FCC January 2026 'Open' Competition

Описание: Focus Camera Club of Denver

The recording of our January 2026 Competition held both in-person and via Zoom. The subject was "Open" for this competition.

Our judge was Cheryl Opperman, who has judged and presented for the club many times in past years.

Cheryl Opperman is a nationally acclaimed nature photographer who has traveled to every continent in the world capturing spectacular images of nature, wildlife, and indigenous cultures. Widely published, her photographs have appeared in print, on the web, on television, and in solo and group exhibits, resulting in a list of clients or credits which include The American Humane Association, Overseas Adventure Travel, The Denver Post, the National Geographic Society, and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Cheryl’s esthetic compositions, artistic use of light, and exquisite detail have been honored with several prestigious awards from organizations including The Earth Day Network, Nature’s Best Photography, the International Photography Awards, and the National Wildlife Federation. She was also featured as a leading female nature photographer by Outdoor Photographer Magazine and has appeared in on-camera interviews by 9News Denver, the Luminous Landscape, and Smithsonian Earth.

Using the power of photography to inspire interest in the environment and other cultures, she has presented keynote addresses or classes on various topics to schools, camera clubs, the Intermountain Regional Headquarters of the National Park Service, the Crane Trust, Denver Audubon, the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, and the North American Nature Photography Association. Cheryl is a 1992 honors graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial/Scientific photography.

Learn about Cheryl, her work, her workshops and tours, and sign up for her newsletter at her website. https://cherylopperman.com/

This video has images from all the competition groups and they are presented in random order.

After a brief intro, the competition judging starts.
🕙 Timestamps
0:00 Intro & Club News
7:09 Part 1 Judging
53:03 Part 1 9's/10's
1:05:00 Part 2 Judging
1:50:15 Part 2 9's/10's
2:00:20 Final Comments / Outro

▌About Focus Camera Club▐
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