Spring 2008

The final NECCC Nature Slide interclub competition was held March 10th at the Greater Lynn Photographic Association. Boston West Photographic Society once again took First Place with 104 points, just one point ahead of Greater Lynn. Third place went to Photographic Society of Rhode Island with 96 points.

Here is what the judging committee had to say: "The Competition was well attended, went smoothly, and was well received by the audience. There were many excellent photographs and a significant number depicted strong nature stories. The judges took the instructions on weighing the nature story more heavily than the pictorial quality to heart and so those slides having stronger nature stories did as well if not better than the older portrait type shots."

See below for the cumulative totals and standings for the year.

Congratulations to Ed McGuirk for his Second Place slide Mountain Lion and Deer, which earned 29 points (one other slide earned 29 points but was given 1st Place on the tie-break; it was Kent Crossley's That's Close Enough). Congratulations also go to Ian Dicker for his 3rd Place White Tail Buck Sunrise, which earned 27 points and tied with two other slides.

This was an awesome year with winning first place in all three of the competitions! Congratulations, BWPS and thank you to all members who allowed their slides to be used. Since we no longer have many slide shooters in the club this is expected to be our last year entering this competition. The final decision will be made over the summer.

Class A Final Standings after Spring Competition

Class A Spring Rankings

BWPS Individual Scores

Winter 2008

The second of three NECCC Nature Slide interclub competitions was held January 17th at the Quinebaug Photography Club in Putnam, CT. Boston West Photographic Society once again took First Place with 107 points, squeaking ahead of Wallingford CC's 106 points. Third place was a tie between New Haven CC and Photographic Society of Rhode Island, each of which received 102 points.

The current standings are Boston West in first, Wallingford in second, and Greater Lynn Photographic Association in third. Wallingford missed the first competition and their make up in this recent competition was good enough to have given them a 3rd place in the Fall with 99 points.

Congratulations to Debbie Guyer for her Second Place slide Red Fox Pheasant Catch #2, which earned 29 points and tied with one other slide. Congratulations also go to Ed McGuirk for his Honorable Mention Spider and Prey, which earned 28 points. There was one first place slide, which earned a perfect score of 30 and five 27 point slides which all earned HMs.

Class A Cumulative Standings after Winter Competition

Class A Winter Rankings

BWPS Individual Scores

Fall 2007

The first of three New England Camera Club Council Nature Interclub competitions of the season was held October 27th at Beal College and hosted by the Eastern Maine Camera Club. The judges were Lois Davis, Professor Ron Davis, and Diana Porter. With 104 points Boston West PS finished in 1st place out of 14 clubs in Class A. Greater Lynn Photographic Association was not far behind with 102 points, and 3rd place was taken was Springfield PS with 95 points. Sixteen clubs are signed up for the competitions, but two clubs failed to get their entries in. And two clubs failed to send in a full entry (or four slides).

Our own Ed McGuirk had the highest scoring slide for his Pair of Foxes, which earned 28 points and First Place. There was a three-way tie for Second Place, each with 27 points, and the two 26 point slides were awarded Honorable Mentions. Mike Goodman was one of these. Our other two slides were close behind with 25 points each.

Congratulations to Ed, Mike, and the whole club!

Here are the top finishing clubs and our club's entries.

Class A Fall Rankings

BWPS Individual Scores