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Downers Grove Camera Club

- sharing of passion in photography since 1934

2014 - 2015 Best of the Year Member Photographs

Monthly Competition Winners

May 2015

Splashed Myself By Wendy Dunne POM - Small Color Class B	Angel Oak By Christine Foley Award - Small Color Class B	Soft Landing By Christine Foley HM - Small Color Class B
The Gangster By Judy Falout POM - Large Mono Class A	Saskatchewan River Crossing By John Gobey Award - Small Mono Class A	The Rookery By Christine Foley HM - Large Mono Class A
Steel and Sky By Judy Falout HM - Large Mono Class A	Divvy Bikes on Adams By John Gobey POM - Small Mono Class B	Lone Lady Slipper By David Kasnick Award - Small Mono Class B
Old Mission Stores By Christine Foley HM - Small Mono Class B	Fox on a Rock By Janet Schleeter POM - Small Color Class AA	Milky Way over Death Valley By Chong Q. Wu Award - Small Color Class AA
White Tail Fawn By Janet Schleeter HM - Small Color Class AA	Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk By Janet Schleeter POM - Large Color Class AA	Northern Cardinal By Janet Schleeter HM - Large Color Class AA
Hawkish By Chong Q. Wu HM - Large Color Class AA	Stairway's to the Top By Don Plocher POM - Large Mono Class AA	Center Aisle at Rockefeller Chapel By Don Plocher Award - Large Mono Class AA
Vine Covered Barn By Janet Schleeter HM - Large Mono Class AA	Great Horn Owl with Juveniles By Don Plocher POM - Small Mono Class AA	Many Angles Over Stairwell By Don Plocher HM - Small Mono Class AA
Calm Water By Janet Schleeter HM - Small Mono Class AA	The Bunk House By Christine Foley POM - Large Color Class A	Tracks By Wendy Dunne Award - Large Color Class A
Out of Commission By Judy Falout HM - Large Color Class A	Autumn Glory in the Rockies By John Gobey HM - Large Color Class A	Mistaya River Rapids By John Gobey HM - Small Color Class A

April 2015

Nesting Loon By Janet Schleeter DPI Best of Show - Class AA	Searching for Nectar By Janet Schleeter Honorable Mention - DPI Class AA	Bobcat By Janet Schleeter HM - DPI Class AA
Evening at The Guggenheim By Larry Leonard BOS - DPI Class A	St Colman Cathedral Ireland By Don Plocher Award - DPI Class A	Green Velvet Landscape By Jom Matos Award - DPI Class A
Mistaya River By John Gobey Award - DPI Class A	Floral Disarray By Joe Falout HM - DPI Class A	SYMBOL OF FREEDOM By Chong Q. Wu HM - DPI Class A
Sundown at Gates Pass By Chris Foley BOS - DPI Class B	Mountain Storm By Nancy Jewett Award - DPI Class B	Tethered By Chris Foley HM - DPI Class B
Mesa Arch By Don Plocher Slide of the Month - Pictorial Slides	Berg and Bird, Scotia Sea By Jane Kriete, FPSA, GMPSA Award - Pictorial Slides	Morman Barn By Janet Schleeter HM Pictorial Slides

March 2015

Catch of the Day By Chong Wu Small Color Class A Honorable Mention	St. James in IR By Judy Falout Award Large Monochrome Class A	Out of Commission By Judy Falout Award Large Monochrome Class A
Waterfowl Lake Sunrise By John Gobey Award Large Color Class A	Fishing Family By John Gobey Award Small Color ClassB	Wild Geranium By Janet Schleeter Award Small Color Class AA
Winding Walkway By Wendy Dunne Honorable Mention Small Monochrome Class B	Thomas channels his inner Voodoo By John Gobey Honorable Mention Small Monochrome Class A	Sunrise at White Goat Lake By John Gobey Honorable Mention Large Color Class A
Phalaenopsis By John Gobey Honorable Mention Small Color Class B	Feed Me By Janet Schleeter Honorable Mention Large Monochrome Class AA	Little Bee Eater with Bee By Janet Schleeter Honorable Mention Large Color ClassAA
Balcony and Organ at St Paul By Don Plocher Honorable Mention Large Color Class AA	Balcony and Organ at St James By Don Plocher Honorable MentionSmall Monochrome Class AA	Forlorn Tree By Dave Ducommun Honorable Mention Small Color Class B
Lake Front Reflection By Mark Bates Print of the Month Large Color Class A	Paradise Creek By John Gobey Award Print of the Month Small Color Class B	Lichen and Rust By John Gobey Award & Print of the Month Small Monochrome Class A
Fountain and Clouds By John Gobey Award & Print of the Month Large Monochrome Class A	On Target By Janet Schleeter Award & Best of Show Small Color Class AA	Amber Eyes By Janet Schleeter Award & Best of Show Large Color Class AA
Stairwell at Ida Noyes Hall By Don Plocher Award & Print of the Month Large Monochrome Class AA	Early Snow Fall By Don Plocher Award & Print of the Month Small Color Class A	Tobacco Barn By David Kasnick Award & Print of the Month Small Monochrome Class B

