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SERA
Photo and Art Salon
The SERA Photo and Art Salon is an
annual event held at the
SERA
Winter Business Meeting. If you are
interested in submitting entries to the SERA Photo
and Art Salon, willing to help organize it, or willing to be a
judge, please contact:
Don Hunter
caverdon24@gmail.net
706-207-0013
Notice of 2020 SERA FINE ARTS SALON - "Bring Your Best!"
The 2020 SERA Fine Arts Salon will take place at this year's SERA Winter Business Meeting, hosted by the Dogwood City Grotto on February 22, 2020 in LaFayette, Georgia, at the Bank of LaFayette Community Center. This year's salon, featuring entries in both photographic and creative arts categories, will again be a "bring your best" event. As described in more detail below, and in keeping with the "bring your best" theme each year, each entrant will be allowed a maximum of six entries in both the photo and art salons, and no more than two entries in any sub-category (a sub-category is a category within one of the three broad categories for photos, i.e., Color Print - Humor). All photos should be of caves or cavers in the SERA region.
The main categories and sub-categories for the photo and art salons remain unchanged from past years and are described below. Each photographer or artist is responsible for determining the category/sub-category for each entry. You do not need to be present to enter but if you send your entries in with a friend, make sure you have your name and entry category/sub-category (as described in this notice) clearly marked on the back of the image or work of art. We are not responsible for returning entries. They will be available for pick-up by the entrant or entrant's agent in the salon areas after the banquet. Any unclaimed entries will become the property of any lucky person who claims them. Direct any questions regarding the salons to Don Hunter at: caverdon24@gmail.com
2020 SERA PHOTO SALON
This is a photographic print salon. No slides will be accepted. Also excluded from entry are electronic image files stored on compact disk, thumb drives or other electronic data storage devices. Photographic art outside the scope of print entries, such as slide transparencies or holographic presentations, may be recognized and offered for viewing by the meeting attendees but they will not be judged. The three main categories to be judged are black and white photographs, color photographs and digitally enhanced photographs. Entries in the Color Print category are expected to have a certain, but minimal, amount of photo editing, such as adjustments of brightness, contrast, color and hue, for example, to provide the most pleasing rendering of the image. The Digitally Enhanced category, however, represents photos which have been significantly altered (i.e., "photo-shopped"), with heavy application of effects tools and even digital super-imposition of multiple images.
Special considerations for High Dynamic Range (HDR) entries: HDR photographs are typically rendered from multiple images, of identical composition, exposed over a range of EV values. If the entries are minimally processed, to simply provide photographs with nice color and great shadow detail and tonal range, for example, it would be appropriate to enter these images in the Color photograph category. If, however, the entries are highly processed with strong application of tone balancing and mapping and other elements of HDR processing, with the end goal of producing a surrealistic image, for example, it would be more appropriate to enter these in the Digitally Enhanced category.
Within each of the three broad categories (B&W, Color and Digitally Enhanced), photos will be judged in the following subcategories:
People - People are the central focus or theme of the image. The cave or cave entrances are secondary.
Macro/Close-up - Will typically apply to subjects such as fossils/micro-fossils or crystalline formations, such as gypsum flowers or needles, and fossils such as crinoids, brachiopods or sharks teeth. Also includes close-ups of biota, such as salamanders, crickets or other animal life captured in a manner not harmful or disturbing to the subject.
Artistic/Interior Cave Scenes - Cavers may be present in the image but the cave is the star or central focus of the image. This sub-category could include isolation of individual cave formations, too large to be included in the Macro/Close-up sub-category, and large passage shots. To do well in this sub-category, photos should present an artistic bent, with the use of effective or dramatic lighting, striking composition or other creative or innovative photographic technique.
Entrances/Exterior Scenes - Cave or pit entrances, photographed from either the interior or exterior of the cave, are the central focus.
Humor - Humor is the obvious central focus of the photograph.
There is no minimum or maximum limit on print size. Prints should be mounted on poster paper or foam core board, but framed and unmounted entries will be accepted. The photographer's name should not be visible on the front of the entry. Please have all entries printed prior to entering the salon. Print services will not be provided. Each entrant is allowed to enter a total of six photographs in the salon, with a limit of two entries per sub-category, as described earlier in this notice. It is the responsibility of the photographer to determine which category is appropriate for his or her entry, however, the salon director may, with sufficient reason and upon consultation with the entrant, if present, request or suggest assignment to a different category/sub-category. No photos of unsafe caving or poor conservation practices will be accepted for judging.
