• Sept 17:  “Neon” (Digital)

• Oct 15: “Country Road” (Print)

• Nov 19: “Reflections” (Digital)

• Dec 17:  — No Salon:  Holiday Social

• Jan 21: “Tears” (Print)

• Feb 18: “Mystery Topic” (Digital)

• Mar 18: “Staircases” (Print)

• April 15: “Storms” (Digital)

• May 20: “Vanishing Point” (Print)

• June 17: — End of Year Banquet/Awards

Meeting Location: Warehouse Winery — 6415 Cambridge Street, Minneapolis, MN

“Best of the Best”: Banquet and social time followed by awards presentation:

Points are accumulated throughout the competition year (September through May) and the three top scorers in each of the divisions (Monochrome Prints, Color Prints, Digital Images) are recognized during this special evening.

The “Competitor of the Year” is awarded to the person with the highest accumulated score overall score in all divisions. “Rookie Competitor of the Year” is awarded to a first-year member with the highest accumulated score overall in all divisions.

In addition to other special awards, judge’s awards are given based on the end-of-year judge(s) impressions of images that received an Acceptance (points = 8, 9 or 10) throughout the year.

Judges: Russ Borud, Mariann Cyr, Rikk Flohr, Laurie Hernandez

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Art Dickey Award:

“Old Boats on Lake Superior” — Cynthia Fleury

Color Print of the Year: “Desolation” – Lars Michael

Color Print Runner-Up: “Abandoned for Winter” – Cynthia Fleury

Color Print Honorable Mentions:

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Monochrome Print of the Year: “And They’re Off” – Holly Kuchera

Monochrome Print Runner-Up: “Kat-Silver Skin” – Lars Michael

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Digital Image of the Year: “Sandhills 4” – Peter Wong

Digital Image Runner-Up: “Wingfoot” – Peter Wong

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COMPETITION AWARDS

Rookie of the Year:

1st Place: Anne Marie Plante  -  98 Points

2nd Place: Peter Wong  -  82 Points

3rd Place: Ryan Siemers  -  71 Points

President’s Award:

John A. Olson and Brian Billadeau

Color Print Competitor of the Year:

1st Place: Steven Shor  -  96 Points

2nd Place: Cynthia Fleury  -  71 Points

3rd Place: John Ringquist  -  62 Points

Monochrome Print Competitor of the Year:

1st Place: Joe Moss  -  68 Points

2nd Place: Lars Michael  -  46 Points

3rd Place: Cynthia Fleury  -  31 Points

Digital Image Competitor of the Year:

1st Place: Steven Shor  -  94 Points

2nd Place: Holly Kuchera  -  93 Points

3rd Place: Bill Cooper  -  90 Points

100-Point Club:

Cynthia Fleury: 229 / Holly Kuchera: 206 / Joe Moss: 205 / Geoff Kuchera: 175 /Peter Thorpe: 170 / John Ringquist: 158 / Mark Karney: 153 / George Johnston: 149 / Bill Cooper: 138 / Lucius Luther: 123 / Kathy Hara: 101

Competitive Photographers of the Year: (tie)

Lars Michael  -  230 Points / Steven Shor   -  230 Points

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Our final meeting was on the same night we normally would meet (Thursday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m.), but at a wine tasting warehouse. Instead of a photography presenter we tasted 7 different wines and ate grilled brats and other goodies.  The club provided the brats and condiments, the wine tasting was covered by a small fee, and members could purchase wines directly from the owner at a substantial discount.

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“The point at which receding parallel lines appear to converge in the distance. A technique often used to create great depth in an image. Roads, fences, long hallways, and railroads are often used to create a strong vanishing points in an image.”

Judge: Jim Carr

Awards in the Monochrome Topic Category:

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Awards in the Color Topic Category:

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Awards in the Monochrome Open Category:

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Awards in the Color Open Category:

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Program: The Badlands — presented by Rikk Flohr — www.fleetingglimpse.com

“It isn’t necessary to wait for a severe storm warning to shoot this topic, but it might help! Just look for a disturbance in the atmosphere marked by wind and usually by rain, snow, hail, sleet, or thunder and lightening. Becoming a storm chaser is not recommended.”

Judge: Marv Brown

Awards in the Topic Category:

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Awards in the Open Category:

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Peter Wong’s Presentation from the meeting.

“A structure containing a stairway; a flight of stairs with supporting structure. spiral or winding, wooden or metal, classic or modern, in a home or a museum. Be sure to make the staircase the main element in the image.”

Judges: John A. Olson, Kathy Hara, Holly Kuchera, Peter Thorpe, Joe Moss

Awards in the Monochrome Topic Category:

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Awards in the Color Topic Category:

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Awards in the Monochrome Open Category:

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Program: Light Painting — presented by Dana Maltby  www.twincitiesbrightest.com

“The challenge for this “Mystery” topic is to capture an image which shows or clearly suggests what Minnesota life outside is or can be like during one of our winters — either desirable or undesirable!  Consider this a photojournalism assignment, perhaps to illustrate a newspaper or magazine article.  It can be serious or humorous but a person or persons must be somewhere in the image and the image must illustrate or imply something about our lives: activities that we do or challenges we face during the warm absence of summer.”

Judge: Ron Timm

Videos of Judging:

Judge Introduction – Ron Timm

Topic – 6s & 7s

Topic – 8s, 9s & 10s (Acceptances)

Open – 6s & 7s

Open – 8s, 9s & 10s (Acceptances)

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Awards in the Open Category:

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Program: Model Shoot at the studio of Alec Johnson

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“Whether tears of sadness or joy, this topic will be a challenge. Heads shots are very effective for capturing tearful expressions of stress, pain, or extreme happiness. Don’t forget  babies, and children are a good source, your own or your grandchildren.”

Judge: Margo Ashmore

Awards in the Monochrome Topic Category:

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Awards in the Monochrome Open Category:

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Program: Club judging on images for Interclub Club Competition

“Reflections can lead to some amazing and beautiful images. Water, windows, mirrors or any reflective surface can alter a straightforward image into something richer or more artistic. Using reflections could take your photographic skills to the next level.”

Judge: Russ Borud

Awards in the Topic Category:

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Program: Rikk Flohr – “Costa Rica Photography” http://www.fleetingglimpse.com/

“What could inspire a photographer more than a leisurely drive down a country road? The possibilities  are endless: a winding road along a river or through a forest of trees, a road shrouded in fog or covered with snow, or the brilliant colors of a setting sun highlighting the road and it surroundings. Time to head out of the city.“

Judge: Mark Lissick  — www.wildlightnaturephotography.com

Awards in the Monochrome Topic Category:

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Awards in the Color Topic Category:

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Awards in the Monochrome Open Category:

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Awards in the Color Open Category:

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Program: Mark Lissick  — www.wildlightnaturephotography.com