September 2019 Print Winners

by Susan Sheets | Sep 7, 2019 | Competition Results, Happenings, Print Winners

First Place

“Smiley Face”    Dale George

Two Second Places

“Starlight Express”    Nomeca Hartwell

“Show Me The Door”    Susan Sheets

Third Place

“Frisky Fox”    Jim Heern

May 2019 Prints Winners

by Susan Sheets | May 25, 2019 | Competition Results, Happenings, Print Winners

First Place

Himba Women    Gene Rimmer

Second Place

The Master Calls Us    Dale George

Four Third Places

I’m Part of The Cleanup Crew    Cynthia Briseno

Early Email    Dale George

Are You My Lunch    Rose Christner

My Hummer    Linda Bryant

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April 2019 Print Winners

by Susan Sheets | Apr 22, 2019 | Competition Results, Happenings, Print Winners

Two First Places

Quiet Sunrise    Nomeca Hartwell

A typical beautiful and peaceful September sunrise taken 10 days before the end of my lookout ‘career’ though I didn’t know it at the time. I blended 2 bracketed shots to get the foreground and sky properly exposed and then took it from there with some luminosity masks and a little dodging to get the feeling right. Taken on a tripod with my Nikon D750  and the 24mm  f1.8 lens at f/4, 1/640 sec., ISO 1600 ( manual settings), 2nd shot at 1/160  ( +2EV). Blended in LR, finished in PS.

If The Shoe Fits    Dale George

  This image was taken at the Pike Place Market in Seattle about 3 years ago. I was at the lower level and saw this “Shoe Museum” or others would call a tourist trap. I loved the nostalgic look and feel of it and had to have it.

Taken late day when the crowds had diminished. Used my trusty old Canon 5DMKIII and 24-70 Canon lens. No flash was used and I had it on a tripod. I took a 3 image bracketed set at ISO 2000, set on aperture priority, f/6.3 and average exposure of 1/50^th sec. I usually set my bracketed sets at plus and minus 1 stop or slightly more. Blended in Photomatix and worked on in Lightroom. This still rates as one of my top ten favorite images of mine because of the nostalgic look.

Two Second Places

Aw Nuts    Greg Smith

A Restful Place    Cynthia Briseno

March 2019 Print Winners

by Susan Sheets | Mar 24, 2019 | Competition Results, Happenings, Print Winners

First Place

May I Cut Your Steak    Dale George

“May I cut your steak” was a lazy weekend idea that started when I wanted to test out a new backdrop support rod system my wife purchased for me. The shot was set up in our garage and was fairly straight forward. I left one door open about 6 inches just so I could see, and used 2 strobes at about 90 degrees off to the sides and at floor level. Shot is handheld using a Canon 5DMKIV, Canon 100mm macro lens. Camera settings were ISO 6400 at 1/25 sec and f/7.1.

Two Second Places

Harbor Lights    Dale George

Aeaissa Jade    Jim Ingraham

February 2019 Print Winners

by Susan Sheets | Feb 26, 2019 | Competition Results, Happenings, Print Winners

First Place

Bugs In My Bloomers   Dale George

I had shot this particular plant over a series of days trying to get the perfect shot. This small insect was there nearly every day, but getting all the elements to come together was super challenging. I wanted in my mind to get a single bloom, in the right spot plus the insect at the right spot, with sharp focus throughout. The insect was the hardest part as it NEVER stopped moving and in fact was very camera shy. Nearly every shot with the insect in it inevitably was out of focus due to movement or other focus problems. Compounding the problem was hand holding the heavy camera/lens combination, while coaxing the insect to stay high up on the blooming part of the plant. Shooting at f/29 for maximum DOF did not help either. Eventually I managed to get a couple images that I was happy with, and learned that patience outweighs skill in some instances.

Shot with a Canon 5DMKIV, 100m lens combination. Speedlights we used off camera, ISO 1250, f/29, at 1/10 sec.

Two Second Places

Are You Looking At Me?   Cynthia Briseno

Sweet Butterfly   Laurie Hayden-Quinn

Five Third Places

A Walk In The Park   Susan Sheets

Sierras Near Bridgeport   Gene Rimmer

Quit Following Me   Rose Christner

The Ballet   Daniel Allen

Mmmm A Peony   Laurie Hayden-Quinn

January 2019 Print Winners

by Susan Sheets | Jan 19, 2019 | Competition Results, Happenings, Print Winners

First Place

The Stalker    Cynthia Briseno

Four Second Places

Winter At The Ranch    Susan Sheets

Moody Day Falls    Jim Heern

Cabbage Swirl    Rose Christner

Twilight Beach    Bobette Heern

Third Place

Gray Crowned Crane    Jim Ingraham