Judges: Pam Arbogast, Gene Rimmer, Doris Welborn
Most images can be enlarged by clicking within the frame.
Print Image Competition – “Open”
First Place (tie)
“The Shack” Tony Mitchell
Print Image Competition – “Open”
First Place (tie)
“Translucent Azalea” Marcia Fasy
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Second Place (tie)
“The Parachutist” Jim Ingraham
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Second Place (tie)
“Hiding In The Corner” Linda Bryant
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Second Place (tie)
“Lithia Park Falls” Dale George
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Third Place (tie)
“Darlingtonia” Ned Booth
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Third Place (tie)
“Mom’s Spirit Walk” Bobette Heern
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Third Place (tie)
“Great Pacific Chiton” Nomeca Hartwell
Nomeca provides this information: This was the strangest mollusk I had ever seen. The Chiton is also known as the ‘wandering meatloaf’. They are 44% blood, live for 20 years and move less than 20 meters in 2 years, snails will dine on them. It is interesting to note that the Great Pacific Chiton is the world’s largest chiton and grows to 33 cm long. ( ~13”). I would say this particular one was every bit of 13” long! Taken at the Harris Beach Tidepools (Oregon): ISO 400, 1/15 sec., f/13. Minimal processing in Lightroom , printed using Sean’s ‘test-strip’ hard copy process.
Print Image Competition – “Open”
Third Place (tie)
“Sun at Battery Point” Jim Ingraham
Print Image Competition – “Open”
HM Place (tie)
“Face Rock” Monte Jensen
Print Image Competition – “Open”
HM Place (tie)
“The Lighthouse” Tony Mitchell
Print Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
First Place (tie)
“Unknown Cowboy” Marcia Fasy
Print Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
First Place (tie)
“Folded Figure” Nomeca Hartwell
I took this image when I was still getting familiar with my Canon G9 way back in 2008 (ISO 200, 1/40 f/5.6). It started as a jpeg, converted to B&W in LR , and then a little Tonal Contrast added in CS6 with Nik Color Efex Pro4 along with some Classic Diffusion. It is printed on the lovely Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag paper, a museum quality inkjet paper.
Print Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
First Place (tie)
“Cassandra” Linda Bryant
Cassandra was taken with my Canon 6D.. Settings are f/4, SS 1/320, ISO 2000 and 105mm.
Photo was taken at Tom Pearce Park. It was Cassie’s 18th Birthday and we were just playing around.
Photo was taken in to Photoshop CC, turned into a b/w and did a little bit of selective coloring to bring the color back
into her eye. Then I put a frame around it using NIK collections color effects pro
Print Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
First Place (tie)
“Under Wraps” Dale George
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
First Place
“The Rogue And Amy” Jim Ingraham
Jim says: It was taken last summer at the Illinois river. Shot with a Nikon D700 and 24-70mm lens at 52mm looking straight down into the water. ISO 400 and f11 at 1/350th. Taken during the normally poor photographic light of mid day which is ideal for under water subjects such as this.
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
Second Place (tie)
“I Hate Clowns” Dale George
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
Second Place (tie)
“Pregnancy Silhouette” Jim Ingraham
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
Second Place (tie)
“Sisters In Hats” Tony Mitchell
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
Third Place (tie)
“Booney and the Chicken” Jim Heern
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
Third Place (tie)
“Ending The Inning” Joel Takarsh
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
Third Place (tie)
“Little Feet” Lori Mitchell
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
Third Place (tie)
“Faceless And Homeless” Marcia Fasy
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
Third Place (tie)
“The Hoodie” Russ Williamson
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
Third Place (tie)
“Angie” Patty Seereiter
Electronic Image Competition – “Faceless Portraits”
Third Place (tie)
“Preparation” Lori Mitchell
Electronic Image Competition – “Open”
First Place (tie)
“Painted Hill Sunrise” Doris Welborn
Ken and I visited the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds near Mitchell on September 25 and 26, 2014. A distance from the entrance are two red hills. We arose well before dawn to get set up to photograph the sunrise. Sunrise and sunset are two favorite times to photograph. The dynamic range at those times is amazing. The equipment was a Nikon 7000, a RRS tripod, Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 wide angle lens, and a release cable.
Electronic Image Competition – “Open”
First Place (tie)
“Caveman Bridge” Greg Smith
This photograph was taken in March of this year. The full moon and moody clouds drew me out for an evening shoot. The set up for this shot had my feet and tripod in the river. I love our Caveman Bridge and wanted an image that captured her in a unique and flattering way. The river and clouds were moving fast, and the long exposure softened both. I timed the shot to hide the bright full moon behind the clouds, and for some traffic on the bridges for the streaks of light. I used a starlite filter on front of my 24-105 mm lens to accentuate the street lights. My camera settings were: ISO 800, f/8 at 15 seconds, and a 40 mm focal length.
Electronic Image Competition – “Open”
First Place (tie)
“Tapestry” Nomeca Hartwell
Here is Nomeca’s story… we lucked out with third story rooms with a balcony at the Hotel Royal Chateau in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. I took lots of pictures that evening of the town life going on below at the corner with my new Canon G1x travel camera (APS-C sensor point & shoot). This particular image resulted from 2 jpgs processed in Photomatix 5 and then cropped for more impact. Original images shot at ISO 1600, .8 and .2 sec, f/5.6
Electronic Image Competition – “Open”
Second Place (tie)
“Apple Green” Dale George
Electronic Image Competition – “Open”
Second Place (tie)
“Surreal Rush Hour” Dave Church
Electronic Image Competition – “Open”
Second Place (tie)
“Winchester Bridge” Laurie Scaruffi
Electronic Image Competition – “Open”
Second Place (tie)
“Maddie and Opie” Linda Bryant
Electronic Image Competition – “Open”
Second Place (tie)
“Bridge At Del Rio” Pam Arbogast
Electronic Image Competition – “Open”
Second Place (tie)
“St. Michael’s Cathedral” Patty Booth
End of Competition Results