PSA Round #3 - Results
10 June 2021
Open Images
The third round of PSA Open competition was judged by the Bowie Crofton Camera Club. Images by Bill Mugg, Gary Perlow, Lori Saunders, Mary Rabadan, Wayne Wolfersberger and Kathleen Furey scored 66 points for a tie of 4th place out of 24 clubs! Congratulations to Bill Mugg who earned a Merit Award for his photo “From Outer Banks Pier” and to Gary Perlow for earning an Honorable Mention for his image “Gossamer Flowers”. VPS climbed from overall rank of 18 to 11 out of 24 clubs in the competitive group C. Congratulations!
Sunset Kathleen Furey 8
Sea Serpent Lori Saunders 11
Gossamer Flowers Gary Perlow 12 Honorable Mention
A White Iris in Spring Rain Wayne Wolfersberger 11
From Outer Banks Pier Bill Mugg 13 Merit Award
Sands of Time Mary Rabadan 11
Nature Images
The third round of PSA Nature competition was judged by the Keswick Photographic Society in the United Kingdom. Images by Mary Jane Fish, Glen Mai, Gloria Spellman, Kathleen Furey, Wayne Wolfersberger and Bill Mugg scored 68 points for 11
th place. Gloria Spellman received an Honorable Mention for her image “The Evil Laughing Jackal”. VPS finished in 12
th place overall out of 22 clubs in the competitive Group B.
Hayden Valley in January Bill Mugg 8
Fox Captures Snowshoe Hare for Kits Wayne Wolfersberger 12
Gibbon River Morning Glen Mai 10
The Evil Laughing Jackal Gloria Spellman 13 Honorable Mention
Lotus Flower After Rain Kathleen Furey 12
Lone Jellyfish Mary Jane Fish 13
PSA Round 3
19 April 2022
Open Images Juried into Round 3
The following 6 images were selected by a member vote via the website with image authors blinded. These photos will represent VPS in the upcoming third round of the PSA Open interclub competition.
Sunset Kathleen Furey
Sea Serpent Lori Saunders
Gossamer Flowers Gary Perlow
A White Iris in Spring Rain Wayne Wolfersberger
From Outer Banks Pier Bill Mugg
Sands of Time Mary Rabadan
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Nature Images Juried into Round 3
The following images were selected by advanced VPS photographers Kathleen Furey, Wayne Wolfersberger, and David Kepley judging via the website with authors blinded. Judges who entered images into the competition could not judge their own images. The images must follow PSA Nature definition and rules.
Hayden Valley in January Bill Mugg
Fox Captures Snowshoe Hare for Kits Wayne Wolfersberger
Gibbon River Morning Glen Mai
The Evil Laughing Jackal Gloria Spellman
Lotus Flower After Rain Kathleen Furey
Lone Jellyfish Mary Jane Fish
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PSA Round 2 - Results
13 March 2022
Open Images
The second round of PSA Open was judged by the Greenbrier Camera Club. Images by the following members scored a total of 57 points.
Physics of Flowers Gary Perlow 11
The Underground Prison Bill Mugg 11
Entwined Lori Saunders 11
Through the Looking Glass Kathleen Furey 10
Green Frog Dennis Tarnay 7
The Cloud and Tree Gloria Spellman 7
Nature Images
The second round of PSA Nature was judged by The Shutter Bugs Creative Forum . Images by the following members scored a total of 46 points.
Peeking Out David Kepley 9
Otter and the Heron Shakeoff Glen Mai 9
The Heron and Frog Gloria Spellman 9
Legs Be Gone – Soon Wayne Wolfersberger 7
Mallard Ducklings Sneaking a Kiss Mary Rabadan 6
Too Close in Yellowstone Bill Mugg 6
PSA Round 2
14 February 2022
Open Images Juried into Round 2
The following 6 images were selected by a member vote via the website with image authors blinded. These photos will represent VPS in the upcoming second round of the PSA Open interclub competition.
