Ogden Camera Club

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Photo and Photographer of the Year

Congratulations to Jerel Olson for winning Photographer of the Year and Photo of the Year.

Photo of the Year

"Marching Mandarin" by Jerel Olson

Our judge this year was Doug Sims, Photography Chairman at the Davis County Fair and founder of Photographix Camera Club in North Salt Lake. Entries were anonymously judged (only the title of the photograph was visible) using the standard Ogden Camera Club Judging Rubric.

Photo of the Year competition gallery is posted here. Photos are alphabetical by image title.Click on an individual photo, then select "show details" if you are interested in seeing Doug's critique for the photo and the points breakdown.

May 2013 Photo of the Month (tie)

"Easter Lily" by Kyle Tebbs

"White Lily" by Lynn Taylor

May 2013 - Flowers

"April Showers" by Ryan Jones

A Group - 1st Place (tie)

"Sign of Spring" by Bill Gerrard

A Group - 1st Place (tie)

"Capital Popcorn" by Bryan Carter

A Group - 2nd Place

"Daffodil After the Rain" by Joyce Decaria

A Group - 3rd Place

"Ghost Daffodil" by Frank Decaria

A Group - Honorable Mention

"Hibiscus" by Scott Mumford

B Group - 1st Place

"Orange Furry Tulip" by Dawn Jorgensen

B Group - 2nd Place

"Sparkling Purple" by Jennifer Brannin

B Group - 3rd Place

"Pink Summer Flower" by Nancy Weston

B Group - Honorable Mention (tie)

"Sunlit Rose" by Jennifer Brannin

B Group - Honorable Mention (tie)

May 2013 - Dance

"Daddy Let's Dance" by Joyce Decaria

A Group - 1st Place

"Train Dance" by Bill Gerrard

A Group - 2nd Place

"Water Dance" by Ryan Jones

A Group - 3rd Place

"Where it Happened" by Bryan Carter

A Group - Honorable Mention (tie)

"Deja leading the children at the Deaf and Blind school in the final dance" by Frank Decaria

A Group - Honorable Mention (tie)

"Bonneville High School Men" by Nancy Weston

B Group - 1st Place

"Americans Abroad" by DeVon Nelson

B Group - 2nd Place

"First Dance" by Robin Simmons

B Group - 3rd Place (tie)

"Dancing" by Melanie McEvoy

B Group - 3rd Place (tie)

"Myan Dance Solola" by Miriam Schatz

B Group - Honorable Mention (tie)

"Girl Dancing at Green Show" by Camron Stephens

B Group - Honorable Mention (tie)

Thursday, May 9, 2013

May Meeting

Just a reminder that there will be no public meeting tonight for the month of May as we will be holding our end of year banquet.

Please join us next month for our June meeting on Thursday June 13 at 7pm at the Harrison Regent, 4481 Harrison Blvd., Ogden UT 84403.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Late April, early May is a busy time for the club.

Please note that to help make it easier on this end, I have set up special email addresses for you to use when responding for the banquet or sending your photo of the year entries.

End of Year Banquet

The End of Year Banquet will be on Thursday May 9th at 7pm (during our regular meeting time) at Jeremiah's Restaurant - 1307 West 12 Street in Ogden. We will be having the "Traditional Buffet" with a choice of Roast Turkey or Yankee Pot Roast, served with mashed potatoes, vegetables, tossed salad, warm rolls, dessert & beverage. The cost will be $10 per person (with the club picking up the balance). Please RSVP with the number attending to rsvp@ogdencameraclub.com by Thursday May 2nd.

The banquet is for paid club members and their families only. However, if you know someone who would like to join the club that would like to come to the banquet (perhaps they’ve been to a few meetings), they are welcome as long as they pay their membership dues at the banquet. Dues paid at the banquet will be good for the entire 2013-14 club year.

Photo of the Year

It’s time again for the annual Photo of the Year Competition. Club members can submit up to 3 photos to be judged for photo of the year. Photos do not need to be images that you've used before in monthly competitions and the category is open. Submit what you think are your best three images of the year. Photos are due on April 30. Late entries will not be accepted. Email photo of the year entries only to poty2013@ogdencameraclub.com

Membership Dues

May marks the end of the club year and June starts a new one. This is a friendly reminder that your membership will need to be renewed to continue participating in the monthly competitions. It would be a great help if you could pay your membership dues at the banquet. Membership is $20 for an individual or $25 for a family.

May Photo Competition

And finally don’t forget your May photo competition entries, the categories Dance and Flowers, are due by April 25 and should be emailed to ogdencameraclub@gmail.com

As a summary:

April 25 - May Photo Competition entries (Dance and Flowers) due April 30 - Photo of the Year entries due (3 photos, any subject)
May 2 - Deadline to RSVP for End of Year Banquet
May 9 - End of Year Banquet (and please try to pay your dues too)

2013-2014 Club Leadership

At our April meeting we voted for new leaders for the 2013-2014 club year.

I would like to congratulate our leaders for the upcoming year:

Bill Gerrard - President
Cody Wolford - Vice President
Joyce Durrant Decaria - Judging Coordinator
Bill Singleton- Treasurer

I have appreciated the opportunity to serve over the past year and appreciate everyone's participation and patience. We will be in great hands and I look forward to another great year!

-- Jerel Olson