SUMMER 2021 "WOW" CHALLENGE RESULTS!!

 

Below are images of the winners of our Summer 2021 "WOW CHALLENGE". Members submitted images taken in July and August 2021 and the only judging criterium was the "WOW factor" or first impact impression of each photo. Nine members participated and the 10 pictures shown below were those that accumulated the most points as determined by the judges, who were 6 of our our club's board of directors. Congratulations to all who entered.

  • Gold Medal--Witta Priester
  • Silver Medal--Bob Rufer
  • Bronze Medal--Greg Lilly
  • Honorable Mention--John Beishke
  • Honorable Mention--Barbara Burke
  • Honorable Mention--Witta Priester
  • Honorable Mention--Janet Lyall
  • Honorable Mention--Gail Stewart
  • Honorable Mention--Bob Rufer
  • Honorable Mention--Brian Vandemark

 

SUMMER 2020 "WOW" CHALLENGE RESULTS!!

 

Below are images of the winners of our Summer 2020 "WOW CHALLENGE". Members submitted images taken in July and August 2020 and the only judging criterium was the "WOW factor" or first impact impression of each photo. Eleven members participated and the 9 pictures shown below were those that accumulated the most points as determined by the judges, who were 6 of our our club's board of directors. Congratulations to all who entered.

  • <p><STRONG>First Place---WITTA PRIESTER</STRONG></p>
  • <p><strong>Second Place---JEFF VANDEMARK</strong></p>
  • <p><strong>Third Place---GREG LILLY</strong></p>
  • <p><strong>Honorable Mention---WITTA PRIESTER</strong></p>
  • <p><strong>Honorable Mention---JOHN WHITE</strong></p>
  • <p><strong>Honorable Mention---JOHN BEISHKE</strong></p>
  • <p><strong>Honorable Mention---JOHN WHITE</strong></p>
  • <p><strong>Honorable Mention---JOHN BEISHKE</strong></p>
  • <p><strong>Honorable Mention---WENDY PARKIN</strong></p>

Outings Schedule

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE-Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, all of our photographic outings have been postponed indefinitely until such time as they are safe.

 


Date Event Registration
 Click:  Outings & Adventures
February 8, 2020 Dr. George Charity Car Show Indian Wells Tennis Garden
February 13-23, 2020 Modernism Week Palm Springs
TO REGISTER FOR AN OUTING, PLEASE CLICK:  OUTINGS AND ADVENTURES!
WHAT OUTING or ADVENTURE WOULD INTEREST YOU?  CLICK:
HERE’S A SUGGESTION!
THANKS!
 

Coordinators will email details and coordinate signup. Coordinator contact information may be found on your Member Home Page by using the Find button.  Or for more information email outings@cvdcc.org. 

Your suggestions for future outings are appreciated.  Send us an email by clicking here.

Photo Opps

Have Suggestions?  Please Let us know of Your Photo Opps!  Just Click Here

Workshops

Photochat Events

"Photochats are open to all members, new ones being especially invited. These workshops offer various topics for presentation with audience participation. If you have a particular photograph you would like to discuss just bring it along for projection, any size .jpg. Held at Portola Community Center, usually 9:00 a.m."

 

Photochats will resume in the fall.

CVDCC High School Photographic Competition

From time to time CVDCC conducts a High School Photographic Competition open to students attending high schools across the Coachella Valley. An extremely high quality of entries is received and judging among the entries was most challenging.


Click here for a Gallery of the winning images from the 2011 CVDCC High Scholl Competition.

Our congratulations to all the winning students and our thanks to all who entered. We hope to see more of your work in the future.