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Shutterbug Times THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF
THE
OLYMPIA CAMERA CLUB September 2014
President’s Corner by Colleen Easley
Where did August go? I’ve been busy spending time with
my family after the death of my father on July 30, so I feel
like I pretty much missed most of August! It’s sad to think
summer is over and that we’ll soon be into the dreary rainy
season. But I’m hoping for some Indian Summer and that
we’ll still see some beautiful weather to get outside and
photograph. We have a fun photography hike planned
for September 20th to the Staircase area in the Olympic National Park near
Hoodsport. We’re hoping for some nice fall color. See Rosalind’s article later in the
newsletter for details.
Last month group had a great field trip to Mt Rainier and although I didn’t make it on
the field trip, I did take a couple days on the following Monday and Tuesday to get up to
Paradise to photograph the beautiful wildflowers. Thanks to Jay and Judy Mason for
giving us all a good trip report so we knew where to find the best wildflowers.
The other big events for August included the Love Our Local Festival and our Planning
Picnic. Both went extremely well. I think it is safe to say that everyone who
participated in the Festival had an enjoyable time and we were able to give the festival
coordinators some great photos of their event. I hope we get to do it again next year!
The Planning picnic had a great turn out of about 34 people. I saw many members there
that I haven’t seen at meetings for months or in some cases, I’ve never seen them at
meetings. I’m hoping this means they maybe have plans to become more active. There
was tons of food and I felt the online VolunteerSpot software worked very well to
encourage people to bring a good variety of goodies. I’m pretty sure we will use
VolunteerSpot again for the holiday party in December.
The summer gave us a nice break from some of our club duties, but we certainly still
kept busy! Now it’s time to settle back into the regular routine of 3 meetings per
month. We will start meeting at Capital High School again for the Fundamentals and
General meetings and continue at Edge Lake Mobile Park for the Advanced
Photography Group. Find details of each of these meetings further on in the newsletter
or on the calendar page of the club’s website, www.olympiacameraclub.org
Hope to see you at a meeting soon!
Happy Trails,
Colleen Easley
Executive Committee
President
Colleen Easley
Vice President
Currently Vacant
Secretary
Judy Mason
Treasurer
John Damitio
Immediate
Past President
Rosalind Philips
Newsletter Editor
Teri Dean
In this issue:
Board Minutes p. 2-3
Upcoming Events p 3-6
Proposed By-Law
Changes p 7
October Field Trip p 8
LOLF Review p 9-10
Traveling Prints p 11
Scavenger Hunt p 12-13
Tim Grey Article p. 14
Phototunities pp 15-16
Upcoming mtgs p 17
Committee Contacts p 18
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Olympia Camera Club Board Minutes September 2, 2014 @ 6:30 p.m.
Mekong Restaurant, Olympia
Persons Present: President Colleen Easley, Secretary
Judy Mason, Treasurer John Damito, Rosalind Phillips,
Jodi Cox, Wes Kirkpatrick, Terri and Frank Townsend,
Dale Easley, and Gary Wells
August Minutes: The minutes were accepted as they
appeared in the August OCC Newsletter.
President's Report: Colleen reported that last month the
Club had a great field trip to Paradise at Mt. Rainier.
Participating in the Love Our Local Fest event in the San
Francisco Bakery neighborhood on Aug. 24th proved to be
a good learning experience and fun. 34 people attended
the August Planning Picnic. Because the results of our
recent survey were available for review at the picnic, less
planning and more socializing occurred.
September marks the resumption of the Club's regular
routine of 3 meetings per month. Ideally these meetings
will be planned at least 3 months in advance.
Colleen has ordered inexpensive business cards with
OCC basic information on the face for members to
distribute at community events. These cost less than our
brochures.
Community Liaison: 8 members turned in photos taken
at Love Our Local Fest. Last month Cindy Chalmers and
Wes Kirkpatrick photographed at a Friend raiser for the
Capital Land Trust. This organization already has enough
photographers lined up for their Sept. Gala event. We
won't be needed.
General Mtg: The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on
Sept. 25th at Capital High School.
Keith Anderson, an OCC member, will speak about aerial
photography and other photographic work he does for the
Department of Transportation.
