Foto Fanfare October 2012

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Mark your Calendars for
these upcoming events!
October 3 – 26
1st Annual DVCC Photography
Exhibtiion – Our Natural World
At the aRT Gallery Concord
Northern California Council of Camera Clubs
October 2012
www.n4c.org & n4c.photoclubservices.com [email protected]
Member of the Photographic Society of America
N4C Incorporated 1952
LIVING AND WORKING IN PHOTO HOT SPOTS
November 2 – 4
FotoClave 2012 Modesto
Masters of Nature Photography
November 9-11, 2012
InterContinental Hotel
San Francisco
N4C Calendar
October 2012
3-26 DVCC 1st Annual Photo
Show – Our Natural World
aRt Cottage, 2238 Mt. Diablo St.,
Concord
8 - Board Meeting
7:30 pm First Methodist Church
1600 Bancroft, San Leandro
20 – Competitions Judging
Contact Gene Albright for PI
location
[email protected]
Contact Dean McCoy for Print
location [email protected]
November 2012
2-4 FotoClave 2012 – Modesto
12 - Board Meeting
7:30 pm First Methodist Church
1600 Bancroft, San Leandro
17 – Competitions Judging
Contact Gene Albright for PI
location
[email protected]
Contact Dean McCoy for Print
location [email protected]
22- Happy Thanksgiving!!!
part one …
-- Betty Prange--
Bodie
Every photographer has
wished to stay at a special
place for another sunrise, a
storm, changing seasons, a
migration of wildlife, or
for perfect light for the
image he or she wanted.
For me, one of those
places was Bodie State Historic Park. I wanted to see the town
covered in snow, watch an electrical storm race across the sky, feel
what it was like
to have lived
there, and to get
special images
of that old
eastern Sierra
gold and silver
mining town.
For three
seasons, 20032005 I had the
opportunity to
live and work there. Since then I have lived and worked in other
photographic paradises. I drove the historic touring buses in both
Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, and volunteered at Heceta
Lighthouse in Oregon and Patrick's Point State Park north of
Eureka. In each instance, the park was my backyard. .
In 1993 my husband, the late Lin Strout, and I sold our home in
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Concord and hit the road in a motorhome. One of the
sad goodbyes was to the Diablo Valley Camera Club of
which we had been founding members. But the open
road called. We traveled slowly, photographing from
the Arctic Circle in Alaska to the Big Bend of Texas,
Newfoundland to deserts, mountains, plains, and
beaches. One summer we volunteered at Patrick's Point
State
Park.
In October of 2002, widowed, still living on the road, I
returned to Bodie for a visit with some RV friends.
There was a recruitment notice announcing positions of
Park Aide for the coming summer. My friends
questioned my sanity but I was hooked.
I got the job. I led tours through the stamp mill, gave history talks, staffed the entry kiosk, picked up
litter, answered questions from the public, hauled
snow stakes, pulled invasive (non-native) plants,
helped in the museum, hauled water, directed traffic,
and prepared daily\weekly schedules of tours and
duties for the dozen or so park aides and student
interns.
After hours I explored. The rules were strict: no
touching, no repositioning for the perfect shot, no
dusting (hey, I liked that; housekeeping isn't one of
my strong points), but I could go inside buildings and
photograph. I could climb the bluff, the area with the
old mine shafts which is closed to the public for safety
reasons and where I first learned about pikas,
tiny members of the rabbit family. I had access
to orals histories and the resources of our park
library. I was there for irises and sage grouse
chicks in spring, summer thunderstorms and
snow flurries, crisp nights and clear days. I was
snowed in for three days after a big, early
November storm that closed the road for three
days.
I watched coyote pups grow from clumsy fluff
balls to proficient hunters. My image of a pup,
on Main Street, feet off the ground, tail in the air
as he pounced on a vole, was published in the
Bodie calendar.
I worked in Bodie for three seasons. Then I sought the chance to do similar work interpreting the natural
and human history to park visitors in other places I wanted to live.
For six weeks I volunteered at Heceta Lighthouse, near Florence,
OR. Try lying on the ground at night, head near the base of a light
house; the patterns are incredible and fun to photograph. I got great
exercise hiking the hill and the lighthouse stairs. I watched puffins
on the rocks below. And one day a female humpback spy-hopped as
we watched.
To be continued in the November issue of the Foto FanFare …
Betty’s adventure in red and yellow buses!!!
You can follow more of Betty’s Nomad Adventures on her Blog Site at
http://www.PrangeDePlume.blogspot.com
All photos are the property of Betty Prange and cannot be used without her permission … I have her
permission, but you do not!!!
Photo Titles: 1. Red Jammer Bus, top of Logan Pass, Glacier National Park. Betty Prange, driver. 2.
Strange storm in Bodie turned sky orange. This is not adjusted digitally. 3. Inside the Stamp Mill, Bodie. 4.
