2005 competition winners:

December 2005

Best Leaf or Leaves: Prints (10 entries)

• A Black & White Leaf by Pat Leffler

Best Leaf or Leaves: Slides (9 entries)

• "One Leaf" by Sheralyn Graise

Many thanks to our impromptu judges, Dan Borzynski and Sam Barton!

November 2005

Print competitions:

Vines Twists & Tangles (14 entries)

• 1st - Get A grip by Janice Piette
• 2nd - Vines & Flowers by Deb Steinhausser
• 3rd - Twists & Turns by Bev Ratliff
• HM - Strangle Hold by Bev Ratliff

Low Down Belly Shots (12 entries)

• 1st - Mushrooms 05 - 4 by Ted Stone
• 2nd - Snow on Grape Hyacinths by Cheryl Hyde
• 3rd - Beneath the Tulips by Pat Leffler
• HM - Spring in the Short North by Karl Francis

Curves or Rounds (16 entries)

• 1st - Curves 2 by Karl Francis
• 2nd - Lacey Rounds by Adriann Stuart
• 3rd - Palm by Ted Stone
• HM - Elk by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - Tropical Plant by Ted Stone

Slide competitions:

Explosion of Color (11 entries)

• 1st - Boom by Deb Steinhausser
• 2nd - Lorikeet #1 by Cheryl Hyde
• 3rd - Deep Blue by Tom Zigler
• HM - Mums the Word by Deb Steinhausser

Complimentary Colors (11 entries)

• 1st - Red & Green #2 by Karl Francis
• 2nd - Red & Green Ivy by Bev Ratliff
• 3rd - Froggy by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - Red & Green #1 by Karl Francis

Infinity (13 entries)

• 1st - Bear Grass by Deb Steinhausser
• 2nd - Lone Tree by Tom Ziegler
• 3rd - Mountain Infinity by Sheralyn Graise
• HM - Tall Grasses & Trees by Cheryl Hyde

Special thanks to our Judge, Joy St Clair.

October 2005

Prints (35 entries)

• 1st - Almost Heaven, WV by Tom Ziegler
• 2nd - Just Hanging Around by Janice Piette
• 3rd - Golden Sunrise & Geese by Bev Ratliff
• HM - Redbud by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - Frangipani by Herb Schumacher
• HM - Winter Blues by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - A Few Spots of Yellow by Tom Ziegler

Slides (25 entries)

• 1st - Pink Petals with Drops by Deb Steinhausser
• 2nd - Smoky Creek by Tom Ziegler
• 3rd - Slate Run Park by Bev Ratliff
• HM - Koala Scratching by Cheryl Hyde
• HM - Bark Abstract by Tom Ziegler
• HM - Who? By Sheralyn Graise

September 2005

Prints (28 entries)

• 1st - Bluebird Trio by Deb Steinhausser
• 2nd - Orange Paradise by Tom Ziegler
• 3rd - Rainy Day in the Woods by Tom Ziegler
• HM - Billy by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - Black & White on Red by Pat Leffler
• HM - Macro Flower by Ted Stone

Slides (24 entries)

• 1st - Ohio Pyle, PA by Tom Ziegler
• 2nd - Fall at Rocky Fork by Cheryl Hyde
• 3rd - Jelly Fish by Bev Ratliff
• HM - Clifton Gorge by Tom Ziegler
• HM - Flowers & Lace by Deb Steinhausser

August 2005

Prints (35 entries)

• 1st - Smokies Sunset by Dan Borzynski
• 2nd - Split Juniper by Bev Ratliff
• 3rd - Sandhill Cranes by Dan Borzynski
• HM - Green I by Karl Francis
• HM - Elk by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - Untitled by Richard Wood
• HM - Postman by Deb Steinhausser

Slides (32 entries)

• 1st - Reflections at Schwabacher's Landing by Deb Steinhausser
• 2nd - Looking Glass Falls by Sheralyn Graise
• 3rd - Sunrise at Pickerington Pond by Cheryl Hyde
• HM - Peek - a - Boo by Dan Borzynski
• HM - Pink Water Lily & Reflection by Cheryl Hyde
• HM - Summer Trickle by Denise McCracken

July 2005

Competition for members with under 75 points:

Prints (8 entries by 3 members)

• 1st - Dragonfly by Janice Piette
• 2nd - Summer Sunrise by Pat Leffler
• 3rd - Summer Beauty by Pat Leffler
• HM - Fern in Woods by Janice Piette

Slides (8 entries by 3 members)

• 1st - Red Tulips by Sheralyn Graise
• 2nd - Spider in Rose Bush by Sheralyn Graise
• 3rd - Thorn Leaf by Janice Piette
• HM - Nectar by Janice Piette

Competition for everyone else:

Prints (15 entries)

