1st Place Jim Akers "Eucalyptus Abstract" Judge's Choice, Merit
1st Place Bob Driver "Study in Red' Merit
3rd Place John Peterson "Wavy Lines" Merit
3rd Place Henri Lajer "Architectural Digestion" Merit
Dave Klein "Guitarra" Merit
1st Place Dwight Blemker "Captain Beef Heart" Merit
1st Place Mel Carll "Cleared for Takeoff" Merit
2nd Place Dwight Blemker "Up Lifted" Merit
2nd Place Jane Del Vecho "Digital Daisies" Merit
3rd Place Denise Jensen "The Story Teller" Merit
1st Place Bob Driver "Fairy Falls" Judge's Choice, Merit
1st Place Bob Driver "Gorton Creek" Best of Show, Merit
2nd Place Dusty Stiles "Lundy Canyon Pond" Merit
1st Place Dusty Stiles "Sunrise over Mono Lake" Merit
1st Place Dusty Stiles "Lower Antelope Canyon" Merit
2nd Place Dusty Stiles "The Narrows, Zion National Park Merit
3rd Place Ethelyn Glancy "Bicycle" Merit
1st Place Nicile Wilde "Mandrill Intensity" Merit
2nd Place Jim Akers "Catch of the Day" Merit
2nd Place Jim Akers "Canadian Stretch" Merit
3rd Place Larry Gasinski "Lookout on the Pier" Merit
Jim Akers "Sunrise Scramble" Merit
1st Place Kevin Karzin "Old timer" Merit
1st Place Glen Glancy "Fast Pass" Merit
2nd Place Jim Akers "Freedom of Speech Captured" Merit
Winners of the Fall 2013 Digital Image Competition
Animals
1st Place Ron Gallmeier "Yellow Birds"
2nd Place Rick Herrmann "Pensive Primate"
3rd Place Mel Carll "I'm Watching You"
Architecture, Design, Still Life
1st Place Jane Del Vecho "Fruit Still Life" Judge's Choice
2nd Place Kurt Fischer "Pasadena Bridge"
3rd Place Jim Akers "Standing Tall Amidst the Angry Gods"
3rd Place Bob Driver "Bridge of the Gods"
3rd Place Helen Henry "Canadian Barn"
3rd Place Keith Matthews "At the Wind Farm"
Digital Manipulation, Freestyle, Fine Art
1st Place Glen Glancy "Bistro de Marie" Best in Show
2nd Place Dwight Blemker "Dance" Judge's Choice
2nd Place Dwight Blemker "Tunnel Surfer
3rd Place Denise Jensen "The Messenger
Merit Awards: Kurt Fischer, Bruce McFarland, Denise Jensen
Landscape
1st Place Bob Driver "Pony Tail Falls"
2nd Place John Peterson "Morning Clouds"
2nd Place Bill Young "Swiss Alps Wengen"
3rd Place Ron Gallmeier "White Cloud
Merit Awards: Glen Glasgow, Bob Messina
Macro and Close-up
1st Place Jim Akers "17-Year Locust"
2nd Place Jane Del Vecho "Magnolia Cones"
3rd Place Jim Akers "Texas Size Mosquito"
3rd Place Denise Jensen "Lift-Off"
Nature
1st Place David Green "Behold the Majestic Onion
2nd Place Robert Schwemmer "Mariners Beware"
3rd Place Mel Carll "Tranquil Falls"
Photojournalism
1st Place Robert Mance "On the Lookout"
1st Place Robert Schwemmer "Discovering Ancestral Roots"
2nd Place Helen Henry "Powerhouse Help"
3rd Place James Mahan-Soto "Walking Through Darkness"
Portrait
1st Place Ron Gallmeier "The Revelation"
2nd Place Bill Young "Jill in Rome"
3rd Place Kevin Glasgow "Generations"
3rd Place Garry Tice "Exotic Look"
Merit Awards: Jane Del Vecho, Julianne Gentry (2), Daved Green, Robert Mance
2013 Spring Print Competition Results
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NAME
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TITLE
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SCORE
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TIE-BREAKER
SCORE
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PLACE
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Architecture, Design, Still Life & Fine Art
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Dwight Blemker
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6th Street Bridge
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80
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79.67
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1 MERIT
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Bob Driver
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Retired
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77
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77.33
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2
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Ted Dayton
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Beneath the Freeway
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77
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77.00
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3
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Dwight Blemker
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Sanctuary
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76
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76.00
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Ron Gallmeier
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One Bedroom with Lanai
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74
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74.33
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Christy Stallcup
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Book Shoppe
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74
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74.00
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Donna Nelson
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Journey
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71
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71.33
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Digital Manipulations & Freestyle
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Dwight Blemker
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Made in Taiwan
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81
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81.00
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1 MERIT
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Robert Mance
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Neon Fighter
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75
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75.00
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2 TIE
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Keith Matthews
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Take Me To Your Leader
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75
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75.00
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2 TIE
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Glen Gancy
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Gathering Storm
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72
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72.33
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3
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Ted Dayton
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A View from the Train
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71
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70.67
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Landscape
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Mel Carll
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Home Under the Lights
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86
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86.00
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1 MERIT
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Dwight Blemker
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Storm’s Release
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81
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81.00
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2 MERIT
