Jim Heern won the honors of being the Caveman Camera Club member who has the “Image of the Month” for February.
We would like to offer our congratulations on Jim’s print photo “Eurasian Owl” for winning a first place in the open competition. As such, it has been selected as the Caveman Camera Club’s “Top Image of the Month” during the month of February 2018. This picture will also be submitted to the “Daily Courier” for an article in an upcoming issue.
Image of the month, by Jim Heern.
Jim Ingrahm also won 1st place with his picture entry of “Splash”
Splash by Jim Ingrahm
Jeremy Vanschoonhoven says this was shot in my house using the pluto trigger and water drop timer setup. “Water Umbrella” was shot with Sony a99ii using a 60mm Laowa-Macro lens ISO 1250 1/15th F30 Off camera flash from the right side and slightly behind. This was shot in my house using the pluto trigger and water drop timer setup.
Jeremy Vanschoonhoven
Jeremy who also placed with his picture “Liquid Glass”. He says that his Liquid Glass open print was used with all the same settings and setup as above
Other 1st place winners include; David Church – Birds of a Feather =1st
Birds Of A Feather by David Church
This image was taken at Bryce Canyon National Park, at one of the overlooks along the drive. The two crows were just sitting on the ledge and I quietly approached them to start taking photos. I was the only person at the overlook at that time. They were pretty cooperative. The shot was taken at mid-day, but it was slightly overcast, and I think that helped soften the image capture a bit.
The camera is a Canon 70d with a 18-135 mm lens at 64mm. The photo was shot at ISO 200 at f10 at 1/200 second. It was processed with both Lightroom and Photoshop programs.
“I’ve taken photos most of my life starting at home with my Dad’s darkroom. I joined the Caveman Camera Club in 2009, and since then have enjoyed learning and serving with a great group of folks”.
2ndplace photo’s in our February competition.
Russ Williamson = Injection = 2nd
Jeremy Vanschoonhoven = Red Seas Liquid Death Cap = 2nd
Susan Sheets – Graffiti Times Two = 2nd
Susan Sheets – Magnolia Blossom = 2nd
Daniel Allen – Looking at You =2nd
Jim Ingrahm – Strawberry Splash = 2nd
Jim Heern – My Sunday Hat-2nd
Pictures that won 3rd place or received an honorable mention will also be in the February posting.
Bekah Vanschoonhen: Won 3rd place with Reclaimed Reflections
Dave Low: Won 3rd pl with his photo of Grandpa’s tools
Linda Williams: Received 3rd pl for her “Boy in Slurry”
Ozzie Cummins: Received 3rd pl with”One Room School”
Vince Williams: Received 3rd pl for “Red Dice”
Debbie Jallit: Received 3rd pl. for “Teddy’s Bedtime”
Joy Lane: Received 3rd pl with “V8”
Bobette Heern: Received 3rd pl with “Nemo and Friends”
Vince Williams: Received 3rd pl with “Giant Wheel”
Debbie Jallit: Won 2nd place with “Grandma’s Kitchen”
Joy Land: Received 2nd place with “Lights and Grille”
Linda Bryant: Received 2nd pl with “Nicks Market”
Rose Christner: Received 1st place with “ReCycling”; writes this about her photo “Re-Cycling” Rose wrote to me this scene in the ‘Murphy Country Nursery’ just reminded me of how it was to ride the old Schwinn bicycle when I was young. Now re-purposing it in a garden setting was so perfect for fond memories of yesteryear. Loved how the morning sun was casting it’s rays of light down on the bike. Taken in June of 2017 with a Canon 80D, 18-135lens at 1/4sec, F9, ISO100
Jeremy Vanschoonhen: Received 3pl with his photo of “Golden Eyes”
Jim Heern: Received 3rd place for his “Mandrillus Sphinx”
Ozzie Cummins: Received 3rd place with “Autumn Flows, Warm and Cold”.
