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Metro Camera Club Contact Sheet

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April 20, 2012

Welcome Our Visitors

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Our Newest Members

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April 2012 Editor: Carolanne Roach Volume 36, Number 4

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Kim Baker

Conservation photographer Kim Baker is a native Oklahoman. Born in Muskogee and raised in Shawnee, Kim currently lives in southern Lincoln County. Kim has been photographing the diverse land of Oklahoma for over 25 years.

Kim’s nature and landscape photography has exhibited across the state including the Oklahoma State Capitol, the Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art, the Philbrook Museum of Art, and the JRB Art at the Elms among others. Kim’s work has been published in Oklahoma Today Magazine, Outdoor Oklahoma, and AAA’s Home and Away.

In 2001, Kim started a photographic project documenting the rivers of Oklahoma. Designed to increase public awareness and appreciation for the state’s water resources, Kim’s "Oklahoma Rivers" series exhibited at the Oklahoma State Capitol, the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission, and the Oklahoma Aquarium, and was profiled by Oklahoma Today Magazine, the Oklahoman, Discover Oklahoma and News Channel 4's, "Great State".

Monthly Program

Page 1

Meeting Time

Page 1

Competition

Page 1

Guests

Page 1

New Members

Page 1

Awards & Points

Page 2

Photographer

Page 3

Judges

Page 4

Announcements

Page 5

Sponsors

Page 7

MCC Contests

Page 5

Field Trips

Page 5

Special Events

Page 6 & 7

MCC Officers

Page 7

This Month’s Program Meeting Location:

Will Rogers Exhibition Building

3400 NW 36th St, Oklahoma City

Every 2nd & 4th Monday of the Month

Socializing: 6:45 pm Meeting: 7:15 pm

This Month’s Meetings

2nd Monday: April 9, 2012

Program: Kim Baker -

Illinois River Project

Image Quest Results

4th Monday: April 23, 2012

Print & Slide Competition



Kim’s nature photography has evolved into a deeper occupation as a conservation photographer. The work of conservation photographers moves beyond the mere creation of photography that celebrates the beauty of nature, into a position of leadership that requires photographers to organize conservation initiatives that utilize their work to make a meaningful difference for environmental conservation of threatened areas. Grassroots environmental groups, non-governmental organizations, and state and federal agencies have utilized Kim’s work for conservation purposes, including the Oklahoma Office of the Secretary of the Environment, the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the Oklahoma Biological Survey and Oklahoma Natural Areas Registry, and the Illinois River Watershed Partnership Group among others. Kim’s latest project is the Illinois River Survey, a collaborative, image-based conservation photography initiative Baker organized that has the mission of creating and using compelling photography that has the power to inform and change people’s minds about the need for conservation and preservation of the Illinois River, its tributaries, Flint Creek and Barren Fork River, and its impoundment, Tenkiller Ferry Lake. May 2011, the Illinois River Survey brought together a team of Oklahoma photographers together with scientists, land and river managers, water officials, conservationists, and river advocates, who explored and documented important components of the Illinois River Watershed in a three-day photographic survey. The survey group focused on the Illinois River’s unique ecological communities, the rivers ecosystems - with an emphasis on the natural services the rivers provides, and the history and unique cultural heritage of the Illinois River to the region, local river communities, and Tahlequah.

In December of 2011, Kim published and co-authored, The Illinois River Survey: A Visual Record. The conservation photography book illustrates the May 2011 Illinois River Survey and contains a collection of important stories about the Illinois River, told both from a historical and ecological perspective and includes a special foreword by Oklahoma river advocate and former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. Visit Kim’s websites for more information about her work and projects: http://www.oklahomaphotography.com http://blog.oklahomaphotography.com http://www.oklahomaphotographyworkshops.com http://www.oklacps.com/

