CONTACTTHE CONTACT The official publication of the Windsor Camera Club Oct. 2019 Cover Image Arlene...

THE CONTACT The official publication of the Windsor Camera Club

Oct. 2019

Cover Image

Arlene Kochaniec

Roseate Tern

1st place Novice DG NC 87.3 points

Inside This Issue

2 Inside This Issue & Meeting Schedule

3 Editorial & Assignments

4 October Program Night

5-19 Sept. Competition Results

20 Sept. GDCCC Results

21 Thank you letter

22-23 Bayfield Photo Fest

24 Orchid Show

25 Preparing Images for Competition

26 WCC Executive

27 List of Mentors

28 The hobby

Meeting Schedule

Oct. 1 Program Night

Oct. 8 Executive Meeting

Oct. 15 Competition Night

Club meetings are held at 7:15 pm at Gethsamane Lutheran Church, 1921 Cabana Rd. W., Windsor.

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Last Saturday’s paper had an article about how to reduce the anxiety in your life by doing some things around the home to minimize stress in our lives. It struck me as funny only because I read about these same steps worth trying when we are trying to improve our photography. Some examples included: get the light right, isn’t that what we do when we are out shooting?; because as we know, photography is all about the light. The next thing was to watch and choose patterns that contribute to balance. Again, there we are as photographers trying to create balance in our images. Then, embrace the curves. This could refer to many things, so I’ll leave it to you to sort that one out. Another point I am going to mention is to de-clutter our living spaces. Isn’t that so appropriate to photography? How many times have we heard that we need to make the focal point of our images stand out? There were several other items mentioned but the last item that I found also appropriate talked about how humans have a mind-body connection to nature and that being outside in nature can restore our physical and mental energy.

What I mostly get from all of this is that we, as consumers and hobbyists, are all affected by the same things. So, if your significant other complains about the time that you use to participate in your favourite hobby, just say that you are trying to restore your physical and mental balance and energy.

Our October program brings Adrian Harte back to us to talk about camera equipment and care. He always has some interesting points to make regarding all of that, specifically that all camera are bad, some are just badder than others. (Okay, I know that’s not really a word). Come listen to his presentation and we can all participate is an lively discussion.

Hopefully, most of our members have joined the Facebook group that Janet Sokol has set up WCC. She certainly is on a mission to provide members with lots of opportunities to get out and shoot. The list seems endless and there certainly seems to be something for everyone, no matter your preference for subject matter. And lots of the images will fit the monthly assignment categories and can then be used to submit to competition. You may even get to restore your physical and mental balance and energy in the process.

As always, be creative and happy shooting.

Darlene Beaudet

Editor

“Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject

matter, but making the commonplace unusual” –Edward Weston

Assignments for 2019-2020

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Oct. Vegetables / Graceful (mono)

Nov. Matches / Churches (mono)

Dec. Fall Colours / Textures (mono)

Jan. Hands & Feet / Anything in the Kitchen (mono)

Feb. Architecture / Motion (mono)

March City Lights / Tools of the Trade (mono)

April Yellow / People in Monochrome

May Minimalist / Rural Scenes (mono)

June Water or Landscape shot in Essex County /

Trees, or any part of (mono)

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Doug Myers

Motorcycle Flyer

1st place Advanced 85.7 points

Sept. Competition Print– Assignment

Anything with a wheel / Mail Boxes & Fences (Mono)

Brent Groh

Detroit Grand Prix


Print– Nature

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Norm Rheaume

Red Phalarope


Sarah Taylor

Bull Moose

1st place Novice 84 points

Print– Nature

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Stan Lee

Sandhill Crane follow mom

2nd place Advanced 87 points

Print - Open

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Dan Eberwein

Lula Libre, Montevideo


Joseph van Wissen

Inle Lake Burma

1st place Novice 81 points

Print - Open

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Larry Zavitz

Field Thistle

2nd place Advanced 85.3 points

Brent Groh

bronx on the beach

3rd place Advanced 85 points

Monochrome Print

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Lillian Dajas

Me & My Tree

1st place Novice 88.7 points

Larry Zavitz

Tiger Lily in B&W-1

1st place Advanced 89

points

Digital – Altered Reality

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Doug Myers

Stunt Riders


Sept. Competition Digital – Assignment

Anything with a Wheel / Mail Boxes & Fences (Mono)

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Steve Biro

Via Italia Victory


Arlene Kochaniec

Steam Tractor


Sept. Competition Digital– Assignment

Anything with a Wheel / Mail Boxes & Fences (Mono)

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Margit Lanoue

Harness Racing


Digital – Nature

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John Barnes

Wood Duck 6


Digital– Nature

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Les Menard

Pretty bird


Stan Lee

Wool Carder Bees mating

3rd place Advanced 86.7 points

Stephen Biro

Juvenile Osprey


Digital – Open

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Regina Meyes

The Witch’s Face


Palmer Johnson

The Renaissance Man

1st place Advanced

87.3 points

Digital – Open

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Charles Wilson

Laurel Falls

2nd place Advanced 86 points

Erin Inglis

Tall Ship – Empire Sandy

2nd place Novice 83 points

Digital – Open

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Bonnie Rilett

Budapest


Margit Lanoue

The Baron of Holly


Linda Menard-Watt

Flower of the Tulip Tree


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Digital – Open

Palmer Johson

Wing Walking Barbie


Palmer Johnson

Fire Brass


Alan Dafoe

River Bend, Dead Horse Pt


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Submitted by Brent Groh

September 2019 Digital GDCCC Results

Color Creative

1st, Advanced, Brian Masters, “Cool Corvette,” (score of 26).

