Photo by Bob Baikauskas
Lincoln Hills
Photography Club
This is an Archive Page for the October 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.
The Photo Club is comprised of residents of the Sun City Lincoln Hills community in Lincoln, CA.
Presented below is a list of our monthly meetings and activities for October 2017
October 11, 2017
General Meeting - 2nd Wednesday @ 8:30am
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.
Field Trips
Spring is an active time for field trips. Find information on recent and upcoming 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
Lifestyle Photography Group
The Lifestyle Group provides photo journalistic services to Sun City Clubs and Community Association sponsored events and activities. They meet the first Thursday of the month. To learn more visit the Group's page HERE
October 10, 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
October 25, 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 info about the Round Table SIG click HERE
October 25, 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
October 17, 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
Round Table & Print SIGs will return to their regular venue in the Orchard Creek Multi-Purpose Room this October
Did you know our website is "blind" to search engines. That means if your default browser page is something like yahoo or msn you won't be able to link to the site because those default pages won't be able to find it.
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YOU NEED TO TYPE "www.lhphotoclub.com" into the address line to get to the site. If you are sharing your photo adventures with family and friends please let them know or you could email a live link to the site.
Club Members Shine at September General Meeting Show & Tell
19 Club Members showcased their work at September General Meeting.
Wildlife, eclipse, galaxy and hot air balloon images filled the screen at Kilaga Spring’s Presentation Hall at the September General Meeting. It was the Club’s bi-annual Show and Tell—always a member favorite. Eighteen motivated photographers participated making the September event one of the most successful.
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Participating photographers included: Gary Sloan, Bob Dale, Sande Parker, Dennis Berry, Ron Nabity, Mike Romo, Truman Holtzclaw, Brad Senn, Charlie Schuman, Alan Adler, Don Baylis, Bob Norem, Mike Johnson, Carmel Fedors, Jim Wronkiewicz, Bill Jensen, Kate McCarthy, Larry White, Vicki White. To view a Gallery of 80-photos from the Show and Tell go to our General Meeting page HERE
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Photo by Vicki White- just one of 80 photos posted to our General Meeting Page
Jim Cormier & Charlie Schuman to be Presenters at October 11th General Mtg.
By Jim Cormier
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Jim Cormier and Charlie Schuman will headline the October 11th General Meeting at Kilaga Springs Presentation Hall at 8:30 am.
Charlie and Jim are Co-coordinators of the Lincoln Hills Lifestyles Photography Group (LPG) and will be presenting information on the Group’s activities.
They will open their presentation with a short Blu-ray video of the Lion’s Special Kids Ride-To-Walk event.
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Lifestyles Photo Group History
They will then talk about what the LPG is, giving a brief history of how and why the group was formed. They will discuss the many events the LPG has covered in the Lincoln Hills Sun City community and how the donations made for our volunteer services go right back into the community by way of monetary contributions made to the Lincoln Hills Foundation on behalf of the LPG.
The duo will walk you through how the Event Photography Request Form process works from start to finish and how they ultimately provide the client with the highest quality photos possible of their event that will help tell a story.
Pace Race... a Major Production
Charlie will then discuss what went into the planning and photographing of the Lincoln Pace Race which was the biggest photo shoot the LPG has covered thus far.
The discussion will wrap up with a Hi-Def Blu-ray presentation that was custom produced for the client to capture the essence and impact of the event. This Blu-ray presentation will be used to recruit sponsorship for next year’s 2nd Annual Pace Race.
If you are a photographer regardless of your skill level and would like to find out more about the LPG and how to become part of it, come to the October General meeting.
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To learn more about the Lifestyles Photo Group click HERE
A fun-filled happy day was focus of Lifestyles Photo Group's efforts at the Lion's Special Kids Ride-to-Walk Event.
The Lincoln PACE Race was the largest photo shoot undertaken by the Lifestyles Photo Group team of photographers.
Fall Colors, Salmon Runs and Bears on the docket for October Field Trip
South Lake Tahoe, Hope Valley, and Taylor Creek will be the destinations for October 17, 18, & 19.
Photography Club Fall Color Field Trip will target the South Lake Tahoe and Hope Valley areas on October 17, 18 and 19.
The aspens, cottonwoods, willows and mountain maples can provide fantastic displays of gold, yellow and smatterings of red against spectacular mountain and lake backgrounds.