Sumeg Village in Patrick’s Point State Park. 5. Assay Office. 6. Bodie after light snow. 7. Heceta Lighthouse.
Our Natural World
Diablo Valley Camera Club’s
st
1 Annual
Photography Exhibition
October 3 – 26
At the
aRt Cottage
2238 Mt. Diablo St, Concord
Please join us for beautiful photographs and light refreshments at
The Artists’ Reception
Saturday, October 6
2pm to 5pm
All are Welcome!
Need more information about the Exhibition?
Just send an email to
[email protected]
Weekend of Photography
November 2 - 4, 2012
Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center
Modesto
FotoClave 2012 Registration... http://fotoclave.photoclubservices.com/
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Registration Fee- Individual $60 _______ ($70 at the door) $________
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Saturday Lunch $25 each ________ $________
Lunch buffet:
Hearts of Romaine salad with shaved Parmesan cheese, Garlic croutons & Caesar dressing, Platter
of Freshly grilled vegetables, Chicken penne pasta with peas, tomato, mushrooms, and sweet corn,
oven roasted pork loin with apple cider sage and dried cranberries, assorted desserts.
Saturday Evening Banquet $50 each __________ $________
Choose between:
Chicken breast stuffed with dill Havarti, spinach and prosciutto ______
Roasted prime rib of beef with Yukon gold Potatoes, creamed horseradish ______
Panko crusted salmon filet with whole grain mustard sauce, tarragon ______
Any dietary restrictions? __________________________________________
Total Enclosed $___________
Please send registration form and check made out to “FotoClave 2012” to
Jean Harris • 273 E. Barstow Ave. #D; Fresno 93710
For Information: (559)-261-2236; or [email protected]
Pictorial Images, September 2012
Judge: Barrie Bieler
Pictorial B: 22 Total Images: 22 Electronic, 0 Slides
1
2
3
4
5
HM
Ft. Point San Francisco
Summer Bloom
Curiousity and Wisdom talk it over
Old-Time Bottles
San Francisco City Lights
Dance of the Purple Cala Lily
Cliff Briggin
Marin
Heidy Hernandez-Heins Millbrae
Marilyn Cunningham
Contra Costa
Stephen Busch
Contra Costa
Terry Yamaguchi
Millbrae
Flo Hendry
Rossmoor
Pictorial I: 27 Total Images: 27 Electronic, 0 Slides
1
2
3
4
5
HM
Painting his perfect day.
Jovian Lair
Looking into your soul.
Yosemite - Deep night
Devil's Garden Natural Sculptures
Tapestry of Light
Leonard Hantz
Jan Schmidt
Leonard Hantz
Charles Kiene
Chad Pahl
Bob Rogers
Peninsula
Millbrae
Peninsula
Marin
Livermore
Contra Costa
Greg Edwards
Lee Aurich
Lee Aurich
Anand Rane
Bill Rauch
Tom Salisbury
Millbrae
Alameda
Alameda
Marin
Rossmoor
Peninsula
Ron Winter
Mark Pemberton
Roseanne Smith
Phillip Harris
Joe Hearst
Janice Hughes
Millbrae
Diablo Valley
Berkeley
Millbrae
Livermore
Marin
Pictorial A: 27 Total Images: 27 Electronic, 0 Slides
1B
2
3
4
5
HM
Net Mask
Dogwood
Mono Lake Lenticular Clouds I
Locomotive.
Still life with Tulip
Sweet Dreams
Pictorial M: 27 Total Images: 27 Electronic, 0 Slides
1
2
3
4
5
HM
20 Mule Team Canyon - Death Valley
Seeing Red
Dahlia in the Rain
Looking up the Pipe
Man with Green Beard
Portmagee, Ireland
Nature Images, September 2012
Nature B: 24 Total Images: 24 Electronic, 0 Slides
1
2
3
4
5
HM
Great Blue Heron (Andrea herodias) with newly caught vole, Mt Tamalpais State Park
Ginny Meyer
Marin
Puffins Interacting on Skellig Michael, Ireland
Janice Hughes
Marin
Resting Red Skimmer Dragonfly
Michael Kawano
Alameda
Layers of Wildlife, Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania, Africa
Ann Reichert
Livermore
Red Tail Hawk holds onto his prey
Marilyn Cunningham
Contra Costa
The eruption and uniform cooling of basalt lava created this wall of columns at Devils Postpile
Bob Strachan
Millbrae
Nature I: 23 Total Images: 23 Electronic, 0 Slides
1B-W
2
3
4
5
A Humpback Whale bubble fishing close to shore at Icy Strait Point Alaska
Clarence Luckett
Livermore
Great Egret (Ardea alba) feeding nestlings
Paul Hampton
Alameda
Circle of life in the Masai Mara- A lion cub (Panthera leo) feasts on what was likely a Grevy's zebra (Equus
grevyi).