Class Place Pts Name Title B&W PDI

A 3 9 Pauli Tooley Hurts, Don't It 3 9 Vickie Jenkins Vintage Automobile 2 10 Vickie Jenkins Draggin' Wagon 2 10 Eva Ryan Layers of Feathers 2 10 Eva Ryan Bob's Barn 2 10 Vernon Kouts Old Farm Wagon 1 11 Pauli Tooley Delicate Vision 1 11 Pauli Tooley Good Snack AA 2 11 Dave Woodson Zebra Longwings 2 11 Peyton Osborne Half Dome at Dusk 2 11 Dave Woodson Fern Droplets 2 11 Dave Woodson Mountain Trout Stream 1 12 Dave Woodson Gulf Coast Great Egret AAA 3 11 Paul Johnson Skybridge North View 3 11 Carl Shortt, Jr. Onion Study 3 11 Jack Delisle Storm Over Pagosa 3 11 Fortunato Mercado Old Post 3 11 Jack Delisle Drive Safely 3 11 Paul Johnson Desert Archway 3 11 Carl Shortt, Jr. Radio Man 2 12 Alta Srotyr Hawkeye 2 12 Don Risi Bald Eagle Pair 2 12 Carl Shortt, Jr. Still Life #43 2 12 Lynn Nunn Cool Cactus 2 12 Alta Srotyr Resting 2 12 Don Risi High Rise 1 14 Don Risi Airborne Hunter

Color PDI

A 3 10 Vickie Jenkins The Real Old School 3 10 Pauli Tooley Where’d She Go 3 10 Pauli Tooley Its A Jungle Out There 3 10 Pauli Tooley I Get the Point 2 11 Pauli Tooley Tranquil Drake 1 12 Eva Ryan Up Close in an Iris AA 3 10 Vernon Kouts Christmas Bloomer 3 10 Barbara Seeger Prickly 3 10 Dave Woodson Roadrunner's Strange Behavior 3 11 Barbara Seeger Purple Pride 2 12 Mary Horn Chihuly Sunset 2 12 Mary Horn Butterfly & Coral Flower 1 13 Dave Woodson Zebra Heliconian AAA 3 13 Jack Delisle Bird of Paradise 3 13 Paul Johnson Soft Morning Light 3 13 Lynn Nunn Orchid 3 13 Peyton Osborne Lady Cardinal 3 13 Don Risi Pelican in Flight 2 14 Charles Grubbs I Am Part Bald Eagle 2 14 Charles Grubbs Air Strike 2 14 Kathryn Grubbs Up Close 1 15 Charles Grubbs A Little Dragon 1 15 Kathryn Grubbs Dew on Dragon Wings 1 15 Kathryn Grubbs The Blue Dragon 1 15 Kathryn Grubbs Simply Orange

