Photo Competitions Are at the Heart of What We Do:
Monthly Competitions
Photo competitions are held on the first Thursday of each month, unless otherwise announced (see Calendar). Typically, competition themes alternate monthly between open and a specific theme such as portraits, the blues, or blooms, which is intended to stimulate and challenge member creativity and originality. Any member in good standing is eligible to compete in any category which has entries from at least three members. Members must be the owner of the images they enter into competition. There is no limitation on the date an image was made; or on image size. Members may enter up to three entries in each category per competition; but not more than nine total entries combined. Winning entries (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place) are ineligible for future club competitions; but automatically eligible for a special annual Image of the Year for each of the four competing categories. Prints must be mounted; but cannot be framed. All entries must carry the members name, and that name must be on the back of prints to ensure anonymity.
The competitions include four categories (final determination of the proper category for an entry rests with the President, Second Vice President, and judge):
Slides (Digital Projection)
Color Prints
Black & White Prints
Alternative Prints
20%-25% of entries in each category are selected winners. Points to be awarded for each finishing place:
1st place 5 points
2nd place 3 points
3rd place 2 points
Honorable mention 1 point
At the conclusion of the year, each members competition points are totaled for each competitive category. One point is added for each competition entered during the year by category. The total of these points determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers for each competitive category. Winners are recognized at the Annual Awards Banquet.
To see the latest month’s winners: Click Here.
Photo competitions are held on the first Thursday of each month, unless otherwise announced (see Calendar). Typically, competition themes alternate monthly between open and a specific theme such as portraits, the blues, or blooms, which is intended to stimulate and challenge member creativity and originality. Any member in good standing is eligible to compete in any category which has entries from at least three members. Members must be the owner of the images they enter into competition. There is no limitation on the date an image was made; or on image size. Members may enter up to three entries in each category per competition; but not more than nine total entries combined. Winning entries (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place) are ineligible for future club competitions; but automatically eligible for a special annual Image of the Year for each of the four competing categories. Prints must be mounted; but cannot be framed. All entries must carry the members name, and that name must be on the back of prints to ensure anonymity.
The competitions include four categories (final determination of the proper category for an entry rests with the President, Second Vice President, and judge):
Slides (Digital Projection)
Color Prints
Black & White Prints
Alternative Prints
20%-25% of entries in each category are selected winners. Points to be awarded for each finishing place:
1st place 5 points
2nd place 3 points
3rd place 2 points
Honorable mention 1 point
At the conclusion of the year, each members competition points are totaled for each competitive category. One point is added for each competition entered during the year by category. The total of these points determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers for each competitive category. Winners are recognized at the Annual Awards Banquet.
To see the latest month’s winners: Click Here.
2008 Monthly Competition Winners
2009 Monthly Competition Winners
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JAN theme - "Blue Mood" - Judge: Marsha Perry
SLIDES:
JAN: 1st - Steve Grunfeld - "Not Now Dear, I Have A Headache"
JAN: 2nd - Kevin Boyd - "Blue Abstract"
JAN: 3rd - Jeanne Connell - "Lilies in the Fog"
COLOR PRINTS:
JAN: 1st - George Ritchey - "Blue Door on Toulouse Street"
JAN: 2nd - Graham Bostick - "Vermillion Lake in Banff"
JAN: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Frenel Lense @ Daytona Beach"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
JAN: 1st - Carol Kautzman - "Charleston Sorrow"
JAN: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Sax Player in Galactic Band"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
No Competition
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February Theme: "Open" - Judge:
SLIDES:
FEB: 1st - Terry Yarbrough - "Morning Stroll"
FEB: 2nd - Steve Grunfeld - "Splendor of the Seas"
FEB: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Star Cactus Flower"
COLOR PRINTS:
FEB: 1st - Al Frazier - "Tungsten Sunset Downtown"
FEB: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Evening at Monument Valley"
FEB: 3rd - Clarence Ward - "St. John's Reflection"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
