Congratulations to winners at the Flatirons Photo Club Annual Competition! See https://flatironsphotoclub.org/annual-meeting-2017-winners for more details.
Category Archives: Award Galleries
November 2017 Competition Results
October 2017 competition results
The judge was Dana Romanoff. The special topic was Autumn.
- Award, Special Topic, Sunrise on Hallett, Donna Colville
- Award, Digital Realism, Eclipse, Peter Bandurian
- Award, Digital Realism, Inside Coffee Shop, Ning Mosberger-Tang
- Award, Digital Realism, Trona Stars, Bonnie Phipps
- Award, Digital Special Effects, Devi Commuter, Vandy Vandervort
- Award, Digital Special Effects, Michael, Boulder Street Musician, Vandy Vandervort
- Award, Digital Realism, City Downtown, Ning Mosberger-Tang
- Award, Digital Realism, Eclipse, Peter Bandurian
- Award, Digital Special Topic, Circle of Leaves, Vandy Vandervort
- Award, Digital Special Topic, Longji Farmer, Bonnie Phipps
June 2017 photos (no competition)
Maureen Ruddy Burkhart was the featured speaker.
- Basin Mountain, Approaching Storm; Peter Bandurian
- Fountains Abbey England, RC Pyle
- Aussie Cassowary, Jim Downs
- Eucalyptus, Kathleen Christensen
- Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, Peter Bandurian
- Covered Bridge in Fall, Donna Pyle
- The Hills Are Alive, Peter Bandurian
- Mount Rainier Sunrise 2, Ilene Meyers
- San Diego 2, Bonnie Phipps
- Burano, Venice, Italy; John Kieffer
- Solden, Austria; John Kieffer
- Tidepool Find, Ilene Meyers
- Van Gogh in Boulder, Gail Dohrmann
- Great Barrier Reef Giant Clam, Jim Downs
- Wild Plums, Kathleen Christensen
- Mount Rainier Sunrise, Ilene Meyers
- Sunrise Moonset, Peter Bandurian
- San Miguel dance, Donna Colville
- NYC Skyscraper, Gail Dohrmann
- River Ness Inverness Scotland, RC Pyle
- Singing to the Sun, Kent Copeland
- San Diego 1, Bonnie Phipps
- The Presence, Kent Copeland
- Fish for Breakfast, Donna Pyle
- Fallen Leaf, Donna Colville
May 2017 competition results
The judge was Mei Xu. The special topic was Wildlife.
- Award, Digital Realism, Jeff Ferreira, “Coopers Hawk”
- Award, Digital Realism, Jeff Ferreira, “Sub Zero Coopers Hawk”
- Award, Digital Special Topic, Bonnie Phipps, “Friendly Whale”
- Award, Digital Realism, Jim Downs, “Lesser Sunda Islands Realism”
- Award, Digital Realism, Bonnie Phipps, “San Diego Pier”
- Award, Digital Special Topic, Richard Gartner, “Surprise!”
- Award, Print Special Effects, Donna Colville, “Fall in OakCreek Canyon”
- Award, Digital Special Topic, John Harmon, “New Holland Honeyeater”
- Award, Digital Special Topic, Jim Downs, “Tanjung Puting NP Oragutangs”
- Award, Digital Realism, Marianne Weingroff, “Mohunk”
- Award, Print Realism, Charlie Anderson, “Converging Crystals”
- Award, Print Special Effects, Donna Colville, “Into the Woods II”
- Award, Digital Special Topic, Bonnie Phipps, “Pelican in Bloom”
- Award, Digital Special Effects, Cary Wolfson, “The Trestle”
April 2017 Competition Results
The judge was Bob Carmichael. The special topic was Movement.
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Blue Mountains, Oregon,” Donna Colville
- Award, Digital Realism, “Stinky and Friends,” Cary Wolfson
- Award, Digital Realism, “Third Flatiron,” John Kiefer
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Night Train 2, ” Peter Bandurian
- Award, Digital Special topic, “Whaling the Old Fashioned Way,” Jim Downs
- Award, Digital Realism, “Independence Pass,” Peter Bandurian
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Alligator Wrestling,” Peter Bandurian
- Award, Digital Special Effects, “Grendel Vine with Small Birds,” Cary Wolfson
March Photo Competition Results
The judge was Joanna Pinneo. The special topic was People.
- Award, Special Topic, “Little Angel,” Vandy Vandervort
- Award, Digital Realism, “Eastatoe Falls,” Ilene Meyers
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Fun in the Park,” Kelly Bevilacqua
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Yum,” John Kieffer
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Market Man,” by Donna Pyle
- Award, Special Topic, “The Red Hat,” Donna Colville
- Award, Digital Realism, “On Thin Ice,” by Charlie Anderson
- Award, Digital Realism, “Winged Flight,” by RC Pyle
- Award, Special Topic, “Peace,” Vandy Vandervort
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Kenya School Girl,” Ning Mosberger-Tang
- Award, Digital Special Effects, “Boulder Creek,” Cary Wolfson
- Award, Digital Special Effects, “Moon-lit Sand Dunes,” Gail Dohrmann
- Award, Digital Realism, “Aswet Estuary in Asmat Iranian Jaya,” Jim Downs
- Award, Digital Realism, “Havana Skateboarder,” Ning Mosberger-Tang
January 2017 competition results
The judge was Russ Croop. The Special Topic was “lines.”
