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July 29, 2010

Club member Larry Lynch submitted 3 photos to the
Blue Ridge Mountain National Juried Wildlife & Nature Photography Exhibit,
and all 3 were accepted into the exhibit, as stated below.  Congrats, Larry!
Lynch Blue Ridge
The e-mail that Larry received from the Blue Ridge folks follows:
"Congratulations! Your submitted photographs have all been accepted into the
Blue Ridge Mountain National Juried Wildlife & Nature Photography Exhibit.
Please join us for the opening reception and awards presentation on Saturday, September 4th, 2010,
from 5 PM to 7 PM in the Richard Low Evans Gallery,
located at 420 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia.
The gallery is in the historic courtroom of the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association (The Art Center).
There is no admission fee for the exhibit or for the reception.
Please encourage all your family, friends, and clients to come to the reception and see your work."

 

June 23, 2010
2010 FCCC Digital Division's 2nd Tri-Annual Competition Results

Blue Ribbon (Award)

Maker Category Image
Mark Zielinkski Adv. Color Black Skimmer
Bill Kramer Adv. Color Great Blue in Flight
Frank Crommelin Adv. Color Safari Lodge
Frank Crommelin Adv. Mono 1932 Chevy

 

Yellow Ribbon (Honorable Mention)

Maker Category Image
Mark Zielinkski Adv. Color Ship Under Bridge
Mark Zielinkski Adv. Color Arches
Mary Burke Adv. Color Black Lace
Karen Hallett Adv. Color Red Barn
Bill Kramer Adv. Color P51 Mustang

 

June 22, 2010

It is with great sadness that the Suncoast Camera Club announces the passing of Jack O'Connell on June 18th.
  Jack joined the club in 2001.  He was active in the club and most recently served as the 2010 Program Chairman.
Jack enjoyed going on photography outings and spending time with club members.  He will be missed by his fellow club members.

St. Petersburg Times Obituary

Here are the funeral arrangements for John "Jack" O’Connell:
Visitation will be at Curlew Hills Funeral Home located at 1750 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor, Florida 34683.
It will be on Friday, June 25, 2010 between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m.

The funeral will be at St. Michaels the Archangel, which is located in Dunedin at the corner of Belcher and 580 Highway.
It will be at 11:00 a.m. in the morning of Saturday, June 26, 2010.
 Burial will be immediately following the service back at Curlew Hills.

There will be a get together following the service at the home of Brian and Susan O'Connell.
This is located at 1641 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor, Fl. 34683.
 It is best to come in on Alternate 19 to Florida and go east or to take County Road 1 to Florida and go east. A GPS will misdirect you.

The Suncoast Camera Club has donated money to The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast in memory of Jack O'Connell.

Click here for George and Mary Burke's wonderful tribute to Jack.

 

June 10, 2010

Jim Lucadam exhibit titled, "Palm Harbor Grunge," will be on display at the Palm Harbor Library in July and August.
Click here for the St. Petersburg Times July 29th article

 

May, 2010
PSA Who's Who in Photography 2009

Congratulations to our club members for their fantastic performance in PSA contests.

NA Ranking Name Judgings Acceptances
Color Projected Images (CPID)
#9 Erik Rosengren 59 99
#21 Frank Crommelin 40 74
  Jim Mahoney 16 40
EID-Still
  Nick Muskovac 50 93
  Frank Crommelin 35 66
  Ray Parry 30 52
Erik Rosengren 28 46
Nature Projected Images
#3 Erik Rosengren 96 210
  Nick Muskovac 40 74
Nature Prints
  Frank Crommelin 6 19
Photo Travel Projected Images
  Ray Parry 21 40
  Jim Mahoney 6 11
Small Monochrome Prints
#10 Frank Crommelin 11 20
Small Color Prints
  Frank Crommelin 12 22
Stereo Prints
  Nick Muskovac 5 10
Stereo Electronic Files
  Nick Muskovac 4 6

 

April 7, 2010
2010 FCCC Digital Division's 1st Tri-Annual Competition Results

Blue Ribbon (Award)

Maker Category Image
Jeff Gentry Adv. Color Hands at Work
Bill Kramer Adv. Color Sunrise Flight
Bill Kramer Adv. Color Burrowing Owls
Jeff Gentry Adv. Color Growling Cub
Frank Crommelin Adv. Color Rango the Orangutan
Nick Muskovac Adv. Color Three Hand Held Egrets
Robin Rebeck Adv. Color Waiting for a Drink
Dawn Nichols Adv. Color Bears Eating Whale
Maureen Breakiron-Evans Beg. Color Cormorant
Maureen Breakiron-Evans Beg. Color Great Bear Fisher
Frank Crommelin Adv. Mono Whistle Stop

 

Yellow Ribbon (Honorable Mention)

Maker Category Image
George McKenna Adv. Color Sandhill Cranes
Mary Burke Adv. Color Family
Dawn Nichols Adv. Color Dramatic Icescape
Bill Kramer Adv. Color Heron Dispute
Erik Rosengren Adv. Color Balancing Act Burrowing Owl
Ray Parry Adv. Color Resting Flamingo
Robin Rebeck Adv. Color Cracker
Bill Kramer Adv. Color Lake Powell
Frank Crommelin Adv. Color Yellow Lily
Maureen Breakiron-Evans Beg. Color Paws of Bear Dining
David Hart Adv. Mono Joanna

April 1, 2010
Best of Show PSA Gold Medal

Frank Crommelin has received a "Best of Show PSA Gold Medal"
 in the 2010 Minneapolis - St Paul Minnesota Valley Small Print Circuit for " Steam Train".
Congratulations, Frank!
Steam Train

 

 

SCC 2009 Most Improved Photographer Award

 

Hallett2009  Most Improved Photographer

The Suncoast Camera club is proud announce Karen Hallett
as the winner of the Charles Read Memorial Award
for the 2009 Most Improved Photographer.
Congratulations, Karen!

 

February 28, 2010
PSA Stereo Print of the Year

Nick Muskovac wins big in PSA
SCC member (and club Electronic Imaging Chair)
Nick Muskovac won the recent Photographic Society of
America’s (PSA) Stereo Print of the Year competition.
The print is shown in the January issue of PSA Journal page 30 & 31.
Congratulations, Nick!

 

February 6, 2010
Annual Banquet Awards

The Annual Awards Banquet was held on February 6th to recognize the achievements of our club members.

 

Best of the Year
Hands at Work Milky Pond Plenty of Time
Electronic Image
"Hands at Work"
Jeff Gentry
Monochrome Print
"Milky Pond"
Dawn Nichols
Color Print
"Plenty of Time"
Frank Crommelin
2009 YEAR-END COMPETITION WINNERS
 
ELECTRONIC IMAGING
Electronic Image of the Year Jeff Gentry "Hands at Work"
Class B
1st Place Tom Russell "Flower 1"
2nd Place Jo-Ann Devine "Tunnel Yosemite"
3rd Place Madelyn Kinney "Crane Close-Up"
Class A
2nd Place Mark Zielinski "Arcadia Rodeo 1"
3rd Place Robin Rebeck "Catch It!"
Class AA
1st Place Len Lapka "Cold But Beautiful"
2nd Place Nick Muskovac "Three Handheld Hatching Egrets"
3rd Place Irene Kramer "Mabry Mill"
 
MONOCHROME PRINTS
Monochrome Print of the Year Dawn Nichols "Milky Pond"
Class B
1st Place Len Lapka "Teton Magic"
2nd Place Jo-Ann Devine "Park Walkway"
Class A
1st Place George Burke "Elizabeth in Black & White"
2nd Place George Burke "Brittany Hi Key"
3rd Place Janet Stein "Silhouettes"
Class AA
2nd Place Bill Kramer "Left Mitten"
3rd Place Bill Kramer "Durango Express"
 
COLOR PRINTS
Color Print of the Year Frank Crommelin "Plenty of Time"
Class B
1st Place Jo-Ann Devine "Jackson Square - New Orleans"
Class A
1st Place Robin Rebeck "Hanging Out to Dry"
2nd Place Robin Rebeck "Venice Windows"
3rd Place Susan Manie "Emerging Beauty"
Class AA
2nd Place Marsha McKenna "Old Salt"
3rd Place Tim Strong "And down the stretch they come!"

 

Click here to view the award winning photographs

Click here to see the list of Year-End Competition Winners, High Point Winners, Star Awards, and Promotions

 

February 2, 2010
3D Photography presentation by Bob Ash

Bob Ash gave a very informative presentation on the history of 3D photography.
Bob brought many samples from his vast collection for the club members to touch explore and enjoy.

Bob Ash wearing 3D glasses ViewMaster Viewer Stereo Photograph Viewer
Bob Ash View Master Viewers Stereoscopic Viewer

 

January 21, 2010
FCCC 2009 End-of-the-Year Digital Division Competition

Len Lapka won 3rd place Class A monochrome for his image “Travel”
Click here to see all of the winners

 

January 9, 2010
St. Petersburg Times Article

Click here to see North Pinellas edition article on the High School Photo Contest