Photo by Bob Baikauskas
Lincoln Hills
Photography Club
The Photo Club is comprised of residents of the Sun City Lincoln Hills community in Lincoln, CA.
Below is a list of our monthly meetings and activities
General Meeting - 2nd Wednesday @ 8:30am
Field Trips
Find information on recent field trips HERE
Exhibits
Exhibitions offer club members an avenue to show their photographs. Some use these occasions as an opportunities to sell their work. Find information on current and upcoming exhibits and how to participate HERE
Board Meeting, OC Multipurpose Room - One day before the General Meeting
Board Meetings are open to any current Photography Club member. Copies of the approved "Board Meeting Minutes" are posted HERE
This “member only” tool is used to communicate photography ideas, promising sites, area photography activities, and conversation.
Lifestyle Photography Group
The Lifestyle Group had provided photo journalistic services to Sun City Clubs and Community Association sponsored events and activities. The Group is taking a hiatus from accepting further assignments. See the full announcement on the Lifestyles Page under the ACTIVITIES tab.
The purpose of the Photo Enhancement SIG is to help you make your photos better using photo editing software. Meetings are in the OC Multipurpose Room. For more info go to the SIG's Webpage HERE
Round Table SIG - 4th Wednesday @ 8:30am
The Round Table SIG provides an opportunity for any member to discuss any topic related to photography. It is the perfect forum for asking all of those, "How do I" questions. For more info about the Round Table SIG click HERE
Print SIG - 4th Wednesday @ 10:30am
The Print SIG will meet quarterly (January, April, June, October) 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
Learning SIG
The Learning SIG is structured by topic and technique. Topic examples may include street photography, vacation photography and night photography; while technique examples include composition, ISO, shutter speed, selective focus, etc. To review the past meetings, click HERE
The Learning SIG will be taking the summer off and will resume in September, 2018.
The Pacific Crest Trail Program is the June Featured Presentation
Charlie Willard has graciously agreed to give us a presentation on an enchanted area for all photographers: the Pacific Crest Trail Program. This is a presentation that can lead you to wonderful photo opportunities.
You can view the video of Charlie's presentation HERE
Our Guest Speaker for the May General Meeting on May 9th
was Jan Lightfoot Who Presented
Off the Beaten Path
At the May General Meeting, Jan Lightfoot shared her secrets for getting "Off the Beaten Path" to create photos that are unique and unexpected. She presented many ideas on how to approach a new location to create meaningful images.
You can learn more about Jan Lightfoot and her photography at her website.
Click HERE
You can view the video of Jan's presentation HERE
Southern Oregon and Northern California Field Trip
May 28 to June 2, 2018
Truman and Sandy Holtzclaw led the field trip to photograph sunsets, shorelines, wildlife, redwoods, historic structures and much more.
Highlights included beautiful sunsets on Brandon beach, Victorian buildings and an animal parade in Ferndale, a huge sand artwork drawn by a labyrinth artist, bunches of terrestrial orchids and Darlintonias in a bog, the huge Redwood tree featured in a past National Geographic article, historic lighthouses and much more.
We’ll be putting pictures from all participants on next month’s Field Trip page.
Truman next to the large Fresnel lens in the Cape Blanco Lighthouse
Photo by Dorothe Kress
Basics of Great Photography Workshop
The May Learning SIG featured discussions and visual demonstrations of the impact of weather on your images, how changing the position of your camera changes the feel of your images and the importance of framing your images.
As has been the pattern since the SIGs establishment, the room was filled.
The May SIG was the last SIG before taking a summer break. Please check the website for the timing of the next series of Learning SIGS commencing this fall.
For links to past workshops, click HERE
Photo by Diane Margetts
Testimonial for Lincoln Hills Lifestyles Photography Club
STEM EXPO 2018 Rocklin, CA
We would like to thank the Lincoln Hills Lifestyles Photography Club for volunteering their services at STEM Expo - Placer County’s official alternative to the traditional science fair - held March 3, 2018 in Rocklin.
What a great group of photographers! Brad Senn - Klara Kleman - Jeff Andesen - Charlie - Schuman - Jim Cormier - Carl Neeley - Gary Stephens
Our event involves a myriad of activities throughout the day including: judged student exhibits, vendors, stage presentations and award ceremony, all of which the club members handled with both professionalism and great attitude. After the event, they quickly provided our non-profit with documentation photos as well as artistic shots and a video that we will be able to utilize both on our website and future marketing/fundraising needs.
We look forward to collaborating with them again in the future!
With thanks,
Heidi Buck
Calling All Photographers!
Trails Enhancement Project
The Trails Enhancement Project is progressing and is now requesting photographs from our community. These photographs will appear on our trail signage, website, COMPASS articles, and a trail guidebook.
We have created a subject list of birds, animals, insects and plants for which we need images. A Photograph Submission Packet contains information regarding the project, a list of the subjects, instructions and a form for submitting your photographs. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, June 26, 2018.
