April 2014 Newsletter - Sioux City Camera Club

Sioux Scope
A Newsletter for the Sioux City Camera Club
April 2014
What’s in this issue!
Banquet May 8th Featuring
Our Own Bob Gillespie
This year’s banquet will be held at the First
Presbyterian Church on Thursday, May 8th at 6:00
p.m. The cost will be $12.00 per person which is
needed to cover the cost of the caterer. Sign up
and payment will be due at our April meetings.
Our own Robert Gillespie will be our featured
speaker and will talk about photographing the
Northern Lights.
Bob Gillespie is currently the owner of Signal
Photography in Sioux City. He has won many
national and international awards with his photographs. He also has taught Digital Photography
at Northeast Nebraska Community College and
the Sioux City Art Center. He has been a member
of the SCCC for over 20 years. His most recent
trip was to Fairbanks, Alaska to photograph the
northern lights, International Ice Sculpture Competition, and dog sled races. His program covers
the preparation for this trip as well as sharing the
results.
Art Center Exhibit Reception
Set for April 24th--6 to 8:30
The Sioux City Art Center Exhibit continues
through July 13th with a April 24th reception
from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “Contrast” is the
theme.
Thanks to Barbara Anne Huculak and the
Sioux City Art Center for promoting the club
with this special exhibit.
• Banquet May 8th Featuring Bob
• Art Center Exhibit
• SCCC Print and Digital
• Spring & Springbrook Coming
• Year End Contest Rules & Message
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Hands on Workshop
Planned for April
April’s program will feature a hands on
workshop featuring: Doug Conrad – Water
Refraction Photography Tom Schoening
– Low Cost 3 Light Flash for Portraits Jack
Bristow – Flower Photography in the Bargain
Basement Steve Paulson – Shooting Through
Glass.
View & Review: “Humor”
Our April 2014 View and Review topic is
“Humor”. Each photographer which shows
a View & Review photo should be ready to
explain his technique and composition as a
learning experience for all members.
These photos should not be mounted and
the maximum size is 8 1/2 x 11.
2013-2014 Assignments
10-April
24-April
Treats
The Greiner’s
Treats
Kingsbury’s
Prints Judge
Mike Greiner
Digital Judge
Doug Conrad
Drop off time was by 5 p.m. Saturday, April
12th @ Steve Paulson’s porch.
Digital prints both Color and Black & White
are also due April 12th by 5 p.m. Send all
digital submissions to digicolor@sccameraclub.org for color submissions and digibw@
sccameraclub.org. for black & white submissions.
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Sioux City Camera Club Winners
Digital B & W March ‘14
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
HM
HM
HM
Windmill
Bill Schwarz
Sand Dunes Colorado Paula Warp
The Homestead
Ron Nicolls
Blue Man Group
Doug Conrad
Chapel Arch
Carl Hardy
Civil War Memorial
Bob Gillespie
Long Shadows
Randy Williams
Digial Color March ‘14
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
HM
HM
Comforting
Yak-Yak-Yak
Keep Out
St. Paul’s River Front
Nervous
Woodland Babies
Doug Conrad
Mike Greiner
Bill Schwarz
Ron Nicolls
Doug Conrad
Larry Crabb
Color Prints March ‘14
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
H.M.
H.M.
Bald
Michael Greiner
Veteran’s Memorial Bridge
Michael Greiner
Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia
Mike Walsh
Montreal Subway
Mike Walsh
Ancient Tree
Vernice Kingsbury
Fall Morning
Doug Conrad
1st
Windmill
Digital B&W
Bill Schwarz
Black & White Prints Mar. ‘14
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Mountain Fence Vernice Kingsbury
Prairie Windmill
Doug Conrad
Roof Lines
Vernice Kingsbury
Black-eyed Junco
Michael Greiner
2nd Sand Dunes Colorado
Digital B&W
Paula Warp
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4th
Blue Man Group
Digital B&W
Doug Conrad
1st
H.M. Chapel Arch
Digital B & W
Carl Hardy
2nd
Comforting
Yak Yak Yak
Digital Color
Doug Conrad
Digital Color
Mike Greiner
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3rd
Homestead
Digital B&W
Ron Nicolls
H.M. Dried Up
Digital B & W
Doug Conrad
H.M.
