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FHSU Geosciences Photography Contest
The FHSU Geosciences Department is pleased to announce the winners from our first annual Earth Sciences Week photography contest.
First Place Prize winners are: Linda McHenry (Ecology), Mike Everhart (Geology), Daniel Bernasconi (Pollution), Josh Janzen (Water), and Mike Everhart (Weather). The photograph selected as overall best is the water category submission by Josh Janzen.
Overall Best Photo
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Josh Janzen |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
05-53-06 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
39 36'04" N
107 11'31" W
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon, CO. The water appears a greenish blue because the sediment dropped by the stream is producing travertine and visitors must stay out of the water or even the oil of their bodies could destroy the fragile limestone.
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Ecology
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Linda McHenry |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
October 17, 2006 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
38.87° N, 99.32° W |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Nectar En Route to Central America. A female monarch, Danaus plexippus, hangs from an orange daisy, Dimorphotheca aurantiaca, in front of Sheridan Hall at Fort Hays State University, enjoying some down time from her migratory trek to Central America. Flowers provide necessary nectar for butterflies, which refuel in Ellis County during their fall migration to Mexico. |
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Mike Everhart |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
December 14, 2004 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
45° 53' 05"N, 123° 58' 01"W (NAD27) |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Haystack Rock is a 235-foot tall monolith on the Pacific coast of Oregon coast in the northwestern United States. Composed of basalt, Haystack Rock was formed by the same volcanic flows from the Grand Ronde Mountains that created many of the natural features along the Oregon coast 10 to 17 million years ago. Haystack Rock was originally joined to the coastline but erosion has gradually separated the monolith from the coast. Three smaller, adjacent rock formations on the south side of Haystack Rock are collectively called "The Needles." |
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Daniel Bernasconi |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
Feburary 7 2006 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
38 49'36.31"N
99 20'09.85"W |
| DESCRIPTION: |
The oil rig is pumping oil here in Ellis county. The oil is from organic material that has died and became buried. After millions of years of high pressure, the organic material has been compressed and turned into oil that is now being pumped for various uses such as plastics and gasoline. |
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Jake Glover |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
August 2006 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
Lat/Long - 40.254 105.615 |
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This is a view looking out over the Rocky Mountain range at approximately 13,000 feet in elevation. The photo was taken on the way back from the summit of Longs Peak, Colorado. |
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Pollution
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Daniel Bernasconi |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
May 23 2006 |
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31 44'22.68"N
106 30'29.83"W |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Trash is being dumped into a small perennial river. This trash leaches contaminants into groundwater which can cause health problems and it can also be costly to correct. |
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Nick Sanner |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
8-7-06 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
44.63 124.05 |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Old fishing boat that has sunk in the harbor off the coast of Oregon |
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Mary Settle |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
3/31/06 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
52 degrees 02'20.60" N
9 degrees 38'13.75" W |
| DESCRIPTION: |
I was walking up a beautiful, scenic mountain road along the Gap of Dunloe in Ireland when I saw a hub cap. I thought it was so sad to see the beautiful, otherwise perfect, landscape ruined by someone leaving a hubcap. |
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Water
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Josh Janzen |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
05-53-06 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
39 36'04" N
107 11'31" W
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon, CO. The water appears a greenish blue because the sediment dropped by the stream is producing travertine and visitors must stay out of the water or even the oil of their bodies could destroy the fragile limestone.
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Daniel Bernasconi |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
July 1 2006 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
38 49'36.31"N
99 20'09.85"W |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Water is flowing down the Rocky Mountains carrying sediments and large stones, this small tributary will eventually end up in the colorado river and do its job helping to carve more of the Grand Canyon. |
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Mike Everhart |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
December 14, 2004 |
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45° 53' 07"N, 123° 57' 49"W (NAD27) (Cannon Beach, Oregon)
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| DESCRIPTION: |
When mountains come down to the sea. A small granite pebble being worn down on Cannon Beach near Haystack Rock along the Pacific coast of Oregon coast in the northwestern United States. These pebbles represent a small part of the volcanic flows from the Grand Ronde Mountains that created many of the natural features along the Oregon coast 10 to 17 million years ago. Features like Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach originally joined to the coastline but the relentless erosion of ocean waves and waves have gradually worn them down.
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Weather
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Mike Everhart |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
December 14, 2004 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
45° 53' 07"N, 123° 57' 49"W (NAD27) (Cannon Beach, Oregon)
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| DESCRIPTION: |
The Fog Rolls In. The fog rolls in late in the afternoon ahead of an approaching storm along Cannon Beach on the Pacific coast of Oregon coast in the northwestern United States. Composed of basalt, the Haystack and the Needles just off the coast represent a small part of the volcanic flows from the Grand Ronde Mountains that created many of the natural features along the Oregon coast 10 to 17 million years ago. Features like Haystack Rock originally were joined to the coastline but the relentless erosion of ocean waves and waves have gradually worn them down. |
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Daniel Bernasconi |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
June 1 2006 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
35 04'15.75"N
106 32'39.58"W |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Electrical buildup in the atmosphere is being discharged because unlike charge attract to each other. The negative charge at the bottom of the cloud region causes a region of the ground beneath it to become positively charged. Gradually the electrical potential gradient builds, and when it becomes sufficiently large, on the order of one million volts per meter, then insulation properties of the air break down and a current flows, and lightning occurs. |
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: |
Jake Glover |
| PHOTOGRAPH DATE: |
May 2005 |
| GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: |
38.52'48.12" N 99.19'48.87" W |
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The bottom of what is likely a stratocumulus cloud on a late spring evening from my front porch in Hays, KS. |
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We would like to thank all of our participants for their submissions. We look forward to seeing great pictures again next year. If you would like to see all of the photographs submitted for judging click here.
Photos were accepted for judging in the following categories: Geology, Pollution, Weather, Water, and Ecology.
Judging was based on the following criteria.
1/3 on the ability of the photograph to capture interest and illustrate the category concept
1/3 on the scientifically accurate description of the feature of the photograph
1/3 on the composition and aesthetics of the photograph
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