Advanced Group: A planning meeting for the advanced
group committee is scheduled for Sept 3rd. At 6:30 p.m. on
the 3rd Tuesday of Sept. at the Lake Edge Community
Center in Lacey. Tom Blankenship will present about
photographing panoramas.
Fundamentals Group: Unless we are notified otherwise
the Fundamentals Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 9th
at Capital High School. The topic is Composition.
Members are asked to bring photos to share for a
discussion about composition.
Equipment: Frank Townsend will store our projector,
screen and computer. Frank will update the computer as
needed. Members leading a meeting will be responsible for
getting the equipment from Frank and for setting it up
ahead so it is operational by 6:30. Gene Partee will prepare
written directions on how to set up the computer and
projector.
Newsletter: Rosalind Phillips will investigate the
availability of both open source publishing and Publisher
for the person who does the OCC Newsletter.
Social Programs/Field Trips: On Sat., Sept. 20th
Rosalind will lead a field trip to the Staircase Rapids at the
end of Lake Cushman. An overnight trip to the Mt. Baker
area is in the works for the first weekend in October. This
will include photographing kayakers on the Nooksak River
on Sat.. Gary Wells is leading a Meet-Up Photographer's
Group field trip to photograph Seattle at night on Sat.,
October 18th. He has invited interested OCC members to
come along. Further details for all these trips will be
provided by e-mail.
Scavenger Hunt/Dinner: The October 28th “order off the
menu” dinner will be held at the Restaurant at the
Tumwater Valley Golf Course. Members need to give
Rosalind Phillips CDs or flash drives with copies of either
their last year's favorite images or images that meet the
Scavenger Hunt list criterion by October 14th so she has
time to assemble them into a slide show.
A discussion occurred about moving the Scavenger Hunt
for next year to May (with the list distributed by January)
in order to more evenly distribute our social events over
the course of the year. No decision was made.
Treasurer's report for August: Beginning Balance: $ 1,606.75
Deposits: (Dues) $ 17.60
Expenses: $ 225.22
Adobe Systems (PS rental)-$10.87
Colleen Easley (Brochures)-$61.33
Frank Townsend (Th Co Fair)-$153.02
End Balance $ 1.399.13
Savings $ 1.380.20
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NWCCC Traveling Prints: Members are reminded to
review the traveling print information provided in the
August Newsletter. September 25th is the last day prints
can be submitted to Jodi Cox. Bring prints to any meeting
during the month.
Old Business: Frank Townsend moved and Wes
Kirkpatrick seconded a motion to submit an OCC bi-law
revision to the membership at the September business
meeting. A majority voted to approve the motion. The
present bi-laws require that the VP automatically become
president and commit to a 3 year term on the board. As a
result of this policy, no one has been willing to run for
VP, which is the position responsible for planning the
general meeting programs. Members will have an oppor-
tunity to vote on the revision at the Scavenger Hunt
dinner in October. Members might consider whether they
would be willing to serve as VP if this revision passes.
New Business: Colleen suggested having members
donate photographic related door prizes to be distributed
at club meetings as a fun way pass on some still good
little things currently not being used.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:31 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Mason, Secretary
Invitation from
Olympia Photographers
Night Shoot Trip
October 18, 2014 at 4:00pm
Have you or have you not shot in the dark? Would
you or would not like to shoot in the dark?. Join the
group for a night shoot in Seattle. I will offer as
much help as I can or know about this. I personally
enjoy night shooting. There are some great oppor-
tunity's to catch some gorgeous photos. You don't
need a fancy lens, in fact a wide angle lens and your
set. Now you don't have to have even a wide angle,
really about any lens will put you in the game. We
will meet at the Martin Way Park and Ride lot at
4:00 pm. This will give us time to get to our
location and get set up for Golden Hour and Blue
Hour. Feel free to contact me with any questions:
Any questions just ask Gary Wells.
September Field Trip – Staircase Rapids By Rosalind Philips
Our next field trip is on September 20, 2014 to
Staircase Rapids in the Lake Cushman area. There are
several easy trails in the area. The Rapids loop trail is
about 2 miles with not much up and down.
Occasionally there are roots and rocks to negotiate.
