SCAVENGER HUNT WINNERS - SPRING 2008

1st - Rita Szabo
2nd - Lisa Murphy
3rd - Mary Rauzi

Congratulations everyone and thank you for your participation!

ARCHITECTURE Winners

1st Place - Elaine Miller
Commercial Street












2nd Place - Lisa Murphy
Chapel



















3rd Place - Rita Szabo
Gillioz Theatre

ASYMMETRICAL Winners

1st Place - Melissa Odom
Black & White Flower









2nd Place - Mike Young
Footbridge














3rd Place - Gary Phillips
Redbud

NATURAL LIGHT PORTRAITURE Winners

1st Place - Rita Szabo
Striped Dreams












2nd Place - Lisa Murphy
Donna

PANNING Winners

1st Place - Mike Young
Drum Line




2nd Place - Tim Buchanan
Flying Frying Pan

SONG TITLE Winners

1st Place - Corinne Merritt
"Under the Bridge"




















2nd Place - Doug Brown
"Stranger In My House"

















3rd Place TIE - Gary Phillips
"Song of India"

















3rd Place TIE - Lisa Murphy
"I Walk the Line"

WHAT IS IT? Category Winners

1st Place - Melissa Odom
Mixer Whisk













2nd Place - Joe Jensen
Ice on Chicken Wire












3rd Place TIE - Elaine Miller
Looking Into Wine Glass












3rd Place TIE - Mary Rauzi
"What Is It?" Says the Kitty

SPRING 2008 - Scavenger Hunt Categories

Take NEW photos of the following categories:

Asymmetrical
Panning
Architecture
Natural Light Portraiture
Song Title (Please make the entitle the photo as such.)
What Is It?

Submit up to four of the six categories for judging on CD or by e-mail at Alisa_Trotter@yahoo.com or AlisaTrotter@missouristate.edu.

See guidelines for saving photos in post below. HAVE FUN SHOOTING!

SCAVENGER HUNT INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

It's Scavenger Hunt time again!

We have two Scavenger Hunts per year with a goal of capturing specific (preferably BRAND NEW) items. Three members are chosen as judges and the results are shown during the April and October club meetings.

We give a series of six topics to choose from and members turn in up to four on CD or by e-mail. If you do not have a digital camera, please do not feel left out! You can have your photos scanned and put on a CD or we can arrange to have them scanned for you.

To ensure a fair competition, you may NOT use a program like Photoshop to manipulate an image using filters, layers, etc. You MAY, however, crop, adjust exposure levels, and sharpen the image, but that is all!

GUIDELINES FOR SAVING IMAGES TO E-MAIL OR CD FOR JUDGING AND POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

To save your images for proper display on the projector, please follow these steps:

1. In Photoshop, go to "Image Size"
2. Uncheck the "Resample Image" box
3. Set the dpi to 96
4. Recheck the Resample Image box
5. Set the output resolution to 1024 pixels by 768 pixels
6. On the Toolbar, select Image> Mode> Convert to Profile, and set the color profile to RGB. (NOTE: Skip this step if your camera is already set on RGB.)
7. Finally, save the image as a jpeg with a quality setting of 10.

TEXTURE Winners

1st Place - Teresa Young - Rope

1. Great combination of lines and shapes. Nice lighting as well. This would
   have been a killer shot with more depth of field.


2. Good use of lines - vertical diagonal and curving - in the ropes. I like the
   interplay of light and dark colors as well. Good use of the light to show
   texture. Nice image.


3. Like this shot!! Nice with the different colors of rope and directions they are
   leading. Good lighting and composition. Fits category very well. Nice image.

SUPERSTITION Winners

1st Place - Melissa Odom - Salt

1. Nice use of light. I like the mirror and the white background. A very
   creative shot.


2. Very good composition - lines, diagonal and straight, work well together. Mirror a nice creative touch. Good texture and detail in the salt. A smidgen brighter overall wouldn't hurt - image doesn't "pop".


3. Like this image. Not sure about the relation to category (??) but like the shot.
   Great light and composition. Great product shot.

2nd Place - Rita Szabo - Weather Vane

1. I don’t know how you did it but I think you did it quite well. I would like to
   see a little more light in the grey parts but overall it’s a great idea that’s well
   executed.


2. Image a little too centered - more space on right - somewhere for the cat to go. Would like to see all of the weather vane. Wind spped cup directly under the cat a little distracting. Image really fits the category.


3. Fits category well. Very spooky. Like the silhouette effect. Not sure about
   composition - maybe more impactful from a different angle? Maybe a little too
   centered or something.

SIGNS OF AUTUMN Winners

1st Place - Melissa Odom - Autumn Apples

1. Very creative. Obviously a lot of work and thought went into it. It would have been nice to see the apples slightly backlit. Beautifully done.


2. Very creative penmanship! Composition too centered - a receding diagonal might have been more interesting. Very nice image.


