2008 Texas Mushroom Festival PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST WINNERS
376 TOTAL ENTRIES – OUR BIGGEST CONTEST EVER

2008 BEST OF SHOW – “SOLITUDE” by Shellie Lyon of Franklin, TX
Runner-Up – “ART DECO RAINBOW” by Shane Phelps of College Station, TX

All the Winners:

ANIMALS CATEGORY – 60 ENTRIES

1st Place – “Solitude” by Shellie Lyon
2nd Place – “Sophie’s Envy” by Andra Faulkner-Harlow
3rd Place – “Here Kitty, Kitty” by Judith Bell
4th Place – “Deep Thoughts” by Shannon Berger
5th Place – “Peek – a Boo!” by Casey Roon de Pacheco

ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY – 33 ENTRIES

1st Place – “Art Deco Rainbow” by Shane Phelps
2nd Place – “Lunchtime Blues” by Andra Faulkner-Harlow
3rd Place – “Eiffel Tower” by Gail Birch
4th Place – “Capitol Dome” by Shane Phelps
5th Place – “Infomart” by Gail Birch

BABY BELLA CATEGORY – 35 ENTRIES

1st Place – “Dreaming of an 8 Second Ride” by Darcy Lindsey
2nd Place – “Baby Doll” by Shannon Frederick
3rd Place – “Such Innocence” by Leslie Lee
4th Place – “Blue Eyes” by Ashley Reeves
5th Place – “Man & Man’s Best Friend” by Nicole Coleman

FLORAL CATEGORY – 54 ENTRIES

1st Place – “Lavendar Kiss ” by Judith Bell
2nd Place – “Water Offering” by Jennifer Opiela-Miksch
3rd Place – “Purple Haze” by Diane Hendricks
4th Place – “Tickle Me Red” by Shannon Berger
5th Place – “After the Rain” by Tasha McKinley

LANDSCAPE CATAGERY – 67 ENTRIES

1st Place – “The Sands of Time” by Susan Warmuth
2nd Place – “River In Valley” by Jerry Williams
3rd Place – “Winter Tree” by Libertad Elizondo-Fernandez
4th Place – “American Falls” by Leslie Lee
5th Place – “Sunset Beach” by Scott Williams

MUSHROOMS CATEGORY – 26 ENTRIES

1st Place – “A Colorful Cap” by Abigail Owens
2nd Place – “Perception May Be Reality but Perspective is Not” by Casey Roon de Pacheco
3rd Place – “The Secret Life of Mushrooms” by Adrienne S. Wallner
4th Place – “Onion Wannabe” by Allison Loesch
5th Place – “A Quick Snack” by Taylor Clendennen

OPEN CATEGORY – 42 ENTRIES

1st Place – “Cemetery Angel” by Shane Phelps
2nd Place – “Bad Eggs” by Andra Faulkner
3rd Place – “Thoughts Illuminated” by Andra Faulkner
4th Place – “The Face of an Angel” by Shane Phelps
5th Place – “Misty Morning” by Liz Opiela

PEOPLE CATEGORY – 59 ENTRIES

1st Place – “Happy Little Girl” by Shane Phelps
2nd Place – “Mad at Dad” by Shane Phelps
3rd Place – “Two Sisters” by Leslie Lee
4th Place – “Hope” by Craig Edmunds
5th Place – “A Little Closer” by Dawn Parker

For more information, contact:

Delores Williams – 936-348-5412
Toni Hardy – 936-348-2140

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