2020 SERA ART SALON
The following categories will be judged:
Textiles - For example, weavings, needlepoint and other construction using fabric, thread or yarn.
Graphic Design - Generally, this category is for computer generated imagery or CGI, and includes art images, and symbolic entries such as t-shirts, banners and coffee mugs.
Paintings/Drawings - Generally refers to art applied to a medium, such as canvas, paper or wood, by hand. Includes, among other things, oil, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, charcoal and pen and ink.
Sculpture/Ceramics - Includes carvings of wood, stone or other material, as well as other fabrications using stone, wood, metal or other material. Includes ceramic or clay fabrications, such as tiles, bowls, and non-CGI mugs.
Other - Applies to entries that may fall outside of the mediums or categories listed above.
A limit of two entries per category please for each of the above categories and no more than six total entries in all categories combined.
Previous SERA Photo Salon Results:
2020 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Photo
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Best of Show
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Warren Wyatt
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"Helictite"
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Color - People |
First Place |
Ashley Atkin Irons |
"If the Helmet Fits, you Fit" |
Color - People |
Second Place |
Warren Wyatt |
"Lunch Box Cave" |
Color - People |
Third Place |
Warren Wyatt
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"Crabtree
Cave" |
Color - People |
Third Place |
Jason Lovvorn
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"Kid Kavers" |
Color - People |
Honorable Mention |
Alan Hatcher |
"Muddy Hell" |
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Color - Macro/Close-up |
First Place |
Warren Wyatt
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"Helictitel" |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Second Place |
Taylor Lynn |
"Sally" |
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Color - Artistic |
First Place |
Chuck Sutherland |
"Mega Junction, Blue Spring Cave" |
Color - Artistic |
Second Place |
Warren Wyatt |
"Little Hell Hole" |
Color - Artistic |
Third Place |
Chuck Sutherland |
"Mt. Stromboli, Gourdneck Cave" |
Color - Artistic |
Honorable Mention |
Alan Hatcher |
"Catacombs" |
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Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place |
Kelli Lewis |
"Jay Creek Spring Cave" |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Second Place |
Anabelle Dempsey |
"Morgan Pit" |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Third Place |
Jason Lavender |
"Calfkiller Saltpeter Cave" |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Honorable Mention |
Anabelle Dempsey |
"Capshaw Cave" |
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Art Salon - Graphic Design |
First Place / Best of Show |
Kyle Evans |
"Caver on Rope" |
2019 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Photo
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Best of Show
|
Jim Fox
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"Tilted Well"
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ColorPrint, People |
First Place |
Warren Wyatt |
"Wolf River" |
ColorPrint, People |
Second Place |
Warren Wyatt |
"Run to the Mill #2" |
ColorPrint, People |
Third Place |
Warren Wyatt |
"OV 44" |
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ColorPrint, Artistic |
First Place |
Jim Fox |
"Tilted Well" |
ColorPrint, Artistic |
Second Place |
Warren Wyatt |
"Water Well" |
ColorPrint, Artistic |
Third Place |
Jim Fox |
"Run to the Mill #3" |
ColorPrint, Artistic |
Honorable Mention |
Warren Wyatt |
"Secret Cave" |
ColorPrint, Artistic |
Honorable Mention |
Warren Wyatt |
"Run to the Mill #1" |
2018 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Photo
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Best of Show
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Chuck Sutherland
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“China Cave”
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B & W - People |
First Place |
Al Swain |
"Passing The Torch" |
B & W - People |
Second Place |
Al Swain |
"Time To Climb" |
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Color - People |
First Place |
Chuck Sutherland
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"Allie, Armour's
Cave" |
Color - People |
Second Place |
Chuck Sutherland
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“Cathedral Room” |
Color - People |
Third Place |
Mendy Swain |
“Smile” |
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Color - Macro/Close-up |
First Place |
Mendy Swain
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“Eyes In The Dark” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Second Place |
Mendy Swain |
“Bubbles and Bones” |
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Color - Artistic |
First Place |
Chuck Sutherland |
“Flowstone, Wheeler
Cave" |
Color - Artistic |
Second Place |
Chuck Sutherland |
“Borehole, Lockwood Cave” |
Color - Artistic |
Third Place |
Al Swain |
“Old School” |
Color - Artistic |
Honorable Mention |
Al Swain |
Old and New” |
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Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place |
Chuck Sutherland |
“China Cave” |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Second Place |
Chuck Sutherland |
"Short Creek Cave, KY" |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Third Place |
Al Swain |
"York" |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Honorable Mention |
Mendy Swain |
"Does it go" |
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Color - Humor |
First Place |
Al Swain |
"Follow Your Leader" |
Color - Humor |
Second Place |
Mendy Swain |
"Got Mud" |
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Art Salon - Graphic Design |
First Place / Best of Show |
Joelle Marlin |
"Blue Spring Cat" |
2017 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Photo
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Best of Show
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Wes Combs
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"Beam Me Up"
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Color, Macro/Closeup |
First Place |
Mendy Thomas-Swain |
"Isopod #1" |
Color, Macro/Closeup |
Second Place |
Mendy Thomas-Swain |
"Isopod #3" |
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Color, Artistic |
