Pilchuck Camera Club's


2016 Image of the Year, Assigned Subject & Wildflower Winners

The 2016 Image of the Year, Assigned Subject and Wildflower competitions were judged by
 Emerald Photographic Society, Eugene, Oregon

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2016 Image Of The Year Competition
   

1st - "Winter Flight"

by Sharon Ely ©

"Centered subject works stunningly, tack sharp."

   

2nd - "Weaver Midnight Glow"

by Sonya Lang ©

"Good balance of light and color, very small edge issues, overall nice."

   

3rd - "Arctic Fox 2"

by Sharon Ely ©

"Soft edges not helpful, background works well, good cropping."

   
   

HM - "Rainier Reflection"

by Sherrie Tallman ©

"Lighting is nice but could use more drama to overcome the foreground rock that dominates the image. Think about removing the rock."

   
   

HM - "Short-eared Owl"

by Jim Basinger ©

"Background is grainy, has lighting hotspots."

   
   
 

HM - "Skagit Valley To Mount Baker"

by Greg Thomas ©

"Nice dreamy quality, foreground trees too dominant."

 
 

HM - "Yola - Baby Gorilla"

by Sonya Lang ©

"Nice emotion and lighting, think about removing "dandruff" and adding room to the right."

   
2016 Assigned Subject Competition-"Calm,Quiet,Serene"
   

1st - "Blue Hour At Mt. Rainier"

by Tracy Carson ©

"Lines are wonderful, log in lake a bit distracting, Lighting is very good."

 

 
 

2nd - "Lighting The Way"

by Greg Thomas ©

"Nice minimalist look, perhaps experiment with dehaze + and -."

 
 

3rd - "Serenity"

by Renata Kleinert ©

"Nicely framed, perhaps a bit more clarity, very good exposure."

 
   

HM - "Mission San Xavier De Bac"

by Renata Kleinert ©

"Take out the bird, The moon is great, and the cropping is good."

 

 
 

HM - "Mt. Shuksan"

by Renata Kleinert ©

"Plenty of depth of field, needs a little more drama, and is well framed."

 

 
 
 

HM - "Tumwater Canyon"

by Sherrie Tallman ©

"Too gold, not enough pop, think about softening the water."

 

   
2016 Wildflower Competition 

 

1st - "Tiger Lilly"

by Sharon Ely ©

"Water drops work well, bottom of the stem could be burnt down some, focus control is very good."

 

 

2nd - "White Daisy"

by Sonya Lang ©

"Square works well, cut off tips detract, shadow on left work well."

 

 

3rd - "Itsy Bitsy Spider"

by Sharon Ely ©

"The mood is nice, post processing noise reduction would help."

 

 

HM - "Columbine"

by Tracy Carson ©

"Good use of focus, stem shadow is distracting."

   

 

HM - "Green Gentian"

by Kevin Siefke ©

"Good close up, needs a touch more contrast, possibly crop tighter."