Foto Fanfare May 2013

Foto FanFare Newsletter
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May 2013
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The Colors of
Thailand
Mark your Calendars
for these upcoming
events!
April 25 7:15pm
Contra Costa Camera Club
presents San Shaw
See pg 5
By Harvey Abernathy
May 19 9am – 5pm
Judging Seminar
Yerba Buena PSA & N4C
See pg 6
2012 National Geographic
Photography Contest
1st Place Winner
2013 PSA International
Conference
September 15 – 21
http://www.nightdayphotos.com/
N4C Calendar
May 2013
13 -Board Meeting
7:30pm First Methodist Church
1600 Bancroft, San Leandro
15 – Last Day to email photo for
Amory’s Crazy Photo Contest!
18 – Competitions Judging
Contact Gene Albright for PI
location
[email protected]
Contact Gene Morita or Joan Field for
Print location
Gene Morita, [email protected]
Joan Field, [email protected]
19 – Judging Seminar – see page 6
A monk stands outside of a temple door in Thailand.
All Photos taken by and belong to Harvey Abernathy
Pink elephants, brilliantly white temples with red
and gold trim, multi-colored fabrics at street vendor
booths, orange monks, colored lanterns, golden
Buddha’s ......... it was an experience that I will replay for
the rest of my life!
Arriving at 2:30am
and having to be up by
5:30am to attend the first
event on the trip helped skip
past “jet lag”. Every day we
were on location from early
in the morning to late at
night to capture the colors
and essence of Thailand. There was plenty to miss if
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we weren’t ready to roll! The experience of the fabulous food was as much a part of the day, as
were the photographic moments.
A major part of the life of Thailand was
bustling people on foot, scooter, Tuk-Tuk, or car,
along with the dogs, actively moving about in
most places we
visited. I have respect
for the “choreography”
of this life that worked
so seamlessly
together on the
streets. I appreciated
when a monk was
walking within the
rush of street life, that
everyone respected and gave the monk room.
Spiritual reverence was very
strong, along with the respect for
their monarchy. The use of the
“spirit houses” at residences and
businesses, along with the active participation in offerings and
prayers helped make me respect my own spirituality and
respect for those who represent me in my own country.
In reality,
it was mostly
about the
colors. Not in
just the visual
aspect, but
also in the
metaphorical.
There was
color and pride
in the faces of so
many that we met
and encountered on the street. Colorful expressions and happiness
seemed such an integral part of life, as if it weren’t necessary to
worry.
The offering of beautifully handcrafted floats into the Chao
Phraya River was incredible, with meticulous care in the crafting of
the floats, as experienced in the marketplace during the day before
the evenings offerings. As we wandered through the market, it was
hard to imagine that there would be enough sales to legitimize the
thousands of floats that were made that day. As the evening of Loi
Krathong wore on, I began to understand!
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The care in using resources, such as the older Sea
Gypsy fisherman who meticulously wove the wire for his fish
trap that was as accurately woven as the “chicken wire” that
we buy in the hardware store. Small diameter wood poles,
recently harvested from a forest, were lashed together to
support the frame for the woven wire.
Wooden walkways in the Limestone Caves that were
elevated
above the
mud in the
mangrove
forest,
posts
installed by
hand with
elevated
deck
boards and
handrails.
All this installed to provide us an opportunity to
walk through an unearthly place of mounds of
mud and the creatures that live amongst this
environment when the water is low.
We visited the Hmong Hill Tribe Village
where a young woman and her two children
worked to weave scarves and other clothing to
market to those who come to visit. I was
enraptured with the skill of the hands and speed
of maneuvering the many strands of fiber into
something so beautiful that I had to take some
home to my family. What I saw was happiness
and satisfaction in the work.
I felt humbled when encountering the Sea
Gypsy & Hmong Hill Tribe residents to see some
of the challenges that they face in their day-to-day living, knowing that in recent history they
encountered hardships that I will likely never experience. Most importantly, I saw pride in their
work and how they adapted to the life they live. I am now much more observant of the resources
that I have.
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As we traveled quickly
from place to place, the
experiences in each location
would be captured. I wish that I
could share with others the
story of each day, which I can
for myself when I view my
images. The challenge for me
is to articulate it in writing in a
way that I can share the story
for others to also experience
the colors and life of my travels
in Thailand.
If it had been possible to
linger in each location, the
experience and story would be
much richer within the images
and impression that I experienced.