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Bob Driver
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Test of Time
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80
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79.67
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3 MERIT
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Mel Carll
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Alaskan Northern Lights
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78
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78.00
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Dusty Stiles
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Mono Lake Sunset
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77
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77.00
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Bob Driver
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Sneaker Wave
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77
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77.00
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Robert Mance
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Scenic Route
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77
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76.67
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Dusty Stiles
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Lundy Lake
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76
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76.00
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Glen Gancy
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Sunset at Pigeon Point Lighthouse
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75
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75.00
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Christy Stallcup
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An Old Barn
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72
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72.00
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Dody Rogers
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Fall Fishing
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71
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71.00
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| |
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Macro & Closeup
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Jim Akers
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Working the Lily Pond
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86
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86.33
|
1 MERIT
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Jane Del Vecho
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Peeking Bee
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83
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83.33
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2 MERIT
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Jane Del Vecho
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Hand Made
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80
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80.00
|
3 MERIT
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Jim Akers
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Sea Anemone on Fire
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79
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79.00
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Jim Akers
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Tough Day in Flowerland
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79
|
79.00
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|
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Tina Phillips
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The Fallen Dragon
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76
|
75.67
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|
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Dody Rogers
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Crazy Daisies
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70
|
70.33
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| |
|
|
|
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Nature
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|
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|
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Dusty Stiles
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Mill Creek Downstream
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75
|
75.33
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1
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Ted Dayton
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A Big Bag of Oranges
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|
75
|
74.67
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2 TIE
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Dusty Stiles
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Dune Primrose
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|
75
|
74.67
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2 TIE
|
|
Glen Gancy
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Tranquility
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|
74
|
74.33
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3
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David Green
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Comet PANSTARRS at Sunset
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74
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74.00
|
|
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Karen Preciado
|
Blowing in the Wind
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|
74
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73.67
|
|
|
Robert Mance
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Lit by Nature
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|
73
|
73.33
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|
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Dusty Stiles
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Beavertail Bloom
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73
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73.00
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| |
|
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Animal
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|
|
|
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Dwight Blemker
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Egret in Flight - BEST IN SHOW!
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87
|
86.67
|
1 MERIT
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|
Glen Glancy
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The King
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81
|
81.33
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2 MERIT
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|
Jim Akers
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Double Vision
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80
|
80.00
|
3 MERIT
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|
Ron Gallmeier
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A Hop, A Skip, A Jump
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78
|
78.33
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Robert Mance
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Whoo Whoo are You Looking At?
