Congratulations to everyone who entered! We had over 50 photos this year, and narrowing them down to the top three in each of our categories was difficult, but of course it had to be done.

Here are this years 1st, 2nd and 3rd place choices for each of our four categories, along with some honorable mentions.

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1st Place: Jim Schifferns

Scotchmans Scenery

• 1. Jim Schifferns
• 2. Mike Kroschel
• 3. Jolanda Van Ooyen
• Honorable Mention: Daniele Puccinelli

1st Place: Stan Myers

Wild Scotchmans (Plants & Animals)

• 1. Stan Myers
• 2. Karen Jurasin
• 3. Andrew Klaus
• Honorable Mention: Ed Bowers
• Honorable Mention: Susan Lee

1st Place: Colleen Reynolds

Scotchmans Spirit

• 1. Colleen Reynolds
• 2. Holly Clements
• 3. Todd Dunfield
• Honorable Mention: Andrew Klaus
• Honorable Mention: Colleen Reynolds

1st Place: Daniele Puccinelli

Scotchmans Water

• 1. Daniele Puccinelli
• 2. Randy Dorian
• 3. Holly Clements

Have a little bit of Ansel Adams in you?  Or do you just really like taking photographs?  Do your family and friends look at your photos and say "wow!"…….

If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, or even if you answered "no", grab your camera and your favorite hiking companion and head out for the Scotchman Peaks this summer and you could win some cool swag!

Photo Categories:

• Scotchmans Scenery
• Scotchmans Spirit (people in wilderness)
• Wilderness Water (falling, flowing, or still)
• Wild Scotchmans (plants & animals)

A committee of Friends will choose the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category.

Prizes:

1st Place: Friends of Scotchman Peaks Sweatshirt (hooded or crew)
2nd Place: Friends Long-sleeve t-shirt
3rd Place: Friends t-shirt (blue, black or white)

How to enter:

Send your photo(s) by e-mail or on CD (e-mail preferred, CD’s will not be returned) to slundstrum@wildmontana.org   by September 30th – be sure to include where you took it, when you took it, and if you were on an FSPW hike, include the hike leader’s name and what hike it was.

You will be notified by October 15th if your photo was chosen as a winner. Winning photos may be printed in the various issues of the Friends Newsletter or used in our printed or online materials.

Rules:

Submission deadline is September 30th, 2009.
E-mail entries are preferred, CD’s will not be returned.
FSPW reserves the right to re-print photos while giving proper credit.
Photos can be color or black & white.

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Scotchmans Scenery:
First Place Photo By:  Sandii Mellen	Second Place Photo By: Danielle Puccinelli	Third Place Photo By: Sandii Mellen
Scotchmans Spirit:
First Place Photo By: Conor Branksi	Second Place Photo By: Jim Mellen	Third Place Photo By: Jim Mellen
Wilderness Water:
First Place Photo By: Marcia Jimenez	Second Place Photo By: Sandii Mellen	Third Place Photo By: John Chaplin
Wild Scotchmans:
First Place Photo By: Ben Steele	Second Place Photo By: Brent Holmes	Third Place Photo By: Michael Hoffman

UPDATE:  The winners for 2008 have been chosen!