Foto Fanfare June 2009

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