Photo by Bob Baikauskas
Lincoln Hills
Photography Club
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Upcoming Photo Club Meetings and Events
May 08, 2016
Field Trips
Club members enjoyed three Field Trips in April: Table Mountain for Wildflowers photography; a Ferrai Pond Nature Walk, and Baldo's Rose Garden. Details are featured below. The Club is planning an Eastern Sierra trip to shoot the iconic landscapes along Highway 395, and the Milky Way Galaxy. Trip is slated for first week in August or September. Details soon.
May 08, 2016
Exhibits
The new Simple Pleasures exhibit which runs through July 18th, feature images of "Architecure". Club members are also exhibiting prints of "European Scenes" in Buonarroti Ristorante in Downtown Lincoln until June 30th. Take time to check out the exhibits and support our local merchants.
May 11, 2016
The next Enhancement SIG meeting will be on Wednesday June 1, 2016 at 8:30AM in the Multi-Purpose room at Orchard Creek. This is now our permanent meeting room. Like last month we will have an open meeting in June. For more information go to the Enhancement SIG page HERE
May 25, 2016
Round Table SIG - 4th Wednesday @ 8:30am
The May Round Table SIG will take place on on May 25th 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
May 25, 2016
Print SIG - 4th Wednesday @ 10:30am
The May Print SIG is scheduled for May 25th starting at 10:30am 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.
May 11th General Meeting to Feature Area Photographer Sam Shaw
Presentation "The Twilight Zone and Beyond " and "Smoke and Mirrors"
So what does the Twilight Zone and Beyond have to do with photography? Keep reading. We are fortunate to have Sam Shaw as our next speaker for the General Meeting on 5/11/16. Sam is a prominent photographer here in Northern California and has achieved an international status.
Sam’s presentation is composed of two programs; "The Twilight Zone and Beyond" and "Smoke and Mirrors". The "Twilight Zone and Beyond" will discuss photography at sunrise and sunset, fireworks, zoom images, painting with light, stars, star trails and artistic creations. The "Smoke and Mirrors" presentation will, as the name implies, entail the artistic shooting of smoke. This should be a very interesting presentation so don’t miss it!
Get more information regarding Sam click HERE
You can visit Sam’s website at www.loves-photo.com.
Heidelmann Lodge Field Trip July 19-21
The LHPC has an opportunity, thanks to Victor and Vickie Jew, to stay at The Heidelmann Lodge, a beautiful private lodge at the top of Donner Summit just off of Interstate 80 near Soda Springs.
The lodge is approximately 85 miles from Lincoln, taking about 1 hour 20 minutes by car. In summer, there is easy access to Donner Lake, Donner Summit, Lake Tahoe, Truckee and Reno. The lodge has sleeping accommodations for 100 persons in two large single gender dorms, with showers and restrooms on the second floor. The first floor offers a large living room with a piano and a wood burning stove, a large dining room-kitchen, a small library-video room and a warming room.
The cost is $27 per person per night with a onetime $6 charge for fuel and electricity.
We have tentatively scheduled our field trip for July 19-21, and will have more details at the General Meeting on May 11 so don’t miss this opportunity.
Photo by Rod Bauer
Joe Chan Presentation at April General Meeting
Club members enjoyed an entertaining and inciteful presentation by area photographer Joe Chan on April 13th. Attendees got to learn how he got started. Joe also explained how he evaluated images by other photographers to determine what caught his eye about the picture and tried to determine what made it stand out.
By analyzing what he liked and how to accomplish it, he shaped his style. Read the entire article about Joe HERE
Downtown Locke, CA - Joe Chan
Needle Arts Display Set
for May 10-June 13
The Lincoln Hills Photography Club applied for and received permission from the Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association to use the Needle Arts Show Case in the Orchard Creek Lodge to present our prints.
We have done this for a number of years and it is a great opportunity for us to show our community what we love to do.
This year’s theme is “Nature in Lincoln Hills.” We have 10 photographers with 28 prints to fill the window. So, stop by and check out the exhibit.
Ferarri Pond
Flower
by
Bob Baikauskas
Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation and Lifetime Achievement Awards at April General Meeting
A highlight of the April General Meeting was the presentation of Certificates of Appreciation and Lifetime Achievement Awards to some very deserving individuals. These certificates and awards are meant to recognize and thank individuals for significant contributions and continued service to our club.
Certificates of Appreciation
Les Thomas for his outstanding organization of our field trips
Bob Baikauskas and Gary Stephens for developing and implementing a stellar website for our club and for chairing very successful SIGs.
