Elizabethton Wins AAA Category - Smoky Mountain Band Competition - Oct 24, 2009

Last night I had the privilege to watch and photograph some of the best H.S. bands in the area. When I saw that the Elizabethton H.S. band was competing, it was a special occasion for me because, 1 my great niece was competing with this band but, 2 I was a member of this award winning band in the mid '60s. I am adding several of the images I shot in no particular order. I hope you enjoy them.

University of Tennessee Photo Students - Winners at the 2009 TN Valley Fair Photo Contest

WOW - UT photo students do it again. Last year (2008) our UT photo students walked away with a ton of ribbons (see the 2008 photos of UT student winners in a previous post on this blog below). This year (2009), the number of winning ribbons and 'Best of Show' winners is even more impressive. The total number of photo entries this year was reportedly to be more than 700, the largest entry volume in the history of the fair photo contest. This makes the UT wins even more impressive.

I want to congratulate each of you for your obvious effort and expression of talent. I also want to congratulate all of our instructors and helpers for doing such a wonderful job of teaching, helping, encouraging and making this event such a success for not only the contest winners but for the Photography Certificate Program of the UT Professional and Personal Development Department.

I have requested that every winner who is a UT PPD photo student send me their winning images with category and placement. I am still missing some winners, so if you are a UT photo student and won a ribbon and you are not listed here, please send me your information and I will add your images. tom

Color Categories Portraits of Children
1st Place - Steve Smith


3rd Place - Jeannie Owen


Portrait of Teenager or Older
1st Place - Rebecca Fairbanks


2nd Place - Russell Bryson


Candid of Children
1st Place and THIRD BEST of SHOW - Rebecca Fairbanks


2nd Place - Bryan Lynn


3rd Place - Steve Smith


Candid of Teenager or Older
1st Place - Jamie Dahl


2nd Place - David Senn


4th Place - Patti Googe



Landscape
1st Place - Teresina Wheaton


2nd Place - Paul Schubert


Waterscape
1st Place - Sharon Cottrell


2nd Place - Wes Sims


Skyscape
2nd Place - Paul Schubert


Animal - Domestic
3rd Place - Beth Fellheolter


Animal - Wild
2nd Place - Rebecca Fairbanks


3rd Place - Patti Googe


4th Place - Jeannie Owen


Insects
2nd Place - Vic Kaminsky


Plant and Flowers
2nd Place - Sierra Tajen


3rd Place - Steve Smith


4th Place - Vic Kaminsky


Plant World, Other
1st Place - Sharon Cottrell


3rd Place - Bryan Lynn


4th Place - Beth Fellhoelter


Inanimate Objects
1st Place - Bryan Lynn


Architecture
1st Place - Jim Holladay


2nd Place - Russell Bryson


4th Place - Colleen Meyerhoffer

Photo Decor
2nd Place - Kevin Johnson


3rd Place - Sharon Cottrell


4th Place - Sierra Tajen


Humorous
3rd Place - Holland Rowe
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Black and White Categories
Portrait of Children
2nd Place - Lori Douthat


Portrait of Teenager or Older
1st Place - David Senn


2nd Place - Debbie Hendrix


3rd Place - Angela Campbell


Candid of Children
1st Place - Rebecca Fairbanks


Candid of Teenager or Older
1st Place - and BEST of SHOW - Rebecca Fairbanks


2nd Place - Patti Googe


3rd Place - Russell Bryson


Architechture
2nd Place - Kevin Johnson


4th Place - Terena Boone


Animals
1st Place - and SECOND BEST of SHOW - Teresina Wheaton


Plant World or Objects
1st Place - Terena Boone


3rd Place - Patti Googe


Photo Decor
2nd Place - Patti Googe


Color or Black and White Categories
Macro
1st Place - Rebecca Fairbanks


Motion
2nd Place - Terena Boone


3rd Place - Patti Googe


4th Place - Jamie Dahl


Abstracts, Special Effects and Computer
2nd Place - Rebecca Fairbanks


4th Place - Larry Perry

Apparently some student showed the Admiral how to use PS

Exotic
1st Place - Larry Perry


Patriotism
1st Place - Russell Bryson


2nd Place - Jim Holladay


4th Place - Larry Perry
Image censored due to inappropriate political statement (I don't want the FBI knocking on my door)

Nightscape
1st Place - Jamie Dahl


2nd Place - Bryan Lynn


4th Place - Paul Schubert