Big birds prevail at club competition

By Rex Dolby

The Wassenberg Camera Club met Thursday, May 9, for competition in prints and slides and to conduct club business. “Wildlife” was the competition theme, and as predicted, a large number of photos were presented for consideration. Joe Schramm swept the print category with a first place picture of an eagle and followed it up with a second place photo of an owl. Both pictures were taken near Holland, Mich. while Schramm was attending a photography conference.

Koty Brewer took first place in slides with his picture of an owl in Magee Marsh, while his grandfather, L.V. Hollis, won the second place run-off with his photo of an eagle on the west bank in St. Marys.

In other business, Karl Gribler, treasurer described the quarter auction and what all would be needed to make it work. A potential date of August 13 was set for the auction.

Rex Dolby, secretary proposed the club donate $50 to the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center as a memorial to long-time camera club member Gale Compton who was laid to rest this past weekend. Dolby also announced that Jeff Collins had a Keystone K-500 deluxe slide projector available to the club. William Hawkins, president, agreed to accept the gift.

Hawkins reported that there was a desire from the Wassenberg staff to publish the names of October Show judges in the prospectus. This prompted much discussion in opposition to the idea because people could research the judges’ interests and enter pictures that played to those interests. Waiting till the show was judged to tell about the judges has been a long-standing club policy.

Hawkins also set Thursday, June 27 at 6 p.m. to start preparing the studio for the move to the new Wassenberg Center located at the Van Wert Armory. The club’s next regularly scheduled meeting will be Thursday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at the current Wassenberg Art Center. “Flowers” will be the competition theme that evening.

If you have any questions regarding our camera club, classes or programs or would like to sign up please call the Wassenberg Art Center at 419.238.6837, email info@wassenbergartcenter.org or register for classes online at wassenbergartcenter.org. Hours during exhibits are Tuesday through Sunday 1-5 p.m. The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 643 S. Washington St.