Photo by Bob Baikauskas
Lincoln Hills
Photography Club
This is the Archive Page for the July, 2024 News Page. Some Links may no longer work as the site has changed.
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 @ 9:00AM
The General Meeting, in Kilaga Presentation Hall usually features a guest speaker on a specific aspect of photography. It also is a forum to discuss current and upcoming events of interest.
Summaries of General Meeting Presentations are archived HERE
YouTube links to General Meeting videos are HERE
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Board Meeting, OC Multipurpose Room - Monday before the General Meeting @ 9:00AM
Board Meetings are open to any current Photography Club member. Copies of the approved "Board Meeting Minutes" are posted HERE
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Exhibits
Exhibitions offer club members an avenue to show their photographs. Some use these occasions as an opportunity to sell their work. Find information on current and upcoming exhibits below. Overview of our Exhibit Efforts can be found HERE
Field Trips and Great Adventures
To learn more about above planned, recent and past trips and adventures HERE
Facebook Page
This “member only” tool is used to communicate photography ideas, promising sites, area photography activities, and conversation
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To join, click link: LHPC Facebook
Special Learning Session (SLS) (was Photography Special Interest Group) - 1st Wednesday @ 9:00AM
The Special Learning Session (SLS) includes exploration of camera settings, composition tips, post processing tools, smart phone photography, and specialized areas such as bird and Milky Way photography. The presentations are developed to take into consideration the needs of beginner and intermediate photographers, as well as, a refresher for more advanced users. Speakers and suggestions are welcome. Slide shows are posted on the club website for future viewing. For more info go to the SLS's Webpage HERE
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Renew Your Membership
Renew your Membership: If you want to receive Field Trip announcements, invitations to field trip planning and show & tell parties plus related over-the-top trip planning packets, you need to be a current member.
To renew: print, fill out the form referenced below, sign & mail with $20 to: LHPC, P.O. Box 623, Lincoln, CA 95648.
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Click [HERE] to download the latest "Lincoln Hills Photography Club Membership Application" form.
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July Photography Club General Meeting
Wednesday, July 10, 9:00 A.M., Orchard Creek - Front Ballroom (Note Location)
"Composition - Building Better Photos"
Presented by Ron Nabity
"You don't take a photograph, you make it." - Ansel Adams
At our July General Meeting, the presentation topic will be "Photo Composition". Ron Nabity will share various techniques and examples, explaining how and why a technique is used. Composing a photograph involves making deliberate choices about the various elements in an image, how those elements are arranged and how they interact to tell the story in the photo. These choices can make the difference between a basic photograph and an interesting one.
Using composition techniques costs nothing and can be applied to photographs made with any image-creating device. See you then!
You may view Ron's presentation [HERE].
You may view Ron's presentation handout here
Ron Nabity
July Special Learning Class
Milky Way/Galaxy Photography for Beginners & Intermediate-level Photographers - For Both Smartphones and Cameras
July 3, Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 10:30+ AM for both parts
Part 1 – Introduction to Landscape Astrophotography – Capture stunning Images of the Milky Way/Galaxy and Night Skies.
By Greg Ferguson.
Includes composition, camera equipment, lenses, tripods, location planning, apps including PhotoPills, moon phases for darkest skies, weather considerations, camera settings, post-processing editing tips and more.
Part 2 – Smartphone settings, equipment and apps for Milky Way/Galaxy photography.
By Jim Sakaguchi & Heather Brown.
Includes iPhone and Android settings and add-in apps, tripods, shutter release methods, and other long exposure methods for Milky Way/Galaxy night skies, silky water, city night lights and more.
Milky Way / Galaxy
Media File From WIX
Participants of this Special Learning Class will be invited to hands-on practice sessions held locally to sharpen their skills with their cameras or smartphones. These sessions will be scheduled after the July 3 class. This will help prepare you for our club’s field trip on August 3 & 4 (dates tentative) to the dark sky areas near Lake Tahoe and other areas.
You may view the presentations below:
Introduction to Landscape Astrophotography
Photographing The Milky Way and
Galaxy Using Your Smartphone
Photo Club Milky Way – Galaxy Field Trip
You are cordially invited to join us on a Field Trip to photograph the Milky Way – Galaxy in the dark skies of Hope Valley near Lake Tahoe.