FEB: 1st - Al Frazier - "Avondale Park"
FEB: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Death Valley Derelict"
FEB: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Graveyard at Taos"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
FEB: 1st - Ron Bowen - "I/R Wishing Well at Jasmine Hill"
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March Theme: "Visual Stories" - Judge: Lisa Marie Bearden
SLIDES:
MAR: 1st - Kevin Boyd - "A day at Grand Central Station"
MAR: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Honesty is the Best Policy"
MAR: 3rd - Herbert Wohlmuth - "Old Shack in the Alps"
COLOR PRINTS:
MAR: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Teaching Your Date How NOT to Drive
MAR: 2nd - DJ Boyd - "Fall Family Fun"
MAR: 3rd - Gary Ricketts - "Lonesome Bicycle"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
MAR: 1st - Kevin Boyd - "Pieces of the Puzzle"
MAR: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Mules, Dogs and Jesus"
MAR: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Grand Isle Cemetery"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
MAR: 1st - Ken Gables - "You Got Mail"
MAR: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Jesus or Hell"
MAR: 3rd - Terry Yarbrough - "Circus Fairy"
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April Theme: "Open" - Judge: Jennifer Hunt
SLIDES:
APR: 1st - Ken Boyd - "The Quick Plane"
APR: 2nd - Steve Grunfeld - "The One That Got Away
APR: 3rd - Paul Aucoin - "Mountain Lake"
COLOR PRINTS:
APR: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Smokey Mountain Still Life"
APR: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Stowaway"
APR: 3rd - Gary Ricketts - "Light and Dark"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
APR: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Jasmine Hill's New Statue"
APR: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Tulips in Infrared"
APR: 3rd - Kevin Boyd - "Atlanta Skyline"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
APR: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Air Stream Nostalgia"
APR: 2nd - Larry Hollis - "Tannehill Furnace"
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May Theme: "Reflections" - Judge: Louis Kennedy
SLIDES:
MAY: 1st - Gary Ricketts - "The Buildings Have Eyes"
MAY: 2nd - Jim Elrod - "Science Museum"
MAY: 3rd - Steve Grunfeld - "Venetian Reflection"
COLOR PRINTS:
MAY: 1st - Pat Barr - "East Coast of Sicily"
MAY: 2nd - John Elrod - "Reflections on Morris"
MAY: 3rd - Graham Bostick - "Maroon Bells"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
MAY: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Moroccan Reflection"
MAY: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Contemplation"
MAY: 3rd - Ken Boyd - "Winged Victory"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
MAY: 1st - DJ Boyd - "Lotus Pond"
MAY: 2nd - Kevin Boyd - "Jefferson Memorial"
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June Theme: "Open" - Judge: Leanne Hall
SLIDES:
JUN: 1st - Ken Gables - "High Falls Park"
JUN: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Peaceful Storm"
JUN: 3rd - Jeanne Connell - "Dogwood Blossom"
COLOR PRINTS:
JUN: 1st - Al Frazer - "6 Trees in a field, Cades Cove"
JUN: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Arctic Sailboat"
JUN: 3rd - Kathy Sheridan - "Cosmo Brush"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
JUN: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Sparks Lane"
JUN: 2nd - Jeanne Connell - "Desert Marbles"
JUN: 3rd - Al Frazer - "Shoreline at Tybee Island"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
JUN: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Ballerinas in Flight"
JUN: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Ostrich in the Market"
JUN: 3rd - Kathy Sheridan - "Me, Hitting the Ball"
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July Theme: "Americana" - Judge: Steve Higginbotham
SLIDES:
JUL: 1st - Steve Grunfeld - "Thousands of Calories"
JUL: 2nd - Cathy Sheridan - "Patriotic Smoke"
JUL: 3rd - Mark Parker - "4th of July Wedding"
COLOR PRINTS:
JUL: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Cola-Cola"
JUL: 2nd - Gary Rickets - "Garden of the Gods"
JUL: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Depot at Night"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
JUL: 1st - George Ritchey - "Blount County Rocker"
JUL: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Coke Machines"
JUL: 3rd - Anne Strickland - "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
JUL: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Twisters on Route 66"
JUL: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Colonial Bread"
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August Theme: "Open" - Judge: Eric Myers
SLIDES:
AUG: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Botanical Gardens" [Lotus w/dragonfly]
AUG: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Tulle"
AUG: 3rd - Paul Aucoin - "Tri-Color Heron Karate"
COLOR PRINTS:
AUG: 1st - Anne Strickland - "Pay Inside"
AUG: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Mater" [tomato]
