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Winners - 2009 : This gallery contains all images that have placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or Honorable Mention in monthly competition in 2009.

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This gallery contains all images that have placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or Ho ...

Updated: Oct 27, 2009 10:00pm PST

Jan 2009 - Sunrise/Sunsets : Judge: Mary Hatfield

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Jan 2009 - Sunrise/Sunsets

Feb 2009 - Doors/Windows : Judge: Monique Given

4 images have been withheld by request of the owner including one honorable mention

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Feb 2009 - Doors/Windows

Mar 2009 - Open : Judge: Bobby Harrison

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Mar 2009 - Open

Apr 2009 - Abstract : Judge: Marcia Hoppers

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Apr 2009 - Abstract

May 2009 - Truly Southern : Judge: Bob Gathany

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May 2009 - Truly Southern

Jun 2009 - People at Work : Judge: Tony Triolo

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Jun 2009 - People at Work

Jul 2009 - Bridges : Judge: Allison Jansen

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Jul 2009 - Bridges

Aug 2009 - Open : Judge: Cyndi Hornsby

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Aug 2009 - Open

Sept 2009 - Landscape : Judge: Tom & Pat Cory

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Sept 2009 - Landscape

Oct 2009 - Creepy Bugs : Judge: Lew Campbell

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Oct 2009 - Creepy Bugs

Winners - 2008 : This gallery contains all images that have placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or Honorable Mention in monthly competition in 2008.

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This gallery contains all images that have placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or Ho ...

Updated: Nov 26, 2008 8:25pm PST

Jan 2008 - White : Judge: Everett Carter.

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Jan 2008 - White

Feb 2008 - Angles, Lines and Patterns : Judge: Steve Cassidy

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Feb 2008 - Angles, Lines and Patterns

Mar 2008 - Open : Mar Judge: Farley Vaughn

(8 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owner.)

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Mar 2008 - Open

Apr 2008 - Texture : Apr Judge: David Bean
(8 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owner including 2nd place and one Honorable Mention.)

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Apr 2008 - Texture

May 2008 - Glass : May Judge: Amanda Sheehy
(4 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owner)

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May 2008 - Glass

Jun 2008 - Vintage : June Judge: Cara Fuller

(4 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owner including 2nd place and one honorable mention)

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Jun 2008 - Vintage

Jul 2008 - Signs : July Judge: Tony Triolo

(6 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owner)

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Jul 2008 - Signs

Aug 2008 - Motion/Action : Judge: Steve Gray

(8 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owners)

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Aug 2008 - Motion/Action

Sep 2008 - Open : Judge: Pat Patterson

(4 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owners)

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Sep 2008 - Open

Oct 2008 - Water/Liquid : Judge: Dave Eachen

(5 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owners including 2nd place)

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Oct 2008 - Water/Liquid

Nov 2008 - Celebrate America : Judge: Muril Robertson

(Note: 4 images have been with held by request of photographer, including one Honorable Mention)

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Nov 2008 - Celebrate America

Winners - 2007 : This gallery contains all images that have placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or Honorable Mention in monthly competition in 2007.

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This gallery contains all images that have placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or Ho ...

Updated: Nov 29, 2007 7:23pm PST

Jan 2007 - Festivals : Judge Prue Carrico comments: It was very difficult to choose! As a visual artist I've participated in competitions many times, and I know well that there are mixed feelings every single time among the artists concerning the judging!

Here are some criteria I had decided on before I viewed the images:

* Ideally, the photo should tell some kind of story, or have a message, or have something about it to which people can relate their own experiences.

* Ideally, the photo should have a different viewpoint, or stand out from the group in some way.

* Therefore, more than just a pretty picture. Pretty pictures can be stunning, but for this event, I thought the best photos would have some additional quality of interest that demonstrates the photographer's ability to capture a natural, distinctive moment.

* Ideally, the image should suggest that the photographer just happened to recognize a good shot and snapped it quickly, while nonetheless successfully maintaining good composition, balance, etc.

