2013 Photo Contest Winners!

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1st Place ($500 scholarship applicable for any Backpacking Light Wilderness Trekking School program in 2014) - Edward Mjelde

2nd Place ($250 scholarship applicable for any Backpacking Light Wilderness Trekking School program in 2014) - Brendan Swihart

3rd Place ($100 scholarship applicable for any Backpacking Light Wilderness Trekking School program in 2014) - Mike Freeman

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Congratulations to the winners!!!
First Place - Edward Mjelde
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Second Place - Brendan Swihart
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Third Place - Mike Freeman
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Fourth Place - Tom Pfiffner
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Fifth Place - Joseph Hawkins
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Sixth Place - Kelly Fox
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Seventh Place - Brendan Mulholland
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Eight Place - Corbin McFarlane
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Ninth Place - Tie - Nick Bobroff & Jon Leibowitz
- Nick Bobroff
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- Jon Leibowitz
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Dec 10, 2013 at 7:54 pm #1310863

Ryan Jordan
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@ryan
Locale: Central Rockies

Companion forum thread to:

2013 Photo Contest Winners!

Dec 10, 2013 at 9:23 pm #2053076

Hoot Filsinger
BPL Member

@filsinger
Locale: Pacific Northwest

Corbin,

Your photo was a stand out for me. Lighting, composition, and mood that speaks for wild places.

Dec 10, 2013 at 10:59 pm #2053108

Corbin McFarlane
BPL Member

@raven15

There are a lot of great pictures here, I don't envy the judges (though I suppose the weighting system makes it easier for them to shoulder the burden of handing out places).

For better or worse, mine was/is still a bit of a work in progress, right now I'm leaning more towards this interpretation, though it may have lost some of the grit I liked.

Dec 11, 2013 at 6:02 am #2053141

David Chenault
BPL Member

@davec
Locale: Queen City, MT

Congratulations folks. Much stronger pool of entry than in previous years.

Dec 11, 2013 at 9:46 am #2053200

Jon Leibowitz
BPL Member

@jleeb
Locale: 4Corners

I'm so excited to be in the calendar. Thank you judges and all of the other photographers. What a great collection of back country images!

Dec 11, 2013 at 11:50 am #2053254

Brendan Mulholland
BPL Member

@dools009
Locale: Pacific Northwest

If anyone's looking to buy the calendar I found a 20% off discount coupon for zazzle.com (the company that BPL links you to when you buy the calendar through them). You can sign up for a 30 day trial of their free shipping program with an easy opt-out and the calendar comes to just under $24 shipped.

Disc: Not affiliated with Zazzle just wanted to get the discount out there if people were interested.

I'll post this in the gear deals as well (forum boss's feel free to zap me if that doesn't work).

Cheers,
Brendan

Dec 11, 2013 at 11:53 am #2053257

Eugene Smith
BPL Member

@eugeneius
Locale: Nuevo Mexico

Brendan Swihart always bringing the goods. Congratulations to you sir.

Dec 11, 2013 at 1:18 pm #2053271

Brendan Swihart
BPL Member

@brendans
Locale: Fruita CO

Gracias. Good stuff everyone.

Dec 11, 2013 at 6:11 pm #2053358

W I S N E R !
BPL Member

@xnomanx

Great job Brendan, I remember loving that photo when it was first put up on your blog. I'm always excited to see you put something new up.

There are some great photos in there everyone.

Now if I can just work on getting Nick B. to share the location of that secret Channel Islands cove…..

Dec 11, 2013 at 6:16 pm #2053360

Kattt
BPL Member

@kattt

Some exceptional shots here. Nice to be able to read a bit about the pictures as well. I am impressed!

Dec 11, 2013 at 10:36 pm #2053445

Brendan Mulholland
BPL Member

@dools009
Locale: Pacific Northwest

Joseph-

Found your take on the Muir Hut really powerful. You did a great job bringing out the texture in the rock that ties the Hut to the mountains. Definitely a stand out.

Cheers,
Brendan

Dec 12, 2013 at 1:02 pm #2053630

Jon Leibowitz
BPL Member

@jleeb
Locale: 4Corners

I echo Brendan's statement. Stunning image.

Dec 12, 2013 at 9:22 pm #2053806

Corbin McFarlane
BPL Member

@raven15

Along those lines…I would like to congratulate both photographers who showed faces. It is easy for the person behind the camera to get shy, or for backpackers to fall behind while fiddling with the camera. It takes extra effort to be bold enough and/or dedicated enough to show a person facing you.

Dec 12, 2013 at 11:42 pm #2053831

Anonymous
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Corbin and Joseph +1

Dec 17, 2013 at 1:52 pm #2055275

joseph hawkins
BPL Member

@hawkjody
Locale: Central California

I am honored to have had my photo selected for the calender. IT is fair to criticize the fact i lugged a canon 7d for 50 miles along the JMT, not a common item in a light weight backpacking kit.

However one of the great joys i get out of backpacking is the ability to share my experienced with others, who may not be able to get out into the back-country. For those of you who are interested you can seem more of my work at my blog site: http://www.HawkinsPhotoAlchemy.com , i also have an active presence on Google+ as +Joseph Hawkins publishing mostly in the #landscape Photography community.

Happy Trails

jody

Dec 17, 2013 at 2:18 pm #2055281

joseph hawkins
BPL Member

@hawkjody
Locale: Central California

Thanks for comments Brendan, to answer your question this photo is a hand held HDR composite of three exposures, then extra detail brought out using NIK Filter: Tonal Contrast
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