Juror Russ Burden led a curious crowd on a gallery walk Feb. 17 through the newly opened annual photography exhibit, “Through the Eye of the Camera,” discussing most of the images displayed at the Littleton Museum’s 45th show, presented by the Littleton Fine Arts Committee.

It will be open during museum hours through April 3 and includes 87 images, including Burden’s hummingbird in flight.

Burden, a Highlands Ranch resident, is an award-winning nature photographer who owns Russ Burden’s Nature Photo Tours, conducting workshops around the country to the best locations at the times they appear in their utmost glory. His stock work appears in magazines and advertisements and he is author of two books and numerous articles.

He commented on composition, light, storytelling, print quality and details in individual prints. For example, in one travel shot, he commented that a car was “too much” and detracted from the final effect. Sometimes one corner of an otherwise fine piece didn’t work for him. He named a number of runners-up, and talked about why they didn’t quite win. The variety of styles and presentations were a plus and he looks for a story.

Awards selected (each won a cash prize) include:

Best of Show/ Color, “Lone Fisherman” by Glenn Richards, a silhouetted Asian fisherman in a small boat, surrounded by a glittering expanse of sea.

Best of Show/Black and White, “Air Forest” by Sara Frances, with dark figures in a mysterious landscape.

First Place/Color, “M” by David Anderson, a stylized portrait of a woman with a story.

First Place/Black and White, “Into Oblivion” by Joseph Bonita, a figure walking away beside a strongly patterned wall.

Second Place/Color, “The Conversation of Help” by Jordan Dickinson.

Second Place/Black and White, “Inle Lake Woman” by Jane Richards, an appealing portrait from Myanmar.

The gallery is open during museum hours.