Hopefully we will have a little fall color and there
will be lots of fungi to photograph. We will stop
along the way home for an early dinner at the Tides
Restaurant, just 2.8 miles north of Hoodsport. They
would like a headcount, so please let me know if you
plan to go to dinner. Email me at:
Meet at Cooper Point Plaza near the new 5 Guys
Burgers, on Cooper Point Rd just off Black Lake
Blvd, at 7:20 am so that we can leave promptly at
7:30 am. Don't block their parking; go off to the side
where the vacant Old Navy building is located. Bring
tripods, snacks/lunch, drinks and plenty of memory
cards.
The Olympia Camera Club Annual
Banquet and Scavenger Hunt By Rosalind Philips
This year the Annual Banquet and Scavenger Hunt
will be held on October 28, 2014 at River’s Edge
Restaurant in Tumwater. We used this venue for the
first time last year and everyone was much happier
ordering off the menu, so we will do the same this
year. We do have to have a head count, so please send
your reservation to Jodi Cox, our membership
coordinator at [email protected] by October 21,
2014. The details of how to participate in the
scavenger hunt are on pages 12-13 of this newsletter,
or you can get them on the website at
http://www.olympiacameraclub.org/scavenger-hunt/.
Images are due no later than Tuesday, October 14,
2014 at the Digital Meeting.
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NWCCC by Frank Townsend
The Northwest Council of Camera Clubs (NWCCC)
is a non-profit association of camera clubs in
Washington and British Columbia. At present there
are 21 member clubs from Abbotsford, BC to the
North and Olympia to the South. The idea of the
Council originated with the Olympia Camera Club in
1940 as an outgrowth of our annual regional exhibit,
The Olympia Salon of Photography. The Council
provides a network to share photographic expertise.
Promote regional competitions, and communicate
education opportunities. The Council generally
sponsors one outing a year, this year is a Mt Baker
trip, an educational day with speakers on
photographic topics and an annual conference with
speakers and workshops. The organization has 12
directors who elect the officers; President, VP,
Secretary and Treasurer, and has a delegate from
each member club. Wes Kirkpatrick is currently
serving as a Director and I am our club's delegate.
The Council sponsors several competitions through
the year, including the upcoming traveling print
competition referenced in a separate article.
Website Stats Colleen Easley—Webmaster
June
Number of Visits 220
Number of Page Views 1006
Average Page Views per Visitor 4.57
July
Number of Visits 267
Number of Page Views 1343
Average Page Views per Visitor 5.03
August
Number of Visits 227
Number of Page Views 913
Average Page Views per Visitor 4.02
Sincere sympathies to Jo Ann Busby at the loss of
her husband, Gene Busby who passed away
July 2, 2014. The Busbys were long time members
of the camera club and had been married for
59 years. RIP, Gene.
The images below are just a couple from over 800
images that were taken by OCC club members
during the Love Our Local Festival (LOLF). Please
see the full recap of LOLF and more images on
pages 9-10 of the newsletter.
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Fundamentals Meeting
September 9, 2014
Capital High School—Pod A
This month in Fundamental Group we will be looking at composition. Composition is the heart of good
photography; it really does not matter how good your equipment is if your images are not composed well.
This is a two-part discussion. The second part will be in November when we will look at the photos you took
in October and explore more about composition. For September, please bring 3 -8 jpgs or prints that you
have taken over the past year or so, that you really like your composition or that you would like some help
with
See you in September,
Rosalind
Advanced Photography Group
September 16, 2014
Edge Lake Community Center
Educational Topic: Panoramas
We will not be doing official critique at this meeting. Instead we will be treated to a presentation by Tom
Blankenship on creating panorama images in Photoshop.
You are still welcome to bring up to 3 images for member sharing. Your images for sharing can be of the
monthly challenge topic or other images of your choice. Prints 8 x 10 inches or larger are preferred, but we
will show jpegs as well. The official subject for this month’s challenge is the Olympia Capitol Campus, but
at the August potluck it was announced as Percival Landing. As a result, please feel free to bring images of
either - your choice!
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General Meeting by Colleen Easley
September 23, 2014 - Capital High School Pod A
Our speaker this month is our own member, Keith Anderson. I hope to see you all there for this fall
kick-off meeting. Here is a little background on Keith and his description of his presentation.
