Photo Contest Honorable Mention Awards

This are the list of entries who won Honorable Mentions. This means they were on at least one of the three judges cards. 

HM- Connie Witte - No Caption -- Foaling Around
HM -Connie Witte - No Caption -- What a Clown
HM -Julie Walker- No Caption -- Beautiful Arabians
HM -Kristine Walker- "The Gremlin" -- What a Clown
HM -Mikaela Durfey - No Caption -- Foaling Around
HM -Mikaela Durfey - No Caption -- Horse and Buddy
HM -Mikaela Durfey - No Caption -- What a Clown
HM -Patti Morabito - No Caption -- Horse and Buddy
HM -Sandy Fedora - "She's got legs. She knows how to use them" -- Foaling Around
HM -Teresa Burnett "Epitome of Arabian Beauty-Padron" -- Beautiful Arabians

People's Choice Awards

And the people have spoken! 287 votes! Votes were scattered over many entries, but these were clearly the Peoples Choice. Congratulations!

Ranking Name Caption Category
Champion Eric Archer "First Kiss" Horse and Buddy
R-Champion CD Harbridge "Ingenuity" Foaling Around
Top Ten Rachel Harrington No Caption What a Clown
Top Ten CD Harbridge "Rounding the Far Turn" Horse and Buddy
Top Ten Sally Leitzen "I'm Adivah" Beautiful Arabians
Top Ten Erica DeHaas No Caption Horse and Buddy
Top Ten Erin Pringle "Having fun at a young age" Horse and Buddy
Top Ten Mikaela Durfey No Caption What a Clown
Top Ten Donna Shelatree "Play?" Horse and Buddy
Top Ten Mikaela Durfey No Caption Beautiful Arabians

SCOTTSDALE PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

It was a quality year. Thank you to everyone who sent in a photograph.

People are enjoying viewing them and voting for the Peoples Choice. I will post the PC winners, Champion, Reserve and Top Ten after the show is over.

The Championship Class consisted of the winners in each category. A commercial photographer, a professional equine photographer, and a professional horseman a.k.a trainer. Honorable Mentions got on one card.

I will blog on what made a winner from "insights " gained from watching them being judged this year.

And after I get the Champion, Reserve and Top Ten scanned I will post them for everyones viewing pleasure.

And the Winners are. . . .

CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Eric Wagner No Caption Beautiful Arabians
R-Champion CD Harbridge "Childish Delight" What a Clown
Top Ten Maggie Paul "Dude" Silver Baloo Beautiful Arabians
Top Ten Donna Shelatree No Caption Beautiful Arabians
Top Ten Donna Shelatree "Play?" Horse and Buddy
Top Ten CD Harbridge "Ingenuity" Foaling Around
Top Ten Barbara Weed "Liark DM Foaling Around
Top Ten Donna Shelatree No Caption Foaling Around
Top Ten Patti Morabito "You're it!" Foaling Around

Foaling Around
1 CD Harbridge "Ingenuity"
2 Barbara Weed "Liark DM"
3 Teresa Burnett "Youthful Togetherness"
4 Donna Shelatree  No Caption
5 Patti Morabito "You're it!"
6 Katie Walker "Walking on Tiptoes"

What a Clown
1 CD Harbridge "Childish Delight"
3 Donna Shelatree "I've fallen and can't get up."
2 Katie Walker "O M G!"
4 Gene Clark No Caption
5 Patti Morabito  No Caption
6 Ronald Walker "Don't PANIC!"
HM Connie Witte No Caption
HM Mikaela Durfey No Caption
HM Kristine Walker "The Gremlin"

Horse and Buddy
1 Donna Shelatree "Play?"
2 Maggie Paul "Knight Hope - Our Best Friend!"
3 Kristine Walker "Hi, Daddy!"
4 CD Harbridge "Rounding the Far Turn"
5 Katie Walker No Caption
6 Eric Archer "First Kiss"
HM Mikaela Durfey No Caption
HM Patti Morabito  No Caption

Beautiful Arabians
1 Eric Wagner No Caption
2 Maggie Paul "Dude" Silver Baloo
3 Sally Leitzen "I'm Adivah"
4 CD Harbridge "Spring Beauty"
5 Donna Shelatree No Caption
6 Norma Walsh "Yee haaa! Free at last!"
HM Teresa Burnett "Epitome of Arabian Beauty-Padron"
HM Julie Walker No Caption

Let the games begin. . . . Scottsdale 2009

I am going to try to update the blog everyday with a picture that will tell you about what is happening.  In between many things,  work and showing Bolero and Lily,  I am going to give it my best shot.  Let me know what you think.  Comment, or send an email to  

ahaa-ac@gmail.com.  I'd like it!!

OK, photos are 2/3's judged.  More to come on the results.  109 entries.  The Foaling Around category could be big.

#1 Picture: Saturday, let the set up begin.  Snapped it Saturday when I went up to pick up the last photos for the contest.  Show starts on the 12th.