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Mark your Calendars for these upcoming events! SAVE these DATES: October 3 – 26 1st Annual DVCC Photography Exhibtiion – Our Natural World At the aRT Gallery Concord November 2 – 4 FotoClave 2012 Modesto N4C Calendar September 2012 3 – Labor Day 10 - Board Meeting 7:30 pm First Methodist Church 1600 Bancroft, San Leandro 15 – Competitions Judging Contact Gene Albright for PI location [email protected] Contact Dean McCoy for Print location [email protected] 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] Northern California Council of Camera Clubs September 2012 www.n4c.org & n4c.photoclubservices.com Member of the Photographic Society of America N4C Incorporated 1952 So long Ellie Webster … a grand gal who will be greatly missed! A long-time PSA member beginning in 1975, Eleanor (Ellie) Webster, FPSA passed away on August 10 at the age of 83. She was a person who dedicated her life to furthering the art of photography through lectures and personal involvement in many photographic organizations. For PSA, she was the Travel Aides Director from 2002 – 2012 and served as Chair of the Certain Society Awards Committee (now SRA) for the year 1999 – 2000. A member of the Honors Committee from 2004 – 2008, she chaired it in 2007 – 2008. She was also in charge of the Nature Essay Competition for several years and received a Bronze Editorial Star in 2008 for articles she had written for the Journal. Ellie earned her APSA in 1994 for having promoted the arts and sciences of photography through her lectures and travel programs, serving the Society as a District Representative of the Pacific Central Zone and through administrative offices in the Peninsula Camera Club, Northern Californian Council and the Yerba Buena Chapter of PSA. Her FPSA was awarded in 2001 for, among many things, her continuing activity in photographic organizations September 2012 Page 1 of 18 in Northern California and her lectures in travel photography to many audiences. She was chair of the Yerba Buena Chapter from 1997 – 1999, remaining on the Board until 2012, and on the Board of the Northern California Council of Camera Clubs as Club Delegate and President. Her deep commitment to the Peninsula Camera Club included her period as an award winning bulletin Editor and serving four times as the club’s President. One of Ellie’s most enjoyable experiences in her photographic career was organizing 15 Safari Tours to East Africa, where she led many fellow photographers. We will greatly miss her friendly smile and greetings at the many PSA conferences she has attended, as well as her ubiquitous shirts festooned with the African animals she loved to photograph. Darrel Gulin & Moose Peterson © Darrel Gulin Weekend of Photography November 2-4, 2012 Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center Modesto, California © Moose Peterson Presentations … Darrel Gulin & Moose Peterson Seminars … Truman Holzclaw, Dr Lloyd Bever, Richard Menzies, Sam Shaw, Marilyn Newton, Darrel Gulin, & Moose Peterson September 2012 Page 2 of 18 FotoClave 2012 Registration... Name(s)___________________________________________________________ Honors ____________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip ______________________________________________________ Phone ( ) ______________________________________________________ E-mail _____________________________________________________________ May we share your email address with FotoClave presenters / vendors? Yes____ No____ Camera Club Council or Other Affiliation __________________________ Registration Fee- Individual $60 _______ ($70 at the door) $________ Couple $90_______ ($100 at the door) $________ 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] ******************** Correction - June PI Pictorial image "Blocks, Mare Island" should be attributed to Shankar Ramamoorthy, Berkeley Camera Club. September 2012 Page 3 of 18 Congratulations to Us!!! We are all winners at the N4C Foto FanFare!!! I entered our June Foto FanFare in