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ere are the top shots of the 2014 Coast Weekend Photo Contest. With 1,151 photos submit-
ted, this year’s contest was the biggest one yet. Determining the best of the best was tough
— there were tons of beautiful and interesting entries for judges to look over. This year there
Peoples choice
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And the winners are …
Honorable
Mentions
Middle: “Sea Foam” by Lisa Sanders, of Seaside
Bottom row from left: “Lost Lake” by Nick Page,
of Dayton, Washington • “Down” by Jane Yates, of
Portland • “Fall Color” by Chris Bartell, of Portland
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Angela Fairless, 31, of Seaside, won the judges’ pick for First Place. She captured an awesome
action shot of Jewel High School homecoming queen Justyce Tabor catching air at the Seaside Skate
’n Ride Park.
Adam Sims, 26, of Pendleton, took Second Place with a shot of Wallowa Lake, located east of La
Grande. The scene was shot just after sunset on a cold, yet beautiful night. Sims’ photo is an artistical-
ly enhanced HDR photo with increased dynamic range. The runner-up spot isn’t new to Sims — he
won Second Place in last year’s photo contest, too.
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Third Place went to Graece Gabriel
ering at the beach in Devil’s Punchbowl State Park, before taking off on the long trip south.
More than 1,200 viewers voted on coastweekend.com for the People’s Choice photo, “Sunset at
Rockaway Beach,” which won with 138 votes. Photographer Joseph Bryant of Bellevue, Washing-
ton, took the photo on Thanksgiving.
Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to all who entered. It’s amazing to see the beauty
and variety of your photos, and we can’t wait to see what you shoot for next year.
— Rebecca Sedlak, Coast Weekend editor
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