Miscellaneous

Congratulations To Our February 4, 2026 Competition Winners

Alfredo Rodriguez, “Butterfly Just Out of its Cocoon”
Sandra Tipton, “Great Blue Heron”
Vesela Zlateva, “Butterfly”
Glenn Kaupert, “Snow Sparrow”
Ken Olsen, “Golden Stare”
Sue Farwick, “After the Rain”
Carol Wille “Prairie Grass Sunset”
Alfredo Rodriguez, “Iris Flowers in Monochrome”
Steve Seburn, “Lake Michigan Storm”
Jan Weld, “Perching Kingfisher”
Jan Weld, “Hitch Hiker”
Sandra Tipton, “Water Lilies”
Carol Wille, “Heart Petal Rose”
Steve Seburn, “Wild_Focus”
Mark Becker, “Water Power”
Jan Weld, “Tiger”
Tom Hauert, “Social White Ibis”
Mark Becker, “Serpentine Root”
Steve Seburn, “Red_Bellied_Woodpecker”
Jan Weld, “Ready to Pounce”
Sandra Tipton, “Pileated Woodpecker”
Tom Hauert, “Orion Nebula”
Carl Chandler, “Lighthouse”
Jan Weld, “Leopard on Log”
Jan Weld, “Got It!”
Mark Becker, “Garrapata Erratic”
Mark Becker, “Engine 16”
Sue Farwick, “Dear Dahlia”
Tom Hauert, “Daybreak Egret”
Jan Weld, “Bugling Elk”
Jan Weld, “Big Foot”
Tom Hauert, “American Eagle”
Jan Weld, “Fish to Go By”

 

Congratulations to All February 4, 2026 Winners:

Large Color Print

Jan Weld, “Bugling Elk”, Award, Print of the Month

Tom Hauert, “Social White Ibis” – Award

Tom Hauert, “Grizzly Tina” – Honorable Mention

Steve Seburn, “Wild Focus” – Award

Reinhard Schwind, “Beauties on the Rockies” – Honorable Mention

Bob Reynolds, “Tropical Paradise” – Honorable Mention

 

Large Monochrome Print

Tom Hauert, “American Eagle”, Award – Print of the Month

Tom Hauert, “Space Dream”, Honorable Mention

Mark Becker, “Garrapata Erratic”, Honorable Mention

Mark Becker, “Engine 16”, Award

Jan Weld, “Food on the Fly”, Honorable Mention

Jan Weld, “Glaring Leopard”, Award

 

Small Color Print

Tom Hauert, “Orion Nebula”, Award – Print of the Month

Carl Chandler, “Light House”, Honorable Mention

Steve Seburn, “Red Bellied Woodpecker”, Award

Sandy Tipton, “Pilated Woodpecker”, Honorable Mention

Jan Weld, “Big Foot”, Honorable Mention

Jan Weld, “Cooling Tiger”, Award

 

Small Monochrome Print

Tom Hauert, “Daybreak Egret”, Award

Sue Farwick, “Deat Dahlia”, Honorable Mention

Mark Becker, “Serpentine Root”, Honorable Mention

Mark Becker, “Water Power”, Award

Jan Weld, “Got It!”, Honorable Mention

Jan Weld, “Ready to Pounce”, Award – Print of the Month

 

Color DPI

Jan Weld, “Hitch Hiker”, Award – Best of Show

Carol Willie, “Prairie Grass Sunset”, Honorable Mention

Vesela Zlateva, “Butterfly”, Honorable Mention

Glenn Kaupert, “Snow Sparrow”, Award

Glenn Kaupert, “ Chicago Skyline”, Honorable Mention

Steve Seburn, “Lake Michigan Storm”, Honorable Mention

Ken Olsen, “Golden Stare”, Award

Sandra Tipton, “Water Lilies”, Honorable Mention

 

Monochrome DPI

Sandra Tipton, “Great Blue Heron”, Award – Best of Show”