Susan Sheets: Received 3rd pl with “Quite”
Bekah Vanschoonhen: Received 2nd Pl. for “Shining Through”
Susan Sheets: Received 2nd pl for her “High Water”
Bobette Heern: Got 1st pl for her “Bluesy Boy”
Jim Heern: Received 2nd pl with “Wanna Bear Hug”
Jim Heern: Won 2nd place with “Will you Play with Us?”
Nomeca Hartwell: Got 3rd pl with “Light on the Hill”
Linda Williams: Got 1st pl with “Home Town Marshall”
Printed OPEN:
Jim Heern -Wanna Bear Hug =24- 2nd Pl
David Low -The Wharf=23- 3rd Pl
Jeremy VanSchoonhoven -Freedom’s Never Free= 23 -3rd pl
Nomeca Hartwell -Light on the Hill = 23 -3rd pl
Bobette Heern –Nemo and Friends =23 – 3rd pl
ELECTRONIC ASSIGNED
BekahVanschoonhen-Reclaimed Reflection=22-3rd
Dave Low – Grandpa’s tools =22-3rd
Debbie Jallit –In Great Grandma’s Kitchen-24-2nd
JoyLane – Lights & Grille =23-2nd
Linda Williams –Boy In Surry=22-3rd
Ozzie Commins –One Room School=22-3rd
Vince Williams-Red Dice =22 -3rd
Debbie.Jallit-Teddy’s Bedtime=22- 3rd
Joy Lane –V8 = 23-3rd
Linda Bryant – Nicks Market =24-2nd
Vince Williams –Giant Wheel=22-3rd
1st place Winners for January
Jim Heern Will You Play With Us=24-2nd pl.
Jeremy VanSchoonhoven-Armadilliidae (RolliePollie) =25 -1st pl.
1st place winner: Susan Sheets wrote this about her image
“The wood carver at It’s a Burl in Cave Junction was thoroughly engrossed in his work one rainy afternoon in October. He described it as his meditation. Mine was photographing him.”
“I’m a new member of the Caveman Camera Club. Great people, lots of learning, and plenty of fun, are making it a wonderful place to share my photo passion.”
Also a 1st place winner is: Russ Williamson, who wrote this about his photo:
“This photo was taken in Seattle at the Chihuly Garden and Glass. I used my Nikon 810 with the ISO set at 2000. The shot was take handheld since no tripods are allowed. The lens I used was my 14mm-24mm, set at 22mm, F14, at 1/20 second. The glass sculptures are suspended from the ceiling by steel cables, and illuminated by spot lights.”
Winners for December, 2017
Electronic-Image Open: (15 entries)
1st The Carver’s Meditation — Susan Sheets
2nd (tie) Mirage in Black — Julie Padgett
2nd (tie) On Golden Pond — Ozzie Cummins
3rd (tie) Concentration — David Church
3rd (tie) Looking Back — Jim Heern
3rd (tie) Newport Bay — David Church
Electronic-Image Assigned: (Humor) (24 entries)
1st I Hate Water Landings — Jim Ingraham
2nd Aerodynamically Challenged — Jim Ingraham
3rd(tie) Reluctant Elf — Debbie Jallit
3rd(tie) Smiling Horse — Linda Bryant
HM Horse Peeing on Girl — Linda Bryant
HM Comforts of Home — Ozzie Cummins
HM Christmas Tree — Vince Williams
HM Too Much Ice Cream — Vince Williams
Prints Open: (9 entries)
1st Floating Glass #2 — Russ Williamson
2nd(tie) Lethal Weapon — Jim Heern
2nd(tie) Planet Splendor — Nomeca Hartwell
Prints Assigned: (Humor) (5 entries)
1st This is My Happy Face — Jim Ingraham
2nd(tie) Bunny Humper — Rose Christner
2nd(tie) I Said No More Taco Bell — Jeremy Vanschoonhoven
Judges: Judy Cox, Jan Franz and Gene Rimmer (Lead Judge)
Electronic Competition – Open Category
1st Place – Image of the Month
“Curious Spider” by Jeremy Vanschoonhoven
“This Image was taken in October near Wilderville Oregon while on a hike looking for bugs! This spider was floating through the air and landed on this blackberry bush, and was so cute he kept hiding from me then peaking around the leaves to look at me! I think he could see his reflection in the lens. I was using my Sony a99ii with the Sony 100mm macro lens. My shutter speed was 1/125th ISO 2000 F9. I used an off camera flash hand held. I was also shooting hand held with the camera so it was quite a tricky shot to get the spider in focus get the flash in the right spot and take the shot.”
