Foto Fanfare June 2009
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Foto Fanfare June 2009
FOTO FANFARE 2009 N4C INTERCLUB COMPETITION SCHEDULE The following list indicates the slide and print competition topics for each month which will be in addition to the usual monthly pictorial print and projected images competitions Month Prints (Loc.) PIs (Loc.) Month June July* Aug Sept* Journalism (M) Nat/Seq (M) Trav/Creative (M) Journalism (M) Nat/Creative (B) Trav/Journ (B) Nat/Creative (B) Trav/Journ (B) Oct Nov* Dec* Prints (Loc.) Nat/Seq (M) T/C/J (M) Annual (R) Northern California Council of Camera Clubs June 2009 PIs (Loc.) Nat/Creative (B) N/C/T/J (R) Annual (R) B= Berkeley Area; Contact Gene Albright for information M= Eugene Morita’s or to be determined • R = Rossmoor All N4C competitions are open to camera club members. *Print Return Months at Board Meetings N4C OFFICERS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2009 President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Electronic Images Coordinator Electronic Images Co-Chair Electronic Images Co-Chair Print Chair Judges Chair PSA FotoClave Director Foto Fanfare Editor Webmaster Joan Field, Contra Costa Tom Debley, Alameda Teri Schoech, Livermore Valley Amory Donaldson, Diablo Valley Gene Albright, Berkeley Nancy Johnston, Berkeley Walt Braun, Rossmoor Eugene Morita, Marin Joe Hearst, Livermore Valley Joe Hearst, Livermore Valley Joan Field, acting Joan Field, Contra Costa Wayne Miller, Contra Costa N4C Website Address N4C Website Photo Club Services [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://www.n4c.org http://n4c.photoclubservices.com N4C Mission Statement To promote a spirit of voluntary cooperation among the camera clubs of Northern California. To sustain and increase an interest in the science and art of photography among photographers of said area. To promote social and educational programs for the benefit of member clubs. To create and maintain a representative body which will serve the best interests of all member clubs and groups and attempt to provide workable solutions to thier individual and collective problems. To provide services and facilities for the use and benefit of the member clubs. JUNE 2009 16 “Marsh Monarch” by Barry Grivett of Contra Costa Camera Club;Winner: Pictorial Basic Projected Images Member of the Photographic Society of America • N4C Incorporated 1952 FOTO FANFARE FOTO FANFARE TABLE OF CONTENTS JUNE No Board Meeting Interclub Competitions 20 Projected (P/N/C) 10:00 am At Steve Napoli’s House, 1616 Virginia St., Berkeley 20 10:00 am Prints (P/J) Call Gene Morita for place JULY Board Meeting 13 8:00 pm First Methodist Church, 1600 Bancroft, San Leandro TURN IN FOTOCLAVE PRINTS AT BOARD MEETING! Interclub Competitions 18 Projected (P/T/J) 10:00 am Call Gene Albright for place 18 Prints (P/N/S) 10:00 am Call Gene Morita for place AUGUST No Board Meeting Interclub Competitions 15 Projected (P/N/C) 10:00 am Call Gene Albright for place 15 10:00 am Prints (PT/C) Call Gene Morita for place JUNE 2009 2 “Marsh Monarch” _______________________Page 1 In the Spotlight _________________________Page 2 Print Monthly Competition _____________Pages 3-4 “San Francisco from Mt. Tam” ______________Page 4 Pictorial Monthly Competition _____________Page 5 “Young King Penguins....” _________________Page 5 Travel Bi-monthly Competition_____________Page 6 N4C Mission Statement __________________Page 6 Journalism Bi-Monthly Competition _________Page7 “Aren’t I Handsome” _____________________Page 8 “Sydney Opera House” ___________________Page 8 “Homage to Sven Nyquist” ________________Page 8 “Bummed Out” _________________________Page 8 “Mysty Morning along Gastineau Channel____Page 9 “Chilean Naval Officer Braves....” ____________Page 9 “Lower Antelope Canyon, Detail ____________Page 9 “Cabbie Waits for a Fare....” ________________Page 9 “Pa-O Tribe Children at Buddha...”__________Page 10 “Korean War Memorial...” ________________Page 10 “Energetic Ukranian Dancers in Action...” ____Page 10 How I Did It ______________________Pages 10-12,7 Board Notes___________________________Page13 FotoClave Information ______________Pages 14 - 15 PSA Conference Info ____________________Page 15 Annual Schedule_______________________Page 16 Board List ____________________________Page 11 Foto Fanfare is the official publication of N4C, the Northern California Council of Camera Clubs, a federation of 11 Camera Clubs located in the greater Bay Area. Its goals are to hold monthly competitions among member clubs and present special informative programs whenever possible. Any articles, letters to the editor or editorial comments are the opinions of the authors, and not official N4C policy. Articles or other information published in Foto Fanfare may be copied for camera club use, provided proper credit is given. • Nature • Creative (no Journalism or Travel) Photographic Society of America 75th Anniversary