Boise Camera Club HOME MEETINGS IMAGES BCC Facebook EDUCATION MEMBERSHIP BCC Viewfinder EVENTS/FAIR VIEWFINDER ARCHIVES Volume 61, No. 05 May 2013 Meetings: May 2013 Meeting Dates: General Meeting - May 7, 2013 - Night and Low Light Photography Print Meeting - May 14, 2013 - Assigned Subject: Self-Portrait Projection Meeting - May 21, 2013 - Assigned Subject: Self-Portrait Workshop - May 28, 2013 - Advanced Photoshop with Leo Geis May 7th Workshop: Night and Low Light Photography This will be an educational workshop, followed in two weeks by a Night Photo Walk and followed four weeks later with another Night Photo Walk. This gives you an opportunity to learn how to shoot Night/Low Light, followed by two live shoots (Photo Walks) to hone your skills. This will then be followed by our bi-annual slide show night, the subject of which will be Night and Low Light Photography. Learn, Practice, & then Show & Tell. More details will be announced. May 28th Workshop: Advanced Photoshop w/ Leo Geis Leo A. Geis is a "Certified Photoshop Expert". Leo will cover many areas in and outside of Photoshop. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from an expert in his fields. Leo is still working on the presentation, but here is a tentative list of points that will be covered. 1. What is "Black Point Compensation"? 2. Does a crop factor sensor increase the "reach" of a lens? 3. Does a wide angle lens enlarge the foreground, or a narrow angle lens enlarge the background? 4. The dirty little secrets of autofocus. 5. Cavitating the Histogram. 6. Luminance Masking. 7. Alpha Channels in Photoshop. 8. Splitting the Sliders. 9. Blend Modes for Photography. 10. The dirty little secrets of RGB Curves, and various solutions. 11. HSL vs. HSB, and why use either? 12. sRGB: Is it really the work of the Devil? 13. Perceptual Conversions, Delta E and Dyschromatosia. While everyone will learn from the information that Leo will share, his focus will me more towards the advance and expert level photography members. converted by Web2PDFConvert.com Board Meeting - May 16, 2013 * Board meetings are open to all members. This is a great meeting to attend if you have ideas for the club and want to get involved. You are all welcome! Contact any officer to find out the location: Click here. All meetings start promptly at 7:00 PM Meetings are held at: Meridian Joint School District No. 2 - 1303 E Central Drive, Meridian ID 83642. Clearwater Room CLICK HERE FOR THIS MONTH'S PARKING PERMIT. Events May 18, 2013: Impact Imports Field Trip Impact Imports 552 East Amity Rd. Boise ID (Click here for Map) The meet up time will be 9:45 AM on Saturday morning. We will be allowed to start photographing at 10:00 AM and continue until noon. Use of flash is allowed and recommended as light levels inside the store are low. This is also an excellent place to practice slow shutter speed shooting by having your camera mounted on a tripod and using a remote release. Space within the store is limited and aisles are narrow so any kind of extensive flash equipment is not recommended. No electrical outlets are available and any kind of extension cords are inappropriate. A small soft box over a flash unit would be a good idea. We must keep in mind that this is a retail establishment and they are in business to sell products so their customer convenience must come first. Most items to be photographed are inside the store although there is a small outdoor area for garden items. Impact Imports primarily imports exotic Asian art objects and architectural items. This is an opportunity to photograph unusual images you might not otherwise see. As an expression of your appreciation to the owners of Impact Imports would be to donate one or two digital images that they could use on their website. Please send your images to project@boisecameraclub.org no later than May 31 2013. 2013 Assigned Techniques January: Fire (One of the Four Elements) February: Earth (One of the Four Elements) March: Air (One of the Four Elements) April: Water (One of the Four Elements) May: Self-Portrait (Not taken using a mirror) June: Bokeh - Bokeh describes the appearance or feel of out-of-focus areas. Bokeh is not how far out of focus something is, but the character of the blur. July: Street Photography (People) - Street Photography is a method of photographing people in a public domain, converted by Web2PDFConvert.com usually an urban setting, in a candid and spontaneous manner. Street Photography is not posed. August: No assigned technique - Fair Month! September: People at work/Photographers at work - Capturing images of people at work, or capturing BCC photographers capturing club events like the Fair, banquets, or photo walks. October: Culture - Images capturing some cultural icon, person or activity. November: Macro Photography - Extreme close-up photography (Please no flowers, botanical subjects or insects) December: Beautiful Blur Calendar We've been working on the club calendar and it's more useful than ever. Check it often for updates, assigned subjects, General Meeting and Workshop topics, location map and monthly parking permits! There's a Calendar button on the Home Page and a link under Meetings. Or you can click below: BCC Calendar Member Spotlight: Jeff Armstrong Our spotlight member for May is Jeff Armstrong, who is also our Field Trip