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77
|
77.00
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|
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Karen Preciado
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Blowing Bubbles
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74
|
74.33
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|
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Dody Rogers
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The Gathering
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72
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71.67
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Portrait
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Clark Campbell
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Carolina
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77
|
77.00
|
1
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Ted Dayton
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The Young Artist At Work
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76
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76.33
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2
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Kevin Glasgow
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Indian Bride
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76
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75.67
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3
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Claudia Summers
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Growing
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75
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75.33
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|
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Glen Glancy
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Loving Life
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75
|
75.33
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| |
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Photojournalism, Event & Editorial
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Robert Mance
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Photo Copy
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77
|
77.00
|
1
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Karen Preciado
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Graceful Dismount
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77
|
76.67
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2
|
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Jim Akers
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Invisible
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76
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76.33
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3
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Clark Campbell
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SENSES Dancer
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76
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76.00
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Rick Herrmann
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A-Gon Home Run (Adrian Gonzales first home run)
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75
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75.00
|
|
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Keith Matthews
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What Are You Looking At?
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73
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73.33
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Milt Carlson
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Sittin’ N Spinning
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73
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73.00
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2013 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Results
In the Master's Category (2012 Top Finishers):
1. Robert Mance - Purple Mountains' Majesty
2. Dwight Blemker - The Jungle Has Eyes
3. Jane Del Vecho - Don't Leave
In the Regular Category:
1. Mel Carll - Have a Seat - BEST SHOT 2013
2. Bruce McFarland - Morro Bay Summer Day
3. Ron Gallmeier - The River of No Return
2012 Fall Digital Image Competition Results
(m = merit ribbon)
| Category |
Name |
Place |
| Portrait |
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| Game Boy |
Del Vecho, Jane |
1 - m |
| TribalGrin |
Hart, Michaela |
1 - m
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| Fast is Good |
Dayton, Ted |
2 - m
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| Febiana |
Campbell, Clark |
3 |
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| Nature |
