Local Photographers Do Well At Young Camera Club’s Annual Cherry Festival

IMAGE: The Champion Print (Will Sibley Award) goes to Gail Douglas for her photograph Rusty Fellow.

Three hundred and seventy six - that’s the number of entries received for this year’s Young Camera Club’s Annual Cherry Festival Competition and Exhibition.

That is around 76 more than last year’s approximately 300 entries. Fifty five is the number of people who attended the official opening on Sunday, November 24. Local photographers did well in this year’s competition.

Young Camera Club’s Publicity Officer Narelle Howard said Rusty Fellow was the photograph that earned the winning photographer the Champion Print (Will Sibley Award).

“We are very excited that someone in the local area has won the Champion Print,” Ms Howard said. “Entries for local entry are within 60 km of Young PO Box, which includes Cootamundra.”

The winning photograph Rusty Fellow was the work of Cootamundra photographer Gail Douglas.

Young’s Gus Sheppard won the Junior Champion Print (Helen Berridge Memorial Award) which is photograph Rusty. The Junior Encouragement Award (John van Rijswijk Memorial Award) went to Gunning’s Emily Douglas for her photo Splashy Splash.

Awards were presented by Serena Sullivan from event sponsor SWS Bank. Tracy Lamb won the lucky door prize at the official opening as well as first prize in the raffle conducted on the day. Gemma Flannery won second prize.

Works will be exhibited until Sunday, December 1, at the Flamingos Room upstairs at Young Services Club. Entry costs $2 per person from 10 am to 4 pm, except for December 1 which will be 10 am to 2 pm.

People - monochrome

1st place - Gail Douglas, Rugged Fellow
2nd place - Tom Sheppard, Tis Himself
Highly Commended - Gail Douglas, Maddie - Ken Dykes, Contemplation
Commended - Keith Ward, Bike Restorer Wayne - Tracy Lamb, Nate - Wasn’t Me

Open - monochrome

1st place - Kristina Douglas, Reaching Out
2nd place - Michael Rhodes, Frosty Morning
Highly Commended - Tom Sheppard, La Classique - Barbara Sheppard, Calla Lily
Commended - Max Garland, Misty Morning At Chaffey Dam - Leonie Hill, Gum Blossoms

People - colour

1st place - Gail Douglas, Weathered
2nd place - Tammy McGaw, Back In Time
Highly Commended - Keith Ward, Concentration - Maree Myhill, Removing The ‘Roo’
Commended - John Croxson, *Off To The Races *

Open - colour

1st place - Lorraine Garland, The Storm Is Passing Over
2nd place - Gail Douglas, I Hang My Hat
Highly Commended - Moya van Rijswijk, Bureno - Jess Jarvis, Sending A Signal - Lorraine Garland, Yowah Sunset
Commended - Ashley Cooper, Alpha Lake Jetty - Jane Martin, Pink - Maree Myhill, Sunset Storm

Macro/Close-up - colour

1st place - Michael Rhodes, Pink Cosmos
2nd place - Barbara Sheppard, Odd One Out
Highly Commended - Gail Douglas, Fuel Tanks - Gail Douglas, Careful! I Bite - Jess Jarvis, Mushrooms - Miranda Howard, Bee And Lavender
Commended - Dale Hartnell, Feather - Gemma Flannery, Protector Of Quedlinburg

Birds - colour

1st place - Max Garland, Dribbler
2nd place - Michael Rhodes, Honey Eater
Highly Commended - Kristina Douglas, Flying High - Michael Rhodes, Magpie
Commended - Michael Rhodes, Blue Wren

Animals - colour

1st place - Tracy Lamb, Rooster On Fire
2nd place - Trevor Faulkes, Bewildering
Highly Commended - Ken Dykes, What’s Up With You - Ashley Cooper, The Chipmunk
Commended - Jess Jarvis, Well Hello! - Leonie Hill, Love-ya-mum - Maree Myhill, Cows & Piglet

Architecture and Design - colour/monochrome

1st place - Barbara Sheppard, Geometrics
2nd place - Sally Richard, St James Station
Highly Commended - Tammy McGaw, Beautiful Harden - Trevor Faulkes, Iandra Castle
Commended - Michael Rhodes, Coopers Cottage

Landscape - colour

1st place - Jess Jarvis, Flowers, Hills & Clouds
2nd place - Barbara Sheppard, Landscape Demise
Highly Commended - Gail Douglas, Brewing - Jess Jarvis, Down The Lane - Gemma Flannery, Snow Caps, Mount Plassen
Commended - Gail Douglas, Dusty Afternoon

Local Entry - colour/monochrome

1st place - Keith Ward, Silo vs Rainbow
2nd place - Tracy Lamb, Charlie & His Best Mate
Highly Commended - Gail Douglas, Australian Bush - Tammy McGaw, Downtown Wombat
Commended - John Croxson, I Wish

Waterscape - colour

1st place - Barbara Sheppard, Wave Action
2nd place - Gail Douglas, Lake Macquarie
Highly Commended - Gail Douglas, Just Thinking - Gail Douglas, Wee Jasper
Commended - Ashley Cooper, Beach Sunset

Junior Under 13 Years - colour/monochrome

1st place - Junior Champion Print - Gus Sheppard, Rusty
2nd place - Emily Douglas, Busy Bee
Highly Commended - Emily Douglas, Twice The Beauty - Gus Sheppard, *Ocean View *
Commended - EmilyDouglas, Narooma Bridge - Gus Sheppard, Shapes - Benjamin Sheppard, Door - Nate Wilmot, My Chooks

JVR Encouragement Award - Emily Douglas, Splashy Splash

Junior 13 & Under 18 Years - colour/monochrome