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Photography Club news

  Mary Ornberg Mark your calendar for May 21. Ron and Sharlott Hasty will be our guest speakers at our general photography club meeting. They will discuss how to make your photographs more interesting, fun and exciting by adding motion and emotion. Ron and Sharlott are award-winning photographers who have traveled the world photographing wildlife,…

Photo Club announcement—mark your calendar

April 24 through April 30, 2017 the RR Photo Club will hold a “Photography Exhibit” in the Clubhouse. We will display approximately 24 prize-winning photographs taken by our club members. All prints will be matted and/or framed. This event is open to all residents. Additionally on April 25, 2017, 9:00 a.m. until noon in the…

Photo Club winners

Image competition winners, left to right: Terry Brown, Randy Hatcher, Ron Ice, Ann Brackeen, Rhonda Pummill, Pat Powers and Jan Goodwin; not pictured: Jack Twiggs and Bill Cashin

Mary Ornberg The Robson Ranch Photo Club held its annual banquet at Rudy’s BBQ in Denton on January 16. Various monthly image contest ribbons were awarded. Among them were the prestigious award of Photographer of the Year, which went to Jack Twiggs of the advanced class and Bill Cashin of the basic class of photographer.…

September and October Photography Club winners

“Ft Worth Riot” by Harold Lippold

Shirley Waterhouse The winning photo for September is titled “Ft Worth Riot” and was taken and submitted by Harold Lippold. The subject for the contest was “Fort Worth.” Prior to the contest a delegation from the photo club took a day trip to Cowtown. While others decided to scout out downtown Ft. Worth for photos,…

August Photography Club’s winning image

Shirley Waterhouse The Robson club-wide monthly photo competition winner for August is Clyde Roberts. His stunning image is titled, “Mormon Row Barn.” The winning photograph was taken on a trip with his wife as they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. This offering was from the “Mormon Row” located in the Grand Teton National Park near…

Drones are photographing here on the Ranch

Sunrise over the Ranch by D. Simmonds and Randy Hatcher

Drones are in the news daily on all media. I’m sure most of you have seen at least one drone flying high here on the Ranch. The team of D. Simmonds and Randy Hatcher is using a drone for photography and producing stunning results. The dynamic duo gave a presentation for the Photography Club July…

“Turning” by Ron Ice wins first place

Ron Ice won a blue ribbon for his photograph of “Turning.”

Shirley Waterhouse The June category for the Photography Club was “A Day at Robson.” Ron Ice entered a great photograph taken in our own wood shop on the Ranch. His submission was voted the blue ribbon winner by his peers in the club. “Turning,” as well as the other photos taken at Robson Ranch, is…

Folds of Sand wins first place in May

“Folds of Sand” by Mike Waterhouse

Shirley Waterhouse The first place photograph for May was taken by Mike Waterhouse and titled “Folds of Sand.” He stated that he “hiked out into the Mojave Desert before sunrise to position myself to catch the best highlights and shadows of the sand dunes.” Folds of Sand was judged to be the first place club…

Outstanding April Photography Club winners

Terlingua Sunset by Randy Hatcher

Shirley Waterhouse April brought not only high caliber photo entries, but also a new category for entrees as well. For the first time prints on foam board were open for submission. The winner of this new category was Jan Goodwin for her submission Nature Camp. When asked to tell a bit about her submission she…