Photography has been my passion for nearly 40 years. I've utilized film and digital media to capture imagery
in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. My photographic experience has ranged from deep (750')
caves to mountains, from the ocean's depths with SCUBA to the skids of helicopters. With every
photographic challenge, I've always been fascinated with capturing that exact instant of wonder and
excitement I am seeking.
My father had an interest in photography, and by the time I was 15 years old, I had appropriated his Exakta
and started processing Tri-x (b&w) film in home and school darkrooms. In my early 20’s I had a pair of
Minolta cameras – an SR-T 101 and XG7 - that I was packing to the mountains. A few years later I was
shooting underwater with a Nikonos and Sea & Sea Marine camera in the PNW and tropical
locations. Underwater photography pushed me into the digital world when I bought an Ikelite marine
strobe and a waterproof housing for a pair of Olympus Camedia 5.0 MP cameras. From there I went to the
Canon platform and currently use a 5D Mark II and 7D with a range of “L” lenses for my terrestrial and
aerial photography.
I am a transportation technical engineer and instructor for Washington State Department of Transportation
(WSDOT) and keep a digital photo frame on my desk. My scenery and portraiture attracted the notice of
WSDOT’s Visual Engineering Resource Group (VERG) and I was recruited to improve the aerial photos
that were being used in visualization projects for grant and public outreach efforts. This evolved to include
“section 106” cultural resources and project documentation work as well as executive portraits and litigation
work.
My presentation will include some of my personal work (more can be seen at KeithAndersonPhotog-
raphy.com) but will focus primarily on how VERG enhances WSDOT’s communications with still and
video photography. I will explain how photography is saving taxpayer dollars by documenting cultural
resources, and I will share technical tips I have learned that will enhance your aerial
photography. Helicopters are expensive to own and operate, but you can experience this facet of
photography at a reasonable cost – for a fraction of what most of us are spending on a camera body or lens
these days.
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Proposed Changes
to the Bylaws by Colleen Easley
I think it is a well-known
fact that each year the
Olympia Camera Club
struggles to fill the
position of vice
president. In years past
the vice president was elected to a one year term and once
that term was over they could either choose to run for that
position for another year, run for president, or bow out
completely. At some point the bylaws were changed to
make it so that the vice president was automatically
promoted to president after their one year as vice
president, and then to immediate past president the
following year. That meant that the vice president was
actually agreeing to a three year commitment. The
current board feels that this three year commitment and
the absolute necessity of becoming president in the
second year is the reason we have such a hard time
recruiting a vice president candidate. As a result we have
agreed that a change to the club’s bylaws is in order. The
change would mean that a new vice president would only
be committing to a one year term as vice president. It is
our hope that this will make it easier to fill the vp position
and that it will also open the door for continuity in both
the position of vice president and president should either
choose to remain in their positions for longer than one
year.
In order to amend the bylaws the board must
communicate the proposed changes to the membership,
read the changes at the next general meeting, and then
vote on the changes at the following general meeting. A
two-thirds majority vote is required for passage. You
may read the complete text of the OCC bylaws on the
club’s website. Here is the section of text that is
proposed to be changed:
ARTICLE IV—OFFICERS
Section 1. Officers shall consist of President, Vice
President/President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and
Immediate-Past-President (IPP).
Section 2. Election. A nominating committee appointed
by the President shall prepare a slate of officers chosen
from a list of paid-up members to be elected by the
members at the June Meeting. Nominations may also be
made from the floor.
Section 3. Terms of office. The “Presidential Train”
shall have a term of three years. The Vice-President/
President-Elect shall be elected annually to serve one
year in that office, advance to President the second year,
and become IPP in year three. The Secretary and Treas-
urer Officers shall be elected annually to one-year
terms. All officers are eligible for re-election. The
current President shall become the Immediate-Past-
President upon completion of the elections.
Section 4. Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled by
election by the members present at the first regular
meeting after an office becomes vacant. If the presidency
becomes vacant, the Vice-President / President-
Elect automatically assumes the Presidency and a new
Vice-President/President Elect is elected.
