Inside This Edition

February 2018

N4C Calendar Inside this Edition Board&Mee)ngs& March&12&at&7:30pm&&&&&&&&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ProBBono!Photo First!Methodist!Church! 1600!Bancro5!Ave.,!San!Leandro! Photo!OpportuniAes!in!the!Bay!Area!

April&9&at&7:30pm&&&&&&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Items!for!Sale…and!Equipment!Wanted! First!Methodist!Church! 1600!Bancro5!Ave.,!San!Leandro! January!CompeAAon!Results!

Compe))on&Judging&Schedule& N4C!Club!&!Board!InformaAon!! On/around&the&3rd&Saturday&of&each&month 2018!CompeAAon!Schedule! PI!judging!locaAon!B!contact!Gene!Albright! ([email protected])&

Print!judging!locaAon!B!contact!Joan!Field! ([email protected])!

Sign Up Now for the Annual Awards Banquet! The!Annual!N4C!Banquet!is!Sunday,!February!25,!2018!from!11:30!AM!to!3:30! PM.!This!will!be!a!catered!luncheon!at!the!Rossmoor!Event!Center!located!at! 1021!Stanley!Dollar!Drive!in!Walnut!Creek.!The!cost!per!person!is!$38.!For!more! informaAon!and!to!register,!click!here.

Page 1 of 23 February 2018 Pro-Bono Photo

By Chris!Cassell,!Light!&!Shadow!Camera!Club

Are!you!a!photographer!or!videographer!interested!in!applying!your!skills!to!help!organizaAons!that! support!social!jusAce!and!the!environment?!ProBBono!Photo!is!a!clearinghouse!that!matches!worthy! organizaAons!that!need!photo/videographic!services!to!volunteer!photographers!and!videographers!who! wish!to!donate!their!Ame!and!experAse.!!

ProBBono!Photo!averages!four!to!ﬁve!shoots!per!month!throughout!the!Bay!Area,!ranging!from!marches! and!rallies,!to!board!headshots,!to!gala!fundraising!events,!to!community!meeAngs!about!housing!issues.!! See!their!website,!www.ProBonoPhoto.org,!for!more!details.!!If!this!is!of!interest!to!you,!please!email! [email protected].!

Photos/videos!taken!through!ProBBono!Photo!remain!the!property!of!the!photographer/videographer!and! can!be!used,!for!example,!in!camera!club!compeAAon.!I!(Chris!Cassell)!photographed!many!events!during! 2017!for!ProBBono!Photo,!starAng!with!the!2017!Women's!March,!and!entered!several!photos!in! Journalism!and!Pictorial.!

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Photo Opportunities in the Bay Area!

February April

AMA!Supercross!(OaklandBAlameda!County!Coliseum) Macy’s!Flower!Show!(San!Francisco)

Flower!Market!Fair!(San!Francisco!Chinatown) Garden!Show!(Cow!Palace)

Monster!Jam!(OaklandBAlameda!County!Coliseum) Comic!Con!(San!Jose)

Paciﬁc!Orchid!and!Garden!ExposiAon!(San!Francisco) FesAval!of!Colors!(mulAple!ciAes)

Chinese!New!Year!Parade!(San!Francisco!Chinatown) Cesar!Chavez!FesAval!(San!Francisco)

Free!Entrance!Days!in!the!NaAonal!Parks Northern!California!Cherry!Blossom!FesAval!(San!Francisco)

Tulipmania!(Pier!39) Apple!Blossom!FesAval!(Sebastopol)

San!Francisco!Bay!Flyway!FesAval!(Vallejo) Boat!Parade!(San!Francisco)

Robot!Bakles!(Alameda!County!Fairgrounds) March Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival

The!Great!Train!Show!(Santa!Clara!County!Fairgrounds) Tartan!Day!Scolsh!Fair!(Fremont)

Persian!New!Year!FesAval!(Berkeley) Easter!Egg!Hunts!(mulAple!ciAes)

St.!Patrick’s!Day!Parade!&!FesAval!(San!Francisco)

City!of!Dublin!St.!Patrick’s!Day!CelebraAon!(Dublin)

FesAval!of!Colors!(mulAple!ciAes)

