"Hold On" by Joe Baucom for Class A General category.

"Get Your Own" by Wanda Gordon for Class B General category.

"Showing Off" by me for Class A General category, Honorable Mention.

"Water Fall" by Wanda Gordon for Open category.

Birds of Prey Class

This is a shot from yesterday's Birds of Prey Class at the Royal Gauntlet in Coweta.  In the heat, did I mention that it was hot!  Roger and Rich set up a softbox and with camera flashes so we could all practice taking these kinds of photos.  

Had a lot of fun, then we went to Las Fuentes restaurant in the mall where they brought out a new specialty item that they wanted us to sample.  Wish I new how to spell in Spanish because I'd like everyone to try this new dish out, it was really good!  

Then we spent the afternoon in the COOL classroom reviewing our photos from the mornings photo shoot.  Wish you all could of been there for that, wow, that was eye opening to here Roger and Rich critique our photos live and in person.

We'll have another class in September or October after it's had a chance to cool down, date to be announced.  It's not too hot for the birds, but it sure is for the humans!

Wish they could have hosed us down, that sure looked good to us at the time!  The heat didn't stop us though, Carol Rice shot over 900 photos in a 2 hour time frame.  A brand new member Vania, came and joined us, she hasn't even had a chance to come to a monthly meeting yet. 

Once again we found out who the star of the show is, that's right, Val, she flew some retrieving flights for us. When it was my turn she flew up to the power line and then off to the trees, oh well, I'll get another chance some day.

"Jungle Gym Fun" by David Stiles for Class B Photojournalism category, 1st Place.

"Mixed Emotions" by Jan Baucom for Class A Photojournalism category, 3rd Place.

"Carillon Bells" by me for Open category, 2nd Place.

"Future Softball Star" by Wanda Gordon for Class B General category.

"Dusk" by Robert Atchley for Class A General category.

"Hawaiian Turtle" by Rebecca Scheihing for Class B Nature category, 3rd Place.

"Small Town Advertising" by Nancy Gassaway for Class B Photojournalism category, 2nd Place.

"Daddy's Girl Says Goodbye" by Patricia Stiles for Class A Photojournalism category, 2nd Place.

"Yosemite - Tunnel View" by Jeff Williams for Class A Nature category, 1st Place.

"Helleborus" by Margaret Brown for Class A Nature category, 3rd Place.

"Concentration" by Jo Anna Davis for Class B Photojournalism category, 3rd Place.

"Moonglow" by Jan Baucom for Open category.

"A Red Accent" by David Stiles for Open category. 1st Place.

"A Pencil & Color Drawing" by Herman Kirby for Open category.

"Duck" by Carol Rice for Class B Nature category, 2nd Place.

"A Fight to the Death" by me for Class A Photojournalism category, 1st Place.

"Buckets of Fun" by Bill Stephens for Class A General category, 1st Place.

"Sisters" by Crystal Mullen for Class A General category.

"Katie in Hat" by Amy Stephens for Class A General category.

"Somebody Shoo This Fly Off My Head" by Wanda Gordon for Open category.

"Too Close" by Robert Atchley for Class A Nature category,  2nd Place.

"Sweet Smile" by Rebecca Scheihing for Class B General category, Honorable Mention. 

"Baby Blues in the Bush" by Nancy Gassaway for Class B Nature category, 1st Place.

"Alaskan Glacier with Reflection" by Patricia Stiles for Class A Nature category, Honorable Mention.

"Elegant Rose" by Jeff Williams for Class A General category, 3rd Place.

"Liberty" by Margaret Brown for Class A General category.

"Reaching for You" by Jo Anna Davis for Class B Nature category, Honorable Mention.

"Too Low" by Joe Baucom for Class A General category.

"VA Float" by Herman Kirby for Class A Photojournalism category, Honorable Mention.

"Peacock" by Jan Baucom for Class A Nature category.

"Juneau" by David Stiles for Class B General category, 1st Place.

"Mesa Arch" by Herman Kirby for Class A General category.

"Old Rugged Cross" by Diana Fields for Class B General category, 3rd Place

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"A Squirt" by me for Open category, Honorable Mention.

Happy 4th of July!

I hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July!  I'm off to catch some trout on the lower Illinois River!  Wish me luck!!!! 

"Flamingo Eye" by Crystal Mullen for Class A Nature category.

"Bees and Bugs" by Carol Rice for Class B General category. 2nd Place.

Shooting Fireworks

This is a 6 minute video that describes how to shoot fireworks.  Thought it was just what we need for this week.

"Old Home Place" by Amy Stephens for Class A General category, 2nd Place.

"Katie Makes Me Smile" by Bill Stephens for Class A General category.