Park West PHOTO NOTES Camera Club April 2021
This Issue Volume 86 • Issue 8 Club News…………………..…..…2 - 29 Photography News………………30 - 40 Exhibits, Workshops, Etc….….…41 - 50 Schedule of Activities……..….….51 - 55 Complete Index………………….….…56
Over 25 members’ images inside!
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 1 Park West Camera Club Club Officers The Park West Camera Club is an independent not-for-profit corporation. Guests are always President Ed Lee welcome. V. President Michael Schleiff The PWCC newsletter, Photo Notes, is published Corres. Sec. Helen Bohmart Pine every month by and for the members of the Park West Camera Club. Subscriptions are included Rec. Sec. Christine Doyle with Club membership. Yearly subscriptions are available to nonmembers by email at no charge. Treasurer Maria Fernandez Printed issues are available at PWCC meetings. Pres. Emeritus Chuck Pine Submissions of full-length articles or smaller items of photographic or general interest are Committee Chairs always accepted. The staff of Photo Notes Archive Inactive reserves the right to edit any submissions which are published. Competition John Brengelman Photo Notes is optimized for viewing digitally. Hedy Klein Field Trip Susan Sigrist Contact Information Paul Grebanier
Website Gallery Vacancy www.parkwestcameraclub.org House Marty Smith E-Mail Address [email protected] Membership Marlene Schonbrun Elena Pierpont Club Mailing Address Newsletter Chuck Pine 319 West 16 Street, #1 NY, NY 10011 Program Marilyn Fish-Glynn Photo Notes Mailing Address 680 West End Avenue, #5D, NY, NY 10025 Social Natalie Manzino
Website Michael Schleiff Christine Doyle
Workshop Vacancy
Cover Photo Green Heron by Chuck Pine ©2020
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 2 President’s Message she loved photography and found a home with us. CLUB A Swan Song? Three locations and 40 years later, Pat and I (as own- My photographic “career” ers) decided to retire after the began in 1963 when my folks value of the commercial co-op gave me as a high school space we had bought doubled graduation present of a serious in value. The digital revolution camera, a Yashica DSLR. I had a BA. I was also sworn in as a had come and conquered the previously joined the school’s second lieutenant and off to photography world. There was yearbook staff and they had a Fort Belvoir, VA (School of En- a slow but steady drop in film darkroom. I was now in busi- gineering) I went. The Vietnam roll counts and fewer custom ness shooting candids around War was ending and I did not prints to be made. We had in- the school: the students and go overseas. No more time for troduced 100s of our customers faculty, student government fun, just getting back to work to Photoshop and digital pho- and committee events; and, of and to the lab business. I met tography via our free work- course, sports and various my future wife, Pat in 1969 as a shops but in the early 2000s, other activities. customer. She was leaving her digital was a tool mainly used The 1964-5 World’s Fair in Wall Street editing job at the for retouching both prints and Flushing Meadow Park, anti- Daily Bond Buyer and after the generation of newly re- war protests, street, and family some earlier adult photo cour- touched slides and negatives. photography occupied my ses at Stuyvesant High School, shooting activities after high Continued on page 4 school. I joined a photo group/ co-op (Freelance Photogra- Photo Notes phers Association) on West 44th Street in Manhattan Publisher: Ed Lee during the summer before Editor: Chuck Pine I started college at Hunter. Here I had access to a studio Committee: Will Aimesbury, Madeleine Barbara, Elsa with a full darkroom as well Blum, Ann Broder, Ruth Formanek, Renée Harper, as networking possibilities. Gladys Hopkowitz, Hedy Klein, Paul Perkus, Helen Pine, Two years later, with three Elena Pierpont, and Judy Rosenblatt friends from the co-op, we Contributors: Bill Apple, Benson Babu, John Brengelman, started Photographics Unlimited, Christine Doyle, Maria Fernandez, Eloisa Huni, Ed Lee, Dial-A-Darkroom, Inc. While Natalie Manzino, Chuck Pine, Helen Pine, Marlene attending Hunter College and Schonbrun, Marty Smith, and Alice Somma then City College, I was also Photo Notes is produced on a MacBook Pro tending to our newly formed using iWork Pages and Adobe Photoshop. custom photo lab and dark- All uncredited images are royalty-free clip art or otherwise room/studio rentals business. I believed to be in the public domain. had also signed up for ROTC to navigate my military obliga- Credited images remain the sole property of their tions. At graduation, I received copyright holders—all rights reserved.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 3 Prints were still being made. projects—a photo model Early DSLR cameras cost tens website, and organizing model CLUB of thousands of dollars. Early workshops out west, as well as point and shoots were still running the New York Photo expensive. I bought a Nikon Safari Meetup group. I will Coolpix 4300 in 2003 for $499 remain a member of the Club and it only produced 4MP files. and help the newly elected Posting images on the Internet with all that I can. was in its infancy. During my tenure, I hope In 2006, with less business I have helped make PWCC in- and more time on my hands, teresting and enjoyable. The I joined the Meetup/Photo Nominating Committee will, Safari group where I met in the coming weeks, seek new Chuck and Helen Pine and candidates for the open posi- several other members of tions. The new Executive PWCC and subsequently Committee will be voted for at joined the Club. I also the final business meeting. All images belonged to the Camera Club © Ed Lee of New York because they had Be well! a studio and darkrooms. (Park West has held several model shoots at CCNY before they Ed downsized and moved to the lower Eastside.) After a couple of years as vice president and then acting president, and finally seven years as president, I have decided to step down and devote more time to my other
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2020 Winter/Spring PWCC Schedule April 5 Competition #7 (Moshe Katvin) December 7 Submission Deadline (You Be the Judge) 7 Competition #3 (Antonio Rosario) 12 Expanding Visions 27 (Intro) 14 Expanding Visions 26—Review 19 Guest Speaker (Richard Martin) 21 Theme Night—The Holidays 26 You Be the Judge 2 28 Winter Holiday May January 3 Competition #8 (Rifka Katvin) 4 Competition #4 (Kathy Baca) 10 Expanding Visions 27 (Review) 11 Photoshop Summit Video 17 Guest Speaker (Lisa Langell) 18 Guest Speaker (Anne Lawver) 24 ExCom/Business Meeting #4 25 Theme Night (Color Purple) 31 No Meeting (memorial Day) 31 Submission Deadline (Image Exchange) June February 7 Year-End Competition (TBA) 1 Competition #5 (Kay Kenny) 14 Otto Litzel Memorial Dinner ??? 8 Workshop (Macro/Close-up) 15 Guest Speaker (Thomas Holton) All the above activities will be conducted 22 Theme Night (Before/After) virtually using the Zoom software program. March This software may be downloaded and used 1 Competition #6 (Susan May Tell) at no charge to our members. As soon as it 8 Photoshop Summit Video is deemed safe to hold our meetings and 15 Guest Speaker (Christy McNamara) other activities at the Soho Photo Gallery, 22 Image Exchange (Pretoria, SA) in the field, or elsewhere, we will endeavor 29 ExCom/Business Meeting #3 to do so.