“I started getting serous about photography last year and am loving it! I cant wait to see what the future holds!”
2nd Place (3-way Tie)
“Color Riot” by Bobette Heern
2nd Place (3-way Tie)
“Jaded Eyes” by Jim Heern
2nd Place (3-way Tie)
“Water Bouquet” by Nomeca Hartwell
3rd Place (5-way Tie)
“Want Some” by Daniel Allen
3rd Place (5-way Tie)
“Richie” by Dave Church
3rd Place (5-way Tie)
“Budding Artists” by Jim Ingraham
3rd Place (5-way Tie)
“A Perfect Day at the Beach” by Patty Booth
3rd Place (5-way Tie)
“Gotham City” by Jim Ingraham
Print Competition – Open Category
1st Place (2-way Tie)
“The Warrior Beetle” by Rose Christner
This was a total of 23 stacked macro photos compiled into one in Photoshop. Jeremy V. taught me how to do it with this model beetle. Dale G. loaned me his 100mm and I was really enjoying trying to capture everything. I used the Canon 80D and shot this at 1/80sec, F7.1, 100mm, ISO 1600 and on a tripod with extra lighting. The world of macro fascinates me and has given me a greater respect for our smaller creatures of this planet and I look forward to learning more.
“This image was shot late in October on my visit to the Taylor Creek area to capture fall colors. It is of a bridge along the Taylor Creek Trail that parallels Forest Service Road #25 near Galice, Oregon. Photo was shot with a Canon 6D, with a 24-70mm f4 lens at 24mm. Exposure is 1/80 sec, f8 at ISO 320.”
1st Place (2-way Tie)
“Breaking Fog” by Nomeca Hartwell
Breaking Fog was a quick shot from the downriver side of Hellgate Bridge on a second field trip up Taylor Creek. A Soft and Muted Glow effect added a nice feel to the image. ISO 250, 1/400, f/7 with handheld Nikon D750 and zoom set at 38mm.
2nd Place (2-way Tie)
“6th & Taprock” by Vince Williams
2nd Place (2-way Tie)
“Gold Hill Train Tressel” by Linda Bryant
3rd Place
“Barnacle Brdige” by Rose Christner
Honorable Mention (6-way Tie)
“London Bridge” by Dave Low
Honorable Mention (6-way Tie)
“Abandoned and Forgotten” by Debbie Jallit
Honorable Mention (6-way Tie)
“Green Bridge” by Linda Bryant
Honorable Mention (6-way Tie)
“Golden Gate” by Debbie Jallit
Honorable Mention (6-way Tie)
“Portland Bridge” by Judy Cox
Honorable Mention (6-way Tie)
“Bridge Into a Misty Morning” by Ozzie
Honorable Mention (6-way Tie)
“Bridge Up & Over” by Theresa Kubat
Honorable Mention (6-way Tie)
“Florence” by Vince Williams
Print Competition – Assigned Category (Bridges)
1st Place (2-way Tie)
“Tilikum Bridge” by Jim Heern
Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People is a cable-stayed bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was designed by TriMet, the Portland metropolitan area‘s regional transit authority. The bridge also serves city buses and the Portland Streetcar, as well as bicycles, pedestrians, and emergency vehicles. Private cars and trucks are not permitted on the bridge. It is the first major bridge in the U.S. that was designed to allow access to transit vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians but not cars.
Construction began in 2011, and the bridge was officially opened on September 12, 2015. In homage to Native American civilizations, the bridge was named after the local Chinook word for people. The Tilikum Crossing was the first new bridge to be opened across the Willamette River in the Portland metropolitan area since 1973.
