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Lincoln Hills
Photography Club

This is an Archive Page for the December 2016 News Page. Some Links may no longer work as the site has changed.
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Upcoming Photo Club Meetings and Events
December 14, 2016
The December General Meeting is scheduled for December 14th from 8:30am to 10:30am but will be held in the Sports Bar at Orchard Creek. This will be our annual Christmas Breakfast with a gift raffle to follow. Be sure to bring your gift for the raffle. See below for more information.
December 13, 2016
Board Meeting - Tuesday Before the General Meeting @ 9:00am
Held in the Multipurpose Room at Orchard Creek. It is open to any current Photography Club member.
March 06, 2017
Field Trips
The Club is planning a six day to field trip to Death Valley from March 6 to 11. This trip is still in the preliminary planning stages but if you are interested you should contact the Furnace Creek Inn and Ranch Resort or other hotels nearby as rooms get scarce at that time of year.
January 23, 2017
Exhibits
The Simple Pleasures exhibit runs through January 23 and features images of "Winter Wonderland and More". Check out the photos from our exhibiting Club Members on this NEWS page below.
The purpose of the Photo Enhancement SIG is to help you make your photos better using photo editing software. The next meeting will be Wednesday January 4th at 8:30AM in the Orchard Creek Multi-Purpose room. For more info go to the SIG's webpage HERE Also check out the photo-related internet deals HERE
January 25, 2017
Round Table SIG - 4th Wednesday @ 8:30am
The Round Table SIG will NOT take place on December 28th at it's usual time of 8:30am in the Multi-purpose room in Orchard Creek Lodge due to the holidays. For more information about the Round Table SIG click HERE
January 25, 2017
Print SIG - 4th Wednesday @ 10:30am
The Print SIG will NOT be held on December 28th due to the holidays. It is normally held in the Orchard Creek Multi-purpose room immediately following the Round Table SIG. The Print SIG provides an opportunity for members to present and discuss their prints and receive feedback from fellow Club members. To learn more about the Print SIG visit our page HERE
Our Annual Christmas Breakfast to be Held December 14 at the Orchard Creek Sports Bar.

The annual Lincoln Hills Photography Club Christmas Party (this replaces the General Meeting for December) will be held this year on December 14 in the Orchard Creek Sports Bar from 8:30 am to 10:30 am complete with a breakfast buffet.
Tickets for this event are no longer available.
When you arrive at the Sports Bar you will trade your breakfast ticket for a raffle ticket . We will be located at the door to the Sports Bar to take your breakfast ticket and give you the raffle ticket.
The raffle will be composed of wrapped and unwrapped items supplied mainly by the attendees (that is you!) so PLEASE bring something to put on the raffle table. It does not have to be new, nor expensive, nor related to photography. Some will provide greeting cards or calendars they have made, some will bring a lens cleaning brush they bought for $2 while others may bring a piece of photographic equipment they no longer want and don’t want to sell it. The point is, it doesn’t matter, just bring something. We will continue drawing raffle tickets until all of the gifts are gone. Wrapping of raffle items is optional. Note the club has contributed $250 toward some meaningful raffle prizes.
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If you want to check out the fun we had last year go HERE
Eastern Sierra Fall Colors Field Trip a Great Success.
The Eastern Sierra field trip got off to a tricky start this year as we had to dodge storms that were moving through the Sierras from Tahoe down to Bishop producing rain, snow and high winds.
The Storm quickly passed however and bright sunny skies greeted the group after the first day.
The original start dates of October 14 through 19 were loosely followed with some leaving earlier and some leaving later.
For those brave souls that made the trip, it was well worth the effort. A post field trip "Show & Tell" party was held on November 11 at Les & Marilyn Thomas' house.
The was event was open to "anyone who went on the trip, wanted to go, went on a related subject trip or who works hard to make our club special".
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We have posted over 80+ photos from the trip and S&T party on our Field Trip Page. Check them out HERE
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Aspen Stand along Highway 395 just North of Bishop, CA.
Photo by Greg Ferguson

Super Moon Rising over Mono Lake
Photo by Don Bowden

Mountain Cascade and Fall Colors on the Eastern Sierra
Photo by Les Thomas
We have posted over 80 photos from the trip on our Field Trip Page.
check them out by clicking the button below.
Club Members take on challenge of shooting the Super Moon
On the evening of Sunday, November 13th we were treated to a Super Moonrise that inspired many from our club to venture out with our cameras and do our best to capture the event. The moon was the largest it has been since 1948 and will not be that large again until 2034.

Club Members line up on Ingram Parkway with their cameras in preparation for the November Super Moon that rose over Ferrari Pond on the evening of the 13th. Photo by Mo Senn. Check out the gallery below.
Below is a gallery of Super Moon photos from Club Members. Click thumbnails for larger view.