Sell your Stuff with OCC Classified Ads
If you’re like most photographers, you probably
have some extra photography gear laying around
that you no longer use. Maybe you’d like to sell it,
but don’t want to deal with some of the “strange”
users on Craigslist. Did you know that the Olympia
Camera Club website has a section for classified ads
and that placing an ad is FREE? Head over the the
website at www.olympiacameraclub.org and click
on the menu item for Classified Ads. If you’re a
member of the club, you can post ads. If you are
not a member, you won’t be able to post ads, but
you can read the ads. I feel much safer offering up
my stuff for sale to members of my OCC
community than to strangers on Craigslist, and I
also feel better about buying items from my fellow
club members. To save you time, we’ve set the ads
to run for one year. You can always cancel an ad
once your item has sold. Photography gear only,
please.
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Cape Disappointment by Frank Townsend
After missing the entrance to what was later named the Columbia River, English explorer John Meares
dubbed the massive headland jutting out into the Pacific Ocean "Cape Disappointment." That was in 1788.
Almost 20 years later, Capt. William Clark and members of the Corps of Discovery explored the headland
in their final push to the Pacific Ocean. Today Cape Disappointment State Park offers 27 miles of ocean
beach, two lighthouses, hiking trails, camping and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
On Saturday, October 4th we will not be disappointed when we visit the Park. We can visit the historic
North Head Light, the oldest working lighthouse on the west coast, we can visit the Cape Disappointment
Light, the interpretive center, nearby Fort Columbia, and if time permits the Astoria column.
Our trek will begin by meeting in the parking lot near the 5 Guys Hamburger store (the old Kit's Camera)
1200 Cooper Point Rd, at the intersection of Cooper Point and Black Lake. We will leave the parking lot at
7:30 AM for the drive to Cape Disappointment. I would recommend being prepared for poor weather; also
bring a lunch and something to drink. I suspect someone will know of a good restaurant where we can
enjoy dinner before the long drive home.
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4th Annual Love Our Local Festival (LOLF)
On August 24 the Olympia Camera Club participated in the Love Our Local Festival in east Olympia near
the San Francisco Bakery. We put up a vendor tent and members volunteered to staff the booth for 2 hours
shifts and to also take photographs of the event. Visitors could stop by our booth and admire the work of
several of our photographers as well as to ask questions about the Olympia Cameral club. Each visitor was
given an OCC brochure and a little history of the club. Most were not aware of the club’s existence, and one
visitor from Venezuela even showed up several days later at our planning picnic. A big thank you goes out
to Dale and Colleen Easley, Frank and Terri Townsend, Gary Wells, John Gerecht, Jodi Cox, Teri Dean,
Rosalind Philips, Mary Bowman, and Wes Kirkpatrick. We were able to provide the Love Our Local
organization with over 800 images that they will be using for their mailings, brochures, handouts, and
website, and our members had a fun experience participating with this unique community event.
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2014 Traveling Prints Competition by Jodi Cox, Traveling Print Coordinator
Print Deadline - September 23, 2014
Each year the Olympia Camera Club participates in the Northwest Council of Camera Clubs annual traveling print
salon. This means that at our general meetings our club will judge prints from 3‐5 other clubs and our club's prints will
get judged by 3‐5 other clubs. The circuit starts in October and ends in March. Each club needs to have a minimum of
10 prints to participate and a max of 25. If we exceed the maximum of 25 prints for the club as a whole, we will ask
members with multiple submissions to withdraw one or more of their prints. If after that we still have more than 25
prints, we will do an internal judging to determine the top 25 prints to ship off.
Olympia Camera Club members (dues current) should begin now to ready their print entries for the 2014 Traveling
Print Salon. During September, club member submissions will be collected at any of our three meetings. The final
print selections must be made by September 23rd at the general meeting. These selected prints will then move forward
to the inter‐club competition.
Each person may submit up to 4 prints. The general categories are color and monochrome. A minimum of 5 print
entries from our club is required to enter the Color or Monochrome categories. If insufficient monochrome images are
submitted, our monochrome images will be combined with our color images for judging. The four (4) print per entrant
limit per club may be waived only if there are insufficient club entries to make the ten (10) prints minimum required.
Here are the requirements for your prints.
1. The photograph must be the work of the entrant. Commercial prints are acceptable. Use of a print or print title
that has previously won an award in a NWCCC Print Competition will disqualify the print.
