PSA Interclub Competition 2022-2023

Nature and Open (Monochrome and Color)

        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. This year, the PID Open competition will be divided into two separate competitions – Color and Monochrome.  Monochrome was just added this year.   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 category (Color and Monochrome), members will vote for their favorite submissions and we will enter the six photos with the most votes into the competition.  As for the Nature competition, a panel of 3 judges will select the 6 nature images to be submitted to PSA.

Planned deadlines for entering the competitions this year are projected around the following dates: Round #1 October 24, Round #2 January 15, and Round #3 March 20.   An email will be sent out to all members regarding submission dates.

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.

To learn more details about each of the competition’s guidelines, you may click on the following documents:

 

New PSA Interclub Subject Matter and Post Processing and Division Definitions  

Recommendations for Scoring PID Color Guide

PSA Nature 2022 Guide for Nature Photographers and Judges

 

Current Image size for the competitions is 1400px x 1050px.

 

PSA Competition Round 1

Nature competition:

Congratulations to the following six members whose photos were selected to represent VPS.  Bill Mugg was awarded a Merit Award for his image Mother Fox Teaching a Lesson.  The images were selected by advanced VPS photographers Kathleen Furey, Bill Mugg, and Gloria Spellman judging via the website with the 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.   VPS ranked #8 out of 21 clubs in Group B.

 

Bill Mugg                                 Mother Fox Teaching A Lesson                      14            Merit Award

David Kepley                           The Frog and the Fly                                         9

Glen Mai                                 Preening Barred Owls                                     11

Kathleen Furey                       Lotus Ballet                                                        8

Wayne Wolfersberger             Pronghorn Bucks in Disagreement                   9

Lori Saunders                          Clouded View in Yosemite                              10

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Open competition: (Color)

Congratulations to the following six members whose photos were selected to represent VPS.       Bill Mugg and Gloria Spellman received a Merit Award for their photos, Man was Here and Black Crested Titmouse.  The six images were selected by a VPS member vote via the website with image authors blinded.   The Keswick Photography Society, based in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK, served as the PSA Host judge for this competition.  VPS ranked #7 out of the 24 clubs in Group C.

 

Bill Mugg                                 Man Was Here                                    15        Merit Award

Gary Perlow                            Torridon Valley                                     12

Gloria Spellman                      Black Crested Titmouse                       14        Merit Award

Kathleen Furey                       Red Bard, White Windows                    11

Lori Saunders                          Strength and Grace and Fire                 7

Patricia Deege                         Misty Tulips                                           9

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PSA Competition Round 2

Nature competition:

Congratulations to the following six members whose photos were selected to represent VPS.  Glen Mai was awarded a Merit Award for his image Bobcat on a Kill – Yellowstone.  The images were selected by advanced VPS photographers Kathleen Furey, Mary Rabadan and Glen Mai judging via the website with the 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.  The Belmont 16 Photography Club located on the eastern shore of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia was the PSA host judge for this competition.  VPS ranked #10 out of 21 clubs in Group B.

 

Patricia Deege                         Egret Reflection                                                          10

Glen Mai                                 Bobcat on a Kill                                                           13  Merit Award

Gloria Spellman                     Cheetah Kittens Wait for Mom                                     10                           

Bill Mugg                               Loving the Sun                                                              11

Mary Rabadan                        Orchard Orbweaver Spider, Sanibel                              8         

David Kepley                          Perched                                                                          9  

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Open competition: (Color)

Congratulations to the following six members whose photos were selected to represent VPS.  Gloria Spellman received an Honorable Mention for her photo, Pomegranates.  The six images were selected by a VPS member vote via the website with image authors blinded.  The Oakley Camera Club based in the UK served as the PSA Host judge for this competition.  VPS ranked #15 out of 25 clubs in Group C.

