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Vol. 48, No. 4 September 2017 President: ` Hal Geren - 745-7588 Secretary/Treasurer: ` Sean Duan V. President: Gregory Smith N4C Reps: Doug Stinson & Hal Geren Judging: Hal Geren Newsletter: Doug Stinson Print Chairperson: Hal Geren Digital Chairperson: Hal Geren

Meetings are held at the Fremont Cultural Activities landscape has been of particular interest, with a special Center, 3375 Country Drive, Fremont, at 7:30 pm. The fascination for scenes juxtaposing elements of nature and Development meeting is on the 2nd Wednesday and the those of humanity. Camera club competition tends to Competition meeting is on the 4th Wednesday of each favor his photojournalism, though. month, excluding holidays. The Fremont Photographic PHILOSOPHY: Good composition is essential in a successful Society website is: http://fremont.photoclubservices.com/ image, whether it’s an end in itself or a means to convey

a story the maker is trying to tell. I will look for how well the DEVELOPMENT MEETING elements in an image work together, regardless of The next development meeting will be held Wednesday, whether they follow the standard "rules" of good September 13th at 7:30 PM. composition, or not. I have found that many images of value don't grab your attention right away but, rather, THE MAKING OF “CURVES OF TANGENT RAYS” grow on you after some period of observation. This, of Presenter: Douglas Stinson course, works against them in competition where many images must be viewed in a limited period of time. A caustic is a surface to which each light ray is tangent. It Though under the same time constraints as any judge, I defines a boundary of an envelope of rays and is will nevertheless attempt to be alert for these "quieter" revealed as a curve of concentrated light. The most images. famous example of a caustic is the rainbow. Seemingly, the mere concentration of light is beautiful. Meetings begin at 7:30 and those who are entering prints In this workshop I will demonstrate how I used special should be there between 7:00 and 7:15 to complete the lighting to create a formal portrait of an object with its entry process prior to 7:25. Courtesy to the evening’s "alter ego": the pattern formed by light passing through judge and fellow club members indicate that members the object. The image of the object by reflected light and be seated before 7:30. the caustic pattern of transmitted light are two equivalent representation of the object. Which one is its true nature? Quote of the Month “What can one say about the role of light? It reminds me To me, photography is an art of observation. It's of a line by a poet ‘How can you tell between the dancer “ and the dance’." -- Abelardo Morrell about ﬁnding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things COMPETITION MEETING you see and everything to do with the way you see The next competition meeting will be held Wednesday, September 27th. Competition closes: Tuesday the 26st at them.” 7:00pm. − Elliott Erwitt Categories Print: Pictorial Mono Creative Nature MEMBER NEWS Projected: Pictorial Mono Travel Photojournalism What have you been up to in photography? Let me know Special Category: Mouse Eye View at [email protected]! Judge: Chris Cassell Chris has been photographing for over 35 years, using PHOTO COMMUNITY NEWS 35mm, medium format, 4x5, and digital SLR. He set up his NEW MAXIMUM IMAGE SIZE FOR N4C COMPETITIONS first home darkroom in 1983, started printing digitally from The N4C Board recently voted to increase the maximum scanned film in 1998, and started using a digital SLR in image size allowed in Interclub Competitions to 1920 2006. In 2002 he joined the Light and Shadow Camera pixels wide by 1200 pixels tall from the current 1600 x 1200 Club of San Jose, has served as President of the club, and pixels. This size corresponds to the resolution of the monitor is currently the club’s Representative to N4C. The used when judging photographs submitted to Projected