First Place |
Wes Combs
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"Beam Me Up" |
Art
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Best of Show |
Chris Hulbert
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Raku Jar with Oztotl and Bats |
Sculptures/Ceramics |
First Place |
Chris Hulbert |
Raku Jar with Oztotl and Bats |
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Textiles |
First Place |
Alex Oser
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Caver Quilt |
2016
SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Photo
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Best of Show
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Frank Bogle
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“Formation”
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Color - People/Animals |
First Place |
Frank Bogle
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“Virgin Pit”
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Color - People/Animals |
Second Place |
Cheryl Pratt
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“Popping Out” |
Color - People/Animals |
Third Place |
Cheryl Pratt
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“Pool Room”
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Color - People/Animals |
Honorable Mention |
Frank Bogle
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“Slimed”
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Color - Macro/Close-up |
First Place |
Cheryl Pratt
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“Sallie” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Second Place |
Mendy Swain |
“Almost There” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Third Place |
Frank Bogle |
“Sharks Tooth” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Honorable Mention |
Frank Bogle |
“The Drip” |
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Color - Artistic
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First Place |
Frank Bogle
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“Formation" |
Color - Artistic
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Second Place |
Mendy Swain |
“Reflecting Pool” |
Color - Artistic
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Third Place |
Mendy Swain |
“Baby Rimstone” |
Color - Artistic
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Honorable Mention |
Cheryl Pratt
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“The Wall” |
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Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place |
Frank Bogle |
“Anticipation” |
2015 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Photo
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Best of Show
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Candice Eagle
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“50 Shades of Grey”
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Color - People/Animals |
First Place |
Candice Eagle
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“50 Shades of Grey”
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Color - People/Animals |
Second Place |
Cheryl Pratt
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“In the Scallops” |
Color - People/Animals |
Third Place |
Cheryl Pratt
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“From Above”
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Color - People/Animals |
Honorable Mention |
Candice Eagle
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“I Help You Daddy"
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Color - Macro/Close-up |
First Place |
Candice Eagle
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“My Brown Eyed Girl” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Second Place |
Cheryl Pratt
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“Horn Coral and Sharks
Tooth” |
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Color - Artistic
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First Place |
Cheryl Pratt
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“Writing on the Wall” |
Color - Artistic
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Second Place |
Candice Eagle
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“King’s Crystal
Chambers” |
Color - Artistic
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Third Place |
Cheryl Pratt
|
“Crowned Column” |
Color - Artistic
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Honorable Mention |
Peter Michaud |
“Untitled” |
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Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place |
Candice Eagle
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“Camps Gulf Fern Grotto” |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Second Place |
Candice Eagle
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“Limrock Portal” |
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Art Salon
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Best of Show
|
Chrys Hulbert
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“Crayfish in a Pool”
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Art Salon - Textiles |
First Place
|
Candice Eagle
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“Peace Cave”,
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Art Salon -
Sculpture/Ceramics |
First Place |
Chrys Hulbert
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“Crayfish in a Pool”
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2014 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Photo
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Best of Show
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Jim Loftin
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“You Said Don't Walk
Where?”
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B&W - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place
|
Jim Loftin
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“From Paradise to
Paradise”
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Color - People/Animals |
First Place
|
Cheryl Pratt
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“Scallops”
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Color- Macro/Close-up |
First Place
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Cheryl Pratt
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“The Curl”
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Color - Artistic
|
First Place |
Jim Loftin
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“You Said Don't Walk
Where?”
