My camera club is active in neighbor club activites, and we enjoy various outings with them. PSRI (Photography Society of Rhode Island) hosts the annual Ocean State International Salon, a juried show, with submissions from photographers all over the world. Stunning stuff; knock your socks off stuff. And so our camera club decided to particiapte again. For this show, PSRI processed 988 images from all over the world. 370 were accepted into the show. Scores ranged from 15 (with 19 images awarded the top score), down to 8. To be accepted the image had to score 12 (159 scored 12). We had 3 members of our club have accepted images. This is mine– with an incredible score of 14. Only 83 images had a score 14 or above

This was taken last Decemeber at Old Sturbridge Village during a club outing. It was SO cold, and of course with most re-created old towns none of the houses/exhibts have electic lighting./heat. The character actors know to stand by windows, or opposite windows to allow for better lighting for pictures. This was made at 3200 ISO, no flash, with a monopod. He had a window opposite him which allowed for some good lighting on his face. Touched up with a little Draganizer action to give a gritty appearance.

The Pressman