Spring Showcase
2019 Spring Showcase Photography Contest Results
Each club member was invited to submit one photographic print to the contest, which involved voting by visitors to the Showcase in Perseverance Hall. This year’s first place winner was Jon Bertsch (JGI) for “Leader of the Pride”.
Leader of the Pride, Serengeti Park, Tanzania
We watched this male and the alpha female of the pride for over an hour as they mated several times. It’s not often that one gets to see this type of behavior but this day we were lucky enough to stumble upon the scene. In between mating rounds the male would prowl the area watching for other male lions and keeping an eye on the rest of the pride in the nearby grasses.
Jon Bertsch
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2018 Spring Showcase Photography Contest Results
Each club member was invited to submit one photographic print to the contest, which involved voting by visitors to the Showcase in Perseverance Hall. This year’s first place winner was John Christensen (Energy Geosci.s Div.) for “Life is Water”.
Water is Life
There are three elements to this composition: the rocks, which over thousands upon thousands of years have been eroded and rounded by the power of water; the plants which need water to survive and grow; and of course the water itself which flows around all in a gentle, bubbly embrace.
John Christensen
2016 Spring Showcase Photography Contest Results
Each club member was invited to submit one photographic print to the contest, which involved voting by visitors to the Showcase in Perseverance Hall. This year’s first place winner was Randy Roig (EH&S ret.) for “Sunset Procession of the Herd”. (Click on the image for full size view)
Sunset Procession of the Herd- Khawai, Botswana
During the dry season in Botswana (August/September), sunsets are particularly beautiful because of the large amount of dust in the air. Our guide positioned our vehicle where the elephant herd (of about 30 individuals) would pass between us and the setting sun as they moved to their nighttime resting point. This group of four passed just at the right time to catch them silhouetted against the setting sun.
Randy Roig (EH&S ret.)
Come to the 2016 Spring Showcase!
May 4th, 11:30-6:00
Refreshments 3:00-5:30
Perseverance Hall
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2015 Spring Showcase Photography Contest Results
Each club member was invited to submit one photographic print to the contest, which involved voting by visitors to the Showcase in Perseverance Hall. This year’s first place winner was Joost Daniels (Acel. Tech. & Appl. Phys. Div.) for “Keyhole Sunset”. (Click on the image for full size view)
The first prize was kindly donated by Looking Glass Photo.
Keyhole Sunset
Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur. I took this shot while other photographers around me were running from the waves. I've been doing this long enough to always take off my shoes on the beach!
Joost Daniels (ATAP)
2014 Spring Showcase Photography Contest
Each club member was invited to submit one photographic print to the contest, which involved voting by visitors to the Showcase in Perseverance Hall. This year’s first place winner was Dan Parks (ALS) for “Milky Way Over Bonsai Rock,” second place to Joost Daniels (AFRD) for “Color Hour” and Robert Cheng (EETD) for “Surf Patterns”
Prizes for the winners were kindly donated by Looking Glass Photo.
Milky Way Over Bonsai Rock
Night photography at Lake Tahoe. I made a special trip to take this photo in August when the galaxy was aligned with the rock.
Dan Parks (ALS)
Color Hour
Joost Daniels (AFRD)
Surf Patterns
The Great Beach, Point Reyes
Robert Cheng (EETD)
2013 Spring Showcase Photography Contest
Each club member was invited to submit one photographic print to the contest, which involved voting by visitors to the Showcase in Perseverance Hall. This year’s first place winner was Dan Parks (ALS) for “Mt. Diablo at Sunrise,” second place to Juler Feher (Facilities) for “Beijing Airport at Sunrise” and Quang Le (EHSS-RPG) for “Open Path to Energy Future.”
Prizes for the winners were kindly donated by Looking Glass Photo.
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“Mt. Diablo at Sunrise” 1st Place
“This is looking east at Mt Diablo from a clear spot along the bay area Skyline Trail south of the Tilden Park steam trains and north of the intersection of Grizzly Peak Blvd and Fish Ranch Rd. I took it in November after working an owl shift at the ALS.”
Dan Parks
“Beijing Airport at Sunrise” 2nd Place
“I had to wait 20 minutes for the floor to clear of people while my wife was becoming more and more annoyed with me after a long 15 hour flight. The photo turned out to be her favorite from the trip though. The reflection of the skylight atrium in the polished floor, with the low angle sunlight, along with the information desk identified by a simple question mark was just to hard to resist to shoot.”
Jules Feher
“Open Path to Energy Future” 3rd Place
“As I was driving around the hills near the Altamont Pass in Livermore looking for photo opportunities, I noticed an open gate to a utility road. This road led to a small hill with four wind turbines on top. As luck would have it, all four turbines were turning begging to be photographed.”
Quang Le