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| Beauty Under the Sea |
Gollom, MIchael |
1 - m
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| Orange Beauties |
Fischer, Kurt |
2 - m
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| Hawaiian Plumeria |
Sutton, Bill |
3 - m
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| Illumination |
Gollom, Michael |
m |
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| Macro & Close, Up |
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| I've Been Waiting for You |
Akers, Jim |
1 - m
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| Sweeping Impact |
Del Vecho, Jane |
2 - m
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| Red Light |
Jensen, Deni |
3 - m
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| A Rose for Mike |
Mahan, Soto, James |
m |
| Linear Leaf |
Del Vecho, Jane |
m |
| Spinmeister |
Akers, Jim |
m |
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| Architectural |
|
|
| Let’s Meet in the Clouds |
Carlson, Milt |
1 - m
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| 2nd Street Walker |
Mahan, Soto, James |
2 |
| The Glass Ceiling |
Carter, Jean |
2 |
| Palm In Window |
Herrmann, Rick |
3 |
| Church.8575 |
Dayton, Ted |
3 |
| Perry House Victorian Room
with a View, Monterey |
McFarland, Bruce |
3 |
|
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| Landscape |
|
|
| Mojave Gold |
Gallmeier, Ron |
1 - m
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| Morning Light |
Peterson, John |
2 - m
|
| I Stand Before You |
Sutton, Bill |
3 - m
|
| Beach Is The Destination |
Truex, Ted |
m
|
| BigPine |
Spivak, Michael |
m |
| Convict Lake |
Stiles, Dusty |
m |
| Early Mono Morning |
Carll, Mel |
m |
| Fall into color |
Phillips, Tina |
m |
| Field of Dreams |
Gollom, Michael |
m |
|
|
| Photojournalism, Event &
Editorial |
|
|
| Super Scooper Action |
Carlson, Milt |
1 - m
|
| Washington DC Protestor |
Carter, Jean |
2 - m
|
| Courtney |
Carll, Mel |
3 - m
|
| Leap of faith |
Preciado, Karen |
3 - m
|
| Light and hope |
Hart, Michaela |
3 - m
|
| Teamwork |
Preciado, Karen |
3 - m
|
| Dancing for Existence |
McFarland, Bruce |
m |
| One More Wave |
Mahan, Soto, James |
m |
|
|
| Animals |
|
|
| Angel Wings |
Gallmeier, Ron |
1 - m
|
| Sky Kings |
Gallmeier, Ron |
1 - m
|
| Jellyfish |
Fischer, Kurt |
2 - m
|
| Slow is Good |
Dayton, Ted |
2 - m
|
| Cozy Perch |
Akers, Jim |
3 - m
|
| Gossip Column |
Jensen, Deni |
3 - m
|
| Leks Lullaby |
Hart, Michaela |
m |
2012 Spring Print Competition Results
Architecture, Design, Still Life & Fine Art
Bruce David McFarland: Chicago by Boat - First Place
Larry Kushner: F/Stop-Street Stop / Calotype - Second Place
Mike Finkelstein: 98 Points - Third Place
Digital Manipulations & Freestyle
Dwight Blemker: Night Train - First Place - JUDGE'S CHOICE
Dwight Blemker: Dining Cars - Second Place
Ron Gallmeier: Eat More Chicken - Third Place - JUDGE'S CHOICE
Landscape
Bob Driver: Majestic - First Place - JUDGE'S CHOICE - BEST IN SHOW
Dwight Blemker: Electric Tucson - Second Place
Ron Gallmeier: The Wave - Second Place - JUDGE'S CHOICE
Michael H. Spivak: Nature's Spotlight - Third Place
Macro & Closeup
Jim Akers: Nature's Delicate Balance - First Place
Jim Akers: A Thorny Situation - Second Place
Keith Matthews: Drip - Third Place
Christy Stallcup: Sunflowers - Third Place
Nature & Animals
Tina Phillips: Lounge Lizard - First Place
Dwight Blemker: Primeval Time Capsules - Second Place
Jean Carter: Enchanted Forest - Third Place
Brian Hurt: Trio - Third Place
Portrait
Michaela Hart Zerbib: Windows to the Soul - First Place
Dwight Blemker: Air - Second Place
Claudia Summers: Settler - Third Place
Photojournalism, Editorial, Event
Jim Akers: Hanging out with Joey - First Place
Christy Stallcup: Alex - Second Place
Mel Carll: Early Morning Nap - Third Place
2011 Fall Image Competition Results
To see the actual images (including those that didn't win ribbons) click here
Architecture, Design & Still Life
1. Mike Finkelstein, "Libations on Stone"
2. Helen Henry, "Dahlia in Vase"
3. Garry Tice, "Crab Shack"
Nature
1. Denise Jensen, "Rendezvous"
2. Cathy Driver, "Tropical Prize"
3. David Saffir, "Three Sisters"
Portrait
1. Laurie Anderson Sachs, "Sisters"
2. Ted Dayton, "David"
3. Laurie Anderson Sachs, "Miracle"
Merits: Garry Tice, "Zoolander Moment." Milt Carlson, "Glass Artist 2." Bruce McFarland, "Portrait of Sara (detail)."
Photojournalism
1. Bob Driver, "Air Superiority, Past & Future" - BEST IN SHOW
2. Mel Carll, "Focus"
3. Garry Tice, "Go, Bob, Go"
Landscape
1. Robert Mance, "Purple Mountains Majesty"
2. Dwight Blemker, "Tempest"
3. Rober Mance, "Path of Least Resistance"
Merits: Cathy Driver, "Breaking Storm." Ron Gallmeier, "Dawn in the Rift." Kurt Fischer, "Valley Floor." Bob Driver, "Laupahoehoe Point Sunrise."
