Category Archives: Competition

Congratulations to Our February 5, 2025 Competition Winners

 

Glenn Kaupert, “Chicago Winter Skyline”
Jan Weld, “Feeding Egret”
Patty Colabuono, “Hello There”
Reinhard Schwind, “The Great Gray Owl”
Joe Peabody, “Dark Roast”
Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Door County Aurora”
Jan Weld, “Yosemite-Lake View”
Jan Weld, “Venice Canal-Night”
Steve Seburn, “The Monarch”
Jan Weld, “Palace of Fine Arts”
Paula Matzek, “Holy Name Cathedral”
Mark Becker, “Hard Frost”
Jan Williams, “Staircase in Portugal”

 

Carol Wille, “Ginkgo with Droplets”

Competition Winner Results

Mono DPI
Jan Weld, “Feeding Egret”, Best of Show, Award
Joe Peabody, “Dark Roast”, Award
Carol Wille, “Ginkgo with Water Droplets, Honorable Mention
Glen Kaupert, “Chicago Winter Skyline”, Honorable Mention

Color DPI
Reinhard Schwind, “The Great Gray Owl”, Best of Show, Award
Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Door County Aurora”, Award
Glenn Kaupert, “Michigan Avenue Lights”, Award
Jan Williams, “Staircase in Portugal”, Award
Sandra Tipton, “Wild Pine Martin Minnesota”, Honorable Mention
Patty Colabuono, “Hello There”, Honorable Mention
Patty Colabuono, “Cold Day At The Beach”, Honorable Mention

Small Mono Prints
Jan Weld, “Palace of Fine Arts”, Best of Show, Award
Mark Becker, “Hard Frost”, Honorable Mention

Large Mono Prints
Jan Weld, “Yosemite-Lake View”, Best of Show, Award
Paula Matzek, “Holy Name Cathedral”, Honorable Mention

Small Color Prints
Bob Reynolds, “A Little Tongue”, Best of Show, Award
Carol Wille, “Winding Around The Bend, Award
Steve Seburn, “The Monarch”, Honorable Mention

Large Color Prints
Bob Reynolds, “Coyote on Ice”, Best of Show, Award
Jan Weld, “Venice Canal-Night”, Honorable Mention

 

December 4, 2024 Competition Winners

Jan Weld, “Where’s Barred”
Steven Seburn, “White Tail Deer”
Steven Seburn, “Beautiful_but_Deadly”
Steven Seburn, “My Kitty”
Jan Weld, “Toteum pole in Monument Valley”
Richard Schwind, “In Pursue”
Bob Reynolds, “Scales”
Bob Reynolds, “Little Brown Bird”
Jan Williams, “Calla Lily”
Sue Farwick, “Hello Kitty”
Joe Peabody, “Around the Bend”
Judy King, “Forget Me, Forget Me Not”
Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Celestial Symphony”
Steve Seburn, “Double Crested Cormorant”
Larry Brady, “Ullapool”
Sandra Tipton, “Great White Egret Ready for Rest”
Patty Colabuono, “Summertime”
Larry Brady, “Canal Street Railroad Bridge”
Jan Weld, “Chummy Pelicans”
Ken Olsen, “Lotus with visitor”
Reinhard Schwind, “Snowbird”
Reinhard Schwind, “Warm Reflections”
Sandra Tipton, “Scissortail Flycatcher Hunting”
Mark Becker, “Thin Ice”
Mark Becker, “Shallow Creek Bottom”
Mark Becker, “Lotte Jacobi at 89”

 

ACC Print Competition Results – December 4, 2024

Small Color Prints
Steve Seburn, “Beautiful, But Deadly” – Award, Print of the Month
Bob Reynolds, “Scales” – Award
Mark Becker, “Shallow Creek Bottom” – Award
Bob Reynolds, “Little Brown Bird” – Honorable Mention
Sandra Tipton, “Hummingbird on Cigar Plant” – Honorable Mention
Jan Williams, “Calla Lily” – Honorable Mention

