The Best of March 2008 (download pdf )
All Images Copyright ©2008 by the listed photographers


Interclub Pictorial Slides – March 2008

JUDGES:  Phyllis Brauer, Forester’s; Rich Fisher, Riverwoods; and Sharon Zingery, Ft. Dearborn

SLIDE OF THE MONTH:  "Primeval Sunrise” by Don Bolak, Riverwoods

CLASS A

AWARDS:  "Great Horned On Stump” by Don DeDonato, Garden and “Angular Antelope” by Don Bolak, both of Garden; “Man’s Devotion” by Bailey Donnally, FPSA, North Shore; “Dazzling Dude Delight” by Mark Rasmussen and “Fall Colors And Mist” by Pam Havlicek, both of Photogenesis I.

HONORABLE MENTION:  "Little River Stream” by Artie Harris, Nature; “Sunflower Up Close” by Ronald Rubenstein, Garden; “Unbreakable Shell” by Joyce Burzloff, Riverwoods; and “Hanging Out” by Helen Lynch, Salt Creek. 

STANDINGS

Slides

Points

Points

To

This

To

Date

Month

Date

Garden

24

91

548

Riverwoods

24

91

538

Photogenesis I

24

89

534

Salt Creek

24

90+44

533

Downers Grove

24

85

529

Green Briar

24

89

518

Shutter Bugs

24

87

515

Blue Island

24

84

513

North Shore

23

84

504

Oak Lawn

23

65

490

Chicago Nature

20

69

437

Pfun Pfoto

0

0

0

CLASS B

AWARDS:  "Yellowstone”  by Claudia Currie, 3-H; “Autumn Still Life” by Pat Wadecki, Arlington; “Bubbly Trio” by Jim Woodring, Photogenesis II; and “Color Shades Of Bryce” by John Hewitt, Wright.

HONORABLE MENTION:  "Multi-Colored Glass” by Janice L. Pazanin, 3-H; “Skyline Arch” by John Emmel, Central DuPage; “Timely Tower”  by  Janet Schleeter, Kankakee; “Pictured Rocks Sunset” by William Ditman, Lake County; Easter Cactus” by Alice Jacobson, Morris; and “Water Lily” by Iku Shimizu, Wright.


 

STANDINGS

Slides

Points

Points

To

This

To

Date

Month

Date

Wright

24

84

517

Photogenesis II

24

86

506

Morris

24

84+43

505

3-H

24

86

504

Schaumburg

24

79

490

DesPlaines

24

81

487

St. Mark

24

76

465

Foresters

23

56

462

Sandwich

21

59

428

Arlington

21

83+79

423

Central DuPage

20

61

418

Lombard

17

55

351

Kankakee

12

42

236

Lake County

7

42+19

145

Mayslake

0

0

0

We wish to thank the committee consisting of:  Bob Cowsert, Dorothy Gore, Jane Kriete, FPSA, EPSA,  Len Rodeghiero, Carolyn Sparling, and Mike Willey.

John Hewitt, Don Alton, Co-Chairmen

Interclub Small Color Prints – March 2008

JUDGES:  Ann Maksymiec, Nature; Janet Schleeter, Downers Grove; Michael Kobe, 3-H.

PRINT OF THE MONTH: “Godwit Surfwalking” by Rich Fisher, Riverwoods.

                                          CLASS AA

AWARDS: “Cardinal In The Snow” by Mike Willey, Blue Island; “Snowy Egret Portrait” by Bob Hawkins, Garden; “Old Red Eyes” by Harry Gnadt, Lombard; and “Holding The Lead” by John Wiet, Creative Digital.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: “Cades Cove Mill” by Fred Drury and “Gates Of The Valley” by Ruth A Smith, both of Creative Digital ; “The Look” by Betty Nehls, Oak Lawn; *“Barred Owl” by Elli Glist,  Riverwoods; and “Colorful Peppers” by Santokh Kocher, Downers Grove.

