Image*ination 2011

Catawba Valley Camera Club Photo Competition Winners 2011

 

The Catawba Valley Camera Club hosted a reception and awards presentation for its fifth annual photo competition, IMAGE*INATION, at the Hickory Museum of Art on Friday, January 6, 2012 announced the winners.  Their photos will be on display at the museum until March 30.

The competition was open to everyone except Catawba Camera Club members.  There were two divisions:  seventeen and under and eighteen and above.  There were cash prizes for the winners.  First, second. third and honorable mention were selected in each age group.  Also selected was the Best of Show photograph.

 

Best of Show won by Doreen Sugierski:
with the image  "Charlotte Skyline and Amtrak".

The over eighteen Division winners were:

First place:
Kim Fearheiley with an image entitled "The Swings"

Second place:
Doreen Sugierski with an image entitled "Graffiti Bug"

Third place:
Luke Walsh with an image entitled "Family Tree"

Honorable Mention:
Fred Kelly with an image entitled "Man Using Sextant at Sea"

The under eighteen Division winners were:

First place:
Olivia Kelly with an image entitled "Lucas"

Second Place:
Angela Lo with an image entitled "Building"

Third Place:
Cathiryn Frye with an image entitled "Kool-Aid in Sunlight"

Honorable Mention:
Olivia Kelly with an image entitled "Cross"

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory.  Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.   The next meeting will be January 18, 2012.  The program will be on Stock Photography given by Robert Dant.  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.

Here are some of the pictures of the reception:

2011 – Catawba Valley Camera Club Year End Winners

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR – GROUP A

** JOHN HILDEBRAND **

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR – GROUP B

** RICHARD GRIFFIN **

   

Projection

   

Projection Image of the Year

Cynthia Harmon – “ Oil and Water”

A Group

1^st John Hildebrand “Apple of My Eye”

2^nd Ed Lane “Lunar Moth”

3^rd Donny Teague “ Martin Luther Sphere”

HM Robert Dant “Columbines”

B Group

1^st Rich Hites “Left to Decay”

2^nd Tom Devlin “Paige”

3^rd Mitzi Gellman “Indiana and Dog”

HM Wink Gaines “On Guard”

   

Prints

   

Print of the Year

Rich Hites – “Front Porch Reflection”

A Group

1^st Richard Washer “Cinque Terre Coast”

2^nd John Hildebrand “Chelsea”

3^rd Donny Teague “Hearts on a Limb”

HM Richard Washer “Blue Ridge Morning”

B Group

1^st Stan Bolton “In Repose”

2^nd Chip Young “Litchfield Motor Inn”

3^rd Wink Gaines ““Big Bend Nightscape”

 

Frank Miller Artistic Image Winner
Robert Hambrick for Flowing Forest.

11/02/11 – Photo Competition From Field Trips This Year

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the November 2, 2011 meeting.  This was a competition of images taken during field trips taken as a club in 2011.

 

The Accomplished Division winners were:

 

Tie – First place – John Hildebrand – Apple of My Eye

 

 

Tie – First Place – Phil Echerd – Peaceful Woods

 

 

Third Place – Ed Lane – Lunar Moth

 

 

Honorable Mention – Dick Washer – Pine Cone

 

 

The Intermediate Division winners were:

 

First place  – Stan Bolton – Linville River Osprey

 

 

Second Place – Tom Devlin – Two of a Kind

 

 

Third Place – Mitzi Gellman – Cup House Grandmother and Child

 

 

Honorable Mention – Judy Young – Civil War Reenactment

 

 

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.   The next meeting will be November 16, 2011.  The program will be Favorite Photographic Gadget / Gizmo / Thing-a-ma-bob / Show & tell.   The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcclub.wordpress.com or by calling Mike Morrison at Viewmont Camera.

10/19/11 – Photo Competition of Martin Luther Statue

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the October 19, 2011 meeting.  This was a little different competition for the club.  Members had to all take images as creative as possible of the statue of Martin Luther on the Lenoir Rhyne Campus.  The winners were:

 

The Accomplished Division winners were:

 

First place – Donny Teague

 

Second Place – Donny Teague

 

Third Place – Phil Echerd

 

Honorable Mention – Rick Bell

 

 

The Intermediate Division winners were:

 

First place – Mitzi Gellman

 

Second place – Wink Gaines

 

Third Place – Mitzi Gellman

 

Honorable Mention – Stan Bolton

 

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.   The next meeting will be November 2, 2011.  The program will be an assigned competition with 2 projection images taken from club field trips this year.   The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at Http://cvcclub.wordpress.com or by calling Mike Morrison at Viewmont Camera.

9/21/11–Open Photo Competition

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the September 21, 2011 meeting.  This was a “Open” competition with 2 projected images.

