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 Christ the King Presbyterian Church (formerly called 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.

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This month at the Silver Spring Camera Club

July 23 at 7:30 PM on Zoom: Photo Forum

Winners of the May Competition

May’s competition topic was Monochrome. Bidyottam Mittra was our judge.

Advanced Projected

First Place: Maude Svensson, Looking-for-Love
Second Place: Karen Finkelman, Sam Buckingham
Third Place: Bob Catlett, Camellia
Honorable Mention: David Terao, Shrivelled Leaf
Honorable Mention: David Terao, Wilson Bridge
Honorable Mention: Maude Svensson, 3 Generations of Light

Maude Svensson ~ Looking for Love

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When I am in Pittsburgh, I like to visit the Alcoa Building downtown. I love it, at the same time as I don’t. I am drawn to its originality, design and history. But photography-wise, it is a nightmare for me. None of my photos have ever come out to properly reflect the history of successful American industry, the people that contributed to it, and the creativity of the skyscraper design. Instead, my photos just give a dull and lifeless view of endless rows of monotonic small, framed windows in a sterile geometry on a gray building. Very boring. But must it be? This time I have tried to blow life into the building by adding some human elements in post-processing, cropping hard, pushing the contrasts and working with tonality as I converted my picture into Black and White. (See the original photo at the end of the honorable mentions.)

Novice and Intermediate Projected

First Place: Jim Riley, Metal Lamp
Second Place: Diane Sanders, At the Olney Market
Third Place: Thomas Allen, Family Wading
Honorable Mention: Kent Morris, Elephants in the Rain
Honorable Mention: Thomas Allen, Occupations

Jim Riley ~ Metal Lamp

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The Metal Lamp image was taken in January 2026. The bare bulb burned brightly and the shadows were interesting, especially because there are two tabs creating a nice shadow. I improved the contrast and decreased the “whiteness” inside the bulb. Taken hand-held.