2004-Summer EDCC Newsletter V08.pub
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2004-Summer EDCC Newsletter V08.pub
Foothill Focus THE Newsletter of the El Dorado Camera Club Vol. 14, No. 2 Dedicated to Sharing, Learning, and Enjoying Photography Summer 2004 Asilomar By Lori Wahl S IX MONTHS AGO Marilyn Hrobsky asked me if I wanted to join her for a photography weekend at Asilomar. I had never heard of Asilomar, or the conference being held there, but said “yes” anyway. On the weekend of March 19-21, we traveled to Pacific Grove and stayed at the wonderful conference grounds run by the California State Park system. It is literally on the beach between Monterey and Carmel. The buildings and guest rooms are nestled among the pine and cypress trees. I couldn’t ask for a more beautiful place. The conference was a PSA photography program put on by the Yerba Buena and Gold Rush chapters of PSA. EDCC is a member of the Gold Rush chapter. There were 10 Still life reflected in Mylar photographic presentations and a photo set-up lab during the two days. The photo lab included staged, lighted glass reflecting colors and Mylar reflections. The presenters were award winning, active members of PSA competitions. They came from as far away as Massachusetts to present to the 130 people attending. The presentations were conducted through narrated (or instructional) multi-projector slide or computer-based images. A favorite presentation of mine was the one given by Truman Holtzclaw (a past judge for EDCC) who took us along Highway 395 from Bridgeport, through Bodie, Mono Lake, and all the way south to Cerro Gordo. These were wonderful landscape images and great examples of wide angle shooting. Another presenter from Washington State took us to the Oregon Coast and showed us his collection of images from the past 20 years, capturing the Waves of Kiwanda. This is a place southwest of Tillamook, Oregon, that has spectacular wave formations along a sheer cliff that rise up over 100 feet in the air. These waves were captivating for me. We also had presentations on the Arctic and Antarctic, nature photography, photo journalism, Ancient Greece, and a trip aboard an icebreaker to South Georgia. (Remember Ernest Shackleton?) This was an annual gathering of the two PSA chapters. They have been meeting there for the past 17 years. My only regret was that the presentations kept us from enjoying the beauty of the coastline. Time to schedule photography sessions between the meals and meetings was just too limited. I think our club should plan its own outing to the area—focusing on photography only. It was a perfect place. EDCC New Members Welcome to our new members! Be sure to add their contact information to your EDCC Directory: Cathy Adamson P.O. Box 2245 Minden, NV 89423 (775) 720-6546 [email protected] Now Showing Glenda Bell River City Bank 348 Main Street, Placerville June & July Karen Buckland Goldsmith Gallery 321 Main Street, Placerville Greg Morris P.O. Box 777 Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 913-5570 Cecilia Clark 791 Westview Court Diamond Springs, CA 95619 [email protected] Brenda Sue Pignata 2369 Pinon Road Rescue, CA 95672 (530) 677-8009 [email protected] If you are interested in membership in the El Dorado Camera Club, you can find more information at our website at www.eldoradocameraclub.com, or join us at our next meeting (see page 5 for details). New Location for Irons in the Fire Photography Irons in the Fire Photography, the studio of EDCC member Shelly Thorene, is moving a few doors down Main Street in Placerville to 419 Main Street, Suite 206. Irons in the Fire Photography specializes in fine art photography, photo restoration, gicleé printing, photographing artwork, creating brochures, and conducting art workshops. She can be reached at (530) 626-4992 or email to [email protected]. Janice McBride Wythe Gallery 340 Main Street, Placerville Nelson Passas Gallery El Dorado 6180 Main Street, Placerville Bill Robinson Gold Country Artists Gallery Gold Country Artists Gallery Launches New Website Gold Country Artists Gallery, currently showing the work of two EDCC members, has a new website at www.goldcountryartistsgallery.com. The gallery, located at 379 Main Street in Placerville, is also a participant in the Third Saturday Art Walk. Jim Taylor’s Photography Now on the Web 379 Main Street, Placerville Shelly Thorene Gold Country Artists Gallery The award-winning photography of EDCC member Jim Taylor can now be viewed online at : http://home.comcast.net/~jtphoto/wsb/ html/view.cgi-home.html-.html 379 Main Street, Placerville Randy Wilkinson River City Bank 348 Main Street, Placerville April & May Page 2 Jim, a wildlife and nature photographer, specializes in bird photography and images of Northern California. Foothill Focus Summer 2004 PHOTO SAFARI TO WEST SACRAMENTO Only three EDCC members were able to attend our May 1 Photo Safari for an evening photo shoot in Sacramento. The plan had been to photograph the state capitol building, but the three photographers decided to head out to West Sacramento to shoot some scenes for possible submission to the City of West Sacramento’s Annual Photo Contest, “15 Days in May.” The annual contest awards cash prizes to amateur photographers who capture the city’s best images. Photographers are encouraged to take a picture of their choice, looking for fascinating faces, places, landscapes, or landmarks, as long as the subject is inside the West Sacramento city limits. Contest photos can only be taken between the dates of May 1 and May 15. Entries must be submitted by May 15. Visit their website at http://www.ci.westsacramento.ca.us/calendar/events/15dim/ for more information and to see current and previous winners. Photos, clockwise from top left: 1) Jeanine Mays setting up a shot in Broderick Park with her medium format gear; 2) Industrial area at sunset; 3) Snow in May? No, Lori Wahl looks for a creative shot of the piles of cottonwood flower seeds; 4) New housing with a San Francisco look can be found near Broderick Park; 5) The “Spirit of Sacramento” paddleboat passes by recreational boaters at Broderick Park. Photos by Karen Buckland. Remember, you can see newsletter photos in color by downloading the newsletter from our website at www.eldoradocameraclub.com. Summer 2004 Foothill Focus Page 3 SLIDE SHOOTERS COMPETITION RESULTS February 19, 2004 — Theme: Water Landscape Karen Buckland ........... Bryce Canyon Cathy Adamson........... Rays of Hope Karen Buckland ........... White Mountains at Sunrise Animals Karen Buckland ........... Let Me Out Al Rotting..................... Tenderness Al Rotting..................... Feeding Time Portrait Marilyn Hrobsky........... Bubbles Berle Berliz.................. My Lady Bird Karen Buckland ........... Card Sharp Nature Karen Buckland ........... Fall Leaves on Ice Al Rotting..................... Queen of Falls Berle Beliz ................... Seasonal Stream Open Karen Buckland ........... Sunflower Al Rotting..................... Tropical Trio Al Rotting..................... Keukenhof Theme — Water Karen Buckland ........... Silver Lake Reflection Marilyn Hrobsky........... Ice Water Karen Buckland ........... Ice Flow At right is the Best of Theme photo “Silver Lake Reflection,” which won a $25 prize for photographer Karen Buckland in the February Slide Shooters Competition. Printer Forum Topic of June Meeting Forum participants Arthur Bell, Karen Buckland, Jim Taylor, and Lori Wahl will discuss the following topics during the printer forum on Thursday, June 17, to be held at the ERA Realty Center (see next page for directions). • • • • • • How long have they been printing their own photos? What was the first printer they bought and what do they have now? What do they especially like/dislike about their printer(s). What is their favorite paper? For what purpose? Where do they buy our printer inks and printer papers? Do you use color management? If so, what products do you use? The forum panelists will also answer questions from those in attendance. If you have a question you would like to submit in advance, please email to Lori Wahl, the forum facilitator, at [email protected]. Kite at Asilomar, by Lori Wahl Page 4 Foothill Focus Summer 2004 Treasurer’s Report Financials First Quarter 2004 Financials 2003 Income & Expense Statement 1/1/04 through 3/31/04 Profit & Loss Statement 1/1/03 through 12/31/03 INCOME Competitions EDCC dues Seminars TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES Awards & Ribbons Fees (PO Box Rent) Competition Judges Meeting-room Rent Misc. Expenses Newsletters + mailings Refreshments Ribbons Purchase TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL INC./EXP. 426.00 632.00 40.00 1,098.00 125.36 44.00 100.00 130.00 151.91 314.19 83.35 58.99 1,007.80 90.20 INCOME Slide Competition EDCC dues 104.00 598.00 TOTAL INCOME 702.00 EXPENSES Awards & Prizes Competition Judge PO Box Rent PSA Fee January Newsletter Refreshments 25.00 50.00 44.00 45.00 107.55 57.66 TOTAL EXPENSES 329.21 TOTAL INC./EXP. 372.79 After closing