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 President Diane Erhart.  The meeting was attended by 18 members in person at the Billings Public Library and 5 members online via Zoom. 

Announcements:

• There will be an extra meeting this month to be held at Senior High on April 8. We will meet with the Photographer Teacher; PSA Round 3 results will be announced.
• There will also be a Photo Safari on April 27 at John H Dover Park. There may be assignments and then a gallery for photo submittals.

Program:

• Ken Conger, professional wildlife photographer, gave a talk on his life as a photographer and his 2024 trips photographing wildlife and Big Cats.
• He shared tech info on his cameras and settings that he uses. 
• Ken will be holding a Wildlife Class on his property near Columbus on April 19. You can sign up on his website.

• The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm. The next meeting is scheduled for May 6, 2025,  at the Billings Public Library.

Submitted by Fran Nunn Sec/Treas

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Bob Ruble. There were 8 attendees at the Library and 4 members on Zoom.

Announcements:

• The Photo Safari scheduled in April was cancelled, primarily due to inclement weather.

Program:

• The results of the Solitude Competition were revealed and discussed by the judges. The images were displayed on screen and discussed by judges from the Great Falls Camera Club: Robyn Mehmke, Chris G and Kathy Myers. Many thanks to them.
• HM- Lone Tree by Patrick McDonald
• HM- Introspection by Larry Bean
• 3rd- Alone on the Prairie by Sheila Ruble
• 2nd- Quiet Place by Sheila Ruble
• 1st- Quiet Night by Patrick McDonald

 The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 pm. 

That's it for this year.

See you in September.

Submitted by Fran Nunn Sec/Treas