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July 2017 Vol. 34, No. 7

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In This IssuePresident’s Letter Page 3

Year End Party Highlights Page 4 May Scores Page 5 Useful Web Links Page 5 Upcoming Events Page 6 Members’ Images Page 7-10 Board & Annual Meeting Minutes Page 11

Bill Ray — Milky Way at Moonset

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InFocus, the Newsletter of the Puget Sound Camera ClubThe Puget Sound Camera Club (PSCC) welcomes new members of any level of expertise indigital and film photography. The Club meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month atMaplewood Presbyterian Church in Edmonds, Washington.Activities include education, review of work, and exhibition opportunities.The Club was organized in 1984 and is a member of the Photographic Society of America andthe Northwest Council of Camera Clubs.

Officers PhonePresident Lauren Heerschap 206-719-3752Vice-President Gena Reebs 206-963-3649Secretary Mary Tevis 206-533-8301Treasurer Yvonne Shimek 425-745-2335Digital Director Dave Patzwald 425-485-3176Print Director Al Koskie 206-604-6433Member-at-Large Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782Committees Chairperson PhoneArchives Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

Audit Mary Pease 425-478-7015

Digital Dave Patzwald 425-485-3176

Education Gena Reebs 206-963-3649

Equipment Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

InFocus Editor Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

Membership Beverly & Harry Shelton 425-776-2442

Membership Lynne Greenup 425-771-5703

NWCCC Delegate Bill Royce 425-821-3190

Prints Al Koskie 206-604-6433

PSA Representative Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758

PSA Nature Competition Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758

PSA Pictorial Competition Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758

Refreshments (Vacant)

Webmaster Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

Puget Sound Camera Club (PSCC): www.pugetsoundcamera.com

Northwest Council of Camera Clubs (NWCCC): www.nwcameraclubs.org

Photographic Society of America (PSA): www.psa-photo.org

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President's Message

Hi PSCC Members,

We had a wonderful Year End Banquet in June, and I was pleased to award Gena Reebs with the Lucille Ains-worth Service Award and announce the creation of a new Award, The George Ferrara Mentor Award, whichwas given to Bill Royce for his encouraging mentorship of individuals and education in the club.

I am very pleased to announce the election of a new Vice President, Margie Robison! We promised her a FieldTrip Committee to help organize and lead field trips, and she graciously volunteered for the position. The FieldTrip Committee met briefly after the meeting, and since it consists of six people, we each took 2 field trips andthe year is covered.

We had a field trip to Richmond Beach Saltwater Park at low tide in June. The next trip will be on July 12, tothe zoo. See page 6 of this newsletter for details.

Many kudos and thanks to Dave Patzwald, for researching our new projector. The new projector allows forlarger images in high definition, so please see our website for information on changes for digital submissions.A scanner has been donated to the club, which we will auction off at $5 per ticket. Drawings will be done inAugust at the Ice Cream Social on Digital Night, August 14. Remember to bring your favorite topping, we willbring the ice cream.

I hope you all enjoy this Summer,

Lauren HeerschapPSCC President

Lauren Heerschap — Palouse Lone Tree

July Assignments

Digital Night – ReflectionsPrint – Zoo

For the full list of assignments, go tohttp://pugetsoundcamera.com/assignments

New Projector!Thanks, to our Digital Director Dave Patzwald, PSCC has a

new, high-resolution projector. This means we can now enterlarger jpegs. They can now be a maximum of 1920 pixels wide

and a maximum of 1200 pixels high. For more info go tohttp://www.pugetsoundcamera.com/digital-projection-sub-

missions

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2017 Year End PartyAnother year has passed and a group of us came together on June 12 to enjoy good food and great company.We saw a slideshow of the winning digital images and a display of the winning prints. We are a talented bunchand it’s always good to celebrate our accomplishments.

Awards PresentedDigital: Digital Image of the Year: Renata Kleinert Burney Falls First Place: Henry Heerschap Brúarfoss Second Place: Bill Ray Milky Way Arch Third Place: Margery Robison Maple Leaf in IcePrint: Print of the Year: Lauren Heerschap Jazz First Place: Henry Heerschap Stained Glass Window Projection Second Place: Lynne Greenup Sunset Spirit Third Place: Henry Heerschap Grazing in the Midst of Ancient Stones

Ray Thorsteinson Memorial Award for Photojournalism: Renata Kleinert Say AhLucille Ainsworth Service Award: Gena ReebsGeorge Ferrara Mentor Award: Bill RoycePresidential Recognition Awards: Mary Tevis, Renata Kleinert, Margery Robison

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Assignment Color Dance of the Sea Stars Lauren Heerschap 24 First PlaceTrigger Fish Andy Royce 22