Large Color Prints
Mark Becker, “Thin Ice” – Award
Jan Weld, “Where’s Barred” – Award
Steve Seburn, “Nice Kitty” – Honorable Mention
Richard Schwind, “In Pursue” – Honorable Mention

Small Mono
Jan Weld, “Monument Valley’s Totem Pole at Dawn” – Award
Mark Becker, “Lotte Jacobi at 89” – Honorable Mention

Large Mono
Sandy Tipton, “George” – Award
Steve Seburn, “White Tail Deer” – Honorable Mention

 

ACC DPI Competition Results – December 4, 2024

Mono – Class A
Jan Weld, “Chummy Pelicans” – Award, Best of Show
Reinhard Schwind, “Snowbird” – Award
Sandra Tipton, “Great White Egret Ready for Rest” – Honorable Mention
Carol Wille, “Black Dahlia”, Honorable Mention

Mono – Class B
Larry Brady, “Canal Street Railroad Bridge” – Award, Best of Show
Larry Brady, “Ullapool” – Honorable Mention
Judy Kong, “Forget Me, Forget Me Not” – Honorable Mention

Color – Class A
Sandra Tipton, “Scissortail Flycatcher Hunting”, Award, Best of Show
Reinhard Schwind, “Warm Reflections” – Award
Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Celestial Symphony” – Honorable Mention
Ken Olsen, “Lotus with Visitor” – Honorable Mention

Color – Class B
Sue Farwick, “Hello Kitty” – Award, Best of Show
Joe Peabody, “Around the Bend” – Award
Patty Colabuono, “Summertime” – Honorable Mention
Steve Seburn, “Double Crested Cormorant” – Honorable Mention

October 2, 2024 Competition Winners

Jan Weld, “Take a Sip”
Jan Weld, “Sydney”
Sandra Tipton, “Ruby-throated Hummingbird”
Jan Weld, “Oops”
Carol Wille, “Looking Up”
Carol Wille, “Leaning on the Vine”
Jan Weld, “Eagle Fishing”
Sandy Tipton, “Red-Tail Hawk Bathing”
Carol Wille, “Beautiful Evil”
Jan Weld, “Almost Gotcha!”
Steve Seburn, “Larry, Curly, and Moe”
Jan Williams, “Kylemore Abbey”
Glenn Kaupert, “Morning Moon”
Reinhard Schwind, “Sweet Nectar”
Nancy Soos, “Butterfly Garden”
Vesela Zlateva, “Tulips”
Sandy Tipton, “Osprey with Koi”
Sandy Tipton, “Hummingbird Resting on Petal”
Bob Reynolds, “Anemone”
Bob Reynolds, “Eye Spy”
Bob Reynolds, “Jelly Belly”

 

Oct 2, 2024 Competition – Print Winners

 Small Monochrome

Jan Weld, “Eagle Fishing”, Award -Small Monochrome Print of the Month

Steve Seburn, “Stamping Mill Skylights”, Award

Larry Arends, “Highlander Pride”, Honorable Mention

Large Monochrome

Jan Weld, “Sydney”, Award – Large Monochrome Print of the Month

Bob Reynolds, “Eye Spy”, Honorable Mention

Small Color

Bob Reynolds, “Jelly Belly”, Award — Small Color Print of the Month

Sandy Tipton, “Hummingbird Resting on Petal”, Award

Jan Weld, “Take a Sip”, Honorable Mention

Larry Arends, “Colored Glass”, Honorable Mention

Large Color

Bob Reynolds, “Anemone”, Award — Large Color Print of the Month

Jan Weld, “Oops”, Award

Sandy Tipton, “Red-Tail Hawk Bathing”, Honorable Mention

 

