The Lens & Shutter Photography Club held their Nov. 17 meeting at Rofshus Precision Machine. There were 16 members and one visitor in attendance.

October’s contest category was “Stairs and Steps.” Judges were Jean Aamodt, Jim Wendel and Liz Reichl. There were no guest judges for November.

Members receiving competition awards were:

Mitch Pederson, first place for “Double Helix Stairs.”

Bernadine Peterson, second place for “Mossy Steps.”

Carol Bertelson, third place for “Garden Stairs.”

Honorable mentions were awarded to Shanda Meyer, Linda Eisterhold, and Barb Rofshus.

Merit awards were awarded to Rofshus, Wendel, Rachelle Roth, and Kayla Thompson. Carol Haroldson won two merit awards.

A selection of November’s competition entries, including winning pictures, will be displayed in the lobby of the Farmers State Bank, 1452 W. Main St., Albert Lea, this month. Each month there is a new display of club pictures at the bank.

Members receiving N4C Digital awards were:

Darcy Sime, first place for Bison.

Award information was not available for N4C Print competition.

The next meeting would be the group’s annual Christmas Party on Dec. 15 at at the home of member Carol Haroldson. Competition category would be Candy.

For more information about Lens and Shutter, call club president Dustin Petersen at 507-383-7533, or visit the group on Facebook.