Carol Willie, “Heart Petal Rose”, Honorable Mention

Sue Farwick, “After the Rain”, Honorable Mention

Alfredo Rodriguez, “Butterfly Just of Its Cocoon”, Award

Alfredo Rodriguez, “Iris Flowers in Monochrome”, Honorable Mention

Jan Weld, “Perching Kingfisher”, Award

Miscellaneous

Congratulations to our December 3, 2025 Competition Winners

Bob Reynolds, “Vintage Mirror”
Bob Reynolds, “Pink Umbrella”
Steve Seburn, “Fokker Dr 1”
Vesela Zlateva, “Curved in the Woods”
Vesela Zlateva, “What Did You See?”
Jan Williams, “Cumberland Falls”
Carol Wille, “First to Fall”
Alfredo Rodriguez, “Girl and Butterfly”
Jan Weld, “Nibling Puffin”
Barrie Burr, “Wheels”
Sue Farwick, “Just Visiting”
Alfredo Rodriguez, “Woodpeker”
Patty Colabuono, “Pollinator”
Steve Seburn, “Northern Lights”
Jan Weld, “Pygmy Owl”
Reinhard Schwind, “Great Gray Owl”
Ken Olsen, “Old Mill”
Janice Williams, “A Burst of Yellow”

Competition Results

SMALL COLOR

Class B

Vesela Zlateva, “What did you See”, 23 pts., AW

Eileen Fogell, “Classic”, 23 pts., HM

Class A

Jan Williams, “Burst of Yellow”, 23 pts., AW, Print of the Month

Sandra Tipton, “Buckeye Butterfly”, 24 pts., HM

Class AA

Bob Reynolds, “Pink Umbrella”, 23 pts., AW

Jan Weld, “Seal Watch”, 24 pts., HM

LARGE COLOR

Class B

Paula Matzek, “Mountain Cabin, Vail”, 23 pts., Aw

Tom Hauert, “Egret At Daybreak”, 23 pts., HM

Class A

Steve Seburn, “Fokker Dr. 1”, 24 pts., AW

Jan Williams, “Cumberland Falls”, 24 pts., HM

Class AA

Jan Weld, “Night Cap”, 25 pts., AW, Print of the Month

Mark Becker, “Courtyard Terracotta”, 24 pts., HM

DPI MONO

Class B

Alfredo Rodriguez, “Woodpecker”, 22 pts., AW

Barry Burr, “Wheels”, 22 pts., HM

Class A

Carol Wille, “First to Fall”, 23 pts., AW, BOS

Sue Farwick, “Just Visiting”, 23 pts., HM

Class AA

Jan Weld, Nibling Puffin, 23 pts., AW

Vesela Zlateva, “Curved in the Woods, 23 pts., HM

DPI COLOR

Class B

Alfredo Rodriguez, “Girl and Butterfly”, 23 pts., AW

Steve Seburn, “Cascade Mountains Northern Lights, 23 pts., HM

Class A

Jan Weld, Pygmy Owl, 24 pts., AW

Patty Colabuono, Pollinator, 24 pts., HM

Class AA

Reinhard Schwind, “Great Gray Owl”, 24 pts., AW, BOS

Ken Olson, “Old Mill”, 24 pts, HM

Club Activities

Club Meeting – December 17 – Scott McNeill – Getting Creative

During the Covid pandemic, Scott, like all of us, had to create his own photographic opportunities to keep busy.  He will share the opportunities he created and how he created them, and what his final images looked like. You too can create these images. Hopefully not during a pandemic, but rather when it is cold and snowy out and you chose not to photograph snowflakes or eagles.
We will discuss photographing: smoke, splash, refraction/reflections, oil & water, water droplet collisions, soap bubbles and more.
Come join us for a lively discussion.
Competition

Congratulations to Our October 1, 2025 Competition Winners

Jan Williams, “Kylemore Abbey” AW/POM
Jan Williams, “A Straw Flower” HM
Jan Weld, “Waterlily” AW/POM
Jan Weld, “Night Owl” HM
Sandra Tipton, “Hummingbird of Lobelia”, AW
Sandra Tipton, “He Picked a Bouquet” HM
Jan Weld, “Cooper’s Hawk with Kill” HM
Paula Matzek, “West Maroon Creek” HM
Carol Wille, “Question Mark Rose”, AW/POM
Reinhard Schwind, “Banff National Park” HM
Carol Wille, “Miniature Rose”, HM
Larry Brady, “Joshua Tree” AW/POM
Jennifer Rodgers, “No Move” AW
Paula Matzek, “Cathedrale Notre Dame, Strasbourg” HM
Paula Matzek, “Canal Sunset, Strasbourg” HM
Larry Brady, “Balloon Ride” AW
Sandra Tipton, “Black and White Warbler” HM
Larry Arends, “Lady in Red” HM
Sandra Tipton, “Eastern Giant Swallowtail” AW/BOS
Alfredo Rodriguez, “Water lilies” HM
Jan Weld, “Shake It!” AW
Barrie Burr, “Ruins” AW/BOS
Carol Wille, “Abiding in the Vine” AW
Larry Arends, “Home Port” HM
Larry Arends, “Did You See That?” HM
Jan Weld, “Taking a Sip” AW
Alfredo Rodriguez, “Butterfly feeding” AW
Barrie Burr, “Castle in France” HM
Mark Becker, “Stacked Patio Chairs” HM
Mark Becker, “Out To Pasture” AW
Mark Becker “Bird Rock” AW
Mark Becker, “Big-Rig Wheel Reflection” AW