ISO 250, f 5.6, 2.5 sec.
1st Place (2-way Tie)
“Old Golden” by Russ Williamson
This photo was taken while passing under the Golden Gate bridge on a cruse ship for the club’s monthly assigned category. This month it was for bridges. I used my Nikon camera and captured a RAW image which I refined in Photoshop. The camera was handheld with a 24 – 70mm lens set at 70mm, ISO 400, F/14, at 125 sec.
Judges: Arlene Pence, Vince Williams, and Timothy Bullard (Lead Judge)
Prints Competition – Open Category
1st Place – Image of the Month
“Upside Down Breakfast” by Rose Christner
“This is a Chickadee eating a sunflower in August 2017. I stood out most of the day taking pictures hoping to get an unusual shot. By the end of the day, the sunflower seeds were all gone! It was taken with a Canon 80D, 1/250 at f7.1, ISO 100 with a 400mm lens. I’ve been with the Club for 1 1/2 years and have learned a great deal from all the awesome photographers.”
I used a Nikon D5500. It was shot at 28mm 1/80 sec f4.5 ISO 800. The skeleton was the scariest thing that I could find. Used double black backdrops behind it and a soft red flashlight to make a red glow on the burlap. It took a few shots to make sure that the eyes were glowing.
2nd Place
“Found While Hiking” by Dave Low
3rd Place (5-Way Tie)
“Don’t Hike Alone” by Debbie Jallit
3rd Place (5-Way Tie)
“The Hand” by Ozzie
3rd Place (5-Way Tie)
What Lurks Below” by Julie Padgett
3rd Place (5-Way Tie)
“Rubies” by Linda Williams
3rd Place (5-Way Tie)
“Boo” by Ozzie
Electronic Image Competition – Open category
1st Place
“The tatted Vaper” by Jim Ingraham
Shot with a Nikon D810 and 24-70 mm lens at 45 mm. f5.6 at 1/125 and ISO 64. Subject (my stepson) is lit from both side with studio strobes.
“The Death Angel’s Coming” This was done in layers in PS. My moon was shot in Feb. 2017, the time was 11:54pm shot at 1/200sec, F5.6, ISO 100 with my 400 lens on my Canon 80D. I studied how to shoot the moon and was mentored well. It was very cold and I only took 20 shots. Then the Angel was taken in July of 2016 with my Canon 80D at 1/60sec, F5, ISO125, 50mm in late afternoon. Taken at the ‘Back to the 50’s’ event in Grants Pass, OR. It is a hood ornament on a 50’s Cadillac. I am learning how to use PS and layered another pic of stars I had, but there were only a few visible, so I cloned them in….took hours….I know now there is a shorter way. I played with the eyes and put color in them and from there cloned some color for the trail and then blurred them on another layer. My son came over and taught me how to use more of the tools (he’s very, very patient)😁 . I still have so much to learn and appreciate all the mentors in our club and the teaching classes as well.
Judges: Greg Smith, Jan Franz and Dale George (Lead Judge)
Electronic Image Competition – Open Category
1st Place – Image of the Month
“Sweet Song” David Church
“This image was taken at the “Back to the Fifties-Concert in the Park”, and it features one of the lead singers of the group “Sound Stage Review”. I learned about photographing musical groups from other Camera Club members, and have found it challenging, as well as a great way to be close to the action. You often find some great expressions”.
The camera is a Canon 6d with a 70-300 mm lens at 200mm. The photo was shot at ISO 1,250 at f8 at 1/160 second.
“I’ve taken photos most of my life starting at home with my Dad’s darkroom. I joined the Caveman Camera Club in 2009, and since then have enjoyed learning and serving with a great group of folks”.
1st Place also (2-way tie)
“The eyes have it” Rose Christner
This was taken in Dec. of 2016 for our Christmas celebration at home. This is of my daughter Tamara and her boyfriend Eric and Tamara’s beloved dog Halo. She had just unwrapped the backpack for her biking/camping trip in Hawaii so she could take her well traveled dog with her. She had just tried it on with Halo in it to see if it fit and I took the fun shot. They all have extraordinary eyes, hence the title. Taken with my CANON EOS 80D at 1/80sec, F/5 62mm, ISO 5000.
