The Rules and Regs for these competitions are here within this link. There are two divisions - Pictorial and Nature, and each camera club/group may enter 4 photographs by different photographers in each division. Once entered in an NECCC digital competiton, that image may not be entered again, regardless of the score it received.

In Pictorial Section Class B

tied for 3rd with 85 points

To see the full report, and the points earned by each club and each participant click on this link

In the Pictorial Class B, Nancy Hastings, of the New England Garden Club Photo Group, placed 3rd in a three-way tie for her image Magic Carpet Ride, with a score of 23 points.

Nancy, who lives in Cutler , ME, says " What a surprise! I took "Magic Carpet Ride” just the very morning your email came through about your efforts to promote photos at the NH conference. The tedder in my photo has been sitting in our backyard pasture for more than 40 years, and it was serendipity that the bluets were in profusion this spring and the sun just right in its place. The mounted photo is crisp and clear and such an enjoyable way to view the photo rather than just on my laptop.

In Pictorial Class B John Hoffman of the North Country Camera Club placed 3rd also, with his image. "The Blacksmith's Anvil."

John says 'My wife and I were visiting Mystic Seaport as part of an anniversary road trip. We were in the Blacksmith Shop and the interpreter asked if I wanted the “shot of a lifetime”. I said “sure”. He coached me on timing my shutter firing with his pounding on the anvil. Took a number of tries to get a decent capture. Not sure if it’s a shot of a lifetime, but I like it. "

Wayne Justason of the Lakes Region Camera Club, garnered 3rd in this 3-way tie for his image "Fierce Competition."

Wayne says "The photo was taken at "The Wick 338" in Southwick MA. It is a Motocross Track. http://www.thewick338.com/about.html

Kristin Hand, LRCC's representative to NECCC says '

In Nature Class A ,Tom Murray, of the Manchester Camera Club won 2nd prize with 25 points for his image

Tom says " I took this photo this summer at Benson Park, Hudson NH. There I see baby sparrows setting on a branch. Then I waited a long time for the mother to come back to feed them. That's when I got my short.

In Nature Class B, Shirley Reed, former co-president of the Seacoast Camera Club won the 1st prize for her image-

Seacoast CC scored 2nd in this Class with 93 points

" I spotted these juvenile bears early July 2022, just as the Salmon run was just starting in Katmai National Park Alaska at the famous Brook Falls. The Salmon were few and far between, and the brown bears and I were waiting patiently for a fish to appear, I caught the perfect moment. The three of us were in awe at the sudden appearance of the energetic Salmon. Myself and the Salmon were the only two victors. Me with my shot capturing the surprise, and this salmon for successfully navigating between these two on its journey onward to its spawning grounds."

Jutta Curtin for "Food Fight" (nature category)

And, competing for Greater Lynn Photography Association, MA, in Nature Class A, Seacoast CC members: in the Nature Class A division , Frank Forward won an Honorable Mention for his Cheetah Kill with 23 points, and Michael Goodman,in the same Nature Class A division, achieved an HM with 22 points for image his 'Baby Clinging'

Manchester Camera Club (www.manchestercameraclubnh.wordpress.com) is entering our new season with a great selection of photo critique subjects including PSA Nature, creative abstracts,

moonlight, urban landscapes and more.

. photo by Sally Turner)

prints. We also have been planning regular photo trips to local spots, like the recent full moon at Whaleback Lighthouse, and soon to come snowy owls along the coast!"

On October 9^th Manchester Camera club went to New Castle New Hampshire to photograph the full moon , and to try to line up the whale back lighthouse with the moon .

Thanks to Ida Gould, our web site is current, and thanks to Tony Canzano's dedication, the images posted to our facebook page is kept current.

Several LRCC members entered the Sandwich Fair Photo Contest, and helped the Photography Chairman Jeff McEvoy and his wife Trecia, with processing and displaying the entries.

Kristin Hand participated in the 2022 Sandwich Fair Photo Contest, and was pleased to come away with several awards, including the George Clark Award for the highest Aggregate score of entries! Kristin participated in the maximum 10 categories, ranging from the extremes of Traditional Film to Photoshop Fun, and everything in between.

You can see club's award winning images and the ribbon winners by LRCC members in this video link or see them in person as all the member's ribbon winning entries are on display at the Meredith Library.

Jeff McEvoy entertained the club with a delightful presentation with tales and images taken during his former life as the official photographer to the US Senate, and some of his adventures photographing the Beach Boys.