Each location had its fascinating moments. The emotions that were experienced in each
area will leave impressions in my mind for the future, with the opportunity to review each one of
those emotions whenever I share my story with myself and others whom I will tell. I photograph
to allow the easy opportunity to relive the colors of my story.
http://www.nightdayphotos.com/
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CONTRA COSTA CAMERA CLUB ED
NIGHT
SAM SHAW
presents
Exploring Creative
Possibilities for
Your Photography
Sponsored by Contra
Costa Camera Club
First Christian Church
2115 Pleasant Hill
Road, Pleasant Hill
April 25, 2013
7:15 pm
Sam received an Associate of Arts degree from Merced
College, a Bachelors of Science degree, major in
Mathematics and minor in Physics from California State
College Stanislaus, and a Masters degree in
Mathematics with emphasis on Computer Science from
California State College
Stanislaus. He has been
interested in photography
since high school. Joined
the Modesto Camera Club
and Photographic Society
of America (PSA) in 1993
and started international competitions in 1995 and currently
has over 2100 acceptances. Sam has been active in the
Modesto and Merced Camera Clubs, the San Joaquin
Council, the Gold Rush Chapter and PSA. He started the
Gold Rush International Exhibition in 2010 and is the
General Chairman. Sam has produced programs on Digital
Imaging, Color topics, Travel destinations, Nature and
Photojournalism, these have been shown at local travel
and service groups, camera clubs, Gold Rush Chapter,
Foto- Clave and the PSA International Conference. The PSA
Journal honored Sam in the Distinctive Image article in September
2009 and has had two articles published in the Journal. He has four
magazine covers, three for the PSA Journal and one for the
Northwest Public Power Bulletin.
All photos © Sam Shaw
Visitors are Welcome!
A small donation from guests outside of the
Contra Costa Camera Club will be requested!
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A SEMINAR FOR ASPIRING &
CURRENT JUDGES
by Jon Fishback, PSA Education
Service Director
May 19, 2013 - 9:00 AM to 5:00
PM
San Mateo Central Park Recreation Center
50 5th Avenue, San Mateo
Fee $50 Refundable (see below)*: For Current Judges: $25
This seminar is intended for those of you who plan to become a
judge as well as to help incumbent judges improve their presence in
front of an audience.
It will include information on what is important in interpreting
images and how to express yourself as a judge. It will be
bolstered with practice judging opportunities with Jon in the
afternoon, followed by mentoring from selected current judges in
their homes and at the clubs.
You will be asked to come prepared by reading Jon Fishback’s
“Judging and Analysis - Beyond the Rules” which will be emailed
to you on registration.
It will also require a commitment from you to give your biography
and judging philosophy to Lois Shouse ([email protected])
before you attend. The bio will be included in the judges list that
Joe Hearst, N4C Judges Chair, sends to the clubs, so that clubs
can contact you. Your name will not be placed on the list until you
have completed all parts of the education session or are
comfortable with your current capabilities.
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SAMPLE BIOGRAPHY
Here is a sample biography that will give you a good idea of what we are looking for. When you have
composed yours, please send it to Lois Shouse ([email protected]) before the day of the seminar.
Sample Biography & Judging Philosophy Statement:
Webster, Ellie, FPSA, FN4C, HN4C
(PR-P-N-T-J-C) ( These refer to the Divisons in which you would like to judge)
Email address
Phone number
Address
Biography
Ellie has been involved with photography-competing, teaching and judging, for over 30 years. She is a
Fellow of the Photographic Society of America and acts as Director of the Travel Aides Service and
Director of the nature Divisions Essay Competitions. She is an active member of the PSA Yerba Buena
Chapter, the Pacific Chapter of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, the Northern California
Council of Camera Clubs, and the Peninsula Camera Club of San Mateo. She has led groups of
photographers to the Far East, the South Pacific, and Great Britain, and has led enthusiastic groups of
photographers and adventurers to East Africa for 20 years. She taught the Travel Session in a basic
photography course in San Mateo for 26 years.
Ellie has had “one woman” shows of her African images in Palo Alto Galleries and at the San Mateo
County Arts Council Gallery. As a photographer, she considers herself a “traditionalist”, and is currently
and excitedly involved with the digital imaging world of photography and is presently making her images
with a Canon Digital 40D and G9.
Philosophy
I believe visual expression can be the most effective form of communication. I look at a picture first for its
impact and story and then its presentation and technique. The RULES of composition are very important
and a photographer must know how to apply them; however, it is equally important to know how and
when to break them in order to keep one’s creativity.
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PSA Annual
Conference: Overview
http://www.psa-photo.org/conference/
One of the most enjoyable activities of PSA is the weeklong Annual Conference. The Annual Conference is held in
September or October in a different location each year. All
locations are in the United States because of the difficulty in
transporting the prints, society supplies, and awards across
borders. The past PSA Conference locations illustrate the great
variety of photography settings that participants have enjoyed.
Background information can be found in the history of the PSA
Annual Conference that was prepared for the PSA 75th
Anniversary.
During the Annual Conference registrants can
participate in photo tours, classes, workshops, and photo shoots. There is an Opening Meeting of the
Society with award presentations, an extensive Print Exhibition, a variety of programs, featured speakers
in the evenings, social events, a vendor area with product demonstrations, numerous photographic
activities, and a Banquet on the last evening.
The PSA Annual Conference is the social event of the year. For many members, it is their first
PSA activity. The Conference is a great way to meet people, have a personal encounter with someone
whose photography is known, and renew longtime acquaintances.
