Page 12 - Summer 2014 magazine

By Pat Williams

The annual Red Rock Canyon Photo Contest was
another resounding success with over 110 photos re-
th
ceived and judged. Celebrating its 15 year, the photo
contest has received over 2,800 entries in categories

that have in the past included children, teen, profes-
sional, panoramic, nature, black and white, creative
and wildlife.

The extraordinary cover photo, Rufous Prism, won
both the First Place and Ranger’s Choice Award in
the wildlife category: Chuck DeLaTorre, cousin of “Three for the Road” — Carlos Fuentes
Friends volunteer Brenda Jackson, spent several hours
Friends of Red Rock Canyon manages this commu-
stationed at the Administrative Building hummingbird
nity project in partnership with the Bureau of Land
feeders and shot hundreds of photos in order to get
that one perfect Management. The contest, prepared and staffed en-

shot. Other pho- tirely by volunteers, is a labor of love with the organ-
izers who spend weeks on the promo-
tographers, such
as Carlos tion, preparation
Fuentes, Les and “behind the
Farris, Joe scenes” logis-
tics that en-
Pohle, Liz
Carmer and sure a
dozens more smooth and Mary Labie, John Schaaf and Joe Labie accept-
“Calico View” — Cheryl Hobbs spent an incredi- profession- ing contest entries.
ble amount of time hiking and recording their insights al experi- Photo by P. Williams
to share with us. ence for all
participants. The judges, independent of the Friends
The photographers did a remarkable job of captur- organization, also donate their time and expertise to
ing the hidden beauty of Red Rock: The provide their unbiased ratings of the en-
majority of the canyon visitors simply tries.
do not have the time or opportunity to
experience the spectacular panoramas In 2011 as an offshoot of the Photo
available only on the trails. Contest, Friends of Red Rock Canyon
began creating a calendar using the pho-
“ St. George Blue Eyed Grass” — Liz Carmer to contest entries. All contest entries,
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