Oct 2, 2024 Competition – DPI Winners

Color

Sandy Tipton, “Ruby-throated Hummingbird”, Award, Best of Show

Carol Wille, “Beautiful Evil”, Award

Reinhard Schwind, “Sweet Nectar”, Award

Bob Reynolds, “Stop and Smell the Flowers”, Award

Carol Wille, “Leaning on the Vine”, Honorable Mention

Jan Weld, “Almost Gotcha!”, Honorable Mention

Jan Williams, “Kylemore Abbey”, Honorable Mention

Nancy Soos, “Butterfly Garden”, Honorable Mention

Sandy Tipton, “Osprey with Koi”, Honorable Mention

Steve Seburn, “Larry, Curly, and Moe”, Honorable Mention

Monochrome

Carol Wille, “Looking Up”, Best of Show

Glenn Kaupert, “Morning Moon”, Award

Bob Reynolds, “Duckweed Resident”, Honorable Mention

Sue Farwick, “Snow Leopard”, Honorable Mention

Vesela Zlateva, “Tulips”, Honorable Mention

April 3, 2024 Competition Results

Five Finches Feasting, by August Greydanus
Black and White, by Bob Reynolds
Great Gray Landing, by Jan Weld
Hummer Harassing Barred Owl, by Jan Weld
Old Dairy Barn, by Steve Seburn
Owlet Duet, by Jan Weld
Succulent, by Nancy Soos
Tentacles, by Bob Reynolds
Three Owlet Owls, by Jan Weld
Watchful Cheetah, by Jan Weld
What is he Thinking, by Bob Reynolds
Window on a Broken Back, by Steve Seburn
Pondering a Mystery, by Fred Gold
Walk Like an Egyptian, by Fred Gold

Small Monochrome

Bob Reynolds, “What’s He Thinking”, Award, Small Monochrome Print of the Month

Fred Gold, “Pondering the Mystery”, Award

Bob Reynolds, “Black and White”, Honorable Mention

Steve Seburn, “Window on a Broken Back”, Honorable Mention

Large Monochrome

Steve Seburn, “Old Dairy Barn”, Award, Large Monochrome Print of the Month

Jan Weld, “Great Gray Owl Landing”, Honorable Mention

Small Color

Jan Weld, “Hummer Harassing Barred Owl”, Award, Small Color Print of the Month

Fred Gold, “Walk Like an Egyptian”, Award

Bob Reynolds, “Tentacles”, Award

Nancy Soos, “Succulent”, Award

Large Color

Jan Weld, “Watchful Cheetah”, Award, Large Color Print of the Month

Alfredo Rodriguez, “Zoo Lion Two”, Award

Kathy Grady, “Purple Water Lily”, Award

August Greidanus, “Five Finches Feasting”, Award

February 7, 2024 Competition Results

 

Jan Weld, “Searching Snowy Egret”
Carol Wille, “Right Rose”
Judy King, “Sizing up Dinner”
Larry Arends, Pink Water
Glenn Kaupert, “Lake Arlington Fog”
Sandra Tipton, “Snowy Owl”
Larry Arends, “Portsmuth Lighthouse”
Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Ice Cracks”
Glenn Kaupert, “House Finch on Snowy Rose Bush”
Jan Weld, Great Grey Lands Snow Owl
Jan Weld, “Ghost Town at Dawn”
Jan Weld, “Buckingham Fountain”
Jan Weld, “Gazing African Cheetah”
Sandra Tipton, “Red-breasted Merganser”
“Reflections”, by Steve Seburn

 

February 7, 2024 Competition – Print Winners

Small Monochrome

Jan Weld, “Searching Snowy Egret”, Award, S

mall Monochrome Print of the Month

Paula Matzek, “Tulum Ruins”, Honorable Mention

 

Large Monochrome

Jan Weld, “Gazing African Cheetah”, Award, Large Monochrome Print of the Month

August Greidanus, “Four Horse Team”, Honorable Mention

 

Small Color

Jan Weld, “Great Grey Owl Lands”, Award, Small Color Print of the Month

August Greidanus, “Switching the Track”, Award

Reinhard Schwind, “What…?”, Honorable Mention

Larry Ahrends, “Pink Water Lily”, Honorable Mention

 

Large Color

Larry Ahrens, “Portsmouth Lighthouse”, Award, Large Color Print of the Month

Reinhard Schwind, “River Promenade”, Award

Jan Weld, “Colorful Buckingham Fountain”, Honorable Mention

Steve Seburn, “Reflections”, Honorable Mention

 

February 7, 2024 Competition – DPI Winners

 

