BEST OF SHOW – A Final March Toward Migration, Hall County
Photo by Jeffrey Z. Carney, Ashland
This year’s Nebraskaland Magazine Photo Contest was once again a thrill for our staff to witness. Viewing scenes across our great state through the eyes of others is such a stunning way to cap off another year in the outdoors.
This year’s Best of Show winner, “A Final March Toward Migration,” by Jeffrey Z. Carney of Ashland, was taken at the Crane Trust in Hall County.
“On this night, I put down my long telephoto and picked up a 35mm wide-angle lens to try and capture the moment we were all witnessing. It was a scene I had not experienced during other migrations … . By the next afternoon, most of the area’s cranes were gone.” (Read the rest of Carney’s story.)
While the Nebraskaland staff has seen thousands of sandhill crane images before, the depth of the cranes and the beautiful colors behind them were mesmerizing.
We thank everyone who participated in this year’s contest and look forward to seeing our wonderful state through your eyes next year.
Happy shooting.
Jeff Kurrus, Editor
Nebraskaland Magazine
Wildlife
FIRST PLACE – Meridian, Cherry County
Photo by Rex DeBord, Chadron
SECOND PLACE – The Challenger, Thomas County
Photo by Brad Mellema, Grand Island
THIRD PLACE – A Bobwhite Song, Hall County
Photo by Colleen Childers, Grand Island
Macro
FIRST PLACE – Dragonfly Double, Hall County
Photo by Rita Flohr, Grand Island
SECOND PLACE – A Drone Fly Close-Up, Frontier County
Photo by Don Brockmeier, Eustis
THIRD PLACE – Corn Kernel and a Jumping Spider, Lancaster County
Photo by Molly Boyd, Lincoln
Recreation
FIRST PLACE – Foggy Fishing at Iron Horse Lake, Pawnee County
Photo by Ellen Hanzlicek, DuBois
SECOND PLACE – Just Getting Started, Perkins County
Photo by Matt Zvolanek, Ogallala
THIRD PLACE – A Campfire Night at Ponca State Park, Dixon County
Photo by Tiara Brown, Omaha
Scenic
FIRST PLACE – The Meandering Middle Loup, Hooker County
Photo by Jeffrey Z. Carney, Ashland
SECOND PLACE – Barn Storming, Butler County
Photo by Brandon Hammons, Creston
THIRD PLACE – Still Life in Swedeburg, Saunders County
Photo by Colette Rathke, Wahoo
Read about the history of Nebraskaland’s Photo Contest.