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"Batman" - (230 pts.) |
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"Dr. Ray Matlack periodically visits an abandoned railroad tunnel to study the number of bats that call the man-made cave home." |
Portraits
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1st Place (205 pts.) - "Chaney Ball" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "Sophomore India Chaney brings her ball handling skills to her media guide portrait session." |
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2nd Place (202 pts.) - "The Professor is In!" by Tony Mastres, University of California, Santa Barbara. "Professor of Music Malia Roberson poses for an image to announce her upcoming performance at the 18th annual George Sand Music Conference." |
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3rd Place (201 pts.) - "Age Estimation Software" by Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign. "Thomas Huang, professor of electrical and computer engineering. His research group is working on age estimation software."
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Sports
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1st Place (204 pts.) - "Tee it up!" by Robert Jordan, University of Mississippi. "No, this was not photoshopped. Had to blast player with 3200 watt-seconds to get good reflection to show up on a bright, sunny day." |
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2nd Place (203 pts.) - "Put your Left Foot In" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan. "Women's volleyball seemed to be walking on air after extending their winning streak to 10-0 on the season after beating Western Kentucky on September 19, 2008." |
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3rd Place (202 pts.) - "Biting Into The Shot" by Rick Mickelson, University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire. "Michelle Reindersbites her lip as she rips a return in a conference tennis match."
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Campus Environment
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1st Place (208 pts.) - "DeMoss Hall" by Les Schofer, Liberty University. "The DeMoss Hall Learning Center is the focal point of the Liberty University Campus." |
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2nd Place (206 pts.) - "Moon Light" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "As dawn illuminates the eastern sky, a moon lingers in the pre-dawn light while the school's indoor swim center glows from within."
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3rd Place (188 pts.) - "The Equinox" by David Campbell, Alabama State University.
"HDR image of our campus centerpiece. I shot this for the cover of our magazine which contains a story about the history of the sculpture and what it represents. In the final copy I added gradient layers to the top in multiply mode, the masthead fell over it just right and it looks really cool. I composed things so the mast and text would fall around it."
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News & Features
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1st Place (220 pts.) - "Rock Climbing Wall" by Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign. "A student climbs the rock wall at the new Adventure Recreation Center." |
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2nd Place (219 pts.) - "Paddle on..." by Todd Paris, University of Alaska Fairbanks. "Students and one lucky staff member enjoyed a two-day float trip down the Nenana River sponsored by UAF's Outdoor Adventures program."
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3rd Place (207 pts.) - "Silhouettes and Logo" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "Faculty members are silhouetted against a projection screen during UNLV's Convocation ceremony held in the Student Union Ballroom September 9, 2008 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas." |
Science & Research
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1st Place (222 pts.) - "Waving at Waves" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan. "Program Director Matthew Linke gives visitors to the University Planetarium an off-world perspective on the magnetic fields that play a part in protecting the Earth from solar storms...and give Todd Paris a divine edge in winter Campus Environment images. :)" |
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2nd Place (183 pts.) - "Blue and Green" by Dani Machlis, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. "Dr. Michal Alfonta and Dr. Michael Meijler in the lab."
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3rd Place (170 pts.) - "Student Research" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "A student runs test in Chemistry Professor Chulsung Bae's lab." |
Personal Vision
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1st Place (245 pts.) - "Horse Country, USA" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan. "The rolling Kentucky hills provide a snapshot of classic Americana during the UPAA mid-year board meeting." |
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2nd Place (210 pts.) - "Country Road Sunrise" by Kenneth Colwell, Ohio Northern University. "Sunrise spotted during my bicycle ride to work.
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