2022 SMCC Competition Awarded Images

Photographs displayed here are among the award-winners. Only winning images submitted for posting on this web site are shown. Other printed winning images may be seen each month in the Santa Maria, CA Public Library.

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December 2022

2022 Special Topic

Triptych

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Judged By: Len Woods (notjake58@gmail.com)

1st Place
Picnic
Penni Powell

2nd Place
Bunker Abstracts
Elaine Calvert

3rd Place
Dawn Patrol
Kevin Miller

Honorable Mention
Finding Shelter in the Rain
Harold Litwiler

Honorable Mention
Forest Spirits
Gregory Doudna

 

 

November 2022

Open Theme - Large Prints

 
Judged By: Mark Velasquez www.www.markvelasquez.com/

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Color 1st Place
Demise of the Estero
Gregory N Doudna

Color Honorable Mention
Goblets in the Sun
Ed E. Powell Powell

Monochrome 1st Place
Amanda #10
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome 2nd Place
Oceano Dunes
Gregory N Doudna

Monochrome 3rd Place
After the Gold Rush
Ed E. Powell

October 2022

Open Theme

 
Judged By: Rudy Vega www.rudyv.myportfolio.com

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Digital Color 1st Place
Muir Woods Sun Beam
Kevin Miller

Digital Color 2nd Place
Golden Hour
Larry Decker

Digital Color 3rd Place
Pelicans at SM River Estuary
Jeanne Sparks

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Cool Sundown
Ed E. Powell

Digital Monochrome 1st Place
Ranch Mailboxes
Tony Martindale

Digital Monochrome 2nd Place
At the PAC
Alan Upshaw

Digital Monochrome 3rd Place
Amanda No-15
Jim McKinniss

Digital Monochrome Honorable Mention
3 Balconies
Alan Upshaw

 

 

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September 2022

Theme - Still Lifes

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Judged By: Christopher Broughton www.christopherbroughton.com

 

Digital Color 1st Place
The Makings of Mireproix
Elaine Calvert

Digital Color 2nd Place
Fruit Bowl Still Life
Elaine Calvert

Digital Color 3rd Place
A Late Night Appetizer
Harold Litwiler

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Parenting
Gregory Doudna

Digital Monochrome 1st Place
At the Edge
Jim McKinniss

Digital Monochrome 2nd Place
Weeds and Sheres
Jim McKinniss

Digital Monochrome 3rd Place
In the Parlor
Penni Powell

 

 

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August 2022

Open Theme - Large Prints

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Judged By: Len Wood

 

Color 2nd Place
On a Dessert Trail
Ed E. Powell

Color 3rd Place
3 Sisters
Ed E. Powell

Monochrome 1st Place
Rachelle #13
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome 2nd Place
Point Wilson Lighthouse
Ed E. Powell

Monochrome 3rd Place
What is My Next Step
Ronald Calvert

Monochrome Honorable Mention
Riding Vespa Topless in Paris
Jim McKinniss

 

 

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July 2022

Open Theme

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Judged By: Dan Holmes www.danholmesphoto.com

 

Digital Color 1st Place
Sun of a Gun I'm Having Fun
Jeanne Sparks

Digital Color 2nd Place
Quittin' Time
Jeanne Sparks

Digital Color 3rd Place
Night Bus to Marrakesh
Ed E. Powell

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Wind Power
Chuck Uebele

Digital Monochrome 1st Place
Fertility Clinic
Ed E. Powell

Digital Monochrome 2nd Place
Rainy Day Window Shopping
Harold Litwiler

Digital Monochrome 3rd Place
Duchess in a Tack Room
Ed E. Powell

Digital Monochrome Honorable Mention
Skyscrapers
Tony Martindale

 

 

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June 2022

Theme - Architecture

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Judged By: Theresa Gingras www.theresagingras.com

 

Digital Monochrome 2nd Place
Getty Style
Elaine Calvert

Digital Monochrome 1st Place
Black Sun Russian Gulch Bridge
Chuck Uebele

Digital Color 2nd Place
Cal Poly Polygonal Architecture
Elaine Calvert

Digital Monochrome 3rd Place
Morro Towers
Chuck Uebele

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Ladder to the Sun
Ed E. Powell