AUG: 3rd - Gary Ricketts - Table Settings"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
AUG: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Unmade Bed"
AUG: 2nd - Ron Bowen - "Monterey Missions"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
AUG: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Old Cow Poke"
AUG: 2nd - Ron Bowen - "Selma Cemetery Statue"
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September Theme: "Feathered" - Judge: Michelle Williams
SLIDES:
SEP: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Sand Hill Cranes"
SEP: 2nd - Gary Ricketts - "Wild Eyed"
SEP: 3rd - Steve Grunfeld - "Feathered & Flustered"
COLOR PRINTS:
SEP: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Dinner Time"
SEP: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Feathered Fruition"
SEP: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Galapagos Heron"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
SEP: 1st - George Ritchey - "A Way to Write"
SEP: 2nd - Al Frazier - "Reflection"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
No Competition
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October Theme: "Open" - Judge: Kathryn Mayo
SLIDES:
OCT: 1st - George Ritchey - "Mom and 4"
OCT: 2nd - Buddy Birdwell - "IR Helena Concrete Plant"
OCT: 3rd - Anne Strickland - "Southern Girl"
COLOR PRINTS:
OCT: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Twillinggate at Dawn"
OCT: 2nd - Gary Ricketts - "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"
OCT: 3rd - Anne Strickland - "Kaleidoscope Sky"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
OCT: 1st - George Ritchey - "Young Mountain Man"
OCT: 2nd - Ron Bowen - "Maine Bridge"
OCT: 3rd - Al Frazer - "Mike the Fisherman"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
OCT: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Polaroid Transfer of Butterfly"
OCT: 2nd -Jeanne Connell - "Morning Flight"
OCT: 3rd -George Ritchey - "Chief Big Fish"
2009 Monthly Competition Winners
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JAN theme - "Blue Mood" - Judge: Marsha Perry
SLIDES:
JAN: 1st - Steve Grunfeld - "Not Now Dear, I Have A Headache"
JAN: 2nd - Kevin Boyd - "Blue Abstract"
JAN: 3rd - Jeanne Connell - "Lilies in the Fog"
COLOR PRINTS:
JAN: 1st - George Ritchey - "Blue Door on Toulouse Street"
JAN: 2nd - Graham Bostick - "Vermillion Lake in Banff"
JAN: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Frenel Lense @ Daytona Beach"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
JAN: 1st - Carol Kautzman - "Charleston Sorrow"
JAN: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Sax Player in Galactic Band"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
No Competition
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February Theme: "Open" - Judge:
SLIDES:
FEB: 1st - Terry Yarbrough - "Morning Stroll"
FEB: 2nd - Steve Grunfeld - "Splendor of the Seas"
FEB: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Star Cactus Flower"
COLOR PRINTS:
FEB: 1st - Al Frazier - "Tungsten Sunset Downtown"
FEB: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Evening at Monument Valley"
FEB: 3rd - Clarence Ward - "St. John's Reflection"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
FEB: 1st - Al Frazier - "Avondale Park"
FEB: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Death Valley Derelict"
FEB: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Graveyard at Taos"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
FEB: 1st - Ron Bowen - "I/R Wishing Well at Jasmine Hill"
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March Theme: "Visual Stories" - Judge: Lisa Marie Bearden
SLIDES:
MAR: 1st - Kevin Boyd - "A day at Grand Central Station"
MAR: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Honesty is the Best Policy"
MAR: 3rd - Herbert Wohlmuth - "Old Shack in the Alps"
COLOR PRINTS:
MAR: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Teaching Your Date How NOT to Drive
MAR: 2nd - DJ Boyd - "Fall Family Fun"
MAR: 3rd - Gary Ricketts - "Lonesome Bicycle"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
MAR: 1st - Kevin Boyd - "Pieces of the Puzzle"
MAR: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Mules, Dogs and Jesus"
MAR: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Grand Isle Cemetery"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
MAR: 1st - Ken Gables - "You Got Mail"
MAR: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Jesus or Hell"
MAR: 3rd - Terry Yarbrough - "Circus Fairy"
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April Theme: "Open" - Judge: Jennifer Hunt
SLIDES:
APR: 1st - Ken Boyd - "The Quick Plane"
APR: 2nd - Steve Grunfeld - "The One That Got Away
APR: 3rd - Paul Aucoin - "Mountain Lake"
COLOR PRINTS:
APR: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Smokey Mountain Still Life"
APR: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Stowaway"
APR: 3rd - Gary Ricketts - "Light and Dark"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
APR: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Jasmine Hill's New Statue"
APR: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Tulips in Infrared"
