Meeting Location: Christ Presbyterian Church

Educational Moment: Peter Thorpe – Lightroom 3

Print Salon: “Tracks” — This topic can be widely interpreted. We’ll leave it up to the photographer to define and “sell” what “Tracks” means to them.

Judge: Mike Waterman

Awards in the Color Open Category:

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Awards in the Mono Open Category:

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Awards in the Color Topic Category:

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Program: Interclub Club Competition Image Selection

The Minneapolis – St. Paul Print Circuit is a 6 show, 4 division exhibition circuit closing February 1, 2012. – enter up to 16 total images (4 in each category.)

$15 entry fee

Last year around 1,400 images were entered from people all over the world. This is a great opportunity to have your work judged against some of the finest photography in the world, in addition to a impressive display of images during the two days and two evenings of judging. Members are invited to attend judging days as either volunteers or observers.

See http://www.mspprintcircuit.org/ for more information and http://www.mspprintcircuit.org/submissions.html for entry forms. Prints (no matting or mounting required), cds and entry fee, should be submitted to Bob Dachelet by February 1st, 2012.

February 4th: 9 am – 5 pm

February 11th: 9 am – 5 pm … Crosstown Camera Club will be judging

Lutheran Church of the Risen Christ
9050 60th Street North
Stillwater, MN

The church is located on the north frontage road of HWY 36 about 1.5 miles east of I-694.  Take highway 36 east from I-694 to Demontreville Road, exit north (left) on to the frontage road and then immediately east (right) up the frontage road about 1/3 mile.  The church is on your left (north side) and has parking in the rear.  Organizers are Vijai Karai & Bob Dachelet.

COLOR Class A (max size – 16×20 including mounts)

• 1 PSA Gold Best of Show medal
• 6 Judges Choice medals
• 1 Camera Council medal for Best Ice, Water or Snow

MONOCHROME Class A (max size – 16×20 including mounts)

• 1 PSA Gold Best of Show medal
• 6 Judges Choice medals
• 1 Camera Council “Mark Kempenich” medal for Best Portrait

MONOCHROME Class B and COLOR Class B (max size – 8 1/2 x 12 including mounts)

• 1 PSA Gold Best of Show medal
• 3 Judges Choice medals

The sponsors of this International Exhibition of Photography have been awarded Recognition by PSA, the World’s largest patron of International photographic exhibitions. Acceptances received by PSA members in approved sections of this exhibition are eligible for PSA Star Ratings, listing in the worldwide PSA Who’s Who of photography, and credited toward the PSA Distinctions PPSA and EPSA. PSA is a non profit organization promoting the advancement of photography in all its forms to novice, amateur and professional photographers worldwide.

Meeting Location: Edina Art Center

• Meet to promote each others work and discuss new ideas
• Gain experience at promoting and exhibiting member’s photography.
• Useful to all Crosstown Club members who want to market and exhibit their own work.

Crosstown Camera Club Members welcome!

Meeting Location: Edina Art Center

Crosstown Camera Club Members welcome!

Digital Salon: “After Dark” — After sunset and before sunrise.

Competition digital images must be submitted as email attachments sent to digitalsalon@crosstowncameraclub.com
by 11:00 PM Tuesday, the week prior to the Salon. See Salon Competition Rules for entry info.

Awards will be presented at 6PM on Saturday, March 24th, 2012 at the 2012 Spring Break

Categories are as follows:

• Print – Color – 4 prints allowed for entry
• Print – Monochrome – 4 prints allowed for entry
• Digital – Realistic – 4 jpg images allowed for entry
• Digital – Nature – 4 jpg images allowed for entry
• Digital – Contemporary (Creative) – 4 jpg images allowed for entry

Please see the rules below for specific instructions.

Rules: PDF

Entry Form: PDF

Deadline – 5 PM Saturday, February 18, 2012

Prints & CDs of digital images can be dropped off at any of the drop-off sites listed below:

Drop-off Sites: PDF

Alternately, Crosstown Camera Club members can drop off their entries (prints & CDs) in the CCC Salon drop-off site at the Edina Art Center prior to NOON,  Saturday, February 18th.

Digital Salon: “Tracks” — This topic can be widely interpreted. We’ll leave it up to the photographer to define and “sell” what “Tracks” means to them.

Competition prints must be submitted to the Edina Art Center (EAC) CCC drop off area by 7:00 PM Tuesday, the week prior to the Salon.
See Salon Competition Rules for entry info.

Meeting Location: Edina Art Center

Crosstown Camera Club Members welcome!