Steve Disenhof
Marin
Mating warthogs
Marcia Hart
Contra Costa
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) feeding it's three chicks
Kenneth Houk
Peninsula
HM
Female Widow Skimmer Dragonfly (libellula luctuosa) named for the brown patches on the wings which are
the color of mourning clothes ( aka 'widow patches')
Leonard Hantz
Peninsula
Nature A: 23 Total Images: 23 Electronic, 0 Slides
1-W
2
3
4
5
HM
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, Shelling and Eating Small Crab Joe Messina Marin
[Seq] Oriole and Hawk
Emmy Randol
Berkeley
The Cycle of Life, Yellowjacket wasps feed on mouse carcass Donita Hohenstein
Contra Costa
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera). Their bright color pattern serves as a warning to
predators that the Lubber contains toxic subsances. Cedar Key, FL
Jay Levy
Berkeley
Purple sea urchins share shallow coastal waters, from California north to Alaska, with white anemones
Lynn Letteris
Rossmoor
In the Serengeti, tse-tse flies pester absolutely everybody
Barry Hart
Contra Costa
Nature M: 17 Total Images: 17 Electronic, 0 Slides
1
2
3
4
5
HM
Younger Smaller Sibling Is Begging the Older Sibling for Food Pat Prettie
Contra Costa
Out of water, the shore crab (Hemigrapsus sp.) draws air through its gills producing a necklace of bubbles.
Celie Placzek
Berkeley
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) With Catfish Boris Dmitruk
Contra Costa
Steller Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) flies off with it's captured fish, Hokkaido, Japan
Wendy Hannum
Marin
A Snowy Egret Carries a Branch to Add to its Nest
Steve Napoli
Berkeley
[Seq] Great White Egret (Ardea alba) Fishing
Carol Etchebarren
Marin
Creative Images, September 2012
Creative B: 24 Total Images: 24 Electronic, 0 Slides
1
2
3
4
5
HM
Walking on Water at the Alameda County Fair
Arches
Tree in Square
The Buzz of a Low Lit Room
Eliminator
Dance Fusion
Ann Reichert
Hamid Kasmai
Sherry Mullin
Bill Crandall
Frank Masek
Steve Haimovitz
Livermore
Rossmoor
Contra Costa
Peninsula
Peninsula
Berkeley
Kenneth Houk
John Lankes
Jan Schmidt
Bob Rogers
Johanna Constance
Barbara Masek
Peninsula
Livermore
Millbrae
Contra Costa
Alameda
Peninsula
Ojars Kratins
Roseanne Smith
Ed Mestre
Jeff Barton
Barbara Hansen
Alan Moore
Rossmoor
Berkeley
Livermore
Millbrae
Marin
Diablo Valley
John Goyer
Terry Ryder
John Bowden
Jeff Fisher
Bill Stone
Ann Baldwin
Livermore
Berkeley
Berkeley
Livermore
Contra Costa
Berkeley
Creative I: 23 Total Images: 23 Electronic, 0 Slides
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2
3
4
5
HM
The tides, and people, come in and go out
Bananas Do Float
Self Portrait - Inside Out
Techno Cuisine
TAPS
Colorful Existence
Creative A: 25 Total Images: 25 Electronic, 0 Slides
1B
2
3
4
5
HM
Curtains
Magic Ferris Wheel
Lord of the Flies
Rocket powered surfing - the newest craze!
In the Smoke of Battle
Thinking of his one true love.
Creative M: 17 Total Images: 17 Electronic, 0 Slides
1
2
3
4
5
HM
Vagaries of Memory
My Date With the Dancing Woman of Treasure Island
Las Vegas Castellations
The way to the sorcerer
Snug as a bug... no peas in a pod...no
Voyage
Best in Show – Projected Images
Best in Show
First Place
Creative Projected Images - Advanced
Curtains
Ojars Kratins
Rossmoor Camera Club
Best in Show
Best Wildlife
First Place
Nature Projected Images - Intermediate
A Humpback Whale bubble fishing close to shore at Icy Strait Point Alaska
Clarence Luckett
Livermore Valley Camera Club
Best Wildlife
First Place
Nature Projected Images - Advanced
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, Shelling and Eating Small
Crab
Joseph Messina
Marin Photo Club
Best in Show
First Place
Pictorial Projected Images - Advanced
Net Mask
Greg Edwards
Millbrae Camera Club
Join three nature photography masters, Frans Lanting,
Thomas D. Mangelsen, and Art Wolfe, for a unique
weekend of photographic inspiration.
For the first time ever, three of the world’s most renowned nature
photographers--Frans Lanting, Thomas D. Mangelsen, and Art Wolfe--are teaming
up to present a series of unique weekend events that will change the way you look
at photography and what you can do with your own camera.
Frans, Tom, and Art will draw from their wide-ranging experience with
subjects and locations around the world to inspire attendees, show them new ways
to see, give them tools to create more compelling images, and empower them to
use photography to benefit conservation causes and other personal interests.
