winter digital image competition

On March 9th, 2020 the Champaign County Camera Club held a Intra-club Competition of digital images. Each member submited up to 3 images per category.

Our Club Competitions offer no monetary prizes, ribbons or awards. We find there is more value in the feedback we receive from our colleagues & outside critics. Regardless of our personal photography experience, competitions bring us together to challenge our technique, encourage a different perspective and take-in some extraordinary images.

This is our 2nd Digital Intra-Club Competition for the year. The photographer remained anonymous as images were projected on a screen for judges and attendees to view. Judges often shared their reasons on why they scored certain images as they did.  

All images were judged on a 5-4-3-2-1 scale with “5” being the highest score and “1” being the lowest score. With a total of three judges, the highest score for a print could be 15. The assignment of scores, competition rules and further information pertaining to Club Competitions can be found in the Competition Guidelines.

Click the category image to see the winning images!

 The categories for this competition were:

A. Wind, Water, or Fire (Open); based on upcoming I-74 challenge categories

B. Still Life (Photo Realistic)

C. Action (open)

Judges for the competition were Scott Paceley, Darrell Hoemann and club member, Bob Wiseman. THANK YOU judges for giving your time and sharing your expertise! 

Darrell Hoemann retired as the News-Gazette’s first photo editor in July 2013, after 25 years. He currently is the photo editor for the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting and owns Darrell Hoemann Photography. He is an emeritus board member of the Associated Press Photo Managers, recognizing his contributions as a founding member of the organization. He continues to teach photography classes. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Darrell came to our community from the post of chief photographer for the Greenville (SC). A native of St. Louis, he has taught photography classes at the Greenville County Museum of Art, Furman University, and the University of Illinois. An ASMP member, he has been a member of the National Press Photographers Association since 1977 and has provided his expertise many times to Camera Club and Best in Show competitions.

Scott Paceley’s interest in photography goes back four decades, and he was afforded the opportunity to pursue it professionally about 20 years ago when he began capturing images on assignment for Vintage Motorsport magazine. His career-long work in graphic design, art direction and photo direction for the University of Illinois and as a freelance graphic designer continued to guide his eye for subject, composition and lighting. His projects have ranged from print to video to fine art. Scott’s current client list includes collector car auction companies, architecture firms, motorsport publications, The News-Gazette, and the University of Illinois.