November 2018 Electronic Winners

by Susan Sheets | Nov 17, 2018 | Competition Results, EID Winners

First  Place – Assigned Category – Human Hands And Feet

Three First Place Winners

Do It Myself    Greg Smith

My Father’s Hands    Ozzie Cummins

I Got This Gramma    Maeve Devlin

Four Second Place Winners

Grace    Julie Padgett

The Chalk Walk    Rose Christner

The Knife Maker    Susan Sheets

Girls Like Mud Too    Daniel Allen

First Place Winner – Open Category

Lunch Time    Susan Sheets

Five Second Place Winners

Chinon Night Street    Dave Church

Polly    Jim Heern

Enchanted Night Cry    Nomeca Hartwell

No one but Night, with tears on her dark face,
Watches beside me in this windy place. (Edna St. Vincent Millay)

New Normal    Dave Low

Autumn Umpqua    Ross Steensland

Five Third Place Winners

Mother Earth Milk    Bobette Heern

My Friend Dennis    Dale George

River Boat    Dave Church

Watchful Eye    Jim Heern

Just A Number    Jim Ingraham

October 2018 Electronic Image Winners

by Susan Sheets | Oct 20, 2018 | Competition Results, EID Winners

First Place – Assigned Category – Sunset/Sunrise

One First Place Winner

Harris Beach Sunset     Jim Ingraham

‘Harris Beach Sunset’ was taken on a summer evening at Harris Beach State Park at sunset.  Camera data was Nikon D810 with a Nikkor 70-200 mm lens (before I dropped the lens in the ocean). 1/500th, at f11 and ISO 400. Taken at 200mm.

Second Place

One Second Place Winner

Klamath Sunset    Greg Smith

Third Place

One Third Place Winner

Sunrise In The Marsh    Don Tedrow

Honorable Mention

Six Honorable Mentions

Solitude    Bobette Heern

Let There Be Light    Cynthia Briseno

Paradise    Jim Heern

Subtle Sunset    Ozzie Cummings

Last Rays Of Light    Rose Christner

Opposing Colors    Ross Steensland

First Place Winners – Open Category

Two First Place Winners

Modoc Night    Ross Steensland

The Pollinator    Rose Christner

This was shot at the Butterfly exhibit in Cave Junction, OR on one of our club field trips this year. It was my first time ever to shoot butterflies, so it was a challenge for me with them constantly moving. Shot with my Canon 80D at 1/1600sec, F5.6, ISO1000, 100mm F2.8 Macro lens with extender. This was handheld and certainly not easy for me to do. I highly recommend going on club field trips with one or more as you will learn something new each time or you can share what you know to help others.

Second Place

Two Second Place Winners

Little Falls    Jim Heern

Cargo Drop    Greg Smith

Third Place

Three Third Place Winners

Patiently Waiting    Dave Low

Artist On The Canal    Debbie Jallit

Sexton Star Traffic    Nomeca Hartwell

September 2018 EID Winners

by Susan Sheets | Sep 24, 2018 | Competition Results, EID Winners

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First Place – Assigned Category

Three First Place Winners

The Winning Stroke      Rose Christner

This was taken early one morning at Lake of the Woods when they were having their Triathlon competition. Taken on a tripod with my 400 lens and 1.4 extender. 1/500 sec. F/14, 560mm, ISO 1000. I wanted to do something different for our competition sports assignment, as I had never taken pictures of swimmers before and was up “early” for the challenge.

Helena And Koda       Linda Bryant

Long Lake Swim    Greg Smith

In searching for something different for the “Competitive Sport” category of competition, I discovered that Lake of the Woods was hosting a triathlon.  I and another club member ventured up to the lake if the wee hours of morning to catch the open swim competition.  It was impressive to watch swimmers of all ages (the oldest being 84) hit the 68 degree water for a 3000 meter swim.  I was using my wonderful new 500mm lens to capture the action.  For this shot I added a 1.4X extension to the lens for 700mm of reach.  My settings were:  ISO 4000, f/16, 1/800th of a second.

Second Place

Planning the Play     Debbie Jallit

Third Place

Friday Night Lights    Debbie Jallit

First Place  – Open Category

Three First Place Winners

Clearwaters    Ross Steensland

I was scouting Stump Lake for the next morning’s photoshoot. After admiring a smoky orange sunset, I happened across Clearwater River.  The gentle water progressively edged by vibrant grass and wildflowers, resting under an old mountain forest captivated my imagination. Armed with my canon 6D MkII, Tamron 28-75mm f2.8, B&W Polarizer filter, and a sturdy tripod, I decided a long exposure in the waning light could capture the brilliant colors along with silky smooth water I was enjoying.  Exposure settings: 28mm, F11, ISO 50, 30 second exposure, edited in Adobe Lightroom.

Fox Brewpub    Dale George

“Fox Brewpub” was taken April of 2017 on our return drive from Las Vegas through Carson City. We had gone to dinner and were returning to our hotel in Carson City deep into the blue hour. I had intended to shoot this interesting historic old hotel after dark, so I pulled over and parked across the street. I set up my tripod with my older but trusty Canon 5DMKiii and 24-70mm lens combination.

I took 3 exposures at plus and minus 1.6 the normal exposure. ISO was 100 and f/6.1 while the shutter speed was 1.3 seconds at normal exposure.

Images were blended and tonemapped in Photomatix, some work in Lightroom and NIK Efex. Anyone who has seen my images knows I tend to be drawn to architectural buildings. They make great subjects and never move during the shooting process!!

A Pretty Place to Hide     Susan Sheets

This image was shot in my backyard at dusk with my Olympus OMD EM5 MarkII and Olympus macro lens at 120mm, f8.  I enjoy gardening almost as much as photography and often take my camera out with me when working in the yard – you never know what may be hiding out there.

Second Place

Sunset Over The Bay    Maeve Devlin

Third Place

Four Third Place Winners

Wizard of Oz     Julie Padgett

Natchez At Night     Bobette Heern

Moon Over The Midway     Nomeca Hartwell

Am I Pretty Or What?     Jim Heern