Macy’s!Flower!Show!(San!Francisco)

Goodguys!All!American!GetBTogether!(Pleasanton)

For more photo opportunities check out fellow N4C member sites: Bay Area PhotoScene at bayareaphotoscene.com Best Photography Places In SF Bay Area at davidcolemanphotography.com/resources

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Items For Sale…and Equipment Wanted

Canon&Equipment&For&Sale&

• 7D!MkII!body!with!the!original!box!and!accessories! B Matching!Canon!verAcal!grip! B Kirk!"L"!bracket!for!the!combinaAon! B Extra!bakery!(2!total)!

• 5D!MkIII!body!with!the!original!box!and!accessories! B Matching!Canon!verAcal!grip! For Sale B Kirk!"L"!bracket!for!the!combinaAon! B Extra!bakery!(2!total)!

Prices!will!be!below!the!KEH!selling!price!for!used!equipment!in!similar! condiAon.!

[email protected]!or!925B829B2438!to! discuss.!

DSLR&Dona)on&Request Do!you!have!older!model!DSLRs!accumulaAng!dust?!If!so,!please!consider! donaAng!your!used!camera(s).!Kathy!Barnhart’s!(Berkeley!Camera!Club)! son!is!a!public!high!school!teacher!in!San!Francisco.!The!donated!DSLR(s)! would!go!to!the!school!where!it!will!be!used!to!teach!photography!to!the! [email protected]!if!you!have! a!DSLR!to!donate.!

Do you have equipment for sale…or are you looking for equipment? Email the details to [email protected] and it will be included in future editions.

Page 4 of 23 February 2018 January Competition Results

Pictorial&L&Projected&Images&(Judge:!Burr!Preston)

Basic&Level&(33&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Blue!Angels!Perform!At!The!2017!Air!Show,!San!Francisco,!CA Jean!Millman Alameda

2 Tokyo!Bicycle Dana!Christensen Marin

3 Southern!Oaks!with!Moss Frances!Williams Santa!Rosa

4 Xmass!in!London Carl!Nicholson Villages

5 Purple!Reverie David!Edgar Berkeley

HM A5ernoon!Glow!at!the!Athens!Stavros!Niarchos!FoundaAon!Cultural!Center Donna!Ostheimer Villages

HM Monarch John!Leone Livermore

HM Palace!Bar!sign,!Dublin,!Ireland Larry!Saxton Millbrae

Intermediate&Level&(35&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Storm!Forming!Over!The!Andes,!Atacama!Desert,!Chile Tim!Cuneo Santa!Clara

2 Aurora!Borealis!from!Cleary!Summit!near!Fairbanks,!Alaska Karl!Hoenke Rossmoor Steam!Cloud!forms!as!Lava!ﬂowing!from!Puʻu!ʻŌʻō!vent!reaches!the!Paciﬁc!B!Big! Stephen!Bennek Santa!Clara 3 Island,!Hawaii 4 Sherman!Island!Kite!Sailor!at!Sunset Phil!Shaw Marin

5 Cathedral!of!the!Holy!Cross!and!Saint!Eulalia,!Barcelona,!Spain Tim!Cuneo Santa!Clara

HM Rainbow!Clouds!over!Snow!(no!color!added) Herb!Hwang Peninsula

HM SAlts Bill!Stacy Santa!Rosa

HM Up,!Up!and!Away! Wendy!Watling Rossmoor

Pictorial&Projected&L&1st&L&Basic Pictorial&Projected&L&1st&L&Intermediate

Blue%Angels%Perform%At%The%2017%Air% Storm%Forming%Over%The%Andes,%Atacama%Desert,%Chile Show,%San%Francisco,%CA Tim!Cuneo Jean!Millman Santa!Clara!Camera!Club Alameda!Photographic!Society Page 5 of 23 February 2018

Pictorial&L&Projected&Images&(cont.)

