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
Judges: Jim Heern, Judy Cox and Cynthia Charat (Guest Judge)
Electronic Image Competition – Open category
1st Place – Image of the Month
“An evening in Louisbourg” Eugene Keith
“This image was taken in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. My wife and I went to take sunset photos of a nearby lighthouse, and on the way back saw this awesome dock with lobster cages on them. That combined with a small town, beautiful sky, and calm waters created a nice reflection for this picture.”
The camera was a Canon Rebel T5i w/ Tokina 11mm lens,1/4s, f/5.6 ISO 400.
“My wife and I joined the Caveman Camera Club in September 2016, so we are new members. I purchased my first DSLR in 2010, but I never got serious about it until earlier this year when I started learning about the different things you can do with a camera. Since then it has been almost my only hobby day in and day out…. and I have absolutely fell in love with it! Thanks to Jim Heern, I now have a photography buddy to shoot and learn with, and he referred me to the Caveman Camera Club.”
1st Place – Tie
“Sunflower” Marcia Fasy
Sunflower was grown by a friend and given to me because she knows I like photographing flowers. I wanted to do something different with it. So I decided to do a portrait of the back of the sunflower. I placed the flower on the table and using shop lights for the lighting, I photographed it using the Canon 6D and the Canon 100mm f2.8 L lens. I wanted it to be dramatic so I got in close and shot only catching part of the flower. I was very happy with the finished product and I am happy the judges liked it too.
2nd Place – Tie
“Frozen in Flight” Randy Clark
2nd Place – Tie
“The catch” Jim Ingraham
2nd Place – Tie
“Aruban Friend” Randy Clark
3rd Place – Tie
“Cadillac Shine” Rose Christner
3rd Place – Tie
“Eagle Rock” Eugene Keith
3rd Place – Tie
“Flower Bug” Dave Church
3rd Place – Tie
“Fair or Foul” Joel Takarsh
3rd Place – Tie
“Yellowstone Hot Spring” Jim Heern
Print Image Competition – Open category
1st Place – Tie
“His Majesty” Bobette Heern
Taken in midmorning light after feeding at West Coast Game Park Safari south of Bandon, OR. I hand held my Nikon D610 while sitting on ground next to fence. Settings: f 2.8 1/200 sec ISO 100
1st Place – Tie
“A loss of plumage” Jim Ingraham
Taken on a gray over cast winter day at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. The background is simply a gray building , out of focus. This is just the head of a very large bird – 5 feet or so. Emu perhaps…I don’t remember.
Technical data: Nikon D810 w/70-200 lens at 140mm. ISO 800, F4 and 1/500 second
1st Place – Tie
“Striking Distance” Jim Heern
Taken at the West Coast Game Park Safari. The leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but is smaller and lighter. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard’s rosettes are smaller and more densely packed.They do not usually have central spots as the jaguars do.
Settings: Shutter speed 1/60 sec. Aperture 5.6, ISO 100
1st Place – Tie
“Milky Way Silhouette” Patty Booth
This was my second attempt at milky way photos and YES it was taken at I SO 3200 (you were right Jim) with my Nikon D750 using my 14-24mm lens at 14mm set for NR for 20 sec. at F2.8. I fell in love with the tree and took many photos at different angles to get this photo. I’m very glad that I no longer have to use film!
2nd Place – Tie
“Hand to Hand” Lynda Noles
2nd Place – Tie
“The Great Hall” Dale George
2nd Place – Tie
“Help” Ned Booth
Electronic Image Competition – Assignment (Rows of Things)
1st Place – Tie
“Seaward” Nomeca Hartwell
I took this shot with my little Canon G9 on a trip to Tillamook and Astoria. Seemed like the perfect shot for the assigned subject. After processing in LR I took it over to CS6 and used Nik’s Granny’s Attic effect and then applied a favorite texture to help give it a ‘dreamy’ feel.
1st Place – Tie
“Matches” Jan Kloes
Taken with Canon 7D different exposures for plain matches, fire, & smoke.
I’ve been trying to learn Layers and Masks in Photoshop and this month’s assignment was a perfect opportunity. Because the unlit matches, the fire, and the smoke all required different lighting and different camera settings, it would be difficult to take the photo as a single shot. And of course, timing the burning matches perfectly would have been nearly impossible. The matches were photographed separately and then combined using layers and masks to produce the final composite.
2nd Place
“Flower Fields” Jim Ingraham
3rd Place – Tie
“Pierless” Bobette Heern
3rd Place – Tie
“Lifesavers” Jan Kloes
3rd Place – Tie
“Bicycle built for too many” Joel Takarsh
3rd Place – Tie
“Typewriter Keys” Judy Cox
3rd Place – Tie
“The Sampler” Debbie Jallit
Print Image Competition – Assignment (Rows of Things)
1st Place – Tie
“The Posse” Marcia Fasy
The Posse was shot up in Washington state near Walla Walla. This was a photoshoot connected with the Columbia Council of Camera Clubs convention in October 2015. The horse riders rode all over the area giving us ample chances to shoot them in all kinds of ways. The beautiful black Morgan was the most gorgeous horse. It was a wonderful opportunity to capture the riders. It was shot on a tripod using the Canon 6D and the Canon 24-105mm f4L lens.
