Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Best of Show went to Ms. Heather Tingley. Photographing from one of her favored spots in Stallion Springs known as the "bench" she captured an overwhelmingly joyful moment with her young four-year-old daughter Sarah. Framing against a fog shrouded valley floor one cannot help but smile and feel the joy of this young happy girl. Heather took the image with her Nikon D-5300 using her 18-55mm lens. "I have no photo computer skills at this time so I must compose, and expose, just right in the camera," stated Heather. To further enhance her blossoming talent she also received an additional first and second place ribbons in two other contest categories.
Susan Kohkonen-Details and Macros
Nelson Gonzalez Amado- Travel
Diana Palmer - Digital
Gail Martin - Flowers
Arden Howell - Animals
Kiera Judkins-youth
Twice a year in February and August Tehachapi Valley Arts Association celebrates and showcases our local photographers at their best. This month the walls at Gallery 'N' Gifts are filled to capacity with 172 photos submitted by 53 photographers for the 9th annual TVAA Photo Contest. On First Friday, February 6, winners were announced during a First Friday reception with music, food and plenty of camera talk. Pictures are on display this month.
Best of Show Winner was Heather Tingley with her entry in the People category titled "Joyful Innocence".
Other winning ribbons were given in the following categories:
Animals: 1. Arden Howell, 2. Gale Caldwell, 3. Cheryl Esquivel, Honorable Mentions Diana Fifer, Dago V
Black & White: 1. Dennis Cowden, 2. Nelson Gonzalez Amado, 3. Austin Miller, Honorable Mentions Ritchie Roesch, Diana Palmer
Details & Macros: 1. Susan Kohkonen, 2. Gale Caldwell, 3. Arden Howell, Honorable Mentions Sam Lysse, Nelson Gonzalez Amado
Digital Darkroom: Diana Palmer, 2. Susan Kohkonen, 3. Jan Alford, Gail Martin, Thomas Medaris
Flowers: 1. Gail Martin, 2. Deanna Brown, 3. Deanna Brown
Landscape & Nature: 1. Heather Tingley, 2. Diana Fifer, 3. Dylan Arbaut, Honorable Mentions Heather Tingley, Savannah Miranda, Dennis Cowden
People: 1. Heather Tingley, 2. Dylan Arbaut, 3. Vincent Hernandez, Honorable Mentions Diana Palmer
Tehachapi: 1. Dylan Arbaut, 2. Heather Tingley, 3. DJ Judkins, Honorable Mentions Kumbe Sadler, Vincent Hernandez
Travel & Architecture: 1. Nelson Gonzalez Amado, 2. Norma McClean, 3. Karen Schoen, Honorable Mentions Linda Oliver, Norma McClean, Virginia Walker
Youth Photography: 1. Kiera Judkins, 2. Grace Miller, 3. Grace Miller, Honorable Mentions Madison Marty, Grace Miller Samantha Storm
