First Place, Pictorial - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunA worker is silhouetted in the sunshine against a wind screen he was hanging up around the tennis courts at Wittenberg University Wednesday. The worker was one of several young people from the Clark County Juvenile Courts who were working on the tennis courts as part of their community service for the courts.
Second Place, Pictorial - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalThis squirrel can be seen running toward a tree in the early morning fog along the shore of Silver Lake located in Silver Lake on a recent chilly fall morning.
Third Place, Pictorial - Allan Detrich / The BladeA cloud to ground lightning srtike hits in the middle of nowhere along a country road in rural Oklahoma.
Award of Excellence, Pictorial - Allan Detrich / The BladeA box turtle is in a tough spot as he lies upside-down on a country road in Oklahoma. The turtle was removed to the side of the road later.
Award of Excellence, Pictorial - Dale Omori / The Plain DealerA bee hovers in a sunflower field in Geauga County.
Award of Excellence, Pictorial - Larry Hamel-Lambert / The Plain DealerAfter three years of warm winters, Ohio is experiencing a more normal kind of winter. Snow-covered fields, like this one near Port Clinton, are not unusual this year. Thursday, January 4, 2001. (Larry Hamel-Lambert/The Plain Dealer)
Award of Excellence, Pictorial - Bill Reinke / Dayton Daily NewsThe early morning light spills onto Huntington Beach, California, as a surfer checks the temperature of the water. The waves were just right and there were many surfers taking advantage of the balmy weather and good waves.
