A22—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 3,1982 Amateurs shine in ’B2 LF Dairy Photo contest William Gassert - Newmans town, Lebanon (Continued from Page Al) house and retrieve her Kodak mstamatic. Smith and husband Courtenay raise heifers on their Fawn Grove farm but eventually hope to develop a milking herd. Stephanie Cohen, of Newburg, placed first in Dairy Life and captured on film the awakening moments of maternal instinct. Within minutes after dropping her first calf, a Jersey heifer surveyed the surroundings. After she snapped the winning photo, Cohen explained the heifer immediately charged the family dog. The baby on the ground, a heifer, was the very first calf to start the Cohen’s herd. The picture was taken two years ago, and the newborn heifer, christened Luna, is bred and due to calve this fall. The photo was taken with a 35 mm Minolta. Lynn Eberly of Fayetteville mentioned that he had seen his Holstein calves lick the milk replacer from one another after feeding on several occasions. His Karen Smith - Fawn Grove , York Co. Dairy farms - first place decision to document the ntual paid off as his photo was chosen for second place in Dairy Life. “Their hutches were too close, I guess,” Eberly wrote, "or else they liked each other’s company.” Eberly called the photo “Kissm’ cousins,” but actually the baby black and whites are twin sisters born last summer. Eberly’s camera was a 35 mm SLR Pentax ME. Sara Jane Wenner’s Minolta Hi- Matice 35 mm shutter captured the curious nature of "Tulip” and "Lily,” in our third place Dairy Life photo. The Luzerne County woman explained that she kept her camera in the farm truck for about a week, hoping to catch the inquisitive babies in the act. She and husband Tom operate Lonesome Acres Farm and milk about 50 head of mostly Guernseys and a few Holstems. Driving along the back roads of Lebanon County proved to be a good investment for William Gassert of Newmanstown. Gassert snapped the winning dairy farm Dairy partners - third place photo north of Richland. Gassert’s 35 mm camera captured on print a crisp autumn day. Gassert ex plained that he enjoys photography and his always hunting for a good picture. His winning picture was his first entry in a photo contest. A fall day in Tioga provided the picturesque setting for Robland Farms. Farm owner, Dale Roberts used a Cannon A 1 with a zoom lens to capture his 600-acre registered Holstein dairy, which claimed second place in Dairy Farms. The snow covered fields of Westminister, Maryland could have provided an appropriate Christmas card for Della Dell. Photo judges. 'ers, Jtz a:._ Lebanon, scrutinize one of several dozen entries submitted by our readers. The judges were pleased with the quality of pictures sent in by the amateur shutter bugs. Instead, it provided her with third place in our contest. Taken with a Kodak Ektralite 10, Dell shot from a bay window in her home which was built especially to overlook the Dell family’s dairy farm. Dell explained that during the winter, she rode a sled from the house to the bam while helping with milking on the 110-head registered Holstein farm Cranberry Meadows Karaisr Dairy life - first place Stephanie Cohen - Newburg , Cumberland Co. Although we are only running the winning photos this week, watch future issues of Lancaster Far ming for our Dairy Photo Album where we give everyone a look at dairy life through our readers’ lenses. Photos will be returned as soon as possible or immediately after their use in the Photo Album. -DT
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