2. Electronically manipulated photographs may be entered. Images must originate from a photograph taken by the
entrant on film or digitally. Vector elements are not allowed. Other graphic elements must have been created by
the maker in a photo editing software (Photoshop, Elements, etc.), but not in vector software such as In Design.
3. Maximum print and mat size is 16”x20”. Minimum print size is 8”x10”. (The actual print must be at least 8”x10”)
4. All prints must be on firm support so they will stand erect. Metals, masonite, or other heavy mounting materials,
frames or glass are not permitted. Finished mounting shall not be thicker then 2 sheets of 4-ply mat board. The
print title, name of the club, and the maker’s name must be on the back of the mount, preferably in the top left cor-
ner. The title on the back of the print must be in the correct image orientation. Maker’s name or print title cannot
appear on the front side. Print titles need to be unique for bookkeeping purposes. “Untitled” is acceptable if you
use “Untitled #1”, “Untitled #2”, etc. It is also important a maker not reuse print titles. Any prints that have
previously won an NWCCC award are not eligible to re-enter.
5. Print submissions are entered as Monochrome or Color. Photographers are encouraged to enter new images, but
prints that have not previously received a NWCCC Print Salon Competition award may be resubmitted again in
any annual NWCCC print competition.
6. “Monochrome” means “one color”. A monochrome or black-and-white print consists of one color on the white
paper base (white is not a color but an absence of color). Generally the color is black (in various densities or tones
from black through very light gray). It also may be black tones with a global tone, warm (brownish), cold (bluish),
sepia, or any other color tone.
7. Each circuit club will view and judge the club entries in their own circuit and select a First, Second, and Third
place in both color and monochrome, which will serve as the first round juried judging. It will be each club’s print
director’s responsibility to coordinate the transfer of the prints after club judging to the next participating circuit
club.
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The OCC Annual Banquet and Scavenger Hunt By Rosalind Philips
This year the Annual Banquet and Scavenger Hunt will be held on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014 AT
RIVER’S EDGE RESTAURANT IN TUMWATER.
We used this venue for the first time last year and everyone was much happier ordering off the menu, so we
will do the same this year. We do have to have a head count, so please send your reservation to Jodi Cox,
our membership coordinator at [email protected] by October 21, 2014. The details of how to participate
in the scavenger hunt are in the next article or you can get them on the website at
http://www.olympiacameraclub.org/scavenger-hunt/.
________________________________________________________________________________________
Name: _______________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________________________
Images MUST fit the category. Use your IMAGINATION!
Mail your CD of digital images and this form to Rosalind Philips
4643 Indian Summer DR SE
Olympia, WA 98513
Num Category Description
01 Mirror Mirror
02 Opposite
03 Thirst
04 Kiss
05 Collections
06 Hooked
07 Patterns
08 Gold
09 Dreamy
10 Olympia
11 Speed
12 Clean
13 Messy
14 Red
15 Self Identification
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2014 Olympia Camera Club Official Scavenger Hunt Rules
This year, members will have two ways to participate in Banquet Slide Show entertainment.
Submit one image for each of the 15 words below. You many take as many images as you like and do as
much processing as you like, but you can only submit one image for each word.
OR
Submit 10-15 of your favorite/best images taken between 10/1/2013 and 10/1/2014. You may do as much
processing as you like on the images.
Rules
All images must be JPEGS – no RAW or TIFF images.
The images must not exceed 1024 pixels in width or 768 pixels in height. The resolution should not exceed
72 dpi.
Scavenger Hunt Images. Name your images as Sxx_Name_word.jpg where S means scavenger hunt, xx is
the number of the word and word is the category. For example, an image submitted for the 5th word of Blue
would be named S05_RosalindPhilips_Blue.jpg. Please include a list of your images with descriptions.
Favorite/Best of 2013 images. Name your images as Bxx_Name_ImageName.jpg . B means Favorite/Best
of 2014, xx is the number of the image, Name is your name and ImageName is the name of the image. For
example the eighth image I submit would be named, B08_RosalindPhilips_BergyBit.jpg.
Please include a self Identification Image.
Please include a list of your images with descriptions.
Please burn your images to a CD or DVD.
Images are due no later than Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at the Fundamentals Meeting. You can bring your
images to the meeting or mail them to Rosalind Philips, 4643 Indian Summer Dr SE; Olympia WA, 98513.