February 2015

White Breasted Nuthatch By Arnold J. Koenig Best of Show Digital Projected Image - Class AA	Bald Eagle By Arnold J. Koenig Award Digital Projected Image - Class AA	ABOVE IT ALL By Richard Capps Honorable Mention Digital Projected Image - Class AA
Winter in Yellowstone NP By Don Plocher Best of Show Digital Projected Image - Class A	Intensity By Ursula Dubrick Award Digital Projected Image - Class A	Nautical Neatness By Joe Falout Award Digital Projected Image - Class A
Early Morning on Kootenay Plains By John Gobey Award Digital Projected Image - Class A	Guiding Light By Ruth Smith Award Digital Projected Image - Class A	Bunchberries By Ruth Smith Award Digital Projected Image - Class A
Custom Grill By Ruth Smith Award Digital Projected Image - Class A	Eilean Donan At Dusk By Kevin Bailey Honorable Mention Digital Projected Image - Class A	Mount Peskett Sunset By John Gobey Honorable Mention Digital Projected Image - Class A
Colorado Columbine By Ruth Smith Honorable Mention Digital Projected Image - Class A	By the Chicago River By Chong Q. Wu Honorable Mention Digital Projected Image - Class A	Big Red By Chris Foley Best of Show Digital Projected Image - Class B
Harbor Night By Wendy Dunn Award Digital Projected Image - Class B	Weathered Barn By Nancy Jewett Honorable Mention Digital Projected Image - Class B	Beached By David Kasnick Honorable Mention Digital Projected Image - Class B
The North Window By Jane Kriete, FPSA, GMPSA Slide of the Month	Hanging On By Don Plocher Award - Pictorial Slide	Augur Buzzard By Janet Schleeter Honorable Mention - Pictorial Slide

January 2015

Holy Angel's Church By Don Plocher Print of the Month - Large Monochrome Print Class AA	Old Rustic Barn By Don Plocher Award - Large Monochrome Print Class AA	Tasty Berries By Janet Schleeter Award - Large Monochrome Print Class AA
Cougar Eyes By Janet Schleeter Honorable Mention - Large Monochrome Print Class AA	Clock Works By Christine Foley Print of the Month - Large Monochrome Print Class A	Water Hyacinth and Reflection By Judy Falout Award - Large Monochrome Print Class A
Glaciers above Moraine Lake By John Gobey HM - Large Monochrome Print Class A	Mabry Mill By Judy Falout HM - Large Monochrome Print Class A	The Dome at St. Paul’s By Don Plocher Print of the Month - Small Monochrome Print Class AA
Mt. Sneffels in IR By Don Plocher Award - Small Monochrome Print Class AA	Pileated Woodpeckers Nest By Arnold J Koenig HM - Small Monochrome Print Class AA	Racetraqck Spotters Tower By Dave Ducommun Print of the Month - Large Monochrome Print Class B
In the Garden By Christine Foley Award - Small Monochrome Print Class B	Summers Walk With Dad By Dave Kasnick HM - Small Monochrome Print Class B	Lake Wolverine By Chong Q. Wu Print of the Month - Large Color Print Class AA
Holy Name Cathedral By Don Plocher Award - Large Color Print Class AA	The Primrose Barn By Don Plocher HM - Large Color Print Class AA	Proud Peregrine By Janet Schleeter HM - Large Color Print Class AA
Guiding Light By Christine Foley Print of the Month - Large Color Print Class A	Tough Guy By Judy Falout Award - Large Color Print Class A	Storm over Bow River By John Gobey HM - Large Color Print Class A
Scarlet Tanager By Janet Schleeter Print of the Month - Small Color Print Class AA	Red Shoulder Hawk Portrait By Don Plocher HM - Small Color Print Class A	Black Vulture By Arnold J Koenig HM - Small Color Print Class AA
Trumped By Christine Foley Print of the Month - Small Color Print Class B	Shadows and Lines By Dave Ducommun Award - Small Color Print Class B	Heritage Farm By Christine Foley HM - Small Color Print Class B
Lonely Lily By Nancy Jewett HM - Small Color Print Class B