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Color - Artistic
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Second Place |
Jim Loftin |
“Pit Walls Have Rhythm” |
Color - Artistic
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Third Place |
Cheryl Pratt
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“Lech” |
Color - Artistic
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Honorable Mention |
Cheryl Pratt
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“Eye of the Cave”
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Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place |
Jim Loftin
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“Ben 2 Harbin”
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Color - Humor
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First Place |
Cheryl Pratt
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“Dinosaur Attach” |
2013 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Photo
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Best of Show
|
Clinton Elmore
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“The Blob, Blue Spring
Cave”
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B&W - Macro/Close-up |
First Place
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Chris Higgins
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“White Shit” |
B&W - Macro/Close-up |
Second Place
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Natalie Pheasant
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“Epsomite Tites” |
B&W - Macro/Close-up |
Third Place |
Natalie Pheasant
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“Dewy Bat” |
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B&W - Artistic
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First Place
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Clinton Elmore |
“Hanging Garden” |
B&W - Artistic
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Second Place
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Clinton Elmore |
“Cave Fingers” |
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B&W - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place
|
Chris Higgins
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“South Pittsburg Pit” |
B&W - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Second Place
|
Natalie Pheasant
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“Pit Entrance” |
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Color - People/Animals |
First Place |
Anne Elmore
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“Baaaaaaaaaa!” |
Color - People/Animals |
Second Place |
Anne Elmore
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“Emily Sharin' WMS” |
Color - People/Animals |
Third Place |
Chris Higgins
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“Goonie Falls, BSC” |
Color - People/Animals |
Honorable Mention |
Clinton Elmore |
“FH Passage, BSC” |
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Color- Macro/Close-up |
First Place |
Natalie Pheasant
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“Cave Frog” |
Color- Macro/Close-up |
Second Place |
Natalie Pheasant
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“Cave Cricket” |
Color- Macro/Close-up |
Third Place |
Natalie Pheasant
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“North Pole” |
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Color - Artistic
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First Place |
Clinton Elmore
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“The Blob, Blue Spring
Cave”
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Color - Artistic
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Second Place |
Rob Welton
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“Wonderland” |
Color - Artistic
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Third Place |
Rob Welton
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“Reflecting Girl” |
Color - Artistic
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Honorable Mention |
Anne Elmore
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“Root Cellar, BSC” |
Color - Artistic
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Honorable Mention |
Anne Elmore
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“Bacon Buterfly” |
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Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“Ferris Pit” |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Second Place |
Rob Welton |
“Vast” |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Third Place |
Natalie Pheasant
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“Green Silhouette” |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Honorable Mention |
Natalie Pheasant
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“Caver Blur” |
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Digitally Enhanced - Artistic |
First Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“Alix in Wonderland” |
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Digitally Enhanced -
Entrance/Exterior Scenes |
First Place |
Rob Welton |
“Hazard Cave” |
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Art Salon
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Best of Show
|
Chrys Hulbert
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“Cave Sallie Dish”'
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Art Salon - Textiles |
First Place
|
Natalie Pheasant
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“Bat Hat”
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Art Salon -
Paintings/Drawings |
First Place |
Candice Eagle
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“Helictite Dreaming”
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Art Salon -
Sculpture/Ceramics |
First Place |
Chrys Hulbert
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“Cave Sallie Dish”
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Art Salon -
Sculpture/Ceramics |
Second Place |
Natalie Pheasant
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“Bat Hair Piece”
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2012 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Photo
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Best of Show
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Matt Tomlinson
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“Sulfur and Celestite” |
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B&W - People/Animals |
First Place
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Chrissy Richards
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“Shadow Sketcher”
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Color - People/Animals |
First Place |
Avis Moni |
“Cave Crab” |
Color - People/Animals |
Second Place |
Avis Moni |
“Speleo Snapper” |
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Color - Macro/Close-up |
First Place |
Matt Tomlinson
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“Sulfur and Celestite” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Second Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“Rabbits Foot” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Third Place |
Matt Tomlinson
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“Pearl Drops” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Honorable Mention |
Clinton Elmore |
“Nessie” |
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Color - Artistic
|
First Place |
Matt Tomlinson
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“Jag Tracks” |
Color - Artistic
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Second Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“Path Less Taken” |
Color - Artistic
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Third Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“Swept Away” |
Color - Artistic
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Honorable Mention |
Kelly Smallwood |
“Just Pearls” |
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Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place |
Kelly Smallwood |
“Sunrays” |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Second Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“Lifesaver” |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Third Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“Stevens Gap” |
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Color - Humor
|
First Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“Grazing” |
Color - Humor
|
Second Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“When Goats Attack” |
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Digitally Enhanced - Artistic |
First Place |
Candice Eagle
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“Cedar Ridge Reflection” |
Digitally Enhanced - Artistic |
Second Place |
Candice Eagle
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“Bacon Lips” |
2011 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Photo |
Best of Show |
Clinton Elmore |
“Blue Spring Lace” |
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B&W - People/Animals |
First Place
|
Kelly Smallwood
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"Just Marion!"
