Through The
Lens
Cheyenne Camera Club
Cheyenne Wyoming
www.cheyennecameraclub.org
March 2014
President – Paul Bobermoyer
Vice President – Ann Hammond
Secretary – Judy Berkley
Treasurer – Gerry Lancaster
Program/Contest – Judy Berkley and Tom Shaffer
From The President
Hello everyone! First and foremost I would like to
congratulate all our annual winners! The annual awards
was a great success and I would like to thank everyone
that assisted with it. I also want to extend a huge thank
you to Professor O'Brien and his students from LCCC
for all their time in judging the entries. Their help and
time was instrumental to the club! I unfortunately could
not attend as I had surgery on my wrist and arm the day
before. To the folks that entered in the Parks and Rec
contest, I want to thank you for your submissions; not
only does it bring your skills as a photographer credit, it
also highlights the club. I hope everyone has plans to be
behind the lens for some great shots and just getting out
there and practicing brings everything forward as
photographers.
Thanks much, and remember to stay focused behind the
lens! Paul
Club Meetings
Camera Club meetings are held the first Thursday and
third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the City
Building at 2101 O’Neil Street in Room 122.
Thu Mar 6 Photojournalism and Old Anything
Tue Mar 18 Contest: Hands.
Program: Discuss photos as shot
Thu Apr 3 Contests: Landscape and Pictorial
Tue Apr 15 Judging of N4C Color Prints
Thu May 1 Election of officers. Contests: Creative,
Outhouses/Commodes, and Color
Tue May 20 Contests: Water Drops and Weather
Upcoming Events
on the club website. Everyone had a good visitation and
meal.
Marilyn, Linda, and Friends Art
Show
The awards were judged by Mr. J O'Brien and one of his
photography classes at LCCC as a class project. The
winners are listed in the contest section of the newsletter.
Congratulations to all the winners. It was good to see
some new names in the winners this year.
The Marilyn, Linda, and Friends Art Show will be held
the month of March at the Cheyenne Civic Center. The
reception will be March 5th, 5:30 - 7:00 pm.
Fourth Annual RailArt Show
The Cheyenne Depot Museum Foundation is having
their 4th Annual RailArt Show, Sale, and Competition.
This competition is designed to represent the history of
railroads and how they helped build our nation. This
year the show will include photography. The show will
be from May 17th to August 1, 2014. The opening
reception will be May 16th. Digital images must be
submitted by April 1 for juried selection with acceptance
notifications mailed out the week of April 7. Final
entries are to be turned in May 5th. The entry fee is $15
for the first entry and $11 each for additional entries up
to four total. More information is available from
Lindsey Taylor at the Depot Museum at 307-632-3905
or visit www.cheyennedepotmuseum.org.
Cheyenne Artists Guild
Easter Show
The Cheyenne Artists Guild will have an Easter Art
Show during the month of April. This is a spring or
Easter themed show. Entries are due at the Guild at the
Carriage House in Holiday Park by March 29. Two
entries are permitted per entrant, only one of which can
be a photograph. There is no entry fee. The reception
will be held Sunday, April 20, from 1 - 4pm.
What’s Happening
Annual Awards Program
The Cheyenne Camera Club annual photo awards and
program was held February 18 at Sanfords Restaurant.
The winners of the annual contest were announced and
displayed. The winning photographs have been posted
Cheyenne Parks and Rec Photo
Contest
The Cheyenne Parks and Rec Photography "Red" Show
was held February at the Civic Center. The reception
was held February 5 and was hosted by the camera club.
Thanks to those who set up the reception. Eighteen
photographers entered forty-eight images in this year's
show.
Camera club members who won with their entries are:
Intermediate and Amateur Division
3rd - Chuck White - Dragon Fly
Professional Division
2nd - Cathy McMikle - Autumn Vine
3rd - Jan Barhite - September Light
HM - Richard Gilbert - Red Controls
Club members who entered the show are: Don Edington,
Cathy McMikle, Richard Gilbert, Edwin Carlson, Judy
Berkley, Lon Pfau, Fern White, Chuck White, Paul
Rickerts, Jan Barhite, and Tom Shaffer.
Congratulations to those who won and to everyone who
entered the show.
Special Sports Photography
Program
The camera club had a special sports photography
program at the February 6 meeting conducted by Troy
Babbitt. He presented an interesting and informative
program where he showed a short video of his work,
spoke about his mentors, personal story, cameras, lenses,
tips, and specifically sports photography. Everyone
enjoyed this special presentation.
Wyoming Magazine Photography
Contest
The Wyoming Magazine Photo Contest issue is
currently out. There were 2100 images submitted by
217 photographers. Lon Phau won Honorably Mention
with his entry "Snowy Range" in the Scenic Division.
