Like many things, the 2020 Wisconsin State Fair was cancelled so there was no photography contest last year. But...there was one in 2021 and the judging was July 6th.
The day started with the five amigos (Denice and I, Bob Crocker and Chris and Lynn Prober) getting together for breakfast before heading over to the Fair for photo judging day.
The results are now in and Lynn Prober walked away with a Judge's Favorite ribbon, 5 1st place ribbons, 1 second place, 2 thirds and 2 fourth place ribbons. Bob received 3 1sts, 2 2nds, 1 3rd and 4 4ths. Chris got 2 1sts, 1, 2nd and a 3rd.
Here are my award winners:
1069. Signs, street, etc.—New Orleans street art
1071. New! Textiles, silk—New Orleans shopping
1068. New! Shoes—Abandoned shoes
1107. New! Door County lavender—Irishfest band shirt
Here are the photographs that were entered but did not place, or as I like to say, 5th place.
1003. Animals, baby—State Fair calf
1004. Animals, birds, game birds, waterfowl—Caged Goose
1008. Animals, dogs—Oaxaca guard dog
1009. Animals, farm--Rooster
1011. Animals, insects, not butterflies or moths—Tanzanian dragon fly
1013. Animals, reptiles, amphibians—Louisiana alligator
1014. Animals, zoo--Flamingos
1016. Beach—Irish beach shells
1017. Books, book shelves—Trinity College
1019. Botanical, flowers close up, tropical flowers—Tropical blossom
1021. Botanical, fungi/mushrooms—Horicon Marsh fungi
1024. Building/architectural – urban—New Orleans drug store
1029. Chairs, benches—Dallas art museum
1030. New! Clouds—Tanzanian sunset
1033. Daydreaming—New Orleans street photography
1034. Doors—Frenchman Street, New Orleans
1035. Eyes—Dallas wall art
1036. Famously Wisconsin—Harley Davidson on Bourbon Street, New Orleans
1040. Geometric shapes—Tanzanian trash
1043. Heirlooms, antiques—Ball jar on a tractor
1049. Leaves—Garden District, New Orleans
1053. Night scenes—French Quarter, New Orleans
1056. Product displays—Haas Moto Museum, Dallas
1057. New! Railroads—Jim Adams
1059. Rest and relaxation—Irishfest partier
1063. Rust—Ireland boatyard
1066. Seasonal, winter—Snow on the hostas
1067. Shadows—Haas Moto Museum, Dallas
1073. Transportation, air, land—Fourth of July car show
1076. Water—Tanzanian water hole
1079. Weather, fog, mist—Foggy wayside