Thank you ALL for making the Opening Reception & Awards Presentation spectacular, inspiring and fun! Marylou and I are getting some much needed rest, so stay tuned for more thank you’s and acknowledgements!
Close to 100 residents, neighbors, family and friends attended the much-anticipated event of the year to find out whom among the 12 Finalists would receive top honors. The Clubhouse was transformed into a Gallery, and all attendees became judges for the night as they cast their “People’s Choice Vote” for their favorite photo they wished to see on the cover of the upcoming “Spirit of North Shore Beach” Photo Calendar 2010.
ALL WINNING & RUNNER UP PHOTOS announced! Click here…
Stephanie Brick from New Hope, PA wowed the crowd and took the vote with her stunning photo titled “Independence Day: The Spirit of Celebration”. Set against a dramatic Long Island Sound and sea cliff backdrop, the photo shows a celebratory crowd enjoying a nighttime Fourth of July fireworks display at Broadway Beach. Fireworks can be seen as far away as Port Jefferson and along the Connecticut horizon.
First Prize went to Howard Stevens from Rocky Point, Second Prize to Stephanie Brick from New Hope, PA and Third Prize to George Bambara from Staten Island and Rocky Point. In the Shutterbug Category (Ages 15 & under), First & Second Prizes went to Rachel Mannetta (Age 14) from Rocky Point, and Third Prize went to Claire Paetzel (Age 3) from Mattituck, NY.
The Runners Up were: Michelle Wacker from Rocky Point, Erica Pereira from Washington DC, Linda Jacobellis from Rocky Point, Marina & Dimitry (brother & sister) Rohrbach from West Hempstead, and Caroline Mugno from Avon, CT.
The Photo Calendar, which we had comped up samples of on display and already being considered a keepsake, features all twelve winning photographs, along with an Honorable Mentions section in the back showing all the remaining entries. Calendars are available NOW for very limited pre-sale, to be delivered in early December.
Here are just a few of the Photos from the Event!
Click here to see ALL 179 PHOTOS!
