Point of View - McLean Photography Club

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March 2006
Point of View
Newsletter of the McLean Photography Club
PROGRAM
MCLEAN COMMUNITY CENTER
WEDNESDAY MARCH 8TH
7:30 PM (doors open 7:00 pm)
FAMOUS
PHOTOGRAPHS
Macro Photography of Insects.
Fred has been photographing for
over 30 years and is a member of
the Northern Virginia Photographic
Society for over 20 years. His major
interest is nature photography, particularly wildlife.
Some of his photo credits include:
Magazines: Birder's World, Bird
Watcher's Digest, Defenders, Life,
Natural History, National Geographic
Kids Magazine, Nature's Best, Outdoor Photographer, Virginia Wildlife, Book Publishers: American Birding Association, Kidsbooks, National
Geographic, Calendars: Audubon,
Teldon, Shearson. Membership:
NANPA.
A selection of photos can be seen
online at www.agpix.com/siskind
(See another Siskind in next column)
Saturday April 1st, 2006
Cherry Blossoms, DC
Our March speaker is Fred Siskind.
His presentation will be on
He will show slides and discuss
macro photography in the field with
an emphasis on photographing insects - dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, caterpillars. He will describe
the type of equipment he uses (and
discuss the advantages and disadvantages of alternative equipment)
and cover the essential requirements
for producing a good photograph composition, background and foreground control, depth of field, gardening, and lighting. In addition he
will provide some hints on how to
find dew-covered insects.
FIELDTRIP
Savoy Dancers, Harlem 1937
By: Aaron Siskind, 1903-1991
We will meet at 9:30 AM at the
McLean Community Center for
Carpooling, or 10:00 AM at the
parking lot of the Jefferson Memorial. Parking in DC may be
difficult.
The blooming of the cherry trees
around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. has come to symbolize the natural beauty of our
nation's capital city. Hundreds of
thousands of visitors from across
the nation and around the world
come to the Nation’s Capital to
witness the spectacle, hoping
that the trees will be at the peak
of bloom for the Cherry Blossom
Festival, Washington, D.C.'s rite
of spring.
The famous trees, a gift from
Japan in 1912, signal the coming
of Spring with an explosion of
life and color surrounding the
Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal
Basin in a sea of pale pink and
white. Exactly when the buds
will open is not an easy question
to answer, but the National Park
Service Regional Horticulturalist
Robert DeFeo has been fairly
accurate in his forecasts over
the past several years.
Today more than 3,700 cherry
trees of several varieties grow
around the Tidal Basin, at East
Potomac Park, and on the Washington Monument Grounds. They
are Japan's favorite cultivated
cherry trees that were developed at about 1870 and presented as a gift to the USA in
1912.
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President’s Message
Congratulations to all the ribbon
winners from the February competition! And there were so many
excellent photos, maybe 35+,
maybe over 40. And I always
learn more every time.
We have the chance in March to
also learn more from a critique
session with Joe Miller at his Center for the Photographic Arts near
Gainesville, VA. We had proposed a tentative date, but if it's all
right with everyone interested, I'd
like to set March 25th as a firmer
date (there was a conflict on the
first proposed date).
Most important -- this is another
great chance to get comments from one of the best,
Joe Miller, and he loves to help like this. Bring several photos with you and he'll look over each, suggest
better ideas for composition, color, tones, and
more. Don't miss the opportunity.
We will have a chance at our March 8th club meeting
to see how many can go and let anybody know who
hasn't seen this newsletter. If you have strong opinions on the date, e-mail me at [email protected]
or phone me at 703-725-9331. I'm hoping we can finalize on March 25.
Directions to Joe 's Center: I-66 West to Exit 47 B, Rt.
234 N. Proceed 6 miles north and turn left at Catharpin Rd. Go 4/10 of mile and turn left at a large
stone mailbox, 4811 Catharpin Rd. Follow long gravel
road to top of hill and to building on right.
