PSA Nature Images Selected for Round 3 Results
May 27, 2021
The third round of PSA Nature was judged by the St. Louis Photographic Society. Images by Kathleen Furey, David Kepley, Bill Mugg, Mary Rabadan, Gloria Spellman and Daniel Suarez scored a total of 60 points. Congratulations to Daniel Suarez for receiving a Merit Award for his photograph “Brandywine Falls” and to David Kepley for receiving an Honorable Mention for his photograph “On the Prowl”.
Overall Scores:
Lotus at Dusk Kathleen Furey 10
On the Prowl David Kepley 11 Honorable Mention
Fox Cutie Bill Mugg 10
Flying Across the Lake Mary Rabadan 8
Brandywine Falls Daniel Suarez 11 Merit Award
Giraffe and Calf Gloria Spellman 10
PSA Open Images Selected for Round 3 Results
May 27, 2021
The third round of PSA Open was judged by the Northern Tasmanian Camera Club. Images by Patricia Deege, David Kepley, Bill Mugg, Lori Saunders, Gloria Spellman and Mary Rabadan scored 62 points. Congratulations to David Kepley who received an Honorable Mention for his image "Saturn".
Misty Colorado Columbine Patricia Deege 10
Saturn David Kepley 12 Honorable Mention
Western Sahara Sunrise Bill Mugg 11
The Climbing Wall Mary Rabadan 10
Fire Angel Lori Saunders 10
A Good Read Gloria Spellman 9
2021 Glennie Nature Salon Results
April 25, 2021
The 2021 Glennie Nature Salon had a strong competition with 66 camera clubs, including 20 international clubs. There were 657 images submitted in this competition. VPS tied for 6th place out of the 66 clubs. This year images by Joan Axilbund, Mary Jane Fish, Kathleen Furey, Bill Mugg, Gloria Spellman and Kathrin Swoboda were all accepted into the competition and are included in the Glennie Salon slideshow. VPS members earned quite a few awards. Kathleen Furey won First in Category with “Leaf Umbrella” and Best of Category with “Lotus at Dusk”. Kathrin Swoboda won a Merit Award for each of her images “Turtle in Duckweed” and “Loggerhead Shrike”. Bill Mugg won a Merit Award for his image “Red Fox and Kit”.
View from Mizen Head Joan Axilbund 21
Egret Chicks Fighting Mary Jane Fish 21
Lotus at Dusk Kathleen Furey 27 Best of Category
Leaf Umbrella Kathleen Furey 27 First in Category
Red Fox and Kit Bill Mugg 25 Merit Award
Banff Lake Reflection Bill Mugg 24
Wildlife at Sunset Gloria Spellman 23
Giraffe with Calf Gloria Spellman 24
Loggerhead Shrike Kathrin Swoboda 26 Merit Award
Turtle in Duckweed Kathrin Swoboda 25 Merit Award
PSA Open Images Selected for Round 3
Monday, April 5, 2021
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.
Misty Colorado Columbine Patricia Deege
Saturn David Kepley
Western Sahara Sunrise Bill Mugg
The Climbing Wall Mary Rabadan
Fire Angel Lori Saunders
A Good Read Gloria Spellman
Slideshow:
PSA Nature Images Juried into Round 3
Thursday, April 1, 2021
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.
Lotus at Dusk Kathleen Furey
On the Prowl David Kepley
Fox Cutie Bill Mugg
Flying Across the Lake Mary Rabadan
Giraffe with Calf Gloria Spellman
Brandywine Falls Daniel Suarez
Slideshow:
PSA Open (PID) Images Selected for Round 2 Results
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The second round of PSA Open took place at the Pilchuck Camera Club. Images by Mary Jane Fish, Kathleen Furey, David Kepley, Bill Mugg, Gloria Spellman, and Wayne Wolfersberger scored 53 points. VPS finished in 19th place overall of 24 clubs in the competition group C. Mary Jane Fish received an Honorable Mention for her image "A Winter Tree".
A Winter Tree Mary Jane Fish 11 Honorable Mention
Tangerine Dream Kathleen Furey 10
Jelly Fish David Kepley 7
Fog Heading for Irish Monastery Bill Mugg 10
Bear Portrait Gloria Spellman 8
Sunset After Snow at the Farm Wayne Wolfersberger 7
PSA Nature Images Juried into Round 2 Results
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The second round of PSA Nature was judged by the Loveland Photographic Society located in Colorado. Images by Mary Jane Fish, Kathleen Furey, David Kepley, Bill Mugg, Gloria Spellman and Wayne Wolfersberger scored a total of 59 points. VPS finished in 9th place overall out of 24 clubs in the competition group B. Gloria Spellman received Honorable Mention for her image "Yoga Bear".
