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Houston Photochrome Club Volume MMXVII No. 3 March 2017 www.houstonphotochromeclub.org ________________________________________________________________________

Deadline for digital submission…

All digital entries must be sent

to

Philip Tan

ptchromer@gmail.com

by March 4

Entries received after that will not be

eligible for March Competition

FYI… the deadline is always the

Saturday before the

competition meeting.

March Meeting

Program Presentation

Jim Stevenson will be presenting a pro-

gram on bird photography in the field at our

March 9th program

Jim Stevenson is Director of the Galveston Ornithological Society, and a professional bird guide. Raised by an ornithologist, he has been birding 60 years, having traveled all over the world and seen almost 7000 species of birds. His graduate work was conducted on bird migration in the Gulf States, which eventually led him to reside in Galveston. Jim has had eight books pub-lished, and also publishes nature newspa-pers. His position with the GOS allows him to promote conservation, be involved in public environmental education and con-duct scientific research. The meeting will 7:00P.M. at the Tracy

Gee Community Center, 3599 Westcenter

Drive, which is one block inside Beltway 8

between Westpark and Richmond.

Need your Input…

Do you know or have you heard someone that could be a potential speaker for our club in the coming year? If so please tell Stephanie Rudd at: rudd77024@gmail.com She will appreciate any clues you can give her.

SPRING FLOWER ALERT!! Yep! The flowers are starting to bloom .On a weekend run up to north Texas, there were lots of pretty yellow composites and yellow mustard along the highway. I man-aged to find a few bluebonnets and some paintbrush nestled among the yellow ones , so they will not be far behind.

Also be aware there is a new tulip farm at Point Pilot near Whitesboro. The flowers are lovely and the admission is only $3. You can photograph ‘til your heart’s conti-nent, even pick some of the blooms. Care-ful though...the charge is $2.50 per stem, but there were folks with large baskets of flowers checking out. The best blooms will most likely be in the next week or 2 and are done by April 1. Website: texas-tulips.com Carmen

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Assignment Categories Remember that assignment images must have been shot within 12 months, prior to competition meeting for that assignment . Because of this restriction, we will now choose the categories a year in advance of the category date ,for your convenience. Cookies for March

Janet Tan

Inter Club Competition

The Jan. 2017 Color Projected Com-petition was judged by the Houston Camera Club. Our entries and scores were: Lily and Bee – Jane Ashley – 11 Fantastic Fourth – Carmen Sewell – 11 In Memory of the Beloved – Julie Cheng – 10 Lake Bled – Stephanie Rudd – 10 The Jan. 2017 Monochrome projected images were judged by the Houston Camera Club. Our entries and scores were: The Grape Crush-F. Joe Schmitt – 11 Christmas Cactus – Carmen Sewell – 11 Ready to Roll – Donnie Walton – 11 Reflection on Building Wall – Julie Cheng – 10 The January PSA Nature competition images were judged by the f67 Camera Club from Kitsap County, Washington. Our images and scores were: Mandrill Portrait – Scott Meyer - 10 Blue Dragonfly on Leaf – Julie Chung – 9 Leopard with Baboon Dinner – F. Joe Schmitt – 9 Drinking Bob White Quail – Joe Smith – 9 Young Cardinal – Philip Tan- 9 Hummingbird in Flight – Janet Chung – 8

The GSCCC Projected Nature Competition was judged by the Lafayette Photographic So-ciety. Our entries and scores were: Swan Mom and Baby-Janet Chung – 14 and –2nd place It’s a Dog’s World – Scott Meyer – 12 White Tipped Black Moth – Jane Ashley – 11 Landing Juvenile Harris Hawk – Joe Smith – 10 Congratulations to Janet. Jane Ashley Interclub Chair.

Swan Mom and Baby by Janet Chung

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ATTENTION:

All Competition Participants

Images must be submitted according to club guidelines or your image may not be included in the monthly competition Please follow the sizing instructions carefully: A horizontal image cannot be longer than 1280 pixels along the horizontal side; A vertical image cannot be longer than 800 pixels along the vertical side. ( Vertical images cannot be sized 1280 pixels along the vertical side!) The size of the JPEG image is not to exceed 1MB.( See above for pixel size.)

NEW INFORMATION 4/1/2016

Rename the image according to the guidelines below. For example: An Assignment image by John Brown would appear as AS_Assignment_BrownJ.jpg (Use “M” for Monochrome and “O” for Open categories.) DO NOT use first names, nicknames or ini-tials only, for identification. Also, the size of the title is limited to 35 characters when naming images. It is important that the guidelines for naming files be followed when submitting images for the monthly competitions otherwise you run the risk of not being credited with your entries.

Images that are not easily identi-fied will be discarded.

Assignment Categories 2016-2017 The Assignment list is: March 2017 People Candid Unplanned photos of people . (Street Photography} April 2017 Abstracts Abstract photography concentrates on shape, form, color, pattern and texture. The viewer is often unable to see the whole object. May 2017 Domestic Animals Pets or Livestock such as but not limited to horses, cattle, sheep, goats etc June 2017 Springtime Images that say spring :flowers, baby an imals such as lambs baby birds etc

July 2017 Only in Houston Images that can be taken no other place but Houston. August 2017 Vehicles Your choice of travel conveyances. September 2017 Shadows Images that show the shadow of subject rather than the subject itself October 2017 Panorama Images with wide vistas. .November 2017 Close-Up Nature Zoom in on nature subjects to get fine detail.

