Tim Laur of Annapolis stands with his blue-ribbon winning photograph, “Fishing in the Creek.” The photo was one of seven winners in the competition “Local Lens: Images of South County and the Bay.” The photo contest entries are currently on display at the Capt. Salem Avery House Museum in Shady Side.
The Shady Side Rural Heritage Society recently sponsored a photography competition, "Local Lens: Images of South County and the Bay." The contest was open to any photographer, but the photographs were to have been taken over the course of the 2009 summer.
On Oct. 4, the society opened a showing of the photos at the Capt. Salem Avery House Museum in Shady Side, featuring the 136 entries, which were taken by 55 local photographers. With the exhibit opening, the society named seven of the photos as blue ribbon winners. All of the images will be on display at the museum, Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m., through the end of the year.
There is no charge to see the exhibit.
The winners were: Jane Brown for "Mother and Child," Bruce George for "The Harvest," John W. Koontz for "Summer Goose," Melvin Howard III for "The Edna Florence," Tim Laur for "Fishing in the Creek," Al Schreitmueller for "Island Lark: Vanishing Point" and Lindsey Whitaker for "A Creek Reflection."
All of the photographs are also available for display on the Web site at www.shadysidemuseum.org under the tab, "Exhibits."
Each of the winning photographs are not only on display at the museum and online, they have also been turned into greeting cards, available for purchase for $1.50 each, or four for $5 at the Captain Salem Avery Museum gift shop.
The winners of the photo competition were announced on Oct. 4, when the exhibit showing was opened to the public. Three judges were asked to select their favorites. The subjects of the images included 26 photographs of boats, 16 pictures of Osprey and 12 photos of sunsets, among others. All of the images were printed and mounted for display by the photographers.
Tim Laur of Annapolis was one of the winning photographers. He shoots with a Nikon digital camera, a D200. He had previously entered and won other local competitions, including taking a first place in photography last year at the community art show hosted by River Gallery in Galesville.
His winning shot this year was taken at a friend's house. The image looks through the tree as the warm hues of a setting sun highlight a couple of anglers sitting in a boat. The sparse branches of a tree silhouette the Rhode River and the setting sun. It is beautifully composed.
Laur said that he has long been a hobby photographer.
"I started when I was a teenager in the darkroom," Laur said. "I've been with digi--tal now for about eight or 10 years," he said.
He is still learning the tricks of Photoshop imaging software, but the photo he selected for the Shady Side competition was just a straight printout from his desktop computer.
He didn't take the picture with the idea of entering it in the competition; rather he had taken a number of shots over the summer and just decided to submit three that he selected upon reviewing his 2009 portfolio.
This weekend would be an excellent time to see the exhibit during the society's West River Heritage Day Oyster Festival, on Sunday, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the Avery House Museum.
Attendees at the festival will be invited to vote on their favorite photograph - thereby selecting a "People's Choice" winner. There will be several categories, including elementary, middle and high school student; adult; and professional.
The festival will also offer tasty treats, like oysters by Adams the Place for Ribs; crabcakes by Skipper's Pier; plus hamburgers, hot dogs, funnel cake, beer, wine and soda.
In addition, tours of the museum, music, crafts, entertainers, and children's activities will be featured. The winner of the $5,000 raffle will be announced.
The event is also a celebration of the Shady Side Rural Heritage Society's 25th anniversary. Visitors are asked to park at the Shady Side ballfields and take the shuttle service, which is free. The museum is located at 1418 E.W. Shady Side Road.
Mitchelle Stephenson is a freelance writer living in Edgewater.
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