And don't forget the Meadowlark Exhibit. If you see
this issue in time, this coming weekend will have the
best in nature photography at Meadowlark. Details at
www.meadowlarkphotoexhibit.com.
FEBRUARY 8, 2006 COMPETITION:
RESULTS :
Judge: Fran Livaditis
NOVICE COLOR PRINTS
1. Jan Ponder
2. Gloria Freund
3. Gloria Freund
Meadowlark Bridge
Squid at Night
Monumental Kids
ADVANCED COLOR PRINTS
1. Bill Prosser
2. Bill Prosser
3. Bill Prosser
HM Iver Cooper
HM M. Huddy
HM Iver Cooper
Peppers
Huddle
Lotus
Three Red Lamps
Golden Gate Bridge
Jason & Bart
NOVICE/ADVANCED MONOCHROME PRINTS
1. Iver Cooper
2. Susan Isakson
3. Bill Prosser
4. Minnie Gallman
Hoop
Killer Chapel
Portrait
Night Wings
NOVICE SLIDES
1. Rhonda Simms
Scott's Run
ADVANCED SLIDES
1. M. Huddy
2. M. Huddy
3. Minnie Gallman
Indonesian Highway
Inflating the Balloon
Old Barn
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Tony Hathaway’s Message
This is a call for entries for a possible club exhibition at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reston, Virginia
(UUCF) to be installed on Saturday, January 6, 2007 and continue for 6 weeks. The reason this call is made 11
months in advance of the event is that we must provide sample images to the church committee for approval
before the middle of March. If you feel you can have 5 framed images (any subject) and would like to be juried
in for this exhibit, read on. And please get back to me ASAP if you would like to submit sample prints to our
MPC jurors.
Those of you who responded to my survey unanimously said you didn’t want to exhibit fewer than 5-6 images
per venue. Therefore, for this exhibit only six exhibitors will be able to show their work on the walls. Each exhibitor should be able to have five framed images ready to display in January 2007. We are required to submit
representative samples of our work to the church committee for approval within about 30 days. In order for the
church committee members to see our best work three members from a pool of MPC volunteers will serve as
judges. No judge may enter images for this exhibit. They will choose which five photographers have the best
presentations. From these five photographers' presentations they will select which images should be submitted
to UUCR. I will put these images in a folder and get them to the church committee by early March.
1) The space available is about 60 linear feet in the sanctuary.
2) They have a regular gallery system of hanging pictures – very easy and efficient.
3) They want us to have a reception which they will advertise in their newsletters. The reception would be on
Sunday, January 7 from 12:30 to 2 PM.
4) They encourage us to advertise the event as much as possible as it will be a source of revenue for them.
(They take 20% of all sales.)
5) They encourage us to have food and drink (except for wine and hard liquor.)
6) We can sell greeting cards and calendars. (We might want to put together a club calendar with pictures from
our exhibit.)
7) Subject matter is entirely open – no nudes though. This is a church!
8) We are encouraged to have bin's of matted prints.
If you think this is a lot of work to display in a church, it may be. But MPC member Gloria Freund sold more than
$2000.00 worth of pictures during her reception last month. (No, I have not misplaced the decimal point!) I understand from Jane Anthony at the church (who is a coordinator of exhibits) that bin sales are the best. We
should have same size and smaller matted prints of our wall displayed images in the bins. We could also have
prints from other members of the club who are not exhibiting on the walls. I hope Gloria will help guide us
through all of this -- she being an experienced UUCF exhibitor. Because we have to be juried in by the church
committee we want to jury ourselves in to give us the best chance of being accepted. We now have a pool of
MPC member jurors from which I hope we can draw three members to make the selections.
The Sunday from 12:30 to 2 there will be a reception for photographer Lewis Dunn. My wife and I plan to attend
to see a UUCF reception in action. If you would like to come please feel free to do so.
More about the UUCF and it’s art program may be viewed at http://www.uureston.org/PROGRAM/
UUCR.program.art.html
Please get back to me if you have would like to display or have questions.