Color DPI

Carol Wille, “Right Rose”, DPI Best of Show

Glenn Kaupert, “Lake Arlington Fog”, Award

Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Ice Cracks”, Honorable Mention

Sandra Tipton, “Snowy Owl”, Honorable Mention

 

Monochrome DPI

Jan Weld, “Ghost Town at Dawn”, DPI Best of Show

Glenn Kaupert, “Lake Arlington Fog”, Award

Sandra Tipton, “Red-breasted Merganser”, Honorable Mention

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 6 Print and DPI Competition Winners

Sandra Tipton, Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Vesela Zlateva, Golden Escape
Sandra Tipton, Great White Egret
Sandra Tipton, Bluebird and Berries
Sandra Tipton, Black-crowned Night Heron at Dusk
Reinhardt Schwindt, Golden Hour
Reinhardt Schwindt, The Light Bulb Staircase
Larry Brady, Kinderdijk Windmills
Larry Arends, Rome
Larry Arends, Irish Cottage
Larry Arends, Break Time
Ken Olsen, Night Cruise
Ken Olsen, Christmas on the Square
Jan Weld, Who’s There?
Jan Weld, Wading Grizzly Family
Jan Weld, Take That!
Jan Weld, Humming Around
Jan Weld, Gannet Flying With Nesting Material
Jan Weld, Can I Return to Dinner
Bob Reynolds, A Different View
Becki Hagberg-Cohen, Solitude
Barrie Burr, Close Quarters

 

December 6, 2023 Competition Print Winners

Small Monochrome

Larry Arends, “Break Time” – Small Monochrome Print of the Month

Jan Weld, “Take That!”, Honorable Mention

 

Large Monochrome

Jan Weld, “Who’s There!” Large Monochrome Print of the Month

Reinhard Schwind, “The “Light Bulb” Staircase”, Honorable Mention

 

Small Color

Bob Reynolds, “A Different View”, Small Color Print of the Month

Jan Weld, “Can I Return to Dinner”, Award

Larry Brady, “Kinderdijk Windmills,”, Honorable Mention

Vessela Zlateva, “Golden Escape”, Honorable Mention

 

Large Color

Jan Weld, “Humming Around”, AW-24 pts. – Large Color Print of the Month

Patrick Grady, “Second Beach”, Honorable Mention

Kathy Grady, “A Good Place to Sleep”, Honorable Mention

Reinhard Schwind, “Golden Hour”, Honorable Mention

 

December 6, 2023 Competition DPI Winners

Mono DPI

Jan Weld, “Wading Grizzly Family”, AW-23 pts, Mono DPI of the Month

Barrie Burr, “Close Quarters”, Award

Sandra Tipton, “Great White Egret”, Award

Larry Arends, “Rome”, Honorable Mention

Sandra Tipton, “Black-crowned Night Heron at Dusk”, Honorable Mention

Ken Olson, “Christmas on the Square”, Honorable Mention

 

Color DPI

Sandra Tipton, “Bluebird and Berries”, Color DPI of the Month

Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Solitude”, Award

Larry Arends, “Irish Cottage”, Award

Jan Weld, “Gannet Flying with Nesting Material”, Honorable Mention

Ken Olson, “Night Cruise”, Honorable Mention

Sandra Tipton, “Ruby-throated Hummingbird”, Honorable Mention

October 2023 – Competition Results

PRINT AND DPI COMPETITION WINNERS

Steve Seburn, Respect
Sandra Tipton, Nashville Warbler
Sandra Tipton, Great Horned Owl
Sandra Tipton, Cinque Terre
Reinhard Schwind, The Parliament
Reinhard Schwind, Budapest at Night
Larry Arends, Stream Train
Larry Arends, Come On Kids it’s time for a shower
Larry Arends, Bruges, Belgium
Paula Matzek, A Mass in Yellow
Jan Weld, One the Move
Nancy Soos, Pretty in Pink
Michael Garber, Mount St Michel
Ken Olsen, Monarch in motion
Ken Olsen, Lady Blacksmith
Fred Gold, Monk At Prayer
Fred Gold, Cambodian Monks
Barrie Burr, Sunset on the Lake
Vesela Zlateva, Bee