Zooming The Club is using Zoom To download Zoom, go software to conduct all its to
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 5 Images of the Month April 2021 CLUB by John Brengelman
PDI-of-the-Month Karate Kids © Peggy Winkelman
PDI-of-the-Month Karate Kids © Peggy Winkelman
Honor PDIs Impalas in the Rain by Madeleine Barbara Foggy Sea Side by Annette Collazo-Comito The Honor PDIs are Shadow by Doris King shown on the following Lisboa by Paula Paterniti two pages. Psychedelic Wind by Paula Pillone Homage to Ruth Orkin by Joan Slatkin
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A with Honors Impalas in the Rain © Madeleine Barbara
A with Honors Shadow © Doris King A with Honors Foggy Sea Side © Annette Collazo-Comito
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A with Honors Lisboa © Paula Paterniti
A with Honors Psychedelic Wind © Paula Pillone
A with Honors Homage to Ruth Orkin © Joan Slatkin
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 8 Cumulative Point Totals Submitting Images through April 2021 CLUB by John Brengelman The Club has over a dozen activities this year which ask Paul Grebanier 102 Marty Smith 64 you to submit images. These Paula Pillone 98 Jay Bitkower 62 include competitions, theme Julie Wosk 98 Howard Stevens 62 nights, workshops, classes, Natalie Manzino 96 Will Aimesbury 58 and more. Here’s what you Doris King 94 Eloise Huni 54 need to know: Laura Toledo 94 Larry Rubin 54 Nicole Dosso 92 Marlene Schonbrun 54 Images must be in .jpg Sarah Corbin 86 Annette Collazo-Comito 50 (JPEG) format and sized at Chuck Pine 86 Harriet Josephs 46 72 ppi resolution, 1400 pixels Helen Pine 86 Dorothy Mills 46 maximum width, and 1050 Peggy Winkelman 82 Ann Broder 44 pixels maximum height. [Do Hedy Klein 80 Jack Lindenman 44 not exceed these maximums!] Alice Somma 80 Larry Sapadin 42 Janet Susin 80 Jeffrey Langford 38 Joan Slatkin 78 Paula Paterniti 34 Competition images must Bill Apple 74 Catherine Smith 34 be titled as follows: Florence Forman 74 Harriet Stein 34 LastNameFirstInitial_Month Madeleine Barbara 72 Lawrence Kreger 32 Year_Title.jpg David Cassidy 70 John Brengelman 28 Remy Deyglun 70 Veronica Saunders 26 for example Christine Doyle 70 Justine Carson 18 JonesM_Jan21_Flower.jpg Julie Foehrenbach 70 Rain Bengis 12 Elena Pierpont 70 Marilyn Thypin 12 Other images should be Michael Schleiff 70 Tom Houts 10 titled as follows: Karen Corrigan 68 Barry Fahrer 8 Renée Harper 68 Marvin Fink 8 Name_Number_Title Virginia Lawrence 6 You may use your first and/ or last name/initial. If you want your images shown in a particular order, number Photo Cartoon them 01, 02, etc. Use a real of the Month title, not the image number that came out of the camera. for example MaryJ_07_Flower
Read each entry in the Club’s Schedule for special instructions, if any.
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you look like. We’ll review the Images from the PPS at the Club meeting on March 22nd. Theme Night—Before & After Image Exchange—Pretoria We’ll also give you a chance to Our third (and final) theme Photographic Society see the images we sent to night of the year is a little bit Back in 2010, and then again South Africa. different from the others we in 2015, Park West had image have had so far. We will send exchanges with the Hartlepool all Club members a half dozen Camera Club in England. This or so files of differing kinds of year, we’re at it again, now images. Your assignment is to with the Pretoria Photographic choose one or two of them! and Society in Pretoria, South work on them using your Africa. We’ll send our images photo-editingBeen there, software. You to them and they’ll send theirs can add to doneor subtract that from the to us. The theme we selected is original files to your heart’s quite broad, People, Places, desire. Be creative! Be ruthless! Things. Although not required, Be whatever! Just come up we suggest that your selection! You Be the Judge 2 with something you’re proud of images be shot right here in We started this year off with to present to the Club—and the good old U. S. of A. Please our first ever You Be the Judge. explain what you did, how you send oneOver of your and favorite out It was such a great success that did it, and maybe even why images to us for inclusion. we’re doing it again. This time you did it. Let’s see what you Send it to
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 11 ballot to complete. The results 2021’s version of Expanding Try This… will be tabulated and revealed Visions (the 27th, if you’re CLUB at the April 26th meeting. Due counting) is hidden in a vault Think you know your gear? to the fact that it takes a while at Price Waterhouse’s under- Go into a completely dark to put together the slide show, ground cave, somewhere room (like a windowless create the ballot, send it all out, in North Dakota. They are also bathroom or a big closet), or get it back, and calculate the revealed on pages 17 and 18, put on a sleep mask (or some winners, we ask that your below. The first session of the other kind of blindfold), or submissions arrive to us at class will be held on Monday just keep your eyes closed
Fully Vaccinated Yet? without wearing a mask. at least 6 feet apart from • You can gather indoors others, and avoiding crowds COVID-19 vaccines are quite with unvaccinated people and poorly ventilated areas. effective at protecting you from one other household Take these precautions from getting sick. Based on (for example, visiting with whenever you are: what we now know about relatives who live together) • in public; these vaccines, people who without masks unless any of • gathering with unvacci- have been fully vaccinated those people are in a high- nated people from more can start to do some things risk group. than one other household; that they had stopped doing • visiting with an unvacci- because of the pandemic. nated person who is in a People are considered high risk group. fully vaccinated: You should still avoid • 2 weeks after their second medium or large gatherings. dose in a 2-dose series, such • If you’ve been around You should still delay as the Pfizer or Moderna someone who has COVID- domestic and international vaccines; or 19, you do not need to stay travel. If you do travel, • 2 weeks after a single-dose away from others or get you’ll still need to follow vaccine, Johnson & John- tested unless you have CDC requirements and rec- son’s Janssen vaccine. symptoms. ommendations. If you have been fully You should still take vaccinated: steps to protect yourself and Be sure to carry your Proof of • You can gather indoors others in many situations, Vaccination card with you at with fully vaccinated people like wearing a mask, staying all times!
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 12 Business Mtg Minutes confirming receipt of their by Christine Doyle images must send a separate CLUB Recording Secretary email to Hedy Klein requesting same. Details of the Year-End March 29, 2021 competition will be presented later in the meeting. [As a result of the Coronavirus Committee/Business Meeting pandemic and the continuing as published in Photo Notes. Field Trip: No report due to restrictions issued by the State the continuing pandemic of New York, the Club has not III. Treasurer’s Report: Ed restrictions. Ed Lee asked if held any in-person meetings asked Christine Doyle to read outdoor field trips couldn’t be since March 2020. This meeting the Treasurer’s Report, dated resumed once the weather was held via Zoom.] March 3, 2021, that Treasurer warmed up. No decision was Maria Fernandez emailed ear- reached. Participants: lier in the day. [see below] Executive Committee: Ed Lee Gallery: No report due to (President), Michael Schleiff IV. Committee Reports pandemic restrictions. Ed Lee (Vice President), Helen Pine is still trying to get in touch (Corresponding Secretary), Competition: Co-Chair John with the responsible party at Christine Doyle (Recording Brengelman reported that the the Ryan Chelsea-Clinton Secretary), and Chuck Pine Zoom competitions are going Health Center about collecting (President Emeritus). Treasurer fairly well. A review of the our prints that were loaned for Maria Fernandez was not in judges’ scoring shows the a show before the pandemic. attendance. scores to vary widely, as in previous years. Images for the House: No report due to the 25 additional Club members April 5th competition are due continuing restrictions. were in attendance (via Zoom) by midnight tonight. Members Continued on next page —a quorum was met. who wish to receive an email
I. Call To Order: Ed Lee called Treasurer’s Report the meeting to order at approx- by Maria Fernandez imately 6:35 p.m. and intro- duced members of the Execu- Bank Balance $7,658.00 tive Committee. He welcomed all participants, and hoped Expenses Paid: everyone was doing well and Guest Speakers and Competition Judges $1,125.00 keeping busy. (Tax Compliance) $ 235.00 Visual Pursuits Yearly Fee $ 351.00 II. Minutes of Previous Execu- Post Office Stamps $ 55.00 tive Committee/Business American Express $ 106.99 Meeting: Members present agreed to waive the reading, Credit for Rent paid but Soho was closed to the public $700.00 and accept the minutes, of the (Lee Backer is aware of the credit due.) November 30, 2020 Executive
