Annual Photography Show: Winners Announced
Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park hosted its fourth annual Photography Show and Contest on Tuesday, December 8th at the Preserve & Park Office at 80 Scout Road. The Show’s rules require that all of the entries must have been taken place at the Preserve & Park.This year had the largest number of entries to-date and almost fifty images were selected and are on display. This year’s Best In Show was awarded to Shari Crocker for her image “Field of Lupine.” Carolina Wierzbowski won for Best featuring the endangered Karner blue butterfly for her photograph, “Karner.” Jeff Lawson’s shot “Ski Slope” won for Best featuring Recreation. Howard Lester’s charming shot of a mother and daughter at the pond won for Best featuring Education with “Wilton Wildlife Festival.” This year’s winner for Best Animal Shot was Eric Avery for “Eastern Towhee.” Kolby Himelrick won again this year in the Best under-13 category for his picture “I Think We Should Dock Here.” Best Nature in Winter with was won by Bernie Fabry with “The Little Tree that Could,” while Best Nature In Autumn was won by Ron Harrower for “Wilton Wildlife.” Best featuring Conservation was a stunning image “Frosted Elfin on Blue” taken by Wayne Jones.The selected photographs will be on display through April 1, 2016 at the office located at 80 Scout Road in Gansevoort during office hours.