Padre Trails Camera Club

January 26, 2014, Pacific Grove Field Trip
1st & 2nd by Subject and Overall Winners
Judged by Kirk Kennedy
Returns presented Feb 19, 2014




Every year, the Club conducts a competitive field trip, usually to a unique local venue, in which they compete in twelve image subjects. This year the Club chose to photograph sites throughout the City of Pacific Grove - Butterfly Town USA. This year's subjects were designed to showcase the varied landscapes and features of this city through individual interpretation of an eclectic list of subjects including: architectural details, historic El Carmelo Cemetery, hometown spirit, Lover's Point, main street USA, Monarch Butterflies in public art, people playing around the bay, Point Pinos lighthouse, shore action, sunrise or sunset, wild kingdom around the bay, and photographer's choice. The participants also enjoyed a lunch together during the mid-day light.

Presented below are the winning shots by Subject, and overall for the event. The Club has established a three-division competition. Group A - advanced photographers, Group AA - intermediate photographers, and Group AAA - beginning photographers and new members. This year's images were again judged by local professional photographic artist, Kirk Kennedy. Visit Kirk's Web site.

Overall Event Winners by Group

Group: A   View Larger

1st Place
"Pt Pinos Lighthouse"
Ben Grasmuck

2nd Place
"Wild Kingdom"
Carol Fuessenich

3rd Place
"Lovers Point"
Sharon Blaziek

Honorable Mention
"Photographer's Choice"
Carol Fuessenich

Honorable Mention
"El Carmelo Cemetery"
Carol Silveira

 



Group: AA   View Larger

1st Place
"Sunrise or Sunset"
Frank Penner

2nd Place
"Pt Pinos Lighthouse"
Jared Ikeda

3rd Place
"People Playing around the Bay"
John Drum

Honorable Mention
"Photographer's Choice"
Brooks Leffler

Honorable Mention
"Shore Action"
Joni Zabala

 
 

Group: AAA   View Larger


1st Place
"Architectural Detail"
Patricia McKean

2nd Place
"People Playing around the Bay"
Bill Shewchuk

3rd Place
"Sunrise or Sunset"
Dorothy Vriend

Honorable Mention
"Pt Pinos Lighthouse"
Lynn Pigott

Honorable Mention
"Wild Kingdom around the Bay"
Jay Sinclair

 
 

The twenty-four winning images for each competition division are displayed below. The individual files are small but, because of their number, the first time this page is opened on your computer it may take a few minutes to load completely. Please be patient... we think you'll find it worth the wait.


1st & 2nd by Subject  

Subject: Architectural Detail

Group A
1st Place in Subject
Ben Grasmuck
2nd Place in Subject
Sharon Blaziek
Group AA  

1st Place in Subject
John Drum
2nd Place in Subject
Brooks Leffler
Group AAA  

1st Place in Subject
Patricia McKean
2nd Place in Subject
Judi Clayton


Subject: Historic El Carmelo Cemetery


Group A

1st Place in Subject
Carol Silveira
2nd Place in Subject
Chris Johnson
Group AA  

1st Place in Subject
Brooks Leffler
2nd Place in Subject
Ken Jones
Group AAA  

1st Place in Subject
Jay Sinclair
2nd Place in Subject
Lynn Pigott
 

Subject: Hometown Spirit

 

Group A  

1st Place in Subject
Ben Grasmuck
2nd Place in Subject
Carol Fuessenich
Group AA  

1st Place in Subject
Frank Penner
2nd Place in Subject
John Drum
Group AAA  

1st Place in Subject
Patricia McKean
2nd Place in Subject
Rick Verbanec
   

Subject: Lovers Point

 

Group A  


1st Place in Subject
Sharon Blaziek


2nd Place in Subject
Carol Silveira
Group AA  

1st Place in Subject
John Drum

2nd Place in Subject
Frank Penner
Group AAA  


1st Place in Subject
Judi Clayton

2nd Place in Subject
Rick Verbanec

Subject: Main Street USA  

Group A  


No Award



No Award
Group AA  


1st Place in Subject
Jared Ikeda


2nd Place in Subject
John Drum
Group AAA  


1st Place in Subject
Lynn Pigott


2nd Place in Subject
Judi Clayton



Subject: Monarch Butterfly in Public Art  

Group A  


1st Place in Subject
Carol Silveira


2nd Place in Subject
Sharon Blaziek
Group AA  

1st Place in Subject
Frank Penner

2nd Place in Subject
Jeff Hobbs

Group AAA  

1st Place in Subject
Patricia McKean

2nd Place in Subject
Carolyn Comings

 
Subject: Photographer's Choice  

Group A  


1st Place in Subject
Carol Fuessenich


2nd Place in Subject
Chris Johnson
Group AA  


1st Place in Subject
Brooks Leffler


2nd Place in Subject
Ken Jones
   
Group AAA  

1st Place in Subject
Dorothy Vriend

2nd Place in Subject
Chris Axe

Subject: People Playing around the Bay  

Group A  


1st Place in Subject
Carol Silveira


2nd Place in Subject
Chris Johnson
Group AA  

No Award

2nd Place in Subject
Jeff Hobbs
Group AAA  

1st Place in Subject
Bill Shewchuk

2nd Place in Subject
Lynn Pigott

Subject: Pt Pinos Lighthouse  

Group A  


1st Place in Subject
Ben Grasmuck


2nd Place in Subject
Carol Silveira
Group AA  

No Award

2nd Place in Subject
Frank Penner
Group AAA  

1st Place in Subject
Lynn Pigott

2nd Place in Subject
Bill Shewchuk

Subject: Shore Action  

Group A  


1st Place in Subject
Carol Silveira

2nd Place in Subject
Sharon Blaziek
Group AA  

1st Place in Subject
Joni Zabala

2nd Place in Subject
Jeff Hobbs
Group AAA  

1st Place in Subject
Lynn Pigott

2nd Place in Subject
Carolyn Comings

Subject: Sunrise or Sunset  

Group A  


1st Place in Subject
Ben Grasmuck



No Award
Group AA  

1st Place in Subject
Frank Penner


No Award
Group AAA  

1st Place in Subject
Dorothy Vriend

2nd Place in Subject
Bill Shewchuk

Subject: Wild Kingdom around the Bay  

Group A  


1st Place in Subject
Carol Fuessenich


2nd Place in Subject
Carol Silveira
Group AA  

1st Place in Subject
Jared Ikeda

2nd Place in Subject
John Drum
Group AAA  

1st Place in Subject
Patricia McKean

2nd Place in Subject
Jay Sinclair