the PSA Newsletter Competition for Chapters/Councils and We Won!!! st Not only did we win … We won 1 Place!!! I say “We Won”, because I don’t do this Newsletter by myself. I have help from a lot of you out there! Without your beautiful Photographs, Articles written by you, Tips and Tricks, Competition Results, N4C Minutes, etc, you would be receiving blank pages each month and how boring would that be?!!! So Congratulations to us all!!! And keep sending me Articles and Tips and Ideas etc, etc, etc so we can continue to have an interesting Foto FanFare! [email protected] At the aRT Cottage 2238 Mt. Diablo St, Concord Please join us for beautiful photographs and light refreshments at The Artist’s Reception Saturday, October 6 2pm to 5pm All are Welcome! Need more information about the Exhibition? Just send an email to [email protected] 2012 N4C INTERCLUB COMPETITION SCHEDULE The list indicates the Competition topics for each month including Color & Monochrome in Print & Pictorial in Projected Images. Our Natural World Diablo Valley Camera Club’s 1st Annual Photography Exhibition October 3 – 26 September 2012 Page 4 of 18 Pictorial Images, August 2012 Judge: Barrie Bieler Pictorial B: 23 Total Images: 23 Electronic, 0 Slides 1B 2 3 4 5 HM UC Berkeley Fiat Lux Eric Brown Berkeley Yosemite snowfield in February Mike Chan Rossmoor Eye See You & Me (Arabian horse eye reflection showing her shadow & the photographer) Flo Hendry Rossmoor Hawaiian Fire Dancer Mike Rosenthal Marin San Francisco Bay from Grizzley Peak Eric Brown Berkeley Light Breaks Darkness Under Pier Devin Roberts Millbrae Pictorial I: 27 Total Images: 27 Electronic, 0 Slides 1 2 3 4 5 HM Frost and Aspens Soft Rose Afternoon in Lyle Canyon, Tuolumne Meadows Pier 1 Buttressed Queens of Rome Jim Toalson Harvey Abernathey Charles Kiene Ron Rothbart Helen Sweet Alison Trotta-Marshall Millbrae Marin Marin Berkeley Contra Costa Berkeley Leslie Crandell Obie Gilkerson Barbara Masek Anand Rane Gene Morita Hetta Malone Contra Costa Berkeley Peninsula Marin Marin Rossmoor Richard Silva Amory Donaldson Terry Ryder Ron Winter Tim Christoffersen Randy Hake Millbrae Diablo Valley Berkeley Millbrae Rossmoor Contra Costa Pictorial A: 27 Total Images: 27 Electronic, 0 Slides 1 2 3 4 5 HM Misty Morning in the Wetlands Lines Gangsta Car Grand Canyon Gold. Chasing three horses in the dust, Bend,OR Closed and Shuttered Pictorial M: 27 Total Images: 27 Electronic, 0 Slides 1 2 3 4 5 HM Stormy Weather over Half Dome Encircle my heart with your Love! Nighttime at a Desert Campground Early Birds Fog Rolling In Dappled Light on the Palouse Travel Images, August 2012 Judge: Barrie Bieler Travel B: 22 Total Images: 22 Electronic, 0 Slides 1 2 3 4 5 HM The Glory of Rome Michael Kawano Alameda Washington D.C., The Vietnam Memorial reminding us that in reflections, the past meets the present. Alex Smith Rossmoor Wall art greets a chola cuencana in Cuenca, Ecuador Phil Shaw Marin Food Delivery on the Mekong River, Vietnam Ann Reichert Livermore Dance Troup at wedding, Assam, India Wendy Hannum Marin A CASA - WALKING HOME Sally Hayes Rossmoor Travel I: 27 Total Images: 27 Electronic, 0 Slides 1B 2 3 4 5 HM The ancient temples of Bagan, Burma are bathed in early morning light. Kirsten Berg Berkeley Entering the Panama Canal Roseanne Smith Berkeley Waiting for the clouds to part to get 'the shot' at Yosemite's Tunnel View overlook Lee Aurich Alameda 1 World Trade Center is a growing presence especially on this street in Lower Manhattan as it dominates the view. The building will be 1776 feet tall when completed. Steve Haimovitz Berkeley Obelisk at Luxor Temple-Egypt Kalynda Stone Contra Costa On a hot and humid afternoon, a vendor with freshly cut cooled pineapples approaches a modern wedding party preparing for photos on the steps of Angkor Wat. Irena Miles Diablo Valley September 2012 Page 5 of 18 Travel A: 22 Total Images: 22 Electronic, 0 Slides 1 2 3 4 5 HM Backstreet. Collaire, France John Henry Berkeley Geisha in old Kyoto, Japan on their way to perform in