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

David Terao ~ The Spider and the Fly

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I shot this image at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, Maryland this summer where they have a public, trial dahlia garden. While shooting the dahlias, I found a jumping spider in a white dahlia. While I was shooting the spider, a hover fly landed on the petal above the spider. I quickly focused on the fly’s eyes and got one shot before it flew away. I focus-stacked the image with the one I took moments before that was focused on the spider’s eyes to get the final image.

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

Kent Morris ~ Frosty Foggy Morning

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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.”