 

The Accomplished Division winners were:

First place, John Hildebrand – Geovy

Second Place, Rick Bell – Morning Dove

Third Place, Donny Teague – I’m Out of Here

Tied HM, John Hildebrand – 50s Memories

Tied HM, Cynthia Harmon – Schoolmaster Desk

Tied HM, Steven Gold – Green Sea Turtle

The Intermediate Division winners were:

First place, Nina Ackley – Viaduct and Moon Light

Second place, Nina Ackley – High Country 4th of July

Third Place, Richard Griffin – Eagle Eye

 

Third Place, Chrysti Irwin – A Big orange Drink

 

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.   The next meeting will be October 5, 2011.  The program will be Instruction: John Silla, “Business of Photography".  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at Http://cvcclub.wordpress.com or by calling Mike Morrison at Viewmont Camera.

9/7/11–Print Photo Competition–Photography as Art

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the September 7, 2011 meeting.  This was a assigned competition with 2 prints of “Photography as Art”.

 

The Accomplished Division winners were:

First place, John Hildebrand – He Xiangu

Second Place, Donnie Teague: Fractured Flower

Third Place, Ed Lane: Junk Art

Honorable Mention,  Robert Dant: Water Drop on Grass

The Intermediate Division winners were:

First place, Wink Gaines: Goshawk

Second Place, Ann Fitzsimmons: Valle Crucis Trees

Third Place,  Ann Fitzsimmons: Still Life

Honorable Mention, Dennis Hacker: Glacier Falls

 

 

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.   The next meeting will be September 21, 2011.  The program will be Open Projection Competition (2).  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at Http://cvcclub.wordpress.com or by calling Mike Morrison at Viewmont Camera.

Lutheridge Project 2011

Click HERE to see a webpage of the images that the Catawba Valley Camera Club donated to Lutheridge Camp near Asheville as a club project.  A permanent link is also placed in the right column under Links.

8/17/11–Print Photo Competition–Black and White

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the August 17, 2011 meeting.  This was a competition with 2 prints of “Black and White”.

 

The Accomplished Division winners were:

 

First place, John Setzler: All Gray

 

 

Second Place, John Hildebrand:  Chelsea

 

 

Third Place, Rick Bell:  Round Farm Building

 

  

The Intermediate Division winners were:

First place, Wink Gaines: Swamp Locust

 

 

Second place, Chip Young:  Star Princess in Venice

 

 

Tie – Third Place, Wink Gaines:  Blue Cypress

 

 

Tie  – Third Place, Dean Powell:  Boat in Fog

 

 

Tie – Third Place, Stan Bolton:  In Repose

 

 

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.   The next meeting will be September 7, 2011.  The program will be Assigned Print Competition: "Photography as Art" (2 prints).  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at Http://cvcclub.wordpress.com or by calling Mike Morrison at Viewmont Camera.

8/3/11–Print Photo Competition–Open

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the August 3, 2011 meeting.  This was an open  competition with 2 prints.

 

The Accomplished Division winners were:

First place, John Hildebrand:  Cassandra

Second place, John Hildebrand: Hippy Chic

Third Place, Donny Teague: Hearts on a Limb

 

Honorable Mention,  Donny Teague: Flower Power

Honorable Mention, Rick Bell: Mass Trip

The Intermediate Division winners were:

First place, Wink Gaines: Water Turkey:

Second Place, Chip Young: Florence, Italy

Third Place, Richard Griffin: Egret

 

Honorable Mention, Richard Griffin: Hummer

Honorable Mention, Rick Hites: Spirit of the Falls

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.   The next meeting will be August 17, 2011.  The program will be Assigned Print Competition: "Black & White images" (2 prints).  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at Http://cvcclub.wordpress.com or by calling Mike Morrison at Viewmont Camera.

7/20/11–Photo Competition–Children

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the July 20, 2011 meeting.  The competition was “Children” with 2 projected images.

 

The Accomplished Division winners were:

First place, John Hildebrand – Easter Surprise

Second place,  John Hildebrand – Ballerina Diva

Third place, Ed Lane – Payton

Honorable Mention,  Richard Washer – Sloan on Cellphone

The Intermediate Division winners were: 

First place Tie, Dean Powell – Boy in Crate

First place Tie, Tom Devlin – Paige

Third Place Tie, Tom Devlin – Grace

Third Place Tie, Stan Bolton – Jump Rope

Third Place Tie, Mitzi Gellman – Indiana and Dog

 

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.   The next meeting will be July 6, 2011.  The program will be favorite images from the members for the yearly collage.  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at Http://cvcclub.wordpress.com or by calling Mike Morrison at Viewmont Camera.