Beginning April 1 each year, http://www.psa-photo.org/conference includes all the
information needed to register for the PSA Annual Conference:
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2013 PSA Conference, Portland, Maine
Conference Hotel
Photo Tours
Classes & Workshops
Meetings Schedule
Tours, Classes, Programs & Workshops Schedule
Meals
Vendor Area
Featured Speakers
Conference Registration Form
Pre & Post- Conference Photo Trips
Translations
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Best in Show!
Best in Show
First Place
Color Prints - Intermediate
Longing thee
Eric Chan
Millbrae Camera Club
Best in Show
First Place
Journalism Projected Images - Basic
Bandaloop,
a vertical dance group, performed on the
Great Wall of Oakland, West Grand Avenue
between Broadway and Valley Street, on
August 16, 2012.
John Vilett
Berkeley Camera Club
Best in Show
First Place
Monochrome Prints - Masters
Resting Between Bouts
Joan Field, HN4C
Contra Costa Camera Club
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Best in Show
First Place
Nature Prints - Basic
Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
eating, Homer , Alaska
Jon d'Alessio
Marin Photo Club
Best in Show
First Place
Pictorial Projected Images - Advanced
Sticks and Stones
Mary DeShaw
Berkeley Camera Club
Best in Show
First Place
Travel Projected Images - Advanced
Chicken Vendor, Hoi An, Vietnam
Kirsten Berg
Berkeley Camera Club
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I grew up in the country and these photographs reminded me of things that I saw and experienced
while growing up! Thanks … Amory
Fourth Place
Color Prints - Advanced
Red Barn
in Russian River Valley
Barbara Hansen
Marin Photo Club
Second Place
Journalism Projected Images - Advanced
Bull Gets Rid of Rider
Shirley Tervo, AN4C
Peninsula Camera Club
Third Place
Monochrome Prints - Masters
Driveway to nowhere
Jeff Fisher
Livermore Valley Camera Club
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Fifth Place
Nature Prints - Basic
Coyote (Canis latrans) at the North End of Point
Reyes Making Sure We Kept Our Distance
Susie Kelly
Marin Photo Club
Fourth Place
Color Prints - Intermediate
Early Morning Encounter in Fernwood
Charles Kiene
Marin Photo Club
To view all the winning images,
go to http://n4c.photoclubservices.com/CompetitionsMenu.aspx
No need to log in, just click on Competition Results and take a look!
B = Best in Show
Have you been on a wonderful trip to someplace
amazing?
Well then, send me the story & some photos to
[email protected]
and we’ll all enjoy your adventure!
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Amory’s Crazy Photo Contest!!!
OK, I was just sitting here playing
Solitaire when I had this crazy idea!
Amory’s Crazy Photo Contest!
Anyway … here are the Rules.
Yes, there are always Rules!!!
Rules:
1. Your photo can be taken only
between July 4, 2012 and April 30,
2013.
2. Only One photo per person.
3. Your subject can be anything, BUT,
it must have been taken in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
4. It must be something Real, not
creatively created nor overly
processed.
5. Email your photo to me at
[email protected]
with Amory’s Crazy Photo
Contest! in the subject section.
6. Make your image no larger than
1000 pixels.
7. Don’t forget a catchy title.
8. DEADLINE for emailing your
image to me is May 15th.
9. I will have a panel of certifiable
Judges look at all the images and
we will pick the winners.
10. Our decisions will be Final with no
whining or crying about our choices
unless you toss out bribes of
substantial amounts of money!!! And
I mean substantial!!!
11. I will put the images in the FFF for
all to enjoy.
N4C 2013
INTERCLUB COMPETITION
SCHEDULE
Competition topics for each month including
Color & Monochrome in Print
&
Pictorial in Projected Images.
M is Monochrome in Projected Images
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Prints April 2013
Color Prints (72 Prints), Judge: Robin Braunfeld
Color Prints, Basic Level (10 Prints)
1
Officer Quarters Angel Island
2
Am I beautiful
3
Soaring Bald Eagle
Bill Hewitt
Dennis Chik
Jon D'Alessio
Color Prints, Intermediate Level (19 Prints)
1B
Longing thee
2
Embarcadero Classic
3
Cedar Breaks National Park #2
4
Early Morning Encounter in Fernwood
5
A Wild Flower found in Yukon Territory
HM
School Mates
Eric Chan
Doug Kaye
Paul Pokrywka
Charles Kiene
Hamid Kasmai
Morris Johnson
Color Prints, Advanced Level (23 Prints)
1
Mustang Dreams
2
Burmese nun filling up a water jug
3
The Long Corridor
4
Red Barn in Russian River Valley
5
Waiting For Leo
HM
i ROCK
Jim Toalson
Maureen McGettigan
Clarence Luckett
Barbara Hansen
Gene Dominique
Gigi Chung
Color Prints, Masters Level (20 Prints)
1
Fishing Boat In Cape Cod
2
Windows
3
Footpath, Koto-in
4
A Quiet Sunday Morning in Strasbourg, France
5
Pacific Grove sunrise
HM Well, Well Jerome Larson Diablo Valley
Selden Parmelee
Janice Hughes
Joe Hearst
Ed Mestre
Jeff Fisher
Marin
Millbrae
Marin
Millbrae
Marin
Millbrae
Marin
Rossmoor
Contra Costa
Millbrae
Marin
Livermore
Marin
Berkeley
Millbrae
Rossmoor
Marin
Contra Costa
Livermore
Livermore
Monochrome Prints (64 Prints), Judge: Robin Braunfeld
Monochrome Prints, Basic Level (10 Prints)
1
Antiques Inside and Out
Frank Masek
Peninsula
2
The "Abaniko" refers to the native fan from the Philippines, which is made from stems and leaves of an
ornamental plant.