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Color - People/Animals |
First Place
|
Kelly Smallwood
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“Bat Flight, Sauta Cave”
|
Color - People/Animals |
Second Place
|
Anne Elmore
|
“Electrifying”
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Color - Artistic
|
First Place |
Rachel Kroggell |
“Welder"s Coffee Pot” |
Color - Artistic
|
Second Place |
Chuck Sutherland |
“Big Bone Cave Gate” |
Color - Artistic
|
Third Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“Amazing Roots” |
Color - Artistic
|
Honorable Mention |
Clinton Elmore |
“Among
Gypsum....Blue Springs Cave” |
Color - Artistic
|
Honorable Mention |
Kelly Smallwood |
“Nancy Wynn” |
Color - Artistic
|
Honorable Mention |
Kelly Smallwood |
“Conley Hole” |
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Color - Macro/Close-up |
First Place |
Clinton Elmore |
“Blue Spring Lace” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Second Place |
Kelly Smallwood |
“Up Close” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Third Place |
Kelly Smallwood |
“Hummingbird” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Honorable Mention |
Kelly Smallwood |
“Box Turtle” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Honorable Mention |
Anne Elmore |
“Ouch!” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Honorable Mention |
Clinton Elmore |
“Blue Crystals” |
Color - Macro/Close-up |
Honorable Mention |
Clinton Elmore |
“Crinoids” |
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Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place |
Kelly Smallwood |
“Holiday Hole” |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Second Place |
Rachel Kroggell |
“LaSilueta” |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Third Place |
Rachel Kroggell |
“LasGotitas” |
Color - Entrance/Exterior
Scenes |
Honorable Mention |
Chrissy Richards |
“Bermuda Blue” |
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Color - Humor
|
First Place |
Kelly Smallwood |
"In Search of Elmo" |
Color - Humor
|
Second Place |
Kelly Smallwood |
"Mud Treatment" |
Color - Humor
|
Third Place |
Kelly Smallwood |
"Nap Time" |
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Digitally Enhanced - Entrances/Exterior Scenes |
First Place
|
Chuck Sutherland |
"Sullivan Cave Entrance" |
Digitally Enhanced - Entrances/Exterior Scenes |
Second Place
|
Chuck Sutherland |
"Unnamed Cave Entrance" |
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Holograms
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First Place |
John Klayer |
"Little Guy" |
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Art Salon |
Best of Show
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Chrys Hulbert
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Ceramic
vase "Bacon Drippings"
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Junior Art
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First Place |
Scout Aulenbach |
Clay sculptures "Cave Critters" |
Junior Art
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First Place |
Dakota Roland
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Diorama
"Cave Entrance and Surrounding Area" |
2010 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Cave
|
Best of Show
|
Kelly Rowland
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"Rebel Light"
|
Cave
|
First Place
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Jim Loftin
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"170"
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Cave
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Second Place
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Clinton Elmore
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"Secret Reflection"
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Art Salon
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Best of Show
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Myrna Attaway
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"Cave Cup"
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Art Salon
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First Place (Tie)
|
Chrys Hulbert
|
"Raku Pottery
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Art Salon
|
First Place (Tie) |
Myrna Attaway |
"Bat Magnet #1"