December 2017 Silhouettes /Back lit images

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February 2017 Competition

Judges: Janet Chung, Scott Meyer, Eric Westling

Assignment-Holiday Open

Christmas Tree at Galleria Janet Chung 23 Alpine Splendor Scott Meyer 21

Christmas Tree Julie Cheng 21 Bald Eagle Posing Julie Cheng 21

Houston Holiday Zoo Lights F. Joe Schmitt 21 Curious Kitten Scott Meyer 21

Shopping Center Display C.T. Edwards 20 Falls Rainbow Eric Westling 21

Christmas at the Zoo Philip Tan 19 Green Jay with Berries Joe Smith 21

Spooky Bar B Q Carmen Sewell 19 Lotus Glow Carmen Sewell 21

City Christmas Tree Jane Ashley 18 National Cathedral James Gamble 21

Christmas Family Portrait Ninfa Palazzolo 17 Painted Bunting Philip Tan 21

Good Friday Donnie Walton 17 Pelican Portrait F. Joe Schmitt 21

Good Doggie for Santa James Gamble 17 Sleepy Lion Cubs F. Joe Schmitt 21

Tomorrow is Christmas Scott Meyer 17 Stari Most Stephanie Rudd 21

Family Portrait Rob Mood 16 Tufted Titmouse Joe Smith 21

12 images Avg. 18.7 Blue Dragonfly on Pink Waterlily Julie Cheng 20

Grand Teton and Friends Eric Westling 20

Monochrome Light Festival Janet Chung 20

Enjoy Walking on the Snow Julie Cheng 23 Pond Reflection Janet Tan 20

Tunnel Study Joe Smith 21 Rice Paper Butterfly Jane Ashley 20

Chimp Portrait Scott Meyer 21 Buffalo Bayou Cistern Jane Ashley 19

The Alamo at Night F. Joe Schmitt 20 Couple of Turtles Philip Tan 19

Chase Bank Observation Deck Jane Ashley 19 Skate Park C.T. Edwards 19

Glasswing Butterfly Carmen Sewell 19 Waterfalls Stephanie Rudd 19

Replica at Dallas Garden C.T. Edwards 19 Dark Cloud Ninfa Palazzolo 18

Ripple Pattern Ninfa Palazzolo 19 Ensco82 Rob Mood 18

Lucinda James Gamble 18 Fish of Many Colors Ninfa Palazzolo 18

Water and Rocks Donnie Walton 18 Veteran Marathon Runner Janet Chung 18

White Flowers Philip Tan 17 Balinese Gate Janet Tan 17

Masts Rob Mood 16 Bear Island Light Carmen Sewell 17

12 images Avg. 19.2 Blue Dasher 2 James Gamble 17

First Snowball Rob Mood 17

Old Fishing Bridge Donnie Walton 17

Unique Store C. T. Edwards 17

Water in a Hurry Donnie Walton 17

Entries - 56 32 images Avg. 19.3

Average - 19.2

Photographers - 16

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Cameras in Cowtown

2017 GSCCC CONVENTION

May 4-7th in Fort Worth, Texas

Our hotel is the Marriott at Champions Circle – a great location right next to the Texas Mo-tor Speedway – Home of NASCAR. Top notch speakers will be on hand– includ-ing Tyler Stableford – a Canon Explorer of Light and David Woo – two time Pulitzer fi-nalist for his news photography and well known for his celebrity work in Top Dogs and Their Pets. Friday night there will be a great Texas din-ner and photo shoot in the Fort Worth His-toric Stockyards … Saturday night the Awards banquet will be at the Texas Motor Speedway next door to the convention hotel …a very unique location adding something fun to our banquet experi-ence. Do plan to stay at the convention hotel - there is a great discount of $99. See all the details at: www.gulfstatesccc.org/convention

Newfoundland Puffins and Seabirds

Photo Tour and Workshop Summer 2017

Hello, My name is Scott Leslie and I'm a professional natural history photographer and writer in Atlantic Canada. If you are inter-ested in a wonderful trip to photograph the incredible seabirds and other wildlife of the Island of Newfoundland this coming summer, if you have any questions, please let me know. Further information is also available on my website http://www.scottlesliephoto.com Cheers, Scott Leslie

March Photo Opportunities March 2-26 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Park For details of daily activities see the Website: www:rodeohouston.com

March 4-5 Texas Independence Day Festival at Washington on the Brazos features live music, food, crafts

and living history presentations. Reenac-tors have set up an 1836 Army camp where visitors can wander freely both Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. For full de-tails see the website www.wheretexasbexcametexas.org

March 10-12 River Oaks Azalea Trail features Bayou Bend Gardens, Ri-

enzi, along with magnificent homes an gar-dens in River Oaks. Website:r www.riveroaksgardenclub.org

March 11 Houston Annual St Pat-rick’s Day Parade Beginning at Noon

downtown at 1800 Travis. Website: www.hsppc.org

March 24 Buffalo Bayou Cistern Photography Tour 10:00-11:00Am Reservations and tickets required. Admission $15.00. Website: www.buffalobayou.org

Texas Tulips Sunday Feb 26,2017

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Houston Photochrome Club is a member of the Gulf States Camera Club Council and the Photographic Society of America

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Founded in 1964 and organized by London’s Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide, Wildlife Photographer of the Year is one of the longest and most prestigious photography competitions in the world. Every year, the best images submitted are selected to form the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, and are ex-hibited at art galleries, museums, and science centers around the globe. The Houston Museum of Natural Science will again host the breathtaking Wildlife Photographer of the Year. This exhibi-tion will be on display from January 27 to June 4 2017