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Photo Contest Winners Announced for the Alexandria
By Donna rhoDes
Conservation Commission’s 2022 Calendar
ALEXANDRIA – On Dec. 1, Alexandria’s Con- servation Commission an- nounced the winners of their fifth annual calendar photo contest, with three of the beautiful “Out and About In Alexandria” themed en- tries receiving prizes for first, second and third place.
Commission chair Jenni-
fer Tuthill led the town’s Mu- nicipal Building reception and thanked everyone for
the 55 submissions they re- ceived for the upcoming cal- endar. Those included floral close-ups, some of the rural homes that are prevalent in
the community, dogs loving their country life, reptiles, amphibians, and scenery throughout the sea- sons.
Judging this year’s entries was Tom Guilmette, a local profes- sional photographer. As he went through the photos the com- mission received, Tuthill said he looked for focus and clarity that would translate well when en- larged for the calendar and pic- tures with a clear focal point that caught the viewer’s eye.
Carolyn Sharp took home both first and second prizes for her close-up photography. First place was a most interesting photo of ice-coated ferns in her
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yard. “The frost gave it a little composition,” she said. Her second-place entry was a surprise photo she snapped of lupines in her backyard. Sharp said she took several photos of them; then, she discovered something she didn’t initially notice through the camera lens while look- ing them over. “When I looked at them later, there just happened to be a bum- blebee in one, so I cropped it up, and this is what I came up with,” said Sharp.
In Guilmette’s opinion, Tuthill said the bee flying right toward the lens turned a photo of a flower into a
prize-winning piece. However, Tuthill herself received third prize for her lovely shot of an au- tumn tree in a mist-covered field.
The calendars featuring the top 12 submissions are now avail- able for purchase. Photos chosen this year were sent in by Audrey
West (January); Heidi Meyer (February); Carolyn Sharp (March); Ron Maclean (April); Melissa Winters (May); Carolyn Sharp (June); Bob Piehler (July); Melissa Winters (August); Jenni- fer Tuthill (September); Jennifer Tuthill (October); Bob Piehler (November); and Audrey West (December).
Other worthy competitors were Andreas Lehner, Marla Walls, Mary Hamry, Mary Leh- ner, Mike Pepitas, Nancy Whit- man, Jennifer Anne, Jane Sparks, Jane Anne Silverman, and Tom Larson.
Everyone interested in order- ing a copy of the 2022 calendars will have two options this time. An 8&1/2 x11-inch calendar is available for $9.99 but will have no notations of holidays or other important dates throughout the year. For $19.99, however, the exact same calendar is avail- able with those dates of interest
printed on each month.
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To purchase either of the two, people can drop by the Alexan- dria Selectmen’s Office for order forms, a pamphlet with informa- tion on the competition and the Conservation Commission, and a chance to see all of this year’s photo entries on display at the selectmen’s meeting room.
The 2023 Calendar compe- tition is already underway, and residents and visitors alike are en- couraged to keep their cameras handy to snap photos for the next theme, “Wildlife Around Alexan- dria.” The only requirement for entries is that all are taken within the Town of Alexandria. From now until next fall, submissions will be accepted by email at al- exandrianh@metrocast.net, with “ATTN: ACC” in the subject line. Each entry must include the photographer’s name, contact in- formation, and the location of all photos sent in.
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From left to right are the top 3 winners out of 55 submissions received in Alexandria Conservation Commission’s Annual Calendar Photo Contest. All entries are now on display in the town’s municipal building, where order forms to purchase the 2022 calendar are also available from the Selectmen’s Office.
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