SUNCOAST CAMERA CLUB
Clearwater, Florida
CLUB NEWS 2009
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December 29, 2009
Digital Photography Review
George Burke's "Sienna Roof Tops" photograph received second place the DP Review Roof Lines challenge.
December 15, 2009
SCC Digital Photography Contest for
Pinellas County High School Students
The Suncoast Camera Club is proud to announce the winners of the
SCC Digital Photography Contest for Pinellas County High School Students.
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for a complete list of winners.
146 entries were received from 54 students from 8 schools.
All three winners were from Gibbs High School. There were a total of 18
Honorable Mentions.
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| 1st Place ER Rowan Stanley Gibbs H.S. |
2nd Place Sunny Day Maris Johannsen-Pityo Gibbs H.S. |
3rd Place At the Fair Christopher Watkins Gibbs H.S. |
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| Back row: Rowan Stanley, Susan Castleman, Tim Strong, Mary Burke Front row: Christopher Watkins, Maris Johannsen-Pityo |
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE
* Mary Burke from the Suncoast Camera Club for conceiving this contest and organizing this contest;
along with many other volunteers from SCC. *
* Susan Castleman, PreK-12 Visual Arts Supervisor for Pinellas County
Schools,
was a great help in making the contest a success. We couldn't have
done it without her. *
* To the teachers and parents for supporting this contest and helping the
student's with their entries. *
* Most importantly - To the students who showcased their artistic
interpretations of life.
The SCC members enjoyed the creativity and
different styles displayed in their photography.
We wish them
continued growth in their development of photographic skills. *
September 25, 2009
2009 FCCC Digital Division's 3rd Tri-Annual Competition Results
Blue Ribbon Color (Award)
| Maker | Category | Image |
| Robin Rebeck | AC | Black and White |
| Karen Hallett | BC | Civil War Cannon |
| Ray Perry | AC | Going Ashore |
| Bill Kramer | AC | Great Blue |
| Dawn Nichols | AC | Legs |
| Len Lapka | AC | Travel |
| George Burke | AC | Memorial Causeway Bridge |
| Karen Hallett | BC | Neon Butterfly |
| Dawn Nichols | AC | Thermal Crust |
Yellow Ribbon Color (Honorable Mention)
| Maker | Category | Image |
| Erik Rosengren | AC | Blue Footed Boobie and Chicks |
| Bill Kramer | AC | Florida Scrub Jay |
| Jo-Ann Devine | BC | Fog Walkway |
| Jim Goins | AC | Ft. Desoto at Sunrise |
| Ray Parry | AC | I-5 and City Lights |
| Jim Ickes | AC | Lily and a Bee |
| Dawn Nichols | AC | Milky Pond |
| Marsha McKenna | AC | Nesting Material |
| Marsha McKenna | AC | Old Salt |
| Bill Kramer | AC | Red Tailed Hawk in Tree |
| George McKenna | AC | Referee |
| Erik Rosengren | AC | Relaxing with a Rose |
| Jeff Gentry | AC | Victoria Falls Bridge |
| Jo-Ann Devine | BC | White Daisy Butterfly |
| Erik Rosengren | AC | Window Cats |
| Mark Zielinski | AC | Working Hard to Win |
July 12, 2009
2009 FCCC Digital Division's 2nd Tri-Annual Competition Results
Blue Ribbon Color
| Maker | Category | Image |
| Bill Kramer | AC | Firefighters in the Dark |
| Dawn Nichols | AC | The Top |
| Frank Crommelin | AC | Spring Time |
| Jim Goins | AC | Light House Steps |
| Jim Ickes | AC | Bull by the Horns |
| Karen Hallett | BC | Storm Over the Rockies |
