Catawba Valley Camera Club | Established 1947 in Hickory, North Carolina USA

10/04/2017 – Projection Competition – “Sports Action”

October 9, 2017 1:04 pm ⋅ cvcclub

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the October 4,, 2017 meeting. The projection competition was “Sports Action.”

The Accomplished Division winners were:

1st Place -A Group - Drive to Score - John Hildebrand

First Place – “Drive to Score” – John Hildebrand

Gaga Ball

Tie Second Place – “Ga-ga Ball Match” – Doreen Sugierski

2nd Place TIE - A Group - The Kill - John Hildebrand

Tie Second Place – “The Kill” – John Hildebrand

HM - A Group - Kite Surfer - Randy Knauf

Honorable Mention –”Kite Surfer” – Randy Knauf

The Intermediate Division winners were:

1st Place B Group - Swimming up for a Breath - Andy Fay

First Place – “Swimming up for a Breath” – Andy Fay

2nd Place - B group - Long Boarding - Andy Fay

Second Place – “Long Boarding” – Andy Fay

3rd Place - B Group - Surfer Girl - Cindy Martin

Third Place – “Surfer Girl” – Cindy Martin

Honorable Mention – “GNCC Race” – Jim Gulnac

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together. The next meeting will be October 18, 2017. The program will be a projection competition – “Make Me Laugh”. The public is invited to attend, membership is not required. If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

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09/20/2017 – Projection Competition – “Collections”

September 26, 2017 3:36 pm ⋅ cvcclub

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the September 20, 2017 meeting. The projection competition was “Collections”.

The Accomplished Division winners were:

1st Place - Doreen Sugierski - Camera Collection

First Place – Doreen Sugierski – “Camera Collection”

2nd Place - Paul VanBreemen - A Few Cameras

Second Place – Paul VanBreemen – “A Few Cameras”

Third Place – Ed Lane – “Classics”

HM Richard Washer - Travel Spoon Collection

Honorable Mention – Richard Washer – “Travel Spoon Collection”

The Intermediate Division winners were:

1st Place - Cindy Martin - Political Memorabilia

First Place – Cindy Martin – “Political Memorabilia”

Second Place – Dean Powell – “Garden Club”

3rd Place - Ravi Patel - Elephant Stein Collection

Third Place – Ravi Patel – “Elephant Stein Collection”

Honorable Mention – John Pascone – “Ledros”

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together. The next meeting will be October 4, 2017. The program will be a projection competition – “Sports Action”. The public is invited to attend, membership is not required. If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

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09/06/2017 – Projection Competition “Eyes”

September 11, 2017 12:12 am ⋅ cvcclub

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the September 06, 2017 meeting. The projection competition was “Eyes”

The Accomplished Division winners were:

First Place – Randy Knauf – “Hawkeye”

Second Place – Ed Lane – “I See You”

Third Place –Paul Van Breemen – “Wise Owl”

Honorable Mention – Ann Fitzsimmons – No Title

The Intermediate Division winners were:

First Place – Jim Gulnac – “Kari”

2nd Place - Cindy Martin - Eyes of an Artist

Second Place –Cindy Martin – “Eyes of an Artist”

3rd Place - John Pascone - Hoot Said That

Third Place – John Pascone – “Hoot Said That”

TIE - HM - Jim Gulnac - Daughter Kristen Bride

Tie Honorable Mention – Jim Gulnac – “Daughter Kristen Bride”

Tie Honorable Mention – Ravi Patel – “Focused Eyes”

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together. The next meeting will be September 20, 2017. The program will be a projection competition – “Collections”. The public is invited to attend, membership is not required. If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

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08/16/2017 – Open Print – This Year

August 28, 2017 11:49 pm ⋅ cvcclub

The Catawba Valley Camera Club announces the winners of its August 16, 2017 photographic competition. The print competition was “Open – This Year”

Accomplished Division Winners:

First Place – Ed Lane – “Beach 4 Sunrise”

Second Place – Judy Young – “Smile for the Camera”

A_Sugierski_Doreen Mary Help of Christians Basillica at Belmont Abbey

Third Place – Doreen Sugerski – “Mary Help of Christmas Basilica at Belmont Abby”

Honorable Mention – Ed Lane – “Hilton Driftwood”

Intermediate Division Winners:

First Place – Dean Powell – “Cascade in the Woods”

Second Place – Cindy Martin – “Havana Street Scene”

Third Place – Cindy Martin – “Feeling the Music”

Honorable Mention – Dean Powell – “View through the Wood”

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together. The next meeting will be September 6, 2017. The program will be a projection competition – “Eyes”. The public is invited to attend, membership is not required. If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

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08/02/2017 – Projection Competition – “Nature”

August 14, 2017 1:19 pm ⋅ cvcclub

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the August 8, 2017 meeting. The projection competition was “Nature”

Accomplished Division winners were:

1st Place _ Mitzi Gelloman - Humming Bird on the Wing

First Place – Mitzi Gellman – “Humming Bird on the Wing”

2nd Place - Judy Young - Sunrise at Jeckyll Beach

Second Place – Judy Young – “Sunrise at Jekyll Beach”

3rd Place - Paul Van Breemen - English Falls Paradise

Third Place – Paul VanBreemen – “English Falls Paradise”

Honorable Mention – Tom Devlin – “Golden Finch”

The Intermediate Division winners were:

1st Place Ravi Patel - Spectacular Reflection

First Place – Ravi Patel – “Spectacular Reflection”

Second Place – John Pascone – “Valley Fog”

3rd Place - Dean Powell - View through the hole

Third Place – Dean Powell – “View through the hole”

Honorable Mention – Dean Powell – “Mountain”

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together. The next meeting will be August 16, 2017. The program will be a print competition – “Open – This Year”. The public is invited to attend, membership is not required. If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

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07/19/2017 – Projection Competition “Animal Portraits”

July 25, 2017 6:51 pm ⋅ cvcclub

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of the photographic competition of July 19, 2017. The projection competition was entitled “Animal Portraits”.

