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Photo Contest Winners 2018

Intros/Undisseminated - 1st Place - Claudia Biggs - 20th Avenue Sunset
Intros/Undisseminated - 2nd Place - Alysia Obina - Thunder
Intros/Undisseminated - 3rd Place - Daniel Kavanaugh - My Seedling
Intros/Undisseminated - HM - Claudia Biggs - Amelia Jay
Dahlia Portraits - 1st Place - Nancy Riopelle - Misty Todd
Dahlia Portraits - 2nd Place - Bill Meyer - Skipley Bonanza
Dahlia Portraits - 3rd Place - Bill Meyer - Mingus Art
Dahlia Portraits - HM -  Diane Kolb - Nicholas
Blooms 2+ - 1st Place - Alysia Obina - Just a Bunch
Blooms 2+ - 2nd Place - Bill Meyer - AC Cougar/Bear Cr. Sunrise/BQ Cay
Blooms 2+ - 3rd Place - Nancy Riopelle - Dahlia Fun
Blooms 2+ - HM -  Nancy Riopelle - Trio Wildcat/Emory Paul/Lakeview Curley
Dahlia Gardens - 1st Place - Bill Meyer - Jowey Joshua Experiences First Frost
Dahlia Gardens - 2nd Place - Bev Dahlstedt - Dahlia Dell, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Dahlia Gardens - 3rd Place - Alysia Obina - Together
Dahlia Gardens - HM - Alysia Obina - Hide and Seek
Shows/Clubs - 1st Place - Claudia Biggs - At Longwood Garden National Show
Shows/Clubs - 2nd Place - Bill Meyer - Caryl Sedushak Takes a Close-up
Shows/Clubs - 3rd Place - Bill Meyer - Nancy Breckenfelder Views Scrapbooks
Shows/Clubs - HM - Nancy Riopelle Tony Evangelista Measuring
Macro View - 1st Place (and Best Photo 2018) - Daniel Kavanagh - Monarch Butterfly on Seedling
Macro View - 2nd Place - Nancy Riopelle -Kelvin Floodlight
Macro View - 3rd Place - Bill Meyer - Bee Climbs Around Mingus Art
Macro View - HM - Bev Dahlstedt - Snoho Les
Kids & Critters - 1st Place - Alysia Obina - Mother Mary
Kids & Critters - 2nd Place - Nancy Riopelle - Lunchtime
Kids & Critters - 3rd Place - Daniel Kavanagh - Monarchs on Seedling Dahlia
Kids & Critters - HM - Alysia Obina - Frosty the Lizard
Digital Darkroom - 1st Place - Nancy Riopelle - Monarch on Frizzy Lizzy
Digital Darkroom - 2nd Place - Nancy Riopelle - Glow Bug
Digital Darkroom - 3rd Place - Alysia Obina - Atomic
Digital Darkroom - HM - Alysia Obina - Spider
Personalities - 1st Place - Bill Meyer - Danny Helgerson Fits Right In
Personalities - 2nd Place - Alysia Obina - Big Grin
Personalities - 3rd Place - Claudia Biggs - Claudia Biggs' Winner
Personalities - HM - Bill Meyer - Kathleen Meyer Judges Very Closely
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