the annual dance presentation, the Miyako Odori Dorothy Weaver Marin Preparing is Racks of Fish to dry on the Beach at Nazare' Portugal Richard Silva Millbrae Ancient Christian Caves of Cappadocia, Turkey Alan Garelick Rossmoor A woman in India with traditional ornamental tribal tatoos,India Bilha Sperling Contra Costa Sailing on San Francisco Bay, as the Fog, still covering the City, recedes. Kirsten Klagenberg Peninsula Travel M: 16 Total Images: 16 Electronic, 0 Slides 1 2 3 4 5 HM Field Workers Washing in Stream China Rose Bower Contra Costa The Entrance to the Medieval City of Carbarsone, France Steve Napoli Berkeley Zebras and Springbok flee from the waterhole when they sense danger. Note the zebra that has already had too close an encounter with a lion, Etosha National Park, Namibia Diana Rebman Berkeley Photographing Bryce Canyon. Anand Rane Marin Banners announce Clan arrival at Hindu Temple during religious festival-Bail Bob Fournier Peninsula Shoreline Village Night Skyline in Long Beach, CA. Cathy Cooper Diablo Valley Journalism Images, August 2012 Judge: Barrie Bieler Journalism B: 22 Total Images: 22 Electronic, 0 Slides 1 2 3 4 5 HM [Seq] Vehicle Fire Flo Hendry Uprising Tbilisi, Rep of Georgia 1991 Al Gould If statues could talk, this statue would say, 'Please not on my head, again.' Bob Sturm Graduation, Bainbridge Island, WA 2012 Harley Jensen It Isn't Always About Horses, Livermore Rodeo Ann Reichert [Seq] Small Girl, Big Jump David Grube Rossmoor Contra Costa Peninsula Berkeley Livermore Contra Costa Journalism I: 26 Total Images: 26 Electronic, 0 Slides 1B 2 3 4 5 HM [Seq] Stanford 'Senior Day' Race Steve Disenhof Marin Tornado in Wyoming Plains Paul Pokrywka Millbrae [Seq] Partial Solar Eclipse Siegfried Arndt Livermore Rugby in the Rain Grant Kreinberg Diablo Valley A Border Collie demonstrates herding with Indian Runner Ducks at the Monterey Scottish Games and Celtic Festival at the Monterey County Fairgrounds on July 7, 2012 Matthew Rampton Alameda Floods in Cambodia in Oct 2011 were the worst in 50 years, swamping lakeside house as Tonle Sap Burt Johnson Berkeley Journalism A: 25 Total Images: 25 Electronic, 0 Slides 1 2 3 4 5 HM Students learn topeng style from master teacher Nyoman Ketut in Munduk, Bali Ric Prindle Berkeley Colorado gets Kick away past Stanford Defender Richard Silva Millbrae [Seq] This effort resulted in a goal for the Santa Barbara Polo Cub in the first chukker of the season Mike Hancock Marin NASCAR Driver takes some Air at Sonoma Track Tight Turn 4 Georges Pelpel Contra Costa Fun at the Foster City Arts and Wine Festival Jeff Barton Millbrae Young Rider Participates in Horse Faire at Heather Farm Equestrian Center Lynn Letteris Rossmoor Journalism M: 16 Total Images: 16 Electronic, 0 Slides 1 2 3 4 5 HM Motocross Rider Performs No Hands Stunt At CA State Fair Texas, Out at First Rock Crawler Attempts the Bonus Route for More Points Feeding Time in the Big Tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Blue Umbrellas in the desert - just another day at Burning Man... Don't tell him, but I like you the best September 2012 Page 6 of 18 Cathy Cooper Jane Postiglione Mike Luebke Steve Napoli John Goyer Maureen McGettigan Diablo Valley Contra Costa Contra Costa Berkeley Livermore Marin Best in Show - Projected Images Best in Show First Place Journalism Projected Images Intermediate Stanford 'Senior Day' Race [1] for 2-meter defender Monica Coughlan starts with flowers... [1 of 4] Steve Disenhof Marin Photo Club Best in Show First Place Pictorial Projected Images - Basic UC Berkeley Fiat Lux Eric Brown Berkeley Camera Club Best in Show First Place Travel Projected Images - Intermediate The ancient temples of Bagan, Burma are bathed in early morning light. Kirsten Berg Berkeley Camera Club September 2012 Page 7 of 18 Prints August 2012 Color Prints (64 Prints), Judge: Joan Field Color Prints, Basic Level (9 Prints) 1 2 3 Out With the Old. In With the New. Nicasio Sunrise Kansas Farm Doug Kaye Joe Boone Joe Boone Marin Marin Marin Catherine