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Memphis Camera Club June Competition Winners

Blair Evan Ball — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:43:45 +0000

Congratulations to Patti Possel and Allen Sparks who tied with a perfect 27 in Print of the Month.

Patti’s was titled “Best Friends” in the Portrait Category, and Allen’s was titled “Flying over Flowers” in the nature category.

Congratulations to Becky McRae on winning Digital of the Month. Her score was a 26 in Digital Nature titled “Icons of Spring.”

Category	Maker	Title	Score	DOM / POM
Digital Nature	Becky McRae	Icons of Spring	26	DOM
Digital Nature	Mike Neal	So Don’t Share	26
Digital Scenic	Becky McRae	Standing Alone in the Fog	23
Digital Open	Bill Belus	Pals	25
Digital Open	Bill Belus	The Great Coneflowers	25
Assigned: After Dark	Bill Belus	Stage Road at Midnight	24
Nature	Allen Sparks	Flying Over Flowers	27	POM*
Scenic	Charles Spencer	Moonflower	25
Candid	Patty McLaughlin	Brad Pitt Look-Alike	21
Creative	Rog Sphar	Psychedelic Coreopsis	23
Open	Rog Sphar	Icescape with Hardy Geraniums	25
Portrait	Patti Possel	Best Friends	27	POM*
B&W	[no entries]

Memphis Camera Club May Competiton Winners

Blair Evan Ball — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:34:18 +0000

Congratulations to Rog Sphar who won in Print of the Month Open Category with a 27. Titled “Ice Infusion”

Congratulations to Allen Sparks who won in the Digital Nature of the Month with a 25. Titled “Weed for my nest”

Category	Maker	Title	Score	DOM / POM
Digital Nature	Curt Hart	Hanging On	25
Digital Nature	Allen Sparks	Weed for My Nest	25	DOM
Digital Scenic	Mike Neal	Sunrise Air Park	24
Digital Scenic	David Taylor	Uninhabited	24
Digital Open	Curt Hart	Mississippi Kite	25
Digital Open	Mimi Ragon	Dandelion Invasion	25
Digital Open	Becky McRae	The Corn is as High as	25
Nature	Charles Spencer	Red Soldier Bug	27
Scenic	Bill Belus	The Storm Has Passed	23
Candid	Bill Belus	Pensive Mood	24
Creative	Rog Sphar	Carnation Cavern	24
B&W	Joe Sullivan	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception	23
Open	Rog Sphar	Ice Infusion	27	POM
Open	Paul Fultz	Trumps Hairdo	27
Portrait	Patti Smith	A Special Princess	23
Portrait	Patti Possel	Young Love	23
Portrait	Paul Fultz	Prom Night	23

Memphis Camera Club April Competition Winners

Blair Evan Ball — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:32:21 +0000

Congratulations to Cathy Wilhelm for winning Print of the Month. Titled “Gold Fever” with a perfect 27.

Congratulations to Becky McRae for winning Digital of the Month. Titled ” Quince Adorned by Bluebird” with a perfect 27.

Category	Maker	Title	Points
Digital Nature	Becky McRae	Quince Adorned by Bluebird	27	DOM
	Becky McRae	Yellow Plus Blue Equals Spring	27
Digital Open	Mo Gehi	Blomingdale’s Chicago	24
	David Taylor	Molecular Movement	24
Digital Scenic	Mo Gehi	Secluded	24
	Ed Greenhaw	Snowy Country Chapel	24
Scenic	Quinn Strother	When the River Calls	25
Portrait	Cathy Wilhelm	Aint She Grand	24
Nature	Cathy Wilhelm	Gold Fever	27	POM
	Charles Spencer	Backside Birdie	27
Open	Paul Fultz	I’m Watching You	27
Candid	Rog Sphar	Square Dancing Buckaroo	25
Creative	Paula Cravens	Mirror, Mirror	26
B&W	Charles Spencer	Barn Without a View	26

Memphis Camera Club March Competition Winners

Blair Evan Ball — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:00:41 +0000

Congratulations to Charles Spencer for winning Print of the Month. Lady Snowbird with a 27.

Color Nature_Charles Spencer_Lady Snowbird_27_POM

Congratulations to Becky McRae for winning Digital of the Month.Wading Sandpipers with a 26.

