A Message From the Dates to Remember Secretary and Vice ... · Lou Nettlehorst, 7:00 p.m. March 12...

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Volume 3, Issue 6

Dates to Remember

February 3 Competition Night, 7:00 p.m.

3 total images, plus a 4th if

monochrome, with no more than 2

images in one category

February 5 Sunrise Shoot at Simmons Island

Park

February 10 PSA Travel Competition DPI Due

February 12 CACCA Competition

February 17 Creating Special Effects Using

Photoshop presented by Bob

Benson

February 19 Shutter Cafe, 8:00 a.m.

February 28 DPI Images Due for Individual

“Power” and Alteration of Reality

DPI CACCA Competitions

February 28 “A Touch of Red” Assignment and

Challenge Due

March 3 Close-up and Personal: The Joy's of

Macro Photography presented by

Lou Nettlehorst, 7:00 p.m.

March 12 Chicago Flower Show

March 12 CACCA Competition

March 17 Critique Night, 7:00 p.m.

March 19 Shutter Cafe, 8:00 a.m.

March 31 DPI Images Due for Interclub

Competition and Individual “Night or

Twilight” CACCA Competition

March 31 March Assignment and Challenge

Due

Questions or comments about this newsletter please

contact Margie Hurwich, Newsletter Editor at

[email protected].

February 2011

A Message From the

Secretary and Vice President,

Communications

I can honestly say that after each

and every meeting or gathering, I

am more exited at what this

camera club has become and

where it is heading.

We are averaging about 70

members and guests at our club

meetings, 20 members at our Shutter Café and

normally 15-20 members at photo excursions.

However, this past month we had close to 40

members attend our Table Top and Model Shoot.

I continually hear from new members how

wonderful it is that so many of our members are

willing to share their knowledge. A big thank you

to all of you that do so.

As the months progress throughout this season, I

wanted to bring up the fact that we are only a few

short months from electing our 2011-2012 Board

and appointing Committee Chairs. This is done at

our May monthly meeting. Please take some time

to think about volunteering for either the Board or

as a Committee Chair. Look at it as another way

to share your knowledge. You can find a list of

positions on the last page of this newsletter or on

the organization chart in our Description and Rules

document found on our website and Yahoo group.

Margie Hurwich

The Lake County Camera Club is a proud member of the

Photographic Society of America and the

Chicago Area Camera Clubs Association.

For more information about our club, visit our website at

www.lakecountycameraclub.org or come join us at

418 N. Prairie Avenue, Mundelein, IL 60060.

Competition Results

CACCA Interclub Competition

Awards

Small Monochrome Award

“Firefighter”, Score 23

Small Color Award

“Dinner‟s Ready”, Score 25

Large Color Award

“Thinking Mandrill”, Score 23

CACCA Interclub Competition

Honorable Mentions

Large Color

• “Tenacious”, Score 22

by Jeff Bark

CACCA Individual Competition

Best of Show

“Alteration of Reality”

“Peavi”, Score 25

CACCA Individual Competition

Honorable Mentions

Portraits

• “Lauren”, Score 22

by Quintin McGrath

Exposures, February 2011 Volume 3, Issue 6

© Don Chen

© Jim Ross

© Paul Kurek

© Tom Anderson

Competition Results

CACCA Special DPI Competition

Awards

“Megan”, Score 23

“Happy, Surprised, Angry, Snooty Eyes”,

Score 23

“Takara Eyes”, Score 22

CACCA Special DPI Competition

Honorable Mentions

• “Staring”, Score 21

by Diana Grote

• “Terror”, Score 21

by Margie Hurwich

• “MJ Eyes”, Score 21

by Quintin McGrath

• “Seal Puppy”, Score 21

by John Williams

Interested in

Attending CACCA?

Enjoy our club competitions? Then you should

attend the February CACCA Competition on

Saturday, February 12. Everyone is invited!

The meeting is held at The Palos United

Methodist Church located at 121st and Harlem

Avenue, Palos Heights, IL 60463.

