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2014 NSS Photo Salon Winners

Co-Chairs: Cady Soukup and Dean Wiseman

There were 369 entries submitted this year, from 19 photographers. 172 (46%) were accepted for showing at the Salon; acceptance is considered an award. Of those, 25 received a pin for Honorable Mention, 10 received a pin for a Merit Award, and the best of those received a Best in Show engraved plaque.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
A Brand New World
Bob Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Salem Crayfish
Roy Gold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Steep Passage
Elliot Stahl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Photographing the Photographer
Ryan Maurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Through the Mists of Buckeye
Ryan Maurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Appreciation
Peter Glanvill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Microbial Goo
Kenneth Ingham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Upper Level Ascent
Bob Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Vast Descent
Box Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
The Life of a J2 Sherpa
Elliot Stahl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Out of the Mystic Crawls
Ryan Maurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
The Glacier
Kenneth Ingham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Blood and Guts
Bob Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Measuring Water Chemistry
Kenneth Ingham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Waterboarded Well Entrance Drop Prep
Alan Grosse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Profound Point
Bob Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Historical Perspective
Dave Bunnell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Superheroes!
Nathan Williams & Sabrina Simon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
The Wizard
David Bunnell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Sulphur Crystals on a Spider Web
Kenneth Ingham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Neversink Ascent
Bob Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Stop Tickling Me!
Bob Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
My Home
Nathan Williams & Sabrina Simon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Dagger Delight
Bob Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Fantasy Flight
Nathan Williams & Sabrina Simon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





MERIT AWARD
Root with Droplets
Kenneth Ingham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Webs Above the Water Crawl
Mary Gratsch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

MERIT AWARD
Curtain of Roots
Kenneth Ingham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Bacon
Ryan Maurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Climbing Neversink
Bob Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Thinner Than Paper Drapery
Bob Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Ripples
Dave Bunnell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
The Anthodites
Elliot Stahl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Third Place
Mirror, Mirror, On the Floor
Dave Bunnell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Second Place
Frogging Out
Alan Grosse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


BEST OF SHOW
Night Falls on Valhalla
Bob Biddix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      



  The Judges

  Ray Cole (VA)
  Kevin Downey (MA)
  Nikki Fox (VA)

 

 



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