Program (cont.) March Photo Competition Results

http://www.oklahomaphotography.com/

http://blog.oklahomaphotography.com/

http://www.oklahomaphotographyworkshops.com/

http://www.oklacps.com/



During the first of my three assignments to England in 1955 – 1959, I became interested in photography. At that point in time all of the flyers carried either English or Japanese range finder cameras. Another popular camera was the small Minolta spy type used by the Russian KBG, we thought we were big time when we acquired one. I shot a lot of film on trips all over Europe, and like everyone else had to wait for “Boots the Chemist” (Drug Store) to give us the good and the bad news. Thanks to the photo god for digital camera cards and Wal-Mart. It was during the 1957 World’s Fair in Brussels that my interest in photography really peaked, as we made 29 R&R flights taking military families to see this photo rich event. Taking pictures of the international items on display was great, but getting a shot of the new Russian Sputnik which had just been put in orbit ahead of the USA was the prize. On my return home in 1959, I was stationed at Mac Dill AFB in Florida and continued taking family and trip pictures; however, my two young daughters were not crazy about being dressed up and posed for pictures. Our time there did not last long before we got orders to Guam for one year. I packed up my Minolta camera and went on to a new photographic adventure, taking pictures in Guam, Iwo Jima, Saipan Tokyo, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. The cameras were really cheap when purchased overseas, and that helped us military photographers. Following this tour I was sent to Eglin AFB in Florida where I put your tax dollars to work while learning new post production skills. We could get free gun camera film from fighter aircraft that was outdated for government use, but still good. The base hobby shop taught us how to load the 35mm film from large bulk rolls into the 25 or 36 shot Kodak cans, and we found that we could squeeze a few more inches of film into the cans. When we finished taking pictures they then showed us how to develop the negative strip, and how to cut and dry them in heated wall lockers. The next steps were like magic; we enlarged the pictures and put them through the chemical process. Seeing the end product never ceased to amaze me, you could control size and how dark or light the print was. Our next move in 1963 was to a Lockbourne AFB in Ohio near Columbus. I was home sick for the green fields of England, so I requested it and was reassigned to Mildenhall AFB from 1965 – 1968. During these years I again traveled throughout Europe and got some fantastic pictures of castles, churches, villages, and towns. I also, shot many pictures from the aircraft during air to air refueling, and even got a photo of an SR-71 that we refueled. In 1968 we again moved, this time to Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota. Spending five years in this beautiful area, which was great for photography with the plains, western towns, and the Black Hills where the presidents are carved. I think it was here that I bought my first of several Nikon cameras. I have had an FTN, 8008, 5000, D-70, and now a D-90. You can never have too many cameras if they are Nikons. The only exception was a Sony digital still camera MVC-FD73 that crept into my inventory, and took a 3x5 card on which you could record about 21 pictures. I still have it, and think it would work again. However there are no batteries or cards around anymore. It was 1970 when I got my first of two isolated tours to CCK Air Base on the island of Taiwan, where we flew Combat Lighting Missions into the Gulf of Tonkin. I got some great pictures of air to air refueling and our fighters off of the carriers below us. Taiwan is very picturesque, as were some of our other stops in Thailand. I photographed the people, floating markets, and the gold domed temples. Once again I requested to go back to England, and in 1972 went back for what would be an eight year tour. I found even more photo ops and added them to my photo books. On my return to the states in 1980 I came to Tinker AFB and flew with the 8th TDCS until I retired in 1983. Our squadron made several trips to England and I tried to be on all of them, getting more photos of my other home. I made several trips to Mexico, taking photos at the many beach resorts. Although retired, I felt that I had to have a job to go to each morning. So the next week I applied and went to work for the Boeing Aircraft Company as a project engineer and later finally retired. During those years I was ask to cover the many projects that the company was involved with. The most memorable was when I was tasked to work with the Navy in 1995, and take photographs at the Alfred P Marrah Building bombing site. I spent a day and a night taking pictures, and turned in 270 photos of the destruction. Some of these were published in a Navy news article that year - they operated the Arc Lights that Boeing provided. In 2006, 2009, and 2011 I received two metals and a monetary reward for photos that I entered into contests at Tinker AFB. It was Bill Webster’s brother in law that told me about the Metro Camera Club, and went with me to my first meeting. I asked him how long he had been a member. He said that he was not in the club but thought I would like it giving my interest in photography. He said that he had church practice on Mon- days and would not be able to attend anyway. I have been with the club for several years now, and the rest is history. We have a great group of photographers who always go out of their way to help individuals improve their skills.

Photos Photographer of the Month - Chuck Emmerling



METRO CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION JUDGES – 2012

DATE JUDGE #1 JUDGE #2 JUDGE #3 COMPETITION TYPE

4/23/2012 Carl Short, Jr. Fortunado Mercado Alta Srotyr PRINT/SLIDE

5/29/2012 Dennis Corbin Dave Woodson Linda James PDI

6/25/2012 Don Risi Peyton Osborne Mary Horn PRINT/SLIDE

7/23/2012 Chuck Emmerling Paul Johnson Randy Carr PDI

8/27/2012 Doris Garling Tommy Evans Denise Evans PRINT/SLIDE

9/24/2012 Wayne Hughes Janet Steyer Linda Woodrow PDI

10/22/2012 Steve Seeger Barbara Seeger Georgia Burrows PRINT/SLIDE

11/5/2012 Jack DeLisle Jim Worthington Don Rice PDI

PRINTS (COLOR & BLACK/WHITE), SLIDES (COLOR)

PDI - COLOR & BLACK/WHITE

Last Month’s

Judges from left to right:

Joe Spence

Hollis Ann Price

Darrell Dover

March’s 15 Point Winners

Upcoming Judges

Winners from left to right:

Charles Grubbs

Kathryn Grubbs

Congratulations!!!



Show & Tell Program Show and Tell Program for May 14: Six club

members will have ten minutes each to SHOW us at least ten of their own photographs, and TELL us about their own philosophy on the art of photography. Please contact John Bowman-Program Chair if you are interested in participating. Email: [email protected]

The 2012 Digital Treasure Hunt has begun!!! SUBJECTS: (You voted these in) 1. The Eyes Have It 2. In The Shadows 3. Made Of Glass You may enter 4 images in each category. You may post-process your images as you need to - same rules apply as PDI Entries.