D'Alessio Catherine D'Alessio Frances Goldstein Jan Schmidt Grant Kreinberg Rodney Sweet Marin Marin Livermore Millbrae Diablo Valley Contra Costa Roger Lee Bilha Sperling Gene Morita Dave Michaud Kirsten Klagenberg Millbrae Contra Costa Marin Livermore Peninsula TJ Campbell Gail Pierce Joe Hearst John Bowden Joe Hearst Marin Marin Contra Costa Berkeley Contra Costa Color Prints, Intermediate Level (18 Prints) 1M 2 3 4 5 HM Dawn at the Fish Pond. Hungary 2012 Eurasian Spoonbill Foraging. Hungary 2012 At The Ballet Guardian Pulleys Maui Fence Color Prints, Advanced Level (19 Prints) 1 2 3 4 5 Morning Mist at Sacramento Wetlands Blowing Bubbles Rose in the Gardner's Hand, Rose Garden, Portland,OR Maui Sunset Yellow Bud and Dew Drop Orbs Color Prints, Masters Level (18 Prints) 1 2 3 4 5 Weber Farmhouse Old Abandoned Boat in Ireland Oaxaca Wall #5 A Game of Checkers Two Windows, Fort Point Monochrome Prints (57 Prints), Judge: Joan Field Monochrome Prints, Basic Level (9 Prints) 1 2 3 Lighting the Way for Many Years Girl running through San Jose Fountains Duomo di Siena, Italy Al Ludwick Ginny Meyer Steve Ziman Livermore Marin Marin TJ Campbell Alison Trotta-Marshall Jan Schmidt Jan Schmidt Alison Trotta-Marshall Marin Berkeley Millbrae Millbrae Berkeley Monochrome Prints, Intermediate Level (16 Prints) 1 2 3 4 5 Weber Road Farmhouse Painting Trees Crystalaire Hindsight #8 - Seven up Mother and Child Monochrome Prints, Advanced Level (17 Prints) 1 2 3 4 5 Eureka General Store Michael Fredrich Hills and a Grainery Seen from the Steptoe Butte in Late Evening, Palouse Country, WA Gene Morita Victoria in the Window Cindy Sowa Bobbie socks trees and stream Justine Carson Valley View to the Mountain Jeff Klagenberg Livermore Marin Millbrae Millbrae Peninsula Monochrome Prints, Masters Level (15 Prints) 1M 2 3 4 Black Valley Closing the Curtains Sundial Bridge Two Horse-riders on the Beach Janice Hughes Robert Wehrrmeister Bob Cossins Gail Pierce September 2012 Page 8 of 18 Marin Contra Costa Millbrae Marin Journalism Prints (33 Prints), Judge: Joan Field Journalism Prints, Basic Level (18 Prints) 1M 2 3 4 A couple holds protest signs at a Tea Party Rally in San Francisco, CA. Devin Roberts Millbrae USS Iowa as it passes beneath the Golden Gate Bridge for it's final voyage to Los Angeles May 26,2012 Phil Meginness Livermore Four Alaskan Racing Pigs dash for the finish line as the crowd cheers them on at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, CA Debbie Lindemann Livermore Spectators enjoy the La Strada Street Painting Festival in Napa California. Fred Goldman Peninsula Journalism Prints, Advanced Level (15 Prints) 1 2 3 4 5 Some People hang on in the Rapids--Some don't Richard Silva Peninsula University of California Goalie attempts to block a penalty shot by a University of Santa Clara player Michael Geib Livermore Rodeo Aide is Gored While Attempting to Free a Cowboy's Hand Robert Wehrrmeister Contra Costa The energy, color, and fun of Carnaval 2012 - San Francisco John Goyer Livermore Kids survive in The Cage at the Tesla Stage, San Mateo Maker Faire Jeff Barton Millbrae Sequence Prints (13 Prints), Judge: Joan Field Sequence Prints, Advanced Level (13 Prints) 1 2 3 4 Matt Cain - Not Quite Yet! Raising Up the Glasses, Chinese Acrobat, Marin County Fair 300-foot wall of ice calving at Hubbard Glacier Do you want a Beer Bob Cossins Jane Postiglione Clarence Luckett Cindy Sowa Millbrae Contra Costa Livermore Millbrae 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. B = Best in Show Horses! Third Place Pictorial Projected Images - Basic Eye See You & Me (Arabian horse eye reflection showing her shadow & the photographer) Flo Hendry Rossmoor Camera Club Fifth Place Pictorial Projected Images - Advanced Chasing three horses in the dust, Bend, OR Gene Morita Marin Photo Club September 2012 Page 9 of 18 Fifth Place Journalism Projected Images - Basic It Isn't Always About Horses, Livermore Rodeo Ann Reichert Livermore Valley Camera Club Third Place Journalism Projected Images Advanced