Archive for March, 2010

February 2010 Projected Images Competition Winners

March 1st, 2010

February Pictorial – Digital

1st place: One Neck Extra Large, by Steve Richter
2nd place: Rosebud After Rain, by Gerald Jendrusch
3rd place: Sunset on Jackson lake, by William Hunsicker
HM: Fire in the Sky, by Dick Boone

February Pictorial – Slides

1st place: Beach on North Shore, by Ed Sobolak
2nd place: Light My Fire, by M. O. Weber
3rd place: Lines and Shadows, by Ed Sobolak
HM: Will She Come Out, by M. O. Weber

February Nature – Digital

1st place: Rain on Dove, by Gerald Jendrusch
2nd place: Minnows Beware, by Steve Richter
3rd place: Afternoon Swim, by Kelsi Richter
HM: Grand Canyon, by Stan Andrews

February Nature – Slides

1st place: Sunrise, by M. O. Weber
2nd place: Dominant Gull Torments Injured Gull, by Ed Sobolak
3rd place: Loon with Injured Leg at Rest, by Ed Sobolak
HM: A River Somewhere, by M. O. Weber

February Photojournalism – Digital

1st place: Woodlawn Lake, by Roxana McRoberts
2nd place: Better Late Than…, by Dick Boone
3rd place: Christ and the Cross, by Jenny Fowler
HM: Walk in Fall, by Stan Andrews

February Photojournalism – Slides

1st place: Do You Want to Play?, by Ed Sobolak
2nd place: Urban Skateboard Venue, by Ed Sobolak
3rd place: Comal County Fair, by M. O. Weber
HM: Valentine Design, by M. O. Weber

February Assignment – Digital

1st place: Country Courthouse, by Peter Florczak
2nd place: Lee County, by Denise Willems
3rd place: Gonzales Courthouse, by John Rudolph
HM: Bexar Courthouse, by Gerald Jendrusch

February Assignment – Slides

1st place: Courthouse Steps, by M. O. Weber
2nd place: Courthouse, by M. O. Weber

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Free Software Options Offered

March 1st, 2010

MSNBC.com recently listed 20 free programs that are available online for photographers to download and use. The programs are:

GIMP (photo editing)
Photo Pos Pro (photo editing)
Picasa 3 (photo editing, management and sharing)
XnView (photo editing and converts file formats)
FastStone Image Viewer (photo viewing and editing, slide show
creation, convert images to other formats)
PhotoScape (photo editing, slide show creation, combine multiple
photos, convert RAW images)
Pictomio (organize photos, create slide shows)
Image Resizer Powertoy Clone for Windows (resize one photo
or a group of photos)
36-Image Converter (covert photos into other file formats,
photo editing)
VisiPics (sort photos and get rid of duplicates)

Each of these programs has different capabilities. Some have more photo-editing options, while others have better tools for organizing photos, resizing photos and creating slide shows. Some of these programs may not work with Vista or Windows 7.

Source: 10 digital photography downloads (MSNBC.com, 2/15/10).

MSNBC.com also featured an article that reviewed some current cameras. Here are a few of their recommendations, along with approximate retail costs:

Nikon D3000, $550
Nikon D5000, $750
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSI, $650
Pentax K2000, $560

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Florczak wins HM in Gulf States

March 1st, 2010

GSACC member Peter Florczak’s image, “Waiting” won a 1st HM in the Gulf States Pictorial B&W contest in February.

GSACC’s other entries did not place. Other scores are listed below, alphabetically by the maker’s last name:

Well Pulley, by Tim Kirkland, 9 points
With This Ring, by Steve Richter, 10 points
The Alamo of Yesteryear, by Denise Willems, 7 points

Winning scores ranged from 13-11 points. None of GSACC’s Pictorial entries placed.

Those entries were:
Karogram #19, by Stan Andrews,10 points
Woodpecker Dining Out, by Gerald Jendrusch, 10 points
El Mercado, by John Rudolph, 9 points
Romantic Night, by Denise Willems, 10 points
All winners in this competition had 12 points.

Both of these competitions were judged by the Slidell Camera Club.

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