Thanks, Tony
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FEBRUARY PHOTO TIPS FROM NYIP
Dear MPC Reader:
Greetings from NYIP (New York Institute of Photography), where we've just cleaned up after the festivities of the Chinese Lunar New Year and welcomed the Year of the Dog.
Scientists may disagree about why January has been so warm in New York, but our thoughts have
turned to the snowy slopes of Turin, Italy, where the 20th Winter Olympic Games began on February
10. To help get you in the mood for winter sports photography, you'll want to read Photographing
Olympic Sports, via our website links on: www.NYIP.com
No, we don't expect you're going to hop a plane bound for Turin, but we'll give you the lowdown on
how to handle the kinds of tricky exposure situations you encounter outdoors and at indoor skating
rinks, along with professional tactics such as pre-focusing and panning. If you haven't had a chance
to read our Cold Weather and Great Skiing and Snowboarding Photos, our website has links to
those articles.
Just after the Opening Ceremonies in Turin, all thoughts will turn to St. Valentine's Day on February
14, and you'll definitely want to read How to Take a Romantic Portrait to give you some ideas for a
great gift for someone you care about. Candy is dandy and chocolate is fine, but a flattering romantic
portrait is a Valentine gift only a photographer can give.
Last month's Digital Photography's Dirty Little Secret exposed some of the shortcomings of the ubiquitous JPEG, and this month DP's DLS is back with a new installment. We trace the History of the
CCD - charge coupled device - from its birth in the Bell Labs in 1969 to its role in the modern digital
camera. Suffice to say, it's a great chip, but there are a few issues to consider. NYIP's digital guru
Jim Barthman will explain why all chips aren't the same, and demystify the Bayer Mosaic.
If that weren't enough, there's a brand-new Picture of the Month, the NYI Interview features Melissa
Martinez, whose dream is to open a studio with her mother, and we profile NYI Student Carl Auer,
who explains that "Being a photographer in Alaska is exciting, because around any corner you could
be face to face with anything from a Bald Eagle, to a bear or a moose."
Calling all NYI students and graduates! We're anxious to hear about your activities in photography.
In particular we're interested in getting updates from students who are taking pictures of sports, photojournalism, auto racing, and other interesting subjects for future articles that we have on the drawing board. Drop us a note at [email protected] so we can consider your work for an upcoming feature.
Remember, February has only 28 days, so make the most of them, and keep taking pictures! I'll be
headed to Florida later this month and be in Orlando for PMA - the Photo Marketing Association's
annual Convention and Trade Show. We'll have reports on all the latest gear and industry buzz.
Regards
Chuck DeLaney, Dean
New York Institute of Photography, at www.nyip.com
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Tech Tip, presented by Susan Teunis.
If those of you who are puzzled, as are many of us are, about the optimum use of depth of field
and hyperfocal distance technique, be sure to pick up the March edition of
“Outdoor Photographer” and turn to page 50. It's well worth a look.
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Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (NOVACC)
March 2006 program of the affiliated clubs
(As a member of the McLean Photography Club you may attend any of the listed activities)
Loudoun Photography Club
Contact: Lisa Duncan at (703) 725-2931 or [email protected] Website: http://www.loudounphoto.org
Meetings: Held on the 1st Tue. at 7:00 pm at the Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn, Va., or Eastern Loudoun Regional Library, as indicated.
No information provided for March 2006.
Manassas Warrenton Camera Club
Contact: Andrew Jezioro (703) 361-8542 or [email protected]. Website: http://www.mwcc-photo.org.
Meetings: Held on the 1st and 3rd Thur. at 7:30 pm, Manassas City Hall, Old Town Manassas, or as indicated.
Program: March 2, Digital Workflow and Color Management presented by Elliot Stern
Competition: March 16, Theme: Still Life with judge <tbd>
Northern Virginia Photographic Society
Contact: Ralph Edwards at (703) 878-2882 or [email protected] Website: http://www.nvps.org
Meetings: Held at 7:45 pm at Dunn Loring Fire Station, 2148 Gallows Rd., Dunn Loring, Va.
