There were 11 essays submitted, 10 Pictorial and 1 Presentation. There were no Creative essays this time. The judges were Peter Tomblin from the Oshawa Club, Andy Lamm from Don Mills Club and Tony Florio fro the Guild. Individual judges' total scores ranged from a low of 63% to a high of 91%. The range of scores used by the judges for each category was from the lowest 5/10 to the highest 10/10.

TOP: "Fall Colours" by Zuzana Capar
"My first photo essay. The images are from Algonquin Park taken in October 2009 on our club outing. All of them were taken with a slow shutter speed to create a painterly effect. "

RU: "Somewhere over the Rainbow" by Margarete Brunne
"I always like to illustrate certain songs. I have fun putting pictures to the lyrics. This combined version of “Somewhere over the Rainbow” and “What a wonderful world”, which I used for this show, is a long time favourite of mine. After we came back from a holiday in Iceland, I had all the rainbows that I needed to finally do this show. I purposely stayed away from all those fancy dissolves that ProShow provides. I feel that the simple dissolves suit the character of this song and my show best."

HM: "Thou should not die and be Forgotten" by Toni Wallachy
"I have been photographing forgotten treasures in and around the rust belt for over 3 years. It still amazes me, how every time I step into a space that has fallen quiet to urban activity, the ancient walls still sing - albeit, a heartbreaking song. There is a strength and perseverance in these desolate structures that fight to stay alive, that fight to be remembered and fight to be seen - once again."

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