November 2014 Silhouettes Competition
The November competition saw two promotions. Congratulations to Jeanne Laux, who has advanced to the Intermediate level, and to Daniel Parent, who has joined the Senior ranks.
Additionally, we had both a Print of the Night and a Slide of the Night!
Way to go, Pierre Gauthier, for your on-topic print Urban Densification, and props to Daniel Parent, for your general slide Getting the Image.
On-Topic First Place Ribbons – Slides
(click on the thumbnails to see full-size images)
Junior: Jay-Dee Purdie
Intermediate: Daniel Parent
Intermediate: David Burt
Intermediate: Dina MacLeod
Senior: Robert Matyas
On-Topic First Place Ribbons – Prints
Intermediate: Pierre Gauthier
General First Place Ribbons – Slides
Junior: Lise Presseault
Intermediate: Daniel Parent
General First Place Ribbons – Slides
Junior: lena monteiro
Intermediate: Celso Brennan
Breakdown of Entries
On-topic slides 52
On-topic prints 8
General slides 46
General prints 10
Total entries 116
No disqualifications
Judges
Our judges for the evening were Karol Kovacs, J. David Andrews and Ed Shapiro.
Karol Kovacs is the Secretary-Treasurer of the RAPC. She has also judged for other Ottawa photo clubs. Karol has a degree in fine art, and a long career as a secondary school art teacher. In addition to her interest in photography, Karol is also a keen gardener.
J. David Andrews is a commercial photographer specializing in natural history, landscape, travel and outdoor recreation themes. His photographs have been widely published throughout the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. David has published two photography books, Gatineau Park: An Intimate Portrait and The Forests of Canada.
Ed Shapiro is the owner of the Hintonburg Studio, and has been a professional photographer for over 50 years. He is a Master Photographer, a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, and holds a degree in Photographic Chemistry and Applied Photography from The Rochester Institute of Photography. Most of his current work is in the field of corporate portraiture and commercial and industrial photography.
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