In the first annual “Oxpole” 1-1 Digital Interclub Competition held Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Oxford Greens, Flagpole Photographers walked away with the top honors. Judge Tom Peterson, president of the Heritage Village Camera Club, said “there were 50 great photos in this competition and in some cases there was only a fraction of a point difference between the two photos.” In the final tally, Flagpole Photographers Camera Club received the winning nod 16 times compared to the Camera Club of Oxford Greens’ 9 category wins.
Twenty-five categories had been agreed to between the two camera clubs and then each club selected one photo to represent their club in every category match-up. All photos had to have been taken by a club member and no member could have more than three photos in the final competition.
Over 60 people were present to watch the competition and cheer for their favorite photo and team. Following the competition, the attendees were treated to pizza and salad.
While Flagpole was the first club to take home the newly designed trophy, Oxford Greens vowed they will be back even stronger next year!
Photos above by: Chane and Rhonda Cullens
Congratulations to the 25 category winners from Flagpole that represented our club vs. Oxford
| Big Game | Doug Bilinski Elk on Alpine Tundra (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Chairs | Hannah Munroe Don’t Let Anything Stand in Your Way and Do It with Style (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Cityscapes | Charlie Batchelder Brooklyn View |
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| Excitement | Darrell Harrington Weeeeeeeeee (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Food | Phil Keane Somebody hand me a spoon…please (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Geometric Shapes | Erik Landegren Newtons Cradle (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Graveyards | Rhonda Cullens The Resting Place |
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| Harbors | Chane Cullens Boston |
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| Inspired by Frank Sinatra Songs | Darrell Harrington New York New York |
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| Kitchen Knife | Chane Cullens Slicing Vegetables Reflection (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Leading Lines | Rhonda Cullens Roll Out the Barrel (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Metal | Charlie Batchelder Three Pieces of Iron (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Models | Erik Landegren The Artist (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Monochrome Portraits | Mark Ashbolt Rick (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Night Sky | Darrell Harrington Stars Above the Clouds (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Old | Mark Ashbolt Old |
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| Out of the Camera | Sue Bonacci Sarasota Ibis |
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| Photojournalism | Jonathan Gordon Mandalay Begging Child |
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| Reflections | Linda Lubinsky Amaryllis (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Sports Action | Rhonda Cullens The Kayaker |
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| Still Life | Charlie Batchelder Oreos and Milk (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Stone Walls | Mark Ashbolt Stone Wall (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Three | Hannah Munroe Three Girls Interconnected and Independent (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Underwater | Erik Landegren Portrait Under the Surface (Also won vs. Oxford) |
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| Waterfall | Jonathan Gordon Svartfoss Waterfall |
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