SCC Photo Club First Competition of 2023

On January 10, the SCC Photo Club held its first contest of the year complete with new rules. Jim Warner was the judge. Jim was a founding President of the Camera Club of Oxford Greens in Connecticut. He has received the Volunteer of the Year award for helping to develop a Judging Training program as a member of the New England Camera Club Council.

The club has updated their scoring system as follows: In each competition there are four Main Competition categories: Color, Monochrome, Creative, and Documentary; and two Themed Competition categories, Mono and Color. Ribbons will be awarded based on the judges score only and not on whether the image is the highest scored in a category. Gold Ribbon (15 points), Silver Ribbon (14 points), and Bronze Ribbon (13 points). There were no Gold scores awarded in this competition.

In the digital color category, Silver Ribbons were awarded to Nick Fader for “Fox with Bird”, Kai Rambow for “Family Outing”, Pat Jones for “Jamaica Man”, Dale Dombrowski For “Katydid”, Madlyn Blom for “Lake MI Snowstorm”, and Christina Brittain for “So alone... So Long”.

In the Digital Creative Category, Silver Ribbons were awarded to Christina Brittain for “Last Hurrah!” In the Digital

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By Ron Clark, CA President

The Board continues to focus on key issues to better serve CA Members. The first Supplemental Board meeting was held on January 18 to discuss administrative issues. This meeting was open to CA members to increase transparency. I have been meeting with the Committee Chairs to learn if there are issues on which additional Board support was needed. Action has been taken on requests to enable the Committees to be more effective. The Board approved the creation of the HUG-SCC (Help Us Govern-SCC) program with the goal of identifying and tapping into the expertise of CA Members willing to volunteer to serve on Committees. The HUG program will be implemented by the Search Committee, which is chaired by Jim Collins. Look for future communications about this program.

At the January 17 Club Leaders meeting, Club feedback was provided on actions the Board could take to make the Club experience even more enjoyable, including a review of the Kings Point Gold Card fee. The Board will be reviewing these requests to determine what support can be provided. Please make a note on your calendar that the next Membership Meeting will be on Wednesday, March 22, at 3 p.m. at Community Hall. The Board would like to make sure the membership meeting agenda is interesting and informative. Please email “sccboard@suncitycenter. org” with any suggestions that you have.

Volunteer Picnic

In appreciation of your hard work, dedication and support given to the CA throughout the year, the Board of Directors cordially invites you to attend a picnic lunch in your honor on: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2023 FLORIDA ROOM

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.