"Painted Sky" Wins 2018 Beautiful Skies Contest

Posted By Les Conklin on Apr 1, 2018

March 14, 2018

“Painted Sky” Wins 2018 Beautiful Skies Contest

Earthrise by Astronaut William Anders. (Courtesy NASA.)

You don’t have to go into space to enjoy beautiful skies. They are a frequent occurrence here in Peakland as demonstrated by the entries for The Peak’s 2018 Beautiful Skies Photograph Contest.

The Peak’s contest was inspired by the photo Earthrise, taken by Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders during a lunar orbit on December 24, 1968. Acclaimed nature photographer Galen Rowell called the image “… the t influential environmental photo ever taken.”

Entrants were encouraged to submit up to four of their favorite original photographs of Sonoran sunsets, sunrises, full moons, clouds, lightening, stars, etc. The following prizes were awarded:

First Place. Two $50 gift cards for Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar
Second Place. $50 gift card for Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar
Third Place. $25 AMC Entertainment Gift Card
All winners will also receive a Summit Diner discount cards.

The winning photographs and selected non-winning photographs will be published in The Peak and publicized in The Peak’s newsletter and on The Peak‘s Facebook page.

2018 BEAUTIFUL SKIES WINNERS

“Painted Sky” by Janet Cayce, 1st Place – 2018 Beautiful Skies Photo Contest.

“Sunrise 12/11/15 7:14:23 A.M.” by Dale Pirc, 2nd Place – 2018 Beautiful Skies Photo Contest.

“Birthday Morning Monsoon” by Wes Grunden, 3rd Place – 2018 Beautiful Skies Photo Contest.

“Daily Fade to Night” by Denise Wright, 3rd Place – 2018 Beautiful Skies Photo Contest.

Thank you for your support. Special thanks to frequent photographic contributors Denny Liddell and Tom Mangelsdorf, and artist Judy Conklin for serving, with the editor, as contest judges.

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