2018 CFC Awards Gala - December Session

Close to seventy people came out to our sixth annual awards gala on Sunday evening. Margaret and her efficient crew of helpers, transformed the hall into a wonderful festive boutique. And, with access to the expansive kitchen facilities at the Parish Hall, we were assured of hot food waiting for us on the numerous tables lined with gourmet delights.

We did manage to get in two slideshows before the dinner serving. Beth Ernst started off our session with a colourful show on her recent trip to India’s Golden Triangle, with strong emphasis on the local people and their way of life in that part of the globe. Thanks Beth – it was fascinating. Next up was our November Theme Challenge slideshow entitled Spaced Out, which had submissions from 33 of your fellow members. Many interpreted the theme using the “negative space” concept, but many others brought in active space with balance and other strong compositional elements. Even outer space was well represented in the slideshow! These images have been uploaded to our public Facebook page for all to see.

We then got to start doling out the gourmet goodies! There was so much food and such great variety. Thanks to everyone for their pot-luck offerings – they were truly amazing.

The second half of the meeting consisted of our 2018 CFC Awards Show hosted once again by the Blue Hour Brothers – also known as David & Ken. Twenty-one individual category awards were handed out from more than 3800 images submitted over the course of the past 12 months to club theme challenges, outings and workshops.

Award	Winner	Image Title
Feathered Friend	Gloria Sprung	Blue Jay Takes Flight
Abstract	Mary Robinet	Fountain Glow
Street	Ramesh Pooran	Love is a One-Way Street
Wildlife/Animal	Dave Robinet	Unbridled
Travel	Doug Smith	Chateau Lake Louise
Water	Gilles Bisson	Root Cause
Funniest Image	Joseph Leduc	Where Did Those Vermin Go?
Candid/Portrait	Paula Martin	Couch Sitter
Floral	Derek Figueira	Floral Attraction
Nightscape	Marilyn Sprissler	Reflective Splendour
Altered Reality	Gail Hamilton	White Cow
Town or City	Larry Tayler	Notre Dame
Light Painter	Margaret Liddon	Flaming Rose
It's a Small World	Ian Dickinson	A Leprechaun's Paradise
Use of Colour	Don Taylor	Colour Gradients
Slideshow of the Year	Mike Montgomery	South America, 2018
Winter Scene	Dave Tugwood	Frigid Wellington Beach
Composition	John Dufour	Game Over
Monochrome	Deb Walters	Ballet Slippers
Landscape	Bert Jenkins	Lush
Use of Light	Doug Smith	Steam Fog at Sunrise

Our top prize of the night – 2018 Photographer of the Year – was awarded to Joseph Leduc in recognition of his consistently high quality imagery throughout the year along with his very helpful involvement in many club activities and workshops. Congratulations to Joe on a well deserved victory.

Our Theme Challenges for the coming two months are – Portfolio Picks for December and Winter Fantasy for January. Our next club meeting will be back in the Wellington Library on Sunday January 6^th.

Thanks for all who made the Gala event so much fun and congratulations to all our trophy winners and runner-ups. We’ve all come a long way over the past 6 years and your imagery is certainly showing that.

We wish everyone a very safe, happy and healthy Christmas and holiday season.