Civil War Memorial Digital B&W
Bob Gillespie
SCCC Winners
1st
Digital Creative February 2014
Green Cup
Nature Prints
HM
H.M.
3rd
HM
Golden Stare
On the Lookout
Bob Gillespie
February 2014
Michael Greiner
Doug Conrad
B&W Pictorial February 2014
Cowgirl Portrait - Doug Conrad
Melancholy - Michael Greiner
Color Prints March 2014
2nd
H.M.
Merit
Merit
Who Cares
House Finch
Blue Heron
Fall Pathway
Doug Conrad
Mike Greiner
Kevin Smith
Dawn Mikkelson
H.M. Long Shadows
Digital B & W
Randy Williams
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St. Paul’s Riverfront Digital Color
Ron Nicolls
Spring Is Approaching with
“Springbrook” April 25-27
It has been so cold you’re probably wondering
when spring or Springbrook will get here? Spring
cannot get here soon enough for me but I know
Springbrook will happen April 25, 26 & 27.
There is no better place or better value then
Springbrook when it comes to renewing our creative photography energies after being inside for
much of the cold winter.
I have lined up a series of speakers that will
revitalize our passion for photography and bring
us together with our N4C friends.
You are going to see programs with lions of
East Africa, tablet technology, polar bears and
more. Lions, Tablets, and Bears! Oh my!
We’ll begin Springbrook with our semi-annual
N4C board meeting on Friday afternoon. Friday
evening after dinner we’ll hear about the PSA
Council Challenge Awards from Gene Schwope
and Jo Eland will present her trip to “Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge.” Deadline for registration
is April 16th
3rd
Keep Out
Digital Color
Bill Schwarz
H.M.
Nervous
Digital Color
Doug Conrad
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Year End Contest Rules
Entries Due April 17th
H.M.
Woodland Babies
Digital Color
Larry Crabb
A Message from Doug
At the February 27th Sioux City Camera Club
meeting Doug Conrad volunteered and the club
nominated Bill Schwarz to be on a committee to
research and come up with a recommendation
by the March 13th meeting for a new projector to
be purchased by the Sioux City Camera Club. At
the March 13th meeting Doug Conrad reported
to the club and presented their recommendation for an Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 2000
3LCD projector for a purchase price of $799.99.
Mike Greiner moved and was seconded by Jack
Bristow to purchase the recommended projector.
All of the members present voted in favor, and
none opposed. It was also discussed that the
club President will be responsible for the custody
of the projector during his/her term by storing
the projector at their residence, and making sure
it gets to the church each month for the presentation of digital images.
As per our by-laws, members may enter up to 2
(two) entries per category in the Year End
Contest. Entries are due April 17th with prints
being dropped off at Steve Paulson’s porch and
the digital downloaded to digital submissions
as listed below.
• Black and White Print of the year
• Color Print of the year
• Digital Color
• Digital B&W
The above categories must have been entered in
monthly competition during the current camera
club year. They should be clearly marked for
annual awards – previously entered.
Open Class - these need not have been entered
in club competition and should be marked for
open class annual awards.
• Black and White print of the year
• Digital Color
• Digital B&W
Send all digital submissions to digicolor@ sccameraclub.org for color submissions and digibw@
sccameraclub.org. for black & white submissions.
Sioux City Camera Club
The Sioux City Camera Club is a member
of the North Central Camera Club Council
(N4C) and the Photographic Society of America (PSA). See our website @ http://www.
sccameraclub.org for meeting information.
Club Leadership 2013-2014
Dawn Mikkelson --President
Doug Conrad – Vice-President
Kevin Smith --Secretary/Treasurer
N4C Contact - Carl Hardy
Newsletter Editor - Carl Hardy