Obviously not Ferrari Pond







Obviously not Ferrari Pond












Discussions Underway to Merge the Videography Group into the Photography Club.
The Videography Club is one of the more recent clubs to form in Lincoln Hills and has provided a wonderful opportunity for those interested in this subject to share information about equipment and techniques and provide a forum for exhibiting members videos and getting tips on how to improve. It has also provided a service to the community by producing videos of activities the various organizations and clubs are involved with as part of the Lifestyles effort in our community.
Merging this group with the Photography Club is a natural and beneficial action for both organizations. It simplifies and reduces the duplication of organizational duties and increases the ability of the members to take advantage of each program. Many of the cameras available today do both still photography and videos not to mention our smartphones that do both as well.
Over the next two months we will be finalizing this merger with its culmination being the presentation at the January General Meeting for a vote by our membership. This subject will be presented and discussed at the next Board Meeting on December 13. Any Photography Club member is welcome to attend this and any other Board Meeting.
Community Association wants your photographs!
The Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association has given us the opportunity to provide them with images that will be used in the upcoming 2017 Community Directory and Resource Guide. This is a great opportunity for our members to contribute to a publication and be recognized for that contribution. Please take the time to read the adjacent email from Jeannine Balcombe advising us of this opportunity and the preferred subject matter.
As far as what format is preferred. it varies. You will note that cover photos are in a "portrait" format with an allowance for the publication title at the top and room at the bottom for more information. The remainder of the photos are a variety of landscape and portrait formats. Jeannine has specified submittals be a high quality jpeg photo. As photographers we need a few more specifics, so here they are:
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The size of the image should keep the longest edge at 11"
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The image should be 300 pixels per inch
If you are not sure how to accomplish this, bring it up in any of the SIGs and you should be able to get the answers.
Please submit youf images directly to Jeannine no later than January 18, 2017. You can use a flash drive if you submit a number of images and she will then give you a new flash drive in return.....not a bad deal. If you have only a few images you can email them.

Nine Club Members showcase work at Simple Pleasures.

The theme for the current Photo Club Exhibit at downtown Lincoln's Simple Pleasures Restaurant is "Winter Wonderland & More". It features the work of nine of our Club Members. Showcasing their work are: Rhonda Campbell, Rebecca Davis, John Fedors, Stephanie Huntingdale, Jim Klein, David Masche, Carol Neece, Steve Stewart, and Larry White.
The exhibit will be on display until January 23rd. Simple Pleasures is located in downtown Lincoln at 648 Fifth Street. It's a great spot for breakfast and lunch. Check out the Exhibit and support this local venue.
Pictured to the left is one of the photographs on display by Club member Jim Klein
Check out all the images currently being showcased in a gallery
by visiting our Exhibit Page HERE
DeAtley Cahill has updated his photo gallery with new images.
Click on photo to go to his Gallery Page on this website.
Member Galleries can now accommodate
a maximum of 20 images, up from 16.
Club Member Individual Galleries have now been expanded to accommodate a total of 20 photographs.
With this expansion members who want to showcase their photos on the website have the option to present as few as four photos up to a maximum of 20 photos. The prior maximum was limited to 16 images.
For those needing assistance in resizing their images, for posting to the website, should refer to the instructions that are posted on the Members Page HERE
Photo by DeAtley Cahill
The BLOG is Here!!! Check it Out.
The Blog has been up for a couple of months now and and there are currently seven posts. The topics include dealing with lens distortion and perspective issues, why you should use back button auto focus, good deals available on the internet, and one on Raw Therapee a free and very capable photo editor that will take your photos from blah to great in less than a minute. So if you haven't checked them out yet there is no time like the present to click on the link below.
It's been about a month since the last Blog and my excuse is I was on a two week trip to the Pacific Northwest which will be the subject of an upcoming Blog post. Plus I'm working on a couple of others so they should be coming more frequently.
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We want to hear from You!
One of the nice things about the Blog is you have the ability to comment on blog posts and respond to someone else's comments. You can even put a photo in your comment. So far no one has commented on any of the posts. We were hoping members would get involved and express there opinions. In fact we encourage you to do so.
If you have any experience with, or opinions about, any of the information presented in the blog posts please share your thoughts with your fellow Club members. Post a comment. I would prefer the Blog be a conversation and not a lecture.
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Have a post idea... Let us know.
One final reminder. Any member can make a Blog post. Just write it up and send it to me. You can even remain anonymous however you do have to tell me who you are but I won't use your name as the author.
To navigate to the new blog look for the BLOG link at the end of the main menu, or click HERE
We hope you will enjoy this feature and participate by commenting on blog posts, responding to the comments of others, and asking questions.

Gary Stephens is our Blogger!!
If you would like to reach Gary directly you can email him at:
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A New Location Added: Western Pacific Railroad Museum

Thanks to John Neil for contributing this month’s location. If you’re a railroad buff, the Western Pacific Railroad Museum is a must-see. Located in Portola, California, it’s a 2.5 to 3.5 hour (depending how you go) drive from SCLH. Between Memorial and Labor days, the museum is open 7-days/week, although check with their website for special events.
To learn more about this location, click HERE
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Bill Kress, Editor of the Locations sections of the site.
Know of a great location you would like to share? We look forward to your contributions. To share a location with others, click the link at the top of the Locations page. To go to our Locations page click HERE
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