Judges: Greg Smith, Vince Williams and Tim Bullard (Guest Judge)
Print Image Competition – Assigned category: Street Photography
1st Place – Image of the Month
“MOMA Flip” Curt Collins
I was in New York a number of Summers ago and had walked up to the Museum of Modern Art. I was taking another shot and these guys were taking turns flying off the lower steps on skateboards. I got the other shot then lined up my view on where then flew off. There was also a hot dog vendor in the background, in true NY style. I took a burst of shots and this was in the middle.
I had the shutter set at 1/800th and the aperture was wide open on my EF 70-200 on a mono pod at ISO 100. If I had planned this, I probably would have raised the ISO and tried to shoot faster.
I bought my first 35mm camera with gift money when I graduated high school and it was an expensive hobby for a kid working for San Jose Parks & Rec. My level of involvement has fluctuated over the years along with life’s other responsibilities. The shot that I got before this was displayed at the Coos County Museum of Art. It was a good trip.
1st Place – Three way tie
“Original Compositions – $20.00” Gene Rimmer
My wife and I went to New Zealand for 3 weeks in Nov. and Dec., 2015 for more of a couple’s vacation than a photography trip. She let me take a couple thousand pictures, though. We had Oregon-like weather the first week on the North Island, but better luck on the South where we spent the most time in Queenstown, quite the “adventure” area of the country. The afternoon before leaving, when we were walking around the town and the docks, we found this street musician playing his piano on wheels. I knew I had a “moment” there with getting the other photographers and his sign in my picture. It was interesting how most people weren’t paying any attention to him, including the girl sitting on the ground near him – probably his girlfriend watching her smart phone.
1st Place – Three way tie
“Getting a push” Vince Williams
It was taken at back to the 50s July 29, 2016 ISO 400 18mm f11 1/250. It was actually the first picture I took that night. I had just got onto G street and was looking at the station wagon in the picture from across the street when I saw this couple and thought it would be a good picture of the people enjoying the cars. I converted it to black and white from color, I think that it stands out more in black and white.
2nd Place – Two way tie
“Blowing bubbles” Debbie Jallit
2nd Place – Two way tie
“Looking for a buck” Dave Bell
Print Image Competition – Open category
1st Place
“Somewhere in the desert” Dale George
This image was taken in Fort Rock. This church is but one of several well preserved and restored old buildings brought to this site in an effort to save from demolition and preserve local building history. I had been to these buildings the evening before and shot some sunset photos before returning to La Pine for the night. I met up with a friend the following morning and we returned here to photograph the area.
This was my last shot of the morning and was ready to leave when I turned around to see this group of flowers and tree framing the church, so of course I had to take just one more shot, very glad I did.
This was my first outing with my then new Canon 5D Mark 3 and 16-35mm lens. As I often do, I shot this scene with 5 exposures and blended them into an HDR image. Lighting was getting harsh and I like to use this technique to gather as much detail in the shadows as possible while limiting blow-outs from highlighted areas.
And now the nuts and bolts. 5 exposures at 0, -1, -2, +1, +2 Aperture was f/6.3 and ISO 100 Average exposure time was 1/1250th second. Blended in Photomatix and finished in Lightroom 5
2nd Place – Four way tie
“River of Light” Nomeca Hartwell
2nd Place – Four way tie
“Family of geese” Jim Ingraham
2nd Place – Four way tie
“Surprised shade bather” Gene Rimmer
2nd Place – Four way tie
“Fade into darkness” Dale George
Electronic Image Competition – Open category
1st Place – Tie
“Hovering at the Cafe” Rose Christner
I decided to get serious about learning to get at least what I hoped a decent bird shot. I have feeders around the house. It takes a lot of patience to be able to stand there and wait for birds to do their thing. I used a tripod and a borrowed lens (EF 300mm lens with an extender 1.4X) on an overcast day. Canon 80D set at 1/4000 sec, F5.6 420mm, ISO 2500. It’s been fun filming and editing as I am now also learning Photo Shop! I just want to add what a pleasure it is to be in the CCC. The people are wonderful and extremely helpful if you need help. Thank you:)
Electronic Image Competition – Open category
1st Place – Tie
“Beauty” Jan Kloes
Shot this Camellia in RAW using only window light. Then processed it with Camera Raw, Photoshop & Lightroom, adding a slight blue tinge to the lighter areas to give it some personality. And of course, fixed the unsightly edges and bruises common in most every flower. Canon EOS 7D, f/8, 1/4 sec., ISO 100.