DEADLINE: May 14, 2012 Re-Title your entries as follows: EYES 1_YOUR NAME EYES 2_YOUR NAME SHADOWS 1_YOUR NAME SHADOWS 2_YOUR NAME GLASS 1_YOUR NAME GLASS 2_YOUR NAME Please send your entries directly to Janet Steyer at: [email protected] The results will be shown at the program meeting on: June 11, 2012.

Digital Treasure Hunt

Upcoming Events Date: April 21, 2012 Time: 6:15 AM – Meet and carpool or meet us down there at Visitor’s Center at 8 AM. 6:30 AM – Leave for Wichita Wildlife Refuge Location: Meet at the east parking lot at Will Roger’s Garden Park. Subject: Wildflowers (hopefully we will catch them just right) Lunch on your own Location: TBA (guess you’ll have to come to the meeting to find out) As always field trips are open to all members and guests and are FREE of charge to participate in so please come out and join us and get SHOOTING. Contact Carl Short, Jr. for more information.

Field Trip-Wichita Wildlife Refuge-Wildflowers Now through May 25, 2012 Jon Burris’ Exhibit of “Reconsidering the Family of Man” at [Artspace] at Untitled April 09, 2012 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Walk about new section of Will Roger’s Garden Park-meet in west parking lot. April 21, 2012 6:30 AM Field Trip Wichita Wildlife Refuge – Wildflower trip May 1, 2012 Online Submission Cell Phones in Summer contest deadline May 09, 2012 Online Submission Entry deadline for Louisville Art Association photography contest May 14, 2012 Treasure Hunt DUE! May 14, 2012 Show & Tell Photos See additional sections or previous

issues of the newsletter for more info.

Joe Spence’s new address, phone, & email:

14921 Jefferson Lane, OKC, 73134 Home: (405) 302-011, Cell: (405) 760-2447

Email: [email protected]

Updated Information for Yearbook

Janet Styer will be announcing the winner at the first meeting in April. Lynn Nunn is again going to provide a prize to the winner of the ImageQuest Competition and a second prize to the first person who correctly “identifies” the item in the winning photo of “What’s That Thang?” So, oil those brain gears and get them moving and see if you can figure out the winning photo. Guess what these are:

Image Quest Results for What is that thang?

mailto:[email protected]





Special Events

THE LOUISVILLE ART ASSOCIATION Presents the 21st Annual

National Juried Photography Show 2012 Call For Entries

ENTRY CATEGORIES CP Color: People and Animals CL Color: Landscape and Architecture CF Color: Still Life, Floral and Abstract BP Black and White: People and Animals BL Black and White: Landscape and Architecture BF Black and White: Still Life, Floral and Abstract HDR Digital Creative or Heavy Interpretive Manipulations T This year’s special theme is Newborns and Infants

(Can be people or animals)

OVER $8,000 IN CASH AND AWARDS! Overall:

Best of Show $ 1,000

Judge’s Award $ 200

People’s Choice $ 100 Each Category:

8 Best of Category $ 100

8 Second Place $ 75

8 Third Place $ 50 Over $5000 in Additional Awards provided by: OnOne Software, Duraplaq, Helicon Software & Topaz Labs HOW TO ENTER Online submissions and fees are being handled ONLY by www.CallforEntry.org (CaFÉ) this year. Please go to their website and follow their easy instructions to register as an artist. The show will appear listed by the May 9 deadline date on CaFÉ list. CaFE has a NEW, simplified submittal process for uploading images. Just make them 1920 pixels along their longest edge. No masking or background canvas necessary. Questions? Please call or email: Bob Maynard [email protected] Digital Entries Only All images should be in JPEG format, maximum 1920 pixels along their longest edge, in SRGB color space, 300 DPI. Framed size limit is 1500 square inches. To name your file: Use the first four (4) letters of your last name, a hyphen, the first four letters of your first name, a hyphen, and your photograph title comma category (i.e. Pitt-Brad-Twilight Hour,CL.jpg) Be sure to use the.jpg extension. Do NOT mail or ship anything to the Center for the Arts.