Altered Reality Chartreuse Colors Phil Kollen 21 First Place (tied)Icicle Abstract Phil Kollen 21 First Place (tied)Purple Irises Lauren Heerschap 21 First Place (tied)Hawaiian Fireworks Andy Royce 20

Open Color Milky Way at Moonset Bill Ray 25 First Place, MPCPalouse Lone Tree Lauren Heerschap 24Vikurkirkja Henry Heerschap 24Red Wing Blackbird Andy Royce 24A Splash of Red Henry Heerschap 24Roundup Marc Weinberg 22Lights on Water Phil Kollen 22

Open Monochrome Dash for Home Marc Weinberg 25 First PlaceSeattle Skyline & Clouds Bill Royce 24 MPMPrimordial Cityscape Henry Heerschap 24Edmonds Waterfront Pano Bill Royce 23

June 2017 Print Competition Assignment: “Sea Life”Judges: Lynne Green, Henry Heerschap, Lauren Heerschap

MPC– most popular color, MPM - most popular monochrome

No Digital Competition in June due to Year End Party

Useful Web LinksTraveling and PhotographySummer is travel time for many of us. Traveling as a photographer has its own unique challenges. I found thisarticle helpful in my organization: https://digital-photography-school.com/7-reasons-stay-organized-travelingOn the same subject, staying safe is very important. Good tips can be found athttps://photographylife.com/keeping-camera-gear-safe-when-traveling

PrintingMost of us like big prints, but our printers aren’t always up the task. We can send out our work to labs or wecan try other tricks. I found this article very provocative. Even those of us with large format printers could usethis to make a wall sized work of art.http://blog.redrivercatalog.com/2017/06/make-big-images-with-small-desktop-printers.html

Photography Tips and TricksLooking for ways to break out of a photographic rut? Here are some fun ideas to take your work up a notch:https://www.ephotozine.com/article/10-simple-photography-tips---tricks-you-can-try-at-home--30964

The PalouseOne of the great things about living here is that one of the most popular photography locations in the countryis only a five hour drive away. One of the many pros who leads (very expensive) tours to the region is KevinRaber from Luminous Landscape. He has an interesting write-up on the experience of how things havechanged over the last ten years and, especially tantalizing, has published his GPS tracklogs of where he goes:https://luminous-landscape.com/palouse-luminous-landscapes-palouse-workshops/I saw a number of places I haven’t previously checked out, but will be certain to the next time we make ourway over there.

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Upcoming Events

Note: The various club activities as well as other upcoming events of interest can be found in our newly con-solidated Club Activities Calendar at http://www.pugetsoundcamera.com/club-calendar. If you know of any-thing coming up that would be of interest please go to the club contact page and send us the details.http://www.pugetsoundcamera.com/contact-us

Saturday, July 8 - Northwest Council of Camera Clubs presents a workshop at the Shoreline Library:Tips and Inspiration for Creating Digital AV Slideshows with Leona IsaakMore info at http://nwcameraclubs.org/events/http://nwcameraclubs.org/events/

Wednesday, July 12 - Field Trip - Butterfly Garden at Woodland Park Zoo - click here for Meetup description

Monday, July 31 - Education Night - Karl Mills will present on Liquid Art PhotographyKarl conducts a very popular workshops on creating photographic art from water drops. He will be presentinga condensed version revealing his secrets to creating award-winning images. To see a selection of his work,check out his Instagram site at http://instagram.com/karl.mills/.

A special invitation to all PSCC members:

Dear Friends,

Jeanine A. Langerud andLoren E. Van Tassel

will exchange our wedding vowsin a private ceremony

attended by our familiesWednesday July 19, 2017 at

University Presbyterian Church4540 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105

You, our dear friends, are invited to join us in a Buffet Receptionat 5:00 p.m.

at the Church.

Special note about the ReceptionWe respectfully request no gifts.

We already have too much stuff !If you do feel compelled to give something,

you may make a donation to“International Friends Gathering Place”

to be used for ministry withinternational students and visiting scholars.

We have both made friendshipswith many of these visitors to our country.

Parking available in the north lot on 47th and the west lot across from the church.The parking garage will not be available, but since it’s summer there should be available

parking on 16th NE or 17th NE close to the church.

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Henry Heerschap — Primordial Cityscape

Bill Royce — Edmonds Waterfront Panorama

Marc Weinberg — Dash for Home

“Photographers tend not to photograph whatthey can’t see, which is the very reason oneshould try to attempt it. Otherwise we’re goingto go on forever just photographing more facesand more rooms and more places. Photographyhas to transcend description. It has to go beyonddescription to bring insight into the subject, orreveal the subject, not as it looks, but how doesit feel?”