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Image competitions. This change will be effective with the PHOTOGRAPHIC OPPORTUNITIES January 2018 competition. S-3 PHOTO WALK This change will have no impact on Fremont Photographic Society members as we have already Saturday, Saturday, September 16, 2017, 12:30 PM. FAA changed our maximum image size to 1920 pixels wide by Gallery, 37697 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536 1600 pixels tall. Images that are larger than allowed are We will be going to Bean Hollow State Beach this month automatically scaled down to fit within the allowed arriving at the Bean Hollow parking lot between 2:15 and dimensions. 2:30. Sunset is at 7:15 and the weather is slated to be a This change will allow photographs With an aspect ratio mild 70ish. greater than 4:3 to take full advantage of the HD We may go further south to another random beach resolution of our club’s video projector and, starting in location depending on the whims of the group. January, the resolution of N4C’s display. For example, full Bring your tripod, if that is your thing, polarizer, lens hood, frame 35mm landscape orientation images and layered clothing, hat and water bottle. We ask all panoramic images should be displayed at higher pixel- participants to sign a liability release. count than in the past. This change will have no effect on The S3 show is still up at the FAA Gallery so if you haven’t photographs in portrait orientation. seen it this will be a good chance to enjoy the work of the Note: FPS’s use of 1600 pixel vertical dimension is a bit of photowalkers. an anomaly as it corresponds to no display or projector The S-3 Photowalk group sponsors a free field trip on the currently in competition use. If you want to make sure that 3rd Saturday of each month. They are led by Ralph an image is displayed exactly as intended, you may want Cooksey-Talbott, a well-known local photographer and to scale your images to fit within 1920 x 1200 pixels and do former student of Ansel Adams. final editing, such as sharpening, prior to submission, rather than depending of the competition software’s scaling For more information check out: algorithm. http://s3-photowalk.com/ or call Ralph Cooksey-Talbott at 510-742-0548. BACK ISSUES OF THE SHUTTERBUG AVAILABLE CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CALIFORNIA You can find back issues of this newsletter on our website, NURSERY https://fremont.photoclubservices.com. On the main menu, click on Organization and select Documents and On October 14th there will be a 100 year celebration of Files to Download from the drop-down menu. the Roederer family at the California Nursery. The Fremont Cultural Arts Council (FCAC) will have a booth, and the FOTOCLAVE: BIGGER AND BETTER! park will be open -- an ideal time for photography or plein Fotoclave is a weekend full of learning, connecting, and aire painting. There's an old adobe, interesting plants sharing with experts in photography. This premier (including palm trees that were shipped to San Francisco photography forum will be held November 3 – 5, 2017 at and back for the 1915 Worlds Fair) displays of historical the Marriot Pleasanton. farm equipment and much more! Registration is limited to 300 people and is filling up fast! To If you would like to provide your brochures for the FCAC register, and for more information, go to: booth, or provide some kind of historic and/or artistic https://fotoclave.slickpic.com. interactive activity, please let Margaret Thornberry know at (510) 928-8404 . If you would prefer to have a booth of In addition to speakers and workshops, a Juried Digital your own, please contact Joyce Blueford of the Photography contest has just been announced. There is Math/Science nucleus. no entry fee and there are cash awards. The Fotoclave keynote speakers will choose the winners. WHEN WILL FALL FOLIAGE PEAK? Keynote speakers are: Check out this interactive map: • George Lepp, Canon Explorer of light, on Extreme https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/ Capture Techniques in Nature Photography MAP OF GREAT PHOTO LOCATIONS • Seth Resnick, “one of the 30 most influential David Coleman has produced an interactive map to help photographers of the decade” according to Photo you find great places to take photographs (or is that District News, on Creating Dynamic Images to Please “places to take great photographs”?) all within a 4 hour Yourself – The Road from Journalism to Fine Art and drive of San Francisco. Check out: Seeing Color & Enhancing Creativity - what are the ingredients that make images work https://www.davidcolemanphotography.com/resources. • Brenda Tharp, acclaimed workshop instructor and one OTHER INTERESTING THINGS TO PHOTOGRAPH of our local favorites on The Engaging Photograph • Diwali - Festival of Lights, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 -- 11 Plus a multitude of exciting break-out sessions. a.m. to 11 p.m. Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 2

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Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton, CA 94566: https://www.all-about-photo.com/contests-for- https://fogsv.com/fog-diwali/ amateurs.php • Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Oct 6-8, Golden Gate Park, https://www.all-about-photo.com/contests-open-to- San Francisco: all.php http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2017/ • Castro Street Fair, Oct 1, Castro St, San Francisco: http://castrostreetfair.org • Sandcastle building contest, Oct 14, 11AM-3:30 PM Ocean Beach at Balboa St, San Francisco: http://leapsandcastleclassic.org • Sonoma County Roller Derby events: http://sonomacountyrollderby.org/events/ TALKS, PRESENTATIONS, SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS The website bayareaphotoscene.com contains the most complete listing of San Francisco Bay Area photography- related events. Become a registered user to receive customized content and sign up to be notified of newly listed events. Know about an event related to photography? Send the info to [email protected] and it will be added to the website. Note: currently the plan is to list only free events and those sponsored by non-profit / educational organizations. CONTESTS AND CALLS FOR ENTRY SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS The Sony World Photography Awards celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2017, a decade-long partnership between Sony and the World Photography Organization, bringing you one of the world’s leading photography competitions. The competition is free to enter and is open now. There are several categories; the earliest deadline is Dec 4, 2017. More info at: https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography- awards PACIFIC ART LEAGUE This Palo Alto gallery is welcoming photographers of all levels; we want to see how you create alluring images reflecting the fragments of life. Whether it be abstract or representational, nature or urban, timeworn or new, personal or ordinary. The gallery invites all photographic processes in color or BW. Submission Deadline: October 5th. For more information see: https://pacificartleague.submittable.com/submit/87248/p hotography-exhibition-nov-2017 CALLFORENTRY.ORG The website CaFé provides a list of many Calls for Entry and contests. Other Contests

