Judges: Gene Rimmer, Jim Ingraham and Marcia Fasy
Most images can be enlarged by clicking within the frame.
Projected Image Competition
Assigned Subject – Lighting Experimentation
First Place (tie) – “Image of the Month”
“Blowing Smoke” Lori Mitchell
Lori’s Comments: I had seen these types of images in magazines and on-line and wanted to give it a try. My husband was the one who finally pushed me to take the first step in giving it a shot, and the result was image that anyone can look at and see something different. I used a single hot shoe mounted flash and bounced it off of a white mat board so the light came in from the side and not head on. Exposure details ISO 100, 45mm, f/5.6, 1/15 sec.
I joined the Caveman Camera Club in January 2013, and have learned more than I thought possible through classes, workshops and hands-on field trips. The members of the club have a wealth of knowledge worth tapping into. I am currently a student at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco along with my husband, and am working towards my Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in photography. My husband Tony and my daughter Mia are my biggest supporters, and I couldn’t begin to think about pursuing this degree without them.
Projected Image Competition
Assigned Subject – Lighting Experimentation
First Place (tie)
“Veggies of the Day” Lori Mitchell
Lori’s Comments: Canon T3i, Lens 24-105mm 1:4 L IS USM Exposure details ISO 100, 45mm, f/5.6, 1/15 sec. I used a single hot shoe mounted flash and bounced it off of a white mat board so the light came in from the side and not head on. I had seen these types of images in magazines and on-line and wanted to give it a try.
Projected Image Competition
Assigned Subject – Lighting Experimentation
First Place (tie)
“The Old Digger” – Russ Williamson
Russ’ Comments: The image is a light painting that I did on a field trip with the photo club in May, 2013 to Pottsville in Merlin. The image is a composite of about 20 images that were combined in Photoshop. The images were taken with my Nikon D5000 at ISO 200, F11, for 15 seconds each while I illuminated the tractor with a flashlight in different areas.
Projected Image Competition
Assigned Subject – Lighting Experimentation
Second Place
“Sandy Hook Remembrance” – Nomeca Hartwell
Projected Image Competition
Assigned Subject – Lighting Experimentation
Third Place (tie)
“White Duck” Beckie Jensen
Projected Image Competition
Assigned Subject – Lighting Experimentation
Third Place (tie)
“Kitchen Window Planets” Michael Williams
Projected Image Competition
Assigned Subject – Lighting Experimentation
Third Place (tie)
“Alienation” Jim Heern
Projected Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
First Place (tie)
“Sunflower” – Linda Bryant
Linda’s Comments: This was just a Sunflower that my husband and I planted in our garden this year. These plants grew up to about 15 ft tall. This was taken in August. I was bored one night after dinner, was looking for something to take pics of and there they were. It was taken with my Canon 60D, ISO200, Ap f4.5, SS 1/50 at 70mm. I was having to stand under the plant and shoot straight up. I took the pic into Photoshop, did a few hand edits, flipped to vertical, then added a canvas type texture and a stroke around the outside.
Projected Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
First Place (tie)
“Bryce Canyon Window” Pam Arbogast
Pam’s comments: I shot this image on the last mile of an 8 mile hike on the Fairyland Loop trail at Bryce Canyon National Park. We were returning via the Rim trail, watching developing smoke from a wildfire. I was hot and tired, and ready to be back at camp. The view through this “window” brought me back to the present and I experimented with different angles. The tree hanging on to bare ground, and the light through the window to the distant formations attracted me.
Canon EOS D30 17-35 zoom lens at 35 1/250 @ f 11 with polarizing filter
Projected Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
First Place (tie)
“Harvest Moon” Ted Demetriades
Ted’s Comments: “I took this photo August 19th as the near-full moon rose over the mountains behind our house. The ridge line trees made a great silhouette. I used spot metering to keep detail in the bright moon, a 450 equivalent focal length, 400iso, and a tripod. I cropped the final image about 25% for a tighter composition.”
Projected Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Second Place
“Osprey and Kokanee” Ken Welborn
Projected Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Second Place
“Candy Crazy” Dale George
Projected Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Third Place (tie)
“Memorial Day” Jim Ingraham
Projected Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Third Place (tie)
“The Closer” Joel Takarsh
Projected Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Third Place (tie)
“Blue Plane” Mia Mitchell
Projected Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Third Place (tie)
“Glacier Park” Russ Williamson
Print Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
First Place
“New Bud” Jim Ingraham
Jim’s Comments: Taken with a Nikon D700 and 70-200mm zoom at 200mm. F8 at 1/500th of a second at ISO 800 hand held. Taken in the spring in the early morning with back lighting somewhere near Jacksonville.
Print Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Second Place
“Whiskey Creek” Michael Williams
Print Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Third Place (tie)
“Abert Rim” Dave Church
Dave’s Comments: This image was taken last summer just after sunrise at the Abert Rim geologic formation north of Lakeview, Oregon. It was taken with my Canon xsi camera with an 18 to 135mm lens set at 67mm. It is a blend of three bracketed exposures, and then converted to black and white. Basic exposure data is 1/60 sec at f11, with ISO set at 200.”
Print Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Third Place (tie)
“Spaulding Moss” Nomeca Hartwell
Print Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Third Place (tie)
“The Ring of Fort Stevens” Russ Williamson
Print Image Competition
No Assigned Subject
Third Place (tie)
“Lan Su Chinese Garden Gate” Marcia Fasy
Print Image Competition
Assigned Subject – Lighting Experimentation
First Place (tie)
“Dizzy Drink” Dale George
Dale’s Comments: This photo was taken in May this year on a Canon T2i with the standard 18-55 mm lens. This photo started out as something completely different but evolved into something I was happy with. A neighbor’s 25 cent garage sale bud vase collection, a champagne glass and some vegetable dye and a bit of experimenting in Picasa. Post process was using first the focal B&W to give the outer vases a monochromatic look…then applied a focal zoom to give it a more surreal look.
55 mm focal length, 5.6 f/stop, 1/60th sec. exposure with fill flash, 400 ISO
Print Image Competition
Assigned Subject – Lighting Experimentation
First Place (tie)
“Mia at Night” Jim Ingraham
Jim’s Comments: Exposure data: Nikon D700 with a 28-70f2.8 lens at 31mm.ISO 800, F8 for 2 seconds with two flashes. One on camera for fill and one key light at 45 degrees to her face. Was taken on a field trip last year to photograph the church at night.
End of October Awards