This past Saturday was the very last competition of the 2016-2017 photo competition season at the Cleveland Photographic Society. The next season will start back up in July, and I'll be spending the next few months getting ready!  For the year end competition, you can only enter photos that had been entered during the regular competition season.  The photos didn't need to place in previous competitions in order to qualify; they just needed to be from that same season.  We could only enter 3 images per category, which turned out to be difficult for me to whittle down.  With that said, here are all the photos I entered into this competition.

 

2016-08-19 - 2nd Place - Pictorial Competition - "Gone in 60 Seconds"
​"Gone In 60 Seconds" - Did Not Place

11/04/2016 - First Place - Pictorial Competition - "Early Morning Mist At The Beaver Lodge"
​"Early Morning Mist At The Beaver Lodge" - Did Not Place

 

2017-03-17 - Did not place - Creative Competition - "Breaking Through"
​"Breaking Through" - Did Not Place

 

 

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Pictorial (Printed entry)

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Overall Accumulated Points - 2nd place

 

2017-01-06 - Honorable Mention - Pictorial Competition - "Sunset at the Port"
"Sunset at the port" - Did not Place
 

 

2016-09-09 - 3rd Place - Pictorial Competition - "The Thriving City"
​"The Thriving City" - Did Not Place



 

2016-07-08 - First Place - Pictorial Competition - "Misty Mountains"
​"Misty Mountains" - 2nd Place



 

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Creative Category

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Overall Accumulated Points - 3rd place

 

2016-07-08 - First Place - Creative Competition - "Around the bend"
​"Around the bend" - Did Not Place



 

2016-11-08 - Did not place - Creative Competition - ​"Midnight Racers"
​"Midnight racers" - Did Not Place



 

2017-03-17 - Did not place - Creative Competition - "Submerged"
"Submerged" - Did Not Place

 

 

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Nature Category

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2017-01-27 - Did Not Place - Nature Competition - "Ice Cave"
​"Ice Cave" - Did Not Place

 

 

2016-09-23 - 1st Place - Nature Competition - "Sunrise in the Smoky Mountains"
​"Sunrise in the Smoky Mountains" - Did Not Place

 

 

2016-09-23 - 1st Place - Nature Competition - "Misty Morning in the Smoky's"
​"Misty Morning in the Smoky's" - Ruth Morrison award (for Best Authentic Nature Image)
- This image is a special photo of the year, and will hang on the "wall of fame" at the CPS clubhouse for the next year!

 

 

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Nature Category

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2017-02-03 - Honorable Mention - B&W Competition - "Giant Arch"
​"Giant Arch" - Did Not Place

 

 

11/04/2016 - DNP - B&W Competition - "One Stick To Rule Them All"
​"One Stick To Rule Them All" - Did Not Place



 

2016-09-09 - First Place - B&W Competition - "Slot Canyons"
​"Slot Canyons" - William Meyer award (for Best Scenic Nature Image In B&W competition)
- This image is a special photo of the year, and will hang on the "wall of fame" at the CPS clubhouse for the next year!
 

In the end, I walked away with 5 ribbons for this season, and I achieved a goal I had set when I first started competing 5 years ago... which was to get 2 photos on the back wall in a single year!  I'm already looking forward to the upcoming competition season!  My next goal is to get a "Perfect score", which will likely elude me indefinitely.

 

Until next time, I wish you all the best!

 

Warm regards,

 Dan