3. Nice work! Very creative concept! Fun thought! Interesting color and
   exposure! Cool shot! Would like to have seen the set up!

2nd Place - Lori Decker - Fall Mums

1. I really like this composition. Great color and patterns.


2. Good composition - Good use of the light. Main flower really holds my eye. Good background.
3. Beautiful! Great still life portrait. Lovely colors that pop from dark background. Nice placement of each flower. Great detail in petals and nice depth of field! Just lovely and want a copy for my wall - Tim could you get on that! :0)

3rd Place - Rita Szabo - Fall Mountain Scene

1. Nice colors and composition. Does anyone besides me want to throw a
   rock in the water?



2. Nice diagonal with the shoreline to lead eye toward the mountain and
   reflection. Nice balance between lake and shore.



3. Like the composition on this. Wonderfully, beautiful landscape shot. Doesn't
   say "Autumn" to me that much, but still very beautiful. Nice shot!

REPETITIVE Winners

1st Place - Melissa Odom - Film Reels

1. VERY NICE! I remember these. Would like to see a little darker darks.
   Good job.


2. Great diagonal juxtaposed with repetitive circles. I love it! Good exposure
   and lighting - retained detail in highlights and shadows. Wonderful image - you
   should market this one.


3. Cool! Love the diagonal composition here. Nice on the white background.
   Nice simple, yet complicated lines. Great exposure and lighting! Love it -
   nice commercial-looking image.

2nd Place - Angela Goodson Abbott - Repetitive Hallway

1. Nice lines and shapes. It would be nice to see something - some little thing -
   breaking up the "centeredness" of this - maybe a partial view of someone
   going in one of the doors.


2. Great perspective shot. Hallway carpet leads your eye right through the
   image - no escape. Alternating light/dark shapes hold my attention. Almost a
   haunting image - appreciate for the season. Hots spots on door jambs a little
   distracting.


3. Like this! Nice lines. Want to see how far the end of the hallway really is…
   Wishing for a little higher contrast in blacks and whites, but great image.

3rd Place - Lori Decker - Repetitive Laundry

1. Good idea. Would like to see better lighting. Like the stack of towels.


2. Good placement of subject. Top of washer and dryer in center a little
   bothersome - dryer door on right helps, though. Nice lighting.


3. Excellent image! Very creative! Love it. Want to see more of background
   a little too cropped. Maybe horizontal? Excellent photo!

CREEPY CRAWLY Winners

1st Place - Rita Szabo - Alligators

1. Right place, right time. Nice lines in this image. Great detail, composition,
   and impact. Excellent job!!


2. Good use of diagonals with the jaws and between the two eyes. Good
   depth-of-field. Great image. Good lighting.


3. Not sure how creepy they are; kinda cute actually (minus the blood - that's
   creepy.) Great image! Great exposure and composition. Nice shot!

2nd Place - Lori Decker - Spotted Lizard

1. I really like the subject and the pose. Great timing.
2. A bit more depth-of-field - nose is a little soft. Good diagonal with rock
countered by lizard. I think he's cute, not creepy. A little too centered maybe.
3. Great image! Nice rock in foreground. Like that his spots pop out against
background spots and that his front foot is in focus, but back one is not. Looks like he's crawling up to say, "Howdy!" Nice image!

3rd Place - Lisa Murphy - Fuzzy Centipede

1. A unique viewpoint. Well done!


2. Good use of diagonals with fence. Nicely blurred background. A touch more
   depth-of-field - I'd like to see all of the centipede in focus. Having him on the
   underside of the wire a nice touch. Nice lighting.


3. Cute little feller! Like the detail in the "hair". Wire that he is on is a little
   distracting to me - maybe a different angle. Good exposue and color on his face.

BEAT THE HEAT Winners

1st PLACE - Linden Falls - Mike Young

Judges' Comments:

1. Very inviting shot. He looks quite content. I want to go here. Where is Linden Falls.
2. Like the "X" formed by the water splashing around his neck. Certainly fits category.
3. Great impact! Interesting expression on his face. Nice image. Would like
   to see a little more of the background, but great shot.
   

2nd PLACE - Poolside - Lori Decker

1. Great idea! Really like the wet hair on the side. It would be nice to see the
eyes more clearly.
2. Good use of depth of field. Striking composition. Like the catch light in the
eyes. Very good image.
3. Nice portrait! Nice catch-light in eyes and great expression! Great concept
for category. Would like to see a bit more pop in exposure.

3rd PLACE - Ice - Teresa Young

1. Nice lines and shapes and great idea. Good composition.
2. Love the diagonals and bright colors. Can almost feel the cool. Good
   composition and good exposure - texture in the ice. Great shot.
3. Fun idea for "Beat the Heat". Tough to make ice bags very exciting! Also, tough to expose. Maybe more exciting in B & W or with some ice out dripping??? Hmmmm!
   

FALL 2007 - Scavenger Hunt Winners

1st Place - Melissa Odom
2nd Place - Lori Decker
3rd Place - Rita Szabo