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Centerville man wins national photo contest for ‘Sunwatch’ shot
Photographer Jim Crotty of Centerville won the Midwest division first place prize in the National Historic Landmark Photo Contest for a shot taken at SunWatch Indian Village and Archaeological Park in January 2008.
The winning photo of the reconstructed “Big House” across a frost field is on the cover of the 2009 National Historic Landmark Calendar. It is also the featured image for December.
The calendars retails for about $7.50 and can be purchased from the National Park Service or the U.S. Government Bookstore.
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By John
February 19, 2009 10:52 AM | Link to this
Jim You captured a beautiful shot of the Sun Watch village. Fantastic.By John
February 19, 2009 10:52 AM | Link to this
Jim You captured a beautiful shot of the Sun Watch village. Fantastic.By michael
February 19, 2009 11:17 AM | Link to this
great photograph!!!!!!By April
February 19, 2009 11:18 AM | Link to this
Awesome work Jim!By Lisa
February 19, 2009 1:26 PM | Link to this
That photo is awesome! Way to go Jim!By Michael
February 19, 2009 1:34 PM | Link to this
This is a great shot—and congrats on a winning photo!By jean
February 19, 2009 4:07 PM | Link to this
Beautiful! This photo looks like a painting, the colors are wonderful, thanks Jim!By red
February 19, 2009 9:01 PM | Link to this
great photo? geez…..what is this world coming too….as a student of photography it is sick that anyone with a cell phone camera is now an expert.By Andy
February 23, 2009 10:59 AM | Link to this
Thanks for the amazing shot of SunWatch and Congrats on 1st Place Jim.