Upcoming Seacoast CC events that you don't want to miss:

Our regular Tuesday meetings will be held at UFC with the option to attend online. Our first meeting was on September 13th, 6-8 pm, when we will welcome Emily Hojnowski to talk about Nailing Focus in macro. For now, all of our meetings will either be: • Speaker in-person hybrid: The speaker or judge will be at the UFC, for in-person meeting fellowship and of course BYO drinks and snacks. The meeting will also be available on Zoom. • Zoom speaker hybrid: The speaker will be on Zoom and projected at the UFC for those who wish to attend in person. You may also join the meeting via Zoom.

"A big thank you to all who have dedicated time and energy to the club, with a special shout-out to Shirley, Sharon, Michael, Karen, Lisa, Charlene, Colleen, Renee, Matt, Deirdre, Charlene, Carole, Debbie, and Susan for putting together this year's program. We look forward to seeing all of you physically or virtually. Let's get this season clicking! "Emilie Talpin 

Our first meeting in September was guest speaker Jerry Lofaro with his program on Abandoned Vehicles of NH "Rust in Peace" (featured on NH Chronicle).

"Winning images from the club's first competition held on October 27, 2022 show The subject was Nature. The judge was Ed Bergeron.

On October 13 the NCC Club held its first photo field trip led by club members Susan Pfeil and Jen Hohenboken. It took place at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center. There were some still life and macro photography set-ups inside, as well as a walkabout on the center's trails and down the road to a horse farm.

On November 10 the NCC Club is hosting a program with Tin Mountain Conservation: Online Program Bird Watchers Migration: A Visual Exploration Thursday, November 10, 7pm

Joan Shirley, the images follow a calendar year; beginning in the mid-winter of January, segueing into the warblers of spring & summer, entering the fall migration and finishing with the early winter birds of December. Set to a combination of bird calls and music, the photos and videos are an exciting exploration of the diverse class of avians. Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86776297778

The November competition will be held on November 17, and the category is "Black & White" and the judge is Leo Kenney.

The club is planning a Holiday Party at Stonehurst Manor December 8 at 6 PM. for those planning on attending, let Lynda Mahoney know by Dec 1st. so that she can give a head count to Stonehurst Manor.

 lyndamahoney3@gmail.com

Some upcoming programs in 2023 are Bugs/Insect Photography with Art Vaughn, Focus Stacking with Fran McDonald, Cellphone Photography & Apps with Arabella Dane and

This requirement includes 96 different titled images with 288 acceptances in exhibitions. These exhibitions are in line with her former Greater Lynn and Rhode Island with entries worldwide. Enjoy her Member's Gallery on the PSA website

Arabella Dane says "I had the great honor and pleasure to serve as the judge for a recent in-club competition for the Merrimack Valley Camera Club members. Extraordinarily fine work was displayed in all the classes. The club uses a website program called Visual Pursuits which has a very efficient judging component that makes the judging quite easy and equitable. There is a checklist of attributes and deficiencies to be considered, in addition to the normal point scoring process, and a very good component for comment writing. Once scored, the images in each class can be rearranged into the order defined by the points. Adjustments can be made in all the parts of the process as you go along. After judging is completed the file for the show is accessible to the members on the club's web site.

"Artist Bluff Is a well known rig overlooking the lake near the entrance to Cannon Mountain and the Franconia Notch state park. I took the steep almost vertical 1/4 mile trail carrying 15 lbs of camera equipment. It scared the heck out of me. The image was judged as crooked. I laughed and I knew the image would have gotten more points during the golden hour but climbing a dangerous trail was not worth it. However, I was one of the most rewarding images."

"As a member of the Photographic Society of America for the last 6 years, I have participated in a PSA study group of 5 people. We share and critique each other’s images each month.

Arabella says "\the Digital Dialogue Group discusses one image per month. In our Discussion Group #53 We enjoy each other's photos, sharing ideas on how to enhance them."

Study Group PID - 08 General

He says, "In the PSA study groups we rate the photos on the basic parameters of image evaluation. It is not a competition between the submissions. We evaluate the images on a scale of 1-5.

PID is replacing the Creative Altered Reality Interclub competition with a new Open Monochrome Interclub competition. https://psa-photo.org/page/interclub-overview

PID Interclub competition deadlines: 

Round deadlines for competition entry at midnight Central Time USA 15 Nov, 15 Feb, 15 April

PID Individual Portrait (https://psa-photo.org/page/mo-pid-indiv-portrait) andIndividual Creative Competitions (https://psa-photo.org/page/mo-pid-indiv-creative)   Round deadlines 1 Nov, 1 Feb, 1 April. If you have any questions please contact Christine Pence, QPSA, Div. Chair at pid-chair@psa-photo.org

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