NECCC Spring 2014 Electronic Interclub Competition
The NECCC Spring 2014 competition was hosted by Boston West Photographic Society, and was held on April 16th, 2014 at St. Andrew’s Church, 3 Maple Street, Framingham, MA. The competition was directed by Michael Roman, Competition Chairman of Boston West PS. Assisting with the planning and execution of the event were Jim Brady, Ed McGuirk, Jeff Slovin, Deb Guyer and Tom Manders of Boston West.
Forty-two clubs participated in the Pictorial section (17 from Class A and 25 from Class B) and Thirty-nine clubs participated in the Nature section (15 from Class A and 24 from Class B).
The competition was judged by:
Ian Dicker: Ian is a past member of Gateway CC and Boston West PS. He is an accomplished
nature photographer and has led numerous photography workshops, including for The Great
American Photography Weekend.
Jim DeLuco: Jim is a professional portrait/wedding/event photographer and, for many years, a
past member of Colonial CC. He is also a speaker at clubs on portrait photography and studio
and off-camera lighting.
Bill Smith: Bill grew up in his dad’s photography business and is a graduate of Rhode Island
School of Photography. He is the director of Sales & Marketing at ICL Imaging in Framingham,
MA.
The three winning clubs in the Pictorial section Class A were:
Club Score Place
Greater Lynn 93 1st
Boston West 90 2nd
Merrimack Valley 88 3rd
The three winning clubs in the Pictorial section Class B were:
Club Score Place
Seven Hills 89 1st
Boston 88 2nd
Flagpole 88 2nd
The three winning clubs in the Nature section Class A were:
Club Score Place
Boston West 93 1st
Cape Cod Viewfinders 90 2nd
Greater Lynn 87 3rd
The winning clubs in the Nature section Class B were:
Club Score Place
Whaling City 84 1st
Berkshire Museum 81 2nd
Eastern Maine 80 3rd
NE Shutterbugs 80 3rd
The award winning photographs for the four sections were:
Pictorial Class A:
Club Name Maker Title Score Award
Merrimack Valley Lung, Howard Cowboy 25 1st
Greater Lynn Curcis, Peter Great Gray After Prey 25 1st
Merrimack Valley Haddock, Roy Milky Way At The Via 24 3rd
Greater Lynn McMillan, Sandy Snowy Owl 24 3rd
Boston West Brady, Jim Cowboy With Six Shooter 24 3rd
Pictorial Class B:
Club Name Maker Title Score Award
Lakes Region Dane, Arabella Two Jellies 26 1st
Milford Collen, Matthew Katy Did Say What 25 2nd
Seacoast Lavoie, Tom Steam In The Snow 24 3rd
Whaling City Mahaney, Jim Caring For The Wall 24 3rd
Boston Warneck, Jill Canoes On The River 24 3rd
Seven Hills Roberts, Bethany Man In A Field 24 3rd
Seven Hills Roberts, Don Reenactor 24 3rd
Nature Class A:
Club Name Maker Title Score Award
Nashoba Valley Selesky, Sandy Osprey Catches Flounder 26 1st
Boston West Sallett, Donna Fate Is Sealed 24 2nd
Boston West Guyer, Debbie Hourglass Frog 24 2nd
Cape Cod Viewfinders Slott, Robert Grebe Fight Beak To Beak 24 2nd
Nature Class B:
Club Name Maker Title Score Award
Eastern Maine Woodbury, Kerry Eagle Landing 24 1st
South Eastern CT Koval, Drea Waiting To Fly 23 2nd
Boston Seghal, Alfica Egrets In The Rain 23 2nd
Whaling City Gomes, Scott Hoot The Moon 23 2nd
Whaling City Kowalczyk, Robert Pileated Woodpecker 23 2nd
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All tied photographs will receive the same score and ribbon.
End of Year Standings
The overall winning clubs in the four divisions for this competition season are as follows:
Pictorial Class A:
Club Name Total Score Place
Boston West 270 1st
Greater Lynn 269 2nd
Merrimack Valley 255 3rd
Pictorial Class B:
Club Name Total Score Place
Boston 266 1st
Flagpole 261 2nd
Westfield 257 3rd
Nature Class A:
Club Name Total Score Place
Nashoba Valley 270 1st
Boston West 268 2nd
Cape Cod Viewfinders 268 2nd
Nature Class B:
Club Name Total Score Place
Boston 249 1st
Westfield 245 2nd
Photographers Forum 244 3rd
The two 1st place clubs in Class B will now move up to Class A starting in the 2014-2015 season.
Therefore, the Boston Camera Club will now compete in both Pictorial Class A as well as in Nature Class A.
The winning images (1st, 2nd and 3rd places) from the three competitions will be sent to a judge outside of New England who will pick the Pictorial Class A, Pictorial Class B, Nature Class A, and Nature Class B photographs of the year. Winners need not re-submit images as the competition chairmen have the images and will arrange the judging. The results will be announced at the awards ceremony on Sunday morning at the annual NECCC Conference in Amherst. The club awards will also be presented at the same time. We hope to see all of you there. Congratulations to all the winners.
Next Competition Season (2014-2015)
Thanks are extended to all those entrants, judges, clubs, etc that made this competition season a success. The success of the competitions is not possible without all of you. Clubs have already volunteered to host the next season's competition. The following clubs will host the 2014-2015 electronic interclub competition:
Fall - November 2014 Flagpole Photographers Camera Club
Winter - February 2015 Greater Bridgeport Camera Club
Spring - April 2015 Boston Camera Club
Cindy Gosselin
Electronic Photograph Interclub Competition Co-Chairman
cgosselin@sbcglobal.net
William B. Barnett
Electronic Photograph Interclub Competition Co-Chairman
Interclub.NECCC@yahoo.com