We will watch the two slide shows at the Banquet on October 289th.
Please contact Rosalind at [email protected] or at 360-790-2814 with any questions.
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Ask Tim Grey
Today's Question
I downloaded the 2014 version of Photoshop CC and once installed realized I needed to move all of my
Nik, Topaz and OnOne plug-ins over to the new version. However I notice that the filter "Oil Paint" is
not on the Filter Menu in the new version. Has it been dropped from Photoshop?
Tim's Answer:
In most cases you will indeed need to re-install any plug-ins you'd like to use with the new Photoshop CC
2014, as plug-ins installed for previous versions of Photoshop will not be migrated over the the 2014 release.
As for the Oil Paint filter, it has indeed been removed from Photoshop CC 2014. Apparently this filter relied
upon other technology that is no longer being supported, and so the Oil Paint filter has been removed.
I know many photographers prefer not to apply painting effect filters to their images (I received a lot of
feedback to that effect when I talked about the Oil Paint filter when it was first introduced). However, while I
thought the Oil Paint filter was interesting, I ended up not using it because it really only produced good results
when working with very low-resolution photos.
Instead I started using Snap Art from Alien Skin Software. This plug-in for Photoshop (as well as Photoshop
Elements, Lightroom, and Aperture) produces a wide variety of great artistic effects even for very
high-resolution images. This includes not only oil painting effects but also water color effects, sketch effects,
crayon effects, and much more. Even better, Snap Art is easy to use, and enables you to exercise great control
to fine-tune the effect.
So, if you're interested in replacing the Oil Paint filter with something that provides much better results with
many more options, I recommend taking a look at Snap Art. You can download a free trial through the Alien
Skin website here:
http://www.alienskin.com/snapart/
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eNewsletter at AskTimGrey.com.
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Phototunities
A listing of events of visual interest for Olympia Camera Club members
Washington Sept. 12–13 Connell - Fall Festival
The festival’s annual car show spotlights the "fast and the past," while other fun includes mural painting, a
street dance and the junior livestock show. Pioneer Park, 509.234.2701,cityofconnell.com
Sept. 12–14 Quincy - Farmer Consumer Awareness Day
Learn more about where our food comes from at this celebration featuring Friday’s chef challenge at White
Heron Cellars; weekend hot-air-balloon launches; a tractor pull; and sales of fresh corn, potatoes, apples and
beans. 509.368.0416,quincyfarmerconsumer.com
Sept. 13 Bellevue - Auto Angels Benefit Car Show
More than 200 cars of all types will be on view at First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue,
425.785.9727, autoangels.org
Sept. 13 Chelan - Lake Chelan Car Show
At least five of the cars on view at Riverwalk Park will bring home a trophy, plus all attendees can enjoy the
potluck barbecue (on Sept. 12). lakechelancarshow.com
Sept. 13–14 Everett - Snohomish Pumpkin Hurl and Medieval Faire
Watching pumpkins splat after being catapulted as far as 1,800 feet is the highlight of an event that also
features archery and jousting knights. Alexander Farm, festivalofpumpkins.org
Sept. 20 Keyport - Keyport Fest
The community gets together for family fun including a classic car show, a performance by the North Kitsap
High School Marching Band and a fishing derby. keyport98345.com
Sept. 20–21 Tacoma - Tacoma Maritime Fest
Tacoma honors its maritime history with a full slate of activities and competitions, such as tall-ship cannon
battles, at Thea’s Park and Foss Waterway Seaport. 253.297.0510, maritimefest.org
Sept. 20–21 Whidbey Island - Whidbey Island Farm Tour
Discover the array of crops and livestock that 14 island farms are raising—everything from blueberries and
flowers to chickens and alpacas. 888.678.4922, whidbeyfarmtour.com
Sept. 26–28 Prosser - The Great Prosser Balloon Rally
Colorful hot air balloons launch at sunrise each day from the airport. prosserballoonrally.org
Sept. 26–28 Leavenworth - Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival
The leaves are turning just in time for Leavenworth’s longest-running festival, featuring music in the gazebo,
street dances, a pumpkin pie–eating contest and a parade. 509.548.5807,autumnleaffestival.com
Sept. 28 Snohomish - Snohomish Classic Car and Hot Rod Display
More than 650 shiny vintage and hot-rod automobiles line downtown streets.