Our team will select the best photographs from all submitted. Photo credit will be given for each photograph. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this community project.
Click HERE to download your packet.
Locations: Thunder Valley Casino Swallows
Want to see hundreds of swallows flying to and from their nests? You need to travel no further than Thunder Valley Casino. On the northeast corner of their property (near the train tracks) is a “Swallow Tower” costing $1,500,000 to build about 10 years ago.
When we were there on June 4th, hundreds of birds were flying in and out of the sanctuary. We wondered how each bird knows how to locate their own nest. While the area adjacent to the tower is fenced off, you can take great pictures from the parking lot. There are lots of droppings, so consider wearing a hat or carrying an umbrella!
Thanks to John Neil for pointing out this interesting location.
Bill Kress
Photo by Bill Kress
The entire building is covered by swallow nests.
Photo by Dorothe Kress
Volunteers Needed for Video Production
The Association’s Video Services Group (“VSG”), a sub-group within the Communications and Community Relations Committee, is seeking volunteers to assist with producing a variety of different types of video pieces. These videos are almost all intended for posting to our Association’s YouTube channel to be viewed by residents.
VSG is particularly interested in hearing from residents who have experience in all aspects of video creation. We want to hear from YOU if you would like to become involved with the planning, directing, camera operating, video editing, audio engineering, and/or assisting more experienced members of the group. If any of the foregoing piques your interest, please contact Peter Beckett via e-mail at videography@sclhca.com.
To learn more, click on the PDF icon:
Rudi Franke and Jack Ferrante Update their Galleries
Click on photo to go to their Gallery Page on this website.
Photo by Rudi Franke
Photo by Jack Ferrante
"Doors and Windows" and/or Black and White" is the current theme of the Spring Simple Pleasures Exhibit that will be on display until July 23rd.
Current: Simple Pleasures Spring Themes - Doors and Windows and Black and White went up April 23.
The exhibit features work by Club Members: Bpb Baikauskas, Rhonda Campbell, Rudi Franke, Patrick Jewell, Mike Johnson, Gary Kost, Ron Nabity, Dale Petersen, Mary Bath Quallick, Steve Stewart, and James Wronkiewicz. On display until July 23rd.
A Taste of Tuscany by Bob Baikauskas - highlights the concept of one of the themes "Doors and Windows"
Current: Kilaga Springs Spa
Kilaga Springs Spa Exhibits Pictures from Club Photographers including Allen Adler, Brad Senn, DeAtley Cahill, Klara Kleman, Mary Selfridge, Michael Johnson, Pat Monda, and Patrick Jewell. The pictures chosen for display were updated in May.
Contact Klara (k17kleman@gmail.com) for information about the next opportunity to exhibit which is may 6. Themes for each room must be followed. They are: Ponds, Beaches, Lakes, Meadows, Forests, and Streams.
Year-Long Challenge: California Missions
Don't forget our year-long challenge to photograph California Missions which ends June 30, 2018. More information available on the Exhibits page HERE
Mission in Sonoma by Vicki White
Buonarroti Ristorante' - Exhibit will hang during May and June.
Umpqua Bank - Contact Rhonda - Deadline for digital Files to Rhonda is July 1. Theme is open and the exhibit will last from July 10-Aug 14. Drop your photos off at Umpqua Bank on July 10 at 10:00am.
For more information on these exhibit opportunities contact Rhonda Campbell - rhonda.potoart@gmail.com or check out the Exhibits Page HERE
Would you love to exhibit your photos at Simple Pleasures or some of the other great venues available to the Photo Club but don't know how to get started? Check out our Photo Display Guide, click on the PDF icon:
SCLH Photography Club Facebook Page
This is a place for SCLH Photography Members to have a conversation about photography, cameras, and places to shoot photography in the area. You can ask a specific "how to" or "where can I find..." or "how can I improve this shot?" or "thinking of going to.....does anyone want to come too?" You can post great photography-related websites that others might like. Use your creativity.
There are a few rules.
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No politics, none, nada.
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The only things you can sell on this page are photography equipment that is usually sold within the club like reselling cameras, printers, etc. Nothing else. Nothing.
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Constructive criticism only when critiquing. (Don't tell us that it was a stupid, boring shot, We'll figure it out anyway.)
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If you are selling your photography, protect your copyright. You may not want that one up on the Internet on Facebook. Post a link to your photography website instead.
To join, use this link: LHPC Facebook
The BLOG is Here!!! Check it Out.
The latest blog post is on backing up your photos
We all know we should backup our photos but how many of us do and more importantly are we doing it properly? The latest blog post gives my opinions and that of experts on backing up photos as well as other important files and presents links to articles that deal with the subject of backups. It will discuss backup software some which is free and some you have to pay for. It will also list cloud based solutions for backing up your photos and other important files.
You may think you are doing everything right when it comes to backups but are you? Check out this blog post and then you can make an informed decision on whether to keep doing it the way you are doing it or switch to a different and hopefully better way.
The For more information go to the Blog.
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.
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 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:
