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The Newsletter of the New York Botanical /Zoological Photographic Society

Another great season of the NYBZPS is coming to a close. And - finally! - a beautiful spring/summer is upon us, with lots of photo ops for our 62nd season. There were some close races this year, as you can see by the final scores below. Congratulations to the winners...and thank you to all who participated and shared their wonderful images with us.

Volume 61 Issue 8 May 2015~ Celebrating 61 Years: 1953 - 2014 ~

IT’S ALL OVER BUT THE EOY!

BLACK & WHITE APR MAY TOTAL Anastasia Tompkins hm hm 18.5 18.5 159.5Raquel Gonzalez im 19 16.5 152.5Elaine Kirchen 17 16.5 148.5Carolyn Colella 16 15.5 147Jennifer Dooley 16,5 15 146.5Bob Feldman 16,5 14.5 146Harvey Augenbraun 14,5 15 143.5Annette Collazo-Comito 14,5 15.5 143.5Linda Tommasulo 15 16.5 143.5Doreen Rose im 14,5 17 143.5Adelaide Boemio 15 15 140.5Gloria Abraham 15.5 15.5 135.5Mel Wilner 13.5 13.5 132.5Wing Cheuk Lui 12.5 14.5 129.5Mario Fiacco 0 0 103Bob Wine 12.5 0 95Suzanne Carter 0 14 93Eugene Forsyth 14 12 73.5Conrad Tinney 16.5 0 56Gene Lugo 0 0 46.5David Waddle 0 0 39.5Steven Berger 0 0 30.5Rudy Finelli 0 0 30Frank Price 0 0 30 Veronica Saunders 0 0 17Miguel Mongui 0 0 16Frank Foto 0 0 16

GROUP B APR MAY TOTALRaquel Gonzalez hm hm 17.5 18 155.5Elaine Kirchen 15.5 16.5 153Annette Collazo-Comito im 14 18 150.5David Feldman im 18 17 148Carolyn Colella 14.5 15 147Adelaide Boemio 12.5 14 137.5Sarah Davis 13.5 14.5 133Mel Wilner 13.5 13.5 131.5Bob Wine 12 0 123Eugene Forsyth 13 14.5 114.5Mario Fiacco 0 0 99Mariann Moery 0 0 91Gene Lugo 0 0 49.5David Waddle 0 0 46.5Stephen Berger 0 0 38Nate Williams 0 0 26Conrad Tinney 0 0 22.5

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:April and May Winning ImagesOldies But Goodies - Part Deux

COMING SOON:May 9th

End of Year CompetitionJudges: Lila Polinger, Chuck Pine and

Boris Hardouin-DeleuzeJune 6

End of Season Awards Party*“Best of the 2014-2015 Season”

*Bring a dish to share, if you wish.

GROUP A APR MAY TOTALJennifer Dooley im 18.5 16 158Andrea Nelson hm 18.5 15.5 151Martin Lewis 18 16.5 149.5Gerald Liddelow 15 14 147.5Wing Lui 13 15 138Gloria Abraham 17.5 15 138Rudy Finelli 0 0 33Frank Foto 0 0 32Frank Price 0 0 31.5GROUP AA APR MAY TOTALAnastasia Tompkins im im hm 17.5 19.5 166.5Bob Feldman 16.5 17 155Linda Tommasulo 15 17 151.5Doreen Rose hm 17.5 16.5 151Veronica Saunders 17.5 13.5 148.5Harvey Augenbraun 15 16 148Sharon Gumerove 14 16 146.5Suzanne Carter 8.5 14.5 144.5Bob Schwartz 0 0 94.5Miguel Mongui 0 0 69.5

Executive Board President Photo Shoot Coordinator ..............................................Conrad Tinney1st Vice President & Competition Chair ................................Harvey Augenbraun2nd Vice President & Program Chair ...................................... Veronica Saunders3rd Vice President & Membership Chair & Webmaster ........... Sharon Gumerove4th Vice President at Large, PFLI Representative .............................Joe DionisioSecretary ............................................................................................. Frank FotoTreasurer and Historian .................................................................... Martin Lewis

Iris Editor: Linda Tommasulo / PFLI Submissions: Anastasia Tompkins-2-

ALTERED REALITY MAY TOTALAdelaide Boemio 16.5 88Anastasia Tompkins im 18.5 87Jennifer Dooley 16.5 84.5Linda Tommasulo hm 17 81.5Raquel Gonzalez 15 80.5Suzanne Carter 15.5 80.5Carolyn Colella 17.5 80.5Andrea Nelson 14 80Annette Collazo-Comito 15.5 80Mel Wilner 14.5 77.5Wing Lui 15 76Gloria Abraham 15 55.5Mario Fiacco 0 51Bob Wine 0 44.5Eugene Forsyth 14 28Conrad Tinney 0 23Elaine KIrchen 0 21Rudy Finelli 0 17Doreen Rose 0 16.5Frank Price 0 15Mariann Moery 0 8David Waddle 0 6.5

