21/09 11:59 p.m.
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****We Have A Lot Of Talent In Our Area...We Want To Thank All Of You For Entering ...All The Photos Are Awesome****

1) Jayanti Seiler
This photograph is titled, Blue Room, it celebrates the magic of childhood fantasy.

2) Cindy Leadingham
This young flamingo, who had just settled in to take a nap, was keeping an eye on me while I shot this photo! I love it's beautiful colors and the flowing details of it's feathers. Nature photography allows me to stop, catch a breath, and admire nature's art; plus, I hope that others can do the same through viewing my photos. Cindy Leadingham

3) Linda Tobin
Taken on a narrow Irish road (as if there is anything else in Ireland)

4) Anita Wexler
Okay, I love paint, sculpt and take photos.
Here is a pic of my sculptures taken while I was laying on the ground; ouch!! ha!ha! and then the computer and I got busy! Enjoy!!
love ya Anita

5) Kristin Dowdy
This Photograph is of the sky during a sunset on Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida that I took December 2008. I love and enjoy taking on different approaches as well as exploring different areas of photography.

6) Cliff Roles
Babies at Mickey D's
I was sitting at McDonald's last week, and this little girl was celebrating her birthday with her family at a nearby table. I asked the mother if I could take a picture of her daughter, but the little girl was more intent on me photographing her little brother! This is the result! Hope you enjoy these two lovely siblings!

7) Shirley Tarter
This is from my floral series. I photograph the flower and then I extract it from the picture and layer it on a black back ground. Some of them take hours to extract. I have an orchid series, spring series, and a floral series. The pictures are taken in my travels, however this orchid picture was taken at Selby Gardens.

8) Sue Kellerman
This pictures was taken on a recent trip to Russia, in a small town called Uglich along the river that runs from Moscow to St. Petersburg. My roommate and I were looking to buy flowers for our stateroom when we happen to come upon these three ladies. I asked if I could take the picture first, and without any posing (they were standing like this when we came upon them), I snapped the picture and seemed to capture a world of stories. Enjoy.

9) Susan McAnany
his image is from my Man Made Fine Art category, titled Zuro. It brings me back to my childhood and I hope viewing it takes you somewhere fun also. Visit my website at www.grapebyte.com to view more of my work.

10) Michelle Donner
I would like to submit the "World Wide Web" right here in my back yard in Sarasota on a dewey morning for my Photography entry.

11) Lynne Warberg
Photographer, Lynne Warberg, has lived and worked in many areas. Her main studies have been in Los Angeles, New York, Arizona, Florida, Haiti, Dominican Republic,Peru, Japan and Europe. Lynne studied with the renowned scenic photographer Ansel Adams.New York Foundation for the Arts awarded Warberg for her documentary photography work in Haiti, entitled Possession. She has received several Polaroid Corporation grants. Her work is collected by numerous institutions and private collectors. This photo was taken in St. Marc. Haiti. It was made with Kodak Ectachrome 100 film with a Nikon F3 and printed by Master printer, Michael Wilder, using Cibachrome material.The film director, Wes Craven, and Robert Redford acquired the photo for their private collections.This photograph is available for purchase along with other images from the Haiti series.More of my work can be seen on www.apertureimages.org., http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/l/lwarberg/
http://www.newartcollectors.com/lynne%2Dwarberg/

12) Backyard Getaway (Lisa)
I am definetely not a photographer but I love these pictures of our victoria lily & wanted to share it with everyone. It's a beautiful night blooming lily that is native to the Amazon. The underside of the leaves are covered in thorns & the leaves when full grown can get 5' across & can hold up to 200lbs without breaking! It blooms for three nights starting out white & ending with a deep pink. (pics 1 & 2 are of the same bloom on different nights) Just for fun pic # 3 one of our customers sent us of their dog on the lily.