2006 Great Sand Dunes Contest

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

2006-2007 Rocky Mountain Nature Photographers Contest & Exhibit

Contest Dates: June 21st - August 7th, 2006
Exhibit Dates: September 16th, 2006 - May 2007
Where: GSDNP&P Visitor's Center
Coordinator: Adam Schallau
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve has graciously made their artwork display area available for a whopping 8 months to host an exhibit of Rocky Mountain Nature Photographers member's work. The exhibit area is located in the new Visitor's Center and it is the first exhibit that the 300,000 yearly visitors see as they enter the facility.
The park was very impressed with the exhibit and we've been asked to assemble another one for the 2008-2009 time-frame!

The interior of the Visitor's Center looking towards the RMNP exhibit

Another view looking through the Visitor's Center towards the RMNP exhibit

Session 1 - Left to right: Adam Schallau, Les Barstow, Rebecca Lehmann, Dan Walters, Jesse Speer, CAZ, Adam Schallau, Stephen Weaver, and Darren Kilgore

Left to right: Les Barstow, Darren Kilgore, Dan Walters, Adam Schallau

Darren Kilgore, Patrick Meyers (NPS Ranger), Brent Doerzman, Rich Long, Stephen Weaver, Adam Schallau, and Les Barstow

Session 2 - Left to right: Ron Leraaen, Brent Doerzman, Bill Pelzmann, Rick Dunn, Rich Long, and Scott Borger

Congratulations to the winners of the 2006-2007 Great Sand Dunes Contest

1st Place

#8 - Dunes Abstract by Rich Long

2nd Place

#19 - Sun Kissed Dunes by Scott Borger

3rd Place

#23 - Snow Plates by Darren Kilgore

4th Place

#11 -Medano Sedge Meadow Sunrise
by Stephen Weaver

2006-2007 Great Sand Dunes Contest Submissions

#1 - Sand Dune Black and White
Mike Barton

#2 - Sand Dunes Grass
Ken Wyatt

#3 - Fall Leaves
Ken Wyatt

#4 - American White Pelican
Dan Walters

#5 - Snowy Egret
Dan Walters

#6 - Sand Creek Gold
Jesse Speer

#7 - Dune Crest
Jesse Speer

#8 - Dunes Abstract
Rich Long

#9 - Lines in the Sand
Les Barstow

#10 - Dune Curve
Les Barstow

#11 - Medano Sedge Meadow Sunrise
Stephen Weaver

#12 - Medano Autumn Grass
Stephen Weaver

#13 - Sensuous Dunes
CAZ

#14 - Sandhill Migration
Bill Pelzmann

#15 - Winter Mule Deer
Bill Pelzmann

#16 - Infinite Dunes
Rich Voninski

#17 - Undulation
Rebecca Lehmann

#18 - Cracked Dune
Rebecca Lehmann

#19 - Sun Kissed Dunes
Scott Borger

#20 - Dune Waves
Scott Borger

#21 - Approaching Dunes
Adam Schallau

#22 - Medano Surge
Adam Schallau

#23 - Snow Plates
Darren Kilgore

#24 - Dune Wall
Darren Kilgore

#25 - Dunes Sunset
Ron Leraaen

#26 - Dunes Shadows
Ron Leraaen

#27 - Sand Channels
Brent Doerzman

#28 - Sand Fortress
Brent Doerzman

#29 - Dune Abstract 1
Rick Dunn

#30 - Dune Abstract 2
Rick Dunn

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