Contact:
Jim Hoffman, 704-829-1259, hoffman@dsbg.org
DANIEL STOWE BOTANICAL GARDEN NAMES SHUTTERBUG PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
BELMONT, N.C. For the second year in a row, a photograph by Walter Stopa of Rock Hill, S.C., was named Best of Show for the Shutterbug Photography Contest held by Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden. Now in its eighth year, more than 300 entries were received for the 2011 contest. Both youth and adult amateur photographers had until Dec. 31, 2011, to submit their favorite pictures taken at the Garden.
The judges for this years contest were Rick Haithcox of Haithcox Photography, Mike Hensdill of The Gaston Gazette, and Phyllis Peterson a photography instructor at the Garden. Things Remembered Custom FramingAnd So Much More! of Gastonia sponsored the contest and also provided the matting and frames for the winning entries.
The winning photos will be on display in the Visitor Pavilion through March 18. Winning photos will be posted to the Gardens website in mid-February.
The winners in each category are:
Best of Show
Walter Stopa, Rock Hill, S.C. (1st place in Plants category) - 2 years in a row.
Adult - Architecture /Artwork in the Garden
1st - Myra B. Wilson, Waxhaw, NC
2nd - Ellen Devenny, Kings Mountain, N.C.
3rd - Lindsay Suber, Gastonia, N.C.
Youth - Architecture /Artwork in the Garden
1st - Owen Osborne, Charlotte, N.C.
2nd - Trent Breneman, Matthews, N.C.
3rd - Elizabeth Grimes, Ayden, N.C.
Adult - Events/Celebrations
1st - Edgar L. Payne, Gastonia, N.C.
2nd - Margaret S. Holt, Waxhaw, N.C.
3rd - Jenn Latini, Evergreen, C.O.
Youth - Events/Celebrations
1st - Elizabeth Grimes, Ayden, N.C.
2nd - Owen Osborne, Charlotte, N.C.
3rd - Trent Breneman, Matthews, NC
Adult - Plants
1st - Walter Stopa, Rock Hill, S.C.
2nd - Jim Carroll, Charlotte, N.C.
3rd - W.C. Hanna, Huntersville, N.C.
Honorable Mention: Susan V. Mayor, Charlotte, N.C.
Youth - Plants
1st - Aparna Balakrishnan, Charlotte, N.C.
2nd - Trent Breneman, Matthews, N.C.
3rd - Ashton Gerlach, Matthews, N.C.
Adult - Seasons
1st - Mary June Rose, Gastonia, N.C.
2nd - Ellen Devenny, Kings Mountain, N.C.
3rd - Edgar L. Payne, Gastonia, N.C.
Honorable Mention: Myra B. Wilson, Waxhaw, N.C.
Youth - Seasons
1st - Elizabeth Grimes, Ayden, N.C.
2nd - Akira Stroud, Gastonia, N.C.
3rd - Caroline Lostetter, Charlotte, N.C.
Adult - Water
1st - Lindsay Suber, Gastonia, N.C.
2nd - Richard Lawson, Charlotte, N.C.
3rd - Inga Treveiler, Charlotte, N.C.
Youth - Water
1st - Elizabeth Grimes, Ayden, N.C.
2nd - Trent Breneman, Matthews, N.C.
3rd - Aparna Balakrishnan, Charlotte, N.C.
Adult - Wildlife
1st - Douglas Edwards, Charlotte, N.C.
2nd - Ellen Devenny, Kings Mountain, N.C.
3rd - Rebecca L. Thomas, Charlotte, N.C.
Honorable Mention: Jim Carroll, Charlotte, N.C.
Youth - Wildlife
1st - Caroline Lostetter, Charlotte, N.C.
2nd - Akira Stroud, Gastonia, N.C.
3rd - Owen Osborne, Charlotte, N.C.
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Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, the Carolinas Garden for All Seasons, provides guests a chance to reconnect with nature. Located within 380 acres on the banks of Lake Wylie, spectacular gardens, sparkling fountains, a visitor pavilion, gift shop and nature walk await the visitor. HGTV named it one of the nations 20 Great Gardens and USA TODAY says the Garden is one of the nations best places to welcome fall with a flourish. Committed to horticultural excellence, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is a must-see for all ages.
6500 S. New Hope Rd. Belmont, North Carolina 28012
PHONE 704-825-4490 FAX 704-829-1240
www.DSBG.org
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