Presentations from each photographer will be mixed with panel discussions, Q
& A sessions, and reviews of images submitted by attendees.
Photo industry expert Patrick Donehue will share strategies used by
successful photographers to get the attention of editors, art directors, and other
photo buyers.
The first Masters of Nature Photography Seminar will be held Friday,
November 9 through Sunday, November 11, 2012 in San Francisco at the
Intercontinental San Francisco Hotel.
Web Site
http://www.mastersofnaturephotography.com/
Register http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3876003230?ref=ebtnebregn#
After lots of discussion and rearranging and more discussion, the New 2013 N4C
Competition Schedule has been chosen!
Check it out! 2013 Schedule
Here is our current 2012 Schedule
M is Monochrome in
Projected Images
Both lists indicate the Competition topics for each month including
Color & Monochrome in Print
and
Pictorial in Projected Images.
Also, after lots more discussion, here are the updated N4C Competition Definitions.
Please read them!
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF CAMERA CLUBS
Interclub Competition Division
Definitions
N4C competition definitions
Last Modified August 2012
Preamble
The following holds for all Competition Divisions …
The Northern California Council of Camera Clubs subscribes to the Ethics Statement of the
Photographic Society of America. Consistent with that Ethics Statement, all images submitted for
competition in both Print and Projected Image mediums, and in all Competition Divisions shall originate
as photographs by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally.
By virtue of submitting an entry, the photographer certifies the work as his/her own. No clip art,
digital art or photographs other than those made by the entrant may be used in whole or in part in any
portion of the image. Images may only be manipulated as noted in individual division definitions. When
graphic elements other than photographs created by the entrant are used in an image, photographic content
must still predominate.
Now that N4C is judging on a monitor rather than a projector, it is more imperative that
members use the N4C standard resolution, a maximum of 1600 pixels in width and 1200 pixels in
height so that the judges can better determine whether the focus is sharp.
Pictorial (P)
N4C has adopted the following definition for Pictorial (includes both color and
“monochrome”)
Pictorial photography is the use of the photographic medium as an art form. The emphasis is on
interest, visual impact, composition, and technical excellence. Images in the Pictorial division are not
confined to any particular subject, type, or style of photography. Pictorial images may be manipulated in
the darkroom, on the computer or in the camera in a manner consistent with the standards stated in the
preamble to these definitions. The term Pictorial includes color and monochrome images.
A monochrome image refers to an image in black and white (grayscale), but also includes images
made of tones of a single color. For example, sepia images, which display tones from light tan to dark
brown, or cyanotype images (“blueprints”) are also monochrome.
Printed and Projected Pictorial Images
There are four Pictorial Projected competition levels: B = Basic, I = Intermediate, A = Advanced,
M = Masters
There are four Pictorial Print competition levels: B = Basic, I = Intermediate, A = Advanced, M = Masters
Color Print entry labeling (in upper left corner): P/B, P/I, P/A, P/M
Monochrome Print entry labeling (in upper left corner): M/B, M/I, M/A, M/M
Creative (C)
N4C has adopted the following definition for Creative
Creative photography is producing an image through the use of imaginative skill or originality of
thought including the altering of reality. No image should be eliminated from competition simply because
it looks realistic, provided it shows originality of concept.
Creative images may include modifications in the darkroom, on the computer, or in the camera, as
well as unusual points of view, imaginative use of subject matter or lighting, or any other presentation
that begins with the maker’s photograph or a collection of photographs.
All Creative images must be consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these
definitions. In Creative image competition the title is read when showing the image.
Printed and Projected Creative Images
There are four Creative Projected competition levels: B = Basic, I = Intermediate, A = Advanced,
M = Masters
There are two Creative Print competition levels: B = Basic, A = Advanced
Creative Print entry labeling (in upper left corner): C/B or C/A
Travel
N4C has adopted the following definition for Travel
A Photo Travel image must express the feeling of a time and place, and portray a land, its
distinctive features or culture in its natural state. There are no geographical limitations. Close-up pictures
of people or objects must include distinguishable environment.
Techniques that add to, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by
cropping are not permitted. All adjustments must appear natural. Conversion to monochrome is allowed.
The title should give the location and complement the travel story. All Travel images must be
consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions.
Printed and Projected Travel Images
There are four Travel Projected competition levels: B = Basic, I = Intermediate, A = Advanced,
M = Masters
There are two Travel Print competition levels: B = Basic, A = Advanced
Travel Print entry labeling (in upper left corner): T/B or T/A
Journalism (J)
N4C has adopted the following definition for Journalism
Journalism entries shall consist of pictures with informative content and emotional impact,
including human interest, documentary and spot news. Sequences in Journalism show a chronology of
events or tell a story. Up to four images are permitted in a Sequence in the N4C competition definitions
Journalism division, which applies to Projected Image competition only. The journalistic value of the
photograph shall be considered over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, photographs which
misrepresent the truth, such as manipulation of the image, or situations which are set up for the purpose of
photography, are unacceptable in Journalism competition. The primary concern is to make story-telling
and/or newsworthy photographs.