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 13 Membership: Co-Chair Workshop: See below under regarding whether/when the Marlene Schonbrun reported New Business. Club should resume in-per- CLUB that the Club now has 83 total son meetings. Members in members, which includes 8 Since the agenda for tonight’s attendance overwhelmingly new members and 4 who have meeting was especially full, Ed preferred continuing with re-joined. Lee moved to discuss new Zoom meetings, and continu- business before old business. ing to suspend print compe- Newsletter: Chair Chuck Pine Helen Pine seconded. titions, out of an abundance reported that the deadline for of caution for their safety and submitting articles for the V. New Business general convenience. Among April issue of Photo Notes is the specific comments made Monday, April 5th. If anyone A. From the Chair by members were: sending a has an article that has been 1. Nominating Committee— questionnaire out to all completed, please submit it as Ed Lee announced that there members to determine soon as possible. New Club are two vacancies on the everyone’s preferences; hav- members should contact Executive Committee for ing a hybrid schedule with Marlene Schonbrun about the 2021-2022 Club year: Zooms, an in-person meeting preparing bios for Photo Notes. President and Treasurer. Ed for print competitions, and will be stepping down as outdoor field trips. All of this Program: Chair Marilyn Fish- president after eight years depends on the applicable Glynn reported that the follow- and Maria Fernandez has city and state regulations, ing judges and speakers have resigned her position as Club which currently do not allow been lined up: treasurer. Rita Russo and indoor meetings of groups as - April judge - Moshe Katvan Helen Pine volunteered to large as the Club’s. - May judge - Rivka Katvan serve on the Nominating - Year/end judges - Peter Committee. Additional 3. Final (Year-End) Compe- Brandt, Ken Hoffman, one volunteers are needed. tition Report—Helen more TBA Pine reported that the - April speaker - Richard Club will hold its year- Martin end competition this - May speaker - Lisa Langell year in the following manner: the three Social: No report due to the judges will see the continuing COVID pandemic. images on June 3rd in a session that will be Website: Chair Michael recorded and shown to Schleiff reported that the members at the June 2. Future Club Meetings— website is up-to-date and 7th regularly scheduled Should we continue zoom running smoothly, and urged meeting. Judges will be meetings or resume in-per- members to join. Some small provided with printed son meetings when allowed? changes to the home page are sheets, numbered 1 through still being worked on and What about print competi- should be finalized soon. tions? Finding the Best Mix. Ed Lee started a discussion Continued on next page
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 14 9, which they will raise to His son Tom, who is also a let the new board discuss indicate their scores, and Club member, contacted whether or not to change. CLUB the individual scores will Marlene Schonbrun about then be totaled. Executive some sort of memorial for 8. PDI Workshops—Chuck Committee, Competition his father, who Tom said and Helen announced that Committee co-chairs and enjoyed being a PWCC they would be reviving the Program Committee member. The Executive their PDI Workshops via chair will be the only Club Committee elected to invite Zoom. These sessions, members present. Mem- Tom to submit images and which will be held twice a bers’ submissions for the a written testimonial that month on Friday after- year-end competition are will be published in Photo noons or early evenings, due May 24th. Full details Notes. Marlene raised the will allow up to 10 mem- about entering may be issue of whether the Ex- bers to submit 5 images found on page XX of this Com or members should each, which will then be issue of Photo Notes. decide this going forward, critiqued or edited in Nik when other members pass. or Photoshop. Those inter- Following a discussion, ested in participating will Natalie Manzino offered to have to sign up in advance. take on the task of a ‘Sun- The sessions will be open to shine’ Committee. Mem- all members to observe, 4. Expanding Visions 27— bers will be invited to con- and will also be recorded Chuck Pine reported that tact her with any life and circulated afterward. Expanding Visions 27 class events, and she will send will start in mid-April. As out cards on behalf of the 9. Otto Litzel Memorial with Expanding Visions 26 Club. Dinner—The Otto Litzel last fall, there will be three Memorial Dinner is usually different subject matters for 6. Summer Schedule/ held at a restaurant in mid- members to shoot. Mem- Restart Club Field Trips? June to celebrate the end of bers who participate will be Most members present the Club year and give out invited to submit up to 5 were interested in re-start- awards (e.g., for image of images per subject (no ing Club field trips over the the year, highest point total, more than 15 total images upcoming summer. etc.). This year, the event per member). The introduc- will be held via Zoom on tory session will be held at 7. Open a Club Zoom June 14th. BYOB and food. the April 12th meeting. Account?—Michael Schleiff Additional details can be reported that we could set 10. Other—Helen Pine found in the current issue up a Club Zoom account at announced that Natalie of Photo Notes. the same rate that we now Manzino has been nomi- pay. (Michael has a private nated as a Life Member of 5. Peter Houts’ Photo Notes account through which he the Club. All present were Memorial/Dealing with hosts Club Zooms.) Michael in favor and voted yes. Future Member Passings— suggested that we continue Zooming as we have, and Club member Peter Houts Continued on next page passed away late last year.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 15 B. From the Floor mation will be published in VII. Good And Welfare No new business from the Photo Notes. Chuck noted that CLUB floor. additional virtual summits A. From The Chair were coming up, including Ed Lee went over Club V. Old Business one for Lightroom users, in meetings planned through A. Pretoria Photographic the spring, summer, and fall. mid-May: Society (PPS) Review/Image 1. Upcoming Work- Sharing With Other Clubs— C. Social Media/Instagram shops—‘You Be the Chuck and Helen Pine Report—Member Annette Judge’ on April 26th reported that the image Collazo-Comito shared parts (the deadline for sub- exchange was successful. of YouTube videos on how to mitting images is April Although it was originally get started on Instagram and 7th; these must be im- envisioned as a straight Instagram Tips for 2021. (At ages that members have photo exchange, once it the November business not previously shown became clear that the PPS meeting, it was agreed that in competition or previ- was going to present a the Club should have a pres- ous workshops or pho- critique of our images, it ence on Instagram.) Annette to shares); was decided that PWCC agreed to create an Instagram 2. Expanding Visions 27— members would do a ‘You- account for the Club and will Introduction April 12th; Be-the-Judge’ critique of write up something regard- Review May 10th (im- PPS’s images. The Club can ing her findings. age submission dead- do this again with PPS or line TBA). another photography club D. Use of Online Payment with which members are Systems—Member Annette B. From the Floor familiar. Collazo-Comito suggested none that the Club look into using This Zoom business meeting B. Photoshop Virtual an online payment app, such was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Summit Review/Possible as PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle, Individual Member Usage— when paying judges and Senior Moments Chuck is exploring a mecha- speakers instead of using a nism whereby individual paper check, and for collect- The biggest lie you tell your- members can access the ing dues from members. (At self is, “I don’t need to write videos from the Photoshop the November business that down. I’ll remember it.” Virtual Summit II. (The Club meeting, it was agreed that the Club should do this.) It obtained a ‘V.I.P.’ pass to It would be wonderful if we was agreed that the new this online workshop on the could put ourselves in the treasurer should explore this latest Photoshop techniques, dryer for ten minutes, then option. which gives us access to all come out wrinkle-free,… and the video presentations that three sizes smaller. were made.) Because of the E. Other—there was no way the passcodes are set up, other old business. The nice thing about being only one member at a time senile is you can hide your can view the videos for a own Easter eggs and have limited period of time. Infor- fun finding them.