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ARTICLES OF INTEREST PHOTOGRAPHY RESOURCES

• Taking Photos Won’t Take You Out of the Moment, • Adobe Stock has a good explanation of what images Study Suggests: can be used for commercial purposes and when a https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/science/living-in- release is required. Note that different rules apply to the-moment-taking-photos.html images created for personal use, journalistic or Fine Art purposes. Latest news on Lexar: • https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/legal.html http://blog.jeffcable.com/2017/09/the-sale-of-lexar-my- thoughts-for.html • Do’s and Don’ts of memory card use: http://blog.jeffcable.com/2016/12/why-you-should-not- Instagram feed aims to encourage kids to take photos • delete-images-on.html for social good: http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/08/14/forget-the- • Searchable listing of local exhibits, talks, artists cat-instagram-feed-aims-to-encourage-kids-to-take- receptions, workshops, conferences, etc. related to photos-for-social-good/ photography: https://bayareaphotoscene.com • Getting the big picture at the California Academy of • The Fremont Photographic Society Website: Science: https://fremont.photoclubservices.com/ http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=general The N4C website for information about competition &article=429 • rules, programs, resources, etc.: http://n4c.org/ • New TSA rules will impact photographers: The N4C website for competition results: https://www.dpreview.com/news/3718283787/new-tsa- • https://n4c.photoclubservices.com/ rules-require-separate-screening-for-cameras • Local places that support chemical photography: o Oscar’s Photo Lab at 790 Brannan St, San Francisco o Glass Key Photo at 442 Haight St, San Francisco o Looking Glass Photo & Camera, 1045 Ashby Ave, Berkeley CA. • Lighting tutorials. Click on the image to learn how it was made: http://bit.ly/2oxVoVD • Test data for lenses and cameras: https://www.dxomark.com/ • Reducing blur from camera shake: http://bit.ly/2mn3n3u • Lots of info on inkjet printing from Red River Paper: http://bit.ly/2fMNpxi • Information on color spaces, device profiles, and conversions: http://www.dpbestflow.org/color/color- space-and-color-profiles • Do your own resolution testing (free software image analysis software, too!): http://www.normankoren.com/Tutorials/MTF5.html • Information on cleaning sensors: http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com and here: http://blog.jeffcable.com/2017/06/dust- spots-on-sensor-of-your-digital.html Can you recommended good sources of information about photography, or better sources than the ones listed here? Let me know at [email protected].

September 2017 Vol. 48, No. 4 2017 ` Competition Results

COMPETITION LEVELS N4C supports multiple competition levels in each division. The Fremont Photographic Society has elected to stay with two levels only: Basic and Advanced. Any member can compete in either of the two levels. For example, a member can compete in Pictorial at the Advanced level and in Monochrome at the Basic level. A member is free to change from one level to the other at any time.

AUGUST COMPETITION RESULTS Judge: Stephen Busch 13 prints & 47 projected; 60 Total

Monochrome Prints - Advanced

2nd Young gymnasts rehearsing before their performance at sports festival in Odessa, Ukraine Marina Grabovskaya

1st A Conversation in Front of the Merchant Saloon (Best in Show) Paul Kessinger Photojournalism Prints - Advanced

3rd A child looks on curiously at the display at the Fremont Arts Festival Rajeev Shankar

1st Puppeteer performing on the streets of Salamanca, Spain Marina Grabovskaya

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Pictorial Prints - Advanced Special Category Prints — ‘Macro’