In competition the title is read when showing the image. Good titles are important and should add
to the photo-story. All Journalism images must be consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to
these definitions.
Printed and Projected Journalism Images
There are four Journalism Projected competition levels: B = Basic, I = Intermediate, A = Advanced,
M = Masters
There are two Journalism Print competition levels: B = Basic, A = Advanced
Journalism Print entry labeling (in upper left corner): J/B or J/A
Nature (N)
N4C has adopted the following definition for Nature
The Nature Division is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict observations
from all branches of natural history except anthropology and archeology in such a fashion that a wellinformed person will be able to identify the subject matter and certify as to its honest presentation. The
informative or nature value of the photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality. Sequences
in Nature show a chronology of events or tell a story. Up to four images are permitted in a Sequence in
the Nature division, which applies to Projected Image competition only.
Human elements may be present only where those human elements add to the viewers’
understanding of the nature subject’s behavior and/or habitat. This habitat may be natural or adopted. The
presence of scientific bands on wild animals is acceptable.
Photographs of artificially produced hybrid plants or animals (any plant or animal that has its
appearance changed by breeding and selection by man (domesticated), mounted specimens, or obviously
set arrangements) are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic
statement.
In Nature competition the title should be factual and descriptive and should be read when showing
the image. Scientific names are encouraged but are not required. All Nature images must be consistent
with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions.
Printed and Projected Nature Images
There are four Nature Projected competition levels: B = Basic, I = Intermediate, A = Advanced,
M = Masters
There are two Nature Print competition levels: B = Basic, A = Advanced
Nature Print entry labeling (in upper left corner): N/B or N/A
Authentic Wildlife (W)
N4C has adopted the following definition for Authentic Wildlife
Authentic Wildlife is defined as one or more organisms in the animal kingdom living free and
unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Therefore, photographs of zoo or game farm animals are not
eligible.
Projected Authentic Wildlife Images
Authentic Wildlife applies to Projected Images ONLY.
Sequence (S)
N4C has adopted the following definition for Sequence
A sequence consists of a series of two or more related images. A Sequence print must have all
images printed on the same sheet of paper, or matted in the same mat. A projected Sequence can be used
as a single image, ONLY in the Nature and Journalism Divisions. A projected Nature or Journalism
Sequence comprises two to four images.
All Sequence images must be consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these
definitions.
Printed Sequence Images
There is only one Sequence Print competition level: S=Sequence
Trick or Treat !!!
Prints
Color Prints (69 Prints), Judge: John Goyer and Dan Katzman
Color Prints, Basic Level (14 Prints)
1
2
3
4
1956 F-100
Ford Doug Kaye
Artful Artist
Mary Tsolakis
Bingo action happens each week in Rossmoor benefiting Friends of Meals on Wheels.
Flo Hendry
Original Steel Belted Wheel
Flo Hendry
Marin
Marin
Rossmoor
Rossmoor
Color Prints, Intermediate Level (19 Prints)
1
2
3
4
5
HM
Betelnut
Suspended in Amber
On the western range
Primary Entrance
Blue Angel
Bristlecone Pines with Perseid Meteor in Milky Way
Phil Shaw
Jan Schmidt
Chris Nelson
Jan Schmidt
Marichu Pereira
Harvey Abernathey
Marin
Millbrae
Diablo Valley
Millbrae
Livermore
Marin
Dave Michaud
Lance Guelfo
Kevin Westerlund
Selden Parmelee
Betty Prange
Selden Parmelee
Livermore
Diablo Valley
Marin
Rossmoor
Diablo Valley
Rossmoor
Gail Pierce
Carol Zychowski
Joan Field
TJ Campbell
Bob Cossins
Robert Wehrrmeister
Marin
Marin
Contra Costa
Marin
Millbrae
Contra Costa
Color Prints, Advanced Level (18 Prints)
1
2
3
4
5
HM
A Zen Moment
A windmill awaiting completion at Montazuma Wind farm.
Morning in the Eastern Sierra
Wanting for the train , Virginia city Montanan
Fall morning in the Great Smokies
The Experience Music Project building in Seattle WA
Color Prints, Masters Level (18 Prints)
1B
2
3
4
5
HM
Orchid #2
Watching for Salmon
The Colored Fields of Painted Hills
Lone Barn in field of green wheat and white flowers
Old Wagon Wheel and Pansy's
Man with Handlebar Mustache
Monochrome Prints (63 Prints), Judge: John Goyer and Dan Katzman
Monochrome Prints, Basic Level (12 Prints)
1B
2
3
4
Bliss Dance Performs for San Francisco
Beam Me Up
A smile above the crowd.