December 2014

Maroon Bells Reflections By Don Plocher Slide of the Month	Fall at a Colorado Farm By Don Plocher Award - Pictorial Slides	Peanut Eater By Janet Schleeter Honorable Mention - Pictorial Slides
Babies and Mama By Chong Q. Wu Best of Show - Digital Projected Images Class A	The Quaraing View By Kevin Bailey Award - Digital Projected Images Class A	Green Butterfly By George Nicholaou Award - Digital Projected Images Class A
The Chicago Rookery By Don Plocher HM - Digital Projected Images Class A	LA Music Hall By Jim Matos HM - Digital Projected Images Class A	Icelandic Church By Kevin Bailey HM - Digital Projected Images Class A
Falling Barns By Judy Koenig Best of Show - Digital Projected Images Class B	Wagner Falls By Chris Foley Award - Digital Projected Images Class B	At the Opera By Chris Foley Award - Digital Projected Images Class B
Foxy Baby By Judy Koenig Award - Digital Projected Images Class B	Valley of Ten Peaks By Chris Foley HM - Digital Projected Images Class B	Nymph on Columbine Flower By Arnold Koenig Best of the Show - Digital Projected Images Class AA
Great Blue Heron By Arnold Koenig Award - Digital Projected Images Class AA	Monarch Of The Morning Dew By Arnold Koenig HM - Digital Projected Images Class AA	Dragon Slayer Spider By Arnold Koenig HM - Digital Projected Images Class AA

November 2014

Moraine Lake By Don Plocher POM - Large Mono Print Class AA	On the Road to Mt Sneffels By Don Plocher Award - Large Mono Print Class AA	Great Horned Owl Nest By Arnold J Koenig Award - Large Mono Print Class AA
Red- bellied Woodpecker By Arnold J Koenig HM - Large Mono Print Class AA	Evening Shadows By Judy Falout POM - Large Mono Print Class A	Frontiersman By Judy Falout Award - Large Mono Print Class A
Winter at Green Farm By Elizabeth Kubis HM - Large Mono Print Class A	Pensive Pose By Jean Burnett POM - Small Mono Print Class A	Hot Seats By Wendy Dunne HM - Large Mono Print Class A
Reticulated Giraffe By Arnold J Koenig POM - Small Mono Print Class AA	And 9999 By Kevin Bailey HM - Small Mono Print Class A	Valley View in Infrared By Kevin Bailey HM - Small Mono Print Class A
Cayman Dock By Wendy Dunne POM - Small Mono Print Class B	Tending Nets By Dave Kasnick AWD - Small Mono Print Class B	Wrong Side Of The Tracks By Dave Kasnick HM - Small Mono Print Class B
Running Buffalo By Joe Byrne HM - Small Mono Print Class B	Ida Noyes Hall By Don Plocher POM - Large Color Print Class AA	Old Seminary Lobby By Don Plocher AWD - Large Color Print Class AA
Racing Duo By Elizabeth Kubis POM - Large Color Print Class A	Vibrant Lily By Judy Falout HM - Large Color Print Class A	Sunwapta Falls By Judy Falout HM - Large Color Print Class A
Bikers Romance By Rob Kopecky POM - Small Color Print Class AA	White Breasted Nuthatch By Arnold J Koenig HM - Small Color Print Class AA	It Was Me I Was First By Kevin Bailey POM - Small Color Print Class A
Organ Pipes at Rockefeller Chapel By Don Plocher HM - Small Color Print Class A	Nubble Lighthhouse By George Nicholaou HM - Small Color Print Class A	Water Lily and Friend By Dave Ducommun POM - Small Color Print Class B
Bird Michigan Beach By Jim Florczak Award - Small Color Print Class B	Hawk Eye By Chantel Riha HM - Small Color Print Class B

October 2014

Downtown Chicago By Dave Kolbush Best of Show - DPI Class AA	Ram By Janet Schleeter Award - DPI Class AA	Just Cruisin' By Janet Schleeter Honorable Mention - DPI Class AA
The Accountant Look By Kevin Bailey Best of Show - DPI Class A	Demselfly on Composite By Ruth Smith Award - DPI Class A	The Easter Candle By Mark Bates HM - DPI Class A
Pasqueflower Profile By Ruth Smith HM - DPI Class A	On The Diagonal By Kevin Bailey HM - DPI Class A	Pure Michigan Sunset By David Kasnick Best of Show - DPI Class B
Nesting Goose By Joeseph C Byrne Award - DPI Class B	Days End By Wendy Dunne HM - DPI Class B	An Awesome Face By Don Plocher Best of Show - Slide
Treed ByJane Kriete, FPSA, GMPSA Award - Slide	Baldy By Janet Schleeter HM - Slide	Young Lioness By Russel Kriete, Hon. PSA, FPSA, GMPSA HM - Slide

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