If you are interested, a carpool can be arranged.

Please contact Jim Ross at

[email protected].


© Margie Hurwich

© Mike Trahan

© Quintin McGrath

CACCA Spring Salon

The Annual Spring Salon is held each year in

March for members and non-members of

CACCA clubs. The 2010 Salon is being held

on Saturday, March 19 at the United Methodist

Church of Palos Heights, 121st and Harlem,

Palos Heights, IL 60463.

A maximum of four (4) images may be

submitted in any and all divisions. A separate

entry fee is charged for each division. The

charge this year is $3.00 per division entered

for members, and $5.00 for nonmembers.

Additionally, an entry form needs to be filled

out. There are separate forms for DPI and

Alteration of Reality. You can obtain entry

forms from Jim Ross.

Where individual competitions do not exist,

entrants having ten or more acceptances in a

division in previous CACCA salons and/or any

international salons must enter Class A in

those Salon divisions. Other entrants may

elect to enter Class B, if other class divisions

apply.

You will need to give your prints, slides and

entry forms to Jim Ross before or at our

March 3 club meeting. As well, please send

all DPI entries to

[email protected]

no later than Thursday, March 3.

The prints and slides that are accepted will be

shown in a special slide show presented

electronically on a DVD. By entering the

Salon, you are giving permission for CACCA to

include your images on this DVD for

distribution to CACCA clubs.

You may enter the following divisions:• Pictorial Slides

• Pictorial Digital Projected Images

• Small Monochrome Prints

• Small Color Prints

• Large Monochrome Prints

• Large Color Prints

• Portrait Small Prints (Color and Monochrome)

• Portrait Slides

• Nature Slides

• Nature Small Prints (Color and Monochrome)

• Alteration of Reality Digital Projected Images

• Photojournalism Slides

• Photojournalism Small Prints (Color and

Monochrome)

• Special Panoramic Prints

Please note that the Special Panoramic Print

category was left off of the new entry form, and

those who are interested will have to mark an

indication on the form manually.

Follow normal CACCA guidelines for all

categories except the Special Panoramic Print.

For the Special Panoramic Print category the

rules are as follows:• Up to 4 images may be entered. Only one class

division in this category.

• Any subject matter is eligible.

• The longer side of the image must be at least twice

the length of the shorter side.

• The maximum dimension for a horizontal print is 30

inches. (Thus the maximum size is 15x30 inches.)

• The maximum dimension for a vertical print is 20

inches. The maximum vertical print is 10x20 inches.

(Vertical prints are limited in size by our print box

and therefore cannot be taller than 20 inches.)

• Mount board length cannot exceed the maximum

dimensions as stipulated in #4 and #5. A single

mount board can be used or two 11”x14” mount

boards piano hinged together with tape on the

backside can also be used.

• Note: If using two individual mount boards, two

individual prints can be mounted separately on each

mount board. Eliminate any print boarder where the

prints meet to form a continuous image.

Everyone is invited to attend the judging or offer

any help.


Photo Excursions

Table Top and Model Shoot

WOW! What a morning! We have never had

that many members attend a photo excursion

before. We had 36 members, 12 models, 3

lighting stations for models and a table top

station. In addition, we had a beginners table

to help explain the basics of photography. It

was amazing! Many of you found the day to

be a wonderful learning experience, despite

the last minute change from thinking we didn't

have power to rushing to get the lighting

equipment set up.

If you attended, please upload any of your

photos to:

http://lakecountycameraclub.org/gallery2/main.

php?g2_itemId=2238

The user id and password can be found on our

Yahoo group.

Sunrise Shoot at Simmons Island

Park

Capture the beauty of the sunrise along with

the amazing ice formations along Lake

Michigan when we go to Simmons Island Park.

In addition to the sunrise and lake, the park

also offers a harbor and two historic

lighthouses.