Trip Dates: August 4 & 5, 2024
What: A photo club field trip and adventure to the mountains south of Lake Tahoe during the darkest skies of the month.
Why: The Milky Way is highly visible during this time, and your smartphone and cameras can see many details we cannot see with our eyes. All of us have seen these types of photographs displaying incredible beauty.
Who: Everyone from beginners to advanced. All cameras from smartphones (from ~ 2020 releases) to high-end cameras will be able to capture the incredible beauty of a vast array of stars.
When: August 4 & 5, 2024. This is the “new moon phase” which is the darkest time of the month. The location is one of the “dark skies” areas as there are no urban areas nearby. This combination means there is very little “light pollution” so the stars are highly visible.
Where: We will be setting up in locations in the Hope Valley where we have had great success in the past.
Milky Way / Galaxy
AI Generated Image From WIX
Knowledge: Our club has expertise in this type of photography with in-the-field experience and the recent Special Learning Classes for both smartphones and cameras. We have presentation handouts we can email to you upon request. Some of our members will be available to help others with technical and set-up advice in practice sessions before the trip or on-site at the Hope Valley locations.
Jim Sakaguchi is planning this field trip.
[CLICK HERE] for his planning document for your review. It covers many aspects of the trip, lodging suggestions, equipment checklists, times and places to meet for photography, technical references, camera setups, travel tips and much more.
Jim will be keeping a list of attendees and will provide updates on the trip for everyone signing up. If you have any questions, please send an email to Jim at his email address noted below.
Sign-up Required. If you would like to go on this trip; send an email to Jim Sakaguchi: jimsakaguchi57@gmail.com.
Click on Photo to go to the Respective Gallery Page on this Website
Photo by Steve Stewart
Exhibits
Announcing the Orchard Creek Rotunda Exhibit
July 3rd Deadline
Finally, we can again exhibit our photographs in the Orchard Creek Rotunda area. It has been a long time since the start of COVID till now.
This is a special exhibit. It's an incentive for anyone who has exhibited in Simple Pleasure. More and more photographers only show digital, making it difficult to get them to show framed photographs. We do not want to lose the Simple Pleasure venue. There is nothing like the thrill of seeing your photographs hanging in a public building and being viewed by all.
If interested, please fill out the attached application with the Asso. Waiver and email it to Rhonda Campbell. List your best 3. If I get enough before the July 3rd Deadline, we have the opportunity to exhibit most of July and the whole month of August.
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Buonarroti's Restaurant
Photo by Vicki White
Buonarroti Restaurant will host a new exhibit in the fall of 2024. For dates and times, recheck the exhibit area on the LHPC website. Plan ahead of time! Prepare your prints for the exhibit before fall and complete the applications (PDF documents below).
Questions? Contact Denise Souza, Buonarroti Exhibit Coordinator, at dlsouza0129@gmail.com.
Please consider demonstrating our appreciation to the Manager/Chef at Buonarroti Restaurant. Visit their website below, review their menu, and consider reserving a table for a delicious meal.
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Buonarroti’s Ristorante - www.buonarrotis.com
460 Lincoln Blvd. Lincoln, Ph: 916-645-7951
Current Exhibit - Kilaga Springs Spa
Kilaga Springs Spa currently has an exhibit.
Themes of the photo images, which must be followed for each Spa room, are: Ponds, Beaches, Lakes, Meadows, Forests, Streams and also Landscapes and Flowers.
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Photo by Jim Moon
Simple Pleasures Restaurant will invite LHPC photographers to display their photographs in the Fall.
Get your photos ready to display.
Check back for specific dates and times.
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Klara Kleman will coordinate the Simple Pleasures exhibit.
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Current Exhibit - Simple Pleasures
Photo by Klara Kleman
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 and the Application to Exhibit
(click on the PDF icon: )
Photo Display Guide
Application to Exhibit
SCLH Photography Club Facebook Page
This is a place for SCLH Photography Club 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 a PRIVATE page. Only members of LH Photography Club can join this Facebook page, and they cannot invite family nor friends.
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To join click on the link below, and Kate or Heather will send an invitation to your email address. The link in the invitation will time out in 48 hours. OR send an email to heatherbrown.lhpc@gmail.com . She will reply to you with the link for the Facebook page. Click on the link and wait for Kate or Heather to authorize entry.
To join, use this link: LHPC Facebook