our books for the year 2003, we showed a profit of $90.20. The bulk of our income came from competitions and dues. Most of our moneys were spent for printing and mailing of our newsletters. Membership dues are due annually in January. However, not all 2004 dues have been received as of the date of this report. As in prior years, most of our competition and dues income will be spent on the newsletters and other mailings to our members. Note: Due to the 10% increase in the cost of stamps, from 34¢ to 37¢, our total mailings expense for 2004 will be higher than 2003. This was, in short, a summary of EDCC’s Income/Expense for 2003 as well as the First Quarter of 2004. — Betty Rotting, Treasurer JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT MEETING MAY 20 Photography of New Zealand By John and Judy Brantner ERA Realty Center 4064 Flying C Road, Suite 19, Cameron Park DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From the Placerville area, drive west on Hwy 50 to the Cambridge Road exit. Turn left on Cambridge Road (go over freeway). Turn left on Flying C Road. Turn left into the ERA Business Complex parking lot. Stay to the right. The meeting room is between the Pool Table Store and the Select Group Marketing Department offices. Thank you to the ERA Realty Center for providing this meeting location You can visit their website at www.erarealtycenter.com Summer 2004 Foothill Focus Page 5 SPRING PRINT COMPETITION RESULTS April 15, 2003 — Theme: New, But Old B&W Nature (no hand-of-man) Christine B.-Dost ......... Sunset Pond One Entry B&W Landscape/Scenic Karen Buckland ........... Hoar Frost on Zion Trees Karen Buckland ........... Autumn Road Loryn Herring............... Reflections B&W Animals Brenda Sue Pignata .... Miss Piggy Keith McIntyre ............. I Feel Pretty Two Entries B&W Portrait Jeanine Mays .............. Introspective Eyes Robert Smith ............... London Girl 2003 Jeanine Mays .............. Call Me Dad B&W Open Robert Smith ............... School Children Robert Smith ............... No Vietnam 2003 Christine B.-Dost ......... Train & Depot Color Nature (no hand-of-man) Jim Taylor.................... Lady Bug Jim Taylor.................... Crocus Christine B.-Dost ......... Mt. Shasta Color Landscape/Scenic Al Rotting..................... The Old Cabin Betty Rotting................ Foggy Morning Marjan Rotting ............. Rice Fields Bali Color Animals Bill Mays ...................... On Point Jeanine Mays .............. Cruising Jim Taylor.................... Great Blue Heron Color Portrait Jeanine Mays .............. Mystique Jim Taylor.................... California Gull Jeanine Mays .............. Courtney Color Open Jeanine Mays .............. The Good Life Marjan Rotting ............. Leaf Marjan Rotting ............. Bali Flower Alternative Karen Buckland ........... SX-70 Yosemite Falls Glenda Bell.................. Ely, Nevada Mark Keith ................... Boeger Winery Theme — Red, White and/or Blue Christine B.-Dost ......... Starrit Studio Christine B.-Dost ......... Downieville Landscape Jeanine Mays .............. On the Road Again Best of Theme Christine B-Dost’s photo, “Starritt Studio,” was the winner in the “Best of Theme” category for best representing the theme “New, But Old.” A $25 prize was awarded for the winning entry. Page 6 Foothill Focus Summer 2004 What’s In Your Bag? By Lori Wahl A BOUT A YEAR AGO, I was beginning a long dive trip with my first digital camera. I didn’t have a way to save my images from my compact flash cards to a laptop (since I didn’t have one) and burn a CD after each dive day. Instead of buying a laptop for $$$ and worrying about taking it along on a dive boat, I wanted another option. I found just the ticket for my travels in a combination card reader/ storage device. It is called the Nixvue Vista (www.nixvue.com). It is a high-capacity hard disk (20, 30, or 40GB) that allows you to download image files (or any files) from your camera’s storage media. It works with Compact Flash cards, MicroDrives, SmartMedia cards, and Memory Sticks. It can store thousands of high-resolution images that can be printed directly, viewed on a TV monitor, or downloaded to your computer when you return from your trip. It works with a Mac or PC computer through a USB port. You can do file operations with the on-board controls without connecting to a computer. These operations include moving images into different file folders within the Vista’s hard drive, or setting up folders to conduct a slide show on a TV