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1 June 2018 F O C U S Newsl etter of the Maysl ake Nat ure St udy and Photography Club Hosted by t he Forest Preser ve Dist r ict of DuPage Count y www.nat urecameracl ub.com Up Coming Programs June 4 th Birding Hotspots by Denis Kania July 2 nd Ethnobotany by Valerie Blaine August 6 th - Competition Overview by Ron Szymczak June 4 th Birding Hot Spots Denis Kania has been birding in the Chicago area for 35 years. During that time, he has pointed his binoculars into every nook and cranny of DuPage County. Some favorite haunts have risen above all others. Denis will share some of his favorite birding spots locally and then expand to a more worldly view. The photographic opportunities are magical at both local sites and some special sites farther afield that Denis will highlight. Bio: Denis Kania started birding late in life but quickly made up for lost time as it consumes all of his free time. Denis has a severe hearing loss. Since hearing is a big factor in seeing birds, Denis compensates by really focusing on his visual skills and concentrating on minute details that others might overlook. Denis has birded near and far all across the United States and cross the globe. He spends a lot of time in South America, the ―birdiest‖ continent in the world. Denis has also spent a lot of time crisscrossing the African continent as well as organizing trips to Australia, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia and Malaysia. On his last trip to Ecuador in January he saw the Olive-spotted Hummingbird, his 200 th hummingbird species. Solomon’s Seal by Sheila Newenham

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1 June 2018

FOCUS

Newsletter of the Mayslake Nature Study and Photography Club

Hosted by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County www.naturecameraclub.com

Up Coming Programs

June 4th

– Birding Hotspots

by Denis Kania

July 2nd

– Ethnobotany

by Valerie Blaine

August 6th

- Competition Overview

by Ron Szymczak

June 4th Birding Hot Spots

Denis Kania has been birding in the

Chicago area for 35 years. During that time, he has pointed his binoculars into

every nook and cranny of DuPage County. Some favorite haunts have risen above all

others. Denis will share some of his favorite birding spots locally and then expand to a more worldly view. The

photographic opportunities are magical at both local sites and some special sites farther afield that Denis will highlight.

Bio: Denis Kania started birding late in life but quickly made up for lost time as it consumes all of his free time. Denis has a severe hearing loss. Since hearing is a big factor in seeing birds, Denis compensates by really focusing on his visual skills and concentrating on minute details that others might overlook. Denis has birded near and far all across the United States and cross the globe. He spends a lot of time in South America, the ―birdiest‖ continent in the world. Denis has also spent a lot of time crisscrossing the African continent as well as organizing trips to Australia, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia and Malaysia. On his last trip to Ecuador in January he saw the Olive-spotted Hummingbird, his 200th hummingbird species.

Solomon’s Seal by Sheila Newenham

2 June 2018

Nature Photography Day Photo Contest

2017 Photo Contest Winner--The last of a coalition of four cheetahs crossing the plain in Kruger National Park with Wild4 Photo Safaris. He fell behind and was racing to catch

up. ©Douglas Croft

June 15 is designated by NANPA to promote the enjoyment of nature photography, and to explain how images have been used to advance the cause of conservation and protect plants, wildlife, and landscapes locally and worldwide.

In 2006, NANPA celebrated the first Nature Photography Day and placed it in McGraw-Hill’s (now Rowman & Littlefield's) reference work, Chase's Calendar of Events. Many media and websites took notice. Since then, people throughout the North American continent, and from overseas, too, have discovered numerous ways to observe and enjoy the day. NANPA encourages people everywhere to enjoy the day by using a camera to explore the natural world. A backyard, park, or other place close by can be just right. Walking, hiking, and riding a bike to take photos are activities that don’t lead to a carbon footprint. And fresh air can do wonders for the spirit!

Nature Photography Day Photo Contest

NANPA invites everyone to take photos of our natural world then enter our photo contest for a chance to win great prizes. Over 2,000 images were submitted last year for the 2017 Nature Photography Day Photo Contest. The contest is open to all professional and amateur nature photographers who are 18 years of age or older. The contest begins on June 8 and closes June 15 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

July 2nd

EEtthhnnoobboottaannyy by Valerie Blaine

Throughout time, people and plants have evolved in an interdependent relationship. The study of this relationship is called ethnobotany. For most of human history, the knowledge of plants was passed from generation to generation in oral tradition. A tremendous amount of plant knowledge has been lost since European colonialism. In this presentation, we'll look at the basics of the human-plant relationship and the importance of re-connecting with traditional knowledge. Local plant lore will be combined with stories from other continents in the fascinating evolution of ethnobotany.

3 June 2018

Recent Outings

May 12: Several members attended the Schlitz Audubon Raptor Festival in Milwaukee and had a great time. The weather cooperated and we got some great shots. We all enjoyed a nice brunch at a local restaurant after the photo shoot. Highly recommended for raptor close-ups and some bird in flight photos. Mark it on your calendar for next year.

May 15: Karl Knapp, Steve Ornberg and Steve Bush (MAPS) visited Newport State Park in Door County for Milky Way Photography. Newport State Park is a designated International Dark Sky location and a great place for Milky Way night photography. We had two nights where the weather cooperated and we experimented with single star images, stacked star points and even a deep sky photo taken by Karl of the very bright Jupiter. Karl used a star tracker to follow Jupiter and took long exposures with a 200-500mm lens. We will do this again since it is the closest dark sky location to Chicago.