Advanced&&Level&(41&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1B Pendants Helen!Sweet Contra!Costa

2 DoubleBcrested!Cormorants!at!dusk. Ed!Oswalt Berkeley

3 Ocean,!Sand,!and!Rocks!in!Golden!Light Frank!DeMarAni Peninsula

4 Old!Friends Bob!Alwik Santa!Rosa

5 MeditaAon Jamie!Wasson Contra!Costa

HM Meadow!in!Patagonia. John!Klingel Marin

HM Sandhill!Cranes Polly!Krauter Livermore

HM Sunburst!Waters, Alan!Garelick Rossmoor

Masters&Level&(37&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Light!Tunnel Steve!Napoli Berkeley

2 Old!Milk!Cans!with!SAck Claudia!Peterson Light!&!Shadow

3 Old!Torn!Paper!Sack!and!Pomegranate Claudia!Peterson Santa!Clara

4 Early!Light!on!Blooming!Rhodies!in!the!Redwoods Leslie!Crandell Contra!Costa

5 Dawn!at!the!Bandon!Beach Shinnan!Kiang Livermore

HM A5er!the!Hard!Workout Claudia!Peterson Santa!Clara

HM Hand!of!a!Tatooed!Athlete!(8101469) Claudia!Peterson Light!&!Shadow

HM Sunset!over!Alabama!Hills San!Yuan Contra!Costa

Pictorial&Projected&L&1st&&Masters

Light%Tunnel% Steve!Napoli Berkeley!Camera!Club

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Nature&L&Projected&Images&(Judge:!Burr!Preston)

Basic&Level&(32&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Despite!a!territoryBsponsored!bounty!between!1917!and!1953,!bald!eagles! (Haliaeetus!leucocephalus)!where!never!significantly!threatened!in!Alaska.!Today!the! populaAon!is!esAmated!at!30,000.!This!juvenile!resident!of!the!Kenai!NaAonal!Wildlife! Joe!Kenny Berkeley Refuge!has!scavenged!a!salmon!carcass!likely!le5!behind!by!a!fisherman!who!hasn't! learned!about!"leave!no!trace".! 2 White!Heron!has!caught!field!mouse!B!Yolo!Wetlands Stephen!Bennek Santa!Clara Wild!baby!monkey!hanging!on!to!mother,!Zhangjaijie!NaAonal!Forest!Park,!Hunan,! 3 Luke!Lang Santa!Clara China 4 Great!Egret!chicks!pleading!for!food!show!developing!pin!feathers Mike!Kiskila Santa!Clara

5 Boklenose!Dolphins!playing!in!the!wake!of!the!tour!boat Kathy!McMullen Millbrae

HM Elephant!herd!crossing!dry!lake!bed!of!Amboseli!NaAonal!Park Phil!Fisher Marin

HM Homeward!Bound,!Brandt's!Cormorant,!La!Jolla!CA Marshall!Gross Marin Snow!Leopard!(Panthera!uncia)!;!This!animal!was!photographed!at!a!Zoo!pacing!a! HM Renate!Johnson Livermore small,!enclosed!area.;!Depressing!to!observe. Intermediate&Level&(30&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Green!Bokle!Fly!(Calliphoridae)!On!Flower Marvin!Miller Santa!Clara

2 Forster's!Tern!emerges!from!the!water!a5er!diving!for!a!ﬁsh. Brando!Ho Alameda

3 Great!Egret!carries!tree!branch!to!build!a!nest. Brando!Ho Alameda A!dragonﬂy!completes!its!life!cycle!by!moulAng!from!nymph!to!adult,!leaving!the! Tara!Pavis Santa!Rosa 4 exoskeleton!behind. 5 Sparring!male!Polar!Bears!(Ursus!mariAmus),!Churchill,!Manitoba Jim!Liskovec Santa!Clara

HM Anna's!Hummingbird!feeding Dean!McCoy Livermore

HM Horses!in!Easzjords,!Iceland.!Icelandic!horses!are!a!pure!breed!of!horse!that!was! brought!by!Vikings!to!Iceland!in!the!9B10th!Centuries.!There!are!80,000!horses!in!a! Zohra!Kalinkowitz Berkeley country!of!350,000!people.!Horses!cannot!be!imported!into!Iceland,!and!if!they!leave! t++ HM Java!Sparrow!(Lonchura!oryzivora)!hiding!in!a!hollow!branch,!with!a!mouthful!of!food Louis!Cheng Alameda

