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2015 Amateur Photography Contest Winners
JUDGES' WINNERS:
FIRST PLACE

"The Cormorant Overlook," San Francisco, by Mary Sheft
SECOND PLACE

Pier in San Francisco, by Iswar Biswal
THIRD PLACE

Marshmallow Roasting, Samoa Beach (Humboldt Co.) by Carissa Ranario
VIEWERS' WINNER:

"Family Reflections" by Slater Moore
JUDGES' HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Feeding a Least Tern chick, Bolsa Chica wetlands, by Hal Beral

Incoming Brown Pelican, Elkhorn Slough, by John Charles Bruckman

Huntington Beach Pier, by C.T. Bui

"Cat Eyes" (Octopus), La Jolla Shores, by Ed Campbell

"Amazing Milky Way," Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, by Sandy Chen

"Happy Campers" (Northern Elephant Seals), Piedras Blancas, by Charmaine Coimbra

Gray Whale and Calf, Big Sur, by Douglas Croft

"Snack Time" (Mola mola feeding on a Velella velella), Monterey Bay, by Jodi Frediani

Capitola Pier, by Mark Grzan

"Gate to the Sea," Davenport (Santa Cruz Co.), by Ling-Kuo Lee

Picasso Rocks ("I See Faces Everywhere"), Santa Cruz, by Vivienne Orgel

Opalescent Nudibranch, Morro Bay, by Gary Powell

Striped Shore Crab, La Jolla, by Michael Shane