2024 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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November 2024
Open Theme
Judged By: Judy Richins
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Color 1st Place
When the Darkness Comes, See the Light
Elaine Calvert
When the Darkness Comes, See the Light
Elaine Calvert
Color 2nd Place
Through the Oaks
Chuck Uebele
Through the Oaks
Chuck Uebele
Color 3rd Place
Dowitcher
Frank Thromp
Dowitcher
Frank Thromp
Color Honorable Mention
Reflecting what has Passed
Ron Calvert
Reflecting what has Passed
Ron Calvert
Digital Color Honorable Mention
Clouds and Sunbreak at Santiago
Cheryl Decker
Clouds and Sunbreak at Santiago
Cheryl Decker
Monochrome 1st Place
Apparition
Elaine Calvert
Apparition
Elaine Calvert
Monochrome 2nd Place
Endless Cold
Cheryl Decker
Endless Cold
Cheryl Decker
Monochrome 3rd Place
Woman Descending Steps
Jim McKinniss
Woman Descending Steps
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Woman Sitting on Curb
Jim McKinniss
Woman Sitting on Curb
Jim McKinniss
October 2024
Open Theme
Judged By: Alla Arutcheva (alla.Arutcheva.photography@gmail.com)
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Color 1st Place
Red Predator
Ed E. Powell
Red Predator
Ed E. Powell
Color 2nd Place
Peaceful Pelican
Jeanne Sparks
Peaceful Pelican
Jeanne Sparks
Color 3rd Place
Heading Out
Penni Powell
Heading Out
Penni Powell
Color Honorable Mention
Afternoon Fog
Chuck Uebele
Afternoon Fog
Chuck Uebele
Monochrome 1st Place
Jessie #7A
Jim McKinniss
Jessie #7A
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 2nd Place
Man Listening to a Woman
Jim McKinniss
Man Listening to a Woman
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 3rd Place
A Friends Consolation
Cheryl Decker
A Friends Consolation
Cheryl Decker
Monochrome Honorable Mention
A Quiet Street
Harold Litwiler
A Quiet Street
Harold Litwiler
September 2024
Theme - Weather
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Judged By: Lloyd Moriarity
Color 1st Place
The Rock Under Siege
Gregory Doudna
The Rock Under Siege
Gregory Doudna
Color 2nd Place
Headwaters of a Flash Flood
Ed E. Powell
Headwaters of a Flash Flood
Ed E. Powell
Color 3rd Place
Monsoon at Sunset
Cheryl Decker
Monsoon at Sunset
Cheryl Decker
Color Honorable Mention
Under the Rainbow
Gregory Doudna
Under the Rainbow
Gregory Doudna
Monochrome 1st Place
Another Winter to Get Through
Elaine Calvert
Another Winter to Get Through
Elaine Calvert
Monochrome 2nd Place
Hole-y Hail
Cheryl Decker
Hole-y Hail
Cheryl Decker
Monochrome 3rd Place
Grounded
Gregory Doudna
Grounded
Gregory Doudna
Honorable Mention
Emerging from the Fog
Ron Calvert
Emerging from the Fog
Ron Calvert
August 2024
Open Theme
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Judged By: Christopher Broughton
Color 1st Place
Up at Sunrise
Jeanne Sparks
Up at Sunrise
Jeanne Sparks
Color 2nd Place
Ribbon Trail Pond
Chuck Uebele
Ribbon Trail Pond
Chuck Uebele
Color 3rd Place
Enchanted Forest Canopy
Cheryl Decker
Enchanted Forest Canopy
Cheryl Decker
Color Honorable Mention
Spring Has Sprung
Jeanne Sparks
Spring Has Sprung
Jeanne Sparks
Color Honorable Mention
Lone Tourist
Elaine Calvert
Lone Tourist
Elaine Calvert
Monochrome 1st Place
Three Lilies
Jim McKinniss
Three Lilies
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 2nd Place
Making Sense of Northern Exposure
Ed E. Powell
Making Sense of Northern Exposure
