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 Shari Rodgers won first place in the Photography Club’s April contest with North to Alaska. Shari said the topic was difficult for her, and she came up with a title before she came up with the photo. “My hubby is a hiker, and that got me on the road to creating this photo.…
Bruce Hartsell Monte Hudson won first place in the photography club’s March contest with “Long and Lean,”an image of a rental bike meant to enjoy peddling along the beach in Oceanside, Calif. The theme for the month was unusual vehicles. Monte said, “I took the photo from the front at a low angle to accentuate…
Bruce Hartsell Independent judges selected the best photos from among the Photography Club’s monthly contest winners. Shari Rodgers won first place with Mellow Yellow, a back-lit photo of a flower and a bee. Shari said she did not notice the ladybug until she got home and examined the image. One of the judges noted the…
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 Photography Club members voted for Mark Cohen’s image Chairs at Hostage Square as the best photo in the fourth quarter photography challenge on the theme “Textures and Patterns.” Mark explained that “Hostage Square is a space in downtown Tel Aviv that is dedicated to the 253 hostages taken by Hamas during the invasion…
Bruce Hartsell Denny Huber won first place in the Photography Club’s December contest with his photo Simple Plastic Cup. Members were allowed to choose any subject for this contest. Denny said he took the photo “in the simplest of situations. We were at a friend’s house for a Cinco de Mayo party, and the outdoor…
Bruce Hartsell Tom Cadwalader won first place in the Photography Club’s November contest with his image Three Ponies, captured in Oostvaardersplassen, Netherlands, during a birding trip. The theme for the month was “Three.” Tom said the Konik ponies are part of a major re-wilding project that uses large grazers like these ponies to create a…
Bruce Hartsell The Photography Club of Quail Creek asked members to submit photos on the theme of Humorous for the October contest. Jeff Krueger won first place with his image Honest, Hon, Just Lookin’. Jeff said he captured the image while walking around between sessions of a photo workshop. He said, “Sometimes it pays to…