Conference Prints will be mounted and no larger than 16 x 20”. There are no restrictions on smaller sizes, but I would suggest not going below 8 1/2 x 11” including the mount. Electronic images are not due until August 1 since they do not need hand transmission. About two weeks ago, all print winners in the N4C Annual Competition were asked by email to submit their winning prints to their clubs for collection. In addition, anyone wishing to submit any other prints may do so as long as they have not been accepted in past FotoClave competitions. In fact, you may submit as many prints and electronic images as you wish. The back of the prints should have the division, the print title, your name, camera, club and council prominently displayed in the upper left corner. Subject matter should conform to the current PSA definitions. There will also be forms available at your club for image submission which need to be turned in with the prints. Information about how to submit electronic images will be available shortly. When the prints are turned in on July 13, they will be distributed for judging to limit the acceptances in each division to 20. No more than two can be accepted from any one entrant. The prints will be redistributed at the July 13th meeting to the following clubs whose job it is to reduce the number of entries to a total of 20: Monochrome: Contra Costa Color Prints - Marin Creative Prints - Peninsula Nature Prints - Livermore Valley This needs to be completed before the September N4C board meeting. These accepted prints will go on to a special meeting and will be redistributed to the three councils involved. N4C will be responsible for the final awards judging for both color and monochrome prints. West Yellowstone, Montana September 20 - 26 In honor of its 75th Anniversary, the Photographic Society of America will hold its annual conference in Yellowstone National Park. the conference are really remarkable this year. PSA has set up the presentations so that a registrant can go on one to several of daily tours being hosted by PSA to many of the best known spots throughout the park. In addition, there will be special tours by Don Lyon, Gary Stanley, John Dykstra/Ed Post and, perhaps, Art Wolfe. Special presenters include Art Wolfe, Julianne Kost, George Lepp, John and Barbara Gerlach, and Barry Wilkins and Jll Sneesby. The website is: www.psa-photo.org/conferences.asp?menuID=8&DivID=8 JUNE 2009 13 FOTO FANFARE FOTO FANFARE FotoClave Programs Are Announced October 30 - November 1 Doubletree Hotel, Modesto, CA The 2009 FotoClave will be hosted this year by SJVCCC and will be held in Modesto over Halloween weekend, October 30, 31 and November 1. What is FotoClave? FotoClave is the not-tobe-missed event for serious photographers. FotoClave is the premier photography forum for Central and Northern California. It draws the finest amateur film and digital photographers for a weekend of learning, meeting, and sharing. FotoClave is the San Joaquin Valley Camera Club Council, SJVCCC; Northern California Council of Camera Clubs, N4C; and CentralCoast Counties Camera Club Council, 6C. FotoClave features seminars and great speakers covering interesting subjects and techniques in photography. The Friday evening program will feature Annette Bottaro-Walklet and Keith S. Walklet. The Saturday evening conference Keynote Speaker will be George Lepp, one of North America’s best-known outdoor and nature photographers. There will be a FotoClave Competition which will be open to all N4C, 6C, and SJVCCCl members. The 2009 FotoClave will be held at Modesto’s Doubletree Hotel where attendee rooms are priced at $99 plus tax. Saturday seminars will feature Richard Menzies, Writer, Photographer, Comedian; Marilyn Newton, Photojournalist; Doug Keister, Master Book Publisher; Charles W.Guildner, Master Portrait Maker; and Peter Lang, Environmentalist and Educator. Registration for FotoClave is priced at $50 for individuals and $75 for couples. Reservations can also be made for the Saturday evening dinner and keynote program for $50 and will include a choice of Asiago Chicken or Herb Crusted Roast (Prime Rib of Beef.) More details plus a registration form will be available in the near future. FOTOCLAVE UPDATE VERY IMPORTANT!!! Because there will be no August N4C Board meeting, it is of the utmost importance, for N4C to collect prints for the FotoClave competition for turn-in on July 13 at our next Board meeing!!! JUNE 2009 14 All delegates or club presidents have been sent extensive information both by email and snail mail about the FotoClave competition and you are urged to act on this immediately. You must notify your clubs to turn in prints in these four categories: • Monochrome • Color PRINTS - MONTHLY COMPETITION Chair: Gene Morita • Judge: Robin Braunfeld • May 2009 Monochrome Print of the Month “Brothers” by Eric Ahrendt of Livermore Valley Camera Club Monochrome Basic (MO/B) (4 prints) 1 2 Sydney Opera House __________________________________Monique Wong____________________Millbrae Reader at Crater Lake__________________________________Beth Schriock _______________________Marin Monochrome intermediate (MO/I) (10 prints) 1 2 3 4 Music Long Gone _____________________________________Cathy Pemberton ______________Diablo Valley Portrait of Songwe Village Elder, Zambia___________________Carol Zychowski_____________________Marin Self Portrait _________________________________________Euclides Viegas ________________Diablo Valley Skylight #3 __________________________________________Ron Winter _______________________Millbrae Monochrome Advanced (MO/A) (11 prints) 1M Brothers ____________________________________________Eric Ahrendt _____________________Livermore 2 3 4 Benefactors of the NY Library____________________________Cindy Fellows _____________________Millbrae Industrial Blog - Alcatraz _______________________________Merrill Mack ________________________Marin Tree on Hill __________________________________________Bill Stone_____________________Contra Costa Monochrome Masters (MO/M) (14 prints) 1 2 3 4 5 Homage to Sven Nyquist _______________________________John Goyer _____________________Livermore Old Barn in Sepia. The Palouse___________________________Bob Cossins ______________________Millbrae Stargazer #2_________________________________________Mohamad Vajed _________________Livermore The Primal Calls of the Bald Eagles During a Snow Storm, Homer, AK __________________________________________Gene Morita ________________________Marin Pushing Upwards_____________________________________John Goyer _____________________Livermore Color Print of the Month “Aren’t I Handsome/“ by Robert Fournier of Peninsual Camera Club Color Basic (CO/B) (5 prints) 1 2 Weathered Limb over Crater Lake ________________________Beth Schriock _______________________Marin Somewhere North of Yellowstone ________________________Marvin Burke _______________________Marin Color Intermediate (CO/I) (14 prints) 1 2 3 4 5 Pt Bonita Lighthouse at Twilight _________________________Carol Zychowski_____________________Marin The Pond Lily ________________________________________Stephen Busch ________________Contra Costa Saturday Afternoon at the Pier __________________________Cathy Pemberton ______________Diablo Valley Bright Eyes __________________________________________Ron Winter _______________________Millbrae Lone Madrone on the Edge of Copper Canyon, Mexico ________Ed Mestre _______________________Livermore Color Advanced (CO/A) (14 prints) 1 2 3 4 5 Moraine Lake, Canada_________________________________Eric Ahrendt _____________________Livermore Glacial Ice __________________________________________Mark Pemberton_______________Diablo Valley Tony _______________________________________________Michael Forte ____________________Peninsula Red Barn and rolling hills of Sonoma______________________Carol Santos________________________Marin Daffodils in a Pot _____________________________________Leslie Crandell_________________Contra Costa JUNE 2009 3 FOTO FANFARE FOTO FANFARE Color Masters (CO/M) (15 prints) 1M Aren't I Handsome? ___________________________________Robert Fournier __________________Peninsula 2 3 4 5 Incoming ___________________________________________Dan VanWinkle _____________________Marin Sunset in Los Angeles__________________________________John Goyer _____________________Livermore Death Valley Landscape _______________________________Bob Cossins ______________________Millbrae Old Barn & Mowed Wheat Fields, the Palouse _______________Bob Cossins ______________________Millbrae Creative Print of the Month “Misty Morn Along Gastineau Channel” by Cathy Pemberton of Diablo Valley Camera Club Creative Basic (C/B) (9 prints) 1 2 3 Primal Spirit _________________________________________Sherry Grivett _________________Contra Costa Still Life with Wine Bottle _______________________________Morris Johnson ________________Contra Costa Moonshine on the Golden Gate __________________________Carol Zychowski_____________________Marin Creative Advanced (C/A) (11 prints) 1M 2 3 4 Misty Morn Along Gastineau Channel _____________________Cathy Pemberton ______________Diablo Valley Cactus Pedals #1 _____________________________________Maxine Carlson _____________________Marin Yellow Iris Dream _____________________________________Dan VanWinkle _____________________Marin Downtown Walnut Creek_______________________________Bill Stone_____________________Contra Costa Travel Print of the Month “Young King Penguins with Brown Coats Reflecting in the Tide Waters at the Largest King Penguin Colony in the World, St. Andrews Island, Antarctica” by Gene Morita of Marin Travel Basic (T/B) (7 prints) 1 2 3 The Capitol At Night, Washington D.C. ____________________Merrill Mack ________________________Marin Off Trail in Magee Canyon, Kings Canyon National Park _______Karen Najarian ________________Diablo Valley San Francisco's Signature Sea Lions