First Place, Pictorial - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalA dark orange sky can be seen in Kent at Don Joseph Toyota with a parking lot light in the foreground. The Hurricane Isabel storm from the east coast is heading on its way toward Ohio.
Second Place, Pictorial - Dipti Vaidya / The Columbus DispatchAn abandoned GMC car stands in a field as a Texas storm blows across the prairie near what was once historic Route 66 east of Amarillo, Texas
Third Place, Pictorial - Dipti Vaidya / The Columbus DispatchRoute 66 begins in Chicago and ends in the Pacific Ocean at the pier in Santa Monica California. Darrius Young,5, of Los Angeles walks along the Santa Monica Beach with a backpack selling candy for school as the sun sets against the mountains.
Award of Excellence, Pictorial - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunA construction worker at the new Warder Park Elementary construction site puts a giant plastic tarp over the scaffolding he and his co-workers were working on Wednesday. The plastic keeps cold wind out and keeps the heat in so the construction doesn't have to stop due to the extremely cold weather.
Award of Excellence, Pictorial - Chuck Crow / The Plain DealerLooking out an old window from the Master Metals site on W. 3rd St. in the industrial section of the Flats, 2 smoke stacks from LTV are in view. This portion of the old Master Metals building will be salvaged while some of the building will have to be cleared. The US EPA is about to start the final clean up of the former Master Metals site for the new home of Northern Ohio Lumber and Timber Co., one of Cleveland's oldest companies.
Award of Excellence, Pictorial - Scott Shaw / The Plain DealerGeese fly over wild grass near the shores of Lake Erie.
