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.
Lifestyles Photography Group
The Lifestyle Group provides photo journalistic services to Sun City Clubs and Community Association sponsored events and activities. The Group is accepting assignments. We welcome any Photography Club member who is interested in this type of photography to call Klara Kleman (the Group Coordinator). See the full announcement on the Lifestyles Page under the ACTIVITIES tab. HERE
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 @ 8:30am
The Print SIG will meet quarterly (January, April, June, October) in the Orchard Creek Multi-purpose room. 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 next Learning SIG meeting will be in January with a discussion of “ISO — The third side of the triangle".
Due to vacations and other spring/summer activities,
the Learning SIG will be taking a break and will resume in September.
The Who, What and Where of Metal Prints was topic of May Print SIG.
The two hour session covered the a comprehensive range of options available if you want to have your images printed on metal.
Topics covered included: the metal printing process, description of the equipment used to produce metal prints, description of the various types of metal print aluminum panels including sizes, shapes and finishes.
The presentation also provided a comprehensive list of northern Bay-area printing service providers that can produce metal prints, including merchants such as Costco, Adorama and specialty photo printing labs.
Club members were also able to inspect sample metal prints that showcased the various print finishes such as: gloss, semi-gloss, mat, and clear.
The presentation wrapped-up with a detailed description of the steps needed to produce a 96” by 48” metal print of a composited image of a motorcycle against a graffiti wall.
Presented below is a link to the research notes used in preparing the presentation. The notes contain an extensive listing of suppliers and links to their websites and support materials. Also presented below is a link to the slide show presentation.
The presentation detailed the creation of a 96” by 48” metal print from conception to final installation in a home. Below is a screen shot of the image being composited in Photoshop.
Shown below is the final semi-gloss metal print as displayed in home.
The final file size was 28,800 X 14,400 pixels. The image was printed at 300 pixels per inch. File format was jpg with sRGB color space. The files size was 393-Mbs.
You can download a pdf file of the slide presentation by clicking on the slide icon below:
You can download a pdf file of the presentation research notes including service provider website links by clicking on the pdf icon below:
Mike Johnson Updates his Gallery
Click on Photo to go to his Gallery Page on this Website
Photos by Michael Johnson
Stephanie Huntingdale Updates her Gallery
Click on Photo to go to her Gallery Page on this Website
Photos by Stephanie Huntingdale
Upcoming Field Trips
August 13: Perseids Meteor Shower
The meteor shower peaks during this date as the earth passes through the debris from the Comet Swift-Tuttle.
Carson Pass area. Contact: Les Thomas
August 30, 2019
Milky Way galaxy
Galaxy trips will be offered in locations with minimal light pollution and good foregrounds. These are the dates of the new moon.
Contact: Les Thomas
This is a hot air balloon festival with about 100 colorful balloons in many fanciful shapes.
It is similar to the Albuquerque Balloon Festival in concept, but smaller, and lot more affordable
Contact: Les Thomas
We made this trip in October 2015. You can see our itinerary on our LOCATIONS page. Contact: Les Thomas
In past years, we visited South Lake Tahoe and have a LOCATIONS page describing that field trip. Contact: Les Thomas
Planning resources from our last trips are on our LOCATIONS page. Contact: Truman Holsclaw
Planning resources from our last trips are on our LOCATIONS page.
Contacts: Bill Kress (Trip Planner) & Truman Holsclaw
Sunflower Field Along Route 113 North of Davis, California
Sunflower Fields
There are many fields of sunflowers in full bloom during the summer months. Several can be found north of Davis and south of Woodward along Vic Fazio Highway, or Route 113.
One we like was just south of Woodward. Going south on 113, when you see it off to your right, take the off-ramp and park on the right. There will be a nice view overlooking the sunflower field.
Another nice field is along John Jones Road. This is on the west side of 113, north of West Covell Blvd. There are many other sunflower fields. If anyone has a favorite, let me know and I’ll add it to the NEWS and LOCATIONS pages.
For more, click HERE
Bill Kress
Current: Simple Pleasures Summer Exhibit. May 6 - September 2, 2019
The following members are exhibiting photos at Simple Pleasures from May 6 - September 2 - Bob Dale, David Hughes, Stephanie Huntingdale, Mike Johnson, Klara Kleman, Ron Nabity, Ken Silverman, Steven Stewart, Larry White, and Jim Wronkiewicz.
Theme: Your Favorite Photos
Current Exhibit: Kilaga Springs Spa
Current Kilaga Springs Spa Exhibit will be up from June 2 to December 8. Please send your digital images and the application file which can be found on the Exhibits Page to Klara (k17kleman@gmeil.com) by May 30th.
Please follow the instructions of the application file for preparing the framed image for hanging.
Please bring your art to the Kilaga Springs Spa on June 2 at 10 AM.
Themes of the photo images, which must be followed for each Spa room, are: Ponds, Beaches, Lakes, Meadows, Forests, Streams also landscapes and flowers.
Orchard Creek Rotunda Exhibit - September 1 - October 3
The Orchard Creek Rotunda Exhibit will be in September. This is a special exhibit. If you have exhibited in Simple Pleasures at any time, you qualify to participate in this opportunity.
August 26 is the DEADLINE for submitting an Application and up to 3 Digital Files to Rhonda Campbell at Rhonda.photoart@gmail.com. CLICK for more information and the OC Application form.
Photo by Stephanie Huntingdale
View the current pictures on exhibit at Kilaga Springs Spa.
View the current pictures on exhibit at Simple Pleasures
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. The SCLH Photography Facebook page is restricted to the Club membership only.
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
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:
