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September 15, 2012

Photo contest winners announced

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Woodward, Okla. — Photographers from Woodward and Canadian, Texas took the top honors in the annual Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum Photography Contest.

Best of Show went to Laney Kleuser of Woodward and the theme award winner was Richard Wilberforce of Canadian, Texas.

In addition to the top awards there were winners in 6 categories - scenic, landscape, portrait, floral, animal/insect and black and white.

The theme was "My Favorite Place or Thing."

Mark Zimmerman, assistant professor of photography at the University of Central Oklahoma, judged the contest this year.

"Overall, I'm very impressed with the quality of the show," Zimmerman said, adding the exhibit features "some really amazing photographs that just capture every day life."

In addition to the technical aspects of photography, Zimmerman said he also looked "for the story, when someone has captured a moment in time."

That was one of the things that led him to choose Richard Wilberforce's "Put um up" as the theme winner for this year's show.  "Put um up" shows a dog standing on its hind legs, looking as if it's ready to go 12 rounds with a rooster.

"You can tell from the photograph that the person who shot it probably has seen this scene before and now he's finally captured it," Zimmerman said of Wilberforce's photo. "It's a nice moment."

Capturing the moment came into play with the selection of the best of show winner as well.  This year the top title went to Laney Kleuser, Woodward, with her multiple lightning strike photo that is simply named with the location from where it was taken "8th & Main."

"With lightning photos, of course there's luck involved, but for a photographer to get out and capture something like that, that's an excellent job," Zimmerman said.

Museum director Rob Roberson said the contest drew 385 photos, up from 310 last year. Around 70 people entered photos with some from as far away as California and Ohio.

"People come in to visit their family and found out about it," he said.

Zimmerman selected 210 photos for the exhibit, which will be on display at the museum through October. A reception is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 and awards will be presented at 3 p.m.

Here is the list of winners from the photography contest.



Best of Show - "8th & Main," Laney Kleuser, Woodward

Theme - "Put um up," Richard Wilberforce, Canadian, Texas

Scenic

1st - "8th & Main," Laney Kleuser, Woodward

2nd - Untitled, Trish Luckie, Rosston

3rd - "Lunar Eclipse," Rhonda Story, Woodward

Landscape

1st - "Lucky Strike," Sarah Harless, Sayre

2nd - "Summer Skies," Skip Braun, Woodward

3rd - "The Red Dirt," Skip Braun, Woodward

Portrait

1st - "What Dreams May Come," Skip Braun, Woodward

2nd - "Natural Light Silhouette," Teresa James, Vici

3rd - "Glenn," Chester Weems, Yukon

Floral

1st - "Painfully Beautiful," Trish Luckie, Rosston

2nd - Untitled, Ray Huff, Wellston

3rd - "Canola," Sarah Harless, Sayre

Animal/Insect

1st - "Bringing Home the Bacon," Trish Luckie, Rosston

2nd - "Disco Mantis," Skip Braun, Woodward

3rd - "Put um up," Richard Wilberforce, Canadian, Texas

Black & White

1st - "Wonder," Skip Braun, Woodward

2nd - "Morning Light," Teresa James, Vici

3rd - "The Belair!," Lonna Cook, Lamar, Colorado

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