January 10 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

Two of the beautiful birds stocking up on seeds before the snow arrives. Photo taken on January 9, 2011, by Sheila Stigall, in Sunnyside Estates.

October 13 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

Unexpected hail pound the mums on my patio on October 12, 2010, by Sheila Stigall, Sunnyside Estates.

May 20 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

A lovely flowering bush at my mom's house on Edgewood Street. Photo taken by Sheila Stigall on May 19, 2010.

May 8 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

Splish, splash, a robin taking a bath! Having fun in the birdbath in our backyard. Photo taken on May 7, 2010, by Sheila Stigall, Sunnyside Estates.

May 4 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

Fishing on the flooded parking lot at the swimming area of Paris Landing State Park. Photo taken by Sheila Stigall on May 3, 2010.

May 4 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

A turtle sunning at Paris Landing State Park with a snail "hitchhiker" on his neck. Photo taken by Sheila Stigall on May 3, 2010.

May 3 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

641 Highway in the Big Sandy bottom flooded on Sunday morning. Photo taken by Sheila Stigall on May 2, 2010.

May 3 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

A very wet, unhappy bluebird taking a rest on the edge of my roof. Photo taken on May 1, 2010, by Sheila Stigall.

May 3 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

Paris Landing Marina boat dock under water on Sunday morning, May 2, 2010. Photo taken by Sheila Stigall.

May 1 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

A nesting bluebird peeks out of the birdhouse on our backporch. Photo taken in Sunnyside on April 30, 2010, by Sheila Stigall.

April 30 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

A deep pink azalea from my backyard. Photo taken in Sunnyside on April 29, 2010, by Sheila Stigall.

April 29 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

A bluebird sitting on a the bird figure on our bird feeder. Taken on April 28, 2010, in Sunnyside by Sheila Stigall.

March 16 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

Smiles in unexpected places! Smiley face on the hillside of the 4th hole at Paris Landing Golf Course taken by Sheila Stigall on March 15, 2010.

March 12 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

Bright yellow daffodil in the sun taken on March 11, 2010, in Sunnyside, by Sheila Stigall.

February 19 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

A hawk that lives in the woods behind my house takes a look around after taking a drink in our pond in Sunnyside. Taken by Sheila Stigall on February 18, 2010.

January Monthly Snap It Winner and 2009 Photo of the Year

Snap It! PHOTO OF THE YEAR!

Donnie Carson of Paris,Tennessee, is 2009's Snap It! winner of the year for his photo Eiffel Tower at Night, which captured 31.6% of the vote.

Congratulations, Donnie!

Second place for the 2009 PHOTO OF THE YEAR goes to Danny Veazey for his photo Cleaning Out Mother's Attic with 24.6% of the vote.

Third place goes to Jean Owens of Paris,Tennessee's Mule & Colt photo, with 18.9% of the votes.

Snap It! JANUARY 2010 Monthly Winners

Sheila Stigall of Paris,Tennessee, is January's Snap It! winner for her photo Puffed Up Sparrow, which took top prize with 19.9% of the vote.

Congratulations, Sheila!

Second place goes to Traci Shepherd for her photo of Three Kids Playing in the Snow with 17.6% of the vote.

Third place goes to Debi Hart's Beaver Dam on the TN National Wildlife Refuge photo, with 9.6% of the votes.

SNAP IT! is designed to bring attention to the beauty of Henry County and to the talented photographers who enter the competition.

MyParisMagazine.com invites all amateur photographers to send in horizontal snapshots from Paris-Henry County. One photo per day will be picked by staff to gracethe front page of our web site. At month's end, readers will vote among the daily pics for Photo of the Month. Twelve finalists will vie in December for the coveted position of photo of the year! Send your photo to debturner@gmail.com.

February 10 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

Fountain grass and holly berries covered in snow against the dark, snowy morning sky. Photo taken by Sheila Stigall on February 9, 2010, at Sunnyside Estates. 

February 1 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

A tilting female cardinal sits on our snow covered deck rail on January 31, 2010. Photo taken by Sheila Stigall.

December SNAP IT! Winners

Sheila Stigall of Paris, Tennessee, is December's Snap It! winner for her photo Red Berries & Raindrops, which took top prize with 21.8% of the vote.

Congratulations, Sheila!

Second place ALSO goes to Sheila for her photo Christmas Reflections with 18.7% of the vote.

Third place goes to Tiffany Carson's Baby & Nativity photo, with 12% of the votes. Lee Owenby was hot on her heels, claiming 11.6% of the vote with her Where's Rudolph? photo.

Here are December's winning photos:

Red berries and rain drops on a cold December day. Taken at Sunnyside on December 2, 2009, by Sheila Stigall.

Reflections of Christmas taken December 1, 2009, in Sunnyside Estates by Sheila Stigall.

Checking out baby Jesus! Photo by Tiffany Carson, December 22, 2009.

Where's Rudolph?? He's hiding out on court square in downtown Paris. I found him peeking from this window at Jack Jones. Photo by Lee Owenby.

Each and every photo was much enjoyed and deeply appreciated.

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos to the MyParisMagazine.com SNAP IT photo competition. Please come back next month to vote for December's best photo.

Thanks also to our sponsors, Paris-Henry County Arts Council who make this contest possible!

January 13 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

A puffed up sparrow keeping warm (and not looking very happy about having it's picture taken) taken by Sheila Stigall on January 12, 2010.