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April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 18 Year-End Competition Year-End Judges his father’s Kodak twin-lens CLUB The Year-End Competition Here, in no particular order, box camera at age 14. Peter will be held on Thursday, are short introductions to our now does personal fine art and June 3rd. Only our three three 2021 Year-End judges: architectural photography. judges, the Club’s ExCom, and the Competition Com- mittee chairs will be present. The competition will be recorded and played back for the members on June 7th —the first Monday in June. Year-End Competitions are different from our monthly competitions: the rules of entry are different; the judging is different; the rewards differ, too. E. Kenneth Hoffman is the Nina Prantis is on the faculty Each Club member may professor emeritus at Seton of the New Jersey Institute of submit up to four PDIs. All Hall University in South Technology, teaching architec- the entries must have been Orange, NJ, where he taught tural photography and other judged in one of the monthly photography and computer arts-related courses. She has competitions held this year graphics for over 45 years until also taught at the International (October 2020 through May he retired in 2019. During the Center of Photography and 2021). The images may not Vietnam War Ken served in the other places. She judged at our be altered from the way they 221st Signal Company, an apt Club previously ( in May 2014 were originally submitted. start for his teaching career. and February 2011). Nina has No corrections, no title been published in Manhattan changes, no nothing! Each Catalog, Modern Photography, must be the original image. and Popular Photography, Each judge will score among others (that’s showing from 1 to 9 points for each her age!).. image. The scores will be added together and the total Photographs by our three will be announced. Pictures judges may be found on can get from 3 to 27 points. the next page. There will be one winner (the PDI-of-the-Year) plus (at Peter C. Brandt spent 45 years least) four runners-up. as a commercial photographer The entry deadline for specializing in advertising, receipt of PDI’s emailed to fashion, beauty, and finally in
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© Peter C. Brandt
© E. Kenneth Hoffman
f-stop Dilemma
You would think that setting two different lenses to the same f-stop will let equal amounts of light pass through. While theoretically correct, light amount varies in practice due to the difference in © Nina Prantis materials used and other factors. There’s another parameter called the t-stop, which measures the amount of light passing through a lens into the camera. Cinema lenses are usually noted in t-stops rather than in f-stops.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 20 Image Exchange In attendance at the final by Chuck Pine image exchange were 40 Park CLUB West members and 15 PPS The Park West Camera Club members—even though the image exchange with the show began at 12:30 a.m. their Pretoria Photographic Society time and lasted for more than (of South Africa) was a great they fit the bell-shaped curve an hour and a half. success! On both sides of the perfectly. If you missed this fantastic Atlantic. (For part one results All of the images received presentation, or what to see it and comments, our photos varied scores. Most images got again, it’s posted on Youtube shown in Pretoria, see last C’s from some of the members, ar
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A with Honors Mountaineers at Sunrise © Johan ver Loren van Themaat A with Honors Baby Ape © Joan Fouché
A with Honors The Guards © Riana Liebenberg
A with Honors Tender Moment © Pauline van der Spuy
A with Honors Sunfire © Rudi Pothas
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 22 Election Procedures NomCom News
CLUB At the March business meeting At the March business meet- we began our yearly election ing only two Club members procedures when President Ed volunteered to sit on the Lee appointed the Nominating Nominating Committee Committee. They will present Since then three more Club their slate of (at least) one positions, then a vote must be members have joined. The nominee for each position on taken for those position(s). NomCom consists of Rita the Executive Committee Members must be present to Russo, Helen Pine, Will (president, vice president, cast a vote. (The secretary can Aimesbury, Laura Toledo, treasurer, corresponding/ still cast the unanimous vote and Renée Harper. membership secretary, and for the unopposed candidates. If you would like to be recording secretary) to the Finally, the outgoing Club considered for a position as membership at the final Club officers are thanked and the one of next year’s officers, meeting in the month of April. incoming ExCom is installed submit your name to either At that time, nominations at the Otto Litzel Memorial
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CLUB If and when the Club is able The Executive Committee Issue Deadline to resume with non-virtual, (ExCom) has decided to con- in-person meetings, we will May 2021 May 3 tinue for this coming year continue to alternate the order with the committee liaison Summer 2021 August 16 of the prints and PDIs in our model to spread the respon- monthly competitions. Here’s sibility among the entire Ex- The sooner articles and the schedule: ecutive Committee. items are submitted to Photo Here’s how it’ll work: Notes, the quicker the editing Month Judged First Each of the ExCom mem- and revision process can begin. bers (the five elected officers Competition scores and cumu- May Prints plus the President Emeritus) lative points are submitted as June PDIs will be assigned committees soon after the competitions as as a liaison. Each committee possible, usually one to three chair or co-chair will report days following the submission to the ExCom through this deadline. Once all items are in liaison. In this manner, it is place the draft copy of Photo felt that communication will Notes will be sent to the editor- flow much more smoothly, ial. The staff will then have in both directions, between several days to edit and return the committees. In addition, their comments. any concerns raised by the Upon completion, the Photo ExCom will be passed along Notes issue will be sent to the to the committee chairs Website Committee to be through the liaisons. uploaded to the website. As Here are the committee soon as this is accomplished, liaison assignments for the an email is sent to all Club 2020-2021 Club year: members and other Photo Notes recipients informing them that Curtain Raisers Competition Mike Schleiff the PWCC newsletter is on-line by Helen Pine Field Trip Chuck Pine and available for download. Gallery Helen Pine Curtain raisers are short House Christine Doyle (no more than five minutes) Membership Helen Pine programs presented by Club Newsletter Chuck Pine members prior to our guest Program Christine Doyle speakers. Here’s the list for Social Ed Lee this year. Website Mike Schleiff Workshop Ed Lee April Julie Foehrenbach May Paula Paterniti
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CLUB Alice Somma
As part of PWCC’s series on what our members have been doing while the Club is on ‘hiatus’ during the Covid pandemic, member Alice Somma writes: “Since the quarantine began, I have been walking by the water, both in Brooklyn and Island Park. These pictures reflect different lighting, subjects, and weather conditions. Every time I go out for a walk I discover something new and picture worthy.”
All images ©2020 Alice Somma
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 25 Editorial by Chuck Pine, Editor
CLUB Beach Photo Tips It Takes Time Can you believe it? It’s April I did something last month already. It’s also over a year that I’ve never done before since the start of the COVID during my 20+ years of pandemic and all those #%@ doing the PWCC newsletter, restrictions. Well, things are Photo Notes. I actually wrote beginning to ease up. Many down how much time I of us have gotten vaccinated spent putting together the by now. It’s time to go out March 2021 issue. shooting again. Each time I sat down in And where better to go front of my computer I wrote than an uncrowded beach down the time. Then, when on an early spring day? You I was finished, I checked the can hop on a train or bus clock again and recorded the and choose from places like number of minutes I was at Orchard Beach in the Bronx, it. Finally, when all was said Coney Island in Brooklyn, and done, and Photo Notes Far Rockaway in Queens, was written, illustrated, Jones Beach on Long Island, edited, and out the door (so and so many more options. to speak), I added up all the This column is the start of sessions. a series of tips for getting Please note, that I great images. Here’s number excluded times spent for any one… rest stops, telephone call interruptions, and the like. • To get better beach shots, The final numbers reflect be prepared to get your feet only the time I was doing wet. Down at the water’s actual work on this monthly edge, where the sand is wet, project. your foregrounds will be To my surprise, I spent more colorful. The waves 1,914 minutes on task. This wash away footprints and comes out to 31 hours and 54 other distractions that can minutes. Wow! All this was spoil the natural look of a accomplished in 40 separate beach photo. You may also sessions in front of my Mac discover reflections that add computer. Some sessions interest to otherwise plain lasted over two hours; some foregrounds. as little as six minutes. That’s what I call stick-to- it-iveness!
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 26 Member Portfolio
CLUB Marlene Schonbrun
As part of PWCC’s ongoing series on what our members have been doing while the Club is on ‘hiatus’ during the Covid pandemic, our long-time member and co- chair of the Membership Committee, Ms. Marlene Schonbrun has been pho- tographing what a Covid ‘summer in the city’ looks like on the Upper West Side.
All images ©2020 Marlene Schobnbrun
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 27 New Member Bio Benson is passionate by Marlene Schonbrun about world travel, cultural CLUB exploration, and storytelling Benson Babu with his images. He became more interested in photogra- phy in 2010 after extensively traveling around the world. Benson originally joined PWCC back in 2013. He left for a few years when he moved out of New York, and recently rejoined the Club last month. While COVID-19 has limited his traveling, he is eager to return to it. Benson enjoys shooting nature and landscapes with Nikons and various lenses Benson Babu’s photography and uses Photoshop to edit. journey started by experi- Benson feels his greatest menting with his father’s strengths are his photo- classic Minolta film camera graphic eye and how he back in the 1980s on Long captures the moment to Island. Capturing memo- tell a story. Unfortunate- rable moments of weddings ly, because of his work and family events with schedule, he cannot de- black-and-white film and vote enough time to his further developing it by passion. But he hopes to hand in his high school eventually participate in photo lab motivated and Photographers who have exhibits and have photos inspired him. inspired Benson are Ansel displayed on social media. Adams, Cath (Catherine) He’s also looking forward to Simard, and Thomas Heaton. advancing his technical (I had never heard of the last knowledge in Photoshop via two so I looked them up and the Club’s programs and our I see why they inspire him) more experienced members. Lastly, Benson is a New Welcome back Benson. I York City hospital physician have no doubt that you will with a computer data science accomplish your goals at background. He is develop- Park West. ing artificial intelligence software for the healthcare industry. All images © Benson Babu
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 28 New Member Bio portraiture for a by Marlene Schonbrun short while as a CLUB business. Eloisa Huni “Among Eloisa’s favorite photogra- phers are Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. “I officially restarted practicing this hobby I love so much when I joined PWCC and am so New York Institute of Photo- happy I did.” graphy and got a diploma as Eloisa is hoping to gain an abundance of knowledge Eloisa joined PWCC almost a Professional Photographer. from our many members, two years ago. When I It was before the digital age especially in improving her looked at her membership and it was all about and technical skills. She feels she application, I didn’t believe strictly on manual shooting. has a strong eye for seeing it was that long ago. She But it was a thorough and interesting photographic originally heard about the complete course covering all subjects. She basically just Club through Marty Smith, the rules and aspects of all wants to enjoy photography a long-time member. the fields of photography as a hobby. Eloisa started taking including developing and We will certainly help pictures when she was a darkroom printing. you to achieve your goals. teenager. She enjoys all kinds “Once I learned all my Welcome to the Park West of photography, especially basics and had my own Camera Club, Eloisa. nature and portraiture. Her home studio, I practiced equipment of choice for many years were Nikon cameras, but she switched to a Canon and her iPhone. Belonging to a camera club is not new to Eloisa as she was a member of two others, but it was before the digital age. She is currently All images
riding out the COVID-19 © Eloisa Huni pandemic in the country of her birth, The Philippines. “I did a correspondence course in 1994/95 with the
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 29 On My Mind by Bill Apple
Your Camera, Or Your Life!