- Award, Digital Realism, “Brits Bowling,” Donna Pyle
- Award, Digital Realism, “Gaudi Ribbons,” Vandy Vandervort
- Award, Print Realism, “The Hunter,” Peter Bandurian
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Dune Study,” Cary Wolfson
- Award, Special Effects, “Spirit of the Plains,” Cary Wolfson
- Award, Digital Realism, “Coming Around the Corner,” Helen Cuccaro
- Award, Print Special Effects, “Swallow Tail on Foil,” Karen Baldwin
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Sand Dunes,” John Kieffer
- Award, Print Special Effects, “Vintage Vietnamese,” Vandy Vandervort
- Award, Digital Realism, “Favorite Flower,” Donna Pyle
Year-End Competition Results, December 2016
Here are the results of the Flatirons Photo Club 2016 year-end competition.
The judges were: Julie Cardinal, owner of The Darkroom photography gallery in Longmont; Chelsea Farmer of Morrissey and Associates photography in Longmont; and Robert Castellino of Robert Castellino Photography in Boulder.
During the meeting, new officers were elected by acclamation. They are:
President, John Kieffer
Vice President, Ning Mosberger-Tang
Secretary: Bruce Henderson
Congratulations to the new officers!
Results:
Russ Dohrmann Best of Show Award goes to Ilene Meyers – for her photo “Meditation.”
Digital Realism (RL)
1 – John Kieffer, “Missed The Sunrise.”
2 – Peter Bandurian, “Abandoned Hope.”
3 – Bruce Henderson, “South African Rhino.”
Honorable Mention – “Ilene Meyers, Meditation.”
Digital Special Effects (SE)
1 – John Kieffer, “Christmas Camp.”
2- Cary Wolfson, “The Portal.”
3 – John Kieffer, “Mesa Arch Starscape.”
Honorable Mention – Cary Wolfson, “Aspen Abstract.”
Print Realism
1. “Rodeo Queens” – Bruce Henderson
2. “Inflation” – Cary Wolfson
3. “Cuban Auto Shop” – Gail Dohrmann
Honorable Mention” – Looking Up – Peter Bandurian
Print Special Effects
1. Gail Dohrmann, “Dahlia Etched in Red.”
2. Bruce Henderson, “The Beginning of Time.”
3. Gail Dohrmann, “Dubrovnik in the Rain.”
Honorable Mention – Cary Wolfson, “Homestead.”
B&W/Monochrome Print
1. Kent Copeland, “Prairie Smoke Portrait.”
2. Kent Copeland, “Crooked Door to the Past.”
3. Bruce Henderson, “Stairway in Iceland.”
Honorable Mention – Gail Dohrmann, “Russ at Boulder Valley Ranch.”
Here are the photos (still need to upload a digital version of Gail Dohrmann’s Third Place Print Realism entry entitled “Cuban Auto Shop”):
- First Place, Digital Realism, John Kieffer, “Missed the Sunrise.”
- Honorable Mention Print Realism: “Looking Up” – Peter Bandurian
- First Place, B&W/Monochrome Print, Kent Copeland, “Prairie Smoke Portrait.”
- Second Pace, Digital Special Effects, Cary Wolfson, “The Portal”
- Second Place, Print Special Effects, Bruce Henderson, “The Beginning of Time.”
- Honorable Mention Digital Realism, Ilene Myers, “Meditation.”
- Third Place, Print B&W/Monochrome, Bruce Henderson, “Stairway in Iceland.”
- Russ Dohrmann Best in Show Award: Ilene Myers, “Meditation.”
- Third Place, Digital Realism, Bruce Henderson, “South African Rhino”
- Third Place, Print Special Effects, Gail Dohrmann, “Dubrovnik in the Rain.”
- First Place, Digital Special Effects, John Kieffer, “Christmas Camp”
- Second Place, Print Realism, “Inflation” – Cary Wolfson
- First Place, Print Special Effects, Gail Dohrmann, “Dahlia Etched in Red.”
- First Place, Print Realism, “Rodeo Queens” – Bruce Henderson
- Honorable Mention – Gail Dohrmann, “Russ at Boulder Valley Ranch.”
- Honorable Mention, Digital Special Effects – Cary Wolfson, “Aspen Abstract.”
- Third Place, Digital Special Effects, John Kieffer, “Mesa Arch Starscape.”
- Second Place, Print B&W/Monochrome, Kent Copeland, “Crooked Doors to the Past”
- Second Place, Digital Realism, Peter Bandurian, “Abandoned Hope.”
- Honorable Mention, Print Special Effects – Cary Wolfson, “Homestead.”
November 2016 Competition Results
The judge was Catherine Karnow. The special topic was Fall Colors.
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Ranch Road,” Kent Copeland
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Aspen Leaf,” Kelly Bevilacqua
- Award, Digital Realism, “Election 2016,” Mia Mestdagh
- Award, Digital Realism, “Megan’s Back,” Todd Towell
- Award, Digital Special Effects, “Mesa Arch Point,” John Kieffer
- Award, Print Special Topic, “Fall Ivy,” Bruce Henderson
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Meditation,” Ilene Meyers
- Award, Digital Realism, “Great Sand Dunes,” Mia Mestdagh
- Award, Digital Special Effects, “Soft Aspens,” Cary Wolfson
- Award, Digital Special Effects, “Dune Shadows,” Cary Wolfson
- Award, Digital Special Effects, “Top of the Mesa,” Ginger Zukowski
- Award, Digital Realism, “Indian Sweeper,” Vandy Vadervort
- Award, Digital Realism, “Mount Rainier Reflection,” Ilene Meyers
- Award, Digital Special Effects, “Dahlias Transformed,” Ilene Meyers
- Award, Digital Realism, “Milton Falls Ripeter,” Peter Bandurian
- Award, Digital Special Effects, “Twist-n-Tern,” Todd Towell
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Homestead,” Cary Wolfson
- Award, Digital Special Effects, “Fall Cycle,” Todd Towell
- Award, Digital Special Topic, “Common Teasel,” Peter Bandurian
- Award, Digital Realism, “Paris Bookseller,” John Kieffer