Bruce Hartsell
The Photography Club of Quail Creek recently announced the winners of the August photo contest, which focused on Patterns.
Trisha Tubbs won first place with Shadow Pattern, which she took at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. She “was struck by the overall pattern and composition created by the shadows from the ceiling slats; the complementary colors of the wood and stucco, accented by the blue; and the visual interest and energy created by the dynamic angles and curves.” She captured the image with an iPhone 14 Pro Max, 9mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO 50, no flash.
John Tubbs won second place with Lizard Scales, a closeup view of the scales on a desert spiny lizard, shot at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. John commented, “Nature is always amazing, and the striking pattern, coloration, and very spiny tips of the scales are quite impressive.” He took the image with a Sony ILCE-1, 400mm, f/8, 1/400 sec, ISO 1600, EXP 0.7, no flash.
Shari Rodgers won third place with Confusion, taken at Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart in Area 15 on a trip to Las Vegas with her grandkids. She said she “had been thinking about patterns a lot for the contest, but nothing was interesting … until we went there, and it was a crazy place and a lot of patterns.” She used an Apple iPhone SE, 3.99 mm, f/1.8, 1/25 sec, ISO 640, no flash.
The Photography Club of Quail Creek has a monthly photo contest in which members may submit up to three photos taken within the last 13 months and with minimal post-processing. A panel of judges from across the country selects the winners. The club also has a quarterly challenge in which members may submit up to three photos taken within the quarter. Extensive post-processing is allowed, and winners are selected by club member voting.
The club meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., usually at the Kino Conference Center, Mesquite Room. The club also schedules episodic photo field trips and educational meetings. Consult the club’s website www.pcqc.org as well as the weekday HOA What’s Happening for additional information. Membership is open to all Quail Creek residents.