Nature&Projected&L&1st&L&Basic

Despite%a%territoryEsponsored%bounty%between%1917% and%1953,%bald%eagles%(Haliaeetus%leucocephalus)% where%never%signiﬁcantly%threatened%in%Alaska.%Today% the%populaPon%is%esPmated%at%30,000.%This%juvenile% resident%of%the%Kenai%NaPonal%Wildlife%Refuge%has% scavenged%a%salmon%carcass%likely%leV%behind%by%a% ﬁsherman%who%hasn't%learned%about%"leave%no%trace".%

Joe!Kenny! Berkeley!Club

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Nature&L&Projected&Images&(cont.)

Advanced&Level&(38&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Santa!Cruz!Snowy!Egret!with!Snack David!Hathaway Villages

2 A!Great!Egret!(Ardea!alba)!checking!things!out!under!it's!wing. Bob!Gingg Marin

3 Young!Male!Polar!Bears!GreeAng!in!the!Morning,!Churchill,!Canada Meng!Horng Contra!Costa

4 Two!redBshouldered!hawks!(Buteo!lineatus)!engaged!in!ﬁghAng,!or,!maAng!behavior. John!Erve Millbrae Snowy!Egret,!Egreta!thula,!walks!on!a!sleeping!Elephant!Seal,!Mirounga! 5 Gary!Saxe Santa!Rosa angusArostris.!the!Egrets!looks!for!ﬂies!to!eat!that!are!akracted!to!the!seals. A!young!Hyaena!Crocuta!Crocuta!is!atempAngt!to!haul!away!a!large!carcas!and!try!to! HM Bilha!Sperling Contra!Costa consume!it!alone!without!having!to!share Portrait!of!Flamingo's!lamellae!which!lines!mandibles!to!separate!mud!&!silt!from! HM Mary!Lou!Froese Millbrae algae,!insects,!shrimp,!etc. HM Red!Lechwe!Antelope!with!Baboons!on!the!Chobe!River!in!Botswana. Ron!Elkind Marin

Masters&Level&(28&entries)

Award Title Member Club A!cougar!(Puma!concolor),!also!commonly!known!as!the!mountain!lion,!puma,! 1B John!Klingel Marin panther,!or!catamount,!leaps!oﬀ!a!large!boulder. 2& A!Southern!Brush!Lizard!cannibalizing!another,!a!rare!event Diana!Rebman Millbrae Wildlife

3 Osprey!snatches!rainbow!trout!out!of!Los!Vaqueros!Watershed!in!Livermore!Ca. Steve!Goodall Rossmoor

4 An!Osprey!carries!off!its!fishy!catch. Steve!Napoli Berkeley The!Kilauea!volcano!located!on!the!southern!shore!of!the!island!of!Hawaii!is!currently! 5 acAve!and!flowing!from!Pu'u!'O'o!vent!into!the!Pacific!Ocean.!The!ocean!water!boils! Marilyn!Caven Santa!Rosa and!the!lava!enters. Black!Crowned!Night!Heron!Readies!to!Eat!Baby!Mallard!Duck!(NycAcorax!nycAcorax)! HM Claudia!Peterson Santa!Clara (Anas!platyhynchos) BlackBandBWhite!Colobus!Monkeys!(C.!guereza)!can!eat!sugar!cane!leaves!because! HM they!have!mulABchambered!stomachs!that!allow!them!to!process!cellulose!and!toxins! Nancy!Goodenough Santa!Rosa in!leaves!that!other!monkeys!can’t. HM Great!Egret!Spears!Unusual!Fish!(!Ardea!alba) Claudia!Peterson Light!&!Shadow Wildlife

Nature&Projected&L&1st&L& Advanced

Green%BoZle%Fly% (Calliphoridae)%On% Flower%% Marvin!Miller! Santa!Clara!Camera!Club Nature&Projected&L&1st&L&Masters

Santa%Cruz%Snowy%Egret%with%Snack% David!Hathaway!! Villages!Camera!Club Page 8 of 23 February 2018

Crea)ve&L&Projected&Images&(Judge:!Burr!Preston)