Jupiter with four of her moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and

Callisto, by Karl Knapp

It’s your last reminder to renew your membership. If you wish to renew, please bring your check to the June meeting or send it to me in the

mail. Thanks everyone! Mitch Stemler

491 S Parkside Ave. Elmhurst, IL 60126

Elmhurst, Il 60126

4 June 2018

ProgramS overview for 2018-2019

The board is busy planning fun-filled programs for this year‘s meetings. Starting off with ―Birding Locations‖ by Denis Kanis in June, an ―Overview of Competition‖ in August, a Will Clay presentation in November and then a Macro workshop in February. Something new this year is that we will take 10–15 minutes at the beginning of each meeting to have a member expert speak. There will be presentations about Light Room or Photoshop, culminating with a talk by Joanne Barsantti who is an expert digital artist. Or Dee Hudson will speak about Conservation focusing mainly on Nachusa Grasslands. The Lightroom, Photoshop and Conservation presentations will be given alternately throughout the season.

Up Coming Outings

June 5: Fabyan Japanese Tea Garden Tour. Meet at the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Batavia at 8am. We will be given a 45 minute private tour of the Fabyan Japanese Garden at 8:30. The cost of the tour is $5 per person. There is a minimum of 8 people and maximum of 15. We will be allowed to take pictures after the tour of the Japanese Garden. No tripods are allowed but mono-pods are acceptable as long as the tip is not dug into the ground. After the tour we can walk around the forest preserve on paths that lead to original stone grottos and ornate gates. Along these paths are a large cement eagle, a bridge that crosses the fox river and a windmill. Some of these paths pass thru lightly wooded areas in which wooden bird houses are. When I was there I saw blue birds and yellow finches. E-mail Bev Bartos at [email protected] if you are interested in attending.

June 16: Lake Renwick Heron Rookery in Plainfield. Meeting in the parking lot at 8am. There is limited access to the forest preserve. It is open on Saturdays only, from May 5th to August 11. On platforms built on an island in the lake, there are roosting egrets, cormorants, and great blue herons. The viewing is at a distance to not disturb the birds. We may be walked to the viewing area by a volunteer. Afterwards we might proceed to the Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve, a short distance away, depending on time. If interested please contact Beverly Bartos; [email protected] for more information. We will go to lunch afterwards

5 June 2018

Nature Corner

Nature Corner aims to educate about animals,

flowers, plants and trees. Each month we will

include a plant or animal photo and a few

paragraphs about the subject so you may be

able to identify it when you see it.

Anyone can submit a photo to Sheila

Newenham via the club e-mail for inclusion in

an upcoming newsletter. Include the name,

location and date if relevant, and a little

information about the subject.

Blackpoll Warbler by Barbara Dunn

Blackpoll Warbler Barbara Dunn

The Blackpoll Warbler is identified by a

unique black cap with white cheeks. Another

distinctive characteristic is its usually bright

orange legs and feet. It has a boat-shaped

body and short tail. This photo is a male; the

females show a pattern that is fainter version

of the male.

The Blackpoll is the most impressive migrant

of all the small birds. It migrates up to 7,000

miles each way, some apparently flying

nonstop for more than 72 hours. Every fall,

most make an over-water migration from our

northeastern coast to northern South

America.

Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird by Karin Grunow

Feed Them and They Will Come Karin Grunow

The Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating through — and possibly nesting — in our area

right now. The best way to attract and help hummingbirds is to grow native plants, which provide

shelter and food, including a "healthy environment for insects." Plant such as Beebalm, Coral

honeysuckle, Cardinal flower and Sages are favorites due to their tubular shaped flowers.

Though native perennials are preferred, most perennials only bloom during a portion of

the growing season. Many summer annuals bloom all season long and will provide

continuous food for the hummers. Fill pots with Snapdragons, Lantana, Petunia and

Salvia, to name a few.

Another way to attract hummingbirds is to hang a hummingbird feeder. I find that a simple

feed with a perch works the best. Fill your feed with nectar of one part white sugar to four

parts water. No need to add food coloring.

Sit back with your camera (and maybe a glass of wine) and enjoy your new friends.

6 June 2018

Image of the Year

Congratulations to Gary Saunders for his image Flamingo The other ten finalists were as follows: A Coat of Many Colors by Marcia Nye Beaver Marsh Dawn by Harry Hitzeman Birch Stand by Bill Dixon Bond Falls Cascades by Steve Ornberg Mesquite Boneyard by Steve Ornberg Coming in for a Landing by William Ludemann Gold on Blue by William Ludemann Lotus Bud by Barbara Dunn Three of a Kind by Barbara Dunn Widow Skimmer by Chuck Hunnicutt See Gary‘s photo and the other 2017-2018 Image of the Year Finalists click on this link or copy it to your browser https://www.flickr.com/photos/mnspc/albums/72157668755985148

Competition Report Based on the highest average score for the 2017/18 monthly competitions, the first and second place

finishers in each category are as follows:

Class A Prints First Place: Ron Szymczak Second Place: Bill Dixon and Marcia Nye Class B Prints First Place: Karl Knapp Second Place: Janice Henry Class A Digital First Place: Marcia Nye Second Place: Bill Ludemann

Class B Digital First Place: Barbara Dunn Second Place: Chuck Hunnicutt New Member First Place: Dee Hudson

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all members who submitted images.

7 June 2018

FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT - FY 2018

During the past year the MNSPC Board explored the possibility of changing our fiscal year to better

align with our two major financial activities, collection of membership dues and the annual Members

Night in May. The Board decided not to pursue this, but we are making a few minor changes to

better match costs and revenues. You‘re probably aware of the change in collecting membership

dues after May 1 rather than overlapping the May 1 fiscal year change. The reason for all of this is

that our financial statements have been difficult to interpret due to the fiscal year issue. Now we will

be able to more accurately track and report on the club‘s funds in the year to which they pertain.

As to the year just ended, we collected 78% of revenue budgeted and expended 91% of budget.

This imbalance caused a reduction in our cash reserve of about $366. In addition to the different

proportions of revenue and expenditure collection, there were three events that forced overspending.

The