Chair. Considering all the places he’s been - like Africa - he’s the perfect man for the job. He’s been a member of BCC for about two years, and he’s already in a leadership position, which makes us very happy. Jeff spent most of his life working in the construction industry. In 30 years or so, he built more than 85 homes, ran a home inspection business, was a landlord, and topped it all off spending time as a NAUI Certified SCUBA instructor. Jeff became involved in photography in his 20s, with an Asahi Pentax 35mm film camera. In the 60s and 70s he did a lot of underwater photography, including stills and movies. His first underwater camera was a Nikon Calypso 35mm. He also used a Franke & Heidecke Rolliemarin 70mm - a twin lens reflex camera. The housing for the underwater camera was designed by Mr. Hans Hass (an explorer second only to Jacques Couteau), and Jeff still owns the complete unit! While living in California, Jeff and family visited the northwest, with a stop in the Treasure Valley. That experience and the research they did convinced them this was a great place to live. His favorite subject matter is wildlife. If you’ve seen any of his photos, you’ll understand why. He has some great images. He’s been to Africa four times (color me jealous). He calls it Magic Land and would return there any time the opportunity became available. His wildlife photograph, especially birds, has been inspired by Tom Mangelsen and Artie Morris. What’s in your bag Jeff? That’s hard to answer because his equipment would need several bags. But he has two Canon bodies, lenses that range from a 15mm fisheye to an 800mm beast of a telephoto lens, and a lot of lenses between. He’s definitely a gear nut. He also uses Lightroom 4 to process images. Do you have any ideas for a great club fieldtrip? Share your ideas with Jeff Armstrong. converted by Web2PDFConvert.com Jeff Armstrong helping BCC member Nancy Button at the Wilson Ponds fieldtrip. Competition & Recognition BCC Photographer Receives Recognition Roxanne Overton, one of our more accomplished and recognized photographers, has added to her acclaim once again. Last month her photograph "Bagan Sunrise" was selected by Imaging Resource as the dailydigitalphoto.com photo of the day for March 29. This month she's had another photo chosen - "Not Photoshop" which will be photo of the day for April 29. Congratulations Roxanne! Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4Cs) Quarterly EID Competition We have some great photographers in the Boise Camera Club, and beyond our local judging and competition, and beyond the images sent by the BCC for club competition, we have the opportunity to compete individually. Find your best images, send them to the 4Cs. Here's some information about the competition. The deadline for this round is April 30. The next round will end July 31. http://documents.clubexpress.com/documents.ashx? key=9aXE%2fBzd%2fgCMjiqHKnALOcI7ffGu5uv9DkOLvPKJg6JmXTc502UNNA%3d%3d Print Night Results for April 2013 Thank you to Roxanne Overton for critiquing the prints and to our three judges: Dana Grigg, Kathryn Engle, and Wally Overton. Photographer Image Title Score Bruce Kiltz Neale Jenks Darin Hlavinka Bruce Kiltz Michael Blackburn Neale Jenks Steve Allen Steve Allen Steve Allen Forrest Tevenbaugh Darin Hlavinka Sail Away Wintry River Reflection Skies Over Idaho Penn Rings Untitled Just You and Me Guy A Splash in Time Water Hat Bliss Water Tower Pub Parking Tropics of Wyoming 24 24 24 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 converted by Web2PDFConvert.com Greg Stringham Forrest Tevenbaugh Greg Stringham Michael Blackburn Darin Hlavinka Robert Riddle Greg Stringham Teton Reflections River Boyng Fall Colors at Bond Falls Abstract Untitled Barn Burner Portrait: Canada Goose Under the Eagle 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 Print Night Showcase for March 2013 Projected Night Results for April 2013 Thank you to Dave Crawforth for critiquing the images and to our three judges: Rick Ohnsman, Paul Pulley and Jeff Armstrong. Photographer Image Title Score Jim Shane Dan Mottaz Greg Stringham Dave Crawforth Ruthann Greene Steve Allen Neale Jenks Ruthann Greene Paul Pulley Sun Seekers Grand Canyon Havasupai Morning Bubbles Patterns in Ice A Splash in Time As the water runs out Poppy Beauty Foggy Lake 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 converted by Web2PDFConvert.com Karen Lowery Sharp Todd Dana Grigg Jim Shane Steve Allen Jeff Armstrong Rick Ohnsman Kat Potter Sharp Todd Dave Crawforth Paul Pulley Jeff Armstrong Greg Stringham Jim Shane Ken Wilkes Yellow Poppies Pioneer Courthouse Stairs #3 Shoshone Falls 2013 Screaming Eagle Bliss Water Tower Golden Gate Bridge Sunroof Rain Fooling Mother Nature Pioneer Courthouse Stairs #2 Black Magic Canyon Mirrored Golden Gate Bridge Abstract San Diego Harbor Koi Night Life Waiting for Proper Light 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 Projection Night Showcase for February 2013 converted by Web2PDFConvert.com Thank you to our 2013 Boise Camera Club Leadership Team Officers: President - Rick Ohnsman Vice President - Paul Pulley Secretary - Patricia Colbert Treasurer - Gary Stivers Board members: Ruthann Greene Jim Shane Scott DeHart ARCHIVES Boise Camera Club P.O. 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