Ed E. Powell
Monochrome 3rd Place
Metro Center #3
Jim McKinniss
Metro Center #3
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Tulips on the Clouds
Jim McKinniss
Tulips on the Clouds
Jim McKinniss
July 2024
Open Theme
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Judged By: Jeremy Bishop www.chrisburkard.com
Color 1st Place
Riders at Swing Arm City
Ron Calvert
Riders at Swing Arm City
Ron Calvert
Color 2nd Place
Running Free
Ron Calvert
Running Free
Ron Calvert
Color 3rd Place
It's a Wild Ride
Elaine Calvert
It's a Wild Ride
Elaine Calvert
Color Honorable Mention
Pink Wall
Chuck Uebele
Pink Wall
Chuck Uebele
Color Honorable Mention
The Lone Photographer
Elaine Calvert
The Lone Photographer
Elaine Calvert
Monochrome 1st Place
An Icon of Route 66
Ed E. Powell
An Icon of Route 66
Ed E. Powell
Monochrome 2nd Place
Two Surfers nWith Boards on Their Heads
Jim McKinniss
Two Surfers nWith Boards on Their Heads
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 3rd Place
Man in Tri-Color Hat #1
Jim McKinniss
Man in Tri-Color Hat #1
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Exhausted
Cheryl Decker
Exhausted
Cheryl Decker
June 2024
Theme - Abstraction
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Judged By: Alla Arutcheva
Monochrome 2nd Place
Magic Mushroom Dream
Jim McKinniss
Magic Mushroom Dream
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 1st Place
Speed Across the Water
Jim McKinniss
Speed Across the Water
Jim McKinniss
Color 2nd Place
Shadow Play
Ron Calvert
Shadow Play
Ron Calvert
Monochrome 3rd Place
Pipe Dream
Jim McKinniss
Pipe Dream
Jim McKinniss
Color Honorable Mention
A Walk Into A Dream
Harold Litwiler
A Walk Into A Dream
Harold Litwiler
Color 1st Place
Terraces
Ed E. Powell
Terraces
Ed E. Powell
Color 3rd Place
Invasion
Janine Bognuda
Invasion
Janine Bognuda
Color Honorable Mention
The Phoenix
Frank Tromp
The Phoenix
Frank Tromp
May 2024
Open Theme
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Judged By: Koren Enzler Email: Korenwarren@mindspring.com
Monochrome 1st Place
Two Chairs
Ron Calvert
Two Chairs
Ron Calvert
Monochrome 2nd Place
Canoes on a Deck
Penni Powell
Canoes on a Deck
Penni Powell
Monochrome 3rd Place
Ocean Layers
Janine Bognuda
Ocean Layers
Janine Bognuda
Color 1st Place
Perserverance
Ed E. Powell
Perserverance
Ed E. Powell
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Morning at Brent's Fort
Ed E. Powell
Morning at Brent's Fort
Ed E. Powell
Color Honorable Mention
Imagine Dragon
Janine Bagnuda
Imagine Dragon
Janine Bagnuda
Color 2nd Place
The Eye of the Swallow
Frank Tromp
The Eye of the Swallow
Frank Tromp
Color 3rd Place
Inside a Hot Air Balloon
Penni Powell
Inside a Hot Air Balloon
Penni Powell
Color Honorable Mention
Resting Rattler #2
Penni Powell
Resting Rattler #2
Penni Powell
April 2024
Open Theme
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Judged By: Libby Shipley
Monochrome 2nd Place
Window Shopping Patterns
Cheryl Decker
Window Shopping Patterns
Cheryl Decker
Monochrome 1st Place
Sea Swing
Penni Powell
Sea Swing
Penni Powell
Color 2nd Place
Living the Air Show Life
Janine Bognuda
Living the Air Show Life
Janine Bognuda
Monochrome 3rd Place
The Trumpeter
Heidi Gruetzmacher
The Trumpeter
Heidi Gruetzmacher
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Arriving at Yosemite
Flavio Parigi
Arriving at Yosemite
Flavio Parigi
Color 1st Place
Sierra Newt
Gregory N Doudna
Sierra Newt