Bask in the Late Afternoon Sun at Pier 39_______________________________________Beth Schriock _______________________Marin Travel Advanced (T/A) (9 prints) 1M Young King Penguins With Brown Coats Reflecting in the Tide 2 3 Waters at the Largest King Penguin Colony in the World, St. Andrews Island, Antarctica __________________________Gene Morita ________________________Marin Guarding the Edfu Temple, Egypt_________________________Carol Zychowski_____________________Marin Moais Look toward Village______________________________Bob Cossins ______________________Millbrae “San Francisco from Mt.Tam” by Vicki Rupp of Marin Photography Club Winner: Pictorial Masters Projected Images JUNE 2009 4 We have a new delegate from Diablo Valley Camera Club - Michael Espinoza. Treasurer’s Report: All clubs have paid dues. Palo Alto and Photochrome have opted for N4C membership only and will not compete. Our budget for 2009 predicts a $2000 shortfall which we will try to make up by running a fundraising seminar. Our current balance is $9132.81 as of April 30. Judges Chair: Although absent, Joe clarified by email that to receive the most updated Judges List, he should be emailed with the request ([email protected]) and the List will be sent via email. It is not located on our website for privacy reasons. Competition Committee: Prints: Gene Morita is having difficulty gettiing judges. Robin Braunfeld was added to the interclub judges list and was judging at the May prints competition. Gene suggested that perhaps we weren’t paying the judges enough. Many clubs pay $35 - $50, while N4C offers $25 for the judging. Electronic Images Coordinator (Gene Albright) - a 24” monitor, a HP 2475, has been purchased for the digital competitions and would be used for the first time at the May judge’s house. The cost was under $600. This is in lieu of using a projector., The concept is that the images will be clearer on the monitor and since so few visitors come to the competitions, a big screen monitor would be sufficient for viewing. Most of the clubs have offered to pay for the use of the Competition Manager program v. 2 written by Larry Salveson. Contra Costa is using its own program. Judges Seminar Discussion: - It has been requested again that we hold a Judges Seminar to train prospective judges and refresh the ideas of current ones. It was reiterated that most of the material for learning to become a judge is available on the http://www.n4c.org/N4C%20Comp%20Classes/n4c_definitions.htm website as a Judges Manual. This is highly recommended for anyone interested in judging to read; it is also highly recom- mended that current judges review this material. It was brought to the Board’s attention that Berkeley had offered a Judges Class given by Ann Baldwin, an art teacher. She is planning another one in September. Perhaps we can open it up to all clubs. Gene A. will look into that. Gene is now producing certificates showing the winning photo on each one. He says he has the task automated. This has been met with very positive feedback. Foto Fanfare: Joan will begin a new feature asking the makers how some of their winning images were created. Website(s): Clubs are urged to send information about seminars, field trips, workshops, etc. that could be open to a wider membership to our two webmasters for inclusion on the websites, possibly in the form of a calendar. FotoClave: We need a director to organize the collection and judging of prints and electronic images for the FotoClave competition. (Because of the short time line for prints, Joan took it on as acting Director, working from the 2007 information submitted by Jan DeLano and Susan Glasgow. -see page 12). Gene Albright and Gene Morita offered to help. Upgrading N4C Mission Statement: A mission statement was approved by the Board and will be submitted to the clubs as a separate item. A short discussion of N4C sponsoring field trips or special workshops ensued. The problem is trying to find the manpower to handle these. One of the Marin club members would be asked if he would be willing to do this. Dues Hike The Board approved a dues hike beginning in 2010 of $50 for general membership and $25 each for participation in prints and electronic images competitions Spring 2010 Fundraiser: Probably in May or June. Several names were suggested - Nancy Rotenberg, Charles Glassner, Brenda Tharpe were mentioned. In addition, we need to find a better venue that is not too expensive. The following were suggested and need follow-up: Mercy High School, Lowell High School, both in San Francisco, Lesher Center in Walnut Creek, Willows Theater in Concord and the Rossmoor Auditorium. There were some problems with the definition of Sequences. Since they are also used in Nature and Journalism electronic images, the definition didn’t seem adequate or appropriate. A committee consisting of Walt Braun, Amory Donaldson and Joe Hearst will come up with a revision, if necessary. JUNE 2009 