Thanks to everyone who contributed to our annual photo contest! We had so many fantastic entries that show the beauty of Virginia’s waters, and the talent of our photographers! Find out more about the contest HERE and see last year’s entries HERE.
First Place: Luca Pfeiffer (University of Virginia)
An immature bald eagle fishes during sunrise at Stumpy Lake Natural Area Virginia Beach, VA.
Second Place: Richard Toledo (Virginia Tech)
This Green Heron is perched at a small pool that sits off of the Virginia Tech Duck Pond. The Green Heron is a very shy bird so this shot was a treat.
Third Place: Gavriel Cambridge (Virginia Tech)
Cypress trees on Lake Drummond in the Great Dismal Swamp at sunrise.
Honorable Mentions:
Honorable Mention: Katherine Wardinski (VT) – Whitetop Laurel CreekHonorable Mention: William Lankford (UVA) – Night rafting trip on the Lower James River in RichmondHonorable Mention: Zac Collins (CNU) – Summer sunset at Smith Mountain LakeHonorable Mention: Audrey Lux (VT) – Little Stony Creek, located along the Cascades Falls Trail in Giles County.Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Prior (VT) – Ice covered branches near the Butt Mountain Fire Tower in Ripplemead, VA.Honorable Mention: George Uehling (UVA) – The Milky Way is visible in the clear night sky above Elkhorn Lake.
Entries:
Chesapeake Bay – William Blomdahl (VT)Haley Bowyer (VT)Virginia Tech Duckpond – Claudia Budzyn (VT)Virginia Tech Duckpond – Claudia Budzyn (VT)Pond on VT campus – Xavier Burns (VT)River otters on the bank of the New River. Warm weather in the fall seemed to prompt an aquatic fly hatch. The flies caught the sunset lighting in the foreground, creating an ember-like effect. Gavriel Cambridge (VT)A pair of raccoons at the VT StREAM Lab. Taken using a split level camera trap. Gavriel Cambridge (VT)Cape Charles Beachfront – Lily Canteen (VT)Cape Charles – Lily Canteen (VT)Lower Rapidan River – Lily Casteen (VT)Ragged Mountain Reservoir near Charlottesville – Marion Donald (UVA)Wild brook trout caught and released from LIttle Stony Creek – Finn Elberts (VT)James River – Andie Flota (VT)Chesapeake Bay – Andie Float (VT)Sandbridge Beach – Molly Hagerman (VT)Great Falls – Maheen Hussain (GMU)Huntley Meadows – Maheen Hussain (GMU)Red-eared Slider – Maheen Hussain (GMU)VT Duckpond – Thomas Keenan (VT)Thomas Leffel (VT)Thomas Leffel (VT)Diascund Reservoir in Lanexa, VA. This was taken after a storm and while the water level of the reservoir had been lowered. Andrew Lucas (VT)A view of Kanawha Canal, the Richmond skyline and the traintracks from the Northbank Trail – Andrew Lucas (VT)Richmond, VA at sunset from the middle of the river – Andrew Lucas (VT)Dew drops – Audrey Lux (VT)A pair of ducks at the Virginia Tech duckpond – Victoria-Jean Miller (VT) Snowy egret – Luca Pfeiffer (UVA) Humpback whale fin at Virginia Beach – Luca Pfeiffer (UVA)Ice covered branches against a clear blue sky located near the Butt Mountain Fire Tower in Ripplemead, VA – Elizabeth Prior (VT) Ice covered branches against a clear blue sky with the New River Valley in the background; located near the Butt Mountain Fire Tower in Ripplemead, VA – Elizabeth Prior (VT)New River – Maggie Scarborough (VT)Pandapas Pond – Babita Thapa (VT)Potomac River at Old Town Alexandria – Babita Thapa (VT)Virginia Beach – Babita Thapa (VT)Great Blue Heron – Richard Toledo (VT)Fall at the Virginia Tech Duck Pond – Richard Toldeo (VT)Lynnhaven Inlet and Chesapeake Bay; shot in Virginia Beach – Trey Turley (VT)Elkhorn Lake – George Uehling (UVA)Elkhorn Lake – George Uehling (UVA)Waterford Drive Pond – Noah White (VT)Waterford Drive Pond – Noah White (VT)Frozen James River in Huntington Park – Amber Williams (VT)James River in Newport News – Amber Williams (VT)Pandapas Pond – Amber Williams (VT)