 

 Print Winners

Small Monochrome
Print of the Month – Carol Wille, “Question Mark Rose”

Class AA
Award – Jan Weld, “Osprey With Chick”
Honorable Mention – Jan Weld, “Is it Safe”

Class A
Award – Mark Becker, “Bird Rock”
Honorable Mention – Mark Becker, “Stacked Patio Chairs”

Class B
Award – Carol Wille, “Question Mark Rose”
Honorable Mention – Carol Wille, “Miniature Rose”

Large Monochrome
Print of the Month – Larry Brady, “Joshua Tree”

Class AA
Award – Patrick Grady, “Hard Times”
Honorable Mention – Jan Weld, “Yellow Bill Hornbill”

Class A
Award – Mark Becker, “Out to Pasture”

Class B
Award – Larry Brady, “Joshua Tree”
Honorable Mention – Paula Matzek, “Cathedral Notre Dame, Strasbourg”

Small Color
Print of the Month – Jan Weld, “Water Lily”

Class AA
Award – Jan Weld, “Water Lily”
Honorable Mention– Jan Weld, “Cooper Hawk With Kill”

Class A
Award – Sandra Tipton, “Hummingbird on Lobelia”
Honorable Mention – Jan Williams, “A Straw Flower”

Class B
Award – Jennifer Rogers, “No Move”
Honorable Mention – Paula Matzek, “Canal Sunset, Strasbourg”

Large Color

Print of the Month – Jan Williams, “Kylemore Abbey”

Class AA
Award – Mark Becker, “Big -Rig Wheel Reflection”
Honorable Mention – Jan Weld, “Night Owl”

Class A
Award – Jan Williams, “Kylemore Abbey”
Honorable Mention – Sandra Tipton, “He Picked a Bouquet”

Class B
Award – Larry Brady, “Balloon Ride”
Honorable Mention – Paula Matzek, “West Maroon Creek”

DPI WINNERS

DPI MONO
Mono BOS – Barrie Burr, “Ruins”

Class AA
Award – Jan Weld, “Shake It”

Class A

Award – Carol Wille, “Abiding in the Vine”
Honorable Mention – Sandra Tipton, “Black & White Warbler”

Honorable Mention – Larry Arends, “Home Port”

Class B
Award – Barrie Burr, “Ruins”, 24 pts.
Honorable Mention – Alfredo Rodrigues, “Water Lillies”

DPI COLOR

Color BOS – Sandra Tipton, “Eastern Giant Swallowtail”

Class AA
Award – Sandra Tipton, “Eastern Giant Swallowtail”
Honorable Mention – Reinhard Schwind, “Banff National Park”

Class A
Award – Jan Weld, “Taking a Sip”, 23 pts.
Honorable Mention – Larry Arends, “Did You See That”
Honorable Mention – Larry Arends, “Lady In Red”

Class B
Award – Alfredo Rodriquez, “Butterfly Feeding”
Honorable Mention – Barry Burr, “Castle In France”

Club Activities

Club Meeting – September 17, 2025 – Todd Nettelhorst – “Phone Photography: From Pocket to Post”

Please join us as we welcome Todd Nettlehorst and his program, Todd Nettelhorst – “Phone Photography: From Pocket to Post”. 

The program will begin at 7:30 PM

The Arlington Camera Club was founded in 1988 to promote the hobby of photography and to improve the photographic abilities of our club members. Through various workshops, educational programs, field trips, and competitions we strive to achieve high quality photos. We learn from each other, and we have fun!