April is the cruelest month, as readers of T.S. Eliot’s “The PHOTOGRAPHY Waste Land” will recognize, but late January and early February seemed unusually cruel—to two aging San Franciscans. Prey, Predators Jack Palladino (left), in better days, succumbed to For one, an 84-year-old head injuries February 1st after drive-by thieves tried to grab his camera. He favored flashy neckwear and red-tassled loafers, one obituary noted. Thai resident named Vichar Right: Accused of attempted murder, Tyjone Flournoy (facing camera), 23. Ratanapakdee was pushed to and Lawrence Thomas, 24, in San Francisco court appearance. Photos: the ground near his home by U.K. Daily Mail (Palladino) and S.F. Examiner. young thugs, strangers. They just ran up from behind and • heiress Patty Hearst, Belushi, Robin Williams, Ozzy shoved him to the sidewalk. kidnapped in 1974 by the Osbourne, Mariah Carey, Good fun. His head hit the Symbionese Liberation Snoop Dogg, Courtney Love, pavement, and he died. Army; R. Kelly, others. Something not unlike that • Bill Clinton’s run for the “Many wanted him to happened to Jack Palladino, a presidency, with Gennifer quash negative stories or world-class P.I. (private inves- Flowers as significant discredit allegations. Through tigator). The Daily Mail, British baggage (and Palladino charm, guile and flat-out tabloid, dubbed him the “King defending against smears); bullying, Palladino delivered,” of Gumshoes”—and he was. • an outspoken Guatemalan the Daily Mail wrote. He even An ace photographer, too, archbishop, Juan José went undercover once as a jail which you need in that line of Gerardi Conedera, murdered inmate, in a mafia case. Many work. Telephotos crucial. by the drug cartel in 1998; times, for less well-heeled Palladino, if the name • a Hell’s Angels racketeering clients, he worked pro bono. doesn’t ring a bell, was invol- (RICO) investigation; Palladino “played” himself ved in many of the biggest • most recently, WikiLeaks in the movie “The Insider,” cases of the latter 20th century. founder Julian Assange, about a key lawsuit against Like Woody Allen’s Zelig, he accused of rape in Sweden. Big Tobacco for cancers its was popping up unexpectedly (Harvey Weinstein also products cause and about everywhere. His casebook— became a client in 2017.) which, evidence showed, the littered with bold-faced names: Indeed, from the 1970s industry had long known and • the 1978 Jonestown Massacre and for decades whenever the was covering up. where over 900 Peoples Hollywood glitterati found Jack Palladino, 76, lived in Temple cultists dead of themselves in “situations,” Haight-Ashberry. How he died cyanide-laced Kool-Aid in a Jack Palladino was on speed- was freaky: He’d taken a Guyana jungle; dial—for Don Johnson, brand-new camera outside for Sylvester Stallone, John a test-run in front of the home
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 30 he shared with his wife (also iPhone’s Competition? a P.I. and partner on many cases). He spotted a car OPPO has announced its new circling, apparently up to Find X3 Pro smartphone. It no good, and snapped a few frames. comes with a pair of primary cameras with each featuring PHOTOGRAPHY The car came round again, slowed, and a man on the 50-megapixel Sony sensors passenger side reached covering both the wide and through the open window to ultra-wide fields of view for grab the new camera, strapped “billion color photos and to Palladino’s neck. But the P.I. videos.” The camera module would not let go—and neither also features a 60x micro-lens would the thief. that allows you to capture Palladino was dragged 40 super close-up detail. Photo Glossary feet but managed to save his camera. He sustained massive Weighing in at 193g (that’s Aperture refers to the size of head injuries and died in the under seven ounces), the new the opening in a lens through hospital days later, February 1. phone can withstand dust, which light enters a camera. Images retrieved from that dirt, and being submerged in A larger opening allows more camera, oddly, helped the water at depths of 1.5 meters light to pass through, while a SFPD collar a pair of career (five feet) for up to a half hour. smaller aperture allows less criminals (see photos). This is fantastic for shooting light to pass through. Fittingly, Palladino’s final in the rain or at the beach, for images will likely put them example. behind bars. The wide camera has a Imagine the photo album f-2.8 the Palladinos surely have. focal length equivalent to When things are sorted, approximately a 26mm lens perhaps Jack’s widow will on a full-frame camera. The Aperture is measured in allow an exhibit of all those ultra-wide camera has a focal terms of f-number or f-stop. Weegee-esque surveillance length equivalent to that of an Smaller f-numbers, such as photos, though many clients 11mm lens on a full-frame f-1.4 or f-2.8 represent a large would probably object. The camera. Wow! aperture, while larger f-stops, San Francisco Museum of like f-16, represent a smaller There will be only one Modern Art would be the aperture. model available. It will have place, naturally. 12GB of memory, a storage capacity of 256 GB, and sell f-16 for around $1500. Anyone interested?
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 31 New Nikon Software
Nikon has just launched NX Studio, an all-in-one software program that lets you view and edit your photos and video. It’s made to help you PHOTOGRAPHY edit everything in one place. And, it’s completely free to download. NX Studio is compatible with Nikon digital cameras. This includes the Z series, all Nikon DSLRs, COOLPIX, Nikon 1, and KeyMission cameras. The NX Studio program integrates the image viewing features from ViewNX-i and all the editing/processing features Capture NX-D into one piece of software. It’s available for both Mac and Windows and works with other Nikon software suites such as Camera Control Pro “They’re Back!” 2, Picture Control Utility 2, and others. No, this is not a playback of You can edit Nikon raw the old movie Poltergeist files including NEF and commercials going back a the City’s skyline and the NRW formats. Additionally, few decades. I’m talking Statue of Liberty. you can work with JPEG and about the return of the iconic All of these incredible TIFF files. Unfortunately, New York City sightseeing boat tours depart and return Sony, Canon, and other experience, the Circle-Line from/to Pier 83, West 42nd brand’s raw files are not cruises in and around the Street and the Hudson River. supported. City of New York. All passengers are required To get full details, system By the time you read this to wear masks. Six-feet social requirements for Mac and they will already have begun distancing is enforced. Ships Windows, and to download with their three-hour cruises are thoroughly cleaned each your free copy of NX Studio, circumnavigating the Island and every day. go to
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 32 Photoshop Tip Long Exposure Scapes Beach Photo Tips
Got a minute-and-a-half to Here are a couple of tips for Here are a few more tips for spare? taking great landscape shots when you go to the beach to Wanna learn how to which you may not have shoot some images. [Note— make complex selections is thought of before… these tips apply to other photo
PHOTOGRAPHY Photoshop? situations as well.] Then this short YouTube • A tripod is essential, but video is right up your alley. rather than running out and • Make the most of a good
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 33 Photo Ops
By the Glass
Sure, Napa and Sonoma are America’s best-known (and
PHOTOGRAPHY most highly visited) wine- producing regions—but the Golden State isn’t the only place to seek out spectacular Eastern Long Island vintages. Serious winemaking aimed at your swirling and sipping scrutiny is happening all over the United States. And while some of these spots might be better known for, say, potatoes, barbecue, or chili peppers, it might surprise you to learn that they’re home to Central Vermont many photo op vineyards. Here are some of these great wine-producing regions— some a day trip or a one- nighter from the City, others a bit further afield—all of which would make great photo ops!