Digital Color 1st Place
Light Leaks at Covered Bridge
Penni Powell

Digital Color 3rd Place
Visitor's Center, Antelope Island
Cheryl Decker

Digital Monochrome Honorable Mention
Rail Yard
Ed E. Powell

 

 

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May 2022

Open Theme

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Judged By: Carmen Smyth www.carmensmythphotography.com

 

Digital Monochrome 2nd Place
Man in Black on the Beach With Birds
Jim McKinniss

Digital Monochrome 1st Place
The Final Show
Elaine Calvert

Digital Color 2nd Place
Sunrise at Merced NWR
Jeanne Sparks

Digital Monochrome 3rd Place
Tour Eiffel Landing
Jim McKinniss

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Splash Down
Tony Martindale

Digital Color 1st Place
Journey Ubder the Rainbow
Elaine Calvert

Digital Color 3rd Place
Last to Leave the Nest
Cheryl

Digital Color Honorable Mention
A Quiet Night Stroll
Harold Litwiler

 

 

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April 2022

Open Theme

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Judged By: Michael Collins www.collinsfoto.com

 

Digital Monochrome 2nd Place
La Purisima
Elaine Calvert

Digital Monochrome 1st Place
Spokes in an Old Iron Wheel
Penni Powell

Digital Color 2nd Place
It's a Love Hate Relationship
Elaine Calvert

Digital Monochrome 3rd Place
Dancing for the Sheikh Mozah
Ed E. Powell

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Trees on the Merced
Ed E. Powell

Digital Color 1st Place
Sandhill Cranes at Sunrise
Jeanne Sparks

Digital Color 3rd Place
Camilia
Elaine Calvert

Digital Monochrome Honorable Mention
Nude Study in Infrared
Tony Martindale

 

 

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March 2022

Theme - Water

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Judged By: Bob Francis www.bobfrancis.com

 

Digital Color 1st Place
The Guilded Eddy
Elaine Calvert

Digital Color 2nd Place
The Process of Erosion
Elaine Calvert

Digital Color 3rd Place
Raindrops on a Feather
Penni Powell

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Blo-o-o-p
Cheryl Decker

Digital Monochrome 1st Place
View from Pont Notre Dame
Jim McKinniss

Digital Monochrome 2nd Place
Tidal Fingers
Penni Powell

Digital Monochrome 3rd Place
Sea Foam
Ed E. Powell

 

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February 2022

Open Theme

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Judged By: Eduardo Fugii www.eduardofujii.photography

 

Digital Color 1st Place
At the Boardwalk
Ed E. Powell

Digital Color 2nd Place
No Sleep Walking
Cheryl Decker

Digital Color 3rd Place
Por Favor, Comprara Fruita
Cheryl Decker

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Different View
Dave Clary

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Doing the Wild Thing
Jeanne Sparks

Digital Monochrome 1st Place
Jester at the Grand Canal
Jim McKinniss

Digital Monochrome 2nd Place
A Face From the Fire
Harold Litwiler

Digital Monochrome 3rd Place
St. Ive Church
Tony Martindale

Digital Monochrome Honorable Mention
Snow Storm
Richard Russ

 

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January 2022

Open Theme

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Judged By: Kam Jacoby www.kamjacoby.com

Digital Color 1st Place
Gardnerville Fog
Chuck Uebele

Digital Color 2nd Place
Monarchs
Sheryl Decker

Digital Color 3rd Place
He's Not Hearing What Her Face is Saying
Gregory Doudna

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Harrier
Richard Russ

Digital Color Honorable Mention
Oaks and Fog
Chuck Eubele

Digital Monochrome 1st Place
Rochelle
Jim McKinniss

Digital Monochrome 2nd Place
It's All a Downward Spiral
Elaine Calvert

Digital Monochrome 3rd Place
Egret
Richard Russ

 

Digital Monochrome
Honorable Mention
Amanda with Flower - Diptych
Jim McKinniss

 

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