Ceasar Ricasata
Livermore
3
Great Grey Heron. Hungary.
Catherine D'Alessio
Marin
Monochrome Prints, Intermediate Level (15 Prints)
1
Red Bluff Botanical Gardens, UT
2
A grouping of hoodoos in Bryce Canyon
3
Strings of Pearls
4
Asilomar
5
Leaf patterns in monochrome
David Evans
Raymond Suen
Al Ludwick
Fred Goldman
Chris Nelson
Monochrome Prints, Advanced Level (21 Prints)
1
Rat Rock Island
2
Ghost waves of Pfeiffer Beach
3
Escape
4
White water of the Jinsha River in the Leaping Tiger Gorge .
5
The Ikebana Artist's Hands, Ohara, Japan
HM
A bouquet for a Hummingbird
Gene Dominique
Greg Edwards
Frances Goldstein
Phil Meginness
Gene Morita
Clarence Luckett
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Millbrae
Peninsula
Livermore
Peninsula
Diablo Valley
Berkeley
Millbrae
Livermore
Livermore
Marin
Livermore
Monochrome Prints, Masters Level (18 Prints)
1B
Resting Between Bouts
2
Portrait of a mahout, Assam, India
3
Driveway to nowhere
4
All in a Row
5
Anyone For Ice Cream
HM
Looking for Life
Joan Field
Contra Costa
Justine Carson
Millbrae
Jeff Fisher
Livermore
Phillip Harris
Millbrae
Selden Parmelee
Rossmoor
John Goyer
Livermore
Nature Prints (37 Prints), Judge: Robin Braunfeld
Nature Prints, Basic Level (16 Prints)
1B
Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) eating, Homer , Alaska
Jon D'Alessio
Marin
2
When mating, the female Giant Tortoise's strong shell protects her from the immense weight of the male.
Jim Moule
Berkeley
3
North Pacific Humpback Whale Dives Off Maui Shore
Doug Kaye
Marin
4
A Great Egret (Ardea alba ) Resting in a tree at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Clarence Luckett
Livermore
5
Coyote (Canis latrans) at the North End of Point Reyes Making Sure We Kept Our Distance
Susie Kelly
Marin
HM
Female Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Glides over Pond, Skimming and Filtering Aquatic Invertebrates
and Seeds with Specialized Bill, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
Al Ludwick
Livermore
Nature Prints, Advanced Level (21 Prints)
1
Jungle mynas (Acridotheres fuscus) searching for insects on a submerged India buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
Justine Carson
Millbrae
2
This Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) drinks from a pond in Hungary. Catherine D'Alessio
Marin
3
Olive-throated Parakeet (Aratinga nana) Eating Fruit From The Madre de Cacao Tree, Belize
Bob Cossins
Millbrae
4
Alpha male Hyena is the only male allowed with very young pups (Crocuta crocuta), Tanzania, Africa
Mary Toalson
Millbrae
5
Male Northern Elephant Seal Approaches Female with Pup(Mirounga angustirostris)
Jane Postiglione
Contra Costa
HM
Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis) Eating Ground Squirrel at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge.
Cathy Cooper
Diablo Valley
Creative Prints (38 Prints), Judge: Robin Braunfeld
Creative Prints, Basic Level (17 Prints)
1
Fort Point Dancer
2
Rock pattern in a Bosnian street
3
Apple Tree in the Fog
4
The Great Albuquerque Balloon Explosion
5
The Crossing
HM
If the bridge had been designed by politicians
Rick Budde
Edith Cornelsen
Bill Hewitt
Morris Johnson
Raymond Suen
Dick Schneider
Marin
Livermore
Marin
Contra Costa
Peninsula
Millbrae
Creative Prints, Advanced Level (21 Prints)
1
Dual receding mirrors on purple and beige walls
2
Self Portrait - Crucial View
3
My World
4
A Night on the Town
5
Havana trailer
HM
A Lively Rendition of a 19th Century English Ballad
Alan Moore
Jan Schmidt
Clarence Luckett
Janice Hughes
Joe Hearst
Irene Jones
Diablo Valley
Millbrae
Livermore
Marin
Contra Costa
Livermore
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Pictorial Projected Images, April 2013
Judge: Alison Brooks
Pictorial B: 25 Images
1
Portrait of Alyssa wearing a Tahitian Ori.
2
Bowl and Dress
3
Vintage Bicycle Waiting for its Rider to Return
4
Ancient Landscape, Aerial photograph, Southwestern United States
5
A Bosnian man peers out at the world.