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Junior Art
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Award of Excellence
|
Scout Aulenbach &
Dakota Roland
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2008 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
|
Best of Show (Tie) |
Anne Elmore |
"Molting Cricket" |
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Best of Show (Tie) |
Brian Conners |
"Sprial" |
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Cave
Life |
First Place |
Brian Conners |
"Molting Cricket" |
Cave
Life |
Second Place (Tie) |
Larry Brown
|
"Reaching
for the Stars"
|
Cave
Life |
Second Place(Tie) |
Lynn Roebuck |
"A Glimpse
Underground" |
Cave
Life |
Third Place |
Cheryl Pratt |
"Reflections" |
Cave
Life |
Honorable Mention |
Larry Brown |
"Love Bats" |
Cave
Life |
Honorable Mention |
Cheryl Pratt |
"The Sketcher" and
"Bolt Climb" |
Cave
Life |
Honorable Mention |
Brian Conners |
"Diva Too" |
Cave
Life |
Honorable Mention |
Anne Elmore |
"Yum" and "Cute as a
Bug" |
Cave
Life |
Honorable Mention |
Lynn Roebuck |
"Admist the
Underground Forrest" |
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Cave
|
First Place |
Anne Elmore |
"Spiral" |
Cave
|
Second Place |
Brian Conners |
"Tranquility" |
Cave
|
Third Place |
Cheryl Pratt |
"Sunburst Pit" |
Cave
|
Honorable Mention |
Brian Conners |
"Reflections" and
"Rimstone Oasis" |
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Art
Salon |
First Place |
Myrna Attaway |
"Batty Bat" |
Art
Salon |
Second Place |
Glenn Mills |
"Sinking Cove"
|
Art
Salon |
Honorable Mention |
Scout Aulenbach |
"Growing Columns" |
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2007 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Color
Print - People/Animals |
First Place |
Jim Whidby |
"Snowball
Pip"
|
Color
Print - People/Animals |
Second Place (tie) |
Butch Feldhaus |
"Self Portrait"
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Color
Print - People/Animals |
Third Place |
Jim Whidby |
"Frosty Pip" |
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Cave
Catagory |
First Place |
Cheryl Pratt |
"Cuylers Pool"
|
Cave
Catagory |
Second Place |
Cheryl Pratt |
"Under the Breakdown" |
Cave
Catagory |
Third Place |
Steve Attaway |
"Floating
Pool"
|
Cave
Catagory |
Honorable Mention |
Steve Attaway |
"Composite" |
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Art
Salon |
Best of Show |
Glenn Mills |
"A Cave" |
Art
Salon |
Honorable Mention |
Glenn Mills |
"Architectural Bat" |
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2006 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Color
Print - People/Animals |
First Place |
Cheryl Pratt |
“Into the
Darkness, Cuyler Cave” |
Color
Print - People/Animals |
Second Place (tie) |
Cheryl Pratt |
“Cricket in Diamonds and
Fur”
|
Color
Print - People/Animals |
Second Place (tie) |
Anne Elmore |
“Gating at Mammoth”
|
Color
Print - People/Animals |
Third Place |
Cheryl Pratt |
“Walking the Line” |
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Color
Print - Entrances/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place/Best of
Show |
Tim
Curtis
|
“Steven’s Gap Double
Entrance” |
Color
Print - Entrances/Exterior
Scenes |
Second Place |
Cheryl Pratt |
“Untitled Cave Entrance”
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Color
Print - Artistic |
First Place |
Jerry
Wallace |
“Rimstone Pools and Paddy’s”
|
Color
Print - Artistic |
Second Place |
Tim
Curtis |
“Steven’s Gap Double
Waterfalls” |
Color
Print - Artistic |
Third Place |
Lynn
Roebuck |
“An Old Feller in Old Yeller”
|
Color
Print - Artistic |
Honorable Mention |
Anne
Elmore |
“Pretties” |
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Color
Print - Humor |
First Place |
Lynn Roebuck |
“Conservation is
Contagious” |
Color
Print - Humor |
Second Place |
Anne Elmore |
“Waiting Room at
Surprise Pit” |
Color
Print - Humor |
Third Place |
John Attaway |
“Early John”
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Electronic
Submittals (No significant
alteration/enhancement) -
People/Animals |
First Place |
Jerry Wallace |
“Coral and Camille” |
Electronic
Submittals (No significant
alteration/enhancement) -
People/Animals |
Second Place |
Jerry Wallace |
“Stream Passage” |
Electronic
Submittals (No significant
alteration/enhancement) -
People/Animals |
Third Place |
Jerry Wallace |