Northwestern New Jersey
Southeastern New Hampshire Michigan Leelanau Peninsula Leelanau
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 34 Photo Ops
Look, Up in the Sky
Let’s face it. Most of us live in urbanized areas. Street lights, Wyoming
neon signs, high-rise buildings, Tower Devil’s PHOTOGRAPHY
and hundreds of other sources National Monument of illumination ”pollute” the night sky with bright light. For walking home late at night, this is great! But for trying to observe the stars, comets, and other celestial bodies up there, it’s a real negative situation. But, stargazers, don’t give up hope. There are many dark sky places around the country Headlands International Dark Sky Park where upward-looking night Michigan photographers can rejoice and get the shots for which they crave. Here are a few of them, just waiting for your cameras, Joshua Tree National Park lenses, and don’t forget those California tripods.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park New Mexico
Mauna Kea Hawaii
Everglades National Park Florida
Bryce Canyon National Park Utah April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 35 Where in the World
These images were all taken in one country. This nation is the third-largest island in Europe. Can you guess where these pix
PHOTOGRAPHY were shot? Send your responses to
Last month’s answer was Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). It is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country’s largest city and capital, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks, and to over seven million people. Last month’s correct answers were submitted by Marilyn Fish-Glynn, Michael Schleiff, and Elaine Kirchen
All Images ©2019 Chuck Pine
Send us your images images from one particular Photo Notes is looking for destination to include in Club members to submit a future Where in the World half dozen or so of your columns.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 36 Using Your Camera by Chuck Pine
Go Wide,…
…or go home. Most cameras these days are sold with a lens PHOTOGRAPHY —either permanently attached or with an interchangeable one. And the most common lens configuration, the “kit” lens, is a wide-angle-to-short telephoto zoom lens, usually in the range of 28mm to 70mm (but this varies widely). How many of us, though, actually use the wide-angle end of that lens? If you prefer prime (non-zoom) lenses, do you have (and use) a wide- angle lens? Or do you stick to the longer ends in your zoom range and/or the telephoto lenses in your arsenal? Wide-angles have minuses and plusses (as do all pieces of photo gear). For example, they create distortions—the closer the subject, the greater the dis- tortion. On the other hand, a wide angle lens allows you to get more in the picture. There are many others—look them up on-line, or better yet, get out there, shoot with a wide- angle lens, and see what All images happens. [Note—wide-angle © Chuck Pine lenses on a full-frame camera usually range from 35mm down to 20mm or 24mm. A lens shorter than this is often referred to as a super wide- lens. All the above still apply.]
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 37 PhotoShopping by Chuck Pine
Over the Top
It’s easy to get carried away OtT contrast PHOTOGRAPHY when editing a photo and to go over the top (OtT). A little tweak here, some adjustment there, and before you know it, you’ve over-edited your file. The signs that you overdid it in your software aren’t always easy to see. But it’s helpful to know what to look for. Here are some things to watch out
for when editing your images: contrast Good
OtT Contrast: Contrast is the key ingredient that adds punch to an image. It can make or break a photograph. But you that is the number one sign makes it glow even more. If can sometimes go overboard that you’re over-sharpening. you see either of these, you when adding contrast and not Adding too much clarity need to dial it back a bit. even notice it. (Too little is not quite as detrimental as having too much.) Pay attention to the shadows when adjusting the contrast to make sure you don’t overdo it. If you notice that you’re losing the shadow details when you increase the OtT sharpening contrast,… you’re overdoing it!
OtT Sharpening (and Clarity): Every photographer desires sharp images. So much so that they’d even try to make blurry images look sharp using post- processing. But increasing the sharpness and clarity sliders sharpening Good can introduce artifacts. If you notice a halo on the areas of the image with tonal contrast, Continued on next page
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 38 OtT Vignetting: The purpose of a vignette is to direct the viewer’s eye towards the center of the photograph. Many photographers often are guilty of adding too much
PHOTOGRAPHY of a vignette to their images. Vignettes are supposed to be subtle. Add too heavy a vignette and it becomes too much of a distraction.
OtT vignette
OtT Saturation: Saturated colors make an image appear vibrant and eye-catching. This is the reason why some OtT saturation photographers are guilty of Good vignette abusing the saturation slider. To identify whether you’ve gone overboard with image saturation put your image in full screen (in Photoshop, type the letter ”F”) and walk away from it for a few minutes. When you come back, look to see if it still looks right. If it looks unnatural, rework it. Good saturation Photo Glossary
Depth of Field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and the farthest objects that are in acceptable focus in an All other things being equal, image. The depth of field is DoF may be controlled by determined based on focal increasing or decreasing the length (f), distance to subject aperture: (u), the acceptable circle of confusion size (c) [look it up], large opening=shallow DoF and f-stop (N)—see equation. small opening=great DoF
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 39 Photo Shopping willing to spend. This is not camera in position. They take by Chuck Pine always an easy decision. up more space and are heavier than a ball head, but are easier Three Legs Are Better Than Two 2. Head—every tripod needs a to make minor adjustments. head. This allows you to attach Tripods, according to many a camera and then position it
PHOTOGRAPHY photographers, are the most the way you want. There are essential accessory for taking basically three available kinds great images. For many others, of tripod heads. they are a waste of time, ener- gy, and effort. No matter where you stand on this debate, there Finally, there is the gimbal are three factors that determine head. The first two heads are what kind of tripod to pur- not strong enough to hold an chase for when (and if) you enormous long lens like a decide to get one for yourself. 400mm f-2.8, 600mm f-4, etc. Here’s the breakdown… Most commonly used for wildlife and bird photography, 1 Material—what the tripod is The first is the ball head. They are the most common gimbal heads hold the lens made of determines its weight, centered to the tripod with the rigidity, and how much it can tripod head. The rotating ball lets you position the camera in flexibility to move as if you support. were hand-holding the lens. Metal tripods are usually almost any position, with a single knob letting you lock It’s really not meant to be aluminum or alloys composed locked down other than to of aluminum and magnesium. the ball in position. It gives you the most flexibility but it attach or remove the lens. They are strong and rigid and Just in case you haven’t will support most cameras and also can be difficult to make minor adjustments. spent enough money on the lenses. Some, though, are so tripod and head (some are thin and wobbly that they’re included, with the legs, some not worth even considering. you have to buy separately) Carbon fiber tripods are you should also invest in a just as rigid and will support remote shutter release (either a as much weight as metal ones cable-type or wireless) and a but they are much lighter and quick-release plate. [I.m out of easier to carry. They are also room here, look them up with a much, much more expensive. Next is the pan and tilt Google search.] Wooden tripods are mostly (and sometimes shift) head. a thing of the past. They were These heads have two (or Disclaimer (are still) used with 4x5” and three) axes allowing you to larger view cameras. pan or tilt (or shift) the camera I do not, nor does anyone else When choosing which to independently. To move the in the Club, make a profit buy you must balance how pan/tilt/shift head, you just from the sales of these items. much you’re willing to tote unlock one control at a time Chuck around with how much you’re making it easy to get your
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 40 You Must Read This!
