Bowie-Crofton Camera Club Volume 36, Number 6 • February, 2017

“Born of Fire” by Zolt Levay won 3rd place in January’s “Glass” competiton. See more competition winners on pages 4 - 8.

THE VIEWFINDER Hearts and Flowers Everywhere President’s Comments

by Roz Kleffman, President February brings us enough hearts and flowers to February of 1987, B-CCC established the Ernie Nagy last the whole month. Sorry we did not have the LOVE Travel Trophy. Ann Rohlfing was the first winner of theme for February but many of us love to travel that trophy with an Advanced Color Print titled, “Just so it is appropriate to have travel as a theme in the Passing Through”. I can not wait to see who will win it love month. I always look forward to the February this year. competition for a few reasons. It is great to see all The year 2018 will mark B-CCC’s fiftieth anniversary. the wonderful places that the B-CCC members go. Although the club was initially formed in 1962-63, the It is fun for me to look over some of my own travel official paperwork did not formally get completed photos as I remember all the places I have traveled. until 1968. Lots of things have changed over these The travel theme brings out the best of travelers and 49 years of Bowie-Crofton Camera Club. Only one a lot of creativity too. Another reason I love the travel original member is still with us, Bob McMillin. Bob is theme is that it reminds me of an old friend, Ernie an emeritus member living in Arizona. We meet every Nagy. Ernie was a club member from the 1970’s until Monday night now instead of three Mondays per his death in 1986. Ernie and his wife, Julia were avid month. We have one location instead of the Bowie travelers. Julia donated all of Ernie’s many cameras Library, Crofton Library and Bowie Community Center. and truck load of equipment to the club upon his Our monthly Viewfinder is no longer one or two death. Many club members benefited from the sale of pages typed on a manual typewriter. that equipment at club meetings and swap meets. In Continued on page 3. FEBRUARY

Program 6 13 16 Workshop 20 25 27 How-To Competition Photo Talk Field Trip Noel St. John - For Multimedia Theme: Travel Photojournalism Genres Slideshow Tom Wachs National Judge: Stephen page 11 page 12 Arboretum page 3 Cherry - page 10 page 10 page 11 INSIDE How-To, p. 3; Competition, p. 4-8; Upcoming/Out & About, p. 9; Judges, p. 10; Photo Talk, p. 11; Field Trips, p. 11/12; Program, p. 12 The Viewfinder • Bowie-Crofton Camera Club Volume 36, Number 6 • February, 2017

Articles for The Viewfinder EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THE VIEWFINDER is distributed via Articles should be sent via e-mail to President Roz Kleffman ...... 301-464-1867 e-mail early in the month and at [email protected]. Attachments ...... [email protected] the first meeting of each month as MS Word, .txt, or .rtf files are VP Programs during the club year. Contributions of acceptable. Photos and illustrations Catherine Sheppard . . . . . 301-262-2819 ...... [email protected] articles of interest to photographers should be separate attachments. are welcomed. VP Membership Photographs should be submitted Bill Collins ...... 410-827-3369 ...... [email protected] The deadline for submitting articles electronically as JPEGs with a “high” is the second Monday of the month quality compression setting. The VP Competition Richard Chomitz ...... prior to publication (ie, articles optimal photograph will be no ...... [email protected] submitted in early October will more than 800 pixels in its greatest VP How-to be published in the November dimension. Jeanine Cummins ...... 301-490-0079 ...... [email protected] newsletter). VP Photo Talk Membership Rates Photographic Society Bob Matthews ...... 301-341-3270 of America (PSA) ...... [email protected] Junior (ages 12-17) .$5.00 Treasurer Individual . . . . $25.00 The Bowie-Crofton Camera Club has Warren Wilson ...... 301-552-4129 been a member of the Photographic ...... [email protected] Family ...... $35.00 Society of America (PSA) since 1977. Secretary Meeting Nights Danni Downing ...... 301-452-5932 Denise Hill is B-CCC’s representative ...... [email protected] The Bowie-Crofton Camera Club to PSA. PSA Representative meets the first through fourth Denise Hill ...... (301) 809-1399 For information regarding the Monday nights of each month ...... [email protected] benefits of a PSA individual September through May in the Newsletter Editor membership and Vincent Ferrari ...... 301-249-2210 Fellowship Hall of the All Saints for PSA-sponsored events contact ...... [email protected] Lutheran Church at US 301 and Mt. Denise Hill (301) 809-1399 or Oak Road in Bowie. Meetings begin e-mail [email protected]. STAFF at 7:30. Visitors are always welcome. Competition Assistant JoAnn Mikellian ...... 410-216-9460 ...... [email protected] Database Manager Dick Russell ...... 410-923-2022 ...... [email protected] Field Trip Committee Leaders Vincent and Leslie Ferrari...... 301-249-2210 ...... [email protected] Webmaster George L. Smyth . [email protected] Web Editor Vincent Ferrari . . [email protected] Exhibit Coordinator Bob Matthews . [email protected] Bowie-Crofton Camera Club P.O. Box 515 Bowie, Maryland 20718-0515

