Rome photographer wins Spring Shoot-Out in Bartow

Media release: The Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has honored photographer Greg McCary with First Place in the Spring Shoot-out in Bartow Photo Contest.  McCary's image of sunrise at Allatoona Lake was chosen from 88 image submissions defining the spring season and community locations that are uniquely Bartow County. 

 

 

A resident of Rome, McCary said he was looking for places to photograph and marveled "I had not been to Allatoona since I was a kid."  McCary noticed the island and Bethany Bridge and "thought it would be a good frame for the sunrise."  He captured his image with a Sony digital camera, and was also awarded Third Place for a photograph of the Kennedy gravestones at Friendship Cemetery.  "This cemetery seemed like a lost treasure so I stopped to capture it.  While I was there I noticed a Bible was placed in a zip lock bag and open to the book of Isaiah, marking a gravestone that was so old its name could not be read," said McCary.

Nancy Floyd received the Second Place prize for her Duck Derby photography taken from Riverside Park in 2012.  As a founding member of the Booth Museum Photography Guild, Floyd has recently sold some of her photographs in the Downtown Gallery in Cartersville.  She used a Nikon 3100 with a long lens to capture the moment as kayakers herded the ducks downstream.

Charity Chastain of Cartersville was honored by Facebook fans as the People's Choice for her sepia image titled "In the Valley."  Chastain was honored with Second Place in the recent CVB photo contest "Merry & Bright Bartow."

Two Honorable Mentions were also awarded to Clara Williams for her close-up of Spinning at Civil War Comes Alive at the Booth Western Art Museum, and to Robbie Hicks for her sunflower image titled "Boot Scoot'n Bumble Bee."

Serving as judges were Neil McGahee, renowned photojournalist and Oskar Barnack Award winner; Connie Salter, Cartersville-Bartow County Economic Development information specialist; and Kathy Lyles, CVB Board of Directors – Marketing Chair.

Winners received certificates and cash prizes.  Images will be displayed seasonally at the Georgia Visitor Information Center inside the Clarence Brown Conference Center.  The CVB will also reproduce images periodically in marketing materials, publicity releases and in advertising the community. 

For a complete look at the winning images and more see the CVB's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/VisitCartersville.