“PSP and LB in
Rusty’s” |
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Electronic
Submittals (No significant
alteration/enhancement) - Artistic |
First Place |
Alan Cressler |
“Byer’s Cave, Big
Room” |
Electronic
Submittals (No significant
alteration/enhancement) - Artistic |
Second Place |
Alan Cressler |
“Alabama/Georgia Cave
w/Brent”
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2005
SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Color
Print - People/Animals |
First Place/Best of
Show |
Lynn Roebuck |
"Cagle
Saltpeter Cave" |
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Color
Print - Entrances/Exterior
Scenes |
First Place |
Mudpuppy |
"Rigging" |
Color
Print - Entrances/Exterior
Scenes |
Second Place |
Mark Joop |
“Rio
Choy Reflection”
|
Color
Print - Entrances/Exterior
Scenes |
Third Place |
Mudpuppy |
“Ain’t
No Caves ‘Round Here” |
Color
Print - Entrances/Exterior
Scenes |
Honorable Mention |
Mudpuppy |
“Relaxing
in TAG” |
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Color Print -
People/Animals |
First Place |
Lynn Roebuck |
"Cagles
Saltpeter Cave" |
Color Print -
People/Animals |
Second Place |
Anne Elmore |
“Sketching
School Student”
|
Color
Print - People/Animals |
Third Place |
Anne Elmore |
“Bugs
and Pearls”
|
Color
Print - People/Animals |
Honorable Mention |
Mudpuppy |
“Hidden
Passage” |
Color
Print - People/Animals |
Honorable Mention |
Anne Grindle |
“Pup” |
Color
Print - People/Animals |
Honorable Mention |
Anne Elmore |
“Flowing
Stone Critter” |
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Color
Print - Artistic |
First Place |
Maureen
Handler |
“Neversink,
November 1988” |
Color
Print - Artistic |
First Place |
Jerry
Wallace |
“The
Crystal Palace”
|
Color
Print - Artistic |
Second Place |
Jerry
Wallace |
“The
Two Towers” |
Color
Print - Artistic |
Third Place |
Anne
Elmore |
“Dripping
Drops”
|
Color
Print - Artistic |
Third Place |
Maureen
Handler |
“North
Pole by Wheat Light” |
Color
Print - Artistic |
Honorable Mention |
Anne
Elmore |
“Cumberland
Caverns Goodies” |
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Digital
- People/Animals |
First Place |
Paul
Moser |
“Salamander” |
Digital
- People/Animals |
Second Place |
Paul
Moser |
“Hanging
Out” |
Digital
- People/Animals |
Third Place |
Paul
Moser |
“Hanging
In There” |
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Digital
- Artistic |
First Place |
Paul
Moser |
“Gypsum
Flower” |
Digital
- Artistic |
Second Place |
Paul
Moser |
“A
Pool Surrounded”
|
Digital
- Artistic |
Third Place |
Paul
Moser |
“Almost
There” |
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Most
original use of overexposure |
Honorable Mention |
Martha Mills |
"Puppy Butt" |
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2004
SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Slide |
First
Place |
Steve Buer |
Rusty's Cave |
Print |
First
Place |
Rob
Taylor |
Pool |
Print |
Second
Place |
Lynn Roebuck |
I
Heard That |
Print |
Third
Place (Tie) |
Steve Buer |
Watch Out for The Bat |
Print |
Third
Place (Tie) |
Ezra Schwartzenberg |
Dewey's Drop |
No Category |
Special Recognition |
Glenn
Mills |
Martha |
No Category |
Special Recognition |
Bill Walter |
Memories |
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2003 SERA Photo Salon - No Entries
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2002 SERA Photo Salon
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Slide |
First
Place/Best of Show |
Chris Anderson |
Rumble
Room |
Slide |
Second
Place |
Don
Hunter |
Camps
Gulf |
Slide |
Third
Place |
Hal
Love |
DePriest
Branch Cave |
Print |
First Place |
Jody Bailey |
Hanging |
Print |
Second Place |
Don Hunter |
Lookin'
In Lookin' Out |
Print |
Third Place |
Don Hunter |
Melting
Pot |
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2001 SERA Photo Salon
The Fourth Annual SERA
Photo Salon was held at the SERA Winter Business
Meeting on Saturday, 24 February, 2001. The business
meeting was hosted by the Nashville Grotto in the
Tiled Dining Room at Volunteer State Community
College, Gallatin, TN. The salon was organized by
Holly Bunch and Dan Barnick. The judges for the salon
were Jeannie Trowbridge of the East Tennessee Grotto,
John Klayer of the Middle Georgia Grotto, Holly Bunch
of the Dogwood City Grotto, and Dan Barnick of the
Dogwood City Grotto.