| Mark Zielinski | AC | Stairwall of Cape May Lighthouse |
| Thomas Carnahan | AC | Close Hauled |
Yellow Ribbon Color
| Maker | Category | Image |
| Bill Kramer | AC | Red-Tailed Hawk |
| Charles Blume | AC | Bamboo |
| Glen Desthers | AC | Red Beauty |
| Glen Desthers | AC | Water Lily |
| James Mahoney | AC | Joann |
| Jo-An Devine | BC | Tunnel Yosemite |
| Len Lapka | AC | Two Gondolas |
| Len Lapka | AC | Winter Morn |
| Leon Robinson | AC | Clearwater Jazz |
| Mary Burke | AC | Purple Flowers |
| Ray Parry | AC | Burlap Bag Races |
| Robin Rebeck | AC | Beauty in the Beast |
| Susan Manie | AC | Beard Brook |
May 5, 2009
Mini-Essay Night and Hospice Guest Speaker
SCC Mini-Essay Participants
Photo by George McKenna
Front Row: Karen Hallett, Dawn Nichols
Back Row: Nick Muskovac, Jim Ickes, Jim Goins, Jeff
Gentry, Len Lapka, Dave Hutchinson, Mary Burke, George Burke
Jim Ickes and Hospice Guest Speaker Jill-Anne Fowler
Photo by Mary Burke
The Suncoast Camera Club is very proud of the special community
services provided by Hospice for people with terminal illnesses.
Jill-Anne Fowler presented to SCC an overview of the highly
successful Teen Volunteer Program.
One of the special activities performed by the teens is to provide a video document
of people's life stories.
March 28, 2009
2009 FCCC Digital Division's 1st Tri-Annual Competition Results
Blue Ribbon Advanced Color
Bill Kramer - Gulf Fritillary on Cone Flower
Dawn Nichols - Sally Lightfoot Stares Back
Erik Rosengren - Wolf's Guenon a Deep Think...
Frank Crommelin - Water Lily #2
Mark Zielinski - Black Skimmer
Nick Muskovac - Dead Horse Point
Ray Parry - Winter Beauty
Robin Rebeck - A Kodak Moment
Yellow Ribbon Advance Color
Bill Kramer - America Kestrel
Frank Crommelin - New York, NY
Glen Desthers - Great Blue Reflection
Jim Ickes - Mother and Baby
Jim Ickes - Trout for Dinner
Kurt Allenback - Casualties of War
Len Lapka - Venetian Canal
Len Lapka - Venice Reflection
Mark Zielinski - Egret Eating
Mary Burke - Officer
Robin Rebeck - Hummingbird
March 21, 2009
Tropical Image PSA-EID Exhibition Results
Frank Crommelin received four
acceptances with a Honorable Mention for "Water Lily 2"
Bill Kramer received four acceptances
Irene Kramer received three acceptances
Nick Muskovac received five acceptances with a
Honorable Mention for "Ibis Battle in Sky"
Ray Parry received one acceptance with a
Honorable Mention for "Winter Beauty"
Erik Rosengren received three acceptances with a
Honorable Mention for "The Confrontation"
March 17, 2009
Frank Crommelin's "Spooky" is in the
PSA 75th Anniversary Book
March 8, 2009
Suncoast Camera Club 2008 Year-End Winners
featured in the St. Petersburg Times newspaper
January 21, 2009
2008 FCCC Year End Digital Division Winners
Congratulations to Frank Crommelin for his First and Second place awards in the Advanced / Mono class / division competition.
February 28, 2009
2008 Year-End Awards
The Suncoast Camera Club announced the Year-End Competition Winners and Most Improved Photographer at their annual banquet.
Electronic Image of the Year
Nick Muskovac
"Spoonbill Reflection"
Monochrome Print of the Year:
Frank Crommelin
"Spooky"
Color Print of the Year:
Jim Ickes
"Mother and Baby"
Most Improved Photographer:
Leon Robinson
Click here for a listing of all of the winners
Click
here for the photo gallery
Our Club Historian, Mary Burke, has documented the
Year-End Competition Night with snapshots and
Annual Banquet snapshots
