Competitions for

2025-26

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• Due Oct 1- Insects and Spiders
• Due Nov 1- PSA Round 1
• Due Dec 1- Leading Lines
• Due Jan 1- PSA Round 2
• Due Feb 1- Through my Window
• Due Mar 1- PSA Round 3
• Due April 1- Abstracts

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Intra-Club competitions:

Each of the intra-club competitions will be judged in two categories: Contest images and Critique Only. Your choice. 

 A member can enter 1 or 2 images in each contest. In addition, you can enter 1 or 2 images in Critique Only by itself or in addition to the images to be judged. Images in Critique Only should fit the same topic.

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PSA PID Competitions:

The Photographic Society of America Projected Image Division inter-club competition, Open. Any subject, any processing or editing. 

There are two divisions: Color and Monochrome. You may enter the same photo in both divisions (i.e., one in color and a duplicate edited to monochrome), but they need to have the same title/file name.

In order to compete, you must have a permission form on file with the PSA. See message from Fran Nunn, Secretary.

This is a competition between PSA member clubs from around the US and the world. We will vote to choose 6 images to send as our club's entry. PSA will give each image a numerical score, and each club's total score is tabulated over the year to assign its relative place within its group. 

Member clubs are divided into 6 groups, A through F, according to their cumulative score over the year. Currently we are in Group A for Monochrome and Group B in Color. Our Monochrome images did very well last year and advanced the Club's standing where we currently remain.

Meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm by Bob Ruble.  

Announcements:

• The April meeting will be held a week early on March 24 in order to accommodate our judge, Ed Barta, for the contest 'Through a Window'.  He very much wants to speak to members in person.

Program:

• Beth Beulow, professional photographer and podcaster living in Colorado, did a great presentation on Abstract photography.  Her program was entitled 'Approaching Abstraction'. Her 4 layers of Perceiving are to see things Objectively, Aesthetically, Emotionally and Subjectively.  Beth also discussed her equipment (Canon R5, Lensbaby, macro filters and Neutral Density filters, 24-500 lens) and the possibilities available with Iphones, smart phones, with applications for abstracts including Snapseed, Slow Shutter Cam (ICM) and Average Camera Pro [ME].
• Members are encouraged to submit Abstract images for evaluation by Beth- not done as a contest, but Comments Only. These are due April 1. Beth will review her evaluations at the May meeting.

• The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm. The next meeting is scheduled for TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026,  at the Billings Public Library and via Zoom AT 6 PM.

Submitted by Fran Nunn Sec/Treas

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Bob Ruble. 

Announcements:

• Abstract images are due April 1.

Program:

• The results of the contest and Comments only for the contest Through a Window were presented by Ed Barta. Ed has been a professional photographer for many years with a passion for B&W. He has taught photography all over the world and has been a docent at the YAM.
• HM- Sheila Ruble- Ready for Breakfast
• HM- Bob Ruble- Through a Window Back
• 3rd- Erin Ruble- Salut
• 2nd- Jerry Jacobs- Retired
• 1st-  Larry Bean- No School Today

 The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5 at the Billings Public Library and via Zoom.

Submitted by Fran Nunn Sec/Treas