Members of the Victoria Camera Club collectively captured first place for the third time in the past five years, winning the 2020-21 annual LionB次元官网网址檚 Gate Camera Club Celebration of Nature competition over 23 other clubs from B.C. and Yukon.
Sidney resident Steve Smith led the charge, earning the best in show award and first place in the wildlife category for his shot, entitled Grizzly Cubs Playfighting, in the Chilko River in the Chilcotin last fall.
He described the scene and the environment as he took the shots that included the winning image:
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On a different day but on the same trip, SmithB次元官网网址檚 partner and fellow club member Leah Gray snapped a photo of a western grebe taking off from the water that was also used for the competition.
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Saanich photographer Evan Guengerich helped boost the clubB次元官网网址檚 score with his stunning image entitled Epic Struggle, of a seabird doing its best to catch a fish, taken in Costa Rica. The photo earned Guengerich third place for best of show and second, just behind Smith, in the wildlife category.
As chair of the Victoria clubB次元官网网址檚 competition committee, Gray was thrilled to convey the good news about the win to fellow members in a virtual meeting. She said itB次元官网网址檚 always a challenge to select the clubB次元官网网址檚 best eight images B次元官网网址� one each from eight photographers B次元官网网址� to enter into the LionB次元官网网址檚 Gate competition, a club-only event.
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The Victoria group, with 189 points, finished three points ahead of Crescent Beach Photography Club and seven up on Burnaby Photographic Society. The host LionB次元官网网址檚 Gate earned honourable mention.
Other Victoria club members whose images were used for the competition were Lois Burton, Christine Hutchins Gallagher, Suzanne Huot, Donna Christie and Nick Delany. View the photos at .
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