Here are the top scores. 

COLOR/PICTORIAL
1ST—DREA KOVAL                               BABCOCK GRISTMILL                     26PT/SECCC
2ND—DIANNE ROBERTS                    BEE                                                       25PT/COASTAL
2ND—LINDA WATERS                         ANGRY BIRD                                       25PT/SECCC
2ND—LOU SECKI                                  JUMP                                                    25PT/COASTAL
2ND—CHERYL PHILOPENA               BARBER’S CHAIR                             25PT/COASTAL
3RD—KERRY MC CARTHY                 LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY             24PT/COASTAL
3RD—PAULA CHABOT                         OLD ECUADORIAN WOMAN          24PT/COASTAL
3RD—BRIAN ALPERT                           TEL AVIV SUNSET                            24PT/SECCC
3RD—MARK JANKE                              AWAITING THE TOURISTS              24PT/COASTAL
3RD—LINDA WATERS                          LIGHT LUNCH                                    24PT/SECCC
3RD—MICHAEL FRECHETTE             VIOLINIST                                            24PT/COASTAL
3RD—CHERYL PHILOPENA               HEADED FOR THE TRACKS           24PT/SECCC
3RD—PAT ANDERSON                         ABSORBED IN ART                          24PT/COASTAL

BLACK & WHITE
1ST—BRIAN ALPERT                           UPPER & LOWER FALLS                   27PT/SECCC
2ND—DAVID RATHBUN                       LOOK’N AT YOU                                  26PT/COASTAL
2ND—BRIAN ALPERT                           YOSEMITE FALLS                               26PT/SECCC
2ND—LINDA WATERS                          MT. COOK                                             26PT/SECCC
3RD—DREA KOVAL                              CHARLESTON WINDOW                   25PT/SECCC
3RD—CATHY DOWNIE                         SPIRAL STAIRCASE                           25PT/SECCC
3RD—KERRY MC CARTHY                 DOCK IN FOG                                       25PT/COASTAL
3RD—LINDA WATERS                         GRIST MILL                                            25PT/SECCC
3RD—BOB FEDDER                             WELCOME DANCER                           25PT/SECCC
3RD—MARYANN FLICK                      PATIENTLY WAITING                           25PT/COASTAL
3RD—JOHN PATON                             GENTLE SNOW FALL                          25PT/COASTAL
3RD—LINDA WATERS                         FINE ALE                                                25PT/SECCC

NATURE
1ST—KERRY MC CARTHY                 CARDINAL IN SNOW                             27PT/COASTAL
1ST—DREA KOVAL                              SMOKIES WATERFALLS                       27PT/SECCC
2ND—DEANNA BRODERICK             COMMON TERN FEEDING CHICK     26PT/COASTAL
2ND—SHUYA                                         DRAGONFLY                                           26PT/SECCC
3RD—ELLEN WAGNER                       COASTAL FOG                                        25PT/COASTAL
3RD—DIANNE ROBERTS                    THE HUNT                                               25PT/COASTAL          
3RD—DIANNE ROBERTS                    SNAKE                                                      25PT/COASTAL
3RD—MARYANN FLICK                       RUBY THROATED HUMMINGBIRD   25PT/COASTAL
3RD—CATHY DOWNIE                        FEMALE NORTHERN CARDINAL       25PT/SECCC
3RD—MIKE COHN                                NICE CATCH                                            25PT/SECCC

SPECIAL CATEGORY/WATER-WET
1ST—CHERYL PHILOPENA                FAST FLOWING                                     26PT/SECCC
2ND—KERRY MC CARTHY                 NEW YEAR’S DAWN                            25PT/COASTAL
2ND—DREA KOVAL                              PLETVICE WATERS                             25PT/SECCC
2ND—DEANNA BRODERICK              MILA & THE WHALE                            25PT/COASTAL
2ND—DIANNE ROBERTS                     FLOWERING WATER DROPS          25PT/COASTAL
3RD—ELLEN WAGNER                         WATER PROOF                                   24PT/COASTAL

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED---ALL OF THE PHOTOS WERE REALLY SPECTACULAR!!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR!!

COASTAL  TOTALS:                                SECCC TOTALS:
1ST---ONE                                                   1ST—FOUR
2ND—SIX                                                     2ND---SIX
3RD---THIRTEEN                                       3RD---TEN 

Many thanks to all who braved the rain last night and traveled to the hinterlands east of the river. I hope you found the competition interesting and inspiring. There were some truly stunning images!

A big thank you and a round of applause to all who submitted their work for judging. Between the 2 clubs we had over 200 images!!! Unfortunately it meant there was no time for judges commentary. My overall impression/opinion was that a good number of images were scored too low, a few were scored too high, but most were scored fairly. As you know by now, judging can be highly subjective. 

If this was your first encounter with a camera club competition I hope you weren't scared off. You now know what quality of work is expected to earn a high score. Don't think you are not capable of bringing your scores up. Keep practicing, pay attention to small details and keep submitting work for feedback whether it's just a score or actual explanations of good and not so good features of your images. And remember too, on another day, with other judges, scores can be wildly different.

In Part 2 I'll summarize the results but after a casual glance at the score sheet I think CCC did pretty well against SECCC. Well done!