2017 CFC Awards Gala

This year we moved the venue for our Awards Gala and Gourmet Pot luck to the Parish Hall at St Mary Magdelene Church.  In retrospect - what a very wise move it was!  We had an exceptional turnout - many more than we could have accommodated at our Wellington Library clubhouse.  As well, the fully equipped kitchen, meant our food was keep toasty warm throughout.  Our many volunteers transformed the room into a festive bistro.

The evening commenced with two slideshows. The first was from a Night Photo-Shoot held at Point Petre in late September, where we were anxious to capture the Milky Way and other celestial phenomena. The second slideshow was entitled Fall Fiesta - our theme challenge for the month - which was both colourful and rich in variety. The two image sets have been posted to our Facebook page.

The food tables were so appetizing!. The variety of superb entrees and delicious deserts was incredible. Needless to say, no-one left the premises hungry.

In hour two, the Dynamic Duo - David Gilbert and myself - took to the stage to recognize and reward some fantastic imagery from our members. After reviewing 3249 images submitted from 58 individual members over the course of the past 12 months, the very best images were assigned to 20 separate categories. Four contenders were chosen for each award category. The judges presented their rationale for choosing each of the images. With great drama, the winners were announced and trophies were awarded. Half way through the presentation, a slideshow was aired that capsulized everything our Club has done in the past 12 month (Dec 2016 - Nov 2017). It was surprising how much we have all accomplished in the past year.

At the end of the evening, the club recognized it's coveted award - the 2017 Photographer of The Year. This year, the award was presented to a truly great photographer and most worthy winner – Chris Ward. Chris' name has now been engraved on our Club Trophy.

The award categories and individual winners are:

Award	Winner	Image Title
Floral	Deb Walters	Standing Tall
Abstract	Daphne Creasy	Liquid Cascade
Wildlife/Animal	Marilyn Sprissler	I've Got My Eye on You
Monochrome	Alan Jenner	Underneath
Exotic Landscape	Ellen Koteen	Seaweed Harbour
Candid/Portrait	Ramesh Pooran	Fair Ride
Funniest Image	Leonard Buffett	Loch Jenner Monster
Water Motion	Mike Gaudaur	Angry Sea
Feathered Friend	Ian Dickinson	Migrant
Nightscape	Dave Tugwood	Forest Mills Falls
Architecture	Margaret Liddon	Marilyn Buildings
Shadow/Silhouette	Larry Tayler	Going Home
At Close Quarters	Doug Smith	Fungus Among Us
Slideshow of the Year	Bert Jenkins	The Other Sandbanks
Urban Scene	Mike Montgomery	Rest Stop Below
Local Landscape	Dave Tugwood	Super Moon Bus
Use of Colour	Mags Kandis	TomaToes & Toes
Mode of Transport	Gail Hamilton	Ghost Ship
Use of Light	Terri Korkush	Misty Morning
Winter Scene	John Dufour	Frozen

Congratulations to all our 2017 CFC Award winners. The full Awards Presentation will soon be available for viewing on our Youtube channel.

Our next meeting will be on January 7th, back at the Wellington Library location. Our theme challenge for December is Anything Goes. The January theme challenge is simply entitled Frozen – I understand the weather is about to turn on us very shortly!

Thanks for everyone who came out to our annual Gala event. Each year it seems to get bigger and better! I'd like to offer a very special thanks to Margaret and all her helpers who created a great festive atmosphere for our special night.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays