March’s competition topic was “Open” for projected and print images. Ed Palaszynski was our judge

Advanced Projected Winners

First Place: Beauty in Repetition, Wendy Kates

Second Place: Fanciful, Beth Koller

Third Place: Beam Me Up, Karen Finkelman

Honorable Mention: Cowboy Silhouette, Karen Finkelman

Honorable Mention: Oaxaca Discussion, Larry Gold

Larry Gold ~ Oaxaca Discussion

Larry Gold ~ Oaxaca Discussion
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Novice and Intermediate Projected Winners

First Place: Curved and Straight, Will Rabinovich

Second Place: Jazz Singer, Tom Allen

Third Place: Walking on Clouds, Diane Sanders

Honorable Mention: Buns of Steel, Jim Riley

Honorable Mention: RGB, Tanya Riseman

Will Rabinovich ~ Curved and Straight

Will Rabinovich ~ Curved and Straight
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This photo was taken in Hudson Yards in New York City. The building in the foreground is The Shed, a performance space. The image was taken with a Sony A7riv and a Tamron 28-75 mm lens at 75 mm. I did some basic processing in Lightroom.

Combined Print Winners

First Place: Light Jewels, Beth Koller

Second Place: Mist on the River with Empty Chairs, Kay Carkhuff

Third Place: Curiosity, Sherm Edwards

Beth Koller ~ Light-Jewels

Beth Koller ~ Light-Jewels
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There is a lot of serendipity with light painting even with advance planning—so it is important to keep shooting, make adjustments, and capture multiple images. The light is delivered by a light wand tool from behind the balls. The lens balls and the reflective mylar underneath them bounce the light around. The colors of the light demand attention because some are hotter than others requiring exposure adjustments. Here the colors were relatively similar, and the intense saturation made the simple geometry just pop.

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