with the unit’s video-out port. ImageTank and accessories Summer 2004 The Vista works on it’s own re-chargeable battery but also uses plug-in current when available. It only weighs 10 ounces and is about the size of a Sekonic light meter. In choosing the Vista, I was very weight conscious since I pack so much gear already, and very security conscious (it goes through airport security without a hitch). I have had the Vista for a year and although I download my images from it to the computer when I return home, I have kept a set of slide show pictures on it for backup and travel anywhere. It is very easy to use. The screen is about the size of a digital camera’s LCD viewing screen, but it does have a zoom-in capability to check the focus and subject matter on the images. I LOVE IT! Having the Vista means I don’t have to buy more than two Compact Flash cards. An added benefit came when my husband bought his new laptop and had to transfer over LOTS of his files from his old computer to the new computer. I just plugged in the Vista to his USB port, performed a click and drag on the folders/files he wanted and off they went to the portable hard drive. The reverse action took them onto his new computer. No installation of software was needed on either computer as they both recognized this USB device as an external hard drive. So…when you’re shopping for something small, portable, and fun, you may want to look at one of these. EDCC member Karen Buckland has a version of Vista from another distributor called the Delkin eFilm PicturePad (www.delkin.com). She has also purchased the firewire adapter for her unit and a USB 2.0 adapter is also available. Another camera club member, Al Rotting, has a portable hard drive from ImageTank (www.imageFoothill Focus Nixvue Vista portable hard drive and card reader tank.com) which stores as many images but doesn’t have a screen to view them. However, it’s half the price of the Vista, which is a very nice feature. Al says, “My 20GB ImageTank ($250.00) works excellently. The battery is very strong; I downloaded and transferred about 2,000 photos and the unit never needed recharging. The charger works off of a car battery or regular household current at 120 or 240 volts (so traveling abroad is no problem). The capacity for JPEG Fine is about 5,000 exposures, in RAW or TIFF you can load about 2,000 shots. A drawback of the ImageTank might be that it does not have an LCD viewing screen, but since there is one on the camera, it is a minor drawback. With the unit and battery in its leather pouch, it's a compact package. It comes with a USB computer cord and a CD with instructions (worthless!!). It's easy to figure out how to work it though.” There are many more brands of portable hard drives on the market today, so shop around. I’m sure you’ll find the one right for you. Page 7 Calendar of Events May 20 ...... Membership Meeting Topic: Photography of New Zealand Jun 17....... Membership Meeting Forum: Printers and Papers July........... Summer Social Details to be Announced Aug 19 ...... Membership Meeting Topic: Photography of Africa 2004 EDCC Board of Directors President Lori Wahl ............... 642-2288 Vice President Christine B.-Dost ... 295-3996 Treasurer Betty Rotting.......... 676-0649 Secretary Pauline Irwin.......... 644-4997 Membership/Publicity Jeanine Mays ........ 672-0502 Visit our website at http://www.eldoradocameraclub.com Newsletter Editor Karen Buckland ..... 333-1534 The Foothill Focus is a quarterly newsletter published by the El Dorado Camera Club. The club is dedicated to learning, sharing and enjoying photography. Regular club meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m., except July and December. Locations will be announced before each meeting. Visitors and non-members are always welcome to attend our meetings. Print Competitions Rob Stewart . (916) 425-3226 For further information about the club, including information about becoming a member, contact Jeanine Mays at (530) 672-0502 or email to [email protected]. The club is interested in submissions to this newsletter. To submit an article for publication, contact Karen Buckland at (530) 333-1534, fax to (530) 333-2088, or email to [email protected]. El Dorado Camera Club P.O. Box 928 Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Social Director Glenda Bell............ 672-6892 Slide Shooters Albert Rotting......... 676-0649 Exhibit Coordinators Nelson Passas ...... 626-3323 Marilyn Hrobsky..... 642-2524
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