PHOTO CLUB ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF 2013 SHOW

Mel Cabeen's Professional Best of Show

 On June 13-16, 2013, the Darke County Photography Club held their 6th annual photography competition, “A Moment of Time” at the Versailles Poultry Days Festival. The club would like to thank judges John Cook and Jan Roestamadji and the sponsors for helping make the show a success.

Erika Jeffers' Student Best of Show

• Professional Best of Show, sponsored by Greenville National Bank, was awarded to Mel Cabeen.
• Amateur Best of Show, sponsored by Jeff Hole & Max, was awarded to Cynthia Whittaker.
• Student Best of Show, sponsored by Financial Achievement Services, was awarded to Erika Jeffers.
• Ron Swank People’s Choice, sponsored by Jeannie’s Pooch Parlor, was awarded to Cynthia Whittaker.
• DCPC President’s Choice, sponsored by current & past presidents, was awarded to Denice Martz.

In addition to these special awards, thirteen Sponsor Choice Ribbons were awarded as follows:

• Creations A Hair Studio ribbon to Dick Garrison.
• Craig Leland Family & Cosmetic Dentistry ribbon to Dick Garrison.
• Cratiques Antiques & Collectables ribbon to Mel Cabeen.
• Double M Diner ribbon to Meghan Luthamn.
• Edgetown Veterinary Clinic ribbon to Amy Schneider.
• Granny’s Corner ribbon to Donna Huelskamp.
• Hartzell Veterinary Service ribbon to Pam Cole.
• Hittle Buick GMC ribbon to Sue Ann Hartzell.
• Making Waves ribbon to Pam Cole.
• McCabe Painting ribbon to John Snell.
• Ridgeway Cleaning Service ribbon to Jeannie Grosch.
• Schultz Motors ribbon to Amy Schneider.
• Western Ohio Dental Medicine ribbon to Erika Jeffers.

Class placings were as follows:

	Professional Division	Amateur Division
Portrait Category
1st Place	Kathy Quinn	Brittany Lipps
2nd Place	Denice Martz	Megan Dirksen
3rd Place	Ruth McDaniel	Megan Dirksen
Honorable Mention	Ruth McDaniel	Linda Spahr
Sea/Landscapes Category
1st Place	Amy Schneider	Liesel Weirauch
2nd Place	Denice Martz	Ted Temple
3rd Place	Kathy Quinn	Brittany Lipps
Honorable Mention	Jeannie Grosch	Douglas Whitaker
Architecture Category:
1st Place	Pam Cole	Kent McClelland
2nd Place	Janet DeHart
3rd Place	Dick Garrison
Honorable Mention	Sue Ann Hartzell
Nature Category:
1st Place	Denice Martz	Ted Temple
2nd Place	Mel Cabeen	Ted Temple
3rd Place	Terry Mann	Ted Temple
Honorable Mention	Kathy Quinn	Liesel Weirauch
Domestic Animals Category:
1st Place	Pam Cole	Cynthia Vogel
2nd Place	Kathy Quinn
3rd Place	Jeannie Grosch
Honorable Mention	Sue Ann Hartzell
Wildlife Category:
1st Place	Mel Cabeen	Cynthia Whittaker
2nd Place	Denice Martz	Ted Temple
3rd Place	Ruth McDaniel	Kent McClelland
Honorable Mention	Ruth McDaniel	Kent McClelland
Honorable Mention	Maureen Miller
Unclassified Category:
1st Place	Dick Garrison	Kent McClelland
2nd Place	Terry Mann	Liesel Weirauch
3rd Place	Amy Schneider
Honorable Mention	Donna Huelskamp
Digitally Enhanced Category:
1st Place	Mel Cabeen	Kent McClelland
2nd Place	Sue Ann Hartzell	Liesel Weirauch
3rd Place	Janet DeHart
Honorable Mention	Terry Mann
Photojournalism Category:
1st Place	Pam Cole	Stacy Spitzer
2nd Place	Heather Jackson	Pam Spitzer
3rd Place	Scott Langston
Poultry Days Category:
1st Place	Jeannie Grosch
2nd Place	Maureen Miller
Student 12 & Under Category:
1st Place	Lauren Hartzell
Student 13 -18 Category:
1st Place	Erika Jeffers
2nd Place	Erika Jeffers
3rd Place	Erika Jeffers

If you enjoy taking photographs and making friends, give the Darke County Photography Club a try! The next meeting will be on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at 7:00PM at the Shawnee Prairie Nature Center on State Route 502 in Greenville, Ohio. Please feel free to bring two photos that represent the theme “Bridges” and one photo for the open division for the quarterly critique at the meeting. For more information, visit www.darkecountyphotoclub.com or call (937) 548-6287.