Congratulations Lon.
In previous years, the April issue has featured editor's
choice images from the contest entries. This year these
images will be in the November calendar issue.
CCC Photo Show at Warren
Nagle Mansion
Eight club members are currently showing their
photography at the Warren Nagle Mansion during
January through March. The show is in the basement of
the mansion and consists of twenty-four images. The
photographers showing are Christy Rust, Tom Shaffer,
Marianne Shenefelt, Richard Gilbert, Judy Myers, Lon
Pfau, Edwin Carlson, and Pete Arnold.
The exhibit is open seven days a week from 9am to 5pm
for your viewing. A reception will be held at a later
date.
Cheyenne Artists Guild Shows
The Cheyenne Artists Guild has listed their upcoming
shows for 2014. The following guild shows will include
photography.
May - 65th Anniversary Celebration Show.
June - For the Love of Pets.
July - Annual Western Art Show - Western theme.
October - Oktoberfest Show - Autumn theme.
November - Membership Show.
More information will be available closer to these
shows.
Western Spirit Art Show
Edwin Carlson, Tom Shaffer, Don Edington, and Vanda
Edington have been accepted into the Old West Museum
Western Spirit Art Show for 2014. Tom, Don, and
Vanda had two images and Edwin had one image
accepted into the juried show. The show is being held
March 1 through April 13 at the Old West Museum in
Cheyenne.
Rocky Mountain Nature
Association Photography
Seminars
The Rocky Mountain Nature Association photography
seminar schedule for 2014 is available. These seminars
are conducted in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Jun 13-15 Mastering the Art and Craft of Landscape
Photography. $250.
Jun 20-22 Photographing Wildlife: When Where and
How. $250.
June 28 Shooting the Stars: Night Photography. $125
June 27-29 The Magic of Macro: Getting Started. $250.
July 10-12 Right Brain Photography. $250.
July 12-13 The Art and Science of Flower Photography.
$175.
Jul 25-27 The Magic of Macro: Getting Started. $250.
Aug 7-9 Finding Fine Art in Nature. $250.
Aug 15-17 Mastering the Art and Craft of Landscape
Photography. $250.
Aug 22-24 Digital Landscape Photography: An
Introductory Course West of the Divide. $450.
Sep 12-14 Photographing Wildlife: When where and
How. $250.
Sep 20-21 Photographing the Wildlife and Wonders of
Autumn with John Fielder. $700.
Oct 5 Photographing Elk and Aspen. $125.
Details and information about these seminars can be
accessed at www.rmna.org. Highlight the Seminars drop
down menu, click on Courses by Category, and click on
Photography. Click on the course names for information
about that course.
Shooting Snow Scenes
Getting the correct exposure when shooting in snow is a
challenge. Usually the camera system will expose the
snow to an 18% value rendering the color of the snow
gray. Historically this has been countered by adjusting
the camera to a plus one or two stop compensation to
obtain white snow.
However, with today's camera systems, this process has
been simplified considerably. Today's camera exposure
systems are so sophisticated that by shooting in matrix
metering mode, a correctly exposed snow image can be
obtained with no exposure compensation adjustment
needing to be made. While this holds true for most snow
shots, when shooting in sunlight with a lot of snow in the
scene, a plus compensation might still be needed in the
range of +1 to +1.5 stops. Experiment with your
settings and see if the compensation is needed.
Common Mistakes in
Landscape Photography
There are many problems that can crop up when
photographing landscapes. Some of these are easily
fixed in the photographing stage by paying attention
when shooting. Others are not so easily taken care of
and may involve returning at a later date for better
shooting conditions.
1. Crooked horizons.
2. Eye level perspective.
3. Empty skies.
4. Hand blur shake.
5. No focal point.
6. Cluttered backgrounds.
7. Poor lighting.
8. Underexposure.
9. Hot spots and blown out highlights.
10. Lack of dimension.
Shooting Vertical Landscapes
Most landscape images are shot in the horizontal format
for probably obvious reasons. However, vertical format
landscapes can be stunning and fun to shoot. A lot of
times the vertical elements in the scene lend themselves
to a vertical composition that often accentuates the
dynamic qualities of the subject.
Get low and close with a wide angle lens to accentuate
the visual power of leading lines and dramatically
increase the visual height of foreground features.
By getting above and close to the foreground features,
composing vertically, and using a wide angle lens, it is
possible to include the full sweep of a scene in a
dynamic image.
For a strong vertical composition break down the scene
into foreground, midground, and background elements.
A good composition will contain interest in all three of
these visual zones.
Sometimes a dynamic vertical image can be obtained by
leaving a lot of empty space in the foreground or
background zone.
