Leslie Staiko Rennolds, Assistant Director of The Menokin Foundation, has entered this photograph in a contest, and she needs your votes! Mainly she is trying to gain exposure for Menokin, but a blue ribbon or large trophy would be nice, too.
Actually, the top twelve images will be selected for the 2014 Past Preservers Calendar, and number one will be used on their Christmas Card. (Who wants to dust a trophy anyway?)
Thanks for helping. And please share!
Balancing Act – The precarious condition of Menokin, the collapsed ruin of an 18th century Tidewater Virginia house. (c) 2013, Leslie S. Rennolds
Menokin staff, trustees, friends and photo contest participants gathered on a dark Friday evening to enjoy the results of the first ever Menokin Photography Contest.
Participants gathered from as far away as Gloucester and Northern Virginia to view the winning entries judged by Hullihen (Hullie) Williams Moore. Photos from three categories – architecture, landscape and wildlife – were judged on composition, quality and creativity. Each category was beautifully represented with winners as follows:
Best in Show
Photographer: Alice Reed
Category: Architecture
Title: “Stairway to the Green Top”
First Place
Photographer: Bonnie Ferguson Butler
Category: Architecture
Title: “Reassembled”
First Place
Photographer: Dixie Osteen
Category: Landscape
Title: “Sun Through The Trees”
First Place
Photographer: Angela Dawson
Category: Wildlife
Title: “Spread Your Wings”
Second Place
Photographer: Jim Beam
Category: Architecture
Title: “The Rise and Fall”
Second Place
Photographer: Cindy Taylor
Category: Wildlife
Title: “Possum Eating Grass”
Second Place
Photographer: Bob Carter
Category: Landscape
Title: “Shoreline”
Third Place
Photographer: Alice Reed
Category: Architecture
Title: “Hobbit Houses”
Third Place
Photographer: Leslie Cashwell
Category: Landscape
Title: “Water View”
Honorable Mention
Photographer: Alice Sheley
Category: Architecture
Title: “Menokin Secured In Time”