2nd Place
“Grand Canyon Morn” Dave Low
3rd Place
“Moonbeam” Nomeca Hartwell
Electronic Image Competition – Assigned category: Street Photography
1st Place
“Street Fairy” Jan Kloes
This little budding artist was creating her masterpiece at Art Along the Rogue last October. I was enchanted with her colorful tights, black tutu, and pink cowboy boots. She has an artist’s eye for fashion to be sure! Shot this one in bright sunlight but the chalk was so bright it overpowered the girl, so I used Lightroom’s graduated filters to darken the sides. Then did a bit of dodging to lighten her face and the hand that was in shadow. Sony SLT-A57, f/13, 1/160 sec., ISO 100.
My husband Jim Heern, has always loved photography but after retiring from teaching at Illinois Valley High School he began immersing himself into the artistic side. About 5 years ago he found a local group in Grants Pass called Caveman Camera Club that met twice a month. He immediately fell into the camaraderie and rhythm of the monthly themes and competitions.
About three years ago my husband and some friends were out shooting the famous carnivorous plants near Eight Dollar Mountain on the Illinois River. Actually they were shooting and I was standing around. Our friend, Ned who is the President of the Caveman Camera Club, urged me to get a camera and join in the fun. Soon I had an opportunity to buy a used Nikkon 7100 from a Club member who was upgrading. The next trip was to Klamath Falls to shoot the fall colors, I found “burst mode” and spent every moment marveling at how I could freeze birds mid flight. I was hooked!
My husband and I take many photo trips now to the Coast, Idaho and all around Oregon constantly finding many opportunities to express the beauty surrounding us. It is a photographers’ paradise here. Now two years since I upgraded to Nikkon 610 camera I have learned many, many things from the competitions, club members, but mostly from Jim, my husband, who is completely absorbed in the endless world of photography.
The theme this month (January) was glass. We stopped at Vines Art Studio 7 miles south of Bandon on Hwy 101 last summer. I asked the shop keeper if I could photograph some items. I found an amazing hand blown flower vase with a 3D garden scene inside. With a price tag of $450 it was the most incredible vase I have ever encountered. I used their back room to control lighting. It was shot with my Nikkon 610 at 1/6 sec F-3 IS0-100 105-mm lens. Used Lightroom/Topaz to edit.
1st Place – Tie (x3)
“Cheers” Jan Kloes
The glasses and streamers were shot with a spot light shining on the wall behind them and a softbox to the left. The ‘confetti’ was added using standard Photoshop brushes. The bubbles were from a free downloaded PS brush from Brusheezy. Canon EOS 7D, ISO 100, f/9 at 1/8 sec.
1st Place – Tie (x3)
“Broken Glass, Wine Glass” Jim Ingraham
Nikon D810 with 24-70 mm lens at 70mm. Shutter speed 1/100, aperture f20 and ISO 64. One studio light with a large softbox directly behind subject and slightly above. Wine glass is sitting on a pane of glass that is suspended over a black background on the floor. The shards of glass are colored with food coloring and water.
Nikon D810 with 24-70 lens at 28mm. Hand held. Shutter speed 1/250, Aperture f10 and ISO 200. Subject next to a stained glass window in a church. The window is the sole source of light.
Electronic Image Competition – Open Category
1st Place
“Angie and Jake” Linda Bryant
This is a photo of my friend Angie, we were doing a photoshoot in November and decided to incorporate a few pics with the horses. This was taken with my Canon EOS Mark111, at f/5, 1/320 and ISO 3200 at 70mm. I changed the background and added a Rainy Window Overlay to give it the Rain Effect..
