DeTour Reef Lighthouse 2008 Photo Contest Winners
The results are in and it’s official! The winners of the first photo contest sponsored by the DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society
(DRLPS) were announced at their 10th Anniversary Gala.
Grand Prize was awarded to Judy Mills, Coopersville, MI, with her unique photo showing the deck of the Detour Reef Light, the
DRLPS information, and a freighter passing by. The Grand Prize is a framed etched DeTour Reef Light 1931 window pane.
Grand Prize Winner - Judy Mills
Hallie Wilson of Midland, MI with her shot of the Light from a distance with the clouds trailing off to the side won second place honors
and a tour for two at the Light.
Second Prize Winner - Hallie Wilson
Third place prize, a 2009 etched ornament, was won by David Meyer of Grand Rapids, MI. He
caught the detail of the Light in shadow reflecting on the water of the DeTour Reef.
Third Prize Winner - David Meyer
In a tie for 4th place Hallie Wilson captured an interesting angle of the Light tower taken from the deck, and Thomas Sprader of Richmond,
MI, used the clouds to frame the Light. They were both presented with a DeTour Reef Light banner.
Fourth Prize Winner (tie) - Hallie Wilson
Fourth Prize Winner (tie) - Thomas Sprader
For the 2009 Photo Contest, photographers have an opportunity to capture the DeTour Reef Light in a pose that has not been available
since 1972. Because of the restoration efforts of the DRLPS, the Detour Reef Light now has both cranes on deck, just waiting for
the contest. |