Congratulations to Chip Hedrick for getting published in the May 2019 issue of ROUNDEL Magazine - the print and online resource for the BMW Car Club of America. Nice “driving” Chip.
Awards Night!
The club celebrated the 2018 season with our annual banquet where the top scoring photographers received their acclaim and one special member received the second annual Bob Allen Award for outstanding service to the club. We shared good food and good friendship and look forward to another great year.
The Top Photographers: Mike Aliff (Second Place), William Denton (First Place), Jennifer and Scott Harris (3rd place tie)
Danny Norris and Nancy Byrd present Frank Everitt as the winner of the second annual Bob Allen Award.
Honorable Mention winners: Danny Norris, Russ Niemi, Mark Kwiatkowski, Frank Everitt, Tom Hodgdon, and Agge Scruggs. Not pictured - Chip Hedrick
Beginning a new year - Board Members for 2019: Frank Everitt (Competition), Mavis Dew (Hospitality), Agge Scruggs (Treasurer), Cyndi Savage (2nd VP - “Phototunities”), Danny Norris (President), Nancy Arehart (Judges), Scott Harris (1st VP - Programs). Not pictured - Nancy Byrd (Secretary)
Photographs courtesy of Donnie Savage
Also, Scott Harris provided a recap of achievements made by various club members during the 2018 year.
Cyndi Savage was awarded 2nd place in the Old Carolina Photography Show at Falls River Gallery in Albemarle, NC.
Mark Kwiatkowski submitted his sunset of a cypress tree to the North Carolina State Fair competition.
Russ Niemi received a 2nd place in the 2018 Chapel Hill Garden Tour competition with his “Japanese Maple Plus” photography.
Sameer Potdar’s photograph “A Winter Ride” received an Honorable Mention in the William B. Umstead State Park photography competition and his photo “A Little Night Light Painting” was selected by the Carolina Country magazine’s annual photo contest and published in their January 2019 issue.
Mike Aliff and Cyndi Savage made photos at the Envision St. Agnes Hospital event. Mike’s photo was included in the Envision exhibit at the Block Gallery in Raleigh. Cyndi had a photograph used at the African American Cultural Celebration at the North Carolina Museum of History.
Nancy Arehart was a regional winner in The Fence. The Fence is the largest outdoor photography exhibition series in North America which is displayed in eight cities in the U. S. and Canada.
Congratulations to all our members for another successful year.
And special thanks to David Greenwell and The Forks Cafeteria and Catering
Member's Photo Published
Congratulations to Sameer Potdar whose wonderful light painting photo “Camping” was published in the January 2019 edition of Carolina Country magazine!.
Picnic
Many members and their spouses joined together to share a wonderful autumn day complete with food and friendship. The extended social time gave everyone a chance to get to know each other better and share photographic tips and memories.
Special thanks to Cyndi and Donnie Savage for hosting the event.
Photo courtesy of Cyndi Savage
Calendar Winner
Congratulations to Sameer Potdar whose photo “A Winter Ride” received an Honorable Mention in the William B. Umstead State Park photo contest and was included in the annual calendar. Nice work!
Members Photos on Exhibit
We congratulate two of our members for their winning photos now on exhibit.
Russ Niemi received a second place in the 2018 Chapel Hill Garden Tour. The exhibition is on display downstairs at the Chapel Hill Public Library and runs through October 26th.
Nancy Arehart is a winner in the “The Fence” exhibit. The exhibition is currently on display across from the Durham city hall at 102 Parish St and runs through November 30th.
“Japanese Maple Plus” © Russ Niemi
Annual Award Winners
Our top photographers for 2017 were honored at the Annual Awards Banquet in February. Top honors went to Scott Harris who received the first annual Bob Allen Award.
The top five: Russ Niemi, Jennifer Harris, Mike Aliff, Scott Harris, and Frank Everitt
Honorable Mentions: Agge Scruggs, Nancy Arehart, Cyndi Savage, Mavis Dew, and Danny Norris
Photos by Bob Allen
Courtesy of The Wake Weekly
Tribute to Bob Allen
At our annual awards banquet on February 22nd, the club honored our distinguished co-founder, Bob Allen. The celebration took place at the Forks Cafeteria and was attended by many current and past members plus special guests - including Bob's family and friends. Others who could not attend passed along thanks and remembrances. It was clear that Bob is held in high regard and to that end the top award in the club's annual competition will hereby be known as the "Bob Allen Award". Several of Bob's photos were on display and he provided background on some of them. Congratulations, Bob!
Courtesy of Cyndi Savage
Courtesy of The Wake Weekly
Annual Awards
Congratulations to the competition award winners for the 2017-2018 year! Scott Harris took home the inaugural "Bob Allen Award" followed by Mike Aliff, Jennifer Harris, Russ Niemi, and Frank Everitt. Honorable mentions went to Cyndi Savage, Agge Scruggs, Danny Norris, Mavis Dew, and Nancy Arehart. The competition was tough and the new year begins March 13th. We look forward to the best of the best in 2018.
Envision St Agnes
Members Mike Aliff and Cyndi Savage had photos selected for inclusion in the Envision Saint Agnes exhibit at the The Block Gallery in downtown Raleigh which runs through January 5, 2018. Congratulations to two deserving photographers!
Phototunity - Rollergirls
Several members of the club helped the Carolina Rollergirls update their head shots and marketing photos.
Gary McConnell shows a pic to skater "Fanny Pack-A-Punch"
Photo © Danny W Norris