Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area is pleased to announce the winners of the fifth annual photography contest. The contest, themed Capture the Heart of America showcased the beauty of the Heritage Area through 540 photographs, submitted in five unique categories. Photographs were received from 150 entrants in seven states; including Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin. Click here to view and comment on all of the photos submitted. Winners of the 2011 Photo Contest are:Best of Show: Josh Goodell "Fall Fields" Category: Farmscapes First Place: Jason Arends "Tractor Sled Ride" Category: Farm Life Josh Goodell "Fall Fields" Category: Farmscapes Jerry Ranch "Roll Out the Barrel" Category: Festivals & Fairs Marty Jacobs "Working Tools" Category: Heritage Area Sites Ed Siems "Diver Going to Work" Category: Images of the Past Second Place: Kim Powell "Summer Goodness" Category: Farm Life Ronald Tigges "Sunset Harvest" Category: Farmscapes Jason Mrachina "Grand Ole Time" Category: Festivals & Fairs Howard Vrankin "Rolling the Morning Dough" Category: Heritage Area Sites Elaine Walker "Girls in Tree" Category: Images of the Past Third Place: Nancy Hayes "Work Never Stops" Category: Farm Life Gary Hamer "Horse in Fresh Snow" Category: Farmscapes Phil Roeder "Des Moines Marathon" Category:Festivals & Fairs Gary Hamer "Wickiup North Prairie Sunset" Category: Heritage Area Sites Ann Cejka "New Transportation" Category: Images of the Past Honorable Mention: William Connor "Billy's Picture" Category: Farm Life Delores Rohlf "Farm Years Memories" Category: Farm Life Ed Siems "Dusting Beans" Category: Farm Life Tracy Belle "Still Standing" Category: Farmscapes Ann Highum "Balloon Shadow Over Fields" Category: Farmscapes Matthew Mason "Iowa Skies" Category: Farmscapes Jason Mrachina "Time Marches On" Category: Farmscapes
Ed Siems "A Ray of Sunshine" Category: Farmscapes
Rebecca Kauten "Day One on the Water for Project AWARE" Category: Festivals & Fairs
Jerry Ranch "Goat" Category: Festivals & Fairs Iowa State Fair "Hold On Tight" Category: Festivals & Fairs Ronald Tigges "Wild Ride" Category: Festivals & Fairs Thomas DeHoff "Independence Mill" Category: Heritage Area Sites Scott Fairbairn "Bison Stare" Category: Heritage Area Sites Bob Rude "The Old Living History Church" Category: Heritage Area Sites Dona Bark "The McDonald Women" Category: Images of the Past Dona Bark "A Good Place to Wait" Category: Images of the Past
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