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Category	Maker	Title	Points
Assigned: Blurred Motion	Charles Spencer	Snake Bite Hissy	26
	Rog Sphar	“And They’re Off”	26
Digital Nature	Becky McRae	Wading Sandpipers	26	DOM
	Becky McRae	So Berry Cold	26
	Allen Sparks	Zebra Swallowtail	26
Digital Open	Mo Gehi	Gossiping	24
Digital Scenic	Linda Lucchesi	Barge at Sunset	23
	Laura Allen	Mountain with Golden Meadows	23
	Ed Greenhaw	Sunset Fire	23
	Mo Gehi	Yellowstone Falls Lower	23
Scenic	Dennis Allen	Lake Erie Lighthouse	27
Portrait	[no entries this month]
Nature	Charles Spencer	Male Cardinal	27
	Charles Spencer	Lady Snowbird	27	POM
	Allen Sparks	Gulf Fritillary	27
	Allen Sparks	Junco	27
Open	Steve Copen	Long Boats	26
Candid	Steve Copen	Homeless	26
Creative	Steve Copen	Rice Planters	26
B&W	Rog Sphar	Kite and Clouds	26

Memphis Camera Club February Winners

Blair Evan Ball — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:32:46 +0000

Congratulations to Dale Cox on winning print of the month with a perfect 27. Titled “Mountains Breath”

Mountains Breath

Congratulations to Becky McRae on winning digital of the month with a 25. Titled “Yum Yum”

Yum Yum

Category	Maker	Title	Month	Points
Digital Nature	Mo Gehi	Nature’s Gift	Feb.	24
Digital Open	Becky McRae	Yum Yum	Feb.	25	DOM
Digital Open	Bill Belus	Avery and the Shoe	Feb.	25
Digital Open	David Taylor	Toxic Shock	Feb.	25
Digital Scenic	Bill Belus	Mud Island Monorail	Feb.	24
Digital Scenic	Laura Allen	Silos by the Tracks	Feb.	24
Digital Scenic	Laura Allen	Six Silos	Feb.	24
Digital Scenic	Mo Gehi	Winding River	Feb.	24
Scenic	Dale Cox	Mountains Breath	Feb.	27	POM
Portrait	Patti MacLaughlin	The Blues on Bourban Street	Feb.	25
Nature	Charles Spencer	Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper	Feb.	26
Open	Dale Cox	Disgruntled	Feb.	25
Candid	Joe Sullivan	Building an Anatomically Correct Snowman	Feb.	22
Creative	Rog Sphar	Smoke and Mirrors	Feb.	26
B&W	Rog Sphar	Storm A-Comin	Feb.	25

Tom Fox Presents a River Runs Through Us

Blair Evan Ball — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:22:37 +0000

Dr. Tom Fox, a long time member of the Memphis Camera Club and professional photographer spoke to the Camera Club on a blustery night. There was quite a crowd there to be encouraged and inspired.

Tom has spent the past four years studying and photographing the Wolf River here in the Memphis area. His passion for excellence shows in his presentation. Tom’s diligence to detail and his artistic eye has inspired photographers through the years, and tonight was no exception. Anyone who has seen the various parts of the Wolf River knows that it is difficult to photograph and show the beauty that was presented here.

Most people take photographs, however very few photographers MAKE photographs.

: The Burning Bush

: The River Keepers

Memphis Camera Club Year End Winners

Blair Evan Ball — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:27:17 +0000

Congratulations to Steve Copen who won both Digital of the Year and Print of the Year!

Black & White_Steve Copen_Room with a View_26_POY & Digital Scenic_Steve Copen_Cholla Cactus__27_DOY

Congratulations to Charles Spencer for winning PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR!
Congratulations to Bill Belus for winning ACHIEVEMENT AWARD OF THE YEAR!

Congratulations to ALL the Memphis Camera Club Winners in 2010!!! See results below.