Basic&Level&(32&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Entry Janet!Reinstra Contra!Costa

2 Traveling!Together David!Edgar Berkeley

3 Santa's!Magic!Reindeer John!Leone Livermore

4 Wall!Etchings Tina!Kelly!Green Marin

5 Airmail!drop!box!B!Sonoma!Mountain!Rd. James!Radford Santa!Rosa

HM Calm!Baha'i!Temple!Seen!Across!Harbor Michael!Jablon Villages

HM Midnight!Concert Eric!Gold Santa!Clara

HM Pastel!Rendering!Flowers!in!the!Garden Marilyn!Murata Villages

Intermediate&Level&(31&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 unnatural!disaster Tara!Pavis Santa!Rosa

2 How!to!light!up!a!tree. Carol!Gray Berkeley

3 BlackBcrested!Antshrike!PainAng Steve!Rentmeesters Livermore

4 Sunset!at!Big!River!Beach Michael!Funk Santa!Rosa

5 The!roof!over!the!ﬁsh!market!in!Muscat!Oman Jean!DeVinney Rossmoor

HM Christmas!Lights!at!The!Villages Jerry!Neece Villages

HM Cycle!in!the!Waves Phillip!Harris Millbrae

HM Two!to!Tango Kazuko!Hamano Santa!Clara

Crea)ve&Projected&L&1st&L&Intermediate

Crea)ve&Projected&L&1st&L&Basic unnatural%disaster Tara Pavis Entry Santa!Rosa!Photographic!Society Janet Reinsert Contra!Costa!Camera!Club Page 9 of 23 February 2018

Crea)ve&L&Projected&Images&(cont.)

Advanced&Level&(35&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Clockwork!Dreams Carol!Thomas Berkeley

2 Sky!Rider Bob!Berry Light!&!Shadow

3 Color!of!Redwood Anne!Abrams Santa!Rosa

4 The!Spirit!of!Track Chris!Cassell Light!&!Shadow

5 Frigid!Water!slices!through!Volcanic!Rock Georges!Pelpel Contra!Costa

HM Bridalveil!Creek Marvin!Miller Santa!Clara

HM DesAnaAon!Zootopia Cindy!Micheli Livermore

HM Escaping!from!a!boring!ﬂight Marina!Grabovskaya Fremont

Masters&Level&(30&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1B GreeAngs!from!beyond!"Happy!Halloween". Euclides!Viegas Diablo!Valley

2 Old!Dead!and!Windblown Claudia!Peterson Santa!Clara

3 Me..Me..Me... Lynn!Oakleaf Diablo!Valley

4 Tropical!Rhythm!(8101485) Claudia!Peterson Light!&!Shadow

5 Criminal!Minds Steve!Napoli Berkeley

HM Alms Ken!Lezin Rossmoor

HM Bridal!Dreams Jeﬀ!Dunn Alameda

HM Charlie Steve!Muench Santa!Rosa

Crea)ve&Projected&L&1st&Advanced

Clockwork%Dreams Carol!Thomas Berkeley!Camera!Club

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Best&in&Compe))on&L&Projected&Images

Pictorial Pendants Helen!Sweet Contra!Costa!Camera!Club

Crea)ve GreePngs%from%beyond%"Happy%Halloween".% Euclides!Viegas Diablo!Valley!Camera!Club

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Best&in&Compe))on&L&Projected&Images&(cont.)

Nature& A%cougar%(Puma%concolor),%also% commonly%known%as%the%mountain%lion,% puma,%panther,%or%catamount,%leaps%oﬀ%a% large%boulder.% John!Klingel Marin!Photo!Club

Authen)c&Wildlife&Awards

Great%Egret%Spears%Unusual%Fish%(%Ardea%alba) Claudia!Peterson A%Southern%Brush%Lizard%cannibalizing%another,% Light!&!Shadow!Camera!Club a%rare%event% Diana!Reman Millbrae!Camera!Club

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Color&L&Prints&(HosAng!Club:!Millbrae!Camera!Club!/!Judge:!Charles!Ginsburgh)!