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President’s Comments Continued from page 1 by Roz Kleffman, President February is a good time to remember all those club and Jim Walker, Lois and Rudy Schuetzler, Jay Lamb, members who came before us to make this club great. Jeannette Duffy, Richard Rohlfing, Dick Whitley, Pat Thanks and kudos to our three Emeritus members: Bob French, Mel Brown, Quint Lundberg, Fran and Charlie and Sandy McMillin and Gene Duffy; to our continuing Leinkram, Bob and Marion Warfel, Janet Russo, Walt members: Bill and Alice Collins and Ann Rohlfing- Weyers, Ron Leonard, Sven Esborg, Carl Balcerak and thanks for your continued support. I remember fondly all those that I have missed), who worked so very hard all those club members that went before us (Jeanne to build this club in to what it is today.. February How-To Meeting - Feb. 27 Photojournalism and Photographing Events by Jeanine Cummins, VP How-To “Photography helps people to see.” –Berenice Abbott began much earlier, before college. His father and his (1898 -1991). stepfather were both accomplished photographers, With the ongoing changes and growth of the who instructed him on the intricacies of photography country and world, photography will always have a and provided him with a strong foundation. place in its documentation. Noel St. John specializes Photography is in his blood. Some of his clients include in comprehensive documentation of events from the George Washington University Global Gender Program, beginning to end and all points in between using JHU School of Advanced International Studies, Hager a variety of techniques. Noel has been working as Sharp, Underground Atlanta, March of Dimes Atlanta the Photography Coordinator for the National Press and many others. Club since 2011. He organizes fellow members who “That lifelong love for the art shows through each and volunteer their time and expertise to cover high profile every photography I take…I capture images that would events such as the Signature Luncheon series and otherwise remain unseen.”- Noel St. John the Newsmakers news conferences. Noel’s talent also If you enjoy photojournalism and want to learn includes graphic design incorporating his images with techniques that will make your photography seen, then graphic services. this “how-to” session will be for you. Noel attended Georgia State University where he Noel St. John Website: studied philosophy, but his love of photography www.noelstjohn.smugmug.com Dues Are on the Rise A modest increase in the cost of membership is on the horizon by Roz Kleffman, President 2016-2017 marked a new era for B-CCC. This was the I sincerely believe it will be impossible to stop the first year that the executive board voted to pay our practice now. judges. The board held out as long as possible before Please be informed that rising club costs for meeting making this decision. Most area clubs have been paying space, competition cost (ribbons and awards), judges judges for about 6 years. It became almost impossible fees and equipment needs will require an increase in for the competition assistant to find judges without club revenue. Most of our money comes from club offering some money. dues. Some money comes to the club from the sale Although the club has been giving token gifts to of donated equipment. Please note that there has not judges for 35 years, few people would agree to judge been any increase in club dues for 10 years. Dues at today without payment. The executive board agreed to most area clubs are much more than ours. The time pay judges a $50.00 honorarium for this club year. This has come to raise the dues to meet the new financial topic will be presented again in June. demands. No change in dues will occur until next club year.

