Photo by Bob Baikauskas
Lincoln Hills
Photography Club
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Yosemite "Fire Fall" Photo Field Trip a Rousing Success for all Participants!
Motley Crew -- Gathered on Thursday evening February 18th to photograph the Yosemite Fire Fall phenomenom which takes place only during a two-week period every year... weather permitting. Pictured (l. to r.) Les Thomas, Bob Baikauskas, Dale Petersen, Bob Dale, Sandy Holtzclaw, Truman Holtzclaw (kneeling), Susan Jewell (seated) and Patrick Jewell.
This year’s winter field trip to Yosemite, February 15-19, 2016 was everything and more that we could wish for with a perfect mix of weather and water conditions.
The iconic photography of the “Natural Fire Fall ” of Horsetail Falls only exists for a few weeks in February due to the angle of the sun, and opportunity is often limited due to cloud cover or lack of water. Photographers from all over the world flock to the banks of the Merced River or the meadows near the cliffs El Capitan to catch a glimpse of it.
The weather was perfect and as the sun dimmed and the light changed from gold to orange, a ribbon of fire seemed to flow down the cliff. Shutters chattered for thirty minutes as all attempted to capture the scene. When the light finally faded, a loud cheer went out from the riverbank in appreciation for the wonderful sight. For some this was the first good shot in the twenty years they had come to Yosemite for this spectacle. (excerpts taken from an Article by Kate McCarthy).
To get all the details and view our Field Trip Gallery go to our Field Trip Page HERE
Photographer Jan Lightfoot impresses with her
presentation at the February 10th General Meeting.
Jan Lightfoot image photographed during a trip to Nambia in Africa.
February's General Meeting featured a stellar presentation by Jan Lighfoot who made her third visit to the Photography Club to shared her approach to photography.
Vicki White has prepared a recap of Jan's presentation which you can check-out HERE
The February News Page has Been
Archived in Case You Missed It.
To Read it click HERE
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Upcoming Photo Club Meetings and Events
March 15, 2016
Field Trips
The Photography Club made the trek down to Yosemite National Park February 16-18 to Photograph the iconic landscapes to be found in the Park in Winter time. Check out Kate McCarthy's trip report and Club member photos on our Field Trip page HERE
March 15, 2016
Exhibits
The Simple Pleasures "Bring Us Your Best" Exhibit is currently on display, plus Club members will be participating in the Art League of Lincoln "Digital Art" Exhibit from March 16 to April 9. Come to the Reception for Artist on March 19th from 5-6:30pm. For details see story on this News Page.
The February 10th General Meeting featured Jan Lightfoot, and received rave reviews! Read Vicki White's report HERE The March Meeting showcased photos and prints from 17 of our fellow Club Members. Check out story at bottom of this News Page.
The next Enhancement SIG meeting will be on Wednesday April 6, 2016 at 8:30AM in the Multi-Purpose room at Orchard Creek. This is a room change. Patrick Jewel will be making a presentation on mirrorless cameras. For more information go to the Enhancement SIG page HERE
March 15, 2016
Round Table SIG
John Campbell's March Round Table SIG will on the 23rd at it's usual time of 8:30am in the Multi-purpose room in Orchard Creek Lodge. For more information about the Round Table SIG click HERE
March 15, 2016
Print SIG
The February Print SIG showcased the Digital images that our Members planned to show in the Art League of Lincoln's "Digital Art" Exhibit. The March SIG will take place on Wednesday 23rd following the Round Table SIG. For details, click HERE
Allen Adler, Rhonda Campbell, Carole Haskell, Ron Parker, Larry White and Vicki White presented their fine art prints at the January and February Print SIGs.
The Club members showcased recently produced prints to the Print SIG group during the January and February meetings. Two samples are pressented below. See more photos of the SIG's meetings by visiting our Print SIG Page HERE
One of the works Vicki is exhibiting in the Art League of Lincoln Digital Art Show
Sunrise and Rain Cloud print was pressented by Allen Adler
Huntingdale, Petersen, Stewart, Fedors, and Ferguson post new Galleries
Stephanie Huntingdale, Dale Petersen, Carmel Fedors, Steve Stewart and Greg Ferguson have just updated our Gallery Page with new and higher resolution images. That brings us to 42 folks showing their work for all of us to enjoy. The Gallery was setup for ALL of our members to use so don’t be shy about submitting your work. We have made the submittal process pretty simple so for more information about how to do it go HERE
Click Image go to Photographer's Gallery
Time to update your Gallery on the Club's Website
Our new Website is designed to showcase your images with better quality and higher resolution that ever before. Now is the time to take advantage of its availability and update your images.
We will accept as few as four (4) images and a maximum of 16 images for a member's gallery.
We have published a detailed Photograph Submission Guide which you can retreive by downloading the Adobe pdf file which you will find on our Member's Page HERE We have also presented a detail description of how to optimize the quality of your images when rescaling them which you can access by clicking HERE
Don't pass up this opportunity to showcase your work!!
Art League of Lincoln Presents “Digital Art Your Way”
The Art League of Lincoln is presenting an art exhibit entitled “Digital Art Your Way” from March 16 to April 9 with a reception on March 19 (for additional information see www.all4art.net). Eleven of our LHPC members are entered in the exhibit; Allen Adler, Bob Baikauskas, John Campbell, Rhonda Campbell, Jim Hammond, Pete Henshaw, Patrick Jewell, Steve Stewart, Bill Szabo, Larry White and Vicki White. In total there are 52 pieces of art from 25 entrants. The format of digital art that make up this exhibit can be 2D, 3D or video (movies, animations, etc.). The intent of this exhibit is to go way beyond the standard digital photograph and create personalized art using digital brushes, filters, warping techniques, mixing images.....the only limitation is your imagination. Below are three of the images our club members entered.
Allen Adler
March 10th General Meeting
Show & Tell a Big Success!
The Show & Tell program at our March General Meeting was a great success with approximately 17 people submitting programs for the audience’s enjoyment. The subjects ranged through all aspects of our member’s interests from California orchids to the small town life of Wheatland, from stage performers to the elusive and phenomenal Firefall at Yosemite. Some presentations were done using a slide show approach while others used presentation programs that combined the images with music. We were also lucky enough to have some beautiful printed images displayed. Unfortunately, their display was inhibited by a lack of good light and diminished time for viewing. As a “to do” item we will try to improve on both for our next Show & Tell. To see a selection of images presented at the meeting go HERE
The Mystery of Photoshop's "Smart Objects" revealed during Allen Adler's March 2nd Enhancement SIG presentation.
Presenting to a "standing-room only" group of enthusiatic Photoshoppers, Allen Adler clarified how to best take advantage of Photoshop's "Smart Objects" feature.
He showcased the feature's power by demonstrating its use on several of his images.
Check out more information about his March presentation by going to the Enhancement SIG Page HERE
Allen Adler
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