1st, Beginner, Ed Ramirez, “The Departed,” (score of 24).

2nd, Beginner, Doug Myers, “Painted Hibiscus,” (score of 23).

2nd, Beginner, Erin Inglis, “Rachael Watercolour,” (score of 23)

).Color General

1st, Advanced, John Barnes, “Clean Break,” (score of 24)

.1st, Beginner, Stephen Biro, “Aurora Reflections,” (score of 25).

3rd, Beginner, Katherine Roth, “Blarney Manor House,” (score o23).

3rd, Beginner, Claude Gauthier, “Dragon Back Rice Paddys,” (score

of 23)

3rd, Beginner, Doug Myers, “Downtown T.O.,” (score of 23).

Monochrome

1st, Beginner, Les Menard, “Brigette,” (score of 26)

.2nd, Beginner, Sarah Taylor, “Wold,” (score of 25).

3rd, Beginner, Norm Rheaume, “Wheels High,” (score of 24)

Nature

1st, Salon, Brian Masters, “Northern Pintail,” (score of 26).

3rd, Salon, John Barnes, “Baltimore Oriole 2,” (score of 23).

1st, Advanced, Robert Burd, “female mallard 2,” (score of 25).

3rd, Beginner, Linda Menard-Watt, “Yellow Bug,” (score of 25).

HM, Beginner, Sarah Taylor, “Cattle Egret,” (score of 24).

HM, Beginner, Stephen Biro, “Osprey,” (score of 23).

HM, Beginner, Stan Lee, “Wood Stork,” (score of 23).

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Thanks for Camera Donations for Junior Naturalists.

The Essex County Field Naturalists Club (ECFNC) would like to thank Windsor Camera

Club members who donated camera equipment for use by the Junior Naturalists

while on field events. This programs is organized by members of ECFNC, some of

whom are teachers and some work for ERCA. These leaders have found that youth

who take photographs of nature bond more closely with nature.

Thank you to Arthur Rae who generously donated an unused Olympus SP-510 UZ

with memory card, batteries, instructions, cables, converter and even a camera bag.

Thanks also to Norman Rheaume who generously donated 2 Camera bodies:

a Canon EOS 20D and a Canon EOS 400D Rebel XTi. Both these cameras come

equipped with instructions, battery, memory card and battery charger.

They do, however, require lenses in order to be useful to the Junior Naturalists.

If anyone has a lens that would fit either of these cameras, please consider

donating it to the Field Naturalists for use in the Junior Naturalist program.

For any lenses useful to the cameras mentioned above, or for any cameras you wish

to donate, please see Linda Menard-Watt ([email protected]) who normally attends

all Windsor Camera Club meetings.

These donated cameras will help create future naturalists for our environment and,

who knows, even future photographers.

Thank you,

Linda Menard-Watt

mailto:[email protected]

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Preparing and Submitting Images for Competition

Here are a few things to keep in mind when you are submitting images in our

monthly competitions.

1. When you are preparing your digital files for submission to the Visual

Pursuits website, make sure that horizontal images are 1200 pixels

wide and vertical images are 1200 pixels tall. (The maximum

size is 1200 x 1200 pixels.) The resolution doesn’t matter; it’s the pixel dimensions

that are important. This ensures that all images will appear the same size when

they are being judged remotely.

2. Make sure that your titles have 25 characters or less (including spaces but not

including the “jpg” suffix).

e.g. Little Church in the Alps.jpg (This one has 25 characters.)

3. Photos in the assignment category must be taken after the list of

assignments was given out. (For the 2018 - 2019 competition year,

this means after May 2018.)

4. To submit images, go to our Visual Pursuits website, log in, and select “Submit

Images to a Competition” from the “Competitions” menu. If this is your first time

entering images, watch the video “How to Submit Images to a Competltion” to

assist you.

5. Remember that the TOTAL maximum number of entries allowed for

any monthly competition is 3. (This can be confusing for new members since the

website will actually let you enter more than that if you enter images into more than

one category.)

6. If you have any questions about preparing or submitting images, feel free to

contact Neil St. Clair at [email protected].

WCC Executive & Directors for 2019 - 2020

Officers

Palmer Johnson President

Graham Brown Past President

Claude Gauthier 1st Vice President

Dan Eberwein 2nd Vice President

Theresa Tessier Secretary

Bob Major Statistician

Bonnie Rilett Treasurer

Directors

Neil St. Clair Publicity

Darlene Beaudet Contact Editor

Dan Eberwein Webmaster

Alan Defoe GDCCC rep

Gary Baillargeon Digital and GDCCC Director

Doug Myers Print & GDCCC Director

Graham Brown &

Janet Sokol Program Directors

Norm Rheaume House Director

Resource people Charles Wilson

Gerald Booth

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2nd

Windsor Camera Club

List of Mentors

The following experienced members have volunteered to help advise other members of

the club in specific areas of work. Please feel free to contact any of them in person or by

phone or email so that they can arrange some time to assist you.

Please share this contact information only with other camera club members.

Name Contact Areas of Expertise

Neil St.Clair 519-256-2025 Photoshop, Mac computers

[email protected] preparing entries for competition

Wally Zawadski [email protected] Photoshop CS6

Palmer Johnson 519-800 7024 Nikon, Lightroom beginner, Windows

[email protected]

Gerald Booth [email protected] Photoshop including layers

and masks

Dan Eberwein [email protected] Canon, computer work

Graham Brown 519-733-9722 Lightroom

[email protected]

Bob Major [email protected] Photoshop and Lightroom

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