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Competition Corner January Competition Results by Dick Chomitz, VP Competition

The competition for January 2, 2017 had only 123 to help ensure that prints are handled smoothly and total entries submitted by 67 competitors. We need efficiently: more entries in Novice. The themes are not that hard. • Have your entry slip filled out completely before If you are in doubt about the theme submit it anyway. stepping up to the table to submit your prints. We We need more Novice entries. Competition is a great recommend printing the entry form from the B-CCC learning tool for all to share in. website. It is found under the competition tab. Date Terry Popkin did a great job as judge with insightful window have been updated for 2016-17. and instructive comments on all entries and he stayed • Make sure to include an UP arrow and the submission in the theme of glass. I know I harp on people (novices) class (Novice or Advanced) on the back of each print. to compete but we as humans only seem to learn that way, by corrective criticism through completion. This • Make sure the information on the back of your prints is the time to learn and get better at our craft/hobby. is legible and dark enough to be read in dim light. Please come out and compete. • Don’t submit double-matted prints. Also, thanks to the many club members who helped The next competition is on February 6, and the theme the evening go smoothly – those who set up and is “Travel”. The theme stipulations are as follows; any cleaned up the meeting hall; those who accepted and object, anytime, anywhere, as long as it is obvious to handled the prints, and our projectionist who ran the the judge that the subject matter was photographed digital competition. Without these people there would while traveling more than 50 miles from Bowie. The be no competition. Congratulations to the winners of judge will award the Ernie Nagy Travel Trophy to his Glass Competition. favorite first place image. Stephen Cherry will be the We ask that competitors follow these few procedures judge.

Pittsburgh Reflections, HM Advanced Color Prints, Spiral in Glass, HM Advanced Digital, Al Alexander Bill Collins

More Competition Results on page 5.

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Competition Corner January Competition Results, continued

Competition Novice Digital (24 Entries) Advanced Digital (43 Entries) Standings Following 1st Glass Reflection. . . . Lori Rogers 1st On A Clear Knight. . . Stephen Bruza the January 2nd Dragon Fire...... JoAnn Mikellian 2nd Glass Grinder Waterford Crystal Ireland 3 3rd Pyramid of Lights. . . .John Allender ...... Bill Conway Competition HM Glass Christmas Trees and Reflections . . . 3rd Colorful Glassware. . . Jim Rogers Advanced Color Prints ...... John Allender HM Urban Lights...... Mike Thomas HM Light over Glass. . . . Mark Laster HM bccc Glen Rock Mill Antique Bottles . . . . Jennifer Heinz...... 25 HM Stained Glass Eagle. . .Petrice Henley ...... Beth Fabey Mike Thomas...... 23 HM Crystals in Glass. . . . Bill Conway Warren E. Wilson . . . .21 HM Dreamy Glass. . . . . Stephen Bruza Novice Monochrome Prints (0 Entries) Richard Chomitz. . . . .16 HM Fire Orange Baskets . . .Stefan Kaben Novice Color Prints HM Glass Maker...... Clarence Carvell Dena Selby...... 12 Novice Color Prints (4 Entries) HM Warsaw Shopping Center @ Dusk...... Jim Rogers R. Patricia Abrams. . . . 8 2nd Rear window...... Dena Selby William E. Gibson. . . . . 4 HM Spiral in Glass. . . . . Bill Collins Leigh Penfield ...... 2 Advanced Digital Advanced Monochrome Prints (21 Entries) Bill Conway...... 40 1st Capitol Image. . . . . Albert Alexander Bill Whitcher...... 27 2nd Cake Stands ...... Mike Thomas Glenn E. Thompson. . 25 3rd MGM Atrium...... Stanley Turk Mike Thomas ...... 20 HM Taiwan Glass...... Zolt Levay Novice Digital HM Up on the Roof. . . . .Vincent Ferrari Patti Becker ...... 28 HM Sand Crystal...... Clarence Carvell Petrice Henley...... 27

Stanley Turk...... 27 JoAnn Mikellian . . . . . 17 Advanced Color Prints (29 Entries) Advanced Monochrome 1st St. Elmo Glass. . . . . Zolt Levay Mike Thomas ...... 26 2nd See Novice entry which won here. Bill Whitcher ...... 22 3rd Born of Fire...... Zolt Levay Warren E. Wilson . . . . .16 HM Waves in Glass. . . . .Bill Collins Stanley Turk...... 16 HM Bohemian Crystal 4791. Stefan Kaben Novice Monochrome HM Nevesink Fresnal Lens. . Vincent Ferrari Lisa Ward ...... 2 HM Pittsburgh Reflections.. Albert Alexander Patti Becker...... 1 HM Pouring pearls . . . . .Stefan Kaben Michele Danoff ...... 1 Capitol Image, 1st Advanced Monochrome, Al Alexander

More Competition Photos on page 6.

Crystals in Glass, HM Advanced Digital, Bill Conway

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Competition Corner January Competition Results, continued

Rear Window, 2nd Novice Color Prints, Dena Selby

Glass Grinder Waterford Crystal Ireland 3, 2nd Advanced Digital, Bill Conway

Warsaw Shopping Center at Dusk, HM Advanced Digital, JimRogers

Colorful Glassware, 3rd Advanced Digital, JimRogers

Pyriamid of Lights, 3rd Novice Digital, John Allender More Competition Photos Glass Christmas Trees and Reflections, HM Novice Digital, John Allender on page 7.

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Competition Corner January Competition Results, continued

Urban Lights, HM Advanced Digital, Mike Thomas Cake Stands, 2nd Advanced Monochrome Prints, Mike Thomas

MGM Atrium, 3rdAdvanced Monochrome Prints, Bohemian Crystal, HM Advanced Color Prints, Stanley Turk Nevesink Fresnel Lens, HM Advanced Color Prints, Stefan Kaben Vincent Ferrari

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on page 8.

Fire Orange Baskets, HM Advanced Digital, Pouring Pearls, HM Advanced Color Prints, Stefan Kaben Stefan Kaben

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Competition Corner January Competition Results, continued

Dreamy Glass, HM Advanced Digital, On a Clear Knight, 1st Advanced Digital, Stephen Bruza Stephen Bruza

Up on the Roof, HM Advanced Monochrome Prints, Born of Fire, 3rd Advanced Color Prints, Vincent Ferrari Zolt Levay

St. Elmo Glass, 1st Advanced Color Prints, Taiwan Glass, HM Advanced Monochrome Prints, Zolt Levay Zolt Levay

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Upcoming Events News about non-club related photographic events by Vincent Ferrari, Editor

Applications for War Correspondents/photographers Several outstanding photographic exhibits are for the WWII Weekend (June 2,3, and 4) are being running simultaneously at the Smithsonian’s National accepted. This year there will be an aerobatic team Museum of Natural History. “Primoridal Landscapes: doing three shows, three parachute drops from a low Iceland Revealed” continues until April. See: altitude C-46 and escorted access to the flight line www.naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/iceland-revealed/ and up close to all the aircraft from 6:00 - 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Depending on weather, Running until September is the twenty-first annual attendance is expected to be in excess of 32,000 “Nature’s Best Photography - Windland Smith Rice spectators. Last year there were 27 photographers, all Awards”. See: three days. New applicants have to submit 10 sample www.naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/natures-best-2016/ images with their application. Send applications to: And as if all that weren’t enough, there is also an [email protected] . exhibit of the first 100 years of the Natioanl Park Light City Baltimore is a festival of light, music Service. and innovation which features light art installations, www.naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/national-parks/ performances and concerts along the BGE Light Art Walk at the Inner Harbor as well as the daytime Another Artomatic is coming to the area. This one innovation conferences. Light City, attracting more than will be in Arlington, Virginia, in a 100,000 square foot 400,000 to Baltimore during its inaugural year, returns space, located at 1800 S. Bell Street. The event will even bigger and bolder in 2017 and takes place Friday, open on Friday March 24, and will continue through March 31 through Saturday, April 8, 2017. The festival May 6. Registration will begin in mid-February, for is open from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on weeknights and those who are interested in participating. Visit: until midnight on the weekends. For more information, www.artomatic.org/ visit www.lightcity.org.

Out and About What B-CCC members are up to this month by Vincent Ferrari, Editor

Stefan Kaben has been granted an Artist-in- 5 and running until May 21, for a total of six weeks. Residency at Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. Their artist’s reception will be on Apr 9. The exhibit This residency will have Stefan spending the entire will include some 60 - 70 images, all Cuba, mostly month of May in that park. We congratulate Stefan on Havana, some large and some small. Bill and Clarence his achievement, and look forward to seeing the work are planning to have primarily Cuban cuisine for he brings back home. refreshments and hoping to have one or two Cuban emissaries from the embassy. Zolt Levay and Steve Bruza, continue to have success in The Baltimore Sun, in that publication’s “Sun Shots” Vincent Ferrari had an image selected to be in an running photo contest. Zolt’s “Riding the Rails” was a upcoming national juried exhibit at the Circle Gallery of second place winner. It is an image photo of people the Maryland Federation of Art in Annapolis. His image, waiting for a train at the Paris Metro. “Rock and Roll”, will be part of the show which runs from January 26 to February 25. An artist’s reception Bill Collins and Clarence Carvell will have a show at will be held on February 12, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Quiet Waters Park’s Willow Gallery opening on April