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Jan 2007 - Festivals

Feb 2007 - Cemeteries : February Judge: John Fudge

Notice of Error: Due to an oversight Barbara Staggs', Carol Blue's and David Blue's photographs were mistakenly left off the website when the judge viewed the photos and were not considered when picking this months winners.

(3rd Place and Honorable Mention winner requested photos not to be displayed on web)

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Feb 2007 - Cemeteries

Mar 2007 - Open : March Judge: José Betancourt

(9 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owners. This includes 2nd place winner)

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Mar 2007 - Open

Apr 2007 - Love : April Judge: Carla Swinney

(3 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owners.)

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Apr 2007 - Love

May 2007 - Silhouettes : May Judge: Everett Cox

(4 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owners.)

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May 2007 - Silhouettes

Jun 2007 - What is it? : June Judge: Bobby Woodley

(4 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owner.)

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Jun 2007 - What is it?

Jul 2007 - Maco / Close-up : June Judge: Tim Hermetz

(4 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owner.)

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Jul 2007 - Maco / Close-up

Aug 2007 - Animal Faces : Aug Judge: Eric Mittman
Judges Comments:
"Looked for in all photos

Composition – Has the rule of thirds been applied with great effect?
Overall are the elements and principles inherent the work unified and balanced?

Craftsmanship – Is it in focus?
Is the image pixelated?
Has flashed been used effectively – animal face washed out?
Have all dust spots and smudges been removed?

Creativity – Is it an original and thoughtful presentation of animal
Does it reveal character or feeling of animal?
Does it hold the viewers interest – does it continuously reward time after time?"

(5 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owner.)

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Aug 2007 - Animal Faces

Sept 2007 - Open : SeptJudge: Dudley Campbell
Judges Comments:
All images submitted were evaluated using the following criteria:
(1) Impact.
Did the image grab and hold attention?
Was it pleasing to the eye?
Did one wish to study the image rather than just glance at it and go on?
(2) Were there any intruding objects , (the floating stick next to the pelican, (#39),
or distracting light areas , (the extremely bright sky in #52 which drew attention away from the red sails of the ship.) ? The eye is always attracted to the brightest part of the image--or to red---but not in the case of the mentioned photograph. Too much conflict. Image manipulation is needed here.
If so, were they kept to a minimum?
(3) Composition.
This is one area that lost a lot of points for more than a few entries.
Too many subjects were centered.
The Rule of Thirds is not to be ignored.
(4) If manipulation of the image is obvious then it is probably overwhelming, therefore distracting to the viewer.
(5) Focus must be sharp on the prime subject within the composition.
(6) There MUST be a prime subject somewhere.
Otherwise it is either too busy or a meaningless image with nothing to hold the attention.
(7) Cropping that is too tight clips into the subject while too loose composition allows the eye to wander around,
(8) There should be separation of the subject from the background by use of focus or color/tone/shade.
One otherwise fine image had skin tones blending into the background.
Another was so sharp from foreground to background that it appeared flat.
Depth of field is a control that produces the illusion of depth in the two dimensional print the same way the eye/mind perceives a subject as a three dimensional object.
Learn to use selective focus and be aware of colors which blend into the outline of your subject, confusing the eye.
(9) The sensation/illusion of motion can be overdone as well as be nonexistent.
The bike riders were not only too blurred but the yellow object competed with the flag, (which was cropped too tight and centered); while the hummingbird in flight while exquisitely sharp, was so frozen that it could have been mounted on a sheet of glass.
Wonderfully sharp focus in a static composition.

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Sept 2007 - Open

Oct 2007 - Selective Focus : Oct Judge: Jimmy Taylor

(4 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owner.)

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Oct 2007 - Selective Focus

Nov 2007 - Trees : Nov Judge: Jeff Bennett of Bennett Nurseries

(4 images from the competition have been withheld by request of owner. 3 other images were mistakenly not entered into the contest)

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Nov 2007 - Trees

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October 2009 - Creepy Bugs

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