Vienna Photographic Society

PSA Open (PID) Round 4 Selections 2018-2019

Monday, April 22, 2019

The following images were selected by a vote of VPS members to represent VPS in the upcoming PSA Open (Projected Image Division) interclub competition:

"Purple Poppy" by Kathleen Furey

"The Red Chips" by David Kepley

"Mandarin Duck" by Mary Rabadan

"Hanging Silks" by Lori Saunders

"American Bison" by Kathrin Swoboda

"Double Rainbow at Oxbow Bend Grand Teton NP" by Wayne Wolfersberger

The slideshow is here. The results will be available in about a month and will be reported on the homepage at PSA and Glennie News.

PSA Nature #3 2018-2019 Juried Images

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

The following images were selected from 31 entries by judges Kathleen Furey, Mary Rabadan and Kathrin Swoboda to represent VPS in the upcoming PSA nature interclub competition. Image authors were blinded and judges that had entered images into the competition could not judge their own images. 

"Elephant Pushing Contest" by Patricia Deege

"Pink Lotus with Leaf" by Kathleen Furey

"Giant River Otter and Saillfin Catfish" by Bill Mugg

"Ringed Kingfisher" by Bill Mugg

"Spring Song" by Kathrin Swoboda

"Tern Chick Pursuit" by Kathrin Swoboda

The slideshow is here.

The results should be available in a month or two and will be reported on the homepage under PSA News.

George W. Glennie Memorial Nature Salon 2019 Selections

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

The Glennie Memorial Nature Salon is a premier, international all-nature club competition of digital images known for its diversity of subjects. The following 10 images were selected out of 76 entries by VPS advanced level photographers Kathleen Furey, Gloria Spellman and Kathrin Swoboda to represent VPS in the competition. Image authors were blinded and judges that had entered images into the competition could not judge their own images. 

"Three-Toed Sloth with Baby, Costa Rica" by Patricia Deege

"Lotus Bud with Leaf" by Kathleen Furey

"Pink Petals" by Kathleen Furey

"Giant River Otter and Sailfin Catfish" by Bill Mugg

"Pantanal Fisherman" by Bill Mugg

"Vallley Morning" by Gary Perlow

"Pink Flamingos, Uyuni, Bolivia" by Daniel Suarez

"Wait for Me" by Kathrin Swoboda

"Bluebird Courtship" by Kathrin Swoboda

"A Catbird with a Mouthful for its Fledglings" by Wayne Wolfersberger

The slideshow of images can be viewed here. The Glennies competition will be held on April 6th 9am at the Greater Lynn Photographic Society in Lynn, MA and the publlc is invited to observe the judging.

PSA Open (PID) Round 3 Selections 2018-2019

Monday, February 18, 2019

The following images were selected of 18 images entered by a member vote to represent VPS in the upcoming PSA Open (Projected Image Division).

"Back of Blue Poppies" by Sharon Connolly

"Hot Air Balloons Over Cappodoccia" by Patricia Deege

"Curve Through Dots" by Mort Friedman

"In Search of Oz" by Kathleen Furey

"Welcoming Tree" by Gary Perlow

"Woodpecker in Red Bud" by Kathrin Swoboda

The slideshow can be viewed here. The results of the PSA interclub competition will be available in about 4-6 weeks.

Images Selected for PSA Nature #2 2018-2019

Friday, January 4, 2019

The following images were selected via a judging by advanced level photographers Joan Axilbund, David Kepley and Bill Mugg to represent Vienna Photographic Society in the upcoming PSA nature interclub competition. Image authors were blinded and judges who had entered images into the competition could not judge their own images.

"Eagle Liftoff" by Glen Mai

"Pantanal Apex Predator" by Bill Mugg

"Twin Stacks" by Gary Perlow

"Eagle Attempts Steal" by Kathrin Swoboda

"Snowy Northern Flicker" by Kathrin Swoboda

"Green Heron Chicks Attacking a Parent" by Wayne Wolfersberger

The images may be viewed here.

The results will be available in a month or so and will be reported on the homepage under PSA News.

Kathrin Swoboda, PSA rep.

Images Selected for PSA Open (PID) #2 2018-2019

Monday, December 17, 2018

The following images were selected by a member vote to represent VPS in the upcoming PSA Open Interclub competition:

"Running in Circles" by Mort Friedman

"Shadows and Doorways" by Alana Glaves

"Westwood Hay Barn" by John Padbury

"Afternoon El" by Gary Perlow

"Through the Light" by Lori Saunders

""Here I Come" by Kathrin Swoboda

Slideshow of the images is here.

The results should be available in a month or two and will be reported on the homepage under PSA News.

Kathrin Swoboda, PSA rep.

Images Selected for PSA Open #1 2018-2019

Monday, October 22, 2018

The following 6 images were selected via a member wide vote of 25 images entered to represent Vienna Photographic Society in the upcoming PSA Open (PID) Interclub competition. 

"Stamens in Globe" by Sharon Connolly

"Ballerina" by Kathleen Furey

"Ladybug in Japanese Maple Leaf Buds" by Alana Glaves

"Witness" by Gary Perlow

"Hyacinth" by Gloria Spellman

"Hummingbird at Pink Flower" by Kathrin Swoboda

The images may be viewed in the slideshow here.

Kathrin Swoboda, PSA Representative

Images Juried into PSA Nature #1 2018-2019

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

The following 6 images were selected from 37 entries to represent Vienna Photographic Society in the upcoming PSA Nature Interclub competition. The judges were advanced VPS photographers Kathleen Furey, David Kepley and Gloria Spellman. Judges that had entered images into the competition could not judge their own images.

Kathrin Swoboda, PSA representative

PSA Interclub Competition 2018-2019

Monday, October 22, 2018

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 are entitled to participate in the PSA Interclub Competitions, which pit clubs from all over the world against one another. Both club honors and individual awards can be achieved. 

This season VPS will participate in Open (or Projected Image Division-PID) and Nature  categories of the PSA Interclub Competition. All VPS members are encouraged to participate. There are several 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. 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.

To see the winning images you can check out the PSA website: 

Nature at https://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?divisions-nature-interclub-competition

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.

Kathrin Swoboda, PSA Representative