Best Friends
Al Ludwick
Doug Kaye
Devin Roberts
Debbie Lindemann
Livermore
Marin
Millbrae
Livermore
Kevin Westerlund
Kenneth Houk
Jan Schmidt
David Evans
Marin
Peninsula
Millbrae
Millbrae
Monochrome Prints, Intermediate Level (14 Prints)
1
2
3
4
Bryce Canyon Morning
Dune Fence
Hindsight - Ribbon Candy Panes
Roy and Cody
Monochrome Prints, Advanced Level (20 Prints)
1
2
3
4
5
HM
Kiva at Edge of the Cedars
Michael Fredrich
Livermore
Granary Complex at Moon House Ruins
Michael Fredrich
Livermore
Sculpture on the la Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain - designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí
Selden Parmelee
Rossmoor
Dramatic Light
Cindy Sowa
Millbrae
The Robert Dollar Co. Number 3, ready to depart The Niles Station.
Lance Guelfo Diablo Valley
Salt Marsh
John Klingel
Marin
Monochrome Prints, Masters Level (17 Prints)
1
2
3
4
5
San Rafael Richmond Bridge with Full Moon b&w
San Gregorio Stage Stop
Bridget
Pipeman Portrait
Looking Out of Bar U Ranch House Window, Alberta, Canada
Robert Wehrrmeister
Leslie Crandell
Joan Field
Jane Postiglione
Bob Cossins
Contra Costa
Contra Costa
Contra Costa
Contra Costa
Millbrae
Nature Prints (39 Prints), Judge: John Goyer and Dan Katzman
Nature Prints, Basic Level (19 Prints)
1B
2
3
4
5
HM
Male European Bee Eater (Merops apiaster) tosses a grasshopper prior to presenting it to its mate
Catherine D'Alessio Marin
Female Lion (pantera leo) with Young Warthog, Zimbabwe
Richard Finn
Livermore
Because of poaching only about 3,000 Indian Rhinoceros remain in the wild. The protected rhino
Jim Moule
Berkeley
Red Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex maricopa) Cleans Nest
David Evans
Millbrae
Young Lion (panthera leo), Serengeti, Tanzania
Richard Finn
Livermore
Female Leaf-Cutter Bee (Megachile perihirta) eats from lavender flower (Lavandula stoechas),
David Evans
Millbrae
Nature Prints, Advanced Level (20 Prints)
1
2
3
4
5
HM
Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) Fight Over Salmon
Carol Zychowski
Marin
Brown Bear Digging Clams At Low Tide At Dawn Eats A Clam, Lake Clark NP, Alaska (Ursus arctos)
Jane Allen
Marin
Juvenile Painted Storks (Mycteria leucocephala) Squabble over Fish Just Regurgitated by Parent,
Bob Cossins
Millbrae
Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) landing in corn field, Bosque, NM
TJ Campbell
Marin
Patterns in Nature; Red-billed Oxpecker (buphagus erythrorhynchus) on neck of Southern Giraffe
Betty Prange
Diablo Valley
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) and Fledgling
Greg Edwards
Millbrae
Creative Prints (38 Prints), Judge: John Goyer and Dan Katzman
Creative Prints, Basic Level (16 Prints)
1
2
3
4
The Geisha. Kyoto, Japan.
Self Portrait - Inside Out - Emergence
Rolled Paper - The Stroller
BLUE ABSTRACT #2
Catherine D'Alessio
Jan Schmidt
Jan Schmidt
Richard Nicholes
Marin
Millbrae
Millbrae
Rossmoor
Ojars Kratins
Jeff Fisher
Cindy Sowa
Chris Nelson
Rossmoor
Livermore
Millbrae
Diablo Valley
Creative Prints, Advanced Level (22 Prints)
1
2
3
4
Abstract 3
MonoGeometry No. 1
Broadway Grill
Tahiti Impression
B = Best in Show W = Authentic Wildlife
Go to http://n4c.photoclubservices.com/Competitions/CompetitionResults.aspx to see all the winning images.
No need to log in, just click on Competition Results and there they are for your viewing.
Best in Show – Prints
Best in Show
First Place
Monochrome Prints - Basic
Bliss Dance Performs for San Francisco
Al Ludwick
Best in Show
First Place
Color Prints - Masters
Orchid #2
Gail Pierce, Past President 2003
Marin Photo Club
Best in Show
First Place
Nature Prints - Basic
Male European Bee Eater (Merops apiaster)
tosses a grasshopper prior to presenting it to its
mate during courtship. Hungary.
Catherine d'Alessio
Marin Photo Club
Northern California Council of Camera
Clubs - Board Meeting Minutes
September 10, 2012
Presiding: Teri Schoech called the meeting to order at
7:45 (after N4Cʼs winning prints "for FotoClave had
been transferred from judging clubs to Dean for
delivery to the Fotoclave judges.)
