2004-Summer EDCC Newsletter V08.pub

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