Englewood Camera Club Newsletter Vol 63, No 10 October 2015
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Englewood Camera Club Newsletter Vol 63, No 10 October 2015 Editorial method a bit toward the other side. If you’re usually by RAF, try to be a little more free and spontaneous. If Brenda Frezeman you’re RFA, slow down a little and concentrate more on the composition. See how the change in style “Ready, aim, fire.” vs “Ready, fire, aim.” affects your images. Which style shooter are you? If you return from a few hours of shooting with 100-200 images, you’re likely in the first group. If your memory card is jammed with 400+ images and you have a cramp in your trigger UPCOMING MEETING finger, it’s a pretty sure bet that you’re of the latter The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, persuasion. Both styles have their advantages and October 13th at the Lutheran Church of their drawbacks. the Holy Spirit in Centennial. Dan Ballard will discuss techniques to create inspired and Photographers following the “Ready, aim, fire” powerful images. method are slower and more deliberate. They plan the composition before they press the shutter and The competition subject is Colfax Ave (within have little, if any, cropping to do later. They diligently one block) & PSA Creative. practice border patrol, making sure there are no extraneous elements at the edges of the viewfinder. Taken to the extreme, though, this group may be a bit too deliberate, missing out on any quick-breaking action and perhaps not fully experiencing the joy of INSIDE... the moment. Club Information & Officers ................................2 “Ready, fire, aim” shooters are quicker and more spontaneous. They shoot as the spirit moves them Presentation Recap .............................................2 and don’t worry too much about what the final crop will be. Able to switch to a different subject Competition Winners ...........................................3 very quickly, they’re likely to capture the unforeseen and unplanned moments. But they have a lot of Outings, Events & Photo Ops ..............................4 processing work to do once they get home, sorting Photo Destination ...............................................5 through hundreds of images to find the diamonds in the rough. And by not analyzing the composition Out and About ....................................................6 before shooting, they may sometimes miss the best angle. Competition Information .....................................8 Try an experiment the next time you go out shooting. Whichever group you’re in, vary your shooting CLUB PRESENTATION RECAP INFORMATION Apropos to the season, our September presenter, Englewood Camera Club has been serving south Andy Long, discussed ways to change our perspective Denver and the foothills since 1952. The club is a in shooting fall color. In addition to shooting a member of Photographic Society of America and hillside of yellow aspen trees, consider these options: Colorado Council of Camera Clubs. • Abstracts -- Try in-camera multiple exposures. MONTHLY MEETINGS Most cameras have controls to accommodate this Unless otherwise specified, meetings are held on and will calculate the proper exposure for the the second Tuesday of the month at number of shots desired. Andy recommended six the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 exposures as that number has given him the best S. University Blvd, Centennial. Meetings start at results. For other interesting effects, try moving the 7:00pm. camera during a long exposure or zooming while the shutter is open. MEMBERSHIP DUES Individual- $30, Student- $20, Family- $45 • Clouds -- include clouds in your images to add layers and texture. If you’re shooting at sunrise or ECC OFFICERS FOR 2015 sunset with colorful clouds, underexpose by 1/3 stop President: Dick York to saturate the colors. VP Programs: Steve Johnson • Isolation -- get close and eliminate everything VP Competition: Larry Stearns that doesn’t add to what attracted your eye. Another VP Meetups: Quade Smith way to isolate a subject is with contrast. Andy Secretary: Merlin Peck Treasurer: Tony Hober showed an example of one green pine tree amidst a large group of yellow aspen. APPOINTEES FOR 2015 • Layers -- Look for layers to add depth to your Membership Chair: Susan Propper image. Receding hilltops are great. Publicity Chair: Steve Johnson Hospitality Chair: Jim Esten • Leaves -- Do some macro shots of leaf details. Score Keeper: Larry Stearns Try to find backlighting for interesting effects. Council Reps: Billie Campbell & Quade Smith • Panorama -- For a different perspective, try a PSA Rep.: Fred Luhman panorama. Hold your camera vertically to capture Web Master: Rod Troch more information. Andy recommends Panorama Photo Editor: Billie Campbell Factory as an easy-to-use software option for Newsletter Editor: Brenda Frezeman stitching the images together. Projectionist: Fred Luhman Executive Committee