High Scoring Images
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The Sentinel
Kamran Ghassemi – P
Fun at the Beach
George Harper – O
Brothers
Jack Salvador – S
Got a Eye on You
Russ Lazar – M
Breakfast Hour in Zambia
Valarie Van Cleave – O
Strawberry Race Photo Finish, Pinhole
Tom Conrad – A
Raspberry
Tom Conrad – S
Pollen Seekers
Mary Madden – S
Defiant
Ken Furuta – O
Merry Kiss Me
Myra Posner – P
Lowering Spate
Jack Salvador – P
Aksum, Ethiopia Morning Worship
Valarie Van Cleave – A
Watery Walk to Mate
Louise Stuart – O
Prague Book Tower
Mary Madden – O
Ready for Jump
Daniel Lee – O
September Critique
The Critique this month had 28 members participate (view list).
93 total images were submitted
The Judge this month was Laura Hoffman
High scoring images are displayed above, “Other Submitted Images” are displayed below.
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YouTube Critique Video
View the entire meeting (1h 27m)
Critique Scores by Category
Images in the galleries are identified by the category in which they were submitted.
(Artistic Expression = “A”, Monochrome = “M”, Open Color = “O”, Smart Phone = “P”, Special Subject = “S”)
Entries and scores are available in the following PDF files, grouped by Category.
- Open Color
- Monochrome
- Smart Phone
- Artistic Expression
- Special Subject: Macro
Macro photography shows extreme close-ups of small subjects to make them appear larger than they are in real life.
The Judge this month was Laura Hoffman. Read about Laura and explore her work.
High Scoring Images
High scoring images were awarded by the Judge. “High scoring” images are displayed at the top of this page, and are listed below by Category, in alphabetical order by the Maker’s name.
Open Color
- Ken Furuta – Defiant
- George Harper – Fun at the Beach
- Daniel Lee – Ready for Jump
- Mary Madden – Prague Book Tower
- Louise Stuart – Watery Walk to Mate
- Valarie Van Cleave – Breakfast Hour in Zambia
Monochrome
- Russ Lazar – Got a Eye on You
Smart Phone
- Kamran Ghassemi – The Sentinel
- Myra Posner – Merry Kiss Me
- Jack Salvador – Lowering Spate
Artistic Expression
- Tom Conrad – Strawberry Race Photo Finish, Pinhole
- Valarie Van Cleave – Aksum, Ethiopia Morning Worship
Special Subject: “Macro”
- Tom Conrad – Raspberry
- Mary Madden – Pollen Seekers
- Jack Salvador – Brothers
All Submitting Members (28)
- Lawrie Bau
- Mike Bray
- Mark Brenner
- Steve Comstock
- Tom Conrad
- Fran Conroy
- Ken Furuta
- Kamran Ghassemi
- Dolores Gitlin
- Joel Goldstein
- Larry Goodman
- Adriana Greisman
- Diane Hall
- Bette Harper
- George Harper
- Raymond LaBelle
- Russ Lazar
- Daniel Lee
- Mary Maddden
- Myra Posner
- Judy Rossi
- Hilla Sadri
- Jack Salvador
- Madeline Schwarz
- Joel Sigman
- Louise Stuart
- Tim Sullivan
- Valarie Van Cleave
Other Submitted Images
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From Outer Space
George Harper – M
Curvy Surf
Judy Rossi – O
Posing in Purple
Judy Rossi – P
Diving Elegance
Ken Furuta – A
End Of A Beautiful Day
Larry Goodman – M
Surrounded
Bette Harper – S
After the Fall
Adriana Greisman – A
Secrets Revealed
Kamran Ghassemi – S
Rapids 2
Steve Comstock – A
Painted Petals 1
Hilla Sadri – A
Pretty In Pink
Myra Posner – O
Green Kiwi
Dolores Gitlin – S
Vibrant
Ken Furuta – P
Pelicans Fighting for a Fish
Mark Brenner – O
Delightful Dahlia
George Harper – S
Moon Over Orange County
Joel Goldstein – O
Egret Looking for a Fish
Mark Brenner – M
Fangs & Fury
Hilla Sadri – O
Bones
Myra Posner – M
Monarch Butterfly
Dolores Gitlin – O
Ragged Web
Joel Goldstein – M
Got Dinner
Russ Lazar – S
Future Lifeguards
Russ Lazar – O
Grand Prix Racers
Mike Bray – A
Evening Marina Paddle
Diane Hall – M
The Future of Lincoln
Lawrie Bau – O
Contemplative Palette
Kamran Ghassemi – O
Sentinel
Jack Salvador – O
Summer Matinee
Diane Hall – O
Pink Rose
Raymond LaBelle – A
Slow Cruising
Mary Madden – M
Working for My Honey
Louise Stuart – S
Dragonfly Resting
Joel Goldstein – S
Garden Snail
Tom Conrad – M
Trolley Time
Myra Posner – A
Beach Soccer, Pinhole
Tom Conrad – O
Great Egret Grace
Mike Bray – M
Cruising Delta Reeds & Lilies
Louise Stuart – A
Sweet Picking
Fran Conroy – S
Lilac Breasted Roller
Bette Harper – O
Reflection
Lawrie Bau – M
Painterly Pier
George Harper – A
Beautiful Stamen
Lawrie Bau – S
Pure Winter
Louise Stuart – M
Mating Dragonflies
Raymond LaBelle – S
Gyre
Jack Salvador – M
Jump high
Daniel Lee – M
Dragonfly Hovering
Daniel Lee – S
Deadly Chaos
Ken Furuta – M
Argentine Cactus Bloom
Adriana Greisman – S
Best Friend
Mike Bray – P
We Remember
Diane Hall – A
Softly Swaying
Madeline Schwarz – S
Osprey Flight
Adriana Greisman – M
Searching for Sun
Russ Lazar – A
End of an Era
Kamran Ghassemi – M
Morning Dew
Joel Sigman – S
Friends
Tim Sullivan – P
Sunset over Colorado
Joel Goldstein – P
Grasshopper
Steve Comstock – S
Moth
Tim Sullivan – S
Towering Overhead
Mary Madden – A
Artist Village Fountain
Daniel Lee – A
Red Hot
Diane Hall – S
Scarlet Macaws
Adriana Greisman – O
Emperor Penguin Walkabout
Valarie Van Cleave – M
What A Wheel
Bette Harper – P
Egret with Mouse
Mark Brenner – P
Magic Mirrors
Raymond LaBelle – M
Laguna Beach On A Beautiful Day
Larry Goodman – O
Power Lines
Dolores Gitlin – A
Dragon Fly on Small Pepper
Mark Brenner – S
Rapids
Steve Comstock – O
Serenity in White
Hilla Sadri – M
Susan’s Black Eye
Bette Harper – M
In The Pink
Lawrie Bau – A
Morning Snack
Mike Bray – O
Hang Five
Raymond LaBelle – O