1st Peace Lanterns at Aquatic Park Paul Kessinger

1st Orange poppy Marina Grabovskaya Travel Prints - Advanced

2nd Lonely prayer Marina Grabovskaya

1st Historical palace in Lednice, Czech Republic - UNESCO World Heritage Site Marina Grabovskaya

3rd Chiming Rajeev Shankar

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Travel Prints - Basic

2nd Beynac, Dordogne - one of the most beautiful 1st The Sea of Bamboo National Park, South of Sichuan, villages in France Marina Grabovskaya China Joy Wang

2nd Sunset at Lake Tahoe, Incline Beach Joy Wang

3rd The Five Tiered Pagoda at Kouenji Shrine, Mt. Minobu Paul Kessinger

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Creative Projected Images — Advanced

1st (Best in Show) Walking into the future Marina Grabovskaya

2nd Ghostly Lantern Illuminates the Room Paul Kessinger

3rd Melon family Marina Grabovskaya HM Paris in my hand Rajeev Shankar

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Monochrome Projected Images – Advanced

3rd Deck Cleaning Sean Duan HM Tasmanian owl Sree Alavattam

Nature Projected Imaged– Advanced

1st Family Outing Sean Duan 1st Western Grebes demonstrating a courtship rush Sree Alavattam

2nd The largest Telescope Up Close; Inside the Dome of Mount Hamilton Lick Observatory Joy Wang

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HM A Juvenile Orca (Orcinus orca) Surfaces Close to its Mother with the Pod in the Background Wayne Angeloty Pictorial Projected – Advanced

1st Bucolic scene Marina Grabovskaya

2nd A butterfly hangs on to a stem Rajeev Shankar

2nd Sunset and Tufas Sree Alavattam

3rd Morey Eel, Puerto Galera, Philippines Robert Bynum HM Common Raven Greg Geren

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3rd Standing Out Rajeev Shankar HM Mountain Brook Greg Geren HM Foggy Night at Pacifica Sean Duan Special Category Projected – ‘Macro’

1st The Bee and the Passion Flower Greg Geren

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2nd Mosaic Boxer Crab, Maui, Hawaii Robert Bynum

Notes on FPS Scoring Points are assigned as follows: 1st Place 20 2nd Place 18 3rd Place 16 Honorable Mention 14 Non-placing (Did not receive HM or higher) submission 8 Image/Print of Month, add 5

One Honorable Mention is allowed for every ten images submitted to a competition. For example, if 23 shots are submitted to the Pictorial Print competition, there will be two honorable mentions available. However, the number of awards issued is at the discretion of the judge.

Up to 6 printed images and 5 projected images may be presented each month. Each sub-category (i.e. printed pictorial) is limited to 2 entries per member per month.

Any picture that places 3rd or higher automatically will be collected and submitted to the monthly N4C competition, unless otherwise requested. An exception is for the Special Category, which does not have a corresponding N4C category. N4C participation is optional.

3rd Wire Coral Goby, Dumaguete, Philippines Robert Bynum HM Close up of Phaleonopsis Sree Alavattam

Vol. 48, No. 4 September 2017 N4C Winners

N4C MONTHLY COMPETITIONS All winning images (3rd and above) from the club’s monthly competitions are automatically entered into the next month’s N4C competition, unless requested otherwise. The Northern California Council of Camera Clubs (N4C) is an organization of camera clubs in the bay area and surrounding region that sponsors a monthly competition of the winners from18 member clubs. The monthly N4C meeting is held the second Monday of each month from 7:30 to 9:30pm (no competition in December). Each club’s representative or alternate attends the meeting. The meeting takes place at: United Methodist Church 1600 Bancroft Avenue San Leandro, CA 94577 Fremont winners in the N4C August Competition

Pictorial Projected – Advanced (39 Entries)

HM Indian Bride Sree Alvattam Travel Projected – Advanced (36 Entries)

2nd Break of Day at the Vineyard Wayne Angeloty

HM In the Old Havana – historic center of Havana, Cuba Marina Grabovskaya

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Journalism Projected – Advanced (32 Entries) Monochrome Prints – Advanced (24 Entries)

3rd May Day March in Toulouse, France [Sequence] HM Common Raven Greg Geren Marina Grabovskaya

Vol. 48, No. 4 September 2017 Points Earned Total Points To-Date for the 2017-2018 Year Raul Lopez Rick Brandt Creative Prints Wayne Angeloty