– Duane Michals

“Photography, even thoughsome people refer to it as amechanical process, forcesyou to reach out to the worldin front of you.”

– Olivia Parker

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Andy RoyceHawaiian Fireworks

Henry HeerschapA Spot of Red

Lauren HeerschapDance of the Sea Stars

“My quest, through the magic oflight and shadow, is to isolate,to simplify and to give emphasisto form with the greatest clarity.To indicate the ideal proportion,to reveal sculptural mass andthe dominating spirit is mygoal.”

– Ruth Bernhard

“The chief function of colorshould be to serve expression.”

– Henri Matisse

“Great dancers are not great be-cause of their technique, they aregreat because of their passion.”

– Martha Graham

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Marc Weinberg — Roundup

Henry Heerschap — Vikurkirkja

Andy Royce — Red Wing Black Bird

“Inspiration is highly overrated.If you sit around and wait forthe clouds to part, it’s not liableto ever happen. More oftenthan not, work is salvation.”

– Chuck Close

“Experience has shown that themore fascinating the subject, theless observant the photographer.”

– Andreas Feininger

“My photographs are not pure:they are a seething wealth ofimperfection.”

– Frederick Sommer

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Andy Royce— Trigger Fish

Lauren Heerschap — Purple Irises

Bill Royce — Seattle Skyline and Clouds

“Photography is just lightremembering itself.”

– Jerry Uelsmann

I am always doing that whichI cannot do, in order that Imay learn how to do it.

– Pablo Picasso

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Election of New Officers on June 12, 2017In a business meeting following the annual awards banquet, the following officers were nominated:Margery Robison for Vice-President. She was nominated from the floor, it was seconded and passed. Margery Robison isour new vice-president.Dave Patzwald as digital director and Yvonne Shimek as treasurer volunteered to remain in their positions for anothertwo years. A motion was made for these officers to remain, seconded and passed.A motion was made to create a six-person committee for the purpose of arranging field trips for the club. This motionwas seconded and passed by the membership.This committee's official name is PSCC Field Trip Committee and the volunteers are as follows: Henry Heerschap, GenaReebs, Renata Kleinert, Bob Joiner, Mary Tevis, Al Koskie, and Margery Robison.

Minutes of the PSCC Board Meeting on June 19, 2017The meeting was called to order at 7:04 pm. Present were Lauren Heerschap, Henry Heerschap, Mary Tevis, Al Koskie,and Margery Robison.A motion was made to approve the minutes taken on May 15, 2017; the motion was seconded and passed.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT: Lauren Heerschap's President's Report was published in the May newsletter. She also reportedthat there were many people in the Edmonds Art Show from our club. Also many thanks to Margery Robison for accept-ing the job of vice president.

VICE-PRESIDENT'S REPORT: There is a field trip scheduled for August 12, 2017, to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle tothe Butterfly exhibit at 9:30 am. Afterwards, Dennis Dow, an official zoo photographer, will join us to help us find photo-graphic moments.

TREASURER'S REPORT: Yvonne Shimek reports in an email to Lauren Heerschap that as of June 18, 2017, there is a bal-ance of $2,220.58 in the checking account.

OLD BUSINESS: There was much concern about the low attendance on print night, and when we offered education to beincluded on print night, there was a good turn out.Henry Heerschap sent out a poll to all members asking why attendance on print night was so low and he received 10 re-sponses. The conclusion is that we need to find other solutions.

NEW BUSINESS: Dave Patzwald reports that the new projector has arrived and we will be using it on the next digitalnight. The resolution of the submittals has changed to 1920 by 1200. There will be an email sent explaining the new di-mensions. The new creatures category needs to emphasize animals, and it should be headed: C-Title-name of photographer.jpg.The George Ferrara memorial will be in September.Replacing components of the judging system is tabled indefinitely.The field trip committee of six will be responsible to plan, set the date, and take care of the details for the trip. The vice-president will serve as a coordinator.Henry Heerschap is planning a digital image clinic. He is looking for ways to improve select submitted images. He will se-lect several images to send out to the membershipfor them to process. They will then be returned and a slideshow will be made of the altered images.There is an ice cream social on August 14, 2017, digital night and there will be a MeetUp posted.There was a discussion of the website and how we could improve it. It was suggested that perhaps we could have peo-ple join the club on line. Henry Heerschap will look into it.There is concern about the poor attendance at the Christmas banquet and the year-end banquet. It was suggested thatagain Meet-Up might pull in more attendees.Monday, July 31, 2017, is an education night. Margery Robison will find someone to head it, and the information will beemailed to all.The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 pm.Respectfully submitted, Mary Tevis, Secretary