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Photo, titled By the Window, by Amelia Hazlitt of East Lake High School took first place in a digital photography contest for high school students put on by the
Suncoast Camera Club of Clearwater. Amelia also received Honorable Mention for Reflection. Students in Pinellas public high schools were eligible to enter. Seventy-four students from
six schools submitted a total of 196 images. Three awards and 21 honorable mentions were given. The second-and-third place winners also attend East Lake High School and are
students of Katie Murphy Tracy. Laura Davis took second place with The Natives, and Honorable Mention for Unmasked. Third place went to Madison Vorbrich for A Man with a Vision.
When Tracy was notified that three of her students were award winners she responded, “That is great the two students I have told are so excited.” The third student
was out-of-town.
Tampa Bay Times article January 5, 2012
Click below to view a slideshow of the award and honorable mention images
http://www.photodex.com/share/mary_burke/gckccmg4
1st Place By the Window Amelia Hazlitt East Lake H.S. |
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2nd Place The Natives Laura Davis East Lake H.S. |
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3rd Place A Man with a Vision Madison Vorbrich East Lake H.S. |
Back row: Katie Murphy Tracy (East Lake H.S. Art Teacher), Mary Burke (SCC H.S. Photo Contest Organizer), Jo Devine (SCC 2012 President)
Front row: Laura Davis (2nd place), Madison Vorbrich (3rd place), Amelia Hazlitt (1st place)
Judges left to right:
Pat Priscoe – Retired Art Teacher with a 30-year tenure in the Pinellas County School System
Teresa Hodges – Associate, Florida Center of Creative Photography
Jeff Donald – Director of the Florida Center of Creative Photography
People who worked on contest: Mary Burke, George Burke, Jim Goins, Dave Hart, Matt Muskovac, and Tom Russell (award night pictures)
Submitted by: Mary Burke, Chairperson of Contest – Suncoast Camera Club of Clearwater
Many thanks to Tom Russell for the snapshots of people enjoying our annual holiday party.
Nature's Best Photography magazine has announced the Windland Smith Rice International Awards 2011 Winners. Larry Lynch is recognized in the 2011 Fall/Winter Collectors' Edition of Nature's Best Photography magazine on page 29 in the Bird category. Over the years, some of the most notable photographers in the world are recognized as with this issue; i.e. Arthur Morris, Andy Rouse, as well as others. SCC congratulates Larry on this very notable accomplishment.
The members of SCC have elected the following officers for 2012.
They will assume office starting January 1, 2012.
Jo-Ann Devine, President
Jim Mahoney, VP Programs
George McKenna, VP Competition
David Erdman, Secretary
Robin Rebeck, Treasurer
The Standing Committee positions will remain the same with the exceptions of: Karen Hallett for Judge's Credentials and Liz Ryland for Membership/Hospitality.
The Special Events position is open at this time.
Our thanks to Karen Hallett, Chair of the Nominating Committee, and Tom Russell, Committee Member, for their recommendations of the 2012 slate of officers and
standing committee chairpersons.
Larry Becker, the Executive Director of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), presented Scott Kelby's popular Seven Point System for Camera Raw. The presentation was very informative and many people gained some new insights on how to better use Adobe Camera Raw to image their images and workflow. Larry also presented Corey Barker' line art technique, sharpening clouds using a high pass filter, and portrait retouching. A special thanks goes out to George Burke for making the arrangements for this presentation.
At the 2011 Photographic Society of America Annual Conference, Nick Muskovac was awarded the distinguished honor of becoming a Fellow in PSA (FPSA). The award was presented by Fred Greene, PSA President. The membership of SCC congratulates Nick on this major achievement as we know first hand the wonderful contributions Nick has made to the photography world.
The format of the monthly winning electronic images has been updated to a more modern look. The results page layout was designed by Roy Colbert and Matt Muskovac modified the slide show look. Matt did all of the programming required to produce the new look. This latest version of his Club Viewer program has simplified the monthly gallery creation process. Go to the gallery and enjoy a trip down memory lane on past winners since 2006.
SCC is proud to announce that four club members had winning images in the Tampa Bay Magazine Photo Contest.
The winners are:
Larry Lynch on pages 50 & 51
Mary Burke on page 52
Eric Rosengren on page 53
Liz Rylan on page 54
SCC is sponsoring it's second Pinellas High School Electronic Image Contest, following the success of the first such competition. The contest is conceived and spearheaded by SCC member Mary Burke in conjunction with the Pinellas County School system. Winners will be announced at the December 20th Program night meeting.
The Annual Awards Banquet was held on February 5th to recognize the achievements of our club members.
2010 Most Improved Photographer of the Year Award
Madelyn Kinney
BEST OF THE YEAR |
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Electronic Image "Dawn Patrol" Chuck Platz |
Monochrome Print "Work Boat on the Grand Canal" Chuck Platz |
Color Print "The Potter" Richard Miller |
2010 YEAR-END COMPETITION WINNERS | ||
ELECTRONIC IMAGING | ||
Electronic Image of the Year | Charles Platz | "Dawn Patrol" |
Class B | ||
1st Place | Joyce Gentry | "Monastery in the Clouds" |
2nd Place | Ellen Memmo | "Surfs Up" |
3rd Place | Joyce Gentry | "Black and Yellow Spider" |
Class A | ||
2nd Place | Mark Zielinski | "Black Skimmer 2" |
3rd Place | Richard Miller | "Pawn to K4" |
Class AA | ||
1st Place | George McKenna | "Three Puffins" |
2nd Place | Irene Kramer | "Pair of Pears" |
3rd Place | Irene Kramer | "Morning Round-Up" |
MONOCHROME PRINTS | ||
Monochrome Print of the Year | Charles Platz | "Work Boat on the Grand Canal" |
Class B | ||
1st Place | Joyce Gentry | "Fly Away" |
2nd Place | Tom Russell | "Flagler College" |
Class A | ||
2nd Place | Janet Stein | "Fogged In" |
3rd Place | Charles Platz | "Mt. McKinley" |
Class AA | ||
1st Place | Frank Crommelin | "Whistle Stop" |
2nd Place | Frank Crommelin | "Chimney Sweep" |
3rd Place | Bill Kramer | "Vermont Barn" |
COLOR PRINTS | ||
Color Print of the Year | Richard Miller | "The Potter" |
Class B | ||
1st Place | Joyce Gentry | "Instanbul Docks at Dusk" |
2nd Place | Tom Russell | "City Car Reflection" |
3rd Place | Tom Russell | "North Florida Church" |
Class A | ||
2nd Place | Jeff Gentry | "It's a Butterfly World" |
3rd Place | Phyllis Carlson | "Osprey with Sheephead" |
Class AA | ||
1st Place | Bill Kramer | "Fighting Great Egrets" |
2nd Place | Karen Hallet | "Red Barn on Snowy Day" |
3rd Place | Mary Burke | "Mandy" |
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Class A Color - Yellow Ribbon (Top 25%) | ||
Just Resting JoAnn Devine |
Again Robin Rebeck |
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Class A Mono - Yellow Ribbon (Top 25%) | ||
Nude Beauty Mary Burke |
SCC had 15 winning images out the 174 total entries in the FCCC 2011 2nd Triannual Digital Competition.
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SCC had 14 winning images out the 116 total entries in the FCCC 2011 1st Triannual Digital Competition.
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