HM
Photographer at Work on Sunrise at Zabrieskie Point, Death Valley
Ceasar Ricasata
Livermore
John Jenkins
Marin
Heidy Hernandez-Heins Millbrae
Zohra Kalinkowitz
Berkeley
Edith Cornelsen
Livermore
Linda Horng
Contra Costa
Pictorial I: 27 Images
1
View from the Clock Tower in Rouen France
Fred Goldman
2
Splash
Linda Clinning
3
Companions Draw Energy from the Sky-Joshua Tree NP
Lynn Oakleaf
4
Bufflehead Female In Flight
Boris Dmitruk
5
Threadfin Hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aprinus, Lembeh Straights North Sulewesi 'Police Pier'
Linda Rutherford
HM
Blowing Wind over the Dunes in Death Valley
Meng Horng
Peninsula
Livermore
Diablo Valley
Contra Costa
Peninsula
Contra Costa
Pictorial A: 27 Images
1B
Sticks and Stones
2
Mystical Lotus
3
Aguidigbo, Nigerian Musical Instrument, Detail
4
Moon Rays over Bay Bridge
5
Grafitti, Marionette
HM
Could somebody please turn off that tap
Mary DeShaw
Sherry Grivett
Sherry Grivett
Bob Johnson
Gigi Chung
Jeff Barton
Berkeley
Contra Costa
Contra Costa
Contra Costa
Millbrae
Millbrae
Pictorial M: 27 Images
1
Last Light on the Cala Lilies
2
Lone Boat in the early evening light
3
Fresh Catch
4
Sunlight Designs
5
Havana Dawn
HM
Sensuous Sands
Leslie Crandell
Gail Pierce
Georges Pelpel
Elaine Bachelder
Vicki Rupp
Stephen Weiss
Contra Costa
Marin
Contra Costa
Marin
Marin
Contra Costa
Travel Projected Images, April 2013
Judge: Alison Brooks
Travel B: 25 Images
1
Teeming market scene, Kasunga, Malawi
Allen Hirsch
2
Seattle Center and downtown viewed from Kerry Park, Queen Anne Hill 10-26-2012
Stan Schonberg
3
Visitors flock to see Famous Icon, Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota
Robert Adler
4
Gaudi's Parc Guell, Barcelona, Spain
Susan Mayne
5
A View from Bean Hollow State Beach, Northern California
Jan Schmidt
HM
Ascending Masada, Israel
Al Gould
Alameda
Alameda
Rossmoor
Marin
Millbrae
Contra Costa
Travel I: 27 Images
1
This young Rwandan girl adjusts a bundle of sticks she is preparing to put on her head to carry to home.
Catherine D'Alessio
Marin
2
Butcher Shop, Trinidad de Cuba
George Field
Contra Costa
3
Even in the rain, Trafalgar Square is a hub of activity
Marcia Hart
Contra Costa
4
Gold Beach at Arromaches where British troops landed on D Day France Pat Strachan
Millbrae
5
Little Tibetan girl praying next to prayer wheels at a monestary
Steve Ziman
Marin
HM
An elder rests on curb on a warm afternoon, Alexandria, Egypt
Raymond Suen
Peninsula
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Travel A: 25 Images
1B
Chicken Vendor, Hoi An, Vietnam
Kirsten Berg
Berkeley
2
Times Square with Virgin Records
Cindy Sowa
Millbrae
3
The Morning School Bus. Always Room for One More. Ranthambore, India Bob Johnson
Contra Costa
4
Woman with purchase at the Otavalo Market, Ecuador.
Betty Prange
Diablo Valley
5
Penguins and ccebergs are indigenous to Antarctica
Robert Strochak
Peninsula
HM
People arriving in early morning at the jetty market on the Ayerwaddy river, Yangon, Myanmar
Obie Gilkerson
Berkeley
Travel M: 22 Images
1
Village Men Perform Ritual way to Prepare and Share Opium Water, Ajaran ki Dhani, India
Jane Allen
Marin
2
Malagasy Children Haul Water on a Wooden Cart Drawn by Zebu, Madagascar 2012
Diana Rebman
Berkeley
3
At the Jameh Mosque, Yazd, Iran
Ginna Fleming
Marin
4
Delivering the dowry in a wedding, Quizhou, China.
Ben Kong
Millbrae
5
A Hiker in the Italian Dolomites Can Count on Warm Food in a Refuge Hut Ojars Kratins
Rossmoor
HM
Burmese girl walking to the market
Maureen McGettigan Marin
Journalism Projected Images, April 2013
Judge: Alison Brooks
Journalism B: 33 Images
1B
Bandaloop, a vertical dance group, performed on the Great Wall of Oakland, West Grand Avenue
between Broadway and Valley Street, on August 16, 2012.
John Vilett
Berkeley
2
[Seq] View of Surfers off Newport Beach Pier
Allen Schuster
Marin
3
Although you might see anything in New York's Grand Central Station, you can almost always count on a
wedding!
Catherine D'Alessio
Marin
4
San Francisco bakery worker places fortunes in cookies and twists them into Chinese Fortune Cookies.
Emily DeMartini
Peninsula
5
SantaCon San Francisco 2012 participants spreading cheer and goodwill
Eric Chan
Millbrae
HM
Snake Charmer in Jaipur, India
Linda Horng
Contra Costa
Journalism I: 29 Images
1
A Blue Angel visits San Francisco
Bill Rauch
Contra Costa
2
A rough start for number 2 at the Alameda County Fair horse races.
Susan Gerber
Livermore
3
Young rider & mount making jump
Mary Lou Froese
Millbrae
4
Young girl joyfully spreads cattail seeds into the wind at Mt. Hermon Science Camp.
Debbie Lindemann Livermore
5
Reminder of the Bosnian War
Edith Cornelsen
Livermore
HM
Jake Anderson, Cal rugby wing, on his way to score in 112 - 7 rout of Cal Poly, February 9, 2013
Don Rhett
Berkeley
Journalism A: 35 Images
1
Public transportation in Myanmar
Ben Kong
Millbrae
2
Bull Gets Rid of Rider
Shirley Tervo
Peninsula
3
Coit Tower In Orange Celebrating the Giants World Series Victory
Bob Johnson
Contra Costa
4
Harvard Lacrosse Player Gets Ball Away From Stanford
Shirley Tervo
Millbrae
5
Pickup lands upside down after driver falls asleep, highway One Baja California. Alan Moore Diablo Valley
HM
Subtle parking instructions at Mission San Miguel
Linda Brown
Alameda
Journalism M: 22 Images
1
Hawaiian Wipeout
Sherry Grivett
Contra Costa
2
Racing on the Sand Dunes, Ca
Jane Postiglione
Contra Costa
3
Amputees in the women's 5000 meters wheelchair race round the final bend during the London
Paralympics, September 2012.
Ann Baldwin
Berkeley
4
Men working in the Rice Fields in China
Gail Pierce
Marin
5
Rock Crawlers Struggle for Traction After a Summer Rain Shower Wets Down the Course
Mike Luebke
Contra Costa
HM
Women's Water Polo can get Rough trying to secure the Ball
Richard Silva
Peninsula
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Board Meeting of
April 8, 2013
Presiding:
Roll call:
Minutes:
President:
N4C President Jim Cutler presiding.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM.
Role call was read by N4C Secretary, Jane Postiglione.
Present: President & Millbrae backup N4C Rep, Jim Cutler, Vice President, Helen Sweet,
Secretary, Jane Postiglione, Treasurer & Webmaster, Teri Schoech, Print Co-Chair, Joan
Field, PI Chair, EI Coordinator & backup Berkeley N4C Rep, Gene Albright, Judges Chair &
PSA Rep, Joe Hearst, Special Programs Chair & FotoClave Trustee, Joan Field, Alameda
N4C Rep, Terry Toomey, Contra Costa N4C Rep, Mike Luebke, Diablo Valley N4C Rep, Jim
Ludwig, Livermore Valley N4C Rep, Ed Mestre, Marin N4C Rep, Rick Budde, Peninsula N4C
Rep, Jenny Gu, Rossmoor N4C Rep, Walter Braun.
Not Present: Print Co-Chair, Gene Morita, Palo Alto N4C Rep, Sue Forbes, Photochrome
N4C Rep Mary Asturias, Berkeley Rep, Elizabeth Saucier and the Newsletter Editor, Amory
Donaldson.
March Minutes were approved by the Board.
 President Jim Cutler reported that he met with the Chinatown Club who had more than
one third of their members interested in joining N4C. Bob Cousins will help them get set
up with the software.
 Jim noted that his meeting with Santa Rosa was delayed and he would re-schedule a
meeting on May 23rd to discuss their joining N4C. He emailed Chinatown and Santa Rosa
our latest FotoFanfare Newsletter and the Judges Seminar flyer.
Vice President:
 Vice President Helen Sweet discussed the 2013 Annual Banquet arrangements planned
for
Sunday, February 9th, 2014 at the Lafayette Park Hotel. She noted that a $500.00 deposit
was due March 20th to the Lafayette and N4C would pay 50% if we cancelled 1 month in
advance.
 Helen mentioned that CCCC was hosting Sam Shaw on Ed night 4/25 th and all are invited.
Treasurer:
 Treasurer Teri Schoech reported that she had received dues from Palo Alto and all clubs
for Print
and PIs competitions except Alameda who is not competing in both mediums. Teri also
noted
and Palo Alto and Photochrome are not competing.
 The Treasurer’s Report was approved by the Board.
Secretary:
 Secretary Jane Postiglione. No report.
Judges Chair:
 Judges Chair, Joe Hearst noted April judges are Robin Brownfeld for Prints and Alison
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Brooks for PT; May will be Rose Bower for PI and Wendell Delano for Prints, and June will
be Dan Katzman for Prints and John Goyer for PI.
Joe read an email from judge, Dan Katzman, noting that it significantly improved the
judging when the judge received PIs to review in advance of the club meeting.
