Bruce Hartsell Bruce Hartsell won first place in the Photography Club of Quail Creek’s (PCQC) August contest with Surfer, captured from the Oceanside Pier in California on the theme of Summer Activities. Bruce said he took several shots, but the light was low, and many were too blurry to use, but this one was adequately…
Bruce Hartsell Shari Rodgers won first place in the Photograph Club’s Quarterly Challenge on the theme Color with Cotton Candy Flamingo, an image captured in Florida. She described her process: “Even with the bright pink colors, it didn’t feel right. I decided to add multi–color feathers and do a varied color backdrop. I worked the…
Bruce Hartsell Steve Piepmeier won first place in the Photography Club’s monthly contest on the theme Reflections. His image, Calm Clouds, was captured over the lake near the front of Quail Creek. Steve says he often returns to a site repeatedly, because images can change from day to day. “Photographing at sunrise, one is always…
Bruce Hartsell Jeff—“Dick and Charlie’s Tearoom” This photo was taken during a four-day trip to the Cypress Swamp area in Caddo Lake, Texas. We went past this old abandoned shack on the waterway and with the background, I thought it looked kind of spooky. The sign said it all-–”Teahouse.” The story is that it was…
Bruce Hartsell Monte Hudson won first place in the Photography Club’s January contest with Steam Engine Engineer, taken at the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum in Tucson. Monte said the engineer, one of the docents, “is sitting in a steam engine that had its 15 minutes of fame by appearing in the musical Oklahoma.” Monte captured…
Bruce Hartsell Shari Rodgers won first place in the Photography Club’s Third Quarter Challenge with Clowning Around, which she spotted in an aquarium. She said, “The clown fish is so amazing to watch. The bright colors against the white sea anemone swimming in and out. I knew it would make a fun photo and appreciate…
Bruce Hartsell The Photography Club of Quail Creek recently announced winners of the January photo contest, as selected by five independent judges. Doug Mutter won first place with Balloon Colors. He found many colorful sights at the Albuquerque Balloon Festival, which he and Carol attended last fall with friends from Alaska. Doug recommends that all…
The Photography Club of Quail Creek recently announced the winners of the May photo contest, which was focused on food. Larry Hudson won first place with Pecans and Cheese, a photo of a cheese and nut plate taken during vacation in Cancun where “the RIU Hotel always prepared very attractive meals.” Larry took the photo…
The Photo Club of Quail Creek (PCQC) continued with its monthly member’s contest with May having the topic of “hats.” Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last year. This subject was a popular one for the members and drew 26 entries. All of the photos can be seen on…
Tom Allen The Photo Club of Quail Creek (PCQC) continues with its Quarterly Photo Challenge, with the first quarter of 2023 having the topic of “Culture.” Each club member can enter up to three photos taken during the first quarter of 2023. This subject drew 39 entries with a wide variety of subjects. All of…