Basic&Level&(4&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Autumn!Spring Beky!Hovenden Livermore

2 View!of!NYC!Financial!District Claudia!Rodriguez Santa!Clara

Color&Prints&L&1st&Place&L&Basic

Autumn%Spring Beky!Hovenden Livermore!Valley!Camera!Club

Intermediate&Level&(7&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 GLACIAL!BLUE!WATER!COVERS!A!SMALL!ISLANDBYUNANB!CJINA Jean!DeVinney Rossmoor

2 Pelicans!of!Loreto Vicki!Stephens Livermore

3 Youth!and!Wisdom!in!a!window,!Chin!State,!Myanmar Sharon!Thorp Santa!Clara

Color&Prints&L&1st&Place&L&Intermediate

GLACIAL%BLUE%WATER%COVERS%A% SMALL%ISLANDEYUNANE%CJINA% Jean!DeVinney! Rossmoor!Photography!Club

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Color&L&Prints&(cont.)

Advanced&Level&(19&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1B 2017!B!Dawn!ReﬂecAons,!Cape!Cod!B!LVCC Al!Ludwick Livermore

2 Sierra!Autumn Greg!Geren Fremont

3 Foggy!Morning!at!Fern!Canyon Greg!Geren Fremont

4 A!walk!in!the!woods Denise!Crawford Millbrae

5 Aspen!Light Greg!Geren Fremont

HM Ibis!opens!wings Polly!Krauter Livermore

HM Late!sunlight!on!apartment!buildings,!Redwood!City,!CA. John!Erve Millbrae

Masters&Level&(17&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Daybreak!on!Kaiai,!just!another!day!in!paradise John!MenAl Rossmoor

2 _Buchard!Gardens!Water!Show_ Ron!Winter Millbrae

3 Western!Classic Roger!Kumpf Santa!Clara

4 Violin!Old!Book!and!Music!on!Old!Wood Claudia!Peterson Light!&!Shadow

5 EnchanAng!Light Shinnan!Kiang Livermore

HM Old!Door!Lock,!Cuenca,!Ecuador Bob!Cossins Millbrae

Color&Prints&L&1st&Place&L&Masters

Daybreak%on%Kaiai,%just%another%day%in% paradise% John!MenAl! Rossmoor!Photography!Club

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Monochrome&L&Prints&(HosAng!Club:!Millbrae!Camera!Club!/!Judge:!Charles!Ginsburgh)!

Basic&Level&(4&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Pride Joy!Wang Santa!Clara

2 Talons!like!claws Robert!Adler Rossmoor

Intermediate&Level&(6&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Those!Eyes Debbie!Lindemann Livermore Bertrab!Glacier!Receding!on!Island!of!South!Georgia.!Twenty!years!ago!the!tongue!of! 2 Sharon!Thorp Santa!Clara the!glacier!was!at!the!water's!edge.

Monochrome&Prints&L&1st&Place&L&Basic

Pride Joy!Wang! Santa!Clara!Camera!Club

Monochrome&Prints&L&1st&Place&L&Intermediate

Those%Eyes Debbie!Lindemann! Livermore!Valley!Camera!Club

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Monochrome&L&Prints&(cont.)

Advanced&Level&(19&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 August!Night Amr!Mourad Santa!Clara

2 Sunﬂower Charles!Ginsburgh Peninsula

3 Foggy!Day!at!Land's!End,!San!Francisco!#3 Chris!Cassell Light!&!Shadow

4 The!Path Bob!Diamond Light!&!Shadow

5 Symmetry Al!Ludwick Livermore

HM Autumn!Light Greg!Geren Fremont

HM Lincoln!Center!for!the!Performing!Artsd Paul!Kessinger Fremont

Masters&Level&(13&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1B Marrakesh!Man Ken!Lezin Rossmoor

2 Portrait!of!a!Great!Grey!Owl Paul!Pokrywka Millbrae

3 Spiral!at!the!Shaker!Village Shinnan!Kiang Livermore

4 Rose!SAlllife Claudia!Peterson Light!&!Shadow

5 Beauty!From!India Claudia!Peterson Light!&!Shadow

Monochrome&Prints&L&1st&Place&L&Advanced

August%Night Amr!Mourad Santa!Clara!Camera!Club

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Nature&L&Prints&(HosAng!Club:!Millbrae!Camera!Club!/!Judge:!Charles!Ginsburgh)!