360.568.2526, cityofsnohomish.com
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Oct. 2–5 East Wenatchee - Town Toyota Wings and Wheels Festival
The festivities—including a car show, radio-controlled airplane demos and a carnival—commemorate the
1931 flight of the Miss Veedol, the first airplane to fly nonstop across the Pacific Ocean. 509.886.6108,
east-wenatchee.com
Oct. 4–5 Ridgefield - BirdFest
Celebrate the return of the sandhill cranes to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge with guided walking or
kayak tours and other fun activities. 360.887.4106, ridgefieldfriends.org
Oct. 4–5 Goldendale - Car is King Weekend
Celebrate Maryhill Museum founder Sam Hill’s love of roads and cars by cruising the hairpin turns of the
Historic Maryhill Loops Road (normally closed to traffic), ogling classic cars at the Concours de Maryhill
show, and enjoying other family-friendly activities on the museum grounds.
509.773.3733, maryhillmuseum.org
Oct. 4–5 Port Townsend - Kinetic Sculpture Race
Art and transportation intersect in this unique race, in which ingenious human-powered contraptions must
traverse sand, mud and hills, as well as float on water. ptkineticrace.org
Oct. 4–5, 11–12, 18–19 and 25–26 Ione - Lions Excursion Train Rides
Travel the rails in historic coach or open-air train cars along the scenic Pend Oreille River between Ione and
Metaline Falls during these 90-minute round-trip autumn rides sponsored by the North Pend Oreille Valley
Lions Club. lionstrainrides.com
Oct. 17–18 Ryderwood - Fall Arts and Crafts Fair
Ryderwood's 10th annual festival features a quilt show at Pioneer Hall, live music, a craft fair, lunch in
Community Hall and a car show.
Oregon
Sept. 10–13 Pendleton - Pendleton Round-Up
This authentic Western town’s famous annual rodeo boasts bull riding and other classic contests, as well as
parades and entertainment. 800.457.6336, pendletonroundup.com
http://www.aaawashingtonjourney.com/events/index.asp
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The Advanced Photographers Group (APG)
Monthly on the Third Tuesday of the Month
September 16, 2014 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Edge Lake Mobile Home Park - Community Center, 3928 21st Ave SE, Lacey
Meeting Topic: no critic will be held this month. Instead there will be a presentation on Pan-
orama images in Photoshop by Tom Blankenship.
The Fundamentals of Photography Group
Monthly on the Second Tuesday of the Month
Capital High School—POD A
September 9, 2014 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Meeting Topic: Composition
Contact, Rosalind Philips, Fundamentals Chair
General Meeting
Monthly on the Fourth Tuesday of the Month
September 23, 2014 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Capital High School—POD A
Presenter: Keith Anderson / personal works & how VERG enhances
WSDOT’s communication with still/video photography
Contact, Contact, Colleen Easley, President
Monthly Business Meeting, First Tuesday of the Month
October 7, 2014, from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Meeting at Mekong Restaurant (Downtown Olympia, 125 Columbia St. NW)
Open to all. Join us before the meeting for dinner at 6:00 pm if you would like.
Contact, Colleen Easley, President
September 2014
Olympia Camera Club Monthly Meetings
Koffee Klatch Meet up, Every Other Wednesday Morning
from 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Panera’s Bakery, 2525 Capitol Mall Drive SW, Westside of Olympia
Open discussions about photography and other topics of interest.
Contact, Wes Kirkpatrick at [email protected], Koffee Klatch Chair
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Community Liaison
Wes Kirkpatrick
Equipment Custodian
Gene Pardee
NWCCC Traveling Prints
Jodi Cox
Social Programs
Frank Townsend
Webmaster
Colleen Easley
Advanced Photography Group
Tom Blankenship
Newsletter Editor
Teri Dean
PSA Representative
Frank Townsend
Thurston County Fair
Terri Townsend
Fundamentals of Photography
Rosalind Philips
NWCCC Liaison
Wes Kirkpatrick
Scavenger Hunt
Rosalind Philips
Olympia Camera Club
PO Box 13333
Olympia, WA 98508-3333
Memberships with
Committee Chairs