 

Print & DPI Winners

Small Monochrome

Sandra Tipton, “Cinque Terre”, Award, Small Monochrome Print of the Month

Larry Arends, “Steam Train”, Honorable Mention 

Large Monochrome

Patrick Grady, “Mount Gibbs”, Award, Large Monochrome Print of the Month

Jan Weld, “On the Move”, Honorable Mention

 Small Color

Nancy Soos, “Pretty In Pink”, Award, Small Color Print of the Month

Sandra Tipton, “Nashville Warbler”, Award 

Fred Gold, “Cambodian Monks”, Honorable Mention 

Bob Reynolds, “The Gangs All Here”, Honorable Mention

 Large Color

Larry Arends, “Bruce Belgium”, Award, Large Color Print of the Month

Fred Gold, “Monk At Prayer”, Award

Steve Seburn, “Respect”, Award

Larry Arends, “Come On Kids It’s Time For A Shower”, Honorable Mention pts.

Bob Reynolds, “Hanging Out To Dry”, Honorable Mention

Paula Matzek, “A Mass of Yellow”, Honorable Mention

 Monochrome DPI

Mike Garber, “Mount St. Michel”, Award, Monochrome Digital Image of the Month

Sandra Tipton, “Great Horned Owl”, Award

Ken Olsen, “Lady Blacksmith”, Honorable Mention

Reinhard Schwind, “The Parliament”, Honorable Mention

 Color DPI

Barrie Burr, “Sunset on the Lake”, Award, Color Digital Image of the Month

Vesela Zlateva, “Bee”, Award

Ken Olsen, “Monarch in Motion”, Honorable Mention

Reinhard Schwind, “Budapest at Night”, Honorable Mention

APRIL 5, 2023 ~ PRINT COMPETITION RESULTS

“Buckingham Fountain” by Jan Weld
“First Frost in Zion” by Larry Arends
“Fish Escapes Grizzly” by Jan Welds
“Frosty Trail” by Larry Arends
“Hitch Hiker” by Jan Weld
“In the School” by Bob Reynolds
“Mono Lake” by Jan Weld
“Notre Dame Montreal” by Paula Matzek
“Summertime” by Gerardo Velasquez
“Vigilant Cheetah” by Jan Weld
“Gotcha” by Jan Weld

 

April 5, 2023 Competition – Print Winners

Small Monochrome

Jan Weld, “Mono Lake”,  Print of the Month

Jan Weld, “Hitch Hiker”, Honorable Mention 

Large Monochrome

Jan Weld, “Buckingham Fountain”  Large,  Print of the Month

Patrick Grady, “Sea Stacks”, Honorable Mention

 Small Color

Jan Weld, “Vigilant Cheetah”, Print of the Month

Paula Matzek, “Notre Dame, Montreal”, Award

Sandra Tipton, “Catch of the Day”, Award

Gerardo Velasques, “Summertime”, Honorable Mention

Larry Arends, “Rick’s Cafe”, Honorable Mention

Bob Reynolds, “In the School”, Honorable Mention

 Large Color

Jan Weld, “Fish Escapes Grizzly”, Print of the Month

Larry Arends, “Frosty Trail”, Award

Jan Weld, “Gotcha”, Honorable Mention

Larry Arends, “First Frost in Zion”, Honorable Mention

ACC Meeting ~ April 5, 2023

April 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Christian Church of Arlington Heights
333 W Thomas St
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Meetings take place in Jordan Hall.
Guests are always welcome.

Our next meeting is Competition Night –  Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 7:30 PM. Competition is open to all paid members. Guests are welcome to attend the meeting to view images and to see how the competitions are run.

Print Competition
We are asking that you have your prints matted and ready to submit by 7:00 pm in order to have time to organize all the entries and start the competition promptly at 7:30.

DPI (Digital Projected Image) Competition
The competition is now open for both color and monochrome with a closing date and time of April 2nd at midnight for all digital entries.  Instructions for submitting digital images have been emailed to members.