May 8 2018

Our final meeting of the season was attended by 44 members .

• Club President Carson Plant thanked the outgoing executive for all that they have done for The Club over the past two seasons. A special thank-you went out to Patricia Kral, Mary Craig and Debbie Venn for preparing the coffee and snacks for our breaks.

• Incoming President Jim Pollock also thanked the former executive and assured the membership that the current executive is already planning new and challenging events for next season.

• Gavin Stuart announced this season’s CCC Photo Competition awards.

Novice Division
1st – Bill Henry
2nd – Wendy McDonald
3rd – Jeff McDonald

Intermediate Division
1st – Mary Craig
2nd – Reagan Smolders
3rd – Bob Miller

Advanced Division
1st – Tere Deslippe
2nd – Linda Pepper
3rd – Gavin Stuart

Salon Council
1st – Keith Blackwell
2nd – Jim Pollock
3rd – Carson Plant

Most Improved Photographer (according to last year’s vs this year’s scores)
Debby Venne

Best Photo Of The Year (as judged by the Windsor Camera Club)
Jim Pollock – My Canada

Maligne Lake, Alberta

Honourable Mentions (for scores of 23 or better)

Bill Henry – Give Me Space
Bill Henry – Give Me Space
Bill Henry – Things That Are Round
Bill Henry – Rusty
Butch Dompierre – Open Black and White
Carson Plant – Open Black and White
Catharine Dawson -Things That Are Round
Catharine Dawson – My Canada
David Barr – Rusty
Gavin Stuart – Open Black and White
Gavin Stuart – My Canada
Jana Smith – Give Me Space
Jana Smith – My Canada
Jean DeBruyn – Rusty
Jeff McDonald – Rack The Lens
Jim Pollock – Give Me Space
Jim Pollock – My Canada
Jim Pollock – My Canada
Jim Pollock – Rusty
John St Pierre – Things That Are Round
John St Pierre – Give Me Space
John St Pierre – My Canada
Julie Faas – Open
Julie Faas – Things That Are Round
Keith Blackwell – Rust
Keith Blackwell – My Canada
Keith Blackwell – Open Black and White
Keith Blackwell – Open Black and White
Keith-Blackwell – Rack The Lens
Laura Jasper – Rusty
Linda Pepper – Open Black and White
Linda Pepper – Canada
Margaret DeClerk – Things That Are Round
Margaret DeClerk – Rusty
Martha Gillier – Things That Are Round
Martha Gillier – Rusty
Paul Schmoldt – Give Me Space
Paul Schmoldt – Rusty
Paul Schmoldt – Rusty
Steven Taylor – Things That Are Round
Tere Deslippe – Things That Are Round
Tere Deslippe – Give Me Space
Tere Deslippe – Rusty
Tere Deslippe – Rusty
Wendy McDonald – My Canada
Wendy McDonald – Rack The Lens

Thanks to all who participated in the photo competitions this year. We hope it was a valuable learning experience and one which helped you grow as a photographer.

Pictures of the Awards Presentations are now available on our Club Photos page.

• Club officers for the 2018 – 2019 season were announced as:
– President: Jim Pollock
– Vice-Presidents: Ric Aarssen
– Treasurer: Julie Fass
– Secretary: Barb Ferren
– Executive Assistants: Tere Deslippe and Mary Craig
– Competition Managers: Helen Heath and Jana Smith
– Welcoming Manager: Catherine Dawson
– Facebook Page Co-ordinator: Kathryn Parent
– Website co-ordinator: Jim Pollock

• We will gather over the summer for three “Walk-Abouts” that will be announced by email and on our Meeting Schedule page in the near future.