THE EQUIER
Y’S ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST We had over 200 entries for this year’s Annual Photo Contest. T e entries covered a wide range of subjects: from barn cats, to foals, to sunsets, to
action shots, just to name just a few. T e entries came from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Massachusetts. As in years past, the Farm Life category had the most entries, followed by Portraits, and then Sports. T is year created a new award category: MHC Members’ Top Pick! Our only voting criterion was the artistic quality of the photograph. Our judges looked for high-quality images with rich, crisp colors, and excellent
focus and exposure as well as interesting compositions. Judges did not know who the photographer was, nor did they have any background informa- tion on the entries when casting their votes. We hope you enjoy the following pages fi lled with this year’s category winners! We will be posting all of the contest submissions to our Facebook page during the month of August, so be sure to follow us at
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2021 Grand Champion & Top Amateur Photographer It is always diffi cult to pick one image out of more than 200 excellent
submissions. T is year, however, one photograph stood out above the rest– “T e Early Worm” by amateur photographer Charles Toler of Clarksville. It received the most votes in the Farm Life category and was our judges’ pick for this year’s August cover. T e photo of a groom bringing in a young horse was taken on an early
morning at Chanceland Farm in West Friendship. One our judges said, “T at photo is not only beautiful, it is about farm life specifi cally, not just horses on a farm.” Another judge said, “T e photo isn’t biased towards any specifi c dis- cipline. Everyone can relate. It captures the essence of why we all love horses.” T e colors and composition are lovely and the image has a quiet soft sense that appealed to the judges. Charles also submitted other photos that received much praise, making him this year’s Top Amateur Photographer winner.
Top Professional Photographer 2021 Reserve Champion Sherri Holdridge of Kensington submit-
ted seven photos to this year’s contest. Her images have a very painterly feel to them, which made them stand out as true works of art. T is photo, “Tender Moments,” of a mare and foal at Assateague Island almost looks like a black and white graphite draw- ing. You can see every hair and whisker of the horses in high defi nition. Sherri also pro- duced our Portraits category winner!
Top Junior Photographer Brandon Miller of Frederick Melissa Giesler of Mt. Airy submitted this
photo taken by amateur photographer Alexis Paul of junior rider Georgia Jean Wisooker and Willie B Reddy. T e photo is called “Pure Love,” and it received the second highest num- ber of votes for this month’s cover. It’s a fantas- tic example of a good quality photo with bright colors, a crisp image, and beautiful composition.
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submitted four photos to our contest, all of which caught the eyes of our judges. His interest- ing use of perspective, as seen in this photograph entitled “Living the Life,” was creative and un- usual. T is photograph in partic- ular also checked all the boxes of crisp and clean, lovely lines and interesting composition.
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