This image was capture on 8.19.17 near Wrangle Camp at 6,000 ft. elevation about 5:30 in the evening. I was noticing these interesting white “weed” plants along the edge of the road. They were distinctive in that their general plant shape reminded me of a planetary solar system in structure. Actually, they are made up of hundreds, if not thousands of very tiny clumps of individual flowers on many stems radiating out from a central location on the main stalk. Then, what really caught my eye was they seemed to be covered with “yellow-jackets,” not bees like you would expect on a flower. Yellow jackets are usually attracted to dead meat, not the sweet nectar of a flower.
Anyway, I wanted to capture this interesting event and plant structure as well as some detail in the face of the Yellow-jacket (Insects were the assigned subject for this coming month competition). I used my Nikon 750 with a Nikkor 28-300 lens zoomed in at 300 mm; f8 to allow some detail in the plant, but still blur the background. I used a shutter speed of 1/320 sec for hand holding. I modified the exposure with a -1 exposure compensation to allow for very bright white flowers against a dark background. To get the exposure right with these settings, Auto ISO chose an ISO of 320.
1st Place – 2 way tie
“Tomato Worm” – Lynda Noles
This picture of a tomato worm was taken in 2010 with a Canon Rebel camera. The settings were 1/80 s @f/5.6 ISO 400 at 5:30 p.m.
2nd Place – 2 way tie
“Swallow Tail” – Doris Welborn
2nd Place – 2 way tie
“Perfect Landing” – Joy Lane
3rd Place – 6 way tie
“Up close and impersonal” – Jim Heern
3rd Place – 6 way tie
“On the Lavender” – Debbie Jallit
3rd Place – 6 way tie
“Bumble Bee” – Russ Williamson
3rd Place – 6 way tie
“Busy as can Bee” – Theresa Kubat
3rd Place – 6 way tie
“Pollen” -Vince Williams
3rd Place – 6 way tie
“Scorpion” – Debbie Jallit
Print Image Competition – Open Category
1st Place
“Green with Envy” Jim Heern
This is a a Guira Cuckoo, it lives in a semi-open habitat of Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. Shot at Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake city, Utah.
200 mm, ISO 125, f 5.6, 1/30 sec.
2nd Place – 2 way tie
“The Spiral” Jim Ingraham
2nd Place – 2 way tie
“Star Talk” Nomeca Hartwell
Print Image Competition – Assigned (Insects)
1st Place – 3 way tie
“Mirrored Mosquito Hawk” Rose Christner
In May of 2017 I gently scooped up this mosquito hawk that I thought was dead to take a picture of for our CCC assigned category. I put it on a mirror to hopefully get the underside reflection. Took me about 30 min to get the shots and I turned and he was gone. So no insects harmed or frozen in this assignment…LOL This was shot with my CANON EOS 80D at 1/8 sec, F13 140mm, ISO100. No flash and worked with in Photoshop.
Thank you,
Rose🌹
1st Place – 3 way tie
“Yellow Garden Spider” Greg Smith
“Yellow Garden Spider” is one of my first images using my new Canon 5D Mark IV, and was taken while out mentoring an aspiring young photographer. He had already located a group of these colorful creatures and it was a perfect opportunity to share some knowledge and capture a photo for the assigned category, “Insects”. This image was taken using my 100mm macro lens with dedicated twin flash mounted on the end of the lens. Camera settings were; ISO 1000, 1/25 second, and aperture maxed out at f/32 for as much depth of field as was possible.
1st Place – 3 way tie
“Fuzzy” Doris Welborn
Here’s my winning photo of Fuzzy, a Tachnid Fly. This fly was visiting oregano blooms in my backyard. It is a beneficial insect to the garden.
This image was taken with my Nikon D600 with a Nikon 24-70 lens attached. The lens was set on shutter priority, f/5.6, 1/2000, +.67 exposure compensation. This lens was purchased in 2010.