Blue Heron with Lunch Mary Jane Fish 9
Leaf Umbrella Kathleen Furey 12
Life Emerging David Kepley 3
Wild Onion Bill Mugg 9
Yoga Bear Gloria Spellman 14 Honorable Mention
Coyote Pups at Den Wayne Wolfersberger 12
Glennie Nature Salon 2021
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The following images were selected to be entered into the 2021 Glennies Nature Salon, a premier international all nature competition. The images were selected by advanced VPS member judges Kathleen Furey, Kathrin Swoboda and Gloria Spellman . Judges who had images entered into the competition could not judge their own images. The competition will take place on April 17, 2021. Notification of scorings/rankings will be reported upon receipt. Thank you to all members who entered this competition.
View from Mizen Head Joan Axilbund
Egret Chicks Fighting Mary Jane Fish
Lotus at Dusk Kathleen Furey
Leaf Umbrella Kathleen Furey
Red Fox and Kit Bill Mugg
Banff Lake Reflection Bill Mugg
Wildlife at Sunset Gloria Spellman
Giraffe with Calf Gloria Spellman
Loggerhead Shrike Kathrin Swoboda
Turtle in Duckweed Kathrin Swoboda
View slideshow:
PSA Open (PID) Images Selected for Round 2
1 February 2021
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.
A Winter Tree Mary Jane Fish
Tangerine Dream Kathleen Furey
Jelly Fish David Kepley
Fog Heading for Irish Monastery Bill Mugg
Bear Portrait Gloria Spellman
Sunset After Snow at the Farm Wayne Wolfersberger
Slideshow :
PSA Nature Images Juried into Round 2
1 February 2021
The following images have been selected by advanced VPS photographers Bill Mugg, Mary Rabadan, and David Kepley 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.
Blue Heron with Lunch Mary Jane Fish
Leaf Umbrella Kathleen Furey
Life Emerging David Kepley
Wild Onion Bill Mugg
Yoga Bear Gloria Spellman
Coyote Pups at Den Wayne Wolfersberger
Slideshow :
PSA Nature Round 1 Results
17 December 2020
The first round of the PSA Nature interclub competition took place at the Reno Photo Club in Nevada. Images by David Kepley, Bill Mugg, Gary Perlow, Kathleen Furey, Wayne Wolfersberger and Gloria Spellman scored 69 points. VPS finished in a tie for 4th place overall out of 25 clubs in the competitive group B (A-E).
Angry Immature Black Crowned Night Heron Wayne Wolfersberger 12
Balanced Rock Gary Perlow 12
Lotus Curve Kathleen Furey 11
One on Top of the Other Bill Mugg 11
Wildlife at Sunset Gloria Spellman 11
Wolf reflection David R Kepley 12
PSA Open (PID) Round 1 Results
17 December 2020
The first round of the PSA Open interclub competition took place at the Suncoast Camera Club, Clearwater, FL. Images by David Kepley, Barbara Johnson, George Hogeman, John Padbury, Wayne Wolfersberger and Gloria Spellman scored 48 points. VPS finished 21st out of 23 other clubs in the competitive group C (A-E).
Charleston Dreams Barbara Johnson 8
Fala and friend George Hogeman 6
Shadows 12 John Padbury 6
Water umbrella David R Kepley 9
Farm Fields in the Frederick Countryside Wayne Wolfersberger 9
Flower Flutter Gloria Spellman 10
PSA Open (PID) Images Selected for Round 1
23 November 2020
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.
Charleston Dreams Barbara Johnson
Fala and friend George Hogeman
Shadows 12 John Padbury
Water umbrella David R Kepley
Farm Fields in the Frederick Countryside Wayne Wolfersberger
Flower Flutter Gloria Spellman
Slideshow :
PSA Nature Images Juried into Round 1
23 November 2020
The following images have been selected by advanced VPS photographers Joan Axilbund, Mary Rabadan, and Gary Perlow 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.
Angry Immature Black Crowned Night Heron Wayne Wolfersberger
Balanced Rock Gary Perlow
Lotus Curve Kathleen Furey
One on Top of the Other Bill Mugg
Wildlife at Sunset Gloria Spellman
Wolf reflection David R Kepley
Slideshow :
PSA Interclub Competitions 2020-2021: 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 have the opportunity to participate in the PSA Interclub Competitions, which 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: October 24, January 17 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
Vienna Photographic Society will again participate in the Glennies, an “international all-nature club competition of digital images known for its diversity of subjects which range from animals to botany to landscapes. In the animal categories, birds and mammals are usually well represented, but each year about a third of the entries are invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians or marine & freshwater life.” The PSA nature rules will apply. Each club can enter only 10 images with no more than 2 by each maker. Entry will open in mid-January at vpsva.org.