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 |
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Honorable Mention
"Photographer's Choice"
Carol Fuessenich |
Honorable Mention
"El Carmelo Cemetery"
Carol Silveira |
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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 |
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Honorable Mention
"Photographer's Choice"
Brooks Leffler |
Honorable Mention
"Shore Action"
Joni Zabala |
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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 |
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Honorable Mention
"Pt Pinos Lighthouse"
Lynn Pigott |
Honorable Mention
"Wild Kingdom around the Bay"
Jay Sinclair |
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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.
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2nd Place in Subject 
1st Place in Subject
1st Place in Subject 