Telephoto vertical compositions can exploit telephoto
compression effectively by allowing more foreground in
the frame to emphasize the height differential across the
scene.
Parting Shot
Convey depth and dimension in your photography so
your images don't appear flat.
Edwin Carlson – TTL Editor
Contest Winners
2013 CCC Annual Winners
Black and White
1st - Tamara Rodgers - Weakened Door
2nd - Bill Randall - Little Church on the Prairie
3rd - Christy Rust - People
HM - Tom Shaffer - Wyoming Wilds
Creative
1st - Nick Breitkopf - Dice 1
2nd - Gerry Lancaster - Water
3rd - Gerry Lancaster - High Key
HM - Nick Breitkoph - Oil and Water
Nature Scenic
1st - Gerry Lancaster - Sparkle Dew
2nd - Christy Rust - Green
3rd - Cathy McMikle - Little Tracks in the Sand
HM - Edwin Carlson - Snake River Fog
HM - Paul Ricketts - Badlands Panorama
Nature Wildlife
1st - Fern White - Humming Bird
2nd - Bill Hardesty - Pelican
3rd - Nick Breitfoph - Snowy Egret
HM - Jan Barhite - Squirrel
Pictorial
1st - Christy Rust - Antiques
2nd (Tie) - Bill Randall - Door1
2nd (Tie) - Christy Rust - Friendly Competition
HM - Tom Shaffer - People
Sports
1st - Tom Shaffer - Hanging On
2nd - Bill Randall - California Dreaming
3rd - Bill Hardesty - Surf Riding
HM - Fern White - Hang On Cowboy
2013
CHEYENNE CAMERA CLUB
2014
Beginner - Amateur - Advanced Amateur
Meeting Nights: 1st Thursday and 3rd Tuesday each month at 7:00 pm in Room 122, City Building, 2101 O’Neil St.
Dues: $15.00 individual; $20.00 family
Contest Entry: Digital entries: deliver to Tom Shaffer by Sunday preceding contest
September 5
September 17
Contests: Pictorial and Creative. Program: Paul B – “How to prepare images for contests”
Contests: Nature Wildlife and Photojournalism; Program: Judy Berkley – “Judging”
October 3
October 15
October 31
Contests: Nature Scenic and Black & White
Contests: Pictorial and Sports
Scavenger Hunt deadline
November 7
November 19
Scavenger Hunt judging
Contests: Creative and Color
December 5
December 17
Contests: Nature Scenic and Doors
Christmas party
January 2
January 21
Contests: Sports and Water
Special Program - One light lighting
February 6
February 18
Feb 5
Contests: Special Program: Sports Photography
Annual Awards Dinner - 6pm at Sanford's
Parks & Rec photo contest reception: Civic Center - 5:30 pm. Subject - Red
March 6
March 18
Contests: Photojournalism and Old Anything
Contest: Hands; Education: Photos as taken – discussion on how to improve the photo
April 3
April 15
Contests: Pictorial and Landscape
Judging N4C color prints
May 1
May 20
Election of officers – Contests: Color, Outhouses/Commodes, and Creative
Contests: Water Drops and Weather
June 5
Planning meeting – location TBA
President: Paul Bobemoyer (638-9266 or 256-6695)
Vice President: Ann Hammond (220-7722)
Secretary: Judy Berkley (634-0357)
Member of: North Central Camera Club Council
Program/Contest: Judy Berkley (634-0357)
Tom Shaffer (634-7895)
Treasurer: Gerry Lancaster (634-5320)
N4C Contact: Judy Berkley
Cheyenne Camera Club Contest Rules, June 2013
The purpose of contests is to promote active interest in better photography among members of Cheyenne Camera Club.
A. BASIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. The contests are open to all members in good standing. (i.e. dues paid up to date.)
2. Submit an index card with entries listing maker, entry titles and categories.
B. TYPES OF CONTESTS
1.
Nature: Nature photography embraces the entire physical natural world, a field that extends from a single
drop of water to an entire landscape, from sea to sky. Nature photographs are restricted to nature in all its forms including
the many facets botany, geology, and zoology. All acts of nature are included. There must be no evidence of the
influence of man in your subject matter. The influence of man is considered to be present in subject matter such as a
cultivated flower/flowers and domestic animals.
Nature contests are divided into two categories: Nature wildlife (animals) and Nature scenic (no animals)
2.
Pictorial: Pictorial can be anything including nature as long as it meets the basic entry requirements.
3.
Photo-journalism: Photo-journalism can be considered as picturing “life in our world.” The predominant
theme is “humans and their environment.” The subjects may include spot news, sports, dramatic events or commonplace
human-interest happenings – items that would be seen in a newspaper, for instance. The photographs must tell a story.
Good titles or captions are mandatory and are part of the judging process.