APR: 3rd - Kevin Boyd - "Atlanta Skyline"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
APR: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Air Stream Nostalgia"
APR: 2nd - Larry Hollis - "Tannehill Furnace"
_____________________________________
May Theme: "Reflections" - Judge: Louis Kennedy
SLIDES:
MAY: 1st - Gary Ricketts - "The Buildings Have Eyes"
MAY: 2nd - Jim Elrod - "Science Museum"
MAY: 3rd - Steve Grunfeld - "Venetian Reflection"
COLOR PRINTS:
MAY: 1st - Pat Barr - "East Coast of Sicily"
MAY: 2nd - John Elrod - "Reflections on Morris"
MAY: 3rd - Graham Bostick - "Maroon Bells"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
MAY: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Moroccan Reflection"
MAY: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Contemplation"
MAY: 3rd - Ken Boyd - "Winged Victory"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
MAY: 1st - DJ Boyd - "Lotus Pond"
MAY: 2nd - Kevin Boyd - "Jefferson Memorial"
_________________________________________
June Theme: "Open" - Judge: Leanne Hall
SLIDES:
JUN: 1st - Ken Gables - "High Falls Park"
JUN: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Peaceful Storm"
JUN: 3rd - Jeanne Connell - "Dogwood Blossom"
COLOR PRINTS:
JUN: 1st - Al Frazer - "6 Trees in a field, Cades Cove"
JUN: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Arctic Sailboat"
JUN: 3rd - Kathy Sheridan - "Cosmo Brush"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
JUN: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Sparks Lane"
JUN: 2nd - Jeanne Connell - "Desert Marbles"
JUN: 3rd - Al Frazer - "Shoreline at Tybee Island"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
JUN: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Ballerinas in Flight"
JUN: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Ostrich in the Market"
JUN: 3rd - Kathy Sheridan - "Me, Hitting the Ball"
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July Theme: "Americana" - Judge: Steve Higginbotham
SLIDES:
JUL: 1st - Steve Grunfeld - "Thousands of Calories"
JUL: 2nd - Cathy Sheridan - "Patriotic Smoke"
JUL: 3rd - Mark Parker - "4th of July Wedding"
COLOR PRINTS:
JUL: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Cola-Cola"
JUL: 2nd - Gary Rickets - "Garden of the Gods"
JUL: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Depot at Night"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
JUL: 1st - George Ritchey - "Blount County Rocker"
JUL: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Coke Machines"
JUL: 3rd - Anne Strickland - "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
JUL: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Twisters on Route 66"
JUL: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Colonial Bread"
_______________________________________
August Theme: "Open" - Judge: Eric Myers
SLIDES:
AUG: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Botanical Gardens" [Lotus w/dragonfly]
AUG: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Tulle"
AUG: 3rd - Paul Aucoin - "Tri-Color Heron Karate"
COLOR PRINTS:
AUG: 1st - Anne Strickland - "Pay Inside"
AUG: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Mater" [tomato]
AUG: 3rd - Gary Ricketts - Table Settings"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
AUG: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Unmade Bed"
AUG: 2nd - Ron Bowen - "Monterey Missions"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
AUG: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Old Cow Poke"
AUG: 2nd - Ron Bowen - "Selma Cemetery Statue"
_______________________________________
September Theme: "Feathered" - Judge: Michelle Williams
SLIDES:
SEP: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Sand Hill Cranes"
SEP: 2nd - Gary Ricketts - "Wild Eyed"
SEP: 3rd - Steve Grunfeld - "Feathered & Flustered"
COLOR PRINTS:
SEP: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Dinner Time"
SEP: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Feathered Fruition"
SEP: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Galapagos Heron"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
SEP: 1st - George Ritchey - "A Way to Write"
SEP: 2nd - Al Frazier - "Reflection"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
No Competition
_______________________________________
October Theme: "Open" - Judge: Kathryn Mayo
SLIDES:
OCT: 1st - George Ritchey - "Mom and 4"
OCT: 2nd - Buddy Birdwell - "IR Helena Concrete Plant"
OCT: 3rd - Anne Strickland - "Southern Girl"
COLOR PRINTS:
OCT: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Twillinggate at Dawn"
OCT: 2nd - Gary Ricketts - "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"
OCT: 3rd - Anne Strickland - "Kaleidoscope Sky"
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS:
OCT: 1st - George Ritchey - "Young Mountain Man"
OCT: 2nd - Ron Bowen - "Maine Bridge"
OCT: 3rd - Al Frazer - "Mike the Fisherman"
ALTERNATIVE PRINTS:
OCT: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Polaroid Transfer of Butterfly"
OCT: 2nd -Jeanne Connell - "Morning Flight"
OCT: 3rd -George Ritchey - "Chief Big Fish"
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