Doug Stinson Greg Geren 18 Special Category Prints Marina Grabovskaya 24 Greg Geren 20 Paul Kessinger 25 Joy Wang Raul Lopez Marina Grabovskaya 92 Paul Kessinger Monochrome Prints Raul Lopez Arthur Widener Travel Prints Douglas Stinson 8 Douglas Stinson Fred Horn Fred Hom Greg Geren 54 Greg Geren Jason Cheng Joy Wang 38 Joy Wang Marina Grabovskaya 74 Marina Grabovskaya Paul Kessinger 34 Paul Kessinger 71 Raul Lopez Raul Lopez Rick Brandt Creative Projected Images Wayne Angeloty Charlie Day Doug Stinson 8 Nature Prints Ed Kneler Doug Stinson Fred Hom 16 Greg Geren 38 Greg Geren 16 Joy Wang Gregory Smith 20 Paul Kessinger Jason Cheng Raul Lopez Joy Wang Marina Grabovskaya 65 Photojournalism Prints Paul Kessinger 32 Fred Hom Rajeev Shankar 30 Jason Cheng Raul Lopez Joy Wang Ravi Masand Marina Grabovakaya 72 Sean Duan Paul Kessinger 20 Sreedhara Alavattam 26 Rajeev Shankar 16 Wayne Angeloty 16 Raul Lopez Wayne Angeloty Monochrome Projected Images Arthur Widener Pictorial Prints Bill Preston 8 Arthur Widener Charlie Day Douglas Stinson 25 Doug Stinson 32 Fred Hom Fred Hom 16 Greg Geren 52 Greg Geren 16 Hugh Nelson Gregory Smith Jason Cheng Jason Cheng 20 Joy Wang Joy Wang 18 Masgood Haque Marina Grabovskaya 8 Marina Grabovskaya 44 Paul Kessinger 70 Paul Kessinger 62 Rajeev Shankar 8 Rajeev Shankar 16 Raul Lopez

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Ravi Masand Sreedhara Alavattam 46 Sean Duan 60 Wayne Angeloty 40 Sreedhara Alavattam 30 Wayne Angeloty 24 Special Category Projected Images Bill Preston Nature Projected Images Charlie Day Charlie Day Doug Stinson Ed Kneler Ed Kneler Greg Geren 30 Fred Hom 18 Gregory Smith Greg Geren 20 Jason Cheng 30 Jason Cheng Joy Wang Joy Wang 8 Paul Kessinger Marina Grabovskaya 48 Rajeev Shankar 34 Paul Kessinger Raul Lopez Rajeev Shankar Ravi Masand Raul Lopez Robert Bynum 24 Robert Bynum 34 Sean Duan 16 Ravi Masand Sreedhara Alavattam 38 Sean Duan 8 Wayne Angeloty 55 Sreedhara Alavattam 30 Photojournalism Projected Images Bill Preston Travel Projected Images Charlie Day Bill Preston Doug Stinson 16 Charlie Day Ed Kneler Doug Stinson Fred Hom Ed Kneler Greg Geren Fred Hom Jason Cheng Greg Geren 8 Joy Wang Jason Cheng Marina Grabovskaya 43 Joy Wang Paul Kessinger 14 Marina Grabovskaya 30 Rajeev Shankar Paul Kessinger 8 Raul Lopez Rajeev Shankar 26 Ravi Masand Raul Lopez Robert Bynum Ravi Masand Sean Duan Robert Bynum Sreedhara Alavattam Sean Duan Wayne Angeloty 22 Sreedhara Alavattam 20 Wayne Angeloty Pictorial Projected Images Arthur Widener Total Points All Categories Bill Preston 16 Bill Preston 24 Charlie Day Charlie Day Doug Stinson 54 Douglas Stinson 143 Ed Kneler Ed Kneler Fred Hom Fred Horn 50 Greg Geren 56 Greg Geren 328 Gregory Smith 28 Gregory Smith 48 Jason Cheng 26 Hugh Nelson Joy Wang 16 Jason Cheng 76 Marina Grabovskaya 44 Joy Wang 80 Paul Kessinger 40 Marina Grabovskaya 544 Rajeev Shankar 40 Paul Kessinger 376 Raul Lopez Rajeev Shankar 170 Ravi Masand Raul Lopez Robert Bynum 8 Ravi Masand Sean Duan 60 Rick Brandt 16

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Robert Bynum 66 Sean Duan 144 Sreedhara Alavattam 190 Wayne Angeloty 157