Joan has emailed a notice that there will be a celebration of Ellie Websterʼs life on Friday, Oct 5,
4 to 7 p.m. at the Harbortown Clubhouse in San Mateo."
Roll Call: All were present except for Jane Postiglione, Jim Cutler, Joe Hearst, Amory
Donaldson, Sam Berzin, Joan Field, Mary DeShaw, Stephen Busch, and Mary Asturius.
Davie Evans, Burlingameʼs new N4C alternate rep was present.
Secretaryʼs Report: The August 13 minutes were approved with the addition of David Evans,
guest.
Treasurerʼs Report: Teri has sent Cliff Hamby a replacement check. The rest of her report is
attached.
Presidentʼs Report: Jane Postiglione was absent.
Vice Presidentʼs Report: Jim Cutler was absent.
Judgesʼ Chair: Joe Hearst, although absent, has sent the following schedule:
 Sept: John Goyer Prints & Dan Katzman PI
 Oct: Alison Brooks PI & Terry Toomey Prints
 Nov: Barbara Mallon Prints & Lois Shouse PI
Competition Chairs
Prints: Dean McCoy will give up his position after the clubʼs annual.
 Some of Rossmoorʼs prints are missing.
 Because recent prints have been too small, Dean reiterated the restrictions: If matted, the
minimum size is 11 x 14, maximum is 16 x 20 inches and 1/4 inch thick
 If not matted, a full 8 x 10 inch print without borders
 Photographerʼs name must be included
EI Coordinator, Gene Albright reported that although there were problems with FotoClaveʼs
posting the winners on their website, these have been remedied.
Foto Fanfare: Amory Donaldson was absent.
PSA: Joe Hearst was still absent.
FotoClave Trustee Joan Field was absent. Gene announced that N4C is judging monochrome
and color pictorial prints for FotoClave.
Webmaster Sam Bersin was absent.
Old Business:
 N4Cʼs Annual Judging will be January 19, 2013 at Rossmoor.
 Proposal 4” was selected to include the new Monochrome, Projected Image, Special
Category for next yearʼs competition judging schedule.
Both lists indicate the Competition topics for each month
including
Color & Monochrome in Print
and
Pictorial in Projected Images.
M = Monochrome Projected



The Interclub Competition Division Definitions (Last Modified Aug 2012) which Teri had sent prior
to the meeting were approved and are attached.
Regarding the hosting and management of our website, it was unanimously decided to pay
WickedCode.com $500 to set up and re-create the N4C.ORG website on their servers, and up to
$300 per year (to be negotiated) for hosting and support.
This will use Wordpress as the framework, so that any council member with the correct
permission can gain access to make changes on the site and upload the newsletter, etc. without
webmaster intervention. Teri will be the webmaster.
New Business: None
Meeting Adjourned at 8:44
Next Meeting: Oct. 8th, 7:30 p.m. First Methodist Church, 1600 Bancroft, San Leandro.
N4C – Treasurer’s Monthly Report - August 31, 2012
Previous Checking Account Balance: 7/31/2012
$ 5,128.65
Income: Annual Competition Judge Reissue $ 50.00 Total $ 50.00
Expenses: Secretary of State Filing Fee $ 20.00
Annual Competition Judge Reissue $ 50.00
Total $ 70.00
Checking Account Balance: 8/31/2012
$ 5,108.65
CD Balances: 8/31/2012
$ 5,318.63
Total Cash Assets:
$ 10,427.28
I like Birds!
Third Place
Nature Prints - Advanced
Juvenile Painted Storks (Mycteria leucocephala) Squabble
over Fish Just Regurgitated by Parent, Bhar
Bob Cossins
Fourth Place
Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) landing in corn field,
Bosque, NM
TJ Campbell
Marin Photo Club
Fifth Place
Patterns in Nature; Red-billed Oxpecker (buphagus erythrorhynchus) on
neck of Southern Giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis)
Betty Prange
Diablo Valley Camera Club
Honorable Mention
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) and Fledgling
Greg Edwards
It’s a Pop Photo Quiz!!!
Test your Knowledge!!!
1.
When using outdoor lighting, what is
the worst time of day to photograph people?
Before noon
Noon
After noon
Happy Hour
2.
To help preserve your prints and
negatives, you should handle them while
wearing:
Cotton gloves
Latex gloves
Leather gloves
English Leather or nothing at all
3.
The practical purpose of matting a
photograph is to:
Seal the photograph, protecting it from air
Keeping the picture away from the glass,
prevent melting and sticking
Keep dust away from the photograph
Tie it into the color of the couch
4.
When shooting action shots in a manual
setting, your shutter speed should be set to
___ of a second or faster.
1/10th
1/100th
1/1000th
1/100,000th
5.
The appropriate way to secure a
photograph in its frame is to:
Not use any tape
Tape all four sides of the photograph to the
mat
Use only one piece of tape on the back at the
top of the photograph
Use double sided toupee tape
6.