This effort resulted in a goal for the Santa Barbara Polo Cub in the first chukker of the season [1] [1 of 3] Mike Hancock Marin Photo Club Honorable Mention Journalism Projected Images Advanced Young Rider Participates in Horse Faire at Heather Farm Equestrian Center Lynn Letteris Rossmoor Camera Club Fourth Place Monochrome Prints - Masters Two Horse-riders on the Beach Gail Pierce, Past President 2003 Marin Photo Club September 2012 Page 10 of 18 Best in Show – Prints Best in Show First Place Color Prints - Intermediate Dawn at the Fish Pond. Hungary 2012 Catherine d'Alessio Marin Photo Club Best in Show First Place Journalism Prints - Basic A couple holds protest signs at a Tea Party Rally in San Francisco, CA. Devin Roberts Millbrae Camera Club Best in Show First Place Monochrome Prints - Masters Black Valley Janice Hughes Marin Photo Club September 2012 Page 11 of 18 Northern California Council of Camera Club Board Meeting Minutes from August 13, 2012 Presiding: President Jane Postiglione called the meeting to order at 7:40. It was reported that Ellie Webster had died, and there followed comments on her many contributions to N4C and PSA. Roll Call: Everybody was present except for a Palo Alto representative, Dean McCoy, Amory Donaldson, And Sam Berzin. Alan Moore, DVʼs new back-up VP/N4C Rep attended with Mike Espinosa. Guests from BCC were David Gray, Geneʼs new back-up, and Terry Ryder. Secretary, Helen Sweet: Last monthʼs minutes were approved. Treasurer: "Teri Schoech has turned over the roster to Helen. Monthly financials are attached with these minutes. Presidentʼs Report: Jane Postiglione Categories and downloads added to Photoclubservices.com 1. Download Index 2. Council Documents 3. Board 4. Financials, tax & Insurance 5. Inter-club Completion, Judging & Awards 6. Annual Awards Banquet 7. Venders 8. Honors 9. Past Fundraisers 10. Forms 11. Newsletters 12. Historical Docs Vice Presidentʼs Report: Jim Cutler handed out Honors Applications. Judgesʼ Chair, Joe Hearst: Cliff Hamby has lost his check from the annual judging. The treasurer was asked to send a replacement. Roger Johnson is unavailable to judge prints this month. Joan volunteered to do it if her calendar is open. If not, Terry will judge with Ed present. Joan referred people to the instructions in the Judgesʼ Manual on our website. N4C policy was reiterated that one must have judged at the club level before doing so at the council level. September Judges will be John Goyer and Dan Katzman. October judge, Alison Brooks Competition Committee Chairs Prints, Dean McCoy: not present PI, Gene Albright: Re FotoClave: Geneʼs received no prints from Peninsula. DVʼs PI, not in yet. Gene will check again whether heʼs received CCʼs. Foto Fanfare: Amory Donaldson was not present, but it was reported that our newsletter won 1st place in international competition! September 2012 Page 12 of 18 FotoClave Trustee, Joan Field: Update on the Nov 2-4. 2012 Fotoclave at the Doubletree in Modesto: Key speakers are Moose Peterson and Darrell Gulin. Joan is waiting for San Juaquin Valley to put a better flyer on line. 6C is down from 6 clubs to 2 1/2 and therefore is unable to present a FotoClave. Special Programs Chair, Joan Field: We need to decide whether we need a fundraiser in 2012. (Regardless of needing funds, it would be an educational function.) Webmaster, Sam Bersin: not present Unfinished Business: The Website Content Committee will finalize all revised website content after this Board meeting and send all content to our Webmaster, Sam, for implementation. There will be 2 websites: Public: N4C.org For club members only: N4C.photoclubservices.com It was decided that every time the council makes a change to either the Rules or Definitions document, the secretary will not only record the minutes but will also update the document itself. Then the new revision is to be sent back to the council including the webmaster who will then upload the new changes to the website. It was determined that having both the Annual judging and the