Wheaton Man 3rd in Cantigny Photo Contest

A Wheaton man is one of three winners in Cantigny Park's Cantigny in Focus amateur photo contest. 

Taking third place, Tom Brandseth was among the following the winners:

• First Place: Mary Brown, Clarendon Hills, IL, for her striking, eye-to-eye close-up of a plump American toad.  
• Second Place: Leslie Morrison, Glen Ellyn, IL, for her serene image of a male Northern cardinal in the snow.
• Third Place: Tom Brandseth, Wheaton, IL, for his artful autumn photo depicting the fox hunt diorama at Cantigny Golf.

The winning shots were among 40 finalists chosen a year ago by a judging panel and displayed at the park throughout 2012.  Visitors were invited to vote for their favorites.  The top three receive a Cantigny gift card ($100, $75 or $50), and all finalists were awarded a Cantigny Park annual membership.

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“We thank all those who participated and with their entries captured the extraordinary beauty and diversity of Cantigny,” said Matt LaFond, Cantigny Park executive director. 

Cantigny in Focus is an annual event for amateur photographers that began in 2006.   Submitted images must be from the grounds of Cantigny Park in Wheaton, the 500-acre former estate of Robert R. McCormick and part of the Chicago-based Robert R. McCormick Foundations.

On February 7, the top 40 images from the 2012 edition of Cantigny in Focus will go on display at the park.  The three grand prize winners will again be determined by the public, with voting conducted throughout 2013.

Information courtesy of a press release from Cantigny.