(Photo: Clive Lowe Photography)
November 10, 2015
by Annette Schumacher
Secretary, Blackbutt Camera Club
Wild storms and power blackouts failed to deter 25 of the region’s best photographers gathering at the Blackbutt State School Hall on Saturday afternoon to pick the South Burnett’s best photos of the year.
The photographers were all members of the South Burnett’s four photography clubs – from Blackbutt, Nanango, Kingaroy and Wondai – and they were competing in the Cliff Krebbs Memorial Interclub Print Competition.
They had gathered in Blackbutt because it was the Blackbutt Camera Club’s turn to host the annual event.
As things turned out, the weather played a much bigger part in this year’s Krebbs Memorial than anyone expected.
Minutes after the competition got underway, heavy rain on the school hall’s roof drowned out the welcome speech and opening remarks by Blackbutt Camera Club president Gerry van Moorsel.
And shortly afterwards, a second storm front that passed over the town, ripping up trees and flooding parts of the CBD, caused a blackout.
Despite these difficulties, guests soldiered on and wound up having a very enjoyable afternoon.
As usual, each club was allowed to submit five images to each of the six categories that make up the competition.
This year the categories were Animals, Birds or Insects; People; Pictorial; Flora; Monochrome; and “On The Road”.
The 120 entries were assessed by Brisbane judges John North EFIAP/S, FAPS, SSAPS, PSQA; John Marshall EFIAP, FAPS, PSQA; and Warren Vievers EFIAP, FAPS, SSAPS, PSQA.
They found it difficult to choose a clear-cut winner in two of the categories.
Under the competition’s rules, the ties resulted in all this year’s winners receiving Certificates Of Achievement.
Next year the competition will be hosted by the Nanango and District Camera Club.
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Results of 2015 Cliff Krebbs Memorial
South Burnett Interclub Print Competition
Animals, Birds or Insects
- Gerry van Moorsel – “Wasp Resting” (26) – Blackbutt Camera Club
People
- Belinda Kranz – “Exotic” (24) – Kingaroy Photographic Club
- David Bayley – “Jessica” (24) – Nanango & District Camera Club
Pictorial
- Denise Keelan – “Lone Tree” (27) – Kingaroy Photographic Club
Flora
- Michelle Ovenden – “Raindrops” (27) – Nanango & District Camera Club
Monochrome
- Sonia Vine – “Ben” (24) – Nanango & District Camera Club
- Sonia Vine – “Flowergirl” (24) – Nanango & District Camera Club
- Annette Schumacher – “Stockyard Ruins – Broken Dreams” (24) – Blackbutt Camera Club
- Gerry van Moorsel – “Mr Monty” (24) – Blackbutt Camera Club
- Gordon Dean – “Mud Bath” -(24) – Blackbutt Camera Club
On The Road
- Mary-Lou Emmert – “Indian Roundabout” (26) – Blackbutt Camera Club
Champion Print
- Gerry van Moorsel – “Wasp Resting” (26) – Blackbutt Camera Club
Champion Club
- Blackbutt Camera Club
Club scores were:
- Blackbutt Camera Club – 687 points
- Nanango & District Camera Club – 655 points
- Murgon Camera Club – 648 points
- Kingaroy Photographic Club – 647 points
