Welcome to the Silver Spring Camera Club. Visitors and new members are invited to our public meetings, which take place the first three Thursdays of every month, September through May. We also welcome you to our field trips. Signups are through Meetup.

Meetings are either in-person, or virtual on Zoom.

The first meeting of the month is our speaker night, held virtually.

In person meetings will take place on the second Thursday of each month, and will generally be our competition. In person meetings are held at Northwood Presbyterian Church, 1200 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD.

On the third Thursday of each month we hold a virtual meeting. This will generally be our Photo Forum which includes discussion, member presentations, and photo sharing.

The October Cable Release newsletter

This week at the Silver Spring Camera Club

Here is what is happening this week

Thursday, October 17 at Northwood Presbyterian Church: Nature Competition

Sunday, October 20, 2024, 6:00 p.m: Field Trip, Washington Monuments at Night. Meet at the foot of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial facing the reflecting pool

Winners of the September Competition

September’s competition was Open for projected and print images. Paul Biederman was our judge.

This month introduced our new intermediate category

You can see details of the winners here

ADVANCED PROJECTED

1st Place: Larry Gold ~ Richmond Bridge
2nd Place: Karen Finkelman ~ Birdman of Washington Square Park
3rd Place: Sherm Edwards ~ Cherry Blossom Sunrise
HM: Karen Finkelman ~ Timeworn Gears

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INTERMEDIATE PROJECTED

1st Place: Kay Carkhuff ~ Main Street in the Rain
2nd Place: Lisa Auerbach ~ Space Needle Seattle 2
3rd Place: Anne Golfer ~ White on White
HM: Will Rabinovich ~ The Vessel

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NOVICE PROJECTED

1st Place: Maurice Belanger ~ Boys Who Recycle
2nd Place: Phil Boyer ~ Reflections
3rd Place: Tom McLaughlin ~ Dragon

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INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED PRINTS

1st Place: Tanya Riseman ~ Boston’s North End
2nd Place: Renee Schaefer ~ In the Rice Paddy
3rd Place: Renee Schaefer ~ Good Morning, Tokyo
HM: Sherm Edwards ~ Mevagissey Wet Fish

$Tanya Riseman ~ Boston\'s North End$

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NOVICE PRINTS

1st Place: Ilona Linnoila ~ Bearded Man with Gun
2nd Place: Charlie Farmer ~ Casares

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Member Spotlight

Our member spotlight for this month is Beth Koller

Other Information

2024-2025 special competition topics:

In addition to the usual, open, nature and monochrome categories, there will be three other competition topics next year:

Abandoned: Abandoned photography captures images of man-made structures
or other man-made objects (e,g, vehicles, machinery) no longer serving
their original purpose, and that show the effects of long neglect. The
abandoned structure or object should be the primary focus of the image;
for example, an image of a human model in an abandoned building would
not be allowed.

Found abstract: A found abstract is a photograph of shapes, colors, and
textures discovered intact in the environment. The photographer can
create a close-up of one portion of a scene or object, to isolate it
from the whole and thus eliminate explanatory context, but in this
competition, it is okay if the object can be identified. The
photographer may use minor post processing techniques to emphasize
attributes and create moods, but another person should be able to return
to the original site/scene and identify the same image that you “found”
and captured in your picture. In-studio constructions or manipulations
do not qualify.

Humorous: Humor, like beauty, is in the eye (or funny bone) of the
beholder. Any image submitted that the photographer thinks is humorous
is acceptable. It will be up to the judge to weigh the technical and
artistic aspects of the image along with its humor.