By: Judy Vincent

Biography: Retired social worker, fairly new to photography, enjoy mostly nature photography

Website – N/A

Image Description – Side view of a colorful flower

Location – Port Neches, TX

Photographic Gear – Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Image Editing Software Used – Adobe Photoshop Elements

Photo By: Mark Schueler

Biography: I am a North Carolina photographer who enjoys shooting all things, but especially portraits and urban or rural decay–I love photographing people, or the interesting and sometimes strange things they leave behind.

Website – http://www.markschuelerphoto.com

Image Description –Recently painted red, this lovely footbridge is usually a nice focal point for fall colors. Unfortunately we’re not getting big colors here this year, but the bridge is still lovely

Location - Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, NC

Photographic Gear – 5D + 35 f/1.4L

Image Editing Software Used – LR3 & CS4

Photo By: Andrew Stockwell

Website – http://www.northeastlightphotography.com

Biography – I am an amateur photographer originally from Red Wing, MN. I am transplanted in Connecticut, currently in my 13th year in the United States Navy. I reside in Griswold, CT with my wife, formerly Katie Hoisington of Red Wing and daughter Kaylin. I am stationed at Naval Submarine School in Groton, CT as a Fleet Responsive Training Instructor. I have completed tours on three operational fast attack submarines. Most of my photos are from the New England area due to my current career that pays the bills. I still occasionally get home to Red Wing. I take my photos using a combination of a Pentax Digital SLR, a Pentax film SLR, I primarily shoot landscapes, nature, and some architecture.

Image Description – This was a 136 second exposure taken during morning twilight at Newton Rocks, near Narragansett, Rhode Island, Summer 2009. The light was really good, and the clouds were moving pretty quickly, so I was able to use a ND filter to slow the shutter down to get cloud movement through the shot.

Location – Newton Rocks, Narragansett, Rhode Island

Photographic Gear – Pentax K10D, SMC-DA* 16-50mm, f/2.8, 3-stop ND solid, 3-stop GND filter, tripod, cable release.
136sec, F/9, ISO 100, 16mm, Bulb exposure mode.

Photo By: Scott Hotaling

Website – http://www.lightofthewild.com

Biography – I love climbing mountains and sharing the awesome views I find. My camera just comes along for the ride.

Image Description –An 8-minute exposure well after sunset from high in the mountains of western North Carolina.

Location – Great Smokies, NC

Photographic Gear – Canon Gear

Photo By: Greg Webb

Website – http://www.flickr.com/photos/83089584@N00

Biography – I’ve enjoyed playing with photography ever since I was a child, shooting a wide variety of subjects and techniques, from tiny closeups to broad vistas. For me there’s just something magical about being alone with your camera and tripod on a dark night, capturing the world as it moves around you. I’m based in central England and love just wandering off with my camera gear or setting up a studio subject to play with, and I hope you like the results.

Image Description – I’d had in mind to do a dark still life of grapes and apples all day and went straight to the fruit bowl when I got in. When I found this small bunch of grapes in the bag with such a long stalk though, the image composed itself.

Location – USA

Photographic Gear – Nikon D80, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro, remote release, Manfrotto 055 XProB tripod & 488RC2 head.

Photo By: Scott Hotaling

Website – http://www.lightofthewild.com

Biography – I shoot dramatic, wide-angle landscapes. Winter is my favorite season to shoot… I think that’s why I like to climb mountains — it’s always winter up high!

Image Description – A near frozen over small stream at sunrise in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Location – Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

Photographic Gear – Canon 5D + 17-40 L, Grad. ND Filter

Photo By: Shawn Thompson

Website – http://shawnthompsonphotography.com

Biography – Shawn Thompson is a photographer based out of Duluth, MN who loves all aspects
of photography. Chasing light and capturing fleeting moments is what I love to do.

Subject Matter – Bayfront Festival Park’s Pavillion 
Location – Duluth, MN
Photographic Gear – Pentax DSLR, Sigma 24-105mm lens and B+W Grad ND.