S4C Report for June 2017
Southern California Council of Camera Clubs (S4C) Report
By Nan Carder, APSA, MPSA, DFS4C
S4C members recently attended the S4C Year End Banquet at Almansor Court in Alhambra. Many of the S4C members received awards. Attending the banquet were the following:
Shirl Airov-Bieling, Rebecca Bieling, Nan Carder, APSA, MPSA, DFS4C, Terry Dickerson, Terri Garner, Fran Marroquin, Bill Sutton, AS4C, Leslie Sutton, Tom Van Langenhoven, Chris Wilkins, AS4C, and David Wilkins, FS4C .
S4C President, David Wilkins, FS4C, welcomed the attendees, and Joanne Stolte, FPSA, MPSA, HonS4C gave the Inspiration.
David Wilkins, FS4C, installed the 2017-2018 officers, which included, LPA members Nan Carder, APSA, MPSA, DFS4C, Terri Garner, Chris Wilkins, AS4C, and David Wilkins, FS4C.
Diane Racey, FPSA, GMPSA, HonS4C, presented the S4C Honors. Congratulations go to Douglas Wade, AS4C, who received his AS4C. Doug was unable to attend the banquet due to his recent move to Portland, OR.
S4C Interclub:
The Lancaster Photography Association received the Gold Medal in Skill Level A with seven (7) clubs competing. Thank you Diane Cable, Terry Dickerson, Eugene Duley, Kurtiss Humphreys, Fran Marroquin, Wayne Staley, Dale Taft, Tom Van Langenhoven, Pam Vick, Douglas Wade, Kathleen Walter, Shane Walter, and Richard White for sharing your images this year.
Best of Show: Dale Taft ‘Light Up the Sky’
Gold Medal Fran Marroquin ‘Hawaiian Beauty’ Skill Level A
Silver Medal Terry Dickerson ‘Poppies Highlighted’ Skill Level A
HM Terry Dickerson ‘Miners Cabin’ Skill Level A
The Lancaster Photography Association received the Silver Medal in Skill Level AA with five (5) clubs competing. Thank you Shirl Airov-Bieling, Nan Carder, Darren Cole, Sue Craft, Helen Henry, Sue Liberto, Kathy Newman, Bill Sutton, Pat Ware, Chris Wilkins, David Wilkins.
Bronze Medal Kathy Newman ‘Branching Out’ Skill Level AA
Honor Award Nan Carder ‘Egret Landing 1503’ Skill Level AA
Honor Award Nan Carder ‘Bodie Milky Way 7650’ Skill Level AA
Honor Award Darren Cole ‘Mauna Kea Peak Milky Way Skill Level AA
Honor Award Helen Henry ‘Milky Way with Windmill’ Skill Level AA
Honor Award Kathy Newman ‘Blue Muse’ Skill Level AA
S4C Highpoint Winners:
Pictorial Individual Color:
Bronze Medal Christine Wilkins Skill Level A
Pictorial Creative:
Gold Medal Terry Dickerson Skill Level E
Nature:
Bronze Medal Tom Van Langenhoven Skill Level E
Bronze Medal Christine Wilkins Skill Level AA
Photo Travel:
Silver Medal (tie) Scott Shackelford Skill Level A
Silver Medal (tie) David Wilkins Skill Level A
Photojournalism General:
Silver Medal Tom Van Langenhoven Skill Level E
Silver Medal Shirl Airov-Bieling Skill Level A
End of Year Judging End of Year Honor Awards and Medal Winners
Individual Color:
Award: Name Image Skill Level
Gold Medal Nan Carder ‘Flamingo’ Skill Level AA
Silver Medal Shirl Airov-Bieling ‘Gal Shooter’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Terry Dickerson ‘Window to the Past’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Shirl-Airov Bieling ‘Cowboy Shooter’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Davis Wilkins “Burrowing Owl & Moth’ Skill Level AA
Pictorial Arranged Color:
Silver Medal Sharna Lee ‘Adding Lipstick’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Douglas Wade ‘Metro and Dancer’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Douglas Wade ‘Tracy and Her Truck’ Skill Level E
Pictorial Creative:
Gold Medal Shirl-Airov Bieling ‘Confused’ Skill Level A
Gold Medal Terry Dickerson ‘Harrier Study’ Skill Level E
Bronze Medal Terry Dickerson ‘Midnight Drive’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Terry Dickerson ‘Pumpkin Truck’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Terry Dickerson ‘Thunder Nash’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Terry Dickerson ‘Sea Moon’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Terry Dickerson ‘Step into Space’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Terry Dickerson ‘Lunar Tree’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Terry Dickerson ‘Pushing the Envelope Skill Level E
Honor Award Shirl Airov-Bieling ‘Rose Fragrance’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Shirl Airov-Bieling ‘Blown Away’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Shirl Airov-Bieling ‘Hoping for Love’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Nan Carder ‘Egret and Foxtail’ Skill Level AA
Pictorial Monochrome:
Gold Medal Nan Carder ‘Turkey Vulture 1591 Skill Level AA
Honor Award Douglas Wade ‘Silos in Lancaster’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Scott Shackelford ‘Inside Covered Bridge-114M’ Skill Level A
Honor Award David Wilkins ‘Thunderbirds Pass 4679BW’ Skill Level A
Pictorial Arranged Monochrome:
Honor Award Douglas Wade ‘Models and Planes’ Skill Level E
Nature General:
Silver Award Nan Carder ‘Sphinx Moth 4606; Skill Level AA
Honor Award Nan Carder ‘Tern 0170’ Skill Level AA
Honor Award Nan Carder ‘Green Darner Dragonflies 0893’ Skill Level AA
Nature Wildlife:
Bronze Award Nan Carder ‘Great Blue Heron’ Skill Level AA
Honor Award Terry Dickerson ‘Larry, Moe, and Curly’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Nan Carder ‘Mallards 3808’ Skill Level AA
Photo Travel General:
Silver Medal David Wilkins ‘Naples Pier Storm’ Skill Level A
Photojournalism General:
Silver Medal Sharna Lee ‘Driven’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Tom Van Langenhoven ‘A Little Commotion’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Christine Wilkins ‘California Beach Volleyball July’ Skill Level E
Honor Award Shirl Airov-Bieling ‘Pearl Harbor Reenactment’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Sharna Lee ‘Hawk’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Sharna Lee ‘Making the Turn’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Scott Shackelford ‘Tourist Village Entertainers’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Bill Sutton ‘Color Run Fun’ Skill Level A
Honor Award David Wilkins ‘Dig by Brooke Sweat’ Skill Level AA
Honor Award David Wilkins ‘Through the Smoke’ Skill Level AA
Photojournalism Human Interest:
Honor Award Douglas Wade ‘Discharged’ Skill Level E
Honor Award David Wilkins ‘Caught in the Spray’ Skill Level A
Honor Award Scott Shackelford ‘Cousins Electric Train Excitement’ Skill Level AA
For more information, please go to this web page: http://www.s4c-photo.org
Anyone participating will need a UEN: http://s4cdb.360works.com/fmi/webd?homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.s4c-photo.org#S4C
If anyone needs assistance in entering S4C competitions, please email Nan Carder at nancarder310@msn.com.