Animals
1. Aramais Bagmanian, "Above"
2. Dwight Blemker, "Scavenger"
3. Bob Driver, "Hippo Gulp"
Merits: Jim Akers, "Dinner on the Run." Karen Preciado, "Eagle Eyes"
Macro & Close-Up
1. Mel Carll, "Into the Center"
2. Denise Jensen, "Primordial Emerge"
3. Helen Henry, "Bubbles"
Merits: Sharon Lobel, "Blue Dragonfly." Jim Akers, "Hover Fly." Jane Del Vecho, "Pink Rose"
Digital Manipulation, Freestyle and Fine Art
1. Ron Gallmeier, "Sunrise on Black Rock"
2. TIE - Helen Henry, "Lighthouse" and Ron Gallmeier, "Darrell & Darlene"
3. John Chapman, "Pink Flamingo"
Merits: Kurt Fischer, "Citrus Medley." John Chapman, "Coco Plum." Dwight Blemker, "Lake Front View." Mike Gollum, "Locomocean." Ted Dayton, "Day Glo Clark." Sharon Lobel, "Ghost Surfer." David Green, "Chinese New Year Parade."
2011 Folio Competition Results
1st Place: Dwight Blemker, "Curaçao"
2nd Place: Ted Dayton, "The Hanging Boats of Bora Bora" (actually tied for first, but lost the tiebreaker)
3rd Place: Mike Finkelstein, "Potent Potables"
Awards of Merit (80 or more) went to:
Jim Akers - "Wings" (80)
Mel Carll - "Focus" (80)
Dusty Stiles - "Faces of Fire" (80)
Jane Del Veccho - "Pretty Pursuit" (85)
Jim Bowen - "Spring Thaw" (80)
Garry Tice - "Bad Hair Day" (85)
2011 Spring Print Competition Results
Macro
1st
Jim Akers - Itsey Bitsey Aphid
2nd
Jane Del Vecho - The Humble Weed
3rd
Jane Del Vecho - Brown Bristle
Animals
1st
Jim Akers - Triple Threat - Judge's Choice
2nd
Jeanette White - Puss in Boots - Judge's Choice
3rd
Ted Dayton - This One's For You, Lou Cifelli.8.11
Merits
Lou Cifelli - My Better Side
Jim Akers - Sunset Strut
Lou Cifelli - The Thinker
Architectural, Design, Still Life & Fine Art
1st
Helen Henry - Seats - Judge's Choice
2nd
Mike Finkelstein - Graceful Libation
3rd
Brian Hurt - Dam
Merits
Jim Akers - Weathered Adobe Door
Ted Dayton - Under the Old Road.28.52
Helen Henry - Vanity
Ted Dayton - Valencia Boulevard .6.50
Garry Tice - Snowbound
Freestyle
1st
Mel Carll - The Wigwam Hotel
2nd
David Green - Trona Salvation
3rd
Dwight Blemker - Friends
Landscape
1st
Christy Stallcup - Dunes - Judge's Choice
David Green - Distant Sunrise Sandstorm
2nd
Garry Tice - Channeled Out to Sea
3rd
David Green - Sensual Sand
Will Davison - Stormy Rocks
Claudia Summers - No Place Like Home
Nature
1st
Anastasia Dukakis - Exploring
2nd
Dusty Stiles - Autumn Gold
3rd
Dusty Stiles - River Moss
Dusty Stiles - Rock Face
Photojournalism
1st
Dwight Blemker - A Moments of Reflection
2nd
Helen Henry - Chrysler
Robert Mance - Dawn Patrol
Bob Driver - A Galaxy Under the Moon
3rd
Robert Mance - Pull!
Merits
Will Davison - Aqua Dulce Fire
Garry Tice - Inspiration Point
Garry Tice - High Speed Dirt
Portrait
1st - BEST IN SHOW
Laurie Anderson Sachs - New
2nd
Clark Campbell - Matthew Jordan, Security Consultant
3rd
Sharon Lobel - Captured
Merits
Laurie Anderson Sachs - Together
Laurie Anderson Sachs - Snow White
Christy Stallcup - Claudia
Jeanette White - Jake Winter 17
Dwight Blemker - Masks
Jeanette White - Little Cowboy
Click here for Past Print Competition Results