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February Competition Judge Stephen Cherry will judge the “Travel” competition on Feb. 6

Text by Stephen Cherry, Competition Judge

I am a freelance photographer living with my needed. My clients include magazines, newspapers and wonderful family in Ellicott City, Maryland. Based in the advertisers. My services include food photography for Mid-Atlantic region, I regularly travel on assignment restaurants; architectural photography for architects, anywhere from the Carolinas through the Northeast builders, and interior designers; editorial photography including New York and Boston and, sometimes, into and photojournalism for magazines and newspapers; Maine. When the assignment calls, I am available for and corporate photography including portraits. You travel anywhere in the United States, or outside if may view my images at www.stephencherry.com. March Competition Judge Corey Hilz will judge the “Time” competition on March 6

Text by Corey Hilz, Competition Judge

Corey Hilz is a professional photographer specializing in nature and travel photography. He is a published author and his work is seen in magazines, books and calendars, as well as in art galleries. Corey finds the diversity in nature and cultures around the world offer boundless opportunities for new images. He approaches his subjects with an artistic eye, looking for a fresh perspective. Corey has a passion for helping others improve their photography by sharing his knowledge through group and private instruction. He leads workshops to locations in the United States and abroad, plus offers photo classes and software training in the Washington DC area. Find out more on Corey’s website: www.coreyhilz.com

Slideshow Workshop Continues in February Join us on Thursday, Feb. 16 by Vincent Ferrari

The slideshow multi-media workshop will continue me know. You can either submit a show on your own, on Thursday, February 16, if we have enough people or you can come to the meetings if we continue to have interested in attending. The past couple of meetings them. I am also available for one-on-one mentoring in have been very poorly attended. If you want to be a this endeavor. My contact e-mail is: part of our annual slideshow presentation in April, let [email protected]

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February Photo Talk Meeting - Feb. 13 Genres by Bob Matthews, VP Photo Talk

A couple of years ago, Janet and I took a trip with a same subject or genre. Which brings me to our bunch of photographer friends to Ireland. We stayed Photo Talk topic for February, 2017, “Genres”. We in the Connemara region of western Ireland, which are continuing our discussions of how to appreciate is known for it’s stunning scenery - a combination of and critique photos (and hopefully how to make our mountains, lakes and bogs, and wild seasides. One of own images better) following Douglas Beasley’s web our first days in Connemara, we “found” a small island article “Critiquing Photographs, A Guide to Critiquing in the middle of a small lake, backed by two mountains. the Photographs of Others” (available on the web Of course we all hopped out of the car to capture this at www.douglasbeasley.com/2013/06/04/critiquing- scene. At the end of the day, we were sitting around photographs/). This month, we will be discussing the house we had rented when someone found a Beasley’s questions related to images that look similar travel photo book of Connemara. There on the cover to many other images, or even other images in the of the book was “our” island. Then someone else in our same monthly competition. We’ll talk about looking group noticed a wall calendar sitting on a counter. The at images in relation to similar images and if there is picture for April was also “our” island, which we found something that makes the image stand out, or is it just out is known as “Pine Island” and is one of the 10 most a cliche, or maybe a keepsake. photographed scenes in all of Ireland. As usual, following these discussions, we will be All photographers, even the great ones, take pictures reviewing the digital images from the February club of the same subjects as many other photographers. competition with the theme of “Glass”. We should try Just do a Google image search on “Rancho de Taos” to remember the questions that we discussed in the and see how many famous images you get. How many February Photo Talk meeting, as well as the previous pictures of a single flower, or close-up of one flower in months’ discussions when reviewing this month’s a bunch, have you seen. And who hasn’t heard a judge Competition images. at a B-CCC monthly competition say “I’ve seen lots of Also, if anyone has prints that they would like for the this type of image, and they were better. Out!”. group to look at, please bring them along. Looking at But some pictures stand out from others of the prints can be a nice break from the digital world. February Field Trip - National Arboretum, Washington, DC There will be plenty of photographic opportunities for us on Feb. 25 by Karen Ackermann and Stefan Kaben, Field Trip Leaders

