Photography Winners

The Spring 2006 contest is completed! Two deserving Grand Prize winners received an 8.0 megapixel digital camera and accessories worth $650, Tool Factory software worth up to $200, and a Digital Camera Basics book.

View the first grand prize winner showcase here.

The judges were really split between the images below. All of them deserve to win!

SECOND GRAND PRIZE WINNER:

Brighton, age 14 from California
Title: Mountain Rails
Caption: "Mountain Rails"

Photography Runner-Up Winners

5 runner-up winners each received Tool Factory software and a book.

Kevin, age 14, from MN
Title: Glacier National Park's Best
Caption: "Wilderness Showing it's color."

Stephanie, age 16, from NV
Title: Birthday Candles
Caption: ""Sixteen candles make a lovely light But not as bright as your eyes tonight... Blow out the candles, make your wish come true" ~ 16 Candles - Luther Dixon and Allyson Khent"

Christina, age 16, from MN
Title: staredown
Caption: "this is one of my favorite pictures of dragonflies that i have taken. The intense stare in the insect's eyes is very interesting. I also liked how the front feet seemed to be caught in the air as it is perched on the branch."

Jesse, age 15, from MN
Title: The Midnight Sight
Caption: "I could not sleep one night so I decided to take a walk outside. It was about 12:30 am when I saw two perfectly placed trees in the middle of a field of stars. It was almost pitch black outside so I left the shutter open for a half hour. The shutter finally closed so I headed back home with this photo."

Caitlin, age 18, from CA
Title: Virginia
Caption: "I took this photo with the intent of making it look old. I wanted it to look like one of those photos you find in frames at thrift stores"