Judges: Jim Heern, Cynthia Charat (Guest Judge), Ozzie Cummins
Most images can be enlarged by clicking within the frame.
Electronic Image Competition – Assignment “Black and White”
First Place – Tie
Image of the Month
“Mountain Survivor” Nomeca Hartwell
Mountain Survivor: Lives in the Whetstone Butte area where there are a lot of snags dotting the landscape from the 2002 Biscuit Fire: ISO 100, 1/500 at f/8 on Canon Rebel T2i . Converted to B&W in LR , refined in CS6
Electronic Image Competition – Assignment “Black and White”
First Place – Tie
Image of the Month
“White and Black Kiss” Gene Rimmer
My initiation into photography was in taking four photographic art classes at Arizona State University. After a career in hospice but years of doing little with his photography, I finally entered into the world of digital photography with a point-and-shoot in 2006 and progressed to using professional level Canon camera equipment and doing my own printing and mounting. The Caveman Camera Club gave me the opportunity to interact and grow artistically with other serious amateur and professional photographers. My work can be seen on Facebook and especially on my website: www.GeneRimmerPhotography.com .
For this image of the young women, I had originally intended to get a soft shot of two women softly kissing. I asked Ona, the girl on the left who had modeled for me befoe, to locate a friend who would shoot with us. When she came with Tara, a darker skinned woman, I shot a number of images but felt doing them in black and white was more than appropriate. I chose this shot because of the interesting space between them and their overall look, and I processed it with a gradient on the background for added emphasis.
Electronic Image Competition -Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Fallen Angel” Gene Rimmer
Electronic Image Competition -Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Zig Zag” Jan Kloes
Electronic Image Competition -Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Calendula Officinalis” Marcia Fasy
Electronic Image Competition -Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Cole Stage Station” Ozzie Cummins
Electronic Image Competition -Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Iridescent Dancer” Bobette Heern
Electronic Image Competition -Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Eiffel Tower” Doris Welborn
Electronic Image Competition -Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Nutcracker Ballerinas” Linda Bryant
Electronic Image Competition -Assignment “Black and White”
Third Place – Tie
“Table Rock Tranquility” Greg Smith
Electronic Image Competition -Assignment “Black and White”
Third Place – Tie
“How About a Kiss” Debbie Jallit
Electronic Image Competition – “Open”
First Place
Image of the Month
“Bugle Boy” Lori Mitchell
Electronic Image Competition -“Open”
Second Place – Tie
“Temples and Tides” Ted Demetriades
Electronic Image Competition -“Open”
Second Place – Tie
“In the Rut” Tony Mitchell
Electronic Image Competition -“Open”
Second Place – Tie
“Lawrence Elk” Dale George
Electronic Image Competition -“Open”
Third Place – Tie
“High Plains Ranch” Dave Church
Electronic Image Competition -“Open”
Third Place – Tie
“Brief Awakening” Jim Ingraham
Electronic Image Competition -“Open”
Third Place – Tie
“Dragons Teeth” Pam Arbogast
Print Image Competition – Assignment “Black and White”
First Place
Image of the Month
“The Palace Doors” Dale George
Print Image Competition – Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Courtney” Linda Bryant
Print Image Competition – Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Jazzy” Linda Bryant
Print Image Competition – Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Phantom Dweller” Jim Heern
Print Image Competition – Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Where do we go from here” Jim Heern
Print Image Competition – Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Guess Who” Russ Williamson
Print Image Competition – Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“The little look-out” Debbie Jallit
Print Image Competition – Assignment “Black and White”
Second Place – Tie
“Golden Church” Tony Mitchell
Print Image Competition – “Open”
First Place
Image of the Month
“Grave Creek” Dale George
It took me 10 years to finally try and photograph this covered bridge in Sunny Valley. I was returning from an outing with friends and remembered that I had always wanted to try and capture this photo and as luck would have it, the sun was going down. This bridge is difficult to find a good angle for a classic look as there are a lot of obstructions around it. I set my camera to take multiple exposures to try and capture a wider range of light. I combined the 3 images to make this HDR photo. The overall look of this image was achieved using a Painterly preset in Photomatix and then further processed in Lightroom. 1/200th sec exposure, focal length 16mm, ISO 100, aperture f/8.0 Photo taken with a Canon T2I and Canon 10-22m lens.
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Second Place
“Fallen Redwood-Growth and Decay” Jim Ingraham
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Third Place-Tie
“December Firehouse” Nomeca Hartwell
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Third Place-Tie
“45’s” Lori Mitchell
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Honorable Mention-Tie
“Native Girl” Doris Welborn
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Honorable Mention-Tie
“Clouds in the Crater” Pam Arbogast