What is the best way to store and
preserve your negatives?
In archival sleeves
Between the pages of your diary
In cardboard boxes kept in cool, unlit places
Right in top of the positives
7.
When storing your photographs in a
box, the best way to prevent scratches is by:
Storing in a cold place
Spraying the photographs lightly with hair
spray
Laying a sheet of acetate between each
photograph
Cutting their nails
8.
If you want to produce quality 4 "x 6"
photographs, your digital camera should have
a minimum of ___ megapixels.
1
2
3
8
9.
What does the f-stop on your camera
control?
How much light goes through the lens
The amount of memory used by each picture
Depth of field
Swearing in front of the kids
10.
What damage occurs to your
undeveloped film after repeated scans
through airport security x-rays?
The pictures might turn out foggy
The pictures at the end of the roll might turn
out black
Black spots on pictures
None, if you wrap it in your lead underwear
Who uses film anymore – raise your hand if
you do!!!
Northern California Council of Camera Clubs
Check out these web sites:
N4C
http://www.n4c.org
http://n4c.photoclubservices.com
PSA
http://www.psa-photo.org
Camera Club Name Abbreviations:
AL …
BK …
CC …
DV …
Alameda Photographic Society
Berkeley Camera Club
Contra Costa Camera Club
Diablo Valley Camera Club
http://3011933.photoclubservices.com/
http://www.berkeleycameraclub.org/
http://contracostacc.homestead.com/
http://3013855.photoclubservices.com/
LV …
MR …
ML …
PA …
PE …
PH …
RO …
Marin Photography Club
Palo Alto Camera Club
Peninsula Camera Club
Photochrome Camera Club of San Francisco
Rossmoor Camera Club
http://www.livermorevalleycameraclub.com/
http://www.marinphotoclub.org/
http://www.millbraecameraclub.org/
http://www.pacamera.com/
http://www.peninsulacameraclub.com/
http://photochrome.org/Photochrome Club
http://rossmoorcameraclub.photoclubservices.com/
N4C OFFICERS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2012
President
Jane Postiglione
Vice-President
Jim Cutler
Treasurer
Teri Schoech
Secretary
Helen Sweet
EI Coordinator
Gene Albright
Print Chair
Dean McCoy
Judges Chair
Joe Hearst
PSA
Joe Hearst
FotoClave Dir.
Gene Albright
Special Programs Joan Field
Foto Fanfare
Amory Donaldson
Webmaster
Sam Berzin
Contra Costa
Millbrae
Livermore
Contra Costa
Berkeley
Livermore
Livermore
Livermore
Berkeley
Contra Costa
Diablo Valley
Millbrae
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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 their individual and collective problems. To provide
services and facilities for the use and benefit of the member clubs.
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 ©2012.
Camera clubs may use these articles without author consent, unless specifically requested by Author, but proper attribution must
be given. If you are not a camera club but wish to use an article, please notify the editor. [email protected]
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.
More Birds!
First Place
Nature Projected Images - Basic
Great Blue Heron (Andrea herodias) with newly caught vole, Mt
Tamalpais State Park
Virginia H. Meyer
Marin Photo Club
Second Place
Puffins Interacting on Skellig Michael, Ireland
Janice Hughes
Marin Photo Club
Fifth Place
Red Tail Hawk holds onto his prey
Marilyn Cunningham
Second Place
Nature Projected
Images Intermediate
Great Egret (Ardea alba) feeding nestlings
Paul Hampton
Alameda Photographic Society
Fifth Place
Nature Projected Images - Intermediate
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) feeding it's
three chicks
Kenneth Houk
Peninsula Camera Club
Second Place
Nature Projected Images - Advanced
Oriole and Hawk [1] Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) and Red Tail Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis). The oriole's black eye-line and white wing panel
distinquish it from the Baltimore Oriole. [1 of 3]
Emmy Randol
Go to web site to see entire Sequence.
First Place
Nature Projected Images Masters
Younger Smaller Sibling Is Begging the Older Sibling for Food
Pat Prettie
Contra
Costa
Camera
Club
Third Place
Nature Projected Images - Masters
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) With
Catfish
Boris Dmitruk
Fourth Place
Steller Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) flies off with
it's captured fish, Hokkaido, Japan
Wendy Hannum
Marin Photo Club
Fifth Place
A Snowy Egret Carries a Branch to Add to its
Nest
Steve Napoli
Honorable Mention
Nature Projected Images Masters
Great White Egret (Ardea
alba) Fishing [1] Egret
Probes Pond For Pooling
Fish [1 of 3]
Carol Etchebarren
Marin Photo Club
Go to web site to see entire
Sequence.
WOW!!! When I chose Birds to highlight, there were only Prints on the web site and only four Bird photographs.
Then Nature Projected Images came on and WOW!!!
Watch out if you all enter Trains!!! I Love Trains!!!

Foto Fanfare October 2012

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