Basic&Level&(7&entries)

Award Title Member Club Feeding!a!King!Penguin!Chick.!The!adult!regurgitates!parAally!digested!food!into!the! 1 Sharon!Thorp Santa!Clara chick's!mouth. 2 A!Great!Blue!Heron!(Andea!herodias)!and!its!catch. Gary!Oehrle Livermore

3 Like!water!oﬀ!a!ducks!back(Mallard,!Anas!Platyrhynchos) Eric!Aker Santa!Clara

Advanced&Level&(15&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Mated!Double!Crested!Cormorants!During!Courtship!Behavior!(Phalacrocorax!auritus) Claudia!Peterson Light!&!Shadow Adult!Southern!RedBbilled!Hornbill!(Tockus!rufirostris)!Feeds!Insect!to!Offspring,!Chobe! 2 Bob!Cossins Millbrae NP,!Botswana On!the!Chilkat!River,!Alaska,!a!Bald!Eagle!(Haliaeetus!leucocephalus}!with!his!large! 3 Clarence!Luckek Livermore yellow!bill!ripping!off!the!head!of!a!salmon Black!Crowned!Night!Heron!Flys!with!Captured!Malllard!Baby!(NycAcorax!nycAcorax)! 4 Claudia!Peterson Light!&!Shadow (Anas!platyrhynchos) 5 A!wood!stork!brings!a!green!twig!for!nestBbuilding.!Florida Shinnan!Kiang Livermore

Nature&Prints&L&1st&Place&L&Basic Nature&Prints&L&1st&Place&L&Advanced

Feeding%a%King%Penguin%Chick.%The%adult% Mated%Double%Crested%Cormorants%During% regurgitates%parPally%digested%food%into% Courtship%Behavior%(Phalacrocorax%auritus)% the%chick's%mouth.% Claudia!Peterson! Sharon!Thorp! Light!&!Shadow!Camera!Club Santa!Clara!Camera!Club

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Crea)ve&L&Prints&(HosAng!Club:!Millbrae!Camera!Club!/!Judge:!Charles!Ginsburgh)!

Basic&(8&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1 Together!Forever Jean!Chen Rossmoor

2 Full!Moon!over!haunted!house Larry!Saxton Millbrae

3 Pitch!of!the!Cricket!Bowler Gary!Oehrle Livermore

Advanced&(16&entries)

Award Title Member Club

1B MysAcal!Genie Cindy!Micheli Livermore

2 twirls!5 Euclides!Viegas Diablo!Valley

3 The!City!and!it's!Bridges Bob!Cossins Millbrae

4 Woman!with!a!wildﬂower Denise!Crawford Millbrae

5 Swarming!Bukerﬂies Poonam!Murgai Santa!Clara

HM Beauty!in!Aging Claudia!Peterson Light!&!Shadow

Crea)ve&Prints&L&1st&Place&L&Basic

Together%Forever Jean!Chen! Rossmoor!Photography!!Club

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Best&in&Compe))on&L&Prints

Color

2017%E%Dawn%ReﬂecPons,%Cape%Cod Al!Ludwick! Livermore!Valley!Camera!Club

Monochrome

Marrakesh%Man Ken!Lezin! Rossmoor!Photography!

Crea)ve

MysPcal%Genie Cindy!Micheli! Livermore!Valley!Camera!Club

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N4C& hkp://www.n4c.org!!!! hkp://n4c.photoclubservices.com!

PSA& hkp://www.psaBphoto.org!

Yerba&Buena&Chapter&of&PSA& hkp://www.psaByerbabuenachapter.org/Home_Page.html!