13 FOTO FANFARE FOTO FANFARE change is very noticeable in the final print. I also burned the clouds and mist belt to darken them slightly, and add the final bit of snap to the image. And there you have the final image. It captured my original vision for the photograph as well as the emotional impact that I felt that morning. I would like to end by offering a word of caution. There are may filters and plug-ins available for Photoshop and they offer the artist a wonderful variety of tools. However, they are only tools. I have seen many images on the Internet where photographers have simply applied the filter or plug-in without having any artistic vision of what the final image should look like. Initially the results are often astonishing to a photographer who is used to photo-realistic images. However, if you come back to the image later you will probably find that it is lacking in vision and originality. Use these tools wisely to create images that are original and express your emotions. Only then can you be considered to be an artist. (Editor’s note: Fractalius is not available for the Mac). San Francisco from Mt. Tam by Vicki Rupp (page 4) Taken at sunset from Mt.Tam in the Observatory parking lot (there are several places on the way to the lot as well as the one in the lot itself where you can capture this view) Two HDR images stitched together using Stitcher Express by Realviz and then cropped to remove trees in the foreground. I cropped about half off the bottom of the original two image pano. Each of the HDR images was created in Photomatix from eight underlying images shot one stop apart starting at so overexposed the histogram is bunched to the right to so underexposed hardly anything is visible (histo is equally bunched to the left). I do very little adjustment in Photoshop after the pano is stitched -- levels and curves only. This process tends to lead to garish colors, which worked this this case ... but doesn't always! Chilean Naval Officer Braves the Dangerous Ocean Current to Retrieve Drowning Victim by Tim Szumowski (page 8) My wife and I were in Vina del Mar, Chili visiting our daughter who was studying there for a college semester. On April 6th I was walking back to our hotel after taking early morning shots of buildings on an abandoned pier when I noticed a number of police cars parked along the ocean near this renovated Castle. I ventured out behind the castle on a paved lookout over the water and saw a handful of people watching the body of a man floating in turbulent surf between several huge rocks. As we watched the current eventually carried the body away from the rocks into open water closer to shore. Seeing this the naval officer took of his shoes, emptied his pockets and ran into the surf to retrieve the victim right under where I was standing. I took over 40 shots of the ordeal. I chose this one because it was action oriented, not too graphic and best conveyed the unfortunate story of what was taking place. I used my Canon 40D with a Canon EF24-105 F4L IS lens. The focal length was 40mm, F/16 at 1/100 sec with a 200 ISO. Pa-O Tribe Children at Reclining Buddah, Myanmar” by Jane Allen (page 10) The photo was taken hand held with my Nikon D200 camera with the 18-200 DX VR lens. Last October, I went on a Photo tour of Myanmar (Burma) led by photographer, Nevada Wier. We spent 3 nights at Inle Lake. On one of the days we took a longboat ( long dugout canoe with Continued on page 7 JUNE 2009 12 Young King Penguins With Brown Coats Reflecting in the Tide Waters at the Largest King Penguin Colony in the World, St. Andrews Island, Antarctica” by Gene Morita of Marin Photography Club Winner:Travel Advance Prints and Travel Priint of the Month PICTORIAL IMAGES - MONTHLY COMPETITION Chairs: Gene Albright, Nancy Johnston, Walt Braun • Judge: Pat Prettie• May 2009 Pictorial Electronic Image of the Month “Lower Antelope Canyon Detail“ by Terry Ryder of Berkeley Camera Club Pictorial Basic (23 images) 1 2 3 4 5 Marsh Monarch ____________________________________Barry Grivett __________________Contra Costa Night at the Fair ____________________________________Michael Espinosa_______________Diablo Valley Sophia Portrait _____________________________________Jay Bransfield _____________________Berkeley Morning Dew on the Poppy ___________________________Hazel Horti ______________________Rossmoor Dogwood, Symbol of Spring ___________________________Hazel Horti ______________________Rossmoor Pictorial Intermediate (22 images) 1M 2 3 4 5 H Lower Antelope Canyon, Detail_________________________Terry Ryder _______________________Berkeley Floral Fusion _______________________________________Wendy Hannum _____________________Marin Night at Building 360 ________________________________Ed Mestre ________________________Alameda Incense Lighting at Vihara Dharma Buddhist Temple ________Marti Cagwin _______________________Marin Down the Road from Crankshaft Junction ________________Mike Luebke___________________Contra Costa Spring Poppy, Mt Diablo ______________________________Dave Michaud ___________________Livermore Pictorial Advanced (25 images) 1 2 3 4 5 H Korean War Memorial, Washington 2 ____________________Walter Braun_____________________Rossmoor Sunset Sailing ______________________________________Nari Akiyama ____________________Peninsula Accented Colors of a Butterfly __________________________Nari Akiyama ____________________Peninsula Ships Moored in the Night at the Port of Richmond _________Tom Debley ______________________Alameda Pierce Point Ranch at Daybreak ________________________Christine Hansen_____________________Marin Face to Face _______________________________________Sherry Grivett__________________Contra Costa Pictorial Masters (27 images) 1 2 3 4 5 H San Francisco from Mt. Tam ___________________________Vicki Rupp __________________________Marin Purple Haze________________________________________Wayne Miller __________________Contra Costa Alaska Alpenglow - Seward Highway ____________________Dan VanWinkle ______________________Marin Hub and Circles_____________________________________Geri Brown _______________________Berkeley Badwater Dawn ____________________________________Joe Hearst_______________________Livermore Ainu Ceremony _____________________________________John Goyer ______________________Livermore JUNE 2009 5 FOTO FANFARE TRAVEL ELECTRONIC IMAGES - BI-MONTHLY COMPETITION Chairs: Gene Albright, Nancy Johnston, Walt Braun • Judge: Pat Prettie • May 2009 Travel Electronic Image of the Month “Cabbie Waits for a Passenger, Jakarta, Indonesia” by Marti Cagwin of Marin Photo Club FOTO FANFARE channel along with an ancient salt water pump house that supplied water to the mines. It was an incredible view, although somewhat static. As I was setting up for the shot I noticed a person out for a morning stroll. I waited for about 10 minutes until he reached the perfect location in my view and then snapped the following photo. ers for modifying the image. There are also a variety of presets that the user can experiment with. The final image and slider settings used to create Misty Morn are shown in Figure 2. Travel Basic (23 images) 1M Cabbie Waits for a Passenger, Jakarta, Indonesia _______________Marti Cagwin ___________________Marin 2 3 4 5 H Aquatic Park in San Francisco ______________________________Jianmei Jia ___________________Millbrae Palafito or Stilt Homes in Castro Chile ________________________Tim Szumowski____________Contra Costa The Crown Fountain, Chicago ______________________________Bob Woldt____________________Millbrae Homes over the Arno River, Florence, Italy _____________________Gene Dominique ______________Berkeley Bride and Groom, in Wish for Fertility, Throw Rice on Fire at Wedding in Pune, India as Families of Both Look on. ____________Jane Brandes _________________Berkeley Travel Intermediate (20 images) 1 2 3 4 5 H Neon Minaret at Sunset, Upper Nile River Valley ________________Ed Mestre ___________________Livermore Wildlife Gathered at the Tarangire River, Tanzania ______________Justine Carson ________________Millbrae Terra Cotta Army Excavation, Xian, China _____________________Ed Mestre ___________________Alameda Vietnamese Woman Paddling on the Perfume River, Hue, Vietnam__Justine Carson ________________Millbrae On the Way to Market in Mumbai ___________________________Bilha Sperling _____________Contra Costa Wine Tasting in the Napa Valley ____________________________Phillip Harris __________________Millbrae Travel Advanced (23 images) 1 2 3 4 5 H Pa-O Tribe Children at Reclining Buddah, Myanmar _____________Jane Allen______________________Marin Empire State Building and Manhattan Bridge Tower_____________Bob Cossins __________________Millbrae Early Morning along the Nile, Egypt _________________________Carol Zychowski_________________Marin Tibetean Girls Pose at Low Pass beneath Mount Nyainqentanglha - Tibet _________________________________Dan VanWinkle _________________Marin Berber Making Bread, Siwa, Egypt ___________________________Sallie Bernstein_______________Peninsula Portal to the Past, a Scene from a Turkish Village _______________Steve Napoli __________________Berkeley Travel Masters (19 images) 1 2 3 4 5 H Tower Bridge, London ____________________________________John Goyer__________________Livermore Grinding Ocher for Body Paint - Himba Tribe, Namibia ___________Bob Fournier ________________Peninsula Three Zebras Drink Water While Immersed in a Waterhole at the Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa _________________Gene Morita ____________________Marin Whale Watching - Antarctica ______________________________Vicki Rupp _____________________Marin Terraced Agricultural Fields in Western China __________________Rose Bower _______________Contra Costa Puppet Seller, India ______________________________________Ingeborg Nelson _______________Berkeley Copyright Notice All images appearing in