4.
Assigned subject: From time to time special subjects or topics will be assigned for a given contest.
C. ENTRY RULES
1. The contest season will be from January 1 through December 31 to be eligible for the annual awards.
2. Entrants must be current members of the Cheyenne Camera Club.
3. Each entrant may enter two images in each contest category unless otherwise announced.
4. Award-winning images from previous camera club contests may not be re-submitted for intra-club competition
at any time. Ribbons or certificates are awarded for the annual awards only.
5. Images must have been taken by the entrant.
6. The above rules governing classes and eligibility will apply in the annual awards contest, except that an entry
must have “placed” first, second, third or honorable mention in a regular intra-club contest or scavenger hunt during the
contest season. The annual awards program will be held at the second meeting in February.
7. The following descriptions were adopted by the club members by ballot vote:
Creative, pictorial, and special categories: Anything goes–alterations allowed.
All other photos (nature and PJ): should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared in the
viewfinder. Nothing should be added to an image and aside from minor dust spots, nothing can be taken away. Cropping
and minor adjustments to color and contrast are acceptable.
Nature: No computer manipulations or enhancements are allowed in Nature. Elements in the picture cannot be moved,
cloned, added, deleted, rearranged or combined. The following adjustments are permitted: resizing, cropping, selective
lightening or darkening, and restoration of original color of the scene.
Photojournalism: In the interest of credibility, photos should represent the truth, with no manipulation to alter the subject
matter, or situations which are set up for the purpose of photography (as is published in newspapers).
D. JUDGING RULES
1. On the night of each contest, the Presiding Officer will choose from among the members and guests, three
persons that he/she feels will be qualified to do the job adequately.
2. Each judge will award points (from 1 to 9), giving consideration to each of the following 3 categories:
a. TECHNIQUE – clear subject, proper exposure, focus, lighting.
b. COMPOSITIION – pleasing arrangement of the elements within the picture area, proper placement
and harmony of color, camera angle, and absence of distracting elements.
c. INTEREST – impact, originality, imagination, interpretation, subject matter.
3. If one of the judges has a picture in the contest, they enters a score of 0 for their picture. An average of the
other two judges’ scores will then be added to the sum of those scores.
4. Altered and unaltered pictures will be judged together.
Guidelines for Digital Category 2013
1. The use of filters on the camera to correct color balance or exposure are acceptable, as is the correction of these
variables in the computer.
2. Removing dust spots, sensor dust, or other minor unwanted elements such as power lines, vapor trails or tree
branches is acceptable as long as this is not detectable.
3. Adding, moving, or combining elements or altering the reality of the subject by any digital or manual means is not
acceptable except in the creative category.
4. In the creative category all options are open.
Acceptable adjustments for competition are as follows.
Cropping
Overall brightness correction
Flare reduction or removal
Recovering shadow detail
Straightening
Flipping or reversing the image
Sharpening (must look natural)
Color correction
White balance correction
Saturation
Resizing
Contrast control
Noise reduction
Follow these steps for creating your files. The below sequence is with PhotoShop.
1. Open your file and use the save as option and save as a copy. This step is not absolutely necessary if you are
familiar with this process, but it will protect your original file from a mistake on your part.
2. If you did not do step one open your image now.
3. From Image in the menu bar select Image Size.
4. In the Image Size pallet make sure Resample is not selected.
5. Change resolution to 72.
6. Now click on Resample.
7. In the pixel dimension box for a Horizontal Image change the width to 1024. If the height is 768 or less click OK.
If the height is greater than 768, change it to 768 (this will cause the width to be less than 1024, that’s OK). For a
vertical format start with the height of 768 and accept whatever width you get. At the bottom of the Image Size
pallet scroll to Bicubic Sharper for reductions (in PS). Click OK.
8. Go to File and select Save As. Under Format, select the jpg file option. Under File Name, name the file as in the
naming convention below. Click Save
9. You should get the JPEG options pallet (in PhotoShop). Select Quality level to be 12, click OK. Other programs
may call this superfine or something else. It is the level that does the least compressing. File size is not a problem;
your file size will probably be between 500K and 1.5 Mb.
10. Do this for each picture you plan to enter; pay attention to the state of the Resample box as you go through the
process.
11. You may send Tom Shaffer the pictures via email (tshafferfrmwyo@q.com); by attaching them to an email. If you
prefer, take them to him at 1505 Adams on CD, CD-RW, Camera Memory Cards, or USB flash drive.
Naming Convention is as follows:
Image Title_Your Name_X.jpg where X is the first letter of the category.
Example: Bright Winter Day_T Shaffer_N.jpg
Use the underscore between the title and your name and between your name and the category. This is to make it
easier for the coordinator to read.