Program: March 7, Images from Nature’s Best by Bob Tope
Competition: March 21, Judge: Gary Landsman
Members Gallery: March 28, Prints: Chuck and Pat Bress; Projection: Ed Knepley
Forum: March 28, Working Photographers-The Business of Photography, panel of photographers moderated by Josh Taylor
Workshop: March 16, 7:45pm, Black Light Photography by Tom Brett. Fairfax County Government Center, Conference Center, Room #7. Contact Fred Chitty: 703.493.8530 or [email protected]
Field Trip: March 11, Brookside Gardens. Meet at 8:30am at the Brookside Gardens Conservatory. Contact Paul Simmons:
703.912.4862 or [email protected]
Reston Photographic Society
Contact: Ellis Rosenberg at (703) 855-4008 or [email protected] or Walt Lawrence at (703) 757-6762 or [email protected] Website: http://www.leagueofrestonartists.org
Meetings: Held at 7:30 pm at RCC at Lake Anne (NOTE NEW LOCATION)
Program: Members Showcase: Please bring your blown up prints, slides or digital images to show your work to the audience. Please let Ellis Rosenberg know what you are planning to show so he can schedule the event.
Vienna Photographic Society
Contact: John Connell at (703) 352-8790 or [email protected] or Warren Standley at (703) 979-3838 or
[email protected]. Website: http://www.vps-va.org
Meetings: The 1st and 3rd Wed. at 7:30 pm in the main lecture hall, Thoreau Middle School, 2505 Cedar Lane, Vienna, VA.
Program: Wed (3/1) at 7:30 pm… Joe Miller… “What’s wrong with this photograph?”… images that didn’t quite work and how
to “fix” them.
Competition: Wed (3/15) at 7:30 pm… open (unthemed) competition with Dee Malany (Positive Image) as judge.
Field Trip: Bethesda Photo Shoot and Gallery Visit, Saturday March 25, 2006. Farmer’s Market and Buildings and after lunch
several Galleries, including the photo exhibit and Bethesda International Photography Competition at the razer Gallery and
Photoexhibit at the Lightwave Gallery. Carpool from usual Vienna Metro North Parking lot.
Contact William Kyburz ([email protected]) or 703-506-4404
The Club thanks McLeanCopy for printing this newsletter free of charge.
For scanning and imaging services, printing and binding of any texts, and
enlargements of color or B&W photographs up to poster size, contact :
Gregory Lehr, (703) 827-5734 or [email protected].
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McLean Photography Club Board of Directors
MPC meetings are held on the
second Wed. of each month from
Sept. through June, at the McLean
Community Center, 1234 Ingleside
Ave. Meet & greet from 7:00–7:30
pm. Programs start at 7:30 pm.
Directions: The McLean
Community Center can be reached
from the major intersection of Old
Dominion Dr. and Dolly Madison
Blvd. (Rt. 123). Go east one block to
Ingleside Ave. & turn left.
Visitors are always welcome!
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Bruce Copping
Kristine Roberts
Sue Teunis
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703-893-4255
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All members are invited to send photo related articles, tips,
quotations and/or technical or artistic questions to be included in
the Newsletter. Contributions should reach the editor no later
than the 18th of the month prior to the month of publication.
Mail to Johan VanBeuzekom, 844 Mackall Ave, McLean, VA 22101
or E-mail to [email protected] or phone 703 821 0979.
See our web site at:
http://www.mcleanphoto.org,
Also to download the newsletter
Comments on how to improve or perfect the
Newsletter or Website are most appreciated.
It is with the deepest sorrow that we learned of the
passing away of Nick Kalpos. Nick was one of the coowners of Café Tatti, one of our sponsors. The Club
presents its sincere condolences to the Kalpos family,
and in particular to John, his brother, who will continue to run our favorite restaurant.
Please send to Johan or Punit at:
: [email protected]
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