2008-2009 PSA Interclub Results
Digital Open Competition
October 2008
The first PSA Open Competition was held at St Louis CC. Boston West tied for first place with Cape Cod Viewfinders with a score of 77 points.
Jim Brady received an Award of Merit for his image Turn Seven. Frank Forward received an HM for his image Morning Tide 5 and Ron Todd received an HM for his image West River Kayaking. Congratulations to all. The next competition will be in December.
Class A Cumulative Standings after October Competition
| Position |
Club |
Score |
| 1 | Boston West Photographic Society |
77 |
| 2 |
Cape Cod Viewfinders |
77 |
Class A October Rankings
| Position |
Club |
Score |
| 1 | Boston West Photographic Society | 77 |
| 2 | Cape Cod Viewfinders |
77 |
BWPS Individual Scores
December 2008
In the 2 nd PSA Open Digital competition, BWPS came in 3 rd with a score of 68 points. Houston CC came in first with a score of 71 and East Troy Viewfinders came in 2 nd with a score of 69. Congratulations to Ed McGuirk for receiving an HM for his image Watchman.
Class A Cumulative Standings after December Competition
| Position |
Club |
Score |
| 1 |
Boston West Photographic Society |
145 |
| 2 |
Cape Cod Viewfinders |
143 |
| 3 |
Pamona Valley Camera Club |
135 |
| 3 |
Greater Lynn Photographic Association |
135 |
Class A December Rankings
| Position |
Club |
Score |
| 1 |
Houston Camera Club |
71 |
| 2 |
East Troy Viewfinders |
69 |
| 3 |
Boston West Photographic Society |
68 |
BWPS Individual Scores
| Name |
Title |
Score |
Image
[Click for larger image] |
| Jim Brady |
Barred Owl |
12 |
 |
| Ron Todd |
Wet N Wild |
10 |
 |
| Ed McGuirk |
Buzzed Aspens |
12 |
 |
| Jim Brady |
John O'Malley |
10 |
 |
| Mike Goodman |
Blou Footed Booby |
11 |
 |
| Ed McGuirk |
Watchman |
13 (Honorable Mention) |
 |
February 2009
The 3 rd PSA Open Competition was held at Cranbury Digital Camera Club in Cranbury, New Jersey. Boston West came in 1 st with a score of 75 points. Mt. Baker Camera Club came in 2 nd with a score of 73 points and Boise Camera Club came in 3 rd with a score of 71 points.
Congratulations to Bob Diefenbacher for receiving a perfect score of 15 and an Award of Merit for his image Denali Sunrise. Ed McGuirk received an Award of Merit for his image Ghost Owl and Mike Goodman received an Award of merit for his image Ice Climber 1.
Class A Cumulative Standings after February Competition
| Position |
Club |
Score |
| 1 |
Boston West Photographic Society |
220 |
| 2 |
Mount Baker Camera Club |
207 |
| 3 |
Boise Camera Club |
200 |
Class A February Rankings
| Position |
Club |
Score |
| 1 |
Boston West Photographic Society |
75 |
| 2 |
Mount Baker Camera Club |
73 |
| 3 |
Boise Camera Club |
71 |
BWPS Individual Scores
| Name |
Title |
Score |
Image
[Click for larger image] |
| Bob Diefenbacher |
Denali Sunrise |
15 (Award of Merit) |
 |
| Ed McGuirk |
Ghost Owl |
14 (Award of Merit) |
 |
| Mike Goodman |
Ice Climber 1 |
14 (Award of Merit) |
 |
| Mike Goodman |
Dallas Divide Before Sunrise |
12 |
 |
| Jim Brady |
Red 16 |
10 |
 |
| Jim Brady |
Down the Stretch |
10 |
 |
April 2009
The fourth and last PSA Open Competition of the season was
held at the Houston Camera Club. Boston West came in 1st place
with a score of 74 points. Cape Cod View Finders came in 2nd
with a score of 72 points and Greater Lynn followed in 3rd place
with a score of 70 points.
Congratulations to Mike Goodman for receiving an HM for his
image Ouray Ice Climber and Debbie Guyer for receiving an AM
for her image Winter Lynx.
Boston West came in 1st place overall for the season with a
total of 294 points. Mt. Baker Camera Club in Washington tied
for 2nd place with Cape Cod View Finders with a score of 271
points. Greater Lynn placed 3rd with a score of 264 points.
Class A Cumulative Standings after Final Competition
| Position |
Club |
Score |
| 1 |
Boston West Photographic Society |
294 |
| 2 |
Mount Baker Camera Club |
271 |
| 2 |
Cape Cod Viewfinders |
271 |
Class A April Rankings
| Position |
Club |
Score |
| 1 |
Boston West Photographic Society |
74 |
| 2 |
Cape Cod Viewfinders |
72 |
| 3 |
Greater Lynn Camera Club |
70 |
BWPS Individual Scores
| Name |
Title |
Score |
Image [Click
for larger image] |
| Debbie Guyer |
Winter Lynx |
15 (Award of Merit) |
 |
| Mike Goodman |
Ouray Ice Climber |
14 (Honorable Mention) |
 |
| Mike Goodman |
Dallas Divide Sunrise |
12 |
 |
| Ian Dicker |
Sunrise Wood Duck |
11 |
 |
| Jeff Slovin |
At The Races |
11 |
 |
| Ed McGuirk |
Zion Autumn |
11 |
 |
Many thanks to the makers who graciously allow Boston West to use their slides in PSA inter-club competitions, it is greatly appreciated.
Debbie Guyer, PSA Club Representative