If you will be attending, a car pool has been set

up. We will meet at the Fifth/Third Bank on the

corner of Grand and 21 at 6:00 a.m. and

leaving no later than 6:15 a.m. with sunrise

being at 6:59 a.m. If you plan on meeting us

up there, we will be meeting at the entrance at

6:45 a.m. Simmons Island Park is located at

5001 Simmons Island Drive, Kenosha.

All attending are responsible for liability and

travel arrangements. The photo excursion is

subject to weather, no rain date. If you will be

attending, please contact Michelle Cox at

[email protected].

Glossary

Just what is all of the terminology used in

photography? Find out right here…each month

new terms will be shared.

ISO - Film speed or digital photography sensitivity

is designated by a single, almost universally-

accepted common system developed by the

International Organization for Standardization

which uses the initials “ISO” before the film-speed

number or digital camera's sensitivity setting

number - e.g. ISO 100. (Note that many sources

will tell you that the initials I.S.O. stand for

"International Standards Organization," but they

do not.)

JPEG - An acronym for Joint Photographic

Experts Group that describes an image file format

standard in which the size of the file is reduced by

compressing it. JPEG, with its 16.7 million colors,

is well suited to compressing photographic

images. A "JPEG" image file name carries the

extension "jpg" - e.g. "portrait.jpg" Many people

refer to an image in JPEG format as a "JPEG,"

pronounced "jay-peg".)

JUXTAPOSE - In composition, to place two

objects close together or side by side for

comparison or contrast. Often helpful in showing

scale in an image.

K - Abbreviation for Kelvin.

KELVIN - The visible light spectrum is

scientifically described in terms of color

temperature, and is measured in degrees Kelvin

(K).

KEY LIGHT - Also called "main light." The

principal source of light on a subject or a scene,

usually in reference to a studio light. The key light

is generally the brightest light on the subject, or

the one that will have the greatest overall effect

on the image.

KICKER - (1) A side or back light often near lens

height used to rim faces and model profile shots.

(2) A light used to provide an additional highlight

or accent on a subject.

For more definitions, you can visit

www.photographytips.com.



Back to the BasicsLight (Part 1)

by Margie Hurwich

According to Wikipedia,

“Photography is the process,

activity and art of creating still

pictures by recording radiation

on a radiation-sensitive

medium, such as a

photographic film, or electronic image sensors.

Photography uses foremost radiation in the

UV, visible and near-IR spectrum. For

common purposes the term „light‟ is used

instead of radiation.” In layman‟s terms,

photography is capturing light on film or

sensor.

Many variants will determine what type of

photograph you achieve depending on the

light. Some variants are:

• Color (Kelvin Temperatures)

• Time of Day

• Ambient Light vs. Flash

• Direction of Light

Let‟s take a look at each of these.

Color (Kelvin Temperatures)

Depending on the type of light, light can

produce many different shades or hues.

Looking at the chart below, you can determine

what shade or hue is offered if say you are

shooting with candlelight or direct sun.

The type of light is measured in Kelvin unit of

measure which is designated with a K.

Candlelight, for example is 1,000K and direct

sun is 5,000K. The lower the number, the

warmer the light and the higher the number,

the cooler the light.

Time of Day

You‟ve all heard the early bird catches the worm.

And how does this translate to photography?

Morning light offers warm colors and dramatic

shadows. OK, maybe not just the early bird

catches the worm since in the early evening, also

called twilight, when the sky is a beautiful dark

blue, you will also get warm colors and dramatic

shadows. However, if you take the same photos

that you took in morning or twilight during midday,

your light will offer variations of blues with bold,

harsh lights. This doesn‟t mean that you can‟t

shoot midday. At that time of day you can shoot

macro photography in the shade, backlit scenes

and scenes that offer bold colors.

Ambient Light vs. Flash

Ambient light is what is known as available light.

That being any light source that isn‟t a flash from

the photographer. This could be sunlight, lamps

or even neon lights at night. Usually when using

ambient light, the photographer cannot change

the colors, brightness or direction of the light.