1st Place – Tie
“Lines” Patty Booth
Ned and I went on a photo safari to Trinidad , CA and stopped at a pretty little white church. Near the church were beautiful tall, graceful plants. I took quite a few photos before finally getting up close and personal. This was taken with my Nikon D750 using a 70-200 lens at 70mm for 1/125 at F22 with ISO 250, natural light on a tripod.
Judges:Gerald Sinclair, Micah Vanecamp and Cynthia Charat
Print Image Competition
1st Place – Image of the Year – Print Competition
“Lantermans Mill” by Patty Booth
This photo was taken in Youngstown, Ohio. I arrived at sunrise and the lighting was difficult but I concentrated on getting the highlights knowing I could open up the shadows in lightroom . Nikon is known for its amazing dynamic range and my Nikon D600 did not disappoint me. I used a 24-70mm lens at 24mm, 0.6 sec. F22, ISO 80, 10/26/15 at 7:35AM
2nd Place
“Tetons” by Ned Booth
3rd Place
“Ants in your Plants” by Greg Smith
Honorable Mention (x6)
“A study in Glass #1” by Dale George
Honorable Mention (x6)
“Welcome” by Russ Williamson
Honorable Mention (x6)
“Heceta Beach” by Lynda Noles
Honorable Mention (x6)
“Green Wave Crashing” by Jim Ingraham
Honorable Mention (x6)
“Smoky sunset on the Rogue” by Jim Ingraham
Honorable Mention (x6)
“Sea Turtle” by Jim Ingraham
1st Place – Image of the Year – Electronic Competition
“Curious Coyote” by Jim Heern
The coyote appears often in the tales and traditions of Native Americans—usually as a very savvy and clever beast. Modern coyotes have displayed their cleverness by adapting to the changing American landscape. These members of the dog family once lived primarily in open prairies and deserts, but now roam the continent’s forests and mountains. They have even colonized cities like Los Angeles, and are now found over most of North America. Coyote populations are likely at an all-time high. This was taken in Idaho, while visiting my son Zack, his wife, Mona and my grandchildren, Liya and Jamal. The settings were as follows 1/100 second @ f 45 ISO 125.
Judges: Linda Noles, Jan Kloes and Joel Takarsh (Main member Judge)
Electronic Image Competition – Open category
Note: Due to time constraints, each member could only enter two images this month instead of three
1st Place – Image of the Month
“The Dragonfly” Laurie Scaruffi
The photo was taken in a friend’s asparagus garden here in Grants Pass with a Nikon D90 and a Tamron 70-300 lens. Exposure: 1/60sec, f5.6 @ ISO-320. It was hand held, and since I’m a bit shaky, I popped the flash, and it gave a sparkle to his wings. I love all kinds of nature photography and I was so delighted when the dragonfly didn’t fly away so I got a couple different pictures, but liked this one the best.
I have enjoyed photography since the mid-70’s using a 35mm film camera. I had put my camera down for years. However, when I moved to Grants Pass and joined the Camera Club, I started learning more about the world of digital photography and editing, it really became a passion again. Although I can’t physically do the things I used to, I keep my love of photography by interaction with other photographers in the Club. When I’m not able to get out and take pictures, I enjoy editing them! Best of all, I passed on my love of photography to my daughter who is now an accomplished professional photographer in Kansas.
This photo was taken at Hidden Valley High School in May of 2015. I was on assignment for the Daily Courier newspaper and thought this was the most interesting picture I had captured all day. I feel it has a lot of qualities that I like in a sports picture. Soft background, captured action, tells a story. Good athletes make getting pictures like this so much easier.
Taken with Nikon D4 with 400mm f/2.8 prime lens.
ISO was set at 160, shutter speed 1/4000 sec., f-stop was set at 3.2 for shallow depth of field. Processed in Lightroom.
2nd Place
“YeeHaw” Linda Bryant
3rd Place – Tie (x3)
“Face Mask – 15 yard penalty” Joel Takarsh
3rd Place – Tie (x3)
“Clearing the Bar” Ozzie Cummins
3rd Place – Tie (x3)
“She’s Out!” Debbie Jallit
Honorable Mention – Tie (x3)
“Go!” Jim Heern
Honorable Mention – Tie (x3)
“Parker 425 Race” Ken Welborn
Print Competition – Open Category
Note: Not enough entries for ‘assigned category’ in prints, only ‘open’ this month
1st Place
“Ants in your plants” Greg Smith
Macro is a fairly new area of photography for me. Almost immediately I identified the inherent challenge of balancing a small aperture for the desires depth of field, with enough shutter speed to shoot hand held while stalking a moving subject. Armed with a new dedicated flash for my 100mm macro lens, I was able to strike a nice balance and get the image that I had hoped for. Shooting from a low position allowed for the inclusion of an evening blue sky as a nice background for the shot. My camera settings were: 2500 ISO, 1/100 second, f/25.
