1ST PLACE $300 WINNER Nick Fedrick, 62, a freelance photographer from San Jose, CA, built his career primarily in weddings and portraits, but his passion has always been for fineart and nature photography. He made this otherworldly close-up image of a protea flower during a chance stop at Sunrise Protea Farm in Maui, HI, by combining his bracketed exposures. Other photos from this series have been published in flower calendars.