With the use of a flash, also known as artificial

light, whether built-in or external, you can light an

entire scene or use as a fill light. Some

drawbacks using a built-in flash is that it will give

you a harsh light with shadows behind your

subject. You also may not illuminate your entire

scene since the built-in flash has low intensity.

Additionally, the flash could introduce red eyes if

you are shooting people. This is due to the fact

that the light is coming from the same place as

the camera. Using an external flash or using an

umbrella and/or softbox, will lessen the shadows,

allow you to direct the light where you would like

it and illuminate more of your scene.

Flash will illuminate your scene at about 4,500K

no matter when the photograph is taken.

Ambient light will measure depending on what

type of light you are shooting in. (Refer to the

Kelvin Temperature chart.)

Direction of Light

There are three directions that light can enter into

your scene: Front, Side and Back.

Back to the BasicsLight (Part 1) – continued

Frontlight evenly distributes light across your

entire scene. This is because the sun or flash

is aimed directly at your scene. If the sun, it

will be directly behind your back. Using

frontlight evenly lights your subject, but can

also make objects seem flat, almost two

dimensional. Despite its drawbacks, it works

well in landscapes or large scenes.

By using sidelight, you can

make your image appear

three dimensional. This is

because the sun or flash is

to the side of your subject

and introduces shadows

into your image. When

shooting in manual mode,

sidelight is one of the

harder lights to expose for.

This is due to the combination of light and

shadow.

Backlighting is when

the sun or flash is

behind your subject.

With backlighting you

can achieve a

beautiful silhouette.

This is caused when

the camera meters

(more on metering next month) for the bright

light, thus producing your subject dark.

However, you can also make beautiful

photographs of somewhat transparent items

such as leaves, dew or flower petals.

Your challenge:

Shoot the same scene in different times of the

day as well as with different directions of light

to see the effects each has on the scene.

Tips, Tricks and IdeasAnchored

Foreground

by Mike Jordan

Ever have a scenic

image that you thought

was super, but it got

trounced on competition

night? Perhaps what it

needed for that elusive "27" was an "anchored

foreground" to help tell the story or give scale.

Your great mountain view may have been shot

down in competition because that's all you

included. Perhaps a Significant Other looking out

over the scene needed to be included. This will

add human interest and give the viewer

something that will show them that, hey, those

ARE some magnificent mountains, this is who

was there and where we were.

You do this by "stopping down“ (setting your

aperture to a higher number) and focusing, not

necessarily on the far off scene, but part way into

it so that your foreground interest will also be in

focus. This is done by focusing about 1/3rd of the

way into the scene.

When you add an element in the foreground

(anchoring your foreground) don't forget the Rule

of Thirds. Perhaps you can fit this element into a

corner (best if he/she/it faces into the scene or

draws the viewers eye into the scene).

Remember, rules can be broken if there is a

reason for it.

Lastly, the more you can show a command of the

techniques of Photography, the more impressed

your viewers will be -- especially the judges on

competition night!


Example of Frontlight

© Margie Hurwich

Example of Sidelight

© Margie Hurwich

Example of Backlight

© Margie Hurwich

© Mike Johnson


Tips from Bill BrownRetouching for a Better

Image: Burn and Dodge

Photoshop layers are like

sheets of stacked acetate.

You can see through

transparent areas of a layer

to the layers below. You

move a layer to position the

content on the layer, like sliding a sheet of

acetate in a stack. You can also change the

opacity of a layer to make content partially

transparent.

Sometimes layers don‟t contain any content.

For example, an adjustment layer holds color

or tonal adjustments that affect the layers

below it. Rather than edit image pixels

directly, you can edit and adjustment layer and

leave the underlying pixels unchanged.

1. Make a new layer.

2. Set the layer to Overlay in Blending Mode

at the top of the new layer dialog box.

3. Check box fill with 50% gray.

4. Be sure the new layer is above the

image/background layer.

5. Select your brush tool.

6. Along the top menu, select your brush size or

use the bracket keys [ ] to make it larger or

smaller.

7. Along the top menu, make the opacity 10% to

15%.