2nd Place – Tie (x2)
“Hard Rock Eye Candy” Dale George
2nd Place – Tie (x2)
“Silent Serenade” Julie Padgett
3rd Place – Tie (x5)
“Inmate” Bobette Heern
3rd Place – Tie (x5)
“Crater Lake in September” Debbie Jallit
3rd Place – Tie (x5)
“Shared Veggies” Greg Smith
3rd Place – Tie (x5)
“Cardinal” Laurie Scaruffi
3rd Place – Tie (x5)
“Reaching to the Light” Ozzie Cummins
Print Image Competition – Open Category
1st Place
“It smells like Heaven” Dale George
Photo was taken in April 2015 at the Bellagio Hotel in fabulous Las Vegas. The reason I gave it the title “It Smells Like Heaven” is that even though you can’t see it, the conservatory was planted wall-to-wall with blooming flowers. The air was light and sweet with the fragrance of the thousands of blooms and to me must be what Heaven smells like.
The challenge with this capture was getting the room perfectly centered with the point of the obelisk and center girder and working the tri-pod forward and backward to get the right balance. Then there are the people….always people…cutting through the scene. They linger, dawdling, putting themselves just where you don’t want them to be. Don’t they care, don’t they know I am waiting?? Eventually the ebb and flow of pedestrian traffic opened briefly long enough to snag a 3 shot exposure.
And now for the details. Camera was my retired Canon T2i Rebel with the 10-22mm lens. Lens was open to 10mm.
ISO set to 100, 1/200th second average exposure, f/6.3 with camera in Aperture Priority.
This photo, Lavender Stoll, was taken in June of this year at the beautiful English Lavender Farm in Applegate. While waiting for the sun to set I asked my daughter Nicole to walk down one of the rows and she did this little pose. My two girls enjoyed a teddy-bear picnic in the warm light of the sunset that evening. This is my favorite photo out of the series. I used a Canon 60D with a 50mm 1.4 lens at 1/320 sec, at F 10, and ISO 320. Note that if you plan to take photos around sunset at the English Lavender Farm, the sun sets a little early in the summer as it drops behind the top of the hill.
Also 1st Place – 4 way tie
“Taking a Break” Linda Bryant
This is a pic I took at the Nutcracker Dress Rehearsal in December. It is straight out of the camera, except I applied a filter called Burlesque to it, then pulled most of it back off. I used my Canon EOS 5D Mark lll with the 24-105 mm lens attached. My settings were aperture f/4, shutter speed 1/250 and ISO 5000.
Also 1st Place – 4 way tie
“Going for the Nylon” Joel Takarsh
INTENSITY! So much of what sports photos reveal is INTENSITY. I’m always looking for the photo that has
the facial expressions that show the effort, the exertion both physical and mental, that competitive spirit along
with a well captured moment of action. This was shot at a Grants Pass High School basketball game and I immediately
liked it as it fit the intensity criteria. Actually very simply shot with a Nikon D5 using a Nikon 35mm f/1.8 lens. Shutter speed
was set at 1000th of a second and ISO setting was 128000.
Also 1st Place – 4 way tie
“National Creek Falls” Jim Ingraham
Taken at f/11, 1/2 second, ISO 400 with a Nikon D810 and 24-70 lens at 56 mm. Tripod mounted. The trick is getting to the other side of the creek without falling in the water!
My photo “Beautiful Light” was taken 11/29/16. The model is my daughter Madison. It was taken on a Canon 30D, 0.3 sec. exposure at f 5.0, ISO 400 with a focal length of 42mm.
1st Place – Three way tie
“Candle Trio” Jan Kloes
The candles were shot on black velvet. A free background image from the internet was layered under the candle image, and then again on top of the candle image at 40% opacity. Also used Lightroom’s radial filter to add extra highlights on the candles and crystals. Canon 7D at 0.5 sec, f10, ISO 100. Lens was EF50mm f1.8II.
