Summer/Fall 2021 contest submissions are below. The photographer’s name will display on the larger images.
Prior galleries: Photos of Distinction and Galleries – Fall/Winter 2020-2021

Spring Brook
May 2021 Chestnut Hill Preserve As we crossed over this brook along the trail, I was struck by the light and the way my eye

Gorgeous greens
May 2021 Chestnut Hill Preserve I loved the many greens in this photo that bring my eye down the path. Think maybe it might have

Babbling Brook
April 2021 Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Loved the light here on the left in the gray, leafless April woods, and the sound of the babbling brook in

Water Bugs Near the Edge
September 2021 Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT Water Bugs Near the Edge, Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT I have developed an appreciation for nature and

Water Bugs in the Water
September 2021 Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT Water Bugs in the Water, Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT I have developed an appreciation for nature and

Water Striding
September 2021 Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT Water Bugs in the Water, Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme, CT I have developed an appreciation for nature and

Late September forest floor
September 2021 Selden The tiny mushrooms and leaves create a colorful wall paper of life and decay.


Wintergreen flowers in Bebee Preserve
June 2021 Beebe The small wintergreen plant lies low on the forest floor until late spring when it shoots up its spaceship flowers.


Journey to the Light
June 2021 Pleasant Valley Preserve The path leads to a hidden place of light. I love the sense of mystery in this photograph.

Tunnel of Green
June 2021 Pleasant Valley Preserve Do you dare enter the tunnel of green?

Summer Cedar Field
June 2021 Pleasant Valley Preserve I love the overlapping tree shapes which bring the eyes into the depth of this refreshing green meadow environment.