Physics of Flowers Gary Perlow
The Underground Prison Bill Mugg
Entwined Lori Saunders
Through the Looking Glass Kathleen Furey
The Cloud and Tree Gloria Spellman
Green Frog Dennis Tarnay
Slideshow
Nature Images Juried into Round 2
The following images have been selected by advanced VPS photographers Lori Saunders, Joan Axilbund and Gloria Spellman judging via the website with image authors blinded. Judges who entered images into the competition could not judge their own images. The images must follow the PSA Nature definition and rules.
Legs Be Gone – Soon Wayne Wolfersberger
Too Close in Yellowstone Bill Mugg
Otter and the Heron Shakeoff Glen Mai
The Heron and Frog Gloria Spellman
Mallard Ducklings Sneaking a Kiss Mary Rabadan
Peeking Out David Kepley
Slideshow
PSA Round 1 - Results
5 January 2022
Open Images
The first round of PSA Open was judged by the Alameda Photographic Society. Images by the following members scored a total of 56 points.
Humming Bird at Salvia Kathrin Swoboda 10
Crossroads Gary Perlow 11
Keeping Watch Kathleen Furey 10
Fruit Tray Gloria Spellman 9
Indian Days in Browning Bill Mugg 10
Quartet of Flowers Mary Rabadan 6
Nature Images
The first round of PSA Nature was judged by the Reno Photo Club. Images by the following members scored a total of 61 points.
American Oyster Catcher Kathrin Swoboda 11
Mother Knows Best Bill Mugg 12
Mono Lake Gary Perlow 9
Dawn on Fire David Kepley 11
Cheetah at Watering Hole Gloria Spellman 9
Grizzly Cub Nursing Wayne Wolfersberger 9
PSA Round 1
9 November 2021
Open Images Juried into Round 1
The following 6 images were selected by a member vote via the website with image authors blinded. These photos will represent VPS in the upcoming first round of the PSA Open interclub competition.
Humming Bird at Salvia Kathrin Swoboda
Crossroads Gary Perlow
Keeping Watch Kathleen Furey
Fruit Tray Gloria Spellman
Indian Days in Browning Bill Mugg
Quartet of Flowers Mary Rabadan
Slideshow:
Nature Images Juried into Round 1
The following images have been selected by advanced VPS photographers Kathleen Furey, Mary Rabadan, and Gloria Spellman judging via the website with image authors blinded. Judges who entered images into the competition could not judge their own images. The images must follow the PSA Nature definition and rules.
American Oyster Catcher Kathrin Swoboda
Mother Knows Best Bill Mugg
Mono Lake Gary Perlow
Dawn on Fire David Kepley
Cheetah at Watering Hole Gloria Spellman
Grizzly Cub Nursing Wayne Wolfersberger
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PSA Interclub Competitions 2021-2022: Nature and Open
Photographic Society of America (PSA) is an organization that offers photographic competitions and activities that span all continents, for both individuals and camera clubs. Vienna Photographic Society has been a PSA club member for many years. As such we can participate in the PSA Interclub Competitions, where clubs from all over the world compete against one another. Both club honors and individual awards can be achieved.
This season VPS will participate in Open (aka Projected Image Division-PID) and Nature categories of the PSA Interclub Competition. All VPS members are encouraged to participate. There are 3 rounds of competition for each category and deadlines will appear on our club calendar. Entry is via the club website at vpsva.org. VPS may only enter six images for each category and only 1 image from each photographer. To select which pictures to enter in the Open (or PID), members will vote for their favorite submissions. We will enter the pictures with the most votes into the competition. A panel of 3 judges will select the nature images from those entered that will move on to the PSA.
Deadlines for entering the competitions this year are: October 24, January 30 and March 20 for PSA Nature and Open.
IMPORTANT: PSA Nature is reality-based, meaning that nothing can be added or removed from the image (excluding sensor dust spots) except by cropping, and the image must appear natural. Nature images may not have any human elements within the image with rare exceptions. Human elements include buildings, fences, roads, cultivated/ hybrid plants, and domesticated animals.
Image size has increased to 1400px x 1050px.
Gloria Spellman, PSA Rep. for VPS
George W. Glennie Memorial Nature Salon
Please note that the George W. Glennie Memorial Nature Salon Nature Photography competition was discontinued in 2021. Thanks to all those who participated.