this newsletter are copyrighted by the maker. Any attempt to utilize these images without consent of the maker is fully prosecutable by law. The Foto Fanfare is ©2009. Camera clubs may use these articles without author consent, but proper attribution must be given. If you are not a camera club but wish to use an article, please notify the editor. JUNE 2009 6 Compositionally I loved the photo although it was a bit dull and lacking in contrast due to the morning light. I always wanted to come back to this photo and try to do something more interesting with it. My husband Mark, in addition to being a photographer is also a member of the East Bay Artists Guild and has been attempting to find ways to integrate photography into the more traditional art forms. As a result, we have been experimenting with a variety of filters and plug-ins for Photoshop. One of the more intriguing plug-ins is called Fractalius produced by a company called Redfield. They make 20 different plug-ins for Photoshop. I decided to give Fractalius a try for modifying my Misty Morn photo. My first decision was what I wanted the final image to look like. I was actually planning to use this photo to put on the wall of our living room, replacing an old Impressionist style print that had been hanging there for the past 8 years. Thus, I was looking for a soft, dreamy, semi-abstract look. The process for producing Misty Morn sounds straight forward but in reality required many hours of work in Photoshop to tweak the image to give the exact result I was looking for. I opened the image in Photoshop and duplicated the layer, and then opened Fractalius. When you open Fractalius you are faced with a preview and 11 slid- This figure captured the feel of what I wanted to express. However, too much detail had been lost and the sky was washed out. To bring back some of the detail I applied a layer mask and partially masked out the hiker, sand, salt water pump house, sky and mist belt. The result is seen in Figure 3. At this point the image was starting to come to life but was still dull. Using Hue/Saturation and Brightness/Contrast layers I was able to make the image pop as shown in Figure 4 (top of next page). The image was nearing completion at this point. However, the clouds were blah. I wanted more color, so using a dappled paint brush set for a very low opacity I painted some pink into the clouds and mist belt. The difference may be very hard to see in this reproduction but the subtle JUNE 2009 11 FOTO FANFARE FOTO FANFARE NEW FEATURE HOW I DID IT “Pa-O Tribe Children at Reclining Buddah, Myanmar” by Jane Allen of Marin;Winner:Travel Advanced Projected Images “Korean War Memorial,Washington 2” by Walt Braun of Rossmoor Camera Club: Winner: Pictorial Advanced Projected Images “Energetic Ukrainian Dancers in Action at San Mateo Fair” by Mary Toalson of Millbrae Camera Club;Winner: Journalism Intermediate PIs JUNE 2009 10 We are trying to get some more information out to our readers about how some of the first place photographs in the N4C monthly competition were taken. Korean War Memorial, Washington by Walt Braun of Rossmoor, page 10 This photo was taken by shooting at a highly polished granite surface that was etched with "memories" of the Korean War. It is directly across a path and field where about two dozen bronze GI's were placed as if they were on a scouting mission. and their images are reflected in the image as well. The Korean War Memorial, in Washington, is located directly across the park from the Vietnam Memorial and just down the path from the WWII Memorial. All very inspiring. Homage to Sven Nyquist by John Goyer of Livermore Valley Camera Club - page 8 Sven Nyquist was Ingmar Bergman's cinematographer in several of his movies . He also worked with the Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky. He did beautiful moody work and my shot was an attempt at something like his work. I wanted the secondary woman to add mystery and a touch of sadness to the shot, and make the viewer wonder about their relationship and what moment was captured in the image. It was taken in a designer home in Marin. The primary subject is an artist who does mural painting and trompe l'oeil touches to housing interiors. The other woman was helping her and I was there to document some of their work and also to take some shots of them that I wanted to - like this one. In keeping with the Bergman feel, I thought B&W was appropriate for the shot. Creation of “Misty Morn Along Gastineau Channel” by Cathy Pemberton (page 9) In the summer of 2007 my husband Mark and I took a wonderful trip to Alaska. We spent 4 days in Juneau and then traveled by train to Denali National Park. The things that we saw during that trip were awesome. One of my favorite experiences was visiting Treadwell Mines along Gastineau Channel, adjacent to Juneau. We visited the mines early one misty morning. There were mountains in the background along with a heavy mist draping across the mountains and channel. In one location there was a clear view of the JOURNALISM EIs - BI-MONTHLY COMPETITION Chairs: Gene Albright, Nancy Johnston, Walt Braun • Judge: Pat Prettie • May 2009 Journalism Electronic Image of the Month “Chilean Naval Officer Braves the Dangerous Ocean Current to Retrieve Drowning Victim” by Tim Szumowski of Contra Costa Camera Club Journalism Basic (23 images) 1M Chilean Naval Officer Braves the Dangerous Ocean Current to 2 3 4 5 H Retrieve Drowning Victim_______________________________Tim Szumowski ____________Contra Costa Blue Angels Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge - October 2008_____Gene Dominique ______________Berkeley Pigeon Food!