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Pfireworks Pfotowalk Results

The first Thursday in July, 2019, was a holiday (July 4) so  instead of our usual church location an outing was held in Pflugerville to photograph pfireworks.  In addition to a clinic on how to photograph fireworks lead by Phil Hawkins, Clay Leben organized a “scavenger hunt” to photograph 10 patriotic subjects. The nine members who came were assigned to three team: Red, White, and Blue.

The rules required team members to shoot a photo of the following:

  1. A patriotic group Team “selfie” photo
  2. A photo with all red, white, and blue colors included
  3. A photo of fireworks exploding(duh!)
  4. An action photo with motion blur
  5. A photo of American flags
  6. A photo of people having a fun time
  7. A portrait of a food truck or booth vendor (ask name/permission)
  8. A portrait of one or more uniformed personnel on duty (ask name/permission)
  9. A photo of person(s) eating frozen treat(s)
  10. A landscape “location” photo

The Red, White, and Blue teams competed for BEST and HONORABLE MENTION recognition for each subject.  The winning photographs (see below) were independently judged by Miguel Ortiz, who was not at the event. And which team won? The result was a TIE between the White and Blue teams. But all the participants said they enjoyed the game as well as practicing their fireworks photo taking skills!

Red Team:

  • Clay Leben (captain)
  • Chris Smith
  • 2 “Best” Photos
  • 5 “Honorable Mention” Photos

White Team:

  • Mark Laussade (captain)
  • Tracey Smith
  • Doug Phillips
  • 4 “Best” Photos
  • 4 “Honorable Mention” Photos

Blue Team:

  • Phil Hawkins (captain)
  • Jean Thomas
  • Stephen Brkich
  • 4 “Best” Photos
  • 1 “Honorable Mention” Photo

The ten BEST photos and the ten HONORABLE MENTION photos as judged by Miguel Ortiz are displayed below.

Best Photos

1. Patriotic team “selfie” photo

Blue team – Jean Thomas – Selfie

2. Photo with all red, white, and blue colors included

Blue team – Jean Thomas – Red, white and blue

3. Fireworks exploding

White team – Mark Laussade – Fireworks

4. Action photo with motion blur

White Team – Mark Laussade – Motion Blur

5. American flags

Red team – Clay Leben – Flags

6. People having a fun time

White team – Mark Laussade – Good Times

7. Food truck or booth vendor portrait

White team – Mark Laussade – Vendor

8. Portrait uniformed personnel on duty

Red team – Chris Smith – Uniform

9. Person eating frozen treat

Blue team – Jean Thomas – Frozen treat

10. Landscape “location” photo

Blue team – Jean Thomas – Location

Honorable Mention Photos

1. Patriotic group team “selfie” photo

Red team – Clay Leben – Selfies

2. Photo with all red, white, and blue colors included

White team – Doug Phillips – Red, white and blue

3. Fireworks exploding

Blue team – Jean Thomas – Fireworks

4. Action photo with motion blur

Red team – Clay Leben – Motion blur

5. American flags

White team – Tracey Smith – Flag

6. People having a fun time

Red team – Chris Smith – Fun Times

7. Food truck or booth vendor portrait

Red team – Clay Leben – Vendor

8. Portrait uniformed personnel on duty

White team – Tracey Smith – Helping Hand On Duty

9. Person eating frozen treat

White team – Tracey Smith – Frozen treat

10. Landscape “location” photo

Red team – Chris Smith – Location