115 Entries in Kerr Lake Art Society Photo Show on Display at Vance-Granville
Photographers from South Hill, Va., and Wake Forest took top honors in the Kerr Lake Art Society Photography Show currently on display at Vance-Granville Community College’s Civic Center.
Karolyn Hawthorne’s “First Burst,” a close-up of yellow crocuses opening in the sun, won the Best Color Picture award, while A.C. Hall Jr.’s “Fog at Laurel Mill,” a picture of the historic Franklin County mill, was chosen as best Black and White Picture.
Hawthorne is from South Hill, and Hall lives in Wake Forest.
Twenty-six professional and amateur photographers from Vance, Granville and Franklin counties, from Raleigh and Wake Forest, and as far away as Greensboro entered 115 pictures in the contest. Lee Brigham of the Kerr Lake Art Society said she was thrilled by the large number of entries.
ALL 115 photographs are on display in the lobby of the Civic Center and will remain there until March 16. The public is invited to visit the campus during hours the college is open to view the display.Entries were accepted and prizes awarded in three categories – People, Places and Things. First- and second-place winners received cash awards, and merchandise donated by B&R Photo & Studio of Oxford and Creative Color Lab of Henderson went to third-place winners.
Bridgette R. Dease of Oxford took the blue ribbon for first place in People with “The Devoted,” a close-up of a firefighter in turnout gear. Second went to Katherine Kemp of Henderson for “Last Song,” a black and white picture of an old fiddler. Dease took third with “Thoughts in the Wind,” a pretty girl seated in a field of broomstraw, and she also got honorable mention for “Solitude Among the Walls,” a picture of a girl deep in thought alongside a high brick wall.
Joann Metzger of Henderson won the blue ribbon in the Places category for “First Snow,” showing a dusting of snow on a tree by a river. Putlur Reddy of Henderson took second for “Autumn Scene,” taken by a quiet pond, and Valerie Long of Oxford won third with colorful reflections of “Frying Pan Creek.” Honorable mention went to Eleanor Fuller of Warrenton for “Explosive,” a picture of a brilliant sunset.
Hawthorne’s “First Burst” also took first place in Things. Second went to Ann Louise Barrick of Stem’s “Butterfly 2,” showing a butterfly landing on a flower, and another butterfly picture, “Summer Beauty” by Anna Marie Ball of Henderson, took third for a close-up of a Monarch butterfly. Blanche Haning of Raleigh got an honorable mention for “Waiting for Spring,” a close-up of a wolf curled up in the snow.
Judges Bob Allen and Bob O’Neal said there was tough competition for the awards and, “It was a tough show to judge.” Both judges are members and have
been officers of the Wake Forest Camera Club. Allen is the former publisher and editor of The Wake Weekly and the winner of many North Carolina Press Association awards for photography. O’Neal is a retired project manager for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration.
A TOUGH JOB
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In the first photo above, Bob Allen, left, and Bob O’Neal closely inspect entries in the People category of the Kerr Lake Art Society Photography Show in the lobby of the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College. Selecting winners from the 115 entries was a tough job, the judges said. The public may view the photographs on display during hours the college is open.
TWICE TOPS – The second photo, “First Burst” by Karolyn Hawthorne of South Hill, Va., took the Best Color Picture and the blue ribbon in the Things category of the Kerr Lake Art Society Photography Show. The show’s 115 entries are on display for the public to view in the lobby of the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center.
BEST BLACK AND WHITE
– In the third photo, “Fog at Laurel Mill” won the best Black and White Picture award for A.C. Hall Jr. of Wake Forest in the Kerr Lake Art Society Photography Show. The show’s 115 entries are on display for the public to view in the lobby of the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center
