November 2025 Competition – Silver Spring Camera Club

November’s competition was “Open” for projected and print images.

Paul Biederman was our judge.

Advanced Projected

1st Place: Maude Svensson ~ The Sparks of Tradition
2nd Place: Beth Koller ~ Ribbon Candy Fun
3rd Place: Beth Koller ~Lunch V3
HM: Kate Woodward ~ Staircase in Madrid
HM: Sherm Edwards ~ Yellow Dahlia Fire and Surf

Beth Koller ~ Lunch V3

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This image was taken near Fort Lauderdale at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in January. This female green iguana was lunching on white flowers about one third to one half of an inch in diameter. I was hoping that I would be able to get some jaw action. To my surprise, when she opened her mouth, the flower was intact! I turned to the two folks next to me and remarked that I could go home now because I had taken the shot for the day. The use of highlight and shadows in PhotoShop was important in illuminating the flower and its foliage.

INTERMEDIATE AND NOVICE PROJECTED (COMBINED)

1st Place: Thomas Allen ~ Bowling Alley Bar
2nd Place: Marc Aurbach ~ Under the Bay Bridge
3rd Place: Catherine Honigsberg ~ MN Reflected Skyscrapers
HM: Gerry Woods ~ Laurel Races
HM: Kent Morris ~ Frosty Foggy Morning

Catherine Honigsberg ~ MN Reflected Skyscrapers

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This photo was taken outside my hotel room in Minneapolis. I was attending a conference and it was drizzling out, so I did a photo tour in my hotel looking out various windows looking for reflections.

NOVICE, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED Print (COMBINED)

1st Place: Sherm Edwards ~ Autumn at Brookside
2nd Place: Will Rabinovich ~ Flow
3rd Place: Beth Koller ~ Emerald Eye Tree Frog

Sherm Edwards ~ Autumn in Brookside

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I took this shot handheld with my iPhone 16 Pro, using the Average Camera Pro app set to 8 images one second apart. The effect from the slight movements of my hands between exposures is sometimes referred to as the “Monet look.”