First Place
Red And Green Still Life Susan Sheets
Two Second Place
Duck Bath Jim Ingraham
Bandon Milky Way Judy Cox
Five Third Places
Hold Your Places Please Dale George
Last Light Larry Pollock
Leaf On Water Jim Ingraham
One Last Splash And Then It’s Gone Susan Sheets
The King Cynthia Briseno
Three Honorable Mentions
After The Rain Bridget Cline
Morning Glow Bridget Cline
Leaf With Dew Jim Ingraham
First Place
Ghostly Beach Nomeca Hartwell
Second Place
Ghost Larry Pollock
“Light Experiment #5 – Dale George
Dale writes about his image:
“Light Experiment #5” is a photo I shot in my garage/studio. It is a lesser known type of photography known as Light Painting. This particular image was shot using only the light I “painted” in a completely dark space. The photo was shot in an 8 second exposure with the camera firmly mounted on a tripod.
The light that created the image was achieved using only a small flashlight and an RGB LED strip mounted on a homemade tool which I spin as I slowly walk forward. Two small acrylic blades were mounted onto the tool, and the light that emits from the flashlight and led’s shine onto the edges of the acrylic blades. Small colored gels are used to create whatever color I choose to create in the photo.
No Photoshop trickery was used, just some sharpening and a crop were used. The image is exactly what the camera captured. Shot with a Canon 5D Mark IV, 24-70mm lens at ISO 500, aperture 7.1 and an 8 sec. exposure.
Congratulations Dale ! Look for Dale’s image soon in the Daily Courier
We will be meeting in person at Newman United Methodist Church and following mask, and distancing guidelines.
Don’t forget a print if you are so inclined. Unmounted, 8×10 max. Prints will be judged in the Open category only.
Our Assigned category for March is “Ghosts” come join us for what should be some interesting and wonderful images.
Rust in Peace – Greg Smith
Greg says of his image:
“Rust In Peace” was my representation of “decay”. A visit to the wreck of the Peter Iredale was a side trip from our camping trip to Cannon Beach last year. I was hesitant to shoot the scene due to the mid-day sun and abundance of tourists. With a little coaxing, I grabbed my camera and looked for a vantage point and moment that made for an interesting (and people free) image. A mask layer was used in Lightroom to balance the mid-day sky with the rest of the image. The image was shot using my Canon 5d Mk IV and 24-105mm lens. The camera settings were: ISO 400, 24mm, f/18, and 1/80 second.
Congratulations, Greg!! Look for Greg’s photo in the Daily Courier!
First Place
Rust in Peace – Greg Smith
Second Place
Fallen Redwoods – Jim Ingraham
Third Place (tie)
Cycle Perpetuated – Julie Padgett
History of our Passing Written in Sand – Ozzie Cummins
Honorable Mention (tie)
Bullet Hole Blossoms – Judy Cox
A Little Bit of Sunshine Left – Susan Sheets
First Place
Lynx on the Rocks – Rudy Dierks
Rudy says about his image: The lynx photo was shot at a cat preserve using a 200mm lens. I used focus stacking to get a sharp image through-out. It was late in the day and there was still a little light that came in on the cat.
Second Place (tie)
Secret Beach – Jim Ingraham
Really Bad Hair Day – Rose Christner
Third Place (tie)
Flavel Drawing Room – Dale George
Mad Baby – Julie Padgett
Honorable Mention
Spotted Towhee – Larry Pollock
First Place
Fire and Ice – Larry Pollock
Larry says of his image: At 14 degrees outside it was a good time to play with some steel wool spinning. Black ice made it hard to stand. We put down some sand from outside of this underpass to help the Spinner. Shooting this in a confined concrete space is safest as the burning steel wool ejects larger pieces from time to time and could become a fire hazard for hair and the surrounding areas. Don’t do this unless you know what you’re doing and have a safe place to do so.
Second Place (tie)
By Appointment – Rudy Dierks
Friends – Larry Pollock
First Place
Dreamscape – Larry Pollock
Larry says of his image: A composite of two images. The Model, Sara McDonald, and I shot set of fruit inspired images over 5 hours. Changing outfits every hour. This image with the orange theme fit well with my black and white image from dawn at Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley.
….Same Bat time, same Bat channel. We will be meeting in person at Newman United Methodist Church and following mask, and distancing guidelines.
Don’t forget a print if you are so inclined and it can now be any size, mounted or not. Prints will be judged in the Open category only.
Our Assigned category for February is “Decay” so get those moldy mushroom pictures in shape and come join us ;0).