Winning ImagesAprilJudge:

David Des RochersTheme: “Ice”

BW IM“The Pennhurst Morgue”© Raquel Gonzalez

Theme IM . “Ice and Leaves” © Linda Tommasulo

Theme HM/ “Ice”© Gloria Abraham

THEME APR MAY TOTAL Linda Tommasulo im 17 16.5 151Anastasia Tompkins 14 17.5 150.5Harvey Augenbraun im hm 12 19.5 147Annette Collazo-Comito 14 9 133Sarah Davis 12 13 132Jennifer Dooley 15 15 131.5Gloria Abraham hm 16.5 15.5 131Mel Wilner 12 12.5 130Andrea Nelson 13 16.5 122Bob Feldman 16 15.5 120.5Raquel Gonzalez 16 0 120Mario Fiacco 0 0 107.5Bob Wine 6 0 97Wing Lui 13 13 94.5Stephen Berger 0 12.5 92Adelaide Boemio 13 8 90Suzanne Carter 0 0 77Carolyn Colella 7 0 71Doreen Rose 13 0 63.5Elaine Kirchen 6.5 16 62Gene Lugo 0 0 46.5Rudy Finelli 0 0 46.5Eugene Forsyth 0 0 41Mariann Moery 0 0 37David Feldman 0 0 30.5Frank Price 0 0 28Frank Foto 0 0 24Miguel Mongui 0 0 15Nathaniel Williams 0 0 8.5Conrad Tinney 0 0 8

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AA IM / “Dinner in the Serengeti”© Anastasia Tompkins

B IM / “Sleeping Beauty”© David Feldman

A IM / “Futuristic Fulton” © Jennifer Dooley

A HM / “Beach Front” / © Andrea Nelson

B HM / “My Red Chevy” / © Raquel Gonzalez

AA HM / “Comfy Chair”© Doreen Rose

BW HM“Hi-Key Zebras”

©Anastasia Tompkins

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Theme HM/ “Baby Face” © Harvey Augenbraun

AR IM“Glass of NYC” © AnastasiaTompkins

BW IM / “Sepulchres” © Doreen Rose

Theme IM / “Monkey Face” © Harvey Augenbraun

AR HM / “Orchid with Eyes” © Linda Tommasulo

PFLI HIGH SCORES - MARCHA/23 Points: Harvey Augenbraun (Cleared for Take-Off); Sharon Gumerove (Big Beak); Anastasia Tompkins (Massai Warrior) Linda Tommasulo (Balloon Silhouettes),

WinningImages

MayJudge:

Jay MatusowTheme:

“Monkey(s)”

© Bob Feldman© Bob Feldman

© Bob Feldman

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B IM / “Doll in the Dark” © Annette Collazo-Comito

BW HM“King of the Bronx”

© Anastasia Tompkins

B HM“Tree at Sunrise” © Raquel Gonzalez

AA HM “Bear from the Bronx”© Anastasia Tompkins

AA IM / “Graceful Landing”© Anastasia Tompkins

AR IM“Glass of NYC” © AnastasiaTompkins

PFLI HIGH SCORES - APRILA/24 Points: Bob Feldman (Just Perfect).B/24 Points: Jennifer Dooley (Hanging On); Gerald Liddelow (Arches) Creative/23 Points: Linda Tommasulo (Floral Wonder)

The New York Botanical/Zoological Photographic Society invites photography enthusiasts of ALL LEVELS to join us at our bimonthly meetings (Saturdays at 10:00 am), Sept. thru June, at Fordham Prep, Room 243/244 (on the campus of Fordham University, Bronx, NY). Check the web site (www.nybzps.org) for program details, photo shoots and more!

*Would you like to be a “Featured Photographer” in a future edition of the Iris? E-mail text and photos (sized for competition) to: [email protected].

© Miguel Mongui

© Bob Feldman© Bob Feldman

© Bob Feldman

© Bob Feldman

Some more “blasts from the past” to inspire you for the End-of-Season Competition: prior winners of the EOY Landscape Competition.

Oldies But Goodies - Part Deux!

2011 “Framed Empire State”© Doreen Rose

2008 “Clouds”© William Diaz

2009 “Night Bridge”© Linda Tommasulo

2010 “New York, NY” / © Doreen Rose 2012 “Here’s Looking at You” / © Doreen Rose

2007 “MV Panorama” / © Harvey Augenbraun