 

Bill Mugg                                 Arles in the Early A.M.                                              10                

Kathleen Furey                        Sheep Stories                                                             7            

Lori Saunders                          Blue Depths                                                               6

Patricia Deege                         Lonely Beach                                                             7     

Urscia Mahring                        Japanese Maple Seeds                                              9

Gloria Spellman                       Pomegranates                                                          12     Honorable Mention

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Open competition: (Monochrome)

Congratulations to the following six members whose photos were selected to represent VPS.   The six images were selected by a VPS member vote via the website with image authors blinded.  Unfortunately, I was unable to identify the name of the assigned PSA judges for this competition.  VPS ranked #15 out of 15 clubs in Group C.  Keep in mind that we did not participate in the first round of this competition.  Our make-up numbers will be included in the final third round competition.

 

Mary Rabadan                        Sand and Shadows                                                       9

Lisette Briesbois                     Soaking up the Sun                                                       7

Urscia Mahring                       Old Fashioned Rose                                                      8

Gloria Spellman                      Leopard Portrait                                                            8

Patricia Deege                        Elephant Drinking Amboseli                                        10

Kathleen Furey                       Eucalyptus with Pods                                                   10

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PSA Competitions Round #3

Nature Competition

The following images were selected by advanced VPS photographers Kathleen Furey, Joan Axilbund, and Lori Saunders 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. 

VPS scored 54 points in this round.  For the year end totals, VPS ranked #14 our of the 21 clubs in the competitive Group B.

  

Gloria Spellman                                               Painted Bunting Bathing                            9

Wayne Wolfersberger                                      Moose and Calf Nuzzle in the Rain          11

Bill Mugg                                                         Yellowstone Buddy                                     9

Mary Rabadan                                                 Emerging Fern                                            9                                    

Kathleen Furey                                                 Lotus Leaves                                              7

Glen Mai                                                          Heron Bounty at Sunrise                            9

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Open competition (Color)

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 Color interclub competition.

VPS scored 63 points in this round.  Congratulations to Kathleen Furey for image Still Life with Sweetbay Magnolia who received an Honorable Mention.  For the year end totals, VPS ranked #13 out of the 24 clubs in the competitive group C. 

 

Gary Perlow                                                  Hunter from a Parallel Universe                       10

Kathleen Furey                                             Still Life with Sweetbay Magnolias                   12       Honorable Mention

Gloria Spellman                                            Blue Grosbeak                                                  11

Glen Mai                                                       Grand Prismatic in Winter                                10

Lori Saunders                                                Old Bottles and Dried Flowers                           9

Urscia Mahring                                             Shasta Daisy                                                      11

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Open competition (Monochrome)

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 Monochrome interclub competition.

Congratulations to Gary Perlow for his image No Way Out that was awarded an Honorable Mention, Lori Saunders for her image Empty Seat that was awarded an Honorable Mention and to Kathleen Furey who garnered an  Merit award for her image Tulip Wave.   This being the first year for the monochrome competition, VPS ranked #4 out of 17 clubs in the competitive group C! 

 

Gary Perlow                                                      No Way Out                                                      10     Honorable Mention

Kathleen Furey                                                 Tulip Waves                                                       11     Merit

Gloria Spellman                                                Eye to Eye                                                           8  

Lori Saunders                                                    Empty Seat                                                         9     Honorable Mention

Wayne Wolfersberger                                       A Study in Parasitism                                          9

Mary  Rabadan                                                 Trio of Emden Geese                                           8

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Open competition (Monochrome)  (Makeup 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 third round of the PSA Open interclub competition and will serve as a Makeup for Round #1 in this category.

This being the first year for the monochrome competition, VPS ranked #4 out of 17 clubs in the competitive group C! 

 

Gary Perlow                                                        Kitchen After Hours                                           10

Bill Mugg                                                            On the Move in Yellowstone                               8

Mary Jane Fish                                                    At the Night Water Hole                                     9

Urscia Mahring                                                    7822 Feathers                                                     9

Kathleen Furey                                                    Starlight                                                             10   

Wayne Wolfersberger                                         The Evening Search                                             7

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