University Photographers' Association of America
Monthly Image Competition - October 2006

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Best of Show - Sponsored by

"Meikle Dive" - (276 pts.)
Jaren Wilkey, Brigham Young University.


meikel dive
"Nate Meikle makes a diving catch to the one yard line."

 

Portraits

zoom in

1st Place (261 pts.) - "Zoom In" by Lin Jones, University of Michigan.

"Peter Knox is the camera man for School of Art and Architecture. Zooming into the details of art and architecture is a part of his job. Therefore, I did zoom in with him too."

 

freestyler

2nd Place (254 pts.) - "Freestyler" by Rick Mickelson, University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire.

"Underwater portrait of UWEC senior swimmer Brian Schwartz."

Chancellor Jones

3rd Place (227 pts.) - "Chancellor Jones" by Todd Paris, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

"UAF Chancellor Steve Jones works at his desk in the early morning hours before daylight."

Sports

stroke, stroke, stroke

1st Place (274 pts.) - "Stroke, Stroke, Stroke" by Rick Mickelson, University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire.

"Image for 2006-07 UWEC swim team poster."

Ouch!

2nd Place (270 pts.) - "Ouch!" by Thomas Charlesworth, University of Wisconsin @ Stevens Point.

"UW Oshkosh wide receiver Steve Stoltz plants his helmet after making a reception as UW Stevens Point's Kasey Morgan (7) attempts to make the play."

Dunk and Go

3rd Place (245 pts.) - "Dunk and Go Nuts", by Christopher Meyer, Indiana University.

"Indiana University basketball player Mike White slams the basketball into the hoop with authority during the annual Hoosier Hysteria open practice event."

 

Campus Environment

students over the moon

1st Place (261 pts.) - "Students Over the Moon", by Rick Mickelson, University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire.

"Seven students enjoy an October sunset from the UWEC walk bridge as the moon rises behind them."

afterglow

2nd Place (254 pts.) - "Afterglow" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

"A blue post-sunset sky provides the backdrop for Lied Library as students make their way to evening classes Wednesday, October 4, 2006."

silhouette

3rd Place (246 pts.) - "Silhouette", by Bret Gustafson, Johnson County Community College.

"At the end of a long, sun-drenched hallway, a student checks his messages."

 

News & Features

watch your step

1st Place (246 pts.) - "Watch Your Step" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan.

"A rhythmic gymnast on a visit to the children's hospital performs a move for the kids as members of the troupe look on. No photographers were harmed in the capture of this image."

excellence

2nd Place (244 pts.) - "Excellence" by Bill Hoepner, University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire.

"Image used for inauguration programs."

respect

3rd Place (233 pts.) - "Respect" by Robert Jordan, University of Mississippi.

"Police officer Sgt. Mark Ballard and other members of the Starkville police force salute as the funeral procession for University Police Officer Robert Langley passes under the University Avenue bridge."

 

 

Science & Research

foundry

1st Place (254 pts.) - "Foundry Pour" by Tom Zasadzinski, Cal Poly Pomona.

"Instructor Carl Sellers pours molten aluminum to make a wheel rim for the Cal Poly Pomona Formula SAE race car October 19, 2006."

first bug

2nd Place (241 pts.) - "First Bug" by Justin Ide, Harvard University.

"Jennie Peterson does her best to pin a moth for the first time, during Freshman Seminar 21m, Evolution on the Wing: The Butterflies and Moths, taught by Lecturer on Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Michael R. Canfield. The seminar explores evolutionary biology using examples from 180,000 species of butterflies and moths."

new tech

3rd Place (239 pts.) - "New Technology - Fun to Photograph" by Kristen Bartlett, University of Florida.

"Michael Moser, MD, assistant professor of sports medicine, poses with new orthoscopy equipment the university has recently purchased. The shoot was set up for a brochure for the College of Medicine."

 

Personal Vision

extra added attraction

1st Place (262 pts.) - "Extra Added Attraction" by Rick Mickelson, University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire.

"As if the fall color in Kentucky's Red Gorge wasn't beautiful enough, this rainbow appeared for about ten seconds."

invisible bride

2nd Place (225 pts.) - "Invisable Bride" by David Campbell, Alabama State University.

"Bridal Portrait of our recently married University Relations director Janel Bell-Haynes. Image was shot in studio with converted infrared camera, lit with a beauty dish reflector.

 

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