8. Check that the foreground color is set to

black.

9. Use the brush to burn in areas where burning

is needed or wanted.

10. Check that the foreground color is set to

white.

11. Use the brush to dodge in areas where

dodging is needed or wanted.

In the example shown, burning was done on the

background and edges and dodging was done on

the face.

© Margie Hurwich

Steps 1 to 4

Step 5

Steps 6 and 7

Steps 8 and 10

Example shown is

Step 8


Mick’s Picks of

Places to Shootby Michelle Cox

Fabulous February is finally

here! The days are getting

longer and a bit warmer make

it time to dust off your

equipment. What have you

been doing with your

photography? If you are stuck

in a rut, call or email a club member and go out

for a day of photography!

16th Annual Winterfest and United States

Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition

February 6, All Day

Riviera Park

Lake Geneva, WI

The beauty of Lake

Geneva is well-known.

Throw in a fun-filled

event and it has the

makings of a great day

to get out. The Beauty

of Art! The Excitement

of Sport! A one-of-a kind event! Music,

magic, refreshments and the magnificent snow

sculptures! Visit http://www.usnationals.org/s

chedule.cfm for a schedule of events.

Cantigny Gardens Bird Walk

February 12, 8:30 a.m.

1S151 Winfield Road

Wheaton, IL 60189

(630) 668-5161

At this time of year we dream of seeing winter

finches such as Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin

and Purple Finch. The bird feeders outside Le

Jardin will be stocked, ready to serve whoever

stops by (finches love the thistle). We'll keep

an eye on them, and walk the grounds as well.

This is a free program, and parking also is

complimentary. Meet at the Visitors Center.

For more information on events at Cantigny

Gardens visit their web site at

http://www.cantigny.org/.

Bald Eagle Appreciation Day

February 26, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Prairie Du Chien, WI

Before you say “Is Michelle CRAZY? Prairie Du

Chien is about 3 ½ hours away!”, just read on! I

visited this town last March. There‟s so much

information on the internet about eagle locations

that it was easy to find where they were. One

thing to remember is that they roost early (2:00

p.m. – 2:30 p.m.ish). The river is open and the

eagles fish all day. The locals just take it in as

another part of their daily life.

Bald Eagle Appreciation Day has live Bald

Eagle programs, exhibits, birding experts on

hand, outdoor viewing of Bald Eagles through

spotting scopes, life-size Bald Eagle nest,

activities for children, held on the grounds of the

Prairie du Chien Regional Tourism Center/Prairie

du Chien Chamber, 211 S Main, Prairie du Chien.

For more info call (800) 732-1673. To see this

poster full size, follow this link:

http://www.prairieduchien.org/visitors/files/211%2

0Bald%20Eagle%20poster.pdf.


“Focus”

This month we put the

“focus” on Alex Molozaiy.

Alex has been a member

of LCCC since the spring

of 2008. Like many who

come to the club for the

first time, he was

intimidated and didn‟t

know what to expect when

he decided to attend his first meeting (back

when we met at the Senior Center), which was

a competition night. “I kind of thought that it

would be a bunch of old guys who would look

down on my lack of experience, but what I

found was a really vital, fun, and diverse group

of people – some who were just starting out

with an SLR, like me, and the ones who had

experience were eager to share without

judgment. It was something I knew I wanted to

be a part of from that very first meeting.”

The club was growing quickly. Soon Alex

became frustrated at not being able to find a

seat at our old meeting spot, so he invited the

club to meet at Community Protestant Church,

where he happens to hold his “day job” as the

pastor. “At first I had some reservations about

inviting my hobby group to meet where I work,

but I think that it has been great for the club to

have enough room, and it‟s been great for the

church because club members have found

ways to give back to the church through a

photo shoot and always do a great job of

cleaning up after themselves.”

Alex has been interested in photography since

he was a boy. His first camera was a Kodak

Instamatic X-15 which shot 126 film cartridges.