The club meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, September through May. We meet at the Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W. Thomas, Arlington Heights, IL.

Doors open at 7 PM and the meeting starts at 7:30 PM.

Whether novice or professional, you use a camera or cellphone, all are welcome to join our group!

Club Activities

May 7, 2025 Club Meeting – Cell phone photography and apps with Carl Chandler

At our next meeting on May 7, one of our own members, Carl Chandler, will present a program on cell phone photography and apps. Bring your Cell Phones; both Android & Iphones. We will be sharing apps for editing, accessories and tips. Bring cell phone pictures for sharing with members.

Carl Chandler is a professional photographer based in Arlington Heights, Illinois, specializing in headshot and portrait photography for over a decade. Carl brings a unique perspective and attention to detail to every project. A Fuji shooter mentored by Peter Hurley, Carl is recognized as one of the top headshot photographers in the Chicagoland area. He has taught classes at ClickCon—where he was sponsored by Capture One—and attends events like ShutterFest to stay sharp and connected to the industry.

Our meeting begins at 7:30 PM and guests are always welcome.

 

Club Activities

Club Meeting April 16, 2025 – Bob Benson

Techniques for Making a B&W Image

With the new software tools available to us, it is easier than ever to make a good monochrome image, as long as there is a basic concept to what makes a good image. The latest techniques are demoed, and plugin options are discussed, as well as a basic concept of what makes a good B&W (understanding color conversion and achieving optimum tonal range).

Join us for this session on April 16, 2025 at 7:30 pm at the Christian Church of Arlington Heights: 333 West Thomas, Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Miscellaneous

Congratulations to our April 2, 2025 Competition Winners!

Carol Willie, “Opening Soon”
Mark Becker, “Unlicensed Driver”
Mark Becker, “Maya Ruins”
Sandra Tipton, “Hummingbird and Honeybee”
Bob Reynolds, “Green honeycreeper”
Paula Matzek, “Green”
Jan Weld, “Heron Fam”
Paula Matzek, “Auditorium Stairway”
Patty Colabuono, “Field Poppies”
Joe Peabody, “Upward Spiral”
Glenn Kaupert, “Spring Sparrow”
Joe Peabody, “Evening Vibes”
Sandra Tipton, “Avian Rockstar”
Vesela Zlateva, “Drops on a Leaf”
Reinhard Schwind, “Bon Appetit”
Carl Chandler, “Cloud City”
Sandra Tipton, “White Pelicans”
Vesela Zlateva, “Pink Orchid”
Alfredo Rodriguez, “Young Lion”
Nancy Soos, “Pink Orchid 2025”
Jan Weld, “Tough Day”
Jan Weld, “Flamingo”

ACC Print Competition Results

Small Color Prints
Mark Becker, “Maya Ruins” – Award, Print of the Month
Sandra Tipton, “Hummingbird and Honeybee” – Award
Carol Willie, “Opening Soon” – Honorable Mention
Bob Reynolds, “Green Honeycreeper” – Honorable Mention

Large Color Prints
Paula Matzek, “Green” – Award, Print of the Month
Jan Weld, “Nesting Great Egrets” – Honorable Mention

Small Mono
Jan Weld, “Flamingo” 23 pts – Award, Print of the Month
Paula Matzek, “Auditorium Stairway”- Honorable Mention

Large Mono
Jan Weld, “Tough Day”, 24 pts – Award, Print of the Month
Mark Becker, “Unlicensed Driver” 23 pts. – Honorable Mention

ACC DPI Competition Results

Color DPI
Sandra Tipton, “Avian Rockstar” – Award, Best of Show
Carl Chandler, “Cloud City” – Award
Joe Peabody, “Evening Vibes” – Award
Reinhard Schwind, “Bon Appetit” – Honorable Mention
Vesela Zlateva, “Pink Orchid” – Honorable Mention
Nancy Soos, “Pink Orchid 2025” – Honorable Mention
Patty Colabuono, “Field Poppies” – Honorable Mention

Monochrome DPI
Vesela Zlateva, “Drops on a Leaf” – Award, Best of Show
Glenn Kaupert, “Spring Sparrow” – Award
Sandra Tipton, “White Pelicans” – Honorable Mention
Alfredo Rodriguez, “Young Lion” – Honorable Mention
Joe Peabody, “Upward Spiral” – Honorable Mention