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Non-Club Events & Links
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Non Club Events
The following events and links are not sponsored by the Sparta Camera Club, but were compiled and submitted by active club members as opportunities to get involved in and some terrific online locations to continue learning the craft and art of photography. If you have an event or link that you'd like to contribute, please submit the request to info@spartacameraclub.org. Upcoming Events SCC will be hosting the NJFCC Winter Nature Competition on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 7:30 PM. More information to follow. Sunday, January 8, 2023, 2 to 3:30 PM NJFCC hosted a presentation on Refracted Glassware with Gerri Jones. If you missed the meeting, a link to the recording was sent out to club members by club email. NJFCC Photorama: Save the date! Photorama will be held on March 25, 2023, from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. Please follow the link below to register on Eventbrite for this event. This is a full day event that is held at Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ. Roman Kurywczak will give three presentation: "For the Love of Landscapes", "Photographing wildlife-From Portraits to Flight" in the morning and Macro Redefined in the afternoon. Following the Macro Presentation there will be a hands on Macro Workshop so be sure to bring your camera and tripod. Link to Register in Eventbrite: https://photorama2023.eventbrite.com Upcoming Competitions NJFCC Competitions for 22/23 are shown on the NJFCC website at www.NJFCC.org. SCC members can enter the NJFCC digital competitions through Photo Contest Pro (PCP). The entry dates for the NJFCC 22/23 Competitions are listed below. Rules and guidelines are in the attached document. NJFCC Photo and Print Competitions Info and Guidelines 22-23 08142022.pdf NJFCC Competition Schedule Nature Competitions:
Fall, Thurs., Oct. 20, 2022; SCC Deadline: Oct. 6, 2022 Winter: Tues., Jan. 31, 2023; SCC Deadline: Jan. 17, 2023* Spring: Tues., April 11, 2023; SCC Deadline: March 28, 2023 *Hosted by Sparta Camera Club Pictorial Competitions: Fall, Mon., Oct. 24, 2022; SCC Deadline: Oct. 10, 2022 Winter: Thurs., Feb. 16, 2023; SCC Deadline: Feb. 2, 2023 Spring: Mon., April 10, 2023; SCC Deadline: March 27, 2023 Please see the NJFCC website/competitions (www.NJFCC.org) for more details and to see the complete list of winners and their photos.
NJFCC 2021-2022 Competitions Congrats to All Winners! Winning pictures can be viewed at www.NJFCC.org (Competition Tab) Winter Nature 2023 Competition General Nature: Merit Award: Morning Fog by Bob Kochenthal Merit Award: Yanert Glacier, Alaska by Diane Brunovsky Honorable Mention: Adirondack Night by Virginia Kolstad Ornithology: Honorable Mention: Tending to Her Eggs by Diane Brunovsky Honorable Mention: Early Morning Stroll by Jessica Williams Honorable Mention: Dinner For Warbler by Subhra Bhattacharya Zoology: Honorable Mention: Amberwing by Michael Tracy Honorable Mention: Black Bear #3 by Kent Stuart Honorable Mention: Familiar Bluet by Peter Rathgens Fall Pictorial 2022 Competition Pictorial Creative: Merit Award: Subhra Bhatacharya, Liquid Sculpture Honorable Mention: Diane Brunovsky, Keeping Up Floating Ideas, Bob Baker In Bound Flight, Bob Baker Blocks, Kathie Baker Pictorial Open: Honorable Mention: Marv Kaminsky, Old Dodge Pickup Fall Nature 2022 Competition General Nature Honorable Mention: Michael Bellush, Oxbow Bend in Grand Tetons, NP Ornithology Honorable Mention: Marv Kaminsky, Pray With Me Honorable Mention: Frank Urbaniak, Cone Flower Snack Spring Pictorial Creative Competition Honorable Mention, Steve Firmender, Pennies From Heaven Spring 2022 Nature Competition General Nature: Honorable Mention, Marv Kaminsky, Looking Up Ornithology: Honorable Mention: Peter Rathgens, Green Winged Teal Zoological: Merit Award: Marv Kaminsky, Just Thinking Winter 2022 Nature Competition Botany: Merit Award, Marv Kaminsky, Alaskan Fern General Nature: Honorable Mention, Virginia Kolstad, Milky Way Reflections Ornithology: Honorable Mention, Diane Brunovsky, Great Horned Owl in Black & White. Zoology: Merit Award, Gary Bainbridge, Elegant Spreadwing Damselfly Honorable Mention, Marv Kaminsky, Jelly of the Sea Winter 2022 Pictorial Competition Pictorial Creative: Merit: Diane Brunovsky, Intricacies of the Common Dandelion Merit: Steve Firmender, Cookies from Heaven Pictorial Open: Honorable Mention: Mary Fettes, Children in Church Honorable Mention: Virginia Kolstad, Bridge at Night Honorable Mention: Donald May, Steam Power Honorable Mention: Frank Urbaniak, Liberty Loop Autumn AM Fall 2021 Nature Competition Zoology: Honorable Mention: Gary Bainbridge, Swamp Spreadwing Dragonfly, Honorable Mention: Michael Tracy, Arrow Clubtail, Botany: Honorable Mention: Marv Kaminsky, Dahlia Pictorial Open: Honorable Mention: Virginia Kolstad, 911 View-NYC Spring 2021 Pictorial Competition Pictorial Creative: Honorable Mention: Fantasy Story book by Eleanor Bortnick Pictorial Creative: Honorable Mention: Rust Never Sleeps by Frank Urbaniak Spring 2021 Nature Competition Botanical: Merit Award: Fern by Mary Fettes Botanical: Honorable Mention: Snow on Grass by Michael Clark General Nature: Honorable Mention: Little Pigeon River by Mary Fettes Winter 2021 Pictorial Competition Pictorial Open: Honorable Mention: Speedwell Falls by Steve Firmender Pictorial Open: Honorable Mention: Dutch Windmill by Marv Kaminsky Winter 2021 Nature Competition Botanical: Honorable Mention: Wild Wine Raspberries by Mary Fettes General: Honorable Mention: Blackwater Sunset by Virginia Kolstad General: Honorable Mention: Waywawanda Stream in Melting Snow by Frank Urbaniak Fall 2020 Pictorial Competition Creative Pictorial Honorable Mention: Captured by a Butterfly by Diane Brunovsky Honorable Mention: First Crocus of Spring by Janet Defeo Pictorial Open Honorable Mention: Up, Up and Away by Bruce Ryerson Honorable Mention: Castle Hill Lighthouse by Joy Schmitz Fall 2020 Nature Competition Botanical: Honorable Mention: Daisy by Nancy Madacsi Honorable Mention: Sunflower by Joy Schmitz General: Honorable Mention: Black River by Edwin Klein
Ornithological: Honorable Mention: Scarlet Tanager by Leesa Beckmann Honorable Mention: Proud One by Diane Brunovsky Zoological: Honorable Mention: Stuck the Landing by Sean Garvin
Other Competitions / Events Additional NJFCC events and other photography events are posted on Meetup.com. We encourage Sparta Camera Club members to join at the following link to learn about many worthwhile presentations. Join Meetup.com |