regular, monthly, interclub judging in January is not a problem. Teri has proposed the following four options for integrating the new PI Monochrome Special Category into our 2013 judging schedule. We will take these suggestions to our members and report their preferences at the Sept 10 council meeting. New Business: N4Cʼs new Travel definition is: A 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. September 2012 Page 13 of 18 The italicized portion will also replace the modification restriction sentences in the Nature and Journalism definitions. It was also decided to remove the option of “flipping” in the Nature definition. N4Cʼs Tag Line for our website will be: N4C. . . “Promoting Photographic Expression and Education.” The review and voting on the updated N4C Rules document was tabled. Mary questioned whether prints which appear to be mixed media are acceptable. She was requested to bring the artist or at least an example of the work in question to the next meeting so we can decide. Mary asked for our opinion on Berkeleyʼs dilemma as to judgesʻ manipulation of images when they preview them, in order to test out various treatments to suggest to the maker during the meeting. Like the club, those at our meeting were split in our opinions and could not advise on whether manipulations should be allowed. Mary will let us know how the club resolves the issue. Meeting Adjourned at 9:48. Next Board Meeting: Monday, Sept 10th 7:30 p.m. First Methodist Church, 1600 Bancroft, San Leandro. Respectfully submitted, Helen Sweet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proposed updating to the N4C Competition Definitions being voted on Monday, September 10th at the N4C Board Meeting … 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 September 2012 Page 14 of 18 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 (T) 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, September 2012 Page 15 of 18 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. 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. In competition the title is read when showing the image. Good titles are important and should add to the photostory. 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 well-informed 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. 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. 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 September 2012 Page 16 of 18 It’s All About Kids! Honorable Mention Journalism Projected Images - Basic Small Girl, Big Jump [2] David Grube Contra Costa Camera Club Second Place Monochrome Prints - Basic Girl running through San Jose Fountains Virginia H. Meyer Marin Photo Club First Place Sequence Prints - Advanced Matt Cain - Not Quite Yet! Bob Cossins Millbrae Camera Club Fifth Place Journalism Prints Advanced Kids survive in The Cage at the Tesla Stage, San Mateo Maker Faire Jeff Barton Millbrae Camera Club Third Place Journalism Projected Images - Intermediate Partial Solar Eclipse [1] May 20, 2012 - This is how you safely look through a Welders Masks [1 of 2] Siegfried Arndt Livermore Valley Camera Club (I chose to only show the photo of the child. Editor) Third Place Color Prints - Intermediate At The Ballet Frances Goldstein Livermore Valley Camera Club September 2012 Page 17 of 18 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 … LV … MR … ML … PA … PE … PH … RO … Alameda Photographic Society Berkeley Camera Club Contra Costa Camera Club Diablo Valley Camera Club Livermore Valley Camera Club Marin Photography Club Millbrae Camera Club Palo Alto Camera Club Peninsula Camera Club Photochrome Camera Club of San Francisco Rossmoor Camera Club http://3011933.photoclubservices.com/ http://www.berkeleycameraclub.org/ http://contracostacc.homestead.com/ http://3013855.photoclubservices.com/ 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 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 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. September 2012 Page 18 of 18
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