April 2021 Digital Winners – Traditional

April 2021 Digital Winners – Traditional

First Place

Rose’s comments on her image ;  My model and I were actually setting up for a night shoot, but the sun was setting and coming in just right on her face and I snapped this quickly.  This is one of those ‘being in the moment’ shots! 🙂 F5.6, 1/30, ISO 1600  EOS R Canon, 18-135 lens.

The Red Hat     Rose Christner

Two Second Places

Moody Cat     Bridget Cline

 

My Happy Cold Place     Susan Sheets

 

Five Third Places

Kitty 1     Dave Bell

 

Late Light On The Coast     Jim Ingraham

 

Milky Way Over Kearsarge Lakes    Larry Pollock

Special Rose     Susan Sheets

 

Fly Portrait 10X     Dale George

 

 

 

 

 

April 2021 Digital Winners – Altered Reality Category

April 2021 Digital Winners – Altered Reality Category

Two First Places

Night Owls    Rudy Dierks

 

I’m Over Here My Love    Rose Christner

Rose’s comments on her image; This was a planned shot, just about didn’t get there fast enough for the blue hour.  We had lighting issues that my team and I worked out. Keeping a model warm is my first priority, so I have to work fast in the cold weather as well as considering her safety. EOS R 19-135 lens F5.6,  20, ISO100 on Bulb 20sec.

 

Two Second Places

Dizzy     Larry Pollock

 

Passage    Nomeca Hartwell

 

March 2021 Digital Winners – Traditional Category

March 2021 Digital Winners – Traditional Category

First Place

Guarding the Stash     Rose Christner

This is a composite of the Northern Flicker and the tree.  Normally you would see an Acorn Woodpecker on the tree as they stash the acorns in the trees. The Flicker eats acorns, but does not put them in trees. I should have named this “Stealing The Stash”. 🙂

Canon EOS R on tripod, 400 lens + 1.4 extender (560 mm). F8, 1/60 sec. ISO 400.

 

Second Place

Angel In The Centerfold     Rose Christner

 

Third Place

Crystal Magic     Dale George

 

5 Honorable Mentions

The Nelson House     Dale George

 

Best Ball Ever     Greg Smith

 

After the Storm     Lin Gulick

 

Pond Rustling     Susan Sheets

 

Open Sesame     Dale George

March 2021 Digital Winners – Altered Reality Category

March 2021 Digital Winners – Altered Reality Category

Two First Places

My Scrambled Brain     Rose Christner

This is light painting with different tools you can make or buy.  I used my large (10 lb) lens ball on a mirror. Then I used 48.2 sec to shoot all the different colors around the ball. Canon EOS R on a tripod at F16, 48.2 sec with a clicker, ISO 100, 18 mm.

This is really fun and a good exercise to get the feel of what light painting can do. Have fun with it!

 

The Proposal     Cynthia Briseno

Entitled “The Proposal”. Taken near Brookings,  I had asked the couple if I could take their picture and they said “yes.”  He had just proposed to her so I did some shots and sent them to them.  It was a wonderful day and I took advantage of capturing “their moment.”

Camera was Canon5d mark IV, 70mm lens, ISO 200, F22, 1/40 sec.

 

Two Second Places

Del Rio Barn     Pam Arbogast

 

Blue     Susan Sheets

 

March 2021 Digital Winners – Assigned Category – Still Life

March 2021 Digital Winners – Assigned Category – Still Life

First Place

Minimalism     Larry Pollock

“I was looking for the essence of a simple still-life image. Minimalism is one of my favorite things to create. Using 5 studio lights, various light modifiers and some bounce cards, I was able to achieve the look I wanted. I shoot my camera tethered to my laptop so I can see each image in detail as I adjust the lighting to suit. Plenty of test shots to hone in the final image. This image was a 2 image Focus Stack as the top flower was much further away from the camera sensor than the lower part of the vase.”

Camera: Fuji X-T4, 1/250sec f/16, ISO 160
Lights: 3 Godox AD 400s, on AD100, 1 Einstein E640. Wireless trigger

 

Second Place

Pears and Grapes     Larry Pollock

 

Two Thirds

Rainy Afternoon     Dave Church

 

Juiced    Debbie Jallit

 

Five Honorable Mentions

Just For Love    Cynthia Briseno

 

Cameras     Jim Ingraham

 

Fairy Bells     Julie Padgett

 

Lemon Zinger     Suzi Pratt

 

Very Still Life     Nomeca Hartwell

 

Still Life With Still Life     Susan Sheets

 

 

 

February 2021 Digital Winners – Open Category

February 2021 Digital Winners – Open Category

First Place

Kelp       Jim Ingraham

This image, titled “Kelp” was taken from Citizens Dock Rd. in the harbor at Crescent City, Ca. It was a bright and sunny day and the winds were calm. The kelp was sitting near the surface and I could see the seafloor as well as clouds reflecting in the water. The color of the water was a beautiful blue green. I thought it would make for a compelling image.

Taken with a Nikon D810 and Tokina 24-70 mm lens at 40mm. ISO 125,          Shutter speed of 1/125 and aperture of F8

 

Three Second Places

Nightmare On Main Street        Jim Ingraham

 

Waiting On The Snow     Susan Sheets

 

Margrette, Your Lips Are Hot     Dale George

Third Place

Splash     Larry Pollock

 

Four Honorable Mentions

Geisha     Larry Pollock

 

Lingering Smoke     Rose Christner

 

Come In, Sit Down     Dale George

 

Long Way Home      Nomeca Hartwell

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