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2020
Readers’
Photography
Showcase
Each year at this time, I pause and remember tion, image quality, and more — that contribute to a
how truly blessed I am by the readers of Outdoor subjective eye’s selection of “the best of the best.”
Oklahoma. You see, I’m blessed to experience the In my eyes, all of our entrants are winners. And
extreme creativity and vision of the artists who share it’s not because of the photos they submitted. It’s
their images for this annual Readers’ Photography because they were able to personally experience
Showcase issue. the outdoor moments that allowed them to capture
Many of the images are simply amazing. And the images.
those amazing images usually find their way onto This year, the field of about 780 entries had to
the printed pages of this magazine, so that all who be trimmed to the best 100 or so. In these images,
see them can also be amazed and blessed. But it’s you will find birds, mammals, insects, plants, land-
not just the most amazing captures of the natural scapes, outdoor activities – all the best of Outdoor
world that determine which of the hundreds of imag- Oklahoma! I offer our sincere thanks to those who
es are selected to appear within our limited number participated this year, and invite you all to come back
of pages. Many other elements — focus, composi- for next year’s Showcase! Now, on to the photos!
tion, lighting, background, mood, image manipula- —Don P. Brown, Associate Editor
“Last Chance:
Chewbacca had
just about enough
of his hunting
buddy’s poor
marksmanship
in sub-freezing
temps.”
Ethan Hall of Yukon
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