2023 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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2023 Year-End Competition

Street Views

 
Judged By: Paul Blieden

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1st Place
After Midnight
Ed E. Powell

2nd Place
Did You Bring Us Fresh Fish
Cheryl Decker

3rd Place
Go Green or Face the Nightmare
Elaine Calvert

Honorable Mention
Intersection of Loneliness and Nowhere
Penni Powell

Honorable Mention
The Blue Swallow
Ed E. Powell

 

 

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November 2023

Open Theme

 
Judged By: Yogi Patel www.globalphotography.net

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Color 1st Place
A Quiet Stream
Harold Litwiler

Color 2nd Place
Athabasca Falls
Gregory Doudna

Color 3rd Place
Bridge of Roots
Elaine Calvert

Color Honorable Mention
Marble Canyon
Ed E. Powell

Monochrome 1st Place
Exploring Bodie
Ed E. Powell

Monochrome 2nd Place
Rochelle #5A
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome 3rd Place
Thierry & Carmela at Doges Palace
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome Honorable Mention
Threshold
Ed. E Powell

 

 

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October 2023

Open Theme

 
Judged By: Bernard Fallon www.bernardfallon.com

 

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Color 1st Place
Reflection on the Andes
Larry Decker

Color 2nd Place
Across the Canyon
Ed E. Powell

Color 3rd Place
Twitchell Reservoir
Jeanne Sparks

Color Honorable Mention
Work Horse
Larry Decker

Monochrome 1st Place
Light and Shadow
Ed E. Powell

Monochrome 2nd Place
Into the Cave
Penni Powell

Monochrome 3rd Place
Three Pears
Jim McKinniss

 

 

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September 2023

Theme - Animals

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Judged By: Dan Holmes www.danholmesphoto.com

 

Color 1st Place
The Stalker
Cheryl Decker

Color 2nd Place
Random Encounter in the Wild
Larry Decker

Color 3rd Place
Sunbird and Gladiolus
Frank Tromp

Color Honorable Mention
Blue Dasher
Jeanne Sparks

Color Honorable Mention
N-Sync
Frank Tromp

Monochrome 1st Place
Winter Horse #3
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome 2nd Place
Badlands Bison #5
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome 3rd Place
Which Way to Grandma's House
Cheryl Decker

 

 

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August 2023

Open Theme

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Judged By: Mark Velasquez

 

Color 1st Place
Sunset at Bandon Beach
Elaine Calvert

Color 2nd Place
Full Moon Ridge
Ron Calvert

Color 3rd Place
Late Afternoon Thunderstorm
Penni Powell

Color Honorable Mention
Paleo Cave at Valley of Fire
Ed E. Powell

Monochrome 1st Place
Rodney's Roadster
Ed E. Powell

Monochrome 2nd Place
Desert Layers
Penni Powell

Monochrome 3rd Place
The County Fair
Elaine Calvert

Monochrome Honorable Mention
Nude Study
Jim McKinniss

 

 

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July 2023

Open Theme

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Judged By: Michael Collins www.collinsfoto.com

 

Color 1st Place
North Head Lighthouse
Ed E. Powell

Color 2nd Place
Prime Realestate
Elaine Calvert

Color 3rd Place
Adrian Cunningham
Ed E. Powell

Color Honorable Mention
Cut Flower 723
Ron Calvert

Color Honorable Mention
Fruit Bowel
Ron Calvert

Monochrome 1st Place
Untitled #2
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome 2nd Place
Sculpted Dunes
Elaine Calvert

Monochrome 3rd Place
Underground Cities of Turkey
Harold Litwiler

Monochrome Honorable Mention
Saguaro
Ed E. Powell

 

 

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June 2023

Theme - As Viewed from the Street

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Judged By: Marcy Dugan

 

Monochrome 2nd Place
Early Morning Ice Skating Street into Millenium Park
Cheryl Decker