Join us for a trip through selected spots at the and each has a nearby parking area. Consider these in National Arboretum, located in particular for the winter landscape: Fern Washington, D.C. We’ll meet Valley; the holly collection; the dwarf inside the Visitors Center, near the conifers; and the Asian collections. R Street entrance where there is Photo opps will abound! Hope for parking, at 9:45 a.m. From there, some fresh snow to make it even better. we’ll walk to the National Bonsai Remember to dress appropriately for and Penjing Museum, which opens the cold and bring extra batteries for at 10:00 a.m. After that, we have your camera. 446 acres of interesting places to Admission and parking is free. Check roam and things to see! out the arboretum’s website at: An arboretum is a living museum www.usna.usda.gov/index.html where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. The Interested in joining us? Contact Karen at National Arboretum is divided into various sections [email protected]

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February Program Meeting - Feb. 20 Tom Wachs, Professional Photographer and Instructor by Catherine Sheppard, VP Programs Like many in the photography business, Tom Wachs to Wachs, the challenge of capturing great light is an started his photography career years ago using the exciting element of the overall photographic adventure. available 35 mm technology. During the years as a Wachs’ work is sold primarily at juried art shows in flight instructor and government geologist, Wachs the East, at local galleries, and through his website recorded his travels and adventures in the form of (www.tomwachs.com). He has been the principal Kodachrome II slides. After leaving government photographer for published work and for contributions employment in the mid 1980’s, he has devoted himself to organizations such as the Folger Shakespeare full-time to photography. Wachs’ travels in search of Library, Autumn Publishing, the U.S. Capitol Historical great images have taken him around the world and to Society, the National Park Service and more. His work much of the United States. However, he still is inspired also is represented by iStock, an international stock by photographing the Washington, DC area. photography company. Wachs likes to keep his equipment selection simple In this Program meeting, Wachs will present his and portable. However, the investment in time, in his work and discuss with the audience his artistic and view, cannot be scaled down. He believes that light is professional approach to photography. everything in photography and therefore the larger the investment in time the higher the creative return. And March Field Trip - March 25 Historic Annapolis and London Town by Jeanine Cummins, Field Trip Leader Our March field trip will take us to historic Annapolis People of London Town: and London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, www.historiclondontown.org/people-of-london-town Maryland. Logistics for this fieldtrip are still being finalized. We will start in historic Annapolis around 9:00 a.m. A trip to the Naval Academy might be added to our at the Visitor’s Center on 26 West Street, which is itinerary. handicapped-accessible and adjacent to Gott’s Court parking garage in the city’s Historic District. The center If you are interested, I may be contacted at is within easy walking distance from every point of [email protected]. In the subject line write interest in downtown Annapolis. “Annapolis Field Trip”. A sign-up sheet will be available at camera club meetings. Historic London Town and Gardens is a twenty- three acre park featuring history, archaeology, and horticulture on the South River in Edgewater, Maryland. The park is owned by Anne Arundel County. London Town was founded in 1683 as Anne Arundel County’s seat. Its heyday lasted approximately 100 years, but the town soon dissipated thanks to change in trade routes. The only remaining historic structure on site is the William Brown House. Built circa 1760 as an upscale tavern, the William Brown House became the county’s almshouse from 1828 - 1965. Visiting London Town: www.historiclondontown.org/visit

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Glen Echo Park Photographs from the January field trip to Glen Echo

All photographs on this page by Stanley Turk.

Continued on page 14.

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Glen Echo Park, continued Photographs from the January field trip to Glen Echo

All photographs on this page by Albert Alexander.

Continued on page 15.

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Glen Echo Park, continued Photographs from the January field trip to Glen Echo

All photographs on this page by Vincent Ferrari.

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Parting Shot

This month’s Parting Shot is from Don Andberg. If you would like your image and story presented here, send it to: [email protected]. This spiral staircase, dating back to the mid-19th century, I found on the 2016 Union Square Cookie Tour (holiday house tour) in downtown historic Baltimore. This one, along with those in 2 adjacent town houses, was manufactured in France and imported to America. After 150 years, it’s still structurally sound (according to the resident/owner). The Union Square neighborhood was an upper middle-class community where H.L. Mencken resided a century and more ago. -- Don Andberg

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