We also will be visiting the creeks to see the Kokanee salmon spawn and hopefully get photos of bears feeding on the salmon as the bears prepare for their winter hibernation. Additionally there will be plenty of mergansers, gulls and other birds feeding on the salmon.
There will also be an opportunity to capture a beautiful Sunrise Shot over Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay.
Les Thomas has put together a Field Trip Announcement which can be downloaded by clicking on the PDF file Icon located below the photographs .
Photo by Pete Henshaw
Photo by Fred Raach
Photo by Bob Dale
Photo by DeAtley Cahill
October Field Trip Announcement - click to download
The Seven Year Road to a Magazine Cover Photo
Sande Parker "Your Table Is Waiting" Image Selected for California Quarterly Cover
By Sande Parker
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In 2010, after shooting the Palouse, in Eastern Oregon, with Truman and Sandy Holtzclaw, Ron and I headed east to photograph ghost towns in Montana. When Ron said he had to shoot ‘just one more ghost town’, I asked to be dropped off in Philipsburg, Montana. With my Panasonic Lumix and a book, I stopped into the Perfect Grind for a pastry and hot chocolate.
With no other customers, and my fascination with the colorful wooden chairs, while I waited for my order, I rearranged the furniture and took a series of photos, just for the fun of it.
In 2013, while publishing my travel stories with photos, for 19 weeks, in the Lincoln News Messenger, I started taking a poetry class in Lincoln, with Sue Clark. During this time, another student, David Anderson, had a poem published in a magazine called the California Quarterly. This juried magazine accepts poems from around the world. Although, the poems published were not my ‘style of writing’, Sue suggested I submit my photos, as possible covers for the magazine.
After looking up the publishing details on the California Quarterly website, I followed the instructions and emailed a few photos, sized to their specifications, to the magazine. A few days later, I received a thank you email, indicating my photos would be added to the thousands of other paintings, and photos waiting selection.
For the first year, I kept checking the website, and then, only periodically remembered submitting them.
It’s interesting how life brings you good news to offset your worries, just when you need it. In early July 2017, the day we heard Ron had to have major surgery, I received an email, saying one of my photos had been accepted for the cover of the Fall 2017 issue of the California Quarterly. They asked for a larger size file, which I promptly sent off.
The day in late August, when I brought Ron home from the hospital, the copy of the California Quarterly, with my photo on the front, arrived. My ‘fee’ for this honor, was one copy of the California Quarterly. I had pre-ordered ten copies. When my 10 copies arrived, they had sent me an additional 5. Plenty to share.
If you are like me, the ultimate dream, as an amateur photographer, is to have your photo on the cover of a magazine. Although I create slideshows, calendars and notecards with my photos, the ultimate, for me, was a cover on a magazine.
“California Quarterly” is the official publication of the California State Poetry Society. Although located in California,the Quarterly accepts original, unpublished poems from all over the United States and abroad. It first began publication in 1972. There are both monthly and annual contests.
Additionally, the Quarterly welcomes submissions of unpublished original art for its covers. The cover art selected for the Fall 2017 edition of the Quarterly was Sande Parker’s colorful image entitled “Your Table is Waiting.”
Sande Parker pictured on one of the numerous photo excursions she has made over the years with her husband Ron.
Allen Adler shares his Lightroom Processing Methods
at September Enhancement SIG
Allen presented "live" image processing of images with Lightroom demonstrating his key steps.
A highlight of the September Enhancement SIG was a presentation and demonstration by Allen Adler on his basic image processing methods using Lightroom.
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Allen emphasized that the demonstration was to show his initial processing workflow, and not his complete approach which often will involve further processing in Photoshop. "These are tips to quick, basic adjustments that will get most images to a good starting point" said Allen. He added, "Some images might not need more work, but some will. It all depends on the image and what the photographer is trying to accomplish."
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Allen also distributed an Outline his basic steps. You can download the Outline by clicking on the pdf link below.
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The meeting also included an introduction of the Image Processing Interpretive Challenge which is described in the next story.
Allen Adler also an avid fisherman!
Presented below are two of Allen's before & after images "processed" live at the September SIG.
Sample of the RAW unprocessed image.
Sample of the RAW unprocessed image.
Sample of processed image.
Sample of processed image.
Allen emphasized that the demonstration was designed to provide "basic" steps to get to a good image, while recognizing that further "advanced" processing may be required of some images.
