Photographer of the Week, First Place and Category Winner: Matt Bango Amateur Photographer Free Photo Contest Category: Animals Photo Title: “Black-capped Chickadee” Smethport, PA Camera equipment used and/or settings: Nikon D50, Nikon 300mm f/4 AF-S, Tripod Website address: www.mattbango.com

Second Place and Category Winner; Georgiy Londarenko Amateur Photographer Free Photo Contest Category: Creative, Artistic or Digital Art Photo Title: “Little Red Lighthouse” Brooklyn, NY Camera equipment used and/or settings: Kodak Z7590 Zoom Website address: http://www.photo.net/photos/Georgiy

Third Place and Award of Excellence Winner; Pam Cooley Amateur Photographer Free Photo Contest Category: Animals Photo Title: “Eagle Talk” Oak Harbor, WA Camera equipment used and/or settings: Nikon D70S Website address: www.picsbypam.com

Fourth Place and Category Winner; Regenia Brabham Amateur Photographer Free Photo Contest Category: Macro, Abstract or Still Life Photo Title: “Making Juice” Byron, GA Camera equipment used and/or settings: Canon EOS 20D

Fifth Place and Award of Excellence Winner; Mick Gast Amateur Photographer Free Photo Contest Category: Animals Photo Title: “Trumper” San Francisco, CA Camera equipment used and/or settings (Optional).: Sony P200

Sixth Place and Award of Excellence Winner; Michelle Lee Jenkins Amateur Photographer Free Photo Contest Category: Creative, Artistic or Digital Art Photo Title: “Weaved” MOSCOW, PA Camera equipment used and/or settings: Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ20

Category and Award of Excellence Winner; Denise Snyder Amateur Photographer Free Photo Contest Category: People, Baby or Child Photo Title: “Little Rascal” Brick, NJ Camera equipment used and/or settings: Nikon D50 Website address: http://www.denisesnyderphotography.photosite.com

Category and Award of Excellence Winner; Sherri Gorman Amateur Photographer Free Photo Contest Category: Nature, Landscape or Seascape Photo Title: “Bright Yellow” Wantage, NJ Camera equipment used and/or settings: Canon 350D Rebel

Award of Excellence Winner; Czintos Edmund Amateur Photographer Free Photo Contest Category: Nature, Landscape or Seascape Photo Title: “Still Life in Nature” Budapest, Hungary Camera equipment used and/or settings: Camera make: Panasonic Camera model: DMC-L1 Resolution: 800 x 800 Flash used: No Focal length: 14.0mm Exposure time: 0.067 s (1/15) Aperture: f/10.0 ISO equiv.: 100 Exposure bias: -1 Metering Mode: center weight Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

Award of Excellence Winner; CHRISSY Amateur Photographer Free Photo Contest Category: Animals Photo Title: “PONDERING” NEWPORT NEWS, VA