The 2011 Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Community Photo Show took place September 2 through September 5, 2011. Both adults and children (12 years and younger) were invited to enter up to two photographs.
The shows were open to the public on Saturday, September 3, 2011 from 1 to 6pm; Sunday, September 4, 2011 from 1 to 6pm; and Monday, September 5, 2011 from 1 to 4pm.
Congratulations to our winners!
Children
Adults
Community Favorites
CHILDREN
• Proud America/September 11
1st Place: Rebecca Gardner for Mount Rushmore
• Those Who Serve and Protect Us
1st Place: Rebecca Saladino for K-9 Dad
• Landscapes – Sunrise/Sunset
1st Place: William Peterson for Sunset in Maine
• Landscapes – All Other
1st Place: Clare Alexander for The Hand of God
3rd Place: Edward Brennan for Beaver Dam River
• People – Photos of Children
1st Place: Fred Turtaro for Underwater Sneeze
2nd Place: Ryan Saladino for Dandelion King (actual size)
3rd Place: Rebecca Saladino for The Eyes of Truth
4th Place: Tiffany Yang for Curious Teddy
• People – Photos of Adults and Families
1st Place: Eden Burke for She Loves the Wind
• Wild Animals and Nature
1st Place: Edward Brennan for Duck on Log
2nd Place: Ryan Saladino for Hidden Watchers
3rd Place: William Peterson for Dam and Fall
4th Place: Rebecca Gardner for Bison
• Travel
1st Place: Elizabeth Gardner for Old Faithful
2nd Place: Rebekah Rowe for Looking for Freedom
• Still Life/Pictorial/Abstract
1st Place: Alyssa Heintzelman for Peer Under the Pier
2nd Place: Alyssa Heintzelman for Moose on the Loose
3rd Place: Nicholas Willson for Millenium Falcon
4th Place: Tiffany Yang for Plants on Old TV Console
4th Place: Rebekah Rowe for Fallen Leaf
ADULT
• Proud America/September 11
1st Place: Helen Rowe for Remembered
2nd Place: Judith Ott for Mt. Rushmore
• Extreme Weather
1st Place: Ian Rogers for Silver Lining
2nd Place: Helen Sydavar for Bicycle
• Those Who Serve and Protect Us
1st Place: Helen Rowe for #48
2nd Place: Shaine Siegel for Word War II Memorial
• My Greenbelt/Greenbelt Memories
1st Place: Ian Rogers for The Path Home
2nd Place: Cynthia Cummings for Greenbelt Lake, Autumn 2010
3rd Place: Megan Hughes for Greenman Festival 2011: Tree Sprite
4th Place: Keith Zevallos for Irene Took Our Power But Not Our Spirit
• Landscapes – Sunrise/Sunset
1st Place: Leigh Ann Kemp for Untitled
2nd Place: Neal Barnett for Sunset on Split Mountain, Utah
3rd Place: Cynthia Cummings for Greenbelt Lake, November 2010
4th Place: Leigh Ann Kemp for Untitled
• Landscapes – All Other
1st Place: Cyndi L. Smith for Moon Over Middle River
2nd Place: Christina Kavanagh for Respite
3rd Place: Natalie Daelemans for View from Yellowstone
4th Place: Raina Allmond for The Lake
• People – Photos of Children
1st Place: John McElhenny for Arboretum Afternoon
2nd Place: Clara Majors for Greenbelt Buddies
3rd Place: Rita Sayer for Applauding for the Rodeo
4th Place: Kim Burke for Pure Joy
• People – Photos of Adults and Families
1st Place: Robert Bassett for A Flower’s Dream
2nd Place: Andy Znudzinski for Untitled
3rd Place: Helen Sydavar for Graduate
4th Place: Michael Burriss for Awesome at Sunset
• Flowers
1st Place: Robert Bassett for Untitled
2nd Place: Trevor Siegel for Plant Fibers
3rd Place: Raina Allmond for Contrast
4th Place: Michelle Pixley for Red Flowers
• Wild Animals and Nature
1st Place: Lyn Miller for Barn Swallow Babies
2nd Place: Steve Mirsky for Butterfly
3rd Place: Lyn Miller for One Good “Tern” Deserves Another – Royal Terns
4th Place: Laurie Chvatal for Tortured Beauty
• Pets
1st Place: Eileen Osborne for Play With Me Please
2nd Place: Cyndi L. Smith for Missy Boo
3rd Place: Brighid Willson for Ani Napping
4th Place: Beatrice Sullivan for Are We There Yet?
• Travel
1st Place: Roy Utley for Nagasaki
2nd Place: Janet Mirsky for Aruban Desert Rainbow
3rd Place: Jonathan Cohen for The Landing, Vancouver B.C.
4th Place: Laurie Chvatal for Ross Castle
• Buildings and Architecture
1st Place: Jonathan Cohen for Man Controlling Trade Statue
2nd Place: Damien Brennan for Dept of Comm
3rd Place: Susan Breon for Bridge to Brooklyn
• Still Life/Pictorial/Abstract
1st Place: Cathy Barth for Chihuly
2nd Place: Mary K. Theis for Ferris (Color) Wheel
3rd Place: Rita Sayer for Lost
4th Place: Missy Priest for Trash Mash
COMMUNITY FAVORITES
1st Place: Cyndi L. Smith for Moon Over Middle River
(Landscape – All Other)
2nd Place: Cynthia Cummings for Greenbelt Lake, Autumn 2010
(My Greenbelt/Greenbelt Memories)
3rd Place: Cynthia Cummings for Greenbelt Lake, November 2010
(Landscapes – Sunrise/Sunset)
4th Place: Janet Mirsky for Ostrich Encounter, Aruba
(Wild Animals and Nature)
A maximum of two photos were accepted in the Greenbelt Community Center from 5 to 7pm on either Thursday, September 1, 2011 or Friday, September 2, 2011. See the 2011 registration form for official rules and regulations.
Ribbons of winning prints were displayed after 1pm on Saturday, September 3, 2011. Awards were presented on the stage September 5, 2011 at noon. Participants were allowed to pick up their photos at 4pm that afternoon. The committee is not responsible for unclaimed work.
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