Judges: Ozzie Cummins, Leigh Cimino and Tim Bullard (Guest Judge)
Print Image Competition – Assigned Category (Back to the Basics)
Note: this months assignment allowed no post processing at all – Straight out of the camera
1st Place – Image of the Month
“North Pole” Dave Bell
I Joined the Caveman Camera Club in October of last year.
I joined because I have always been an “Green Button” auto everything shooter.
I am learning how to shoot manual thank’s to the clubs Guidance Mentor system.
I now shoot with a Canon 5 D Mark III
And would highly recommend the club to anyone wanting to advance their skills.
My Photo was taken while I was serving in the Coast Guard. It was a once in a lifetime shot hovering above the ‘North Pole’.
When we were hovering and looking down, I was so inspired looking down on the top of the world. Just can’t get any better.
When I saw the picture a couple of weeks later I was shocked that I took it. I was one of 4 crewmen taking the photos.
The picture was taken with a Very, Very small Panasonic ( 1/3 inch by 1 inch by 3 inch) pocket camera, that’s all I carried when flying. Yep, it’s off my bucket list
2nd Place – Tie
“Chihuly Glass” Marcia Fasy
2nd Place – Tie
“Soft Overcast Light” Ozzie Cummins
Electronic Image Competition – Open Category
1st Place
“Palouse Farmstead” Nomeca Hartwell
Marcia and I came across this abandoned looking Dutch Barn with grazing cows as we were barn-hunting along a side road outside of Rosalia,WA. I took several shots of the barn and the squashed mailbox but I liked this one the best with a close up of the cows. It really seemed to come alive in a modified ‘natural’ B&W out of Photomatix . I then took it into PS and toned down the highlight glow around the tree with a Luminosity Mask, also open up some of the very dark shadows a little bit using another Luminosity Mask on a burn/dodge layer. It has since been improved per Tim’s suggestion with a small neutral density gradient on the sky. Canon T2i, f/10. 1/160 sec, ISO 200 with my ever useful 18-135 lens set at 18mm.
2nd Place – Tie
“Bottoms Up” Lori Mitchell
2nd Place – Tie
“Soccer Field” Doris Welborn
3rd Place – Tie (x4)
“The Guilded Age” Dale George
3rd Place – Tie
“Perezosa” Doris Welborn
3rd Place – Tie
“Late Autumn Light” Ozzie Cummins
3rd Place – Tie
“Peonies” Jan Kloes
Print Image Competition – Open Category
1st Place
“A study in Glass #1” by Dale George
After wasting many hours trying to shoot an image for the assigned category, I became frustrated with my efforts and decided to try some lighting techniques we had talked about at our last educational meeting. I built a 3 sided wall from black foam-core board scraps, lined the back and bottom in some velveteen fabric and experimented with lighting placement. I again went to my tried and true method of bracketed shots and used Photomatix to blend them. I realized it was too beautiful to use just a single exposure and no edits, so I chose to enter it fully edited in the open class. Shot with a Canon 5dMK3, Canon 100mm Macro 2.8, average exposure of .7 seconds at f/19 and ISO 2500. Also used a single Alien Bee strobe approx. 5 feet above my subject.
2nd Place
“A girl and her horse” by Linda Bryant
3rd Place – Tie (x4)
“Ye Olde Dining Chamber” by Dale George
3rd Place – Tie
“The View” by Donald Tedrow
3rd Place – Tie
“Keep on Smiling” by Rose Christner
3rd Place – Tie
“Fallen Giants” by Jim Ingraham
Electronic Image Competition – Assigned Category (Back to the Basics)
Note: this months assignment allowed no post processing at all – Straight out of the camera
1st Place
“Lets get Together” by Rose Christner
This image was taken during Spring Break at the Monterey Bay aquarium. Among the myriad of obstacles of children popping in a photo, there is always the “right” lighting issues in dark rooms, especially when no flash is allowed. I tried to get a decent shot with my Canon PowerShot SX20 IS, but couldn’t. So I pulled out my trusty Samsung Galaxy Note5 (cell phone) which was set on automatic and waited for the jellyfish to literally get together and used the lighting that was in their fish tanks. I was concerned about possible reflections coming off the glass as well. but standing about 3′ away helped alleviate that. As a beginner, I have a lot to learn yet. I’m so thankful for the help from all the knowledgeable photographer’s who love what they do from all their “trusty” cameras.
