Retzer Nature Center
Camera Club
August 2013 Newsletter
August
Meeting – August 7, 2013, 7:00 PM
Program: PSA
Wisconsin State Showcase Image Selection and Member Image Critiques
It is time to select our images for the 2013 PSA
Wisconsin Chapter Club Showcase. This is
the annual competition between Wisconsin Camera Clubs that are members of
PSA. Our club has an outstanding record
in past Showcases. (See information on
the 2012 Showcase results below). Each
club is allowed to submit seven images – each image must be from a different
maker. Images can be of any subject and
digital manipulation is allowed. So…find
your best image and submit it for consideration. We will use the first part of
our meeting to select the seven images to submit for the competition.
Please email your image to Rick Vollbrecht
(Rvollb@wi.rr.com) by Tuesday, August 6th. Images must be in JPEG format. Please provide a title for your image. If possible, size your image to no larger
than 1024 W x 768 H, 100 Res. File size
should not exceed 800KB. If you do not
know how to size your image, please do not let that stop you from submitting an
image. The important thing is that
everyone submits an image so we have a lot of images from which to select our
seven entries and that everyone is able to compete. We can always size your image later if it is
select. We are looking forward to seeing
some wonderful images!
We will then spend the remainder of the evening viewing
member images. In addition to the
members listed below, all members are invited to submit images they would like
to have critiqued by fellow club members.
This is a great way to learn how to improve your images. Submit images that you think are pretty good
and see if there are suggestions on how they could be improved, or perhaps you
have an image that you know you has a problem and you are looking for
suggestions on what you could have been done to make it better. Since our last
meeting we have had three field trips – Milwaukee County Zoo, West of the Lake
Gardens, and Retzer Wildflowers. Please
bring images from these event to share with the club. Please limit yourself to five images so we
have time to look at all the images. Images should be emailed to Rick
Vollbrecht prior to the meeting.
As
part of our regular monthly member image sharing, the following members should
provide images to share at the August 7th meeting:
Shirley Putschoegl, Barb Rasmussen,
Joe Recer, Frank Remfrey
2013
Club Programs:
The following is a list of programs that are planned for
2013.
September 4, 2013 -
Landscape Photography Terry Molter will
present landscape photography with an emphasis on Fall colors.
October 2, 2013 -
Miscellaneous Topics This will be a
meeting dedicated to a number of smaller topics:
Rick Vollbrecht
will talk about packing your photo gear for travel.
Jim Edlhuber will
tell us how to keep our lens clean.
Rick Vollbrecht will cover resizing images for digital projection
and competitions and how to transfer
images to a thumb drive.
Tom Wright will
discuss offsite image backup and cloud storage.
Terry Molter will
discuss procedures for photographing the moon.
November 6, 2013 -
Simple Steps to Improve Images Roy Schneider will
discuss simple steps to improve your images in image editing software.
December 4, 2013 - Scavenger
Hunt Images We will view member images
PSA
Wisconsin Chapter Club Showcase Results:
The results are in for the 2012 PSA Wisconsin Chapter Club
Showcase, and Retzer Nature Center Camera Club has done well again! We placed 3rd out of twelve
clubs! Well done! Four of our members placed in the top 25
images:
#12 – Nadya
Romanova Still Life with June
Flowers
#13 – Jim Edlhuber Free Ride
#17 – Jim Donner Mother’s Load
#22 – Rudy Willis Here’s Looking at You
Congratulations!
Photo
Scavenger Hunt: Photo scavenger hunts are a fun and challenging way to get your
imagination and creative juices flowing! The rules are simple:
1. Submit one image of each topic.
2. Be creative -
think of a unique way to express the topic.
3. Images should be
taken between now and December 1st.
4. Have fun.
Tom Wright has developed the list for this scavenger hunt. Thanks Tom!
Images will be viewed at the December meeting. So start shooting! Here is your list:
Scavenger
Hunt Topics
1. Car(s)
2. Fence
3. Funny
4. Hands
5. Kitchen item
6. Old
7. Self-portrait
8. Smooth
9. Storefront
10. Tall
11. Texture
12. Wildcard - what is it
Field
Trips:
Photo field trips are a great way for us to share our common
enjoyment of photography, learn some new techniques and share in camaraderie
while getting to know our fellow club members.
Frank Remfrey has agreed to again coordinate some field trips for the
club. Frank has scheduled the following
tentative field trips:
Milwaukee River Walk: Tuesday, August 6th. Join us for our annual outing to capture some
great pictures of downtown Milwaukee at night!
Meet near the Vogel Hall entrance of Marcus Center for the Performing
Arts at 7:00 PM. Or if you are
interested in car pooling, gather at the Hwy G Park & Ride lot (exit 291)
at 6:30PM. We will leave promptly!
.
Wings Over Waukesha: Saturday, August
24th. Air Show begins at 1:00
PM. We will meet at the east end of
Lancaster Drive, City of Waukesha. We
will be able to view the show from the park located in the subdivision. There is a small playground nearby. Frank Remfrey and Rudy Willis will be
co-hosts.
We could use some volunteers to coordinate some of these
trips. If you are interested please let
Frank know. If you have some additional ideas
of where you would like to see us go, please let Frank know (FRemfrey@wi.rr.com). Better yet, why not offer to coordinate a
field trip. It's not hard - find a place
you would like to go, pick a date and we can announce it to the club.
Future
Events of Interest:
None to
reports at this time.
Photo
Ops:
As a club, our members have a wide variety of subjects that we
enjoy photographing. This newsletter can
serve as an excellent way to share various photo opportunities with club members. If you know of interesting subjects or events
that may interest other club members, please forward them to Rick Vollbrecht so
they can be included in future newsletters.
If you are interested in having others join you, that information can
also be included. It is fun to shoot
with a group!
Photography
Classes:
A variety of non-credit, reasonably priced classes on photography
and Photoshop are available at Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) and UW
Waukesha. Check their web sites for more
information.
WCTC: www.wctc.edu
UW Waukesha: www.waukesha.uwc.edu
If you are aware of other photography classes or seminars, please
forward the information to Rick Vollbrecht
Photo Contests and Exhibits:
Old
World Wisconsin Foundation 2013 Photo Contest - Deadline August 30, 2013
For more information go to the Foundation web
site: www.friendsofoww.org
Capture
Wisconsin - Capture Wisconsin is looking for images of Door
County and additional images for a 2014 wall calendar. This may be an opportunity for you to get
some of your Wisconsin images publised.
Check out these links for more information:
If you are aware of other photo contests, please
forward the information to Rick Vollbrecht at Rvollb@wi.rr.com
Websites
of Interest:
Retzer Camera Club blog: www.RetzerCameraClub.blogspot.com
WACCO (Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs Organization):
www.wicameraclubs.org
PSA (Photographic Association of America): www.PSA-photo.org
PSA Wisconsin: www.PSA.wisconsin.org
Friends of Retzer Nature Center: www.FriendsofRetzer.org
Jim Edlhuber’s blog: http://www.windowtowildlife.com/