N4C&Camera&Clubs

AL Alameda!Photographic!Society hkps://alameda.photoclubservices.com/default.aspx

BK Berkeley!Camera!Club hkp://www.berkeleycameraclub.org/

CC Contra!Costa!Camera!Club hkp://contracostacameraclub.org

CT Chinatown!Photographic!Society !hkp://chinatownphoto.org/wordpress/en/

DV Diablo!Valley!Camera!Club hkps://diablovalley.photoclubservices.com

FR Fremont!Photographic!Society hkp://fremont.photoclubservices.com/

LS Light!&!Shadow!Camera!Club hkp://lightBandBshadow.org/

LV Livermore!Valley!Camera!Club hkp://livermorevalleycameraclub.com

MR Marin!Photography!Club !hkp://www.marinphotoclub.com/

ML Millbrae!Camera!Club hkp://www.millbraecameraclub.org/

PE Peninsula!Camera!Club hkp://www.peninsulacameraclub.com/

PH Photochrome!Camera!Club!of!San!Francisco hkp://photochrome.org/photochrome_club

RO Rossmoor!Photography!Club hkp://rossmoorcameraclub.photoclubservices.com/

SC Santa!Clara!Camera!Club hkp://www.scccBphoto.org

SR Santa!Rosa!Photographic!Society hkp://www.santarosaphotographicsociety.org/

VC Villages!Camera!Club hkps://villages.photoclubservices.com

Page 20 of 23 February 2018 N4C Officers & Committee Chairs

President Stephen!Hinchey Alameda [email protected]

Vice!President Stephen!Busch Contra!Costa [email protected]

Treasurer Gary!Oehrle Livermore [email protected]

Secretary Jane!PosAglione Contra!Costa [email protected]

PI!Chair Gene!Albright Berkeley [email protected]

Print!Chair Joan!Field Contra!Costa [email protected]

Judges!Chair Joe!Hearst Livermore [email protected]

PSA!RepresentaAve Joe!Hearst Livermore [email protected]

Special!Programs!Chair Joan!Field Contra!Costa [email protected]

Foto!FanFare!Editor Cindy!Costa Livermore [email protected]

Webmaster Doug!SAnson Livermore [email protected]

N4C Mission Statement

To!promote!a!spirit!of!voluntary!cooperaAon!among!the!camera!clubs!of! Northern!California.!To!sustain!and!increase!an!interest!in!the!science!and!art! of!photography!among!photographers!of!said!area.!To!promote!social!and! educaAonal!programs!for!the!beneﬁt!of!member!clubs.!To!create!and!maintain! a!representaAve!body!which!will!serve!the!best!interests!of!all!member!clubs! and!groups!and!akempt!to!provide!workable!soluAons!to!their!individual!and! collecAve!problems.!To!provide!services!and!faciliAes!for!the!use!and!beneﬁt!of! the!member!clubs.

Page 21 of 23 February 2018 N4C Interclub Competition Schedule *

2018 Print Projected

Jan P M N C P N C

Feb P M T J P T J M

Mar P M S J P N C

Apr P M N C P T J M

May P M T J P N C J

Jun P M N C P T J M

Jul P M T J P N C

Aug P M S T P T J M

Sep P M N C P N C T

Oct P M T J P T J M

Nov P M N C P N C

P&=&Pictorial M&=&Monochrome N&=&Nature T&=&Travel C&=&Crea)ve J&=&Journalism S&=&Sequence

Go!to!n4c.org/compeAAons!for!more!informaAon!regarding!N4C!interclub!compeAAons.!

*!No!compeAAons!scheduled!in!December.

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Foto%FanFare%is!the!oﬃcial!publicaAon!of!N4C,!the!Northern&California&Council&of&Camera&Clubs,!a!federaAon!of!15!Camera! Clubs!located!in!the!greater!Bay!Area.!NC4!was!incorporated!in!1952.!Its!goals!are!to!hold!monthly!compeAAons!among!member!clubs! and!present!special!informaAve!programs!whenever!possible.!Any!arAcles,!lekers!to!the!editor!or!editorial!comments!are!the!opinions! of!the!authors!and!not!oﬃcial!N4C!policy.!!

ArAcles!or!other!informaAon!published!in!Foto%FanFare!may!be!copied!for!camera!club!use,!provided!proper!credit!is!given.!Camera! clubs!may!use!these!arAcles!without!author!consent,!unless!speciﬁcally!requested!by!Author,!but!proper!akribuAon!must!be!given.!If! you!are!not!a!camera!club!but!wish!to!use!an!arAcle,[email protected].

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