Gregory N Doudna
Color 3rd Place
Folded Coast
Gregory N Doudna
Folded Coast
Gregory N Doudna
Color Honorable Mention
Sunset Bandon Beach
Ron Calvert
Sunset Bandon Beach
Ron Calvert
Color Honorable Mention
Bee and Thistle
Cheryl Decker
Bee and Thistle
Cheryl Decker
March 2403
Theme - Patterns in Nature
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Judged By: Roman Valenzuela (ro.valenzuela33@gmail.com)
Color 1st Place
Rippled Sands
Elaine Calvert
Rippled Sands
Elaine Calvert
Color 2nd Place
Life on the Lotus
Jeanne Sparks
Life on the Lotus
Jeanne Sparks
Color 3rd Place
Sand Dune Light and Shadow
Ed E. Powell
Sand Dune Light and Shadow
Ed E. Powell
Color Honorable Mention
Badlands Formation
Ron Calvert
Badlands Formation
Ron Calvert
Color Honorable Mention
The Skies Have It
Jeanne Sparks
The Skies Have It
Jeanne Sparks
Monochrome 1st Place
Sand Pillows
Elaine Calvert
Sand Pillows
Elaine Calvert
Monochrome 2nd Place
Mud Bob No Pants
Ron Calvert
Mud Bob No Pants
Ron Calvert
Monochrome 3rd Place
Morning #11
Jim McKinniss
Morning #11
Jim McKinniss
February 2024
Open Theme
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Judged By: Theresa Gingras www.theresagingras.com
Color 1st Place
Arial Surfing
Harold Litwiler
Arial Surfing
Harold Litwiler
Color 2nd Place
Here's Looking at You Kid
Penni Powell
Here's Looking at You Kid
Penni Powell
Color 3rd Place
Walking Into the Sunset
Harold Litwiler
Walking Into the Sunset
Harold Litwiler
Color Honorable Mention
Joanie Loves Chachi
Jeanne Sparks
Joanie Loves Chachi
Jeanne Sparks
Color Honorable Mention
Perfect Petulance
Heidi Gruetzemacher
Perfect Petulance
Heidi Gruetzemacher
Monochrome 1st Place
Bedside Table
Elaine Calvert
Bedside Table
Elaine Calvert
Monochrome 2nd Place
Storm Over Badwater Basin
Ron Calvert
Storm Over Badwater Basin
Ron Calvert
Monochrome 3rd Place
Lake at Jasper Lodge
Gregory N Doudna
Lake at Jasper Lodge
Gregory N Doudna
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Venetian Angel #1
Jim McKinniss
Venetian Angel #1
Jim McKinniss
January 2024
2022 Special Topic
Triptych
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Judged By: Len Woods (notjake58@gmail.com)
1st Place
Picnic
Penni Powell
Picnic
Penni Powell
2nd Place
Bunker Abstracts
Elaine Calvert
Bunker Abstracts
Elaine Calvert
3rd Place
Dawn Patrol
Kevin Miller
Dawn Patrol
Kevin Miller
Honorable Mention
Finding Shelter in the Rain
Harold Litwiler
Finding Shelter in the Rain
Harold Litwiler
Honorable Mention
Forest Spirits
Gregory Doudna
Forest Spirits
Gregory Doudna
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January 2024
Open Theme
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Judged By: Dan Holmes (danholmesphoto.com)
Color 1st Place
Savage Seas
Gregory N Doudna
Savage Seas
Gregory N Doudna
Color 2nd Place
Evening at the Midway
Elaine Calvert
Evening at the Midway
Elaine Calvert
Color 3rd Place
Coolness Personified
Jeanne Sparks
Coolness Personified
Jeanne Sparks
Color Honorable Mention
A Patch of Sun at Hornbeck Homestead
Ed E. Powell
A Patch of Sun at Hornbeck Homestead
Ed E. Powell
Monochrome 1st Place
Mallory
Jim McKinniss
Mallory
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 2nd Place
Graceful Beauty
Jeanne Sparks
Graceful Beauty
Jeanne Sparks
Monochrome 3rd Place
Man from Bhutan
Jim McKinniss
Man from Bhutan
Jim McKinniss
Color Honorable Mention
Lobster Village
Harold Litwiler
Lobster Village
Harold Litwiler