Loudoun Photo Club

Congratulations to all the winners of May’s Open Competition:

Winners Novice – Color
1. Tom Dellecave, Jr. – “Reflecting on Potential”

Winners Intermediate – Color
1. Rebecca Smith – l“Big Stretch”
2. Kenn Weir – “Polar Express”
3. Susan Irish – ”Joshua Tree Star Trails”
4. (HM) – Jack Brennan – “Plivicka Jezera National Park”

Winners Intermediate – Monochrome
1. Rick LaDuca – “Never Forgotten”
2. Rebecca Smith – “Giraffes in Love”

Winners Experienced – Color
1. Audrey Gassman – “Train Coming”
2. Fred Gilles – “Panorama Great Falls”
3. Niki Halkedis – “May I Pour You a Drink”
4. (HM) Patricia Berry – “Wild and Wonderful Wales”

Winners Experienced – Monochrome
1. Patricia Berry – “Leave Me Alone”
2. Darryl Lansey – “Moon Apocalypse”

All photos can be viewed at:

The Best in Show winner from last night was Rebecca Smith with her photo entitled “Big Stretch”. Congratulations! It’s a beauty!

Photo by Rebecca Smith

Topic: Ross Stansfield LPC Competition Night
Category: Abstract
Theme: Reflection
Description: Image that uses a reflection to create the composition
Time: Jun 27, 2024 06:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Competition Topic: My Favorite Images From This Season

Image may be of any subject and must have been captured between 1 September 2023 and 15 May 2024.(Category: Open)
Competition is for paying members only.

Judge: Sandi Croan
Bio: Sandi Croan Bio

You can see a sample of Sandi’s work on http://www.sandicroanphotography.com

Topic: Looking Beyond at the Real – Abstraction in Photography

Artist: JANET LITTLE JEFFERS

Janet Jeffers Announcement

Please check out the Events page to read more about the competition and the judge.

When: April 11

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Where: Zoom

I have been photographing since the film days. Shenandoah National Park has been a favorite of mine for decades. I have visited every overlook in the park over the years and enjoy photographing all that the park has to offer from amazing sunrises and sunsets to animals and the night sky. My images have been on the Shenandoah calendar numerous years and I have done work for the National Park Service on their then and now project. I won the 75th anniversary of Shenandoah National Park’s Photography Contest and more recently won Best Wildlife image in the 2023 Mid Atlantic Photo Visions contest. I look forward to presenting for your club in April.

Andrew Sentipal

UWhen: March 28, 2024
Where: Zoom meeting

Theme: Open
Theme Description:

Judge: Peer Critique (not a competition)

Submission details:

• Entries due 11:59 PM ET, Monday, 25 th of March. 
• This is a digital-only competition.
• Read the updated rules before submitting!
• You must be a paid member in order to submit images for competition. (Join here.)
• Click here for how to submit images.
• Click here for information on metadata.

Novice Level (Overall max: 2)
Submit color entries (max 1)
Submit monochrome entries (max 1)

Intermediate Level (Overall max: 2)
Submit color entries (max 1)
Submit monochrome entries (max 1)

Experienced Level (Overall max: 2)
Submit color entries (max 1)
Submit monochrome entries (max 1)

Zoom link for Mar 28, 2024 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada):

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Looking forward to your submissions and the competition session on March 28.

Competition Night is rapidly approaching on February 22nd! The topic is Symmetry and Patterns. Be sure to review due dates and directions for submitting photos into the competition from the main menu-Competition Info.

Jason Nader will be speaking on night sky photography.  Now is the time to get ready to go out and photograph the celestial bodies as we will soon be heading into spring and warmer nights!

LPC will start out the new year with Speaker Night on January 11th, learning how to photograph solar eclipses. The speaker is Dan Ward. Two weeks later in place of a competition, we will be having a Peer Critique for your photos of fauna. Submit your photos exactly how you would if it were a competition. Peer critiques were very well received last year so we’ve decided to try it again this year.
be sure to click on the tab in the menu for the Event Schedule to get more information.

