[Brag] Another N4C Best of Show Plus BCC Winner

Competition at the Masters level of photography at our local Berkeley Camera Club is fierce.  There were 30 entries at that level again tonight, and as always, there were some really spectacular images presented.  This is really a talented group of Photographers.

As such, I am no longer King of the Roost, as I was in prior years at lower levels, and am happy to walk away with recognition for any of my entries.  Tonight I garnered 3rd place with the following image, titled “Shattered”:

 

The wine glass for this was created by heating a small area of the glass bowl with a propane torch until it was glowing red, then pouring a few drops of water on that spot.  That caused the glass to shatter, blowing a hole in the side.  I did this to 6 glasses (old ones that we had retired last year), and got 4 with usable holes.  In the studio, I then poured Sangria wine into the glass, while photographing the splashing.  The photo was then cleaned up in Photoshop, and a posterizing filter added.  finally I played with the hue and saturation to get the effect I was after.

In the Journalism category, I am still competing at the Basic (lowest) level.  That hasn’t really been my strong suit.  However, our trip last October to Cambodia and Vietnam resulted in several winning photos.  (Click on the October 2011 link on the right panel to read our blog from that trip.) One of the photos that won a couple months ago in our local BCC competition was just announced to have won 1st place and Best of Show at N4C — our parent photo club competition.  If I keep this up, I’ll be bumped up in level for Journalism too…

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