• 1st - Backlit Red Daylily by Ted Stone
• 2nd - Just Hanging Around by Cheryl Hyde
• 3rd - Owl by Ted Stone
• HM - Frangipani by Herb Schumacher
• HM - Hemlock Falls by Sam Barton

Slides (16 entries)

• 1st - Pink Rose by Denise McCracken
• 2nd - Praying Mantis by Ted Stone
• 3rd - Waterfalls by Ted Stone
• HM - Wild Columbine by Sam Barton
• HM - Purples (Clematis) by Cheryl Hyde

June 2005

Prints (33 entries)

• 1st - Rainy Day by Deb Steinhausser
• 2nd - Sunflower by Margaret Crawford
• 3rd - Grand Haven Lighthouse by Cheryl Hyde
• HM - Picking Sunflowers by Cheryl Hyde
• HM - Party Lights by Tom Ziegler
• HM - Waiting for the Cows to Come Home by Margaret Crawford

Slides (37 entries)

• 1st - Peggy's Cove by Herb Schumacher
• 2nd - Aqua World by Bev Ratliff
• 3rd - The Morning Beach by Tom Ziegler
• HM - Cape Fear by Sam Barton
• HM - Quiet Sunrise by Tom Ziegler
• HM - Calloway Bridge by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - New Jersey Mill by Bev Ratliff

May 2005

Prints (34 entries)

• 1st - Sunrise at Council by Dan Borzynski
• 2nd - Pink Orchid by Tom Ziegler
• 3rd - Monument Valley Sunset by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - Painted Lady by Dan Borzynski
• HM - Blue Heron '05 by Bev Ratliff
• HM - Gully Forge by Tom Ziegler

Slides (40 entries)

• 1st - Tree in Early Fog by Vic Roush
• 2nd - Sunset by Bob Stapleton
• 3rd - Cracked Ice & Berries by Sam Barton
• HM - American Toad by Dan Borzynski
• HM - Tiny Cone & Water Drops by Cheryl Hyde

April 2005

Prints (25 entries)

• 1st - Tree Bark #2 by Karl Francis
• 2nd - Final Approach by John Briggs
• 3rd - Owls by Ted Stone
• HM - Spring Tree Pods by Janice Piette
• HM - Frilly Seed Pod by Janice Piette
• HM - Red Tailed Hawk by Dan Borzynski

Slides (19 entries)

• 1st - Brandywine Falls by Sheralyn Graise
• 2nd - Iguana by Bob Stapleton
• 3rd - Lionfish by Ted Stone
• HM - Butterfly Patterns Close - up by Cheryl Hyde
• HM - Iris by Dan Borzynski

March 2005

Prints (39 prints)

• 1st - Frozen by Janice Piette
• 2nd - Pointy Haired Boss by Dan Borzynski
• 3rd - Waterfall #2 by Karl Francis
• HM - Frosty Morning by Dan Borzynski
• HM - White Tree in Fall by Tom Ziegler
• HM - New Hampshire Orange by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - Bluebells by Deb Steinhausser

Slides (34 entries)

• 1st - Swamp Lily by Cheryl Hyde
• 2nd - Skipper on Tulip by Deb Steinhausser
• 3rd - Photography #3 by Sheralyn Graise
• HM - The Ledges by Denise McCracken
• HM - Green Leaves by Ted Stone
• HM - Trunkless Creature by Tom Ziegler

February 2005

Prints (37 entries)

• 1st - Evening Departure by Dan Borzynski
• 2nd - Almost Heaven By Tom Ziegler
• 3rd - Butterfly by Karl Francis
• HM - Two Bluebirds by Debbie Steinhausser
• HM - Miner's Castle by Dan Borzynski
• HM - New Hampshire Color by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - Crystal Leaf by John Briggs

Slides (27 entries)

• 1st - Starburst by Dan Borzynski
• 2nd - Bittersweet in the Fog by Vic Rausch
• 3rd - Smoky Mtn Trees & Fog by Vic Rausch
• HM - Dragon Skin by Sam Barton
• HM - Little Red Leaf by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - Fall Leaves by Tom Ziegler

January 2005

Prints (46 entries)

• 1st - Rose by Dan Borzynski
• 2nd - Tree Barks By the Stream by Tom Ziegler
• 3rd - Tulips by Dan Borzynski
• HM - Black & Brown Butterfly by Debbie Steinhausser
• HM - Rose Lake, Ohio by Alan Rubin
• HM - Tit Mouse by John Briggs
• HM - A View at El Capitan by Alan Rubin
• HM - Ice Storm by Tom Ziegler

Slides (33 entries)

• 1st - Twisted Vine by Tom Ziegler
• 2nd - More Azaleas by Deb Steinhausser
• 3rd - Covered With Dew by Cheryl Hyde
• HM - Untitled (sunset) by Bob Stapleton
• HM - North Window by Deb Steinhausser
• HM - Flying Into the Sunshine by Cheryl Hyde

Please see the By-Laws for the rules for the monthly competitions.

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