Tag: Photography Club

September photo contest winners

First Place: Jeff Krueger - Chloride, Arizona

Robert Thoresen On a trip to Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park (see also last May’s contest article), Jeff Krueger passed through a town called Chloride, an old mining camp north of Kingman, Arizona. It was like going back in time for the place is not a tourist town. Chloride is Arizona’s oldest mining camp…

Photography Club commences its fall photo-shoot season

Bob Johnson: Sonny and Kona

Robert Thoresen Quail Creek Photography Club members kicked off their fall season photo shoot season on October 4 with a two in a day shoot at the Hacienda de la Canoa and Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary; first stop, Hacienda de la Canoe. It did not become an active ranch until 1875. The land grant…

August Photography Club Photo Contest winners

First Place: John Standquist - Winslow Man

Robert Thoresen August’s contest theme was sculpture and for the first time in contest history the judges voted a tie for second place. There were 27 entries for the three outside judges to select from. There was no runoff for third place. John Standquist made a return to first place and perennial favorites Ken Haley…

July photo contest – Pete Murphy wins hands down

First Place: Pete Murphy, Gunslinger

Robert Thoresen Old Tombstone was the location for Pete’s winning photograph Gunslinger. The contest theme was Hands which required the three finalists to go out and plan the shot rather than culling through their photo files for an appropriate entry. Pete’s granddaughter was visiting this summer and a visit to Tombstone was one of the…

Ken Haley places first in PCQC’s June contest

First Place: Ken Haley - Mirror Self-Portrait

Robert Thoresen Ken took his first place photograph using a mirror at a mall clothing store. Two years ago during a Christmas visit to Salt Lake City, Ken took his wife, daughter and granddaughter to compare competitive stores to the one that employed his granddaughter at a local mall. This particular store had covered its…

Jeff Krueger wins curves photo contest lying down

First Place Jeff Krueger: Road to Valley of Fire

Robert Thoresen Valley of Fire State Park, located near the northern arm of Lake Meade, is Nevada’s oldest and largest state park. Ancient petrified trees, sandstone formations and early man petroglyphs are presented throughout the park. Jeff and his wife made an extended weekend visit to the park in the early spring of 2013. The…

Photography Club Treks Ruby

Pete Murphy: Photographers take in some shade.

Robert Thoresen Hearty club members made the trip to the ghost town of Ruby on a beautiful Friday morning and explored the grounds until mid-afternoon. The drive was pretty rough in some areas, with nine miles of dirt road from Arivaca and a dirtier, longer and rougher segment from Ruby towards Rio Rico, which purports…

PCQC: Helen Phillips takes first place

First place: Helen Phillips, Two Wheel Cart

Robert Thoresen Helen Phillips’ winning first place photograph Two Wheel Cart was taken in Tubac three years ago. The afternoon sun cast interesting shadows and the wagon draws one’s eyes down to the pot of plants. Helen usually likes pictures popping with color but this one is sedate and natural. No after effects were done except…