The Accomplished Winners were:

First Place – John Hildebrand – “Charging Herd”

2nd TIE - Doreen Sugierski - Great Blue Heron

Second Place Tie– Doreen Sugierski – “Great Blue Heron”

Second Place Tie – Judy Young – “Piper”

Honorable Mention – Tom Devlin – “Brown Owl”

The Intermediate division winners were:

First Place – Cindy Martin – “Owl Portrait”

Second Place – John Pascone – “Gator”

Third Place – Cindy Martin – “Hawk Portrait”

Honorable Mention Tie – John Pascone – “Buster”

Honorable Mention Tie – Ravi Patel – “Posing Cat”

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together. The next meeting will be August 2, 2017. The program will be a projection competition – “Nature”. The public is invited to attend, membership is not required. If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

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07/05/2017 – Projection Competition “Open This Year”

July 10, 2017 3:30 pm ⋅ cvcclub

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the July 5, 2017 meeting. The projection competition was “Open – Made This Year”

The Accomplished Division winners were:

First Place – Ed Lane – “Yucca”

Second Place – Tom Devlin – “Two Flowers”

3rd Place Doreen Sugierski - Sun Flower with Crystal Ball

Third Place – Doreen Sugierski – “Sun Flower with Crystal Ball”

Honorable Mention – Judy Young – “Busy Bee”

The Intermediate Division winners were:

First Place – Dean Powell – “Hole in Wall”

Second Place – Ravi Patel – “Cactus Designs”

3rd Place - Cindy Martin - Cuban Artist - Wayacon

Third Place – Cindy Martin – “Cuban Artist – Wayacon”

Honorable Mention – Cindy Martin – “Cuban Serenade”

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together. The next meeting will be July 19, 2017. The program will be a projection competition – “Animal Portraits”. The public is invited to attend, membership is not required. If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

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06/22/2017 – Open Print Competition

June 29, 2017 6:02 pm ⋅ cvcclub

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the June 22, 2017 meeting. The print competition was open .

The Accomplished Division winners were:

1st Place - A_Sugierski_Doreen Eastern Screech Olw

First Place –Doreen Sugierski – “Eastern Screech Owl”

2nd Place - A Group - Randy Knauf - Duesenberg Boattail

Second Place –Randy Knauf – “Duesenberg Boat Tail”

3rd Place Tie - A Group - Pail VanBreemen - Girl with far-off gaze

Third Place Tie – Paul VanBreemen – “Girl with a far off gaze”

3rd Place TIE - A_Group_Judy_Young_Old_Man_&_the_Sea

Third Place Tie – Judy Young – “Old Man & the Sea”

The Intermediate Division winners were:

1st Place - B_Martin_Cindy_Cuban Lady (1 of 1)

First Place – Cindy Martin – “Cuban Lady”

2nd Place - B Group - Dean Powell - Super Moon

Second Place – Dean Powell – “Super Moon”

3rd Place - B_Martin_Cindy_On The Road to Trinidad (1 of 1)

Third Place – Cindy Martin – “On the Road to Trinidad”

Honorable Mention – Dean Powell – “Sunrise”

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together. The next meeting will be July 5, 2017. The program will be a projection competition – “Open – Limited to this year”. The public is invited to attend, membership is not required. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

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06/07/2017 – Projection Competition “Glass”

June 14, 2017 9:57 pm ⋅ cvcclub

The Catawba Valley Camera Club announces the winners of the June 7, 2017 competition “Glass”

Accomplished Winners

1st Place A Group - Tom Devlin - Shot Glass

1^st Place – Tom Devlin – “Shot Glass”

2nd Place - A Group - Ann Fitzsimmons - 3 Glasses

2^nd Place – Ann Fitzsimmons – “3 Glasses”

3rd Place - A Group- Doreen Sugierski - Bottles and Balls and Mirrors

3^rd Place – Doreen Sugierski – “Bottles and Balls and Mirrors”

DALE CHIHULY 1998 Royal Blue Mint Chandelier at Charlotte's Mint Museum.

Honorable Mention – Doreen Sugierski – Mint Museum Chihuly

Intermediate Winners

1st Place - B Group - John Pascone - Fire & Glass

1^st Place – John Pascone – “Fire & Glass”

2nd Place - B Group - Dean Powell - Glass Globe

2^nd Place – Dean Powell – “Glass Globe”

3rd Place - B Group - Dean Powell - Glass Apple

3^rd Place –Dean Powell – “Glass Apple”

HM - B Group - John Pascone - The Vase

Honorable Mention – John Pascone – “The Vase”

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory. Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together. The next meeting will be June 21, 2017. The program will be a limited open print competition . The public is invited to attend, membership is not required. If you want to improve your photography and make new friends come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

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