 

STANDINGS

PRINTS

POINTS

POINTS

TO

THIS

TO

DATE

MONTH

DATE

GARDEN

24

86

553

BLUE ISLAND

24

87

540

CREATIVE DIGITAL

24

91

539

DIGITAL DARKROOM

24

85

538

OAK LAWN

24

88

538

RIVERWOODS

24

92

535

PHOTOGENESIS I

24

108

532

DOWNERS GROVE

24

87

531

GREEN BRIAR

24

88

525

LOMBARD

23

86

522

SCHAUMBURG

24

85

521

PIXEL

24

81

520

                                             

                                    CLASS A

AWARDS: “Palouse Country” by Earl L. Kubis and “Shy Guys” by Richard L. Capps, both of Pfun Pfoto; “Face Of Attention” by Pierce VanAuken and “Log Cabin” by Blanche Arreguin, both of Salt Creek; “Downtown Boston” by Bob Boyle, F-Stop: and “Sipping Nectar” by Artie Harris, Nature.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: *“The Desert Awakes” by Bailey Donnally, and “Vibrant Mushrooms” by Lucille Adams, both of North Shore; “Zebra Dazzle” by Alison Newberry, Nature; “Big Smile” by Milt Fanta, Salt Creek; “Door County Barn” by Jane Jacobsen, Salt Creek; and “Barn Owl” by Randy Vlcek, Arlington.

STANDINGS

PRINTS

POINTS

POINTS

TO

THIS

TO

DATE

MONTH

DATE

PFUN PHOTO

24

88

528

SALT CREEK

24

133

522

FOX VALLEY

24

83

520

NORTH SHORE

24

89

517

ARLINGTON

24

167

512

PHOTOGENESIS II

24

82

512

WRIGHT

24

80

511

F-STOP

23

81

501

KANKAKEE

24

80

495

DES PLAINES

23

87

488

MAYSLAKE

21

144

451

CHICAGO NATURE

19

66

414

                                        CLASS B

AWARDS: “Peregrine Falcon ‘Ozzie’ ” by John Roquet, 3H; “Stalking In The Hills” by Phyllis Brauer, Foresters; “Autumn Leaves With Dew” by Emma Grant, Washington Park; and “Arched Beauty” by Al Kent, Central DuPage.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: “Majestic Falls” by John Emmel, Central DuPage; “Fabulous Fall Foliage” by Charlotte Newsome, and “Hindu Temple” by Emma Grant, both of St Marks; and “A Man Called Fred” by Artie Harris, Washington Park.

STANDINGS

PRINTS

POINTS

POINTS

TO

THIS

TO

DATE

MONTH

DATE

3H

24

88

530

FORESTERS

24

87

521

WASHINGTON PARK

24

88

514

SANDWICH

24

83

501

ST MARK

24

87

499

SHUTTERBUGS

24

79

490

MORRIS

24

81

489

CENTRAL DuPAGE

22

87

487

LAKE COUNTY

22

142

452

FT DEARBORN

12

228

CRYSTAL LAKE

5

21

108

Thanks for all the help from our committee of Ron Byland, Allison Newberry, Doris Harris and Wes Stewart.

Karen Frischman and Janet Schleeter, co-chairmen

 

Interclub Small Monochrome Prints – March 2008

JUDGES:     Betty Nehls, Oak Lawn;  Jane Jacobsen, Salt Creek;  Pam Havlicek,  Photogenesis.

PRINT OF THE MONTH: “Profile of a Queen” by Bob Buyle, F-Stop.

CLASS A

 AWARDS: “Profile of a Queen” by Bob Buyle, F-Stop;  “Happy George” by Santokh Kochar, Downers Grove; “Fresh Snow in the Forest” by Bill Brown; Fox Valley; “Mastiff Mugshot”  by Al Alvis and “First lLight on the Dunes” by Robert Schmaedeke  both of  Oak Lawn; “Glade Creek Mill” by Don Plocher, Photogenesis II; “Mountian Water” by Robert Schmaedeke, Digital Darkroom.

 

HONORABLE MENTIONS: “Woodpecker” by Mike Willey, Blue Island;  “Barn Reflections” by Barbara Kudrynovsky;  Creative Digital Images; “ Rainbow Bridge” by Ron Capek; F Stop; “Church Tops” by Pierce Van Auken, Oak Lawn; “Lines, Curves and Arches” by Lyne Lee, St. Marks.

 

Prints

Points

Points

STANDINGS

To

This

To

 

Date

Month

Date

Downers Grove 

24

89

547

Creative Digital

24

92

527

Oak Lawn

24

93

521

Pfun Pfoto

24

85

520

Blue Island

24

90

518

Pixel

24

86

514

Green Briar    

24

88

508

St. Mark