For more information: http://www.louisvilleart.org/images/2012_photoprosp.pdf

ARTIST DEADLINES

May 9 Entry deadline May 23 Acceptance/rejection notifications sent June 20 Deadline for shipped art work to be

delivered to: LAA Photo Show

Bob Maynard 1628 Deerwood Drive

Longmont, Colorado 80504 June 27 Hand-delivered work juried in must be

brought to the Center for the Arts between 4 pm and 7 pm only.

June 30 OPENING RECEPTION 7 pm to 9 pm

July 8 Show Closes. Pick up hand-delivered work between 4 and 6 pm ONLY.

RULES FOR PARTCIPATION

ALL WORK must be the original work of the photographer and executed in a professional manner.

Work shown in previous LAA shows will NOT be accepted.

Entry fees are non-refundable. The fee for the first 3 pieces is $35, $10 for each additional entry. Limit of 10 entries per person.

IF your work is selected by the judge for the juried show you may display up to 10 pieces of matted bin work or cards for sale. All sales will be conducted by LAA and a 25% commission is charged on all work sold. ALL ACCEPTED PHOTOGRAPHY AND BIN WORK must be clearly labeled with photographer’s name, item name, stock number and price. You must submit an inventory sheet. All such work is to be shipped or hand-delivered per the same deadline as accepted work and MUST CONTAIN PREPAID PAPERWORK for return shipping. If this paperwork is not contained, your work will not be considered. No free-floating styro-type packing peanuts. Please use bubble-type packing.

ALL EXHIBITION WORK must be properly framed, wired, and otherwise ready to hang. NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS and NO EXPOSED GLASS EDGES. No cleats. Work not properly framed or damaged in shipment will not be hung nor judged.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION DATES

Opening Reception (see above for date & time) Louisville Center for the Arts

801 Grant Avenue, Louisville, Colorado 80027 Presentation of Awards & Live Entertainment

http://www.callforentry.org/


http://www.louisvilleart.org/images/2012_photoprosp.pdf



2012 Officers & Committees

President: Linda James

Vice President: John Bowman

Secretary: Peyton Osborne

Treasurer: Don Risi

Past President: Bill Webster

Competition: Lynn Nunn

Statistics: Janet Steyer

Membership: Steve Seeger

Field Trips: Carl Shortt Jr.

Webmaster/Yearbook: Jack DeLisle

Contact Sheet: Carolanne Roach

Critique Master: Joe Wilson

Hospitality: Louise Hyman

Support Our Sponsors

Baker Photo & Video

401 W Main St

Yukon, OK 73099

www.BakerPhotoVideo.com

Epperson Photo-Video

3110 N May Ave

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

www.EppersonPhoto.com

True Color Photo, Inc.

710 W Sheridan

Oklahoma City, OK 73102

www.TrueColor.com

Special Events (cont.)

Sandy Puc will be coming to Oklahoma on May 20, 2012 for her Digital Photography Workflow Tour with Jack Davis. The seminar will cover a variety of instruction in photography workflow procedures—including: capture, editing, software, retouching, output, sales procedures, pricing, archiving and final delivery. A live portrait session and retouching demonstration will bring cutting-edge techniques to life for audience members in an energetic seminar environment that is as inspiring as it is educational. Sandy really values the support local clubs provide to those interested in exploring and learning about photography. Because of this, she would like to offer Metro Camera Club members a $20 discount off admission by using the code CLWF12 to purchase tickets online at: http://sandypucpresents.sandypuctours.com/event_registration.php

!!! Reminder !!!

If you enjoy the

refreshments, please

place your $1.00 in

the Kitty.

We still need volunteers for 2012 refreshments. If you can help please see or call Louise Hyman 354-3363.

Call for Entries Cell Phones in Summer: Second Annual Photos Made on Phones Contest Submission Deadline: May 1, 2012

[Artspace] at Untitled is pleased to announce a call for entries for the second annual photos made on cell phones exhibition that will premier June 15 and continue through September 14. Entitled Cell Phones in Summer, this year’s project will incorporate videos and focus on the theme of summer in all its diversity and vibrancy. The deadline for entries is May 1. Instructions for entering can be found by clicking this link.

http://www.bakerphotovideo.com/

http://www.eppersonphoto.com/

http://www.truecolor.com/

http://sandypucpresents.sandypuctours.com/event_registration.php

http://sandypucpresents.sandypuctours.com/event_registration.php

http://www.artspaceatuntitled.org/exhibitions/index.cfm?page=upcoming

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