The photo salon had
45 entries in three categories: 17 entries in the
print category; 23 entries in the slide category,
and; 5 entries in the stero slide category. Nine
people participated in the salon: Larry O. Blair,
John Hickman, Jeremy "Bat-Bubba" Hill, Debby
Johnson, Annette Oeser, Ken Oeser, Rob Robbins, Wm
Shrewsbury, and Joel Sneed. The winners were:
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Slide |
First Place |
Rob Robbins |
Gating |
Slide |
Second Place |
Debby
Johnson |
#13 |
Slide |
Third Place |
Wm
Shrewsbury |
Bigfoot
Meatgrinder |
Print |
First Place |
Ken Oeser |
Cathedral Caverns Al |
Print |
Second Place |
Ken Oeser |
Roberts Hollow Cave Ky |
Print |
Third Place |
Rob Robbins |
Drenched Bats |
Stereo Slide |
Best of Show |
Wm Shrewsbury |
Fricks Borehole |
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2000 SERA Photo Salon
The Third Annual SERA
Photo Salon was held at the SERA Winter Business
Meeting on Saturday, 26 February, 2000. The business
meeting was hosted by the Middle Georgia Grotto at the
Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, GA. The
salon was run by Holly Bunch, due to Glenn Mills
having a family emergency. The judges for the salon
were Dan Barnick, Holly Bunch, Carol Moltz, and Gail
Wilbanks.
The photo salon had
25 entries in three categories. The winners were:
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Slides |
First Place |
Larry Blair |
Unnamed slide of formations |
Prints |
First Place |
Jeff Boarman |
Glory Hole |
Prints |
Second Place |
Rob Robbins |
Tennessee Cave Salamander |
Prints |
Third Place |
Jeff Boarman |
Glory Hole |
Holograms |
Honorable Mention |
John Klayer |
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1999 SERA Photo Salon
The Second Annual SERA
Photo Salon was held at the SERA Winter Business
Meeting on Saturday, 10 April, 1999. The business
meeting was hosted by the Lost Mountain Cavers at the
Etowah Foundations' Little School House in
Cartersville, GA. The salon was organized and run
by Dan Barnick. The judges for 1999 photo salon were
Dan Barnick, Holly Bunch, Glenn Mills, and ?.
There were a total
of 35 entries by six photographers and four judges
for the salon.
Category |
Award |
Photographer |
Title |
Slides |
First Place/Best
of Show |
Bob Biddix |
Merry Branch Cave |
Slides |
Second Place |
Bob Biddix |
Salt River Cave |
Slides |
Third Place |
Larry Blair |
Stephens Gap |
Slides |
Honorable Mention |
Bob Biddix |
Gourdneck Cave |
Prints |
First Place |
Lynn Roebuck |
Salamander |
Prints |
Second Place |
Jeremy Hill |
Lost Cove Cave |
Prints |
Third Place |
Jeremy Hill |
Bishop Cave |
Prints |
Honorable Mention |
Lynn Roebuck |
Soda Straws
"Dripping" |
Prints |
Honorable Mention |
Lynn Roebuck |
Photograph of a photographer (JV) |
Surreal Print |
Honorable Mention |
John Klayer |
Gloryhole
Hologram |
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1998
SERA Photo Salon - No Record
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1997 SERA Photo Salon
The First Annual SERA
Photo Salon was held at the SERA Winter Business
Meeting on Saturday, 5 April, 1997. The business
meeting was hosted by the Georgia Speleological Survey
at the Windshape Center at Berry College, in Rome, GA.
Print Salon Winners
Print Category/Award |
Photographer |
Best of Show |
Dan Barnick |
Quick Action Snapshot/1st Place |
Leslie Weldon |
Quick Action Snapshot/2nd
Place |
Joe Abbott |
Print/1st Place |
Carol Jackson |
Print/2nd Place |
Larry Blair |
Slide Salon Winners
Slide
Category |
1st
Place |
2nd
Place |
3rd
Place |
Single Slide |
Leslie Weldon |
Alan Cressler |
Alan Cressler |
Multi Slide |
Dan Barnick |
Dan Barnick |
Marion Ziemons |
Single Flash |
Alan Cressler |
Alan Cressler |
Marion Ziemons |
Macro |
Alan Cressler |
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Humor |
Alan Cressler |
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