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2015 Amateur Photography Contest Winners
JUDGES' WINNERS:
FIRST PLACE
![Photo of cormorants with San Francisco in the background, by Mary Sheft](sheft_cormorants.jpg)
"The Cormorant Overlook," San Francisco, by Mary Sheft
SECOND PLACE
![Pier in San Francisco, by Iswar Biswal](biswal_sanfranciscopier.jpg)
Pier in San Francisco, by Iswar Biswal
THIRD PLACE
![Two girls sitting by a campfire roasting marshmallows, Samoa Beach, by Carissa Ranario](ranario_samoacampfire.jpg)
Marshmallow Roasting, Samoa Beach (Humboldt Co.) by Carissa Ranario
VIEWERS' WINNER:
![Dolphin adult and child, by Slater Moore](moore_dolphins.jpg)
"Family Reflections" by Slater Moore
JUDGES' HONORABLE MENTIONS:
![Adult feeding a Least Tern chick, Bolsa Chica wetlands, by Hal Beral](beral_leasterns.jpg)
Feeding a Least Tern chick, Bolsa Chica wetlands, by Hal Beral
![Pelican flying ahead of kayakers at Elkhorn Slough, by John Charles Bruckman](bruckman_pelican.jpg)
Incoming Brown Pelican, Elkhorn Slough, by John Charles Bruckman
![Huntington Beach Pier, by C.T. Bui](bui_huntingtonpier.jpg)
Huntington Beach Pier, by C.T. Bui
![Octopus eys, La Jolla Shores, by Ed Campbell](campbell_octopus.jpg)
"Cat Eyes" (Octopus), La Jolla Shores, by Ed Campbell
![Waterfall and Milky Way, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, by Sandy Chen](chen_mcwayfalls.jpg)
"Amazing Milky Way," Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, by Sandy Chen
![Northern Elephant Seals with mouths open, Piedras Blancas, by Charmaine Coimbra](coimbra_elephantseals.jpg)
"Happy Campers" (Northern Elephant Seals), Piedras Blancas, by Charmaine Coimbra
![Gray Whale and Calf, Big Sur, by Douglas Croft](croft_graywhale.jpg)
Gray Whale and Calf, Big Sur, by Douglas Croft
![Mola mola feeding on a Velella velella, Monterey Bay, by Jodi Frediani](frediani_molamolavelellavelella.jpg)
"Snack Time" (Mola mola feeding on a Velella velella), Monterey Bay, by Jodi Frediani
![Capitola Pier, by Mark Grzan](grzan_capitolapier.jpg)
Capitola Pier, by Mark Grzan
![Old pier, Davenport, by Ling-Kuo Lee](lee_davenport.jpg)
"Gate to the Sea," Davenport (Santa Cruz Co.), by Ling-Kuo Lee
![Rocks resembling Picasso faces, Santa Cruz, by Vivienne Orgel](orgel_rocks.jpg)
Picasso Rocks ("I See Faces Everywhere"), Santa Cruz, by Vivienne Orgel
![Opalescent Nudibranch, Morro Bay, by Gary Powell](powell_nudibranch.jpg)
Opalescent Nudibranch, Morro Bay, by Gary Powell
![Striped Shore Crab, La Jolla, by Michael Shane](shane_crab.jpg)
Striped Shore Crab, La Jolla, by Michael Shane