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Rhonda Campbell for her diligence and ingenuity in securing venues that exhibit our art and for her continued commitment to the success of the club as one of our founding members.
John Campbell for developing and maintaining the club's website for so many years, for chairing the Round Table SIG and for his continued commitment to the success of the club as one of our founding members.
Jack Wartlieb for his leadership in the Print SIG and for his continued commitment to the success of the club as one of our founding members.
Photo Club Members Ventured to Baldo’s
Famous Rose Gardens on April 29th
Thanks to Les Thomas our club had the privilege of visiting Baldo Villegas; Northern California’s most famous rose grower, a “Certified Rosarian” and a leading expert on insects which impact roses and other plants. Because of the latter acclaim he is affectionately nicknamed “Baldo the Bugman”. He appears frequently on radio to give advice to the public and has won many awards.
Baldo graciously agreed to host our club at his large garden allowing us to take photographs of his beautiful roses and overall operation. He has about 3,000 rose bushes on his 2 acre property, all cataloged and scrupulously maintained. He has planted other herbs and flowers around the garden to attract beneficial insects that assist him in controlling pests that, otherwise, would harm the roses. These other plants also help attract bees which pollinate the roses as well as the fruit trees and other plants. In this way he has created an organic garden using no pesticides.
For more information about Baldo Villegas go to http://www.sactorose.org/
Marin Camera Club-August 8 Speaker Suzi Eszterhas
Sandy Parker passed along news that Suzi Eszterhas, a world renown Wildlife Photographer will be a featured speaker at the Marin Camera Club on August 8th.
Suzi has had her photos published in over 100 magazine cover and feature stories in such publications as TIME, National Geographic, GEO, BBC Wildlife and Smithsonian, among others. Admission fee is $5.00 per person.
Get more information about Suzi from her website- http://www.suzieszterhas.com/
The Marin Camera Club’s website is: http://www.marinphotoclub.com.
August is a ways off, and the MCC has not yet posted the event, so mark your calendar and check back in late June or July.
Show & Tell Party for Recent Field Trips to be Held May 20
You are cordially invited to a Field Trip Show & Tell Party featuring photography of our recent Field Trips including the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve, Larry’s Safari at Ferrari Pond and Baldo’s Famous Rose Garden.
The party will be held on Friday, May 20, 2016 starting at 4:30 pm with food, beverages and stories, followed by a “Show & Tell” extravaganza. Les Thomas has provided the following information about the event.
For the Show & Tell Invitation, go here:
For the Show & Tell guidelines, go here:
Larry Brenden Presented at April 27th Print SIG
His presentation included a “A Personal View” of the history of digital photography and digital printing the April meeting.
Larry showcased some of his larger prints; some exceeding 20"x30" in size. It was a great opportunity to learn what is required to make large prints.
He also showed his own printing workflow from a “raw file” to the “working/refinement” print stage, to the final “gallery ready” display print.
Learn more about Larry and view some of his Images HERE
Larry Brenden
April Enhancement SIG Focused on "Mirrorless" Cameras
The good, bad and ugly of using "Mirrorless" Cameras was the focus of the April 6th Enhancement SIG.
The presentation was led by our very own Globe Trotting Patrick Jewell who is well qualified to talk about the subject as he has used his "Mirrorless in virtually all kinds of weather conditions and environments.
The presentation was held in the Orchard Creek Lodge Multi-Purpose Room.
Patrick Jewell
Bill Kress Led Field Trip to Table Mountain for a Wildflower and Waterfall Photo Safari on April 9th!
Phantom Falls during the April 9th Field Trip.
Almost a two mile walk from the parking lot, the 130 foot waterfalls were only a trickle. If you look closely, you can see a hiking group aproaching the falls from below.
Club members ignored threats of rain and got some great shots of wildflowers and waterfalls.
The Table Mountain area is an Ecological Reserve that reaches peak blooming in March and early April. Created by ancient lava flows, the approximately 3,300 acre Reserve is an elevated basalt mesa with beautiful vistas of spring wildflowers, waterfalls, lava outcrops, and a rare type of vernal pool, called Northern Basalt Flow Vernal Pools. Typically fissures in the basalt soak up winter rains, forming seasonal streams and waterfalls. In a few places, however, the underlying basalt is impermeable to water forming a temporary pool. Soon to dry up after rains end, only specialized plants and animals adapted to this habitat can survive over time.
Bill has prepared a few documents describing the Trip. His contact info is listed in the Announcement pdf below.
Trip Announcement
Summary March 25
Summary April 9
Summary April 1