Monochrome 1st Place
When Signs Aren't Enough
Elaine Calvert

Color 2nd Place
Two Morning Views of The Second City
Cheryl Decker

Monochrome 3rd Place
A Perfect Place to Rest
Harold Litwiler

Color Honorable Mention
Evening on the North State Street Chicago
Cheryl Decker

Color 1st Place
Street Artist
Elaine Calvert

Color 3rd Place
The Blue Swallow
Ed E. Powell

Monochrome Honorable Mention
Rain in Venice #2
Jim McKinniss

 

 

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May 2023

Open Theme

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Judged By: Theresa Gingras www.theresagingras.com

 

Monochrome 2nd Place
Boats at Fisherman's Wharf Monterey
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome 1st Place
Horse on the Beach #24
Jim McKinniss

Color 2nd Place
Night Guard at #8
Cheryl Decker

Monochrome 3rd Place
Rain in Venice #6
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome Honorable Mention
Separation Anxiety
Ed E. Powell

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Color Honorable Mention
The Daisy and the Butterfly
Penni Powell

Digital Color 1st Place
Backwards Attack
Jeanne Sparks

Color 3rd Place
Peachy Ranunculus
Elaine Calvert

Color Honorable Mention
Valley Moon
Ed E. Powell

 

 

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April 2023

Open Theme

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Judged By: Dennis Hammon www.hammon.photography

 

Monochrome 2nd Place
Among Giants
Janine Bognuda

Monochrome 1st Place
Boat in Mist
Ron Calvert

Color 2nd Place
Winter Comes to Boyton Canyon
Janine Bognuda

Monochrome 3rd Place
Desert Playa
Ron Calvert

Color Honorable Mention
Just Cruising Along
Janine Bognuda

Color 1st Place
Serenity
Jeanne Sparks

Color 3rd Place
O Holy Light
Elaine Calvert

Color Honorable Mention
Lookign Through
Rosie Brancacio

Monochrome Honorable Mention
Clouds Over Mt Whitney
Gregory Doudna

 

 

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March 2303

Theme - Minimalism

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Judged By: Jaclyn Licht www.jaclynlicht.com

 

Color 1st Place
Don't Be a Stick in the Sand
Elaine Calvert

Color 2nd Place
White King Soap
Ed E. Powell

Color 3rd Place
On the Move
Frank Tromp

Color Honorable Mention
Mooring at Avila
Nyla James

Monochrome 1st Place
Cala Lily #4A 2013
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome 2nd Place
Sundial Bridge
Elaine Calvert

Monochrome 3rd Place
Ship
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome Honorable Mention
Haleakala
Charlotte Daigle

 

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February 2023

Open Theme

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Judged By: Ann Jastrub www.photoplacegallery.com/our-jurors/profile/ann-jastrab

 

Color 1st Place
White Ranunculus
Elaine Calvert

Color 2nd Place
Morning Fog with Winter Tree
Cheryl Decker

Color 3rd Place
The Last Gold at Bodie
Ed E. Powell

Color Honorable Mention
Trying to Get the Right White Balanace
Larry Decker

Color Honorable Mention
Storm Light on El Morro
Penni Powell

Monochrome 1st Place
Stormy Seascape
Elaine Calvert

Monochrome 2nd Place
Cold and Along
Larry Decker

Monochrome 3rd Place
Alex 2013-09-01 #2
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome Honorable Mention
We Were Here, Oceano Dunes
Penni Powell

Monochrome Honorable Mention
Waves Crashing on Morro Rock
Jim McKinniss

 

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January 2023

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

 

 

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January 2023

Open Theme

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Judged By: Daniel Dreifuss (dreifussphoto@gmail.com)

Color 1st Place
Capturing Valley View
Jeanne Sparks

Color 2nd Place
Beauty and the Bee
Jeanne Sparks

Color 3rd Place
Pfeiffer House at Custer Ghost Town
Ed E Powell

Color Honorable Mention
Big Waves at Morro Bay
Ronald Calvert

Color Honorable Mention
Just Another Spectator Sport
Frank Tromp

Color Honorable Mention
Camelot Comes to Pismo
Ed E Powell

Monochrome 1st Place
Holding Mirror
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome 2nd Place
Amanda #12
Jim McKinniss

Monochrome 3rd Place
Reflections, Patterns and Distortions
Chery Decker

 

 

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