If you were unable to attend tonight’s popup Zoom about planning a trip to Yellowstone, the link and passcode are below. Audrey shared so much insight and many beautiful photos: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/DtX4RTgU8KGsp-law1Z8kP-G5fwcNxo5Az4mjLNnQhjjUieE4KaFcPVnsvfg5kg.x4GGlHx_fo0Ns7Zm

Passcode: nw3UyN7?

(Link will expire in two weeks.)

There are two competitions coming up for locations many of our photographers frequent: Huntley Meadows Park and Blackwater NWR.
click on each of those links to find out more about the contests. Hopefully some of you will enter!

For the landscape photography fans, the 2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards (worldwide competition) winners have been posted. Click here.

December 5th at 6:00 p.m.

9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct, Vienna, VA 22182

For those of you that might want to photograph winter lights, Meadowlark Gardens has an amazing winter light show (Winter Walk of Lights) starting November 10th and cost is $18 a person. Audrey will be there on December 5th (Tuesday) at 6 pm for those who want to join her and get some tips on taking pictures at night. Please be at the front door to the garden by 5:45 pm if you want to join our group.

Tickets are available at: 2023 Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

Saturday, November 18th, Audrey and Samantha Marshall will be leading a group to take a walk through Morven Park. We’ll meet in the parking lot until 8:15 at which time we will enter the park.

“Known as the “Central Park” of Loudoun County, Morven Park welcomes 250,000 visitors each year who come to enjoy exquisite scenery, formal boxwood gardens, the Morven Park International Equestrian Center, the iconic Greek Revival mansion, museums, and hiking trails.”

41580 Sunday Morning Ln
Leesburg, VA 20176
United States
https://www.morvenpark.org

2023 Annual Photo Friends of Huntley Meadows Park Contest & Fundraiser,

The 2023 Friends of Huntley Meadows Park (FOHMP) Photo Contest & Fundraiser will be held in the Norma Hoffman Visitor Center Auditorium starting with such a huge range of flora and fauna at the Park, we’re excited to see how many different species we can feature this year! If winning a ribbon is your goal, here’s a tip, historically judges have preferred unique poses, perspectives, and movement.
Each entry is $5.00, and there is a maximum of three (3) entries allowed per person. Youth participants (high school or younger) are not required to pay entry fees. Photos must have been taken at Huntley Meadows Park within the last two years and be predominantly nature themed.
Photos need to be matted/mounted, but not framed, and should not exceed 18 inches by 24 inches
Please check the site for more contest details.

2023 Friends of Blackwater Photo Contest

The Friends of Blackwater (FOB) are hosting a digital photo contest from October 1, 2023 through December 1, 2023 to

A panel of expert photographers from the Friends of Blackwater Board and Refuge staff will judge the digital submissions.

For more information, visit the contest page:

Join Audrey Gassman on November 30th at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom to hear about her recent trip to Yellowstone and learn some important tips about planning a trip to this park. Audrey will share some of her photos from her trip.  (The Zoom link will be sent in an email to all club members prior to the event.)

For all of the nature photographers on here, here is a new photography contest. This post is for informational purposes.  Disclaimer: Loudoun Photo Club is not affiliated with this website/company and assumes no responsibility for anyone entering.   As with all photo contests, be sure to read all the rules carefully, especially about what rights you might be giving up to your photo by entering.

“The Nature Photography Contest seeks to highlight the beauty and importance of our planet through photography. It is a unique platform for professional and amateur photographers to showcase their talent and share their love of nature with a global audience.

The contest offers cash prizes, international recognition and the opportunity to showcase your photography skills in different categories, such as natural landscapes, wildlife, macro photography and more. In addition, we are excited to collaborate with the One Tree Planted organization, planting a tree for each participant in the country chosen by the contest winner.

Our judging panel is composed of renowned photographers specializing in nature photography, such as Luke Stackpoole, Cynthia Bandurek, Alex Strohl and Mario Cea. Their experience and expertise guarantee an unbiased and professional evaluation of the participating photographs.

The deadline to enter is November 15, 2023.

For more details and to register, please visit our official website: https://thenaturephotocontest.com.