These Are A Few Of Our Award Winning Images

FaceBook Photography Groups Can Be Helpful.

Wind Power

This was captured by Michael R. Anderson on the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. Mr. Anderson spent hours artistically transforming the afternoon into a sunset scene. In 2013, it was selected for the PPA Loan Collection by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and featured in Professional Photography Magazine. It also received an Award of Merit from the PSA Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4Cs).

Hearst Castle Pool

This image was created from 5 shots at the Hearst Castle Roman Pool in 2012 by Michael R. Anderson. Multiple shots were needed to capture the detail in the light and dark areas. The color version was featured in The Photographic Society of America Journal and this version was selected for the PPA Loan Collection by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) in 2016. It also received an Award of Merit from the PSA Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4Cs).

Soul Boat

The beautiful wood sculpture is the work of world renowned sculptor Larry Kirkland who created this in the late 1980's and it toured as a Smithsonian Exhibit before finding its way to the attic of an old barn. This ehnahced image was capture by Michael R. Anderson and the image received the highest professional award by the Professional Photographers of America in 2012 when it was selected for the prestigious PPA Loan Collection.

114 Steps

This was crafted by Michael R. Anderson from 3 photographs taken in the Yaquina Head Lighthouse at Newport, Oregon in 2012. It received an Award of Merit from the Portland Metropolitan Photograhers Association (PMPA) and was selected by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) for the prestigious PPA 2012 Loan Collection. It was also listed as one of the top 12 architectural photographs worldwide by Marathon Press.

Canyon Roots

This was created by Michael R. Anderson in 2011 and it involved the merger of 5 shots taken at Bryce Canyon National Park. The black and white tones were carefully balanced in the style of Ansel Adams. It has received Awards of Merit from the Portland Metropolitan Photographers Association (PMPA), and the Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4Cs). In 2012 it was also selected for the PPA General Collection by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA).

Abandon

This photograph was taken and digitally enhanced by Michael R. Anderson. The image was captured in Italy from a boat while traveling from Venice to the Island of Burano in 2007. It was crafted as an artistic representation of an abandon glass factory. This image received an Award of Merit in 2012 from the Portland Metropolitan Photographers Association (PMPA) and another from the Columbia Council of Camera Clubs in 2013.

Wagon At The Bend

This infrared photograph was captured with 3 shots and digitally enhanced by Michael R. Anderson. It is a replica of a prairie schooner wagon on the Oregon Trail at Farewell Bend where the Oregon Trail crosses the Snake River. It has received Awards of Merit from the Portland Metropolitan Photograhpers Assn (PMPA), the Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4Cs) and it was accepted for the German International Photocup in 2014.

Abandon Villa

This image was captured in 2007 by Mr. Anderson from a boat on Lake Como in the Italian Alps. The abandon villa immediately caught his attention and he thought it had good digital art potential. He did his best to craft it like a painting. Mr. Anderson was correct about its potential because it has proven to be popular in art shows and it also received an Award of Merit from the Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4Cs).

Bent Oak Bend

Mr. Anderson spotted this scene on the side of the highway while driving through California Wine Country. He knew it had artistic potential when he stopped to shoot it. The original scene had a clear sky so Mr. Anderson replaced it with another of his images of a sky with beautiful clouds. He tried to make it look like an oil painting and it received an Award of Merit from the Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4Cs).

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Our Favorite FaceBook (FB) Groups:

Input from other photographers can be extremely helpful when it comes to fine tuning an image before a competition or art gallery display. Frankly, receiving 100 FB "Likes" can be more relevant than comments from a competition judge. The positive consensus of many people worldwide really helps us to know if we are on the right track with an image and whether or not an image is worthy of the investment of extra time to polish and refine an image with post processing adjustments. As we know, many hours can be required to craft a good image and many excellent photographers use FB photography groups for this purpose. With this concept in mind, we have listed some of our favorite FB Groups in alphabetical order.

Club of Black and White Photography

This FB Group was founded by Martine Heyvaert who goes by the name Mar Hache on FB. It is a large international FB Group with over 46,000 members. The group is dedicated to sepia and black and white digital images. Because the group is so large potential exists to get lots of good input about your images and you can also make long lasting friendships. Mar is a professional photographer who also conducts photo tours on the beautiful island of Mallorca in Spain. She speaks several languages and is fluent in English. She also founded the Universe of Colour Photography FB Group which is listed below. More about that group is provided below. Both FB Groups are managed as international monthly photo contests and the winning photographs get certificates of award. Many excellent and professional photographers participate in this group.

Photo Enthusiasts

Photo Enthusiasts is a small FB Group with approximately 1,100 members but the quality of the work is exceptional. It was founded by Bojan Bilas in Zagreb, Croatia. Bojan is very fluent in English as well as other languages. He is an amature photographer who does professional quality landscape and fine art photography work. Bojan also does a good job a recruiting top quality administrators for this FB group. He is also a member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) and is the PSA Landscape Photography Mentor. In that capacity he shares his expertise with fellow photographers worldwide.

The Universe of Colour Photography

The Universe of Colour Photography Group is a large FB Group with over 43,000 photographer members from around the world. The focus of the group is primarily on color photography but sepia, black and white and monochrome photos are allowed. Like the Black and White group mentioned above, it was was founded by Martine Heyvaert who goes by the name Mar Hache on FB. This group consists of many professional photographer members and the group is managed as an international monthly photo contest with two tiers of awards. Daily awards are issued that qualify the image to be entered in a monthly competition which results in the top awards issued by the FB Group.

World In Black & White Group

The World In B&W FB Group is dedicated primarily to B &W photography but there are some wonderful sepia images posted to the group. This is a very large international group with over 52,000 photographer members. The FB Group was founded by Marcus Vianna who is from Bahia, Brazil and has been involved in photography for over 30 years. He takes wonderful pictures and has done a good job of recruiting the aministration team from around the workd, i.e. Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Portugal and the United States. Awards are primarily determined from input from the members and the awards range from Best of Day, Best of Week, Best of Month, Photo Art and PHY Master. There are also awards that are given at the discretion of the administrators and moderators.