Room with a View

Cholla Cactus

Maker	Year End	Place	Title	Score	D / P of mo	Category	Month
Greenhaw, Ed	Yes	1	Egret in Flight	25	DOM	Assigned: Second Chance	November
Sparks, Allen	Yes	2	Artful Fishing	27		Assigned: Second Chance	November
McLaughlin, Patti	Yes	3	Oh Boy That Looks Good	25		Assigned: Second Chance	September
Copen, Steve	Yes	1 POY	Room with a View	26		B&W	August
Cravens, Paula	Yes	2	Grazing	27	POM	B&W	December
Copen, Steve	Yes	3	Echoes of Children’s Laughter	26		B&W	May
Ball, Blair	Yes	HM	African Spur Thigh Tortoise	25		B&W	February
Ragon, Mimi	Yes	1	Stella	26		Candid	August
Belus, Bill	Yes	2	Anticipation	26		Candid	September
Sanders, Larry	Yes	3	Shya’s	24		Candid	July
Possel, Patti	Yes	1	Phoibos in Hades	26	POM	Creative	April
Copen, Steve	Yes	2	Nature on Steroids	26		Creative	October
Spencer, Charles	Yes	3	Butterfly on the Wall	27		Creative	October
Copen, Steve	Yes	HM	Can We Go Home Now	26		Creative	October
Taylor, David	Yes	1	I Need to Floss	27		Digital Nature	February
McRae, Becky	Yes	2	Wet Fuzzy Eating Machine	26		Digital Nature	June
Greenhaw, Ed	Yes	3	Snake in Hiding	26		Digital Nature	August
Greenhaw, Ed	Yes	HM	Egret Taking Flight	23		Digital Nature	September
Hart, Curt	Yes	HM	Prothonotary Warbler	26		Digital Nature	December
Sparks, Allen	Yes	HM	Red Hearted Dragon	26	DOM	Digital Nature	March
Ragon, Mimi	Yes	1	Turning One	24		Digital Open	May
Cravens, Paula	Yes	2	Savannah View	27		Digital Open	December
Belus, Bill	Yes	3	Dakota	27	DOM	Digital Open	February
Sanders, Larry	Yes	HM	Not Me	26		Digital Open	August
Copen, Steve	Yes	1 DOY	Cholla Cactus Sunset	27	DOM	Digital Scenic	August
Taylor, David	Yes	2	Double Cross	26		Digital Scenic	February
Taylor, David	Yes	3	Storm Over the Channel	26		Digital Scenic	August
Copen, Peggy	Yes	1	Wine on the Vine	24		Nature	March
Sullivan, Joe	Yes	2	Young Mr. Swallowtail	27		Nature	July
Wilhelm, Cathy	Yes	3	Illumination	26		Nature	October
Spencer, Charles	Yes	HM	Funny Face	26		Nature	October
Furlotte, Tom	Yes	HM	Jacob’s Ladder	22		Nature	May
Fultz, Paul	Yes	HM	Nature’s Plume	24		Nature	March
Spencer, Charles	Yes	HM	On a Mountain of Flowers	25		Nature	October
Sullivan, Joe	Yes	HM	That Come-Hither Look	27	POM	Nature	July
Copen, Peggy	Yes	1	How Dry I Am	27		Open	August
Copen, Peggy	Yes	2	Vulture Mine Cabin	26	POM	Open	September
Fultz, Paul	Yes	3	Fire Truck	26		Open	February
McLaughlin, Patti	Yes	HM	Mysterious	25		Open	May
Possel, Patti	Yes	1	EWWW Scary	26		Portrait	November
Hammond, Beverly	Yes	2	Angel Eyes	24		Portrait	April
Possel, Patti	Yes	3	Really	26		Portrait	November
Copen, Steve	Yes	1	Cool Springs on Route 66	26		Scenic	September
Bush, Dodie	Yes	2	Windy City at Dusk	26		Scenic	May
McLaughlin, Patti	Yes	3	Miami Filtered Through a Hotel Window	25		Scenic	October
Ball, Blair	Yes	HM	Many Who Died	23		Scenic	May
Sparks, Allen	Yes	HM	Smokey Mountain Cascade	26		Scenic	November

Memphis Camera Club Photography Winners January

Blair Evan Ball — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:57:24 +0000

Congratulations to Dennis Allen for getting a perfect 27 with his image Glacier Bay Mountain! It was the winner in the Digital of the Month Category.

Scenic Glacier Bay Mountain by Dennis Allen

Congratulations to Steve Copen for getting a perfect 27 with his image Staring Stork! It was the winner in Print of the Month Category.

Open Staring Stork by Steve Copen

Congratulations on a perfect 27 goes to Ellen Cox for “The Lone Rower” and Patti Smith for “Subdued”.

Also, here are the listing of all the photographers who scored a 24 or higher in competition.

Category	Maker	Title	Month	Score	DOM / POM
Digital Nature	Allen Sparks	The Artful Dragon	Jan.	26
Digital Scenic	Dennis Allen	Glacier Bay Mountain	Jan.	27	DOM
Digital Scenic	Bill Belus	Bridge	Jan.	24
Digital Open	Paula Cravens	Travel Plans	Jan.	25
Nature	Cathy Wilhelm	Flitter	Jan.	26
Nature	Allen Sparks	Guarding Her Territory	Jan.	26
Scenic	Ellen Cox	A Break in the Weather	Jan.	26
Candid	Steve Copen	Yound and Old	Jan.	26
Creative	Rog Sphar	Headlight	Jan.	25
Creative	Paul Fultz	Thatched Cottage	Jan.	25
B&W	Paula Cravens	This Little Piggy Went to Market	Jan.	24
B&W	Ellen Cox	Cascade Clouds	Jan.	24
Open	Steve Copen	Staring Stork	Jan.	27	POM
Open	Ellen Cox	The Lone Rower	Jan.	27
Portrait	Patti Smith	Subdued	Jan.	27

Memphis Camera Club Member Wins 3rd Place

Blair Evan Ball — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:10:50 +0000

Becky McRae poses with her peacock photograph which was awarded third place by the Bartlett Art Association.

Congratulations Becky!

Becky McRae

Photo by Barry Siegel