Winter 2016 Inter-club Print Competition
View the complete report, scores, and winning images here http://www.neccc.org/p/interclub-competition.html
Reported by Arthur S. Vaughan, MNEC, NECCC Print Chairman
The winter 2016 inter-club print competition, hosted by the Fall River Camera Club, was held on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the Swansea Senior Center, in Swansea, MA. Dennis Lawson served as the event organizer and coordinator. The judges for this competition were: A. Cemal Ekin, MNEC, Mary Doo, and Ken Wiedemann, MNEC. A. Cemal Ekin has been involved in photography for 6 decades. He’s an instructor in a wide variety of photographic topics, offering programs, seminars, and tutorials to camera clubs around New England. Mary Doo is a past-president of the Photographic Society of Rhode Island (2006-2008), and is an accomplished nature and wildlife photographer, having won numerous awards in local, regional, and international competitions. Ken Wiedemann began his photography while in his early teens. His photographs have been published worldwide in numerous magazines including Down East, Forbes, New England Living, Vermont Life, and others. He has served extensively as a judge throughout the New England area. Volunteers serving on the “competition committee” for this event were Lorraine Anderson and Alison Valcourt... scorekeepers, plus Paul Ferland, Dennis Lawson, and Brian Valcourt... print handlers. Many thanks go to the Fall River Camera Club, the judges, and competition support staff for making this event possible.
For the winter competition a total of 160 prints were submitted... 48 class “A” B&W, 28 class “B” B&W, and 84 Color. Participating were 21 clubs... 12 in class “A”, 8 in class “B”, and 21 in Color. A total of 24 prints received awards... 9 class “A”, 5 class “B” and 10 in Color. Clubs that submitted less than their full allotment of four color and four B&W prints, or that missed the winter competition entirely, are encouraged to submit make-up prints along with their regular submissions for the spring
competition, to be hosted by the New Haven Camera Club on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
View the complete report, scores, and winning images here http://www.neccc.org/p/interclub-competition.html