David Evans gave an update about the upcoming Judges Seminar in San Mateo. New
judges will get first shot at participating in the afternoon practice sessions, inactive judges
will have next priority and last priority will go to active judges. Judges who do not get in
the afternoon session will only have to pay 25.00. It will cost $50.00 to attend but those
who judge 3 times at the club level will be reimbursed. Dan Katzman and Alison Brooks
were mentioned as good judges to be mentor judges.
Print Chair:

Joan Field noted that Print labels from Larry’s program were visually too similar for the
clubs. She brought an example of new N4C Print Label which had large club initials added
to the label. Helen moved to use this label template, Walt seconded and the motion was
approved. Webmaster, Teri, will put the revised labels on the N4c website, and Joan will
also email the Reps with the template to print out labels on Avery 5164 labels.
 Joan will handle prints in the April competition and Gene Morita will handle the May
competition.
EI Coordinator:
 Gene noted that record numbers had been set for Prints his month with 211 entries
compared to 150 in the past. He also noted that 328 PI entries were received in March
compared to 250 past entries.
 Gene brought up an example of two nature images that appeared to not follow the N4C
Nature Division rules. The images and their maker were discussed and it was determined
that they were not manipulated by Photoshop or other software, and that they were
acceptable.
Foto Fanfare Editor:
 Amory Donaldson was not present. It was noted that she is doing a great job and that she
will submit our N4C Newsletter again this year in the PSA Newsletter contest.
PSA:
 PSA Rep Joe Hearst mentioned that Yerba Buena Chapter would handle seminar refunds,
not N4C, and Joan Field mentioned that the new PSA Yerba Buena Chapter website was
up and running.
FotoClave:
 There will be no FotoClave event this year, 2013.
Webmaster:
 Teri will put the updated Definitions and Rules on the web.
Old Business:
 Jim will get more feedback from the N4C clubs on their competition schedule.
 Moving the judging date for PIs was mentioned.
New Business: None.
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Secretary Jane Postiglione
Next Board Meeting: Monday Evening May 13th.
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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 2013
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
PI Coordinator
Print Chairs
Jim Cutler
Helen Sweet
Teri Schoech
Jane Postiglione
Gene Albright
Gene Morita
Joan Field
Judges Chair Joe Hearst
PSA
Joe Hearst
FotoClave Trustee Joan Field
Special Programs Joan Field
Foto Fanfare
Amory Donaldson
Webmaster
Teri Schoech
Millbrae
Contra Costa
Livermore
Contra Costa
Berkeley
Marin
Contra Costa
Livermore
Livermore
Contra Costa
Contra Costa
Diablo Valley
Livermore
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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 ©2013.
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]
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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.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF CAMERA CLUBS
Interclub Competition
Rules
Last Modified March 2013
Purpose: The purpose of these rules is to offer a common ground for
competition among the member clubs of the Council.
Rule Changes: Changes in these rules may be made by a 2/3
majority vote at a regular scheduled meeting of the Council delegates after
receiving notice of the proposed changes in writing at least 30 days prior
to said vote. (See Article XI of the By-Laws.)
Restrictions: These rules shall in no way interfere with the right of the member clubs to determine
the requirements for participation in their club competitions. However, for N4C competitions, if using the
Photoclub Services’ Image Competition Manager (ICM) system, there are certain requirements for titling
(maximum length of 200 characters, etc. that must be fulfilled. (See below).
General Rules
1. There shall be the following Competition Divisions:
Prints:
Pictorial Monochrome Print (M)
Pictorial Color Print (P)
Special Prints:
(Both Color and Monochrome prints are allowed in Special Prints)
Nature (N)
Travel (T)
Journalism (J)
Creative (C)
Sequence (S)
Projected Images:
Pictorial (P)
Nature Projected Images and Authentic Wildlife (N) or substitute (W) for authentic
Wildlife images
Creative Projected Images (C)
Travel Projected Images (T)
Journalism Projected Images (J)
2. There shall be no more than four Competition Levels of competition in any Projected Image or Print
Competition Division.
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All Projected Image competitions, both for Pictorial and for the Special Divisions (Nature, Travel,
Journalism and Creative) will consist of the following competition levels:
Basic (B), Intermediate (I), Advanced (A), and Masters (M).
Print competitions will consist of the following competition levels: Pictorial Monochrome(M) and
Pictorial Color (P) will include
Basic (B), Intermediate (I), Advanced (A) and Masters (M) levels.
The Special Print categories of Nature, Travel, Journalism, and Creative will include two levels of
competition:
Basic (B) and Advanced (A).
The Special Print category of Sequence will consist of one competition level only, and the designation
will be the letter “S” for Sequence.
3. Interclub competition shall be held in each Competition Division based on a schedule adopted by the
Council at its regular December meeting. Changes in the schedule may be made upon recommendation of
the competition committee and the approval of the Council by 2/3 vote.
4. Monthly interclub competitions shall occur at a time and place determined by the Council or by those
people involved in a particular judging .
5. All prints and projected images entered shall be entered according to the competition rules of each club.
(See By-Laws, Article X, Paragraph C). Most club members of N4C are using the ICM program for
submitting electronic images and JPEGs of entered prints.