__________________________________________Terri Delillo__________________Livermore Flying Freestyle Motocross at Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay, July 2008 ___________________________________________John Nygren ____________________Marin Little League Rundown __________________________________Joan Cusick _______________Diablo Valley Ostrich Race, Indeo _____________________________________Diane Conner ___________________Marin Journalism Intermediate (19 images) 1 2 3 4 5 H Energetic Ukrainian Dancers in Action at San Mateo Fair________Mary Toalson _________________Millbrae High School Wrestler 'Stacks' Opponent _____________________John Liebenberg _____________Livermore Bend It, Beckham - LA Galaxy vs. SJ Earthquakes at Oakland_____Siegfried Arndt _______________Livermore West Cork Lass Celebrates St. Paddy's Day Wearing Traditional Irish Symbols ________________________________________Stan Brandes _________________Berkeley A Shrine Maiden Leads Shinto Wedding Procession, Kyoto, Japan _Ojars Kratins ________________Rossmoor Transit Brigade on Parade, Lisbon, Portugal __________________Roy Fidler ______________________Marin Journalism Advanced (24 images) 1 2 3 4 5 H Bummed Out _________________________________________Eric Ahrendt _________________Livermore St. Mary's Rugby Player about to Score against Texas Tech_______Michael Geib ________________Livermore Dancers in San Telmo Plaza Tango Competition - Buenos Aires ___Tim Christoffersen ____________Rossmoor Recession Hits Northern California as Unsold Cars Accumulate at the Port of Richmond ________________________________John Goyer __________________Alameda There's No 'Hands Free' Law in Vietnam _____________________Vicki Rupp______________________Marin Santa Cruz Surfer Executes a Cutback ______________________Bob Cossins___________________Millbrae Journalism Masters (11 images) 1 2 3 4 The Chase Is on in Women's Lacrosse _______________________Richard Silva_________________Peninsula Holi Festival Powder Fight________________________________Robin Braunfeld _________________Marin Getting Your Hand Caught Is Never Good While Riding a Bull at the Rowell Ranch Rodeo. _____________________________Amory Donaldson__________Diablo Valley Bucking Bronco Ride____________________________________Bob Fournier_________________Peninsula How I Did It (Continured from page 13) outboard motor) down a waterway leading out of the lake to visit a Pa-O tribe village. We had to obtain a special permit and take a Pa-O guide with us. One of our stops was at the Tharkong Pagoda. We were immediately surrounded and followed by a group of children. When we reached the Reclining Buddha another woman and myself motioned the children to kneel and pray at the statue. The children did not speak English and we did not speak their language. I had hoped for one to turn around, but there was no way to explain that. I have many photos of varying numbers of children turning around to see what we were doing. I got lucky when only one turned and quickly snapped the photo. JUNE 2009 7 FOTO FANFARE FOTO FANFARE “Sydney Opera House” by Monique Wong of Millbrae Camera Club; Winner Monochrome Prints Basic “Cabbie Waits for a Passenger, Jakarta, Indonesia” by Marti Cagwin of Marin Photography Club Winner:Travel Basic Projected Images and Travel Image of the Month “Aren’t I Handsome?” by Robert Fournier of Peninsula Camera Club Winner: Color Prints Masters Top: “Misty Morning Along Gastineau Channel” by Cathy Pemberton of Diablo Valley Camera Club Winner: Creative Prints Advanced and Creative Print of the Month Middle: “Chilean Naval Officer Braves the Dangerous Ocean Current to Retrieve Drowning Victim” by Tim Szumowski of Contra Costa Camera Club; Winner: Journalism Basic and Journalism Projected Image of the Month Right: “Lower Antelope Canyon, Detail” by Terry Ryder of Berkeley Camera Club;Winner: Pictorial Intermediate Projected Images and Pictorial Image of the Month “Homage to Sven Nyquist” by John Goyer of Livermore Valley Camera Club;Winner Monochrome Masters Prints JUNE 2009 8 “Bummed Out” by Eric Ahrendt of Livermore Valley Camera Club; Winner Journalism Advanced projectd images JUNE 2009 9
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