Twenty years and a few 35mm point-and-shoot

cameras later, he purchased his first digital

camera, a 1.3 megapixel Sony Mavica FD-85.

Back in 1999, flash memory was expensive,

but 3.5” floppies were cheap and ubiquitous. “I

knew I‟d always be able to take more pictures,

even if I could only get 9 shots on a disk.” He

took that camera on a trip to South Africa soon

afterward, where he really began to get serious

about exploring the world of photography. “I

thought those shots were pretty good back

then, but what I wouldn‟t give to have my current

gear on that trip!”

Alex is rare among club members in that he‟s not

a part of the Canon or Nikon camps – he shoots

Pentax, mostly digital, but a little film as well. “My

first DSLR was a Nikon D40, which was a fine

starter camera and I learned a lot with it, but as I

was considering the purchase of bigger and

faster lenses, I just couldn‟t justify the high prices

of Nikon glass for the kind of hobbyist shooting I

was going to do, plus the Pentax has the benefit

of being able to use any K-mount lens from the

past 40 years with shake reduction built into the

body. For the price of one Nikon lens, I was able

to get a great complete mid-level rig.”

For the past 15 months, his subject has been

predominantly his son, Henry, but he enjoys

being a generalist. “Landscapes, macro, people,

nature... I love shooting them all and I look

forward to sharing more of my shots with the club

in the next competition!”

Here are just some of Alex‟s photographs.

© Alex Molozaiy


Accomplishments and

Accolades

Each month members are highlighted for their

exciting photography news. Congratulations to

the following members!

• Mike Jordan was given a Panasonic Lumix FP2

by a friend. Mike has been thinking of getting a

"derringer" for some time. This will fit in his shirt

or pants pocket. 14 Megapixels, Image

stabilization, ISO to 1600.

• Jim Ross was notified that he is now a

contributing member to GeoZoom Internationa,

an international online magazine of

photojournalistic pictures. Jim can now upload

images to the website, blog about photography,

etc. Publishers who see his work can then

contact him about local photojournalistic

assignments. You can find GeoZoom

at: http://geozoom.ning.com.

• Daoud Ghaussy has photographs on display at

Barrington's Langendorf Park District, 235 Lions

Drive, Barrington during December and January.

You can view the photographs on the first floor.

• After winning Honorable Mention two years in a

row for PSA‟s website competition, Don Chen

was asked by PSA to judge this years

competition. Don has agreed!

• Bill Jackel was juried into a

Photography Show at the

Bloomingdale Museum and

had all three images accepted.

He also received an HM on

his Hosta Leaves Print. The

how runs through February 19

in Bloomingdale.

Additionally, Bill has added to

his art collection when he

purchased two Marc Hauser

photographs.

2010-2011 Board and

Committee Members

Without the efforts of the people listed below,

we wouldn‟t have such a successful club.

Board MembersPresident Ron Meyers

President Elect John Williams

Secretary and Vice President, Margie Hurwich

Communications

Vice President, External Jim Ross

Operations

Vice President, Internal Bill Sullivan

Operations

Committee MembersCACCA Representatives Jim Ross

Ron Meyers

Bill Sullivan

John Williams

Competition Chair Bob Kruzic

Continuing Education Jim Ross

DPI Coordinators John Williams

Mike Trahan

Facilities Coordinator Bill Sullivan

Hospitality Desk Margie Hurwich

Linda Kippes

Gina Borkowski

Internet Coordinator Owen Fox

Judge Procurement Mike Jordan

Membership Coordinators Terry Ferguson

Margie Hurwich

Newsletter Contributing Bill Brown

Columnists Michelle Cox

Newsletter Editor Margie Hurwich

Photo Excursion Coordinators Michelle Cox

Margie Hurwich

Carolyn Lewis

Programs Coordinator Paul Kurek

PSA Representative Michelle Cox

Treasurer Jim Ross

Webmaster Don Chen

If you are interested in helping the club

continue to be successful, please see any of

the board members.

© Daoud Ghaussy

© Bill Jackel

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