6. One or more judges may be used for interclub competitions and the judge(s) may or may not be an
active member of a competing club. If the judge(s) has pictures in the competition, the pictures will be
removed and judged in the next regular interclub competition.
Judges for interclub competitions should not be selected more than twice per calendar year in each
Competition Division in which s/he is qualified. Interclub competition judges shall be selected from the
interclub judges roster by the Judges Chair. The judge(s) so selected for any interclub competition shall be
the sole person(s) to critique Projected Images or Prints and to select winners.
7. Judges are selected for the interclub judges roster by a “judges selection committee,” which can be
composed of the entire N4C Board acting as a committee of the whole.
8. The number of awards in a Competition Division and Level is limited to 1/3 of the total number of
entries, rounded up, and a maximum of 6 (first through fifth and one honorable mention).
In the Nature Projected Image Division, additional awards will be given to the two best Authentic
Wildlife images.
When there are fewer than three entries in a Competition Level, those entries will be moved up or down
between levels in their division. All those who place at any level and division shall receive a certificate,
which shows the winning photo, if the JPEG equivalent of the Print image is provided by the maker.
9. Any Projected Image or Print which has placed first through fifth or honorable mention in interclub
competition may not be reentered in the same Competition Division.
10. Any Print entered in any competition sponsored by the Council shall be entered exclusively at the risk
of the exhibitor and neither the Council nor any of its officers or representatives shall be under any
liability whatsoever for damage to, or loss of, any image while in their custody. It shall be the
responsibility of each member club to inform its members of this condition to participate in Council
activities.
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11. Prior to the annual awards banquet, an annual interclub competition in all levels of each division shall
be held in the month of January following that month’s Council meeting. All monthly interclub
competition winners, first through fifth and the honorable mention, in all levels of each division, are
eligible to be entered in the annual competition.
Annual awards shall consist of first through fifth place, plus five honorable mentions in each level of each
division. Annual judges shall select a Picture of the Year from among all the first place winners in the
Projected Images Divisions.
There will be an additional three Pictures of the Year in Prints; one for Pictorial Color, one for Pictorial
Monochrome, and one for all Special Prints.
Awards will consist of plaques for the Pictures of the Year, medals for first place in each level of each
division, and certificates for the remaining winners.
Entry Rules
Entry Rules - General
1. Each member club entering Prints and/or Projected Images in a monthly interclub competition will be
eligible to enter a maximum of three Prints and three Projected Images in each competition level in all
divisions.
2. All Prints and Projected Images entered in interclub competition must have titles. Competitors should
not use the same title more than once.
3. The title, entrant’s name, club name, name of print classification including level, and date must be
placed on the back upper left corner of a print.
The correct file name and other pertinent data for a Projected Image must match the submission
requirements for each club. (There are no filename standard formats for the file name when submitting
through the ICM.).
4. Completed entry forms, furnished by the Council shall accompany all Prints and PIs entered in
competition depending on the method of supplying images to the PI and Print Chairs. (In the case of
submitting entries through ICM no entry forms are required.)
5. The PI or Print Chair may disqualify any print or PI not conforming to these rules. A disqualified image
may be resubmitted within 60 days, if it has been changed to conform to the rules.
Entry Rules – Projected Images
1. All projected images should be appropriately sized in Photoshop or other applicable program to a
maximum of 1600 pixels horizontal and a maximum of 1200 pixels vertical. The resolution should be
ignored. The format should be sRGB for best rendering on the N4C monitor, and the image should be
saved in the JPEG format. (This is taken care of automatically by the ICM system if the file size is less
than 4 MB.) The resolution should be ignored. The sRGB format is the recommended color profile, but if
the maker has used another one, it will be automatically converted to sRGB by the ICM system. The
image should be saved in the JPEG format. Specifying the Maximum JPEG quality is recommended.
2. In addition, the title of any entry must be 200 characters or less, including spaces. The following
characters are not allowed in the title:
< (less than)
> (greater than)
: (colon)
~ (tilde)
" (double quote)
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* (asterisk)
? (question mark)
/ (forward slash)
\ (backslash)
| (vertical bar or pipe)
3. Sequence entries for nature or journalism should contain the format below:
<Overall Title of the Image>[<Number of Sequence >]<SubTitle, if Desired>
The number of sequence should be between brackets.
Example: Skate Board Champion [3] Turning somersault
Entry Rules – Prints
1. Preferably, entries in all competition levels, shall be mounted on 2-ply or 4-ply mount board or foam
core board. No entry, including mount, may exceed 16” X 20” or be less than 11” X 14” in overall size
and may not exceed 5/16-inch in thickness. Unmounted or unmated prints are allowed in competition with
a minimum size is 8” x 10”.
2. All entries shall have the title, author, club name, division and competition level (P/B, P/I, P/A or P/M,
etc., see #1 under General Rules for complete abbreviations link), month of interclub competition, title,
and name of entrant on the upper left hand corner on the back of each entry.
It is recommended that the label be printed by the ICM program so that a standard form is used and it is
not written in possibly illegible handwriting. This should lead to fewer misfiled prints.
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