1st Place – Three way tie
“Candle with Mirrors” Jan Kloes
This is a single votive candle placed on a deflated gold mylar balloon using mirrors to bounce the light back & forth. Lightroom was used to enhance colors. Canon 7D at 0.3 sec, f9.0, ISO 100. Lens was EF50mm f1.8II.
2nd Place – 4 way tie
“Rooster Glow” Debbie Jallit
2nd Place – 4 way tie
“After the party” Judy Cox
2nd Place – 4 way tie
“A glass of wine, a good book and candlelight” Linda Bryant
Shot with a 50mm lens at; ISO 400, f16 and 5.0 sec exposure. Processed in LR and PS CC.
1st Place – Two way tie
“Track Lighting” Greg Smith
Crafting and shooting the “Track Lighting” image combined a handful of my favorite elements; outdoor adventure, a good hike, low light photography, and a complex set up. I discovered this tunnel earlier in the year while exploring the lower Cow Creek canyon, between Glendale and Riddle. This image was the result of a drizzly December evening hike, and the placement of 72 tea candles to illuminate the image. I shot in the dark to insure that candle light was the only source of light. The star-light effect was the result of the small aperture setting used to insure adequate depth of field. I shot this image using my Canon 5d Mk III and Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L lens. The camera settings were: f/13, 30 seconds, 32mm, and 2000 ISO
Print Image Competition – Open category
1st Place
“Alicia’s Repose” Jim Ingraham
Alicia is a young lady who has been involved in dance and ballet since she was a tiny tot.Taken at f/5.6, 1/200th second, ISO 64 with a Nikon D810 and 24-70 lens at 50 mm. Tripod mounted. Studio shot with three light setup.
Judges: Ozzie Cummins, Dave Bell and Julie Chase(Guest Judge)
Electronic Image Competition – Assigned category
‘The Beauty of Simplicity’
1st Place – Image of the Month
“Grass” Judy Cox
I took this photo of grass at Tom Pearce Park last May. I shot it with a Panasonic Lumix ZS50, a compact travel camera that I have set up with custom settings. It was taken at f/6.4; 1/80; ISO 400. I got the camera for my birthday last year and joined the Caveman Camera Club to learn digital photography. The Camera Club is a great resource and I appreciate the knowledge and experience of the members.
2nd Place – Tie
“Old Blue Eye” Jim Ingraham
2nd Place – Tie
“Dress Rehearsal” Joel Takarsh
2nd Place – Tie
“White Rose” Lynda Noles
2nd Place – Tie
“White Rose” Jan Kloes
3rd Place – Tie
“Dancing Flame” Debbie Jallit
3rd Place – Tie
“A little rain must fall” Ozzie Cummins
3rd Place – Tie
“Vintage Hood Ornament” Rose Christner
3rd Place – Tie
“I see you too” Suzi Pratt
3rd Place – Tie
“Bee” Vince Williams
3rd Place – Tie
“Last Blossom of Fall” Debbie Jallit
Honorable Mention – Tie
“Axe” Dave Church
Honorable Mention – Tie
“The Lost Hat” Linda Bryant
Honorable Mention – Tie
“Pier” Marcia Fasy
Honorable Mention – Tie
“Pelican” Randy Clark
Honorable Mention – Tie
“Winter Pumpkin” Russ Williamson
Honorable Mention – Tie
“Bodega Bay Hillside” Rose Christner
Honorable Mention – Tie
“Oldie but Goodie” Suzi Pratt
Electronic Image Competition – Open category
1st Place – 6 way Tie
“Lake Louise” Bobette Heern
Lake Louise, named Lake of the Little Fishes by the Stoney Nakota First Nations people, is a glacial lake within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located 5 km west of the Hamlet of Lake Louise and the Trans-Canada Highway. This was taken mid October before significant rain/snowfall, but you can see the year round glacier. This was shot with wide angle lens on cloudy afternoon. Nikon 610
1st Place – 6 way Tie
“Stanley Lake” Eugene Keith
Stanley Lake. I took this picture at Stanley Lake, Idaho. I used my Canon 70D with a Tokina 11-18mm at > ISO 100 11mm f/13 at a 20 second exposure with a 10 stop ND filter
1st Place – 6 way Tie
“After the Rain” Jim Ingraham
Taken with a Nikon D810 and 24-70 lens at 70mm. ISO 400, F16 @ 1/13th second, tripod mounted. Image taken on the Damnation Creek trailhead of the Redwood National Forest on a drizzly overcast morning
I spotted these lovely curled brown leaves on my hiking loop in the hills and decided to try to capture a close up with my portable Canon G1x using a +4 close up filter and a piece of black mat board, f/10 @1/1000 sec. ISO 1000. The image needed a fair amount of clean up work and some change in emphasis in the lighting (accomplished in Photoshop) before they looked really nice. Along the way I used a new tool, a Gradient Fill layer which allowed me to do something similar to the Radial Gradient tool in LR. I liked the results just as much in B&W and submitted a monotone version of the same image to the 4 C’s.
1st Place – 6 way Tie
“Reaching the Clouds” Ozzie Cummins
This shot of tall white wild flowers reaching for the clouds was taken at the 6,800′ level on the Siskiyou Crest — CCC field trip no. 2 in the middle of July, 2016. This is looking east overlooking a circ (a high elevation U-shaped valley formed by a receding glacier about 45k years ago.) The image was shot with a Nikon d7000 and 35mm lens; f16, 1/160 sec shutter, and 100 ISO. I use Nikon’s “Capture NX2” for all my editing.
Print Image Competition – Open category
1st Place
“On the Waterfront” Dale George
This shot was taken last fall in Victoria, British Comumbia. It was a very balmy and still late September evening and the harbor water was exceptionally flat, giving great reflections of the lights. The Empress Hotel was the landmark that had my interest so I set up the tri-pod and took a couple series of shots. I was concerned about noise, so I shot at low ISO and longer exposure times for cleaner photos. After reviewing my files, I realized that the info I gave about how I shot it was incorrect, so here is the straight poop. I used my Canon 5Dmk3, Canon 16-35 mm lens set at 31mm. I shot at ISO 400 at f7.1. This was actually a 5 shot series HDR with an average exposure of 2 sec and all 5 exposures blended in Photomatix…then into Lightroom…and finished in Nik Color Efex 4. I really pushed the Detail Extractor in Nik which I think really made this image pop. As a side note, on a monitor, there appears to be a face of an old man on the left of the scene, just above the buildings that was part of some fog and cloud formation. He is facing upwards and adds a layer of mystery to this scene.
2nd Place – Tie (3-way)
“Grayback Creek” Eugene Keith
2nd Place – Tie (3-way)
“Transgender” Dave Low
2nd Place – Tie (3-way)
“Fisherman Silhouette” Jim Ingraham
3rd Place Tie (4-way)
“Baby Snow Leopard” Jim Heern
3rd Place Tie (4-way)
“Where fairies Live” Debbie Jallit
3rd Place Tie (4-way)
“Corn Goggles” Dale George
3rd Place Tie (4-way)
“Puma” Bobette Heern
Print Image Competition – The Beauty of Simplicity
1st Place
“Walking the Dog” Marcia Fasy
Walking the Dog Canon 6D Lens 24-105 F4L USM 1/4000th at f4.5 ISO 100 focal length 105 Taken in Wallawalla, Washington Backlit at Dusk
Judges: Dave Low, Lynda Noles and Jim Ingraham (Critiquing Judge)
Print Competition – Open category
1st Place – Image of the Month
“The Night Light” Rose Christner
“The night light I photographed was a gift for my daughter Nicole, from her brother Shawn, who shares the same birthday 14 years apart! It’s an actual night light that I layered with the Windows 10 photo editor in my post editing. I used a Canon EOS 80D at 1/30 sec., F3.5 18mm, ISO 3200, with Canon EFS 18-135mm lens”.
“I joined Caveman Camera Club in the spring of 2015 to meet people of like interests in hoping to improve my amateur photography skills and make new friends. It’s been a lot of fun and I’m learning so much from excellent skilled mentors”.
1st Place – Tie (but not Image of the month!)
“Milky Way from the Watchman Overlook” Jim Ingraham
This is my first attempt at photographing the Milky Way. Taken at Crater Lake looking toward Klamath Falls. The sky is a 30 second exposure, the bottom of the image is about a 5 minute exposure, blended together in Photoshop. Nikon D810 with a 18-35 lens at 18mm. F4 at ISO 3200
1st Place – Tie (but not Image of the month!)
“I like Brown” Dale George
“I Like Brown” was taken last year at Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, B.C. This was the home of coal magnate Robert Dunsmuir and is the finest example of Victorian opulence I have seen to date. Construction began in 1890 and features 4 floors of the finest interior furnishings one could imagine.
As is my usual custom when shooting interiors, this is a 3 exposure image blended in Photomatix. I choose this method because nearly all of the museums are forbidding flash photography. Usually tripods are permitted which allows for lower ISO’s and longer exposure times for keeping noise levels acceptable. Plus it has the benefit of a wider range of light in dim interiors and therefore…more details in the final image.
It was taken in November of 2015, at the Marriott Resort on Marco Island, Florida. It was the view from our room balcony looking toward the beach and Gulf of Mexico. I took it with a Canon 7D and a Sigma 10-20mm zoom. It was shot at 1/250 sec, F10 and at 10mm. Post processing was with Lightroom and Silver Effex Pro 2.
“Behold The Light” was taken last year in fabulous Las Vegas at the Encore Hotel/Casino reception check-in area. This is a single shot taken with my since retired Canon T2I and 10-22mm lens. There is so much eye candy in Las Vegas, it can get a little over-whelming deciding what might make a nice image. We are all familiar with the Wow Power of Vegas strip at night, but I was struck by how over-the-top the interiors of the major hotels were and wanted to try and capture things from a different perspective. I was struck by the sheer size, color and shape of this ceiling fixture and noticed the repeating circular patterns around it. Image details: Single shot on a Canon T2i, 10-22mm lens at 22mm 1/50th sec, ISO 400 at F/5
1st Place – Tie
“Performing Arts Center” Laurie Scaruffi
This image was taken with a Nikon D90. 200 ISO at 1/50 sec. It was right before sunset and I was enamored not only with the building ( Kaufman performing art center, downtown Kansas City ) but the reflection of the city and the storm cloud in the glass. I actually darkened the reflection a bit during editing so as not to take the focus away from the architecture. The building itself looks totally different on the opposite side and also very interesting.
1st Place – Tie
“The Dome” Russ Williamson
1st Place – Tie
“Federal Building” Jim Ingraham
Taken in Denver at the U.S. Courthouse on a cold gray winter Sunday. Nikon D810 and 24-70mm lens. ISO 640, F8 at 1/200th
2nd Place – Tie
“Balcony” Doris Welborn
2nd Place – Tie
“Art Deco” Marcia Fasy
3rd Place – Tie
“Reflections” Dave Low
3rd Place – Tie
“Great Panes” Greg Smith
3rd Place – Tie
“Factory Detail” Jim Ingraham
3rd Place – Tie
“Greek Church” Lynda Noles
3rd Place – Tie
“Monterey Harbor House” Rose Christner
3rd Place – Tie
“The Window” Debbie Jallit
3rd Place – Tie
“Windows Within” Laurie Scaruffi
3rd Place – Tie
“Sacramento Capital Building” Rose Christner
Electronic Image Competition – Open category
1st Place
“Birds Eye View” Jim Heern
Demoiselle cranes are the smallest of the cranes species, and are famous for their elaborate communication methods. With a deep rasping voice, and spectacular dancing. Shot at Twin Falls, Idaho Zoo
