The staff and board members of the Rincon Institute would like to congratulate all of our photographers for submitting such wonderful pictures and for taking the time to enter them into our 2nd Annual Rincon Valley Community Photo Contest. We could not have done this without you!    

As you all know, we announced the winners of this year's photo contest at our Saguaro Blossom Celebration this past Saturday. For those of you who did not attend, we have posted the list of the top 12 photographs, shown below (in no particular order, except for the first place photo displayed at the bottom of the page).   

Remember, we will be hosting another Rincon Valley Community Photo Contest next year so, start looking through your old photographs, take a hike outdoors, and start getting creative with new picture ideas. You can also look for our 2009 Calendar that will be available for sale starting in October.  Again, thank you for submitting such brilliant photographs, voting for your favorite photos at the Rincon Valley Farmers and Artisans Market and making this contest more than a success for the second year in a row!

 

Top 12 Photos 

 

"Double Rainbow" by Gary Fenstermacher

"Lion in Tree" by L.G. Montgomery

"Monsoon Lightning Strikes Over Tucson" by Ernie Strong

 

 

"Night Blooming Cereus" by Roger N. Shepard

 

 

"Our Yard Fox" by H.R. Mickelson

 

 

"Owl Quartet" by Kathi Long

 

"Rincon Moonrise" by Alan S. Rahm

"Rodeo at Vail Feed Store" by Susan Fry

"Spring Clouds Carress the Rincons" by H. Deon Holt

"Good Ole Prickly Days" by Greg Cranwell (donated by the Vail Preservation Society)

"Cienega Creek" by Bob Winder

And the cover of next year's 2009 Rincon Valley Community Calendar will be... 

"Old Log with Quail" by Susan Fry