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Lincoln Hills
Photography Club
This is an Archive Page for the May 2017 News Page. Some Links may no longer work as the site has changed.
If a link does not work go to the current subject pages for links to archived content pertaining to stories contained on this page.
Upcoming Photo Club Meetings and Events
May 10, 2017
The General Meeting usually features a guest speaker on a specific aspect of photography. It also is a forum for the President or Board Members to discuss current and upcoming events of interest to the membership.
May 01, 2017
Field Trips
Spring is an active time for field trips. Find information on recent and upcoming trips HERE
May 01, 2017
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
Lifestyle Photography Group
The Lifestyle Photography Group provides photo journalistic services to Sun City Clubs and Community Association sponsored events and activities. To learn more visit the Group's page HERE
May 09, 2017
Board Meeting
Board Meetings occur on the second Tuesday at 9:00 am in the Multipurpose Room at Orchard Creek.. It is open to any current Photography Club member. Copies of the approved "Board Meeting Minutes" are posted on this site on the MEMBERS page HERE
May 24, 2017
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 information about the Round Table SIG click HERE
May 24, 2017
Print SIG - 4th Wednesday @ 10:30am
The Print SIG meets 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
May 16, 2017
Video SIG - 3rd Tuesday @ 9:00 am
The Video SIG meets at 9:00 AM in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Orchard Creek Lodge. This SIG is designed to help you polish your video skills with camcorders or the video feature on your camera/smart phone. Find out more HERE
Note!! Member Galleries can now support up to a maximum of 32 images!
Membership Open Forum and Presentation of Slick New Image Processing Software
April 13th General Meeting Showcased Two Topics
The General Meeting on Apr 13 covered two subjects.
First, Jim Moon mesmerized his audience with a presentation on PhotoLemur (automatic photo enhancement software.) Judging from the enthusiastic comments offered by the members, subscriptions to PhotoLemur jumped following Jim's demonstration. Please note, PhotoLemur is available for the Apple PCs and Windows 10 only.
The second half of the meeting featured the Club's first ever Open Forum. Members were given the chance to discuss a range of topics related to enhancing the Club and enriching the membership experience. In an all-out-effort to capture each and every comment, the forum was video recorded and copious notes were taken. The board will review the results and follow through with the Club members at a future General Meeting.
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For more details visit our General Meeting page HERE
Members liked the ease of using PhotoLemur
The May 10th General Meeting will Feature Professor Rebecca Gregg
Love and Photography will be the topic of her presentation.
Rebecca Gregg considers herself part of a dying breed; a photography professor that does not have a degree in photographic arts. She retired from the Sierra College Photography and Applied Art and Design Departments in 2016. She is a Charter Member of Viewpoint Photographic Art Center in Sacramento, and serves on the Board of Directors and Curatorial Committee.
As a licensed marriage, family and child counselor, Gregg worked for 12 years in the counseling department at Sierra Collage helping shape the future of her students by guiding them to follow their hearts. Ultimately, she followed her own heart and passion by transitioning into a career as a photography professor.
Reflecting back on 36 years of teaching photography, Gregg explains, “Going through several decades of work, I was struck at first by the differences, but stepping back I began to see the overarching similarity. I saw the early interest in small images, in working with the square as a compositional challenge and in the reassuring beauty of everyday objects. I have some times worked rather heavy handed pushing the image but most often with little manipulation of what I saw in the moment or afterward in the darkroom or computer.”​
Gregg has additionally explored a variety of themes and interests from documentary, nature, still life and travel photography. She will undoubtedly capture our hearts at the May General Meeting when she presents, 'Love and Photography.’
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Read a Sacbee Profile Article HERE
Rebecca Gregg
Photo by Rebecca Gregg
Nomination of Board Members for 2017/18 Starts Now
Each year our club has four elected board member positions to consider. Our “fiscal year” ends on June 30 and our process to consider the four positions starts in April and elections are held in June during our monthly general meeting.
Names under consideration for board positions will be announced at the May General Meeting and additional names may be submitted for consideration after that meeting.
For this year, the board has appointed Les Thomas to be the Chair of the Nominating Committee and he will be joined by Jeff Andersen and Pete Henshaw.
For our fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, current board members Truman Holtzclaw, Vice President, and Dale Petersen, Treasurer have agreed to continue. Brad Senn has announced he will be ending his term as President and Debra Raach has noted she will not continue in her role of Secretary beyond June 30, 2017.
A Heartfelt "Thank You" from Les and Marilyn Thomas
As many of you know those who have attended the many longer field trips to the Eastern Sierras, Yosemite and Death Valley to name a few; the pre-planning and Show an Tell events are always held at Les, Marilyn and Sniffer's house (Sniffer is their dog).
They have hosted approaching 40 people at these events and have graciously opened their home to us. On many occasions they have fed us a wonderful dinner prepared by Marilyn.
As a small way of saying "thank you", the club board authorized the purchase of a $125 gift certificate to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse along with a bouquet of flowers.
Debra Raach took the lead in making all of this happen and Brad and Debra delivered the thank you on April 20. It seemed only fitting that since they had fed us so many times that the club should treat them to a special dinner for just the two of them.
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Brad received this heart felt note from them and wanted to share it with the club.
"Hostess with the Mostess" and her Welcome Committee Chairdog Sniffer romping in the Alabama Hills.
Local Attractions Lure Photographers
Club members Venture Out to Ferrari Pond, High Hand Nursery and Table Mountain in April
Larry White hosted two rain-delayed back-to-back field trips to our very own Ferrari Pond. The early group saw the sun just breaking over the pond. The following group captured sun-kissed images of frolicking wildlife. Participants included:
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Les Thomas, Pete Henshaw, Rebecca Davis, Bill Kress, Dennis Berry, Larry Whit, Truman Hoytzclaw, Sandie Cassieri, Diane Margetts
Photo by Larry White
Despite have a rain-delay date change, 19 members, with tripods in hand, enjoyed a spring explosion of color at High Hand Nursery in Loomis. Participants included:
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Les & Marilyn Thomas, Jeff & Betsy Hanner, Dennis & Sally Berry,
Debra & Fred Raach, Victor Jew, Bill & Dorothe Kress, Sue Orvis, Carole Haskell, Diane Margetts, Sandie Cassieri, Patricia Lane, Jack Ferrante, Truman Holtzclaw
Photo by Dorothe Kress
Eight Photo Club members traveled to Table Mountain on Tuesday, April 4th. It was a warm, sunny day with almost no wind, beautiful waterfalls, and many wildflowers in perfect bloom. Dale Peterson, club member and photographer, exclaimed, "The earth is not flat and neither is Table Mountain!" Table Mountain adventurers were:
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Patrick and Susan Jewell, De & Pam Cahill, Dale Petersen, Don Bowden, and Dorothe and Bill Kress
Photo by DeAtley Cahill
Photography Club Once Again Exhibits in the Needle Arts Display Case
"Tranquility"
Image by Joe Mello
The Photography Club has taken over the Needle Arts display window in the Orchard Creek Lodge once again from May 10 to June 12. The display is located across from the Multipurpose Room (where our SIGs are held). Every year we have the opportunity to show the “world” what we can do with the printed form of photography. Jeff Andersen is the organizer for this event and this year he elected to concentrate on Faces. If the 'eyes are the window to the soul,' the 'face is the image of the heart'.
Whether it is a face that forms the foundation of your world
"Kyle"
Image by Klara Kleman
or one that passed through your life in the click of a shutter, capturing the essence of that face is critical. Many of us don’t really concentrate on this area so it was a real challenge. As you will see when you visit the display, our photographers met that challenge and have produced some wonderful images. To date the following have submitted images; Jim Cormier, De Cahill, Bob Dale, Becky Davis , Camille Grabowski, Betsy Hanner, Jeff Hanner, Pete Henshaw, Truman Holtzclaw, Carole Haskell, Klara Kleman, Diane Margetts, Joe Mello, Carol Percy, Dale Petersen, Charlie Schuman, Brad Senn, Ken Silverman, Bill Szabo, Larry White.
You Asked for It and Now You Have a Chance at It
Opportunity to Tour the Gladding, McBean Plant
Thanks to our own John Neil we have a rare opportunity to tour the Gladding, McBean Factory on May 22.
This factory started in 1875 making clay sewer pipe and evolved into a major manufacturer of architectural terra-cotta used on buildings throughout the United States. It is still operating today making sewer pipe and architectural ornamentation for buildings.
We will be given a private tour by Joe Parker (Sales Manager at Gladding, McBean) consisting of only seven lucky individuals from our club. The tour will begin at 8 am starting at the sales office. Assuming there will be a lot of interest in this field trip, and in order to make it as fair as possible, The Board elected to select the seven spots using a raffle system.
At the General Meeting in May we will have raffle tickets available at the check-in desk for those interested in going. Fill out the appropriate half and drop it in the raffle can. We will draw the winners and a couple of alternates during the meeting. Must be present to win. GOOD LUCK!
Scale at Gladding, McBean
Photo by Ron Parker
New Projector and Screen Along With New Video Production Capability Bring About Dramatic Improvements in Kilaga Springs Presentation Hall
A new rear projection system has been installed in Kilaga Springs which consists of a 150 inch diagonal screen with a 16x9 aspect ratio that is 167% larger than the old screen. The material for the new screen transmits twice as much light through it, making the image you see much, much brighter.
Our new DLP (Digital Light Processing) projector is equally or more stunning with twice the video resolution and is 2.5 times brighter than our old projector. The new one uses a laser light source that will last approximately 20,000 hours without degradation in its brightness or color purity during that lifetime. If you would like to learn more about this system click the PDF file below.
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Kilaga Springs Presentation Hall with New Equipment
In addition to the projection system, on 2/9/17 a new video recording system was installed at the Kilaga Springs Presentation Hall. The purpose of this system is to record presentations, performances, SCLHCA meetings and other events held at the KSPH. Operators are now being trained to use this equipment and switch between three HD cameras and a presentation from the podium. In addition, the equipment used can provide picture in picture so that the presenter and the presentation can be seen at the same time.
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This system also has the capability of sending the camera's output back to the TVs and Center screen. Clubs are beginning to record their presentations and post them for viewing by their membership. This is a great asset to our association. If you would like to be an operator of this system contact Jeff Hanner to sign up for training. (by Jeff Hanner)
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Joe Mello, adds his Gallery to the Website!
Click on photo to go to Joe's Gallery Page on this website
Club Member Individual Galleries have now been expanded to accommodate a total of 32 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 32 photos. The prior maximum was limited to 20 images.
Those needing guidance resizing their images should refer to the instructions posted on the Members Page HERE
Photo by Joe Mello
Member Galleries now accommodate a maximum of 32 images, up from 20.
May 3rd Enhancement SIG to explore High Dynamic Range Options
The May 3rd meeting will focus on the topic of High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography.
The meeting will explore the various approaches to creating HDR images. Topics to be discussed can range from steps required to capture the exposures needed to create an HDR image, to the wide-range of software programs available to work the magic on the digital files.
Gary Stephens is the SIG leader and he encourages attendees to bring their finished images or “works in progress” or any information, tips or suggestion to facilitate the sharing of knowledge.
The SIG will meet in the Multi-purpose Room in the Orchard Creek Lodge starting at 8:30 AM.
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For more information visit our Enhancment SIG page HERE
High Dynamic Range Image by Jack Ferrante
Click Photo to visit Jack's Gallery
Gary Kost & Allen Adler among those presenting Prints at April SIG meeting.
Also presenting prints were Rhonda Campbell, Debra Raach and Larry White.
Gary Kost with prints
Allen Adler with prints
May 16th Video SIG Expands on the April Topic of Editing
Basic Editing using Premier Elements 15 will continue as the topic of the May 16th SIG. Although tailored to Premier, the instruction you receive in this Video SIG will be useful no matter what editing program you use. Some of the advanced features of Premier will also be covered.
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If you don't have a still camera with video, please come anyway, because you may have one in the future.
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Hope to see you there!
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For more information, you can visit the Video SIG page by clicking HERE
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"Old Things" Replaces "Anything Goes" as Theme of Current Simple Pleasures Exhibit
The theme for the current Photo Club Exhibit at Lincoln's Simple Pleasures Restaurant is "Old Things".
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The exhibit features work by Club Members:
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Stephanie Huntingdale, John Huntingdale, Carol Percy, Debra Raach, Stephen Stewart, Dale Peterson, Rhonda Campbell, John Campbell, Bob Dale, Rudi Franke, Vicki White, Larry White and John Wronkowitz
The exhibit will be on display until April 24, 2017. 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.
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Preview the images in a Gallery on our Exhibit page HERE
Abandoned Boat - Photo by Vickie White will be among the Prints on display at Simple Pleasures Restaruant in the Club's 'Old Things' Exhibit starting April 24th.
Check out the "Anything Goes" images that were showcased during the 1st quarter at Simple Pleasures by visiting our Exhibit Page HERE
On July 24, the Simple Pleasures exhibit will rotate to a 'Colorful Summer' theme.
Club Photos Grace the Walls of Buonarroti’s Ristorante in May and June!
Club member photographs are currently on display at Buonarroti's Restorante in Lincoln. Don't miss out on the opportunity to treat friends and family to fine Italian dining while enjoying the works of your peers. The exhibit topic was left to the discretion of the photographer. The photography will be on display through June. Photographers participating in the Buonarroti's exhibit include:
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Rhonda Campbell, Stephanie Huntingdale, Klara Kleman, Pat Monda, Joy Paris, Brad Senn, Ken Silverman, Steve Stewart, Bill Szabor, and Jim Wronkiewicz
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Staircase Crocker Museum by Klara Kleman
Sun City Afternoon by Pat Monda
Click icon to go to Buonarroti Ristorante Website
Loon Lake Galaxy Photo Opportunity Highlights Summer Field Trips
Photo by Dale Petersen - The photo was taken at Loon Lake last July when an intrepid group of Club members ventured to the Lake in a first-time effort. To read about their success and review their planning documents visit the archived trip report available on the Field Trip page.
This Summer will offer two great opportunities to photograph the Milky Way Galaxy over Loon Lake. The first opportunity will take place on the nights of July 24, 25, 26. The second opportunity will take place on the nights of August 21, 22, 23.
During those time periods the moon will not have any impact on night sky brightness and the Galactic Core (brightest part) will be visible at a reasonable hour... not 4:00am. In July it will be visible to photograph starting at 10:09 PM and in August it will be visible starting at 9:23PM.
During both times the window of opportunity to photograph will be about two and a half hours.
Specific information regarding the photo opportunity (maps, compass bearings, camping information etc.) is posted on the Field Trip page HERE
Other Planned Trips
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Below is a listing of upcoming planned Field Trips. For those who are newer to the club, our field trips go far beyond just going on a "photo shoot". They are planned to be memorable "Adventures".
You are allowed to bring guests on these field trips unless it is specifically limited to a certain number of "spots". For those trips where we are traveling overnight we normally have a "Pre-Trip Planning Party" with loads of information, handouts and helpful tips. We also have after-trip Show & Tell parties to share photos from the Adventure.
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We are always looking for new ideas, so if you bring an idea, please bring a willingness to help do research & planning.
Tahoe Wildflower and Waterfalls - Late June early July (dates to be determined)
July is the time for wildflowers in the Sierras and the Lake Tahoe area offers abundant opportunities to get some beautiful shots. With the heavy snows this winter, the streams and riviers will be running at maximum capacity. One of the favorite areas to photography includes the area near Taylor Creek and Falling Leaf Lake. The parking lot that overlooks the Emerald Bay also provides an excellent opportunity to get a beautiful sunrise over the Lake.
July & August - Loon Lake Galaxy Shoot - July 24, 25, 26 & August 21, 22, 23
The time period between July 19th and July 20th will offer an excellent opportunity to photograph the Milky Way Galaxy from the North Shore of Loon Lake. Five members of the Club made the trip last year and you can get the details of their trip along with a Gallery of images by visiting the August Field Trip page HERE You can also get detailed information about this year's trip by going to the Field Trip page where it is posted on the current Field Trip Page.
September
In September we are planning on a return to the Reno Hot Air Balloon festival which features over 100 hot air balloons.
Photo Flash Mobs - Anytime the light is right!
Flash Mob Trips are those spontaneous happenings usually in the local area. Notices for these trips are sent to you via email on somewhat short notice. They are fun and you will always learn something new. Examples in the past have been some night photography learning opportunities such as shooting the Super Moon and photographing the city lights in Old Sacramento.
Photo Club's Lifestyles Photography Group Updates Page Format on the Website!
New Gallery Format added with photo coverage of Fine Arts Show.
The Fine Arts Show is a perfect example of the kind of work done by the Lifestyles Photography Group. The new Lifestyles Page on this Website now features Galleries of their work with downloadable images for their client's viewing and printing.
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The new Lifestyle Page also showcases the Group team members. While you are there check out the great photos by Klara Kleman and Jeff Andersen who covered the event.
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You can get to the Lifestyles Page and check out upcoming May photo shoots by clicking HERE
The Death Valley Photo Club Field Trip – March 6 – 11, 2017
Moving Rock at Death Valley's Racetrack - Photo by Bill Kress during our Jeep safari to the Racetrack
We hoped for wildflowers, but there were almost none. There were plenty of other things to see, including The Racetrack, Darwin Falls, Ubehebe Crater, Mesquite Dunes, and Golden Canyon.
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Ranger talks and an interesting presentation about "Red Light Women of Death Valley, by author Robin Flinchum made for an interesting week.
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For a description of a few of the interesting places our people visited, click HERE
Bill Kress
Truman's Barney
at Death Valley's
Racetrack
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
The BLOG is Here!!! Check it Out.
There are some new blog posts on HDR photography and one regarding Photolemur which was the subject of Jim Moon's excellent presentation at the last General Membership Meeting.
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One topic members should check out is how to resize your photos for display on the clubs website and for inclusion in the slideshow which is shown at the beginning of every General Membership Meeting. Get involved. Submit your photos.
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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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