Spring has sprung! The temps are rising. Trees and plants are budding and flowering. Newly born animals are taking their first, steps. Just like every other year, photographers will be itching to load up their camera gear and travel, often on photo workshops. But 2021 is not like every other year. Most 2020 workshops and and vans will be a thing of Aging as Art EXHIBITS • WORKSHOPS ETC. tours were canceled as well as the past. How do you perceive aging many scheduled for early this • Downtime—group lectures today? Is it the active lifestyle year. That’s given workshop will be out. That’s either of seniors taking on new a leaders time and opportunity done outdoors (weather career, volunteering, or being to adapt to this “new normal” conditions permitting) or physically active? Or is it the and modify their plans to out altogether. Expect Zoom traditional idea of the harsher keep everyone safe, healthy, instructions while in your realities of aging? The Council and happy. Here’s what to own room. on Aging–Southern California expect in future photo tours, • Pandemics—wearing masks invites all amateur and pro workshops, and the like… and social distancing rules photographers to use their • Destinations—expect a lot of will be followed,… period! imagination and share their domestic options and few, if Mask wearing is required on vision and unique interpreta- any, foreign adventures, at all federal lands (national tion of the aging experience. least before mid-summer. A parks, national wildlife refuges, and national forests) Aging as Art: A Juried Photo- lot depends on vaccination graphy Show will be juried by a as well as many state and lo- rollouts, both in the U.S. and panel of distinguished judges. in destination countries. cal parks and lands. Selected entries will be displayed • Numbers—most workshops at the Bowers Museum in Santa will be limited to about six Ana, the Newport Beach Central people. Smaller group sizes Library, and lastly at the Ontario International Airport. will mean more intimate All the info may be found at workshops but also that
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 41 B & H Event Space
The B&H Photo Event All photos Space offers free virtual © the speakers workshops. Here are a few of the upcoming offerings:
Wednesday April 14 Classic B&W Speaker: Rich Seiling EXHIBITS • WORKSHOPS ETC.
Monday April 12 What Should I Buy Speaker: Tony Gale
Thursday April 15 Film Processing Speaker: Rachel Brewster
Tuesday April 13 Portraits Speaker: Ian Spanier
Wednesday April 21 Wildlife Photography Speaker: David Cardinal
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 42 image factory
image factory experimental photography workshops have two upcoming virtual Zoom workshops later this month and in May. Both are limited to only eight participants. Both come with a recording of the
class so you can go back and © Sandra Carrion reference them. Here’s what’s on the docket…
EXHIBITS • WORKSHOPS ETC. Wonder Sauce Transfer —Image Transfers are exciting and unique. The image factory has covered several methods in past classes. Now they are adding DASS Wonder Sauce to the mix. Wonder Sauce works on a variety of substrates giving the photographer the ultimate in flexibility. The instructor for this class is For more information on either Sandra Carrion, who has image factory workshop and/ judged and presented to or to register for the class, visit PWCC in the past. This
Mini Metallic Leaf—Are you curious about working with metal leaf but not quite sure how you can incorporate it into your own art? This work- shop will introduce you to the process by applying imitation metal leaf to a series of mini images printed on vellum. © Patricia Beary The instructor for this class is Patricia Beary. It is scheduled for Wednesday, May 12th, from 1 to 3 p.m.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 43 Virtual Summits Lightroom Virtual Summit— Photoshop Virtual Summit 3— Dave Cross (founder of the Although the dates, speakers, Virtual summits are popping Photoshop Summits) has teamed etc. are not yet finalized, this up everywhere and just as fast up with Lightroom uber-expert Photoshop summit, the third in as COVID variants. What can Matt Kloskowski and they’ve the series, is slated for some- we do about it? Maybe sign up put together an awesome team time in the late summer/early for one or two, here or there. of instructors who will be fall of 2021. Dave Cross, the Here’s the info… teaching 40 classes over 5 days. founder of all these summits, promises this one to be the Nature Photography Summit— biggest and best yet. It will Nine icons of nature photogra- consist of topics ranging from phy whose images have graced beginners to pro-level, with the covers of the industry’s many of the world’s best users EXHIBITS • WORKSHOPS ETC. bestselling publications, filled and teachers. Final information hundreds of books, and hung will probably be released in the on walls in the country’s most next month or so. I can’t wait! prestigious museums and Can you? Oh, by the way, this galleries will inspire you to get summit is free, too. outdoors and put your camera to work. (This includes Jack Dykinga, Suzi Eszterhas, Joe and Mary Ann McDonald, Ron Rosenstock, Art Wolfe and more.) You’ll learn how they © Kristina Sherk turned pandemic restrictions into opportunities, and how If you're new to Lightroom or a you can, too. The Early Bird veteran user, you’ll find classes deadline expired March 15, that will help you learn more but use promo code 2ndChance about Lightroom. This Adobe- to get the reduced rates now. sponsored extravaganza will The dates are April 29th and take place from May 3rd 30th. Get more information through the 7th. Over this five and register at their website day span, 20 experts will teach
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 44 PSA Future Conferences Details for both festivals are in the works. Check into The Photographic Society of the PSA website for all the America is being optimistic in latest breaking details. its planning of future photo
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 45 BirdWatching Zoom Photo Tours
For more than three decades, Capture the world with award- To get all the pertinent info BirdWatching magazine has winning National Geographic and to register for this class, go published extraordinary wildlife photographer Steve to
2020 Finalist Atlantic Puffin © Megan Lorenz
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 46 Raise your hand…
…If you can wear this shirt. EXHIBITS • WORKSHOPS ETC. Another Bird Contest Outsiders Photography Conference
Calling all photographers! Learn from many of the top Gibbs, Nicki Frates, David Enter your best bird images landscape photographers Johnston, Suzanne Mathia, into this photo competition such as keynote speaker Art Sapna Reddy, Jess Santos, and help raise vital funds for Wolfe in Kanab, Utah or and many others. The Royal Society for the virtually from the comfort The mission of the Protection of Birds (RSPB). of your own home. Kanab is conference is three-fold: to The Society of International central to the most scenic connect a diverse group of Nature and Wildlife Photogra- areas of the desert southwest landscape photographers, to phers is pleased to announce and is the ideal place to bring capture stunning shots (not that the Bird Photographer of together a community of for the virtual attendees) in the Year Competition in aid of landscape photographers. the desert southwest; and to RSPB is back for its 4th year Whether you choose to conserve the natural environ- running. attend in person or to join ment by raising awareness Over £500 worth of prizes virtually, you will connect through photographic art. to be won. [Ed—I guess this is with other photographers Dates: April 16th to 18th, a British contest?] The 2020 and learn new skills to 2021. In-person cost: $649/ competition raised a whopping improve your photography. virtual cost: $249. £2,120.61 for the RSPB. In addition to Art Wolfe, More info? Register? A minimum donation of £1 speakers will include Adam
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 47 NANPA East
The North American Nature For additional information Photographers Association, and to register, go to NANPA NANPA for short, offers nature at
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park; October 20-23, EXHIBITS • WORKSHOPS ETC. 2021—The Smokies are known for their brilliant fall colors—purples, oranges, reds and yellows, of more than 100 species of native trees—as well as spectacular mountain and water views. If you’re looking for incredible landscape images and to photograph bears, turkey, deer, elk, coyote, and fox, plus wildflowers, native trees, and more, this event with its idyllic Southern Appalachian location offers cool nights and warm days— ideal for your outdoor photo adventure.
• Outer Banks, North Carolina; April 7-10, 2022—Be the first to greet the sunrise over the Atlantic, and photograph the 400+ bird species, black bears, and other mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians that call the Outer Banks home. Then capture the sun setting across the Currituck Roanoke Marshes © Amanda Haddox Sound.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 48 Another Summit
Leica Camera announces the first annual Leica Women Summit. A tuition-free virtual gathering, this summit will bring together a community EXHIBITS • WORKSHOPS ETC. of trailblazing visionaries whose dedication to the art © Polly Irungu and business of photography is shaping the industry today. Focused on unlocking new The Museum is now opportunities, the Women open on weekends, Friday Summit is an invitation to thru Sunday, from 10 a.m. to learn from industry leaders 6 p.m. You must purchase a through discussions curated timed ticket in advance at to help you prioritize and
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 49 Virtual Palm Beach Understanding the Develop Module in Lightroom Classic The Palm Beach Photographic CC with John Reuter—May 1 Centre is a non-profit visual — A methodical approach to arts organization dedicated to getting the most out of this the enrichment of life through module as we work our way exhibitions and educational through the Basic, Presence, activities that promote the art Curves, HSL, and the rest of of photography. It is located in, the Lightroom panels. of all places, West Palm Beach, [Also a great choice for those of us Florida. It actually takes up who use Adobe Camera RAW.] several floors in the Mandel Public Library in the down- EXHIBITS • WORKSHOPS ETC. town area of the city. Like the rest of the world, due to the restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic, they have gone (almost) entirely virtual. Not so great for their pocketbook, but fantastic for us photographers looking to Oz to Kansas–The Black and expand our photographic White on Black and White visions. [Pun intended!] Conversions with Vincent Here are some of their up- Versace and Mickey Strand— coming virtual workshops 4 sessions, June 21-June 24— which may be of interest to “Black and white conversion Park West members… techniques are like politicians making election promises. Every one of them claims to be the penultimate solution to your needs.” We will go over them all to determine which is/are best for your style and images.
SUPERFLOW: Light Up the Artist in YOU with Susan For all the info, and/or to sign Currie—4 sessions Thursdays, All photos up for these and other sessions, April 22, 29, May 6, & 13—Every © the speakers go to the PBPC website at photographer knows that when
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Park West Camera Club meets Monday, April 12 Monday, April 19 just about every Monday Expanding Visions 27 Guest Speaker night (with some exceptions Tonight is the introduction to This month’s guest speaker is for holidays and a short the all new Expanding Visions Richard Martin. A long-time summer schedule). class—the 27th year of this contributor to Photo Life, Due to the coronavirus ever popular series. This year, Richard pursues photography pandemic, all Club activities the class will be different from as a medium of visual expres- will be virtual using Zoom the first 25 years due to the sion. He is best known for his software. Members will be
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES COVID-19 restrictions and the unique vision with a personal emailed all the information Club’s concerns for the health style characterized by a strong necessary to log into the web- and safety of its members. sense of composition, color, site and participate. Guests and the use of light. His work may request log-in details by combines an architectural emailing the Club at
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 51 Monday, April 26 You Be the Judge 2 The scores have been counted and the winners and runners- up have been determined. Join us for this meeting to see the chosen images and to whom they belong. Is one of them yours? If tonight’s meeting is anything like the one we had First Place—Tie
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES in September, it’ll be a blast! Umbrellas © Marlene Schonbrun
First Place—Tie A Great Fight © Marilyn Thypin
September’s winners (Marlene issue of Photo Notes for info) to Schonbrun’s Umbrellas and
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 52 Broadway theater. For many whose work has appeared years, she was the only fine-art in numerous publications, photographer allowed to shoot photo galleries, and backstage on Broadway and more. Lisa was recently during the Tony Awards. Her on the front cover and she book, Broadway Behind the wrote a feature article in Curtain, catalogs some of this Outdoor Photographer work. Rivka’s work is regular- magazine. Lisa is on the ly exhibited in New York City Board of Directors of the at Gallery 138 and is in the North American Nature
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES permanent collections of ICP, Photographers Associa- ©2019 Chuck Pine the Museum of the City of tion (NANPA). She is also an New York, the Museum of ambassador for both Tamron Television and Radio, and the Monday, May 10 and FotoPro. Whether it was Victoria and Albert Museum in Expanding Visions 27 working as a master floral de- London. She has been featured Tonight is the review session signer, a licensed psychologist, in numerous publications and of Visions 27. This month-long a university instructor, an in- online media outlets, including class culminates with each ternational consultant in K-12 Harper's Bazaar, The New York participant sharing up to five education, a writer, or an artist Times, The Guardian Weekend images from each of the three —Lisa enjoyed facing each assignments. All the images challenge. Through all of her will be shown and comments experiences, photography re- will be made only on how mained a strong calling. This well they met the assignments’ has been the case since child- criteria. [We’ll keep it to a quite hood—when bird watching reasonable time, promise!] ignited her lifelong love of
Magazine, and many others. Friday, May 7 Image Deadline Expanding Visions 27 The 2021 version of Expanding Visions (the 27th yearly class in the series) is coming to a close. © Lisa Langell Images are due tonight by 11:59 p.m. Each member may submit up to five images from each of the three assignments. Please send your best images Monday, May 17 nature and the camera. In 2010, to
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 53 left the corporate world in the women who died while in the dust. Leading off tonight’s U.S. military. The Club usually program as the curtain raiser ventures out for a long week- will be our long-time PWCC end field trip to photograph member, Brooklyn resident, the rites of Spring. Not so this and grandma, Paula Paterniti. year! If you wish to go out and competitions held earlier this shoot any of the holiday festiv- year (October through May). ities (if there are any), feel free They must be the exact same to do so—but stay safe and fol- files that were previously low all the health regulations entered. No changes—even and suggestions. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES if the judge told you to. Full details appear on page 15 of this issue of Photo Notes. You man send up to four (4) PDIs, properly sized and titled, to
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 54 PWCC’s Summer Photography’s 3 Ps from Denise Ippolito’s blog Each summer, after the Otto Litzel Memorial Year-End It has been my experience dinner, the Club begins its that most good photos need summer schedule of meeting one or all of the following every other week and going ingredients, that I call the on lots of field trips. Will this three Ps. year be the same? Be passionate about your We usually have several photography, be patient with your subjects but most of all
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES model shoots—one outdoors, one indoors (with clothed and be persistent! nude models, respectively). We usually have “Club’s Passion—It is hard to capture Monday, June 14 Nights Out” where we meet a great image—period. But Otto Litzel Memorial Dinner and shoot in some exotic City having a great desire to get a The Otto Litzel Memorial Year- locations. We usually have a specific subject really helps End dinner is usually held on few fields trips each month one to focus and engage. the second Monday of June. where we travel to more out- It marks the end of the official of-the-way, photo spots than Patience—Patience really is a Club year (although we meet during the rest of the year. virtue and not many people and have trips during the As of this printing of Photo have it or are willing to let it summer months, they are less Notes, the Club’s ExCom has develop. It seems that time is formal). But this year,… the not yet planned this far into always our enemy. We rush Club’s Executive Committee the future. What would you, to get somewhere, rush to set has decided that there will be the membership, like to do? up, rush to capture. Slow no big get-together event to Let us know so we can put down and enjoy the journey. culminate the Club’s year. We the wheels in motion. This will meet, via Zoom , of was discussed at the March Persistence—Don’t give up. course, to announce our award 29th business meeting—see Many times we get to a site winners from the Year-End the minutes of the meeting on and conditions are not great. competition and the year’s page 13 of this issue of Photo Sometimes our subject won’t cumulative point totals. Also, Notes and/or see the Zoom cooperate, it happens to us we will officially install the recording of the meeting on all. This is when persistence new Executive Committee the Club’s website. comes into play. How much members. All of these changes do you want it? Ask yourself in our plans are due to the that question in the field. If COVID pandemic. Maybe the answer is kind of or not so next year!?! much then you most likely won’t be successful. But if the answer is “with all my heart,” then chances are good you will succeed.
April 2021 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 55 Table of Contents Photography News Club News 30 On My Mind 2 Who’s Who at PWCC 31 iPhone’s Competition 3 President’s Message 31 Photo Glossary 5 2020-20211 Schedule 32 New Nikon Software Panorama 5 Zooming 32 They’re Back of the Month 6 Images of the Month 33 Photoshop Tip 9 Point Totals 33 Stay Healthy 9 Submitting Images 33 Long Exposure Scapes 33 Beach Photo Tips
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES 9 Photo Cartoon 10 Member Participation 34 Photo Ops 12 Try This 36 Where in the World 12 Fully Vaccinated Yet? 37 Using Your Camera 13 Business Mtg Minutes 38 PhotoShopping 13 Treasurer’s Report 39 Photo Glossary 16 Senior Moments 40 Photo Shopping 17 Expanding Visions 27 19 Year-End Competition Exhibits, Workshops, Etc. 19 Year-End Judges 41 You Must Read This! 20 f-stop Dilemma 41 Aging as Art 21 Image Exchange 42 B&H Event Space 23 Election Procedures 43 image factory 23 NomCom News 44 Virtual Summits 23 Sunshine Fund 45 PSA Future Conferences 24 Competition Rotation 46 BirdWatching 24 Curtain Raisers 46 Zoom Photo Tours 24 Committee Liaisons 47 Another Bird Contests 24 Photo Notes Deadlines 47 Outsiders Photo Conf. 25 Member Portfolio 48 NANPA East 26 Editorial 49 Another Summits 26 Beach Photo Tips 49 MCNY 27 Member Portfolio 50 Virtual Palm Beach 28 New Member Bios Schedule of Activities 51 Schedule 55 PWCC’s Summer 55 Photography’s 3 Ps Boyne Valley, Ireland 56 Table of Contents ©2019 Chuck Pine 56 Panorama of the Month
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