Click to download Allen's Tips for Initial Lightroom basic processing.
Fire up your creative mojo, take the November Enhancement SIG
Image Processing/Interpretive Challenge.
de gustibus non disputandum est
The November Photo Enhancement SIG will feature the second Photo Processing/Interpretive Challenge. The challenge will be to download one of three photos from this site and process/enhance it for presentation to the SIG attendees.
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The idea is to take a look at how different people interpret,
and put their personal touch to the same image.
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There are no rules other than you must still be able to recognize the enhanced photo as being derived from the original photo. You can turn it into a work of art such as a painting, a sketch, a cartoon, an abstract or you can just make it a better photo. It's up to you. Feel free to let your creativity and imagination run wild or show off your skills at creating a great photo using your favorite post processing software.
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We have posted the un-processed (the way they came out of the camera) high-rez 14Mb images (see below) on a separate page so you can download the images to your computer.
To access the page click the link below the photos.
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This month's challenge photos have been contributed by Allen Adler and Bob Baikauskas
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Here are three unprocessed photos for the November Enhance Challenge.
Allen Adler
Allen Adler
Bob Baikauskas
To download the full size 14Mb files click HERE
Here are the three "unprocessed photos" from the October Enhance Challenge.
Remember, bring your processed images on a flash drive to the October 4th SIG so we can compare them with others.
Enhancement SIG meets 1st Wednesday in Orchard Creek Lodge Multi-purpose Room at 8:30 AM
Mary Selfridge adds her Gallery to the Website!
Click on photos to go to her Gallery Page on this website.
Photo by Mary Selfridge
Photo by Mary Selfridge
It's time to get off your duff and follow the examples set by Mary and create your own photo gallery or refresh your current gallery with new images.
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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
Member Galleries now accommodate a maximum of 32 images, up from 20.
"Colorful Summer" Replaces "Old Things" as Theme of the Summer Simple Pleasures Exhibit that will be on display until October 24th.
BUTTERFLIES - Photo by Don Bowden highlights the concept of the theme - "Colorful Summer" - our current exhibit at Simple Pleasures Restaurant from July 24th - October 24th.
Our current exhibit - "Colorful Summer" at Lincoln's Simple Pleasures Restaurant
The exhibit features work by Club Members:
Don Bowden, Rhonda Campbell, Truman Holtzclaw, Stephanie Huntingdale, Debra Raach, Steve Stewart, Larry White and Vicki White. For a look at the current exhibit visit the Exhibit page HERE
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The exhibit will be on display until October 24, 2017. Check out the Exhibits Page for information on the upcoming Fall Challenge - "Field Trips I've Known and Other Adventures". 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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VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE CHALLENGES!
Go to the Exhibits Page and cast your vote for your favorite challenges for 2018.
Year-long Challenge - California Missions!
Don't forget our year-long challenge to photograph California Missions which ends July 1, 2018. More information available on the Exhibits page.
AUDACITY Audio Editing is the topic for the October Video SIG meeting.
MEETING DESCRIPTION: In this month’s Video SIG I will demonstrate the use of AUDACITY, an audio editing software. It is available for both MAC and Windows operating systems and can be downloaded for free at www.audacityteam.org. My preference is to use Adobe Audition with Adobe Premiere Elements, but Audition is expensive, $19/mo singly in the Creative Cloud (CC) or $50.00/mo in CC All Apps. Audacity seems like a good alternative, but I will cover more at the Video SIG.
Using both platforms, we will discuss how Audacity is best used to edit audio, its advantages and limitations. This should be interesting to those who edit audio that originated with video as well as that which is added separately, such as voiceovers and sound effects.
For more information, you can visit the Video SIG page by clicking HERE
The Video SIG meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Orchard Creek Lodge Multi-purpose Room at 9:00AM
Glass Art at High Hand Nursery. Photo by Dorothe Kress, taken during our April 7, 2017 field trip.
High Hand Nursery
High Hand Nursery is interesting any time of the year. On April 7, 2017, the Lincoln Hills Photo Club made a Field Trip to High Hand and our group came back with some great photos.
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Below are links to PDF files of trip and Show & Tell announcements.
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For a few more pictures,
click HERE
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Bill Kress
Trip
Announcement
Party
Invitation
Show & Tell
Guidelines
Do you 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.
The latest blog post is on backing up your photos
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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.
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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.
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The For more information go to the Blog.
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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 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!!
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