Members-At-Large: • Snow -- if you’re lucky enough to get snow along Lee Urmy & Ellie Colitti with fall color, it will provide tremendous contrast. • Structures -- Look for old barns and other WEBSITE www.englewoodcameraclub.net dilapidated structures to provide additional interest to wide views. EMAIL ADDRESSES General Questions [email protected] Submitted by Brenda Frezeman Program Suggestions [email protected] ...................................................or [email protected] Membership .......................... [email protected] Newsletter Contributions [email protected] 2 CLUB COMPETITION– SEPTEMBER 2015 Thanks to Andy Long our judge for this month’s competition. The subject was Open. MONOCHROME PRINT 1 Blaine Blaesing Just Hangin’ Around 2 Joe Razes Serenity 3 Brenda Frezeman Window to the Future COLOR PRINT 1 Larry Stearns Waterfall Lace 2 Joe Razes Boy in a Balloon 3 Dick York The Mittens Just Hangin’ Around HM Brenda Frezeman Remains of the Day by Blaine Blaesing DIGITAL PROJECTION 1 Lee Urmy Sunflower Sunset 2 Tim Kathka A Lesson in Urban Geometry 3 Dick York How Small We Are HM Blaine Blaesing Car Show HM Fred Luhman Out for a Stroll Waterfall Lace by Larry Stearns Sunflower Sunset by Lee Urmy 3 OUTINGS. EVENTS & PHOTO OPS PUMPKIN PATCH & CORN MAZE Now through October 31st HANDMADE IN COLORADO Denver, CO October 3rd & 4th Rock Creek Farm will have three large corn mazes Boulder, CO and a100-acre pumpkin patch. It’s located at 2005 S This event will be held in the 1100 to 1400 blocks 112th St in Broomfield and is open 9am to 6:30pm of the Pearl St Mall from 8am to 4pm daily. It will daily but may close for inclement weather. For more showcase Colorado’s best fine art and contemporary information and directions, visit www.rockcreekfarm. crafts in a variety of mediums such as metal, paper, com/plan-a-visit/hours-and-directions glass, fiber, food, fabricated objects, clay, paint, wax, Submitted by Lee Urmy gems and more. More info can be found at http:// handmadeincolorado.com. Submitted by Lee Urmy PHOTO MEETUP – ELK VIEWING October 3rd WOMEN’S RANCH RODEO ASSOC WORLD FINALS Estes Park / RMNP October 16th The group will depart Denver at 9:00am from Loveland, CO RTD park n ride at 4300 E Colorado Center The second time this event will be held in Colorado, Drive for Estes Park in search of elk and it will be at the Ranch Events Complex at 5280 fall colors. Car pooling is suggested. Contact Arena Circle in Loveland. Admission is $10 per Quade Smith to sign up. performance or $25 for all three events. For more info, visit www.womensranchrodeo.org/ Submitted by Lee Urmy ELK FEST EMMA CRAWFORD COFFIN RACES October 3rd & 4th October 24th Estes Park, CO Manitou Springs, CO The 18th annual festival will be held in Bond The 21st annual race runs from 12pm to 4pm. The Park. In addition to the elk wandering around the 195-foot race includes teams of five--four pushing town, there will be bugling contests, elk seminars, a and one in the coffin--all dressed in costumes. Visit Mountain Man Rendezvous, elk viewing bus tours, www.manitousprings.org for more info. crafts and a beer garden. For more info, call 800- Submitted by Lee Urmy 443-7837 or go to http://visitestespark.com/events- calendar/special-events/elk-fest. Submitted by Lee Urmy ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA Cctober 3rd - 11th Albuquerque, NM This is a big event that draws a huge crowd. Over 700 balloons are expected. It’s a long drive but interested members may be able to carpool. For more information, go to www.balloonfiesta.com. Submitted by Lee Urmy 4 PHOTO DESTINATION – Caribou Ranch in Boulder County Nederland, Colorado is home to a gem of a park: Getting there: From the CO 93/CO 72 junction Caribou Ranch in Boulder County Open Space. (about eight miles north of Golden), follow Coal This gently rolling terrain is easy walking – top Creek Canyon (CO 72) west to Nederland. At the elevation gain for the park is less than 500’ and roundabout—the CO 119 junction—continue west on some trails are even less. The park offers 2151 acres CO 72 for two more miles. Turn left onto CO 126 at with wetlands, the sign for Caribou Ranch Open Space. Follow this meadows, good dirt road for 0.9 miles, and then turn right into streams, and the obvious parking lot. forests. A bright red barn on Logistics: Caribou Ranch Open Space is closed each the property year from April 1 through June 30 to protect wildlife, is a favorite of including calving elk and their offspring. Dogs and photographers, mountain bikers are not permitted. especially this time of year when the aspens are Photo by Tom Giordano changing. Caribou Ranch offers a glimpse into music history. Music producer James William Guercio built a recording studio that attracted many well-known artists. Elton John, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, and Amy Grant all recorded there. The studio was damaged in a fire in 1985. We have enjoyed Caribou Ranch in the fall Photo by Pam Giordano and winter.