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.
A RURAL TWIST ON STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
Our August Presentation Featured Salt-of-the-Earth Characters and Truck Stop Pizza
Larry Angier and Carolyn Fox travel rural America and now in Seriba and Greece extensively shooting what they love: the people, the places and the cultural landscape.
Larry's editorial work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Nevada, VIA, and RANGE. His commercial and industrial photography is used regularly by AT&T, Amador Council of Tourism, and Amador Vintnersby AT&T, Amador Council of Tourism, and Amador Vintners Association. His books include America's Heartland (2002), California 24/7, Nevada 24/7, Portrait of the West (2004), Cowboys and Country (2007), This Land of the Free (2008), Revisions: Mission San Juan Bautista (2013), The Sacred Expedition (2014). His work is featured annually in the Browntrout line of calendars.
Larry's fine-art photography has been exhibited throughout California and The West and in Belgrade, Serbia. His work is in many museums, corporate and private collections including the Museum of Northeast Nevada, University of the Pacific, The National Steinbeck Center, El Dorado Savings Bank, American Airlines and others.
General Meeting, August 14th, 8:30 AM
Kilaga Springs Presentation Hall
Zane Webb Updates his Gallery
Click on Photo to go to his Gallery Page on this Website
Photos by Zane Webb
Mike Johnson Updates his Gallery
Click on Photo to go to his Gallery Page on this Website
Photos by Michael Johnson
Upcoming Field Trips
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
October 26 - Galaxy Trip
October 7-11 - Eastern Sierras for Fall Colors
Alabama Hills, Mt. Whitney, White Mountains - Briticcone Pines, Bishop, June Lakes, Mammoth Mountain, Yosemite High Country and other areas.
October 17-18 - Lake Tahoe Area
Lake Tahoe area for Bears & Salmon, Fall Colors, Sunrises, Sunsets, Mountain Panoramas
Death Valley Trip with Truman leading & planning resources from our last trips are on our LOCATIONS page. Contact: Truman Holsclaw
End of May, 2020 - Oregon & Northern California Coast trip
More information about this trip will be provided later this year
Truman Holsclaw leading
Upcoming Field Trips for special photography seasonal locations or “Hot Spots” will be announced by Bill Kress and details will be included in our website for your planning.
Bill has already posted 38 maps in our Website: click HERE to view the maps , check these out to plan a trip on your own, consider forming a small group of friends to go with you. -- Les Thomas
Galaxy Photography
Milky Way Galaxy from Caples Lake
Photo by Bill Kress
A small LHPC group lined up near the shore on Caples Lake early evening July 30 for Milky Way Galaxy photography. As darkness fell, the bugs got cold and stopped biting, and Jupiter and then Saturn became visible in the southern sky. Finally, the Milky Way became brighter and photography started.
The photo on the left was taken at 22:35 – a 13 second exposure, f/3.5, ISO 3200. Ten frames were captured sequentially and then 3 dark (lens covered) frames. These 13 frames were processed by DeepSkyStacker (a Windows freeware program), which reduced noise and pixel artifacts.
One more month remains this year for Galaxy-center photos. At the end of August around the time of the new moon the galaxy center should be visible early evening. If you're interested, contact Les Thomas
For more information, click HERE
Pond Stocking Company
First Buckets of Fingerlings
Angler's Cove
Ever wonder how all the fish got into Angler’s Cove – the ones some of you photograph our furry friends try to catch – and your grand kids try to hook?
While we were strolling by Angler’s Cove the other day, a white pickup labeled Pond Stocking was parked, and small fish were being loaded into a large bucket. We asked the workers what they were doing, and they said once a year, when the association calls, they load hundreds of fish into buckets and pour them into Angler’s Cove.
First, small fingerlings – 100 bass, 200 blue-gills, and 1000 mosquitofish – are dumped in near the bridge. A little while later 150 larger (about 6 inch) catfish were put into the other side of the pond – supposedly far enough away so they wouldn’t have an easy lunch on the fingerlings.
They don’t stock the upper ponds, only Angler’s Cove.
Bill Kress
Then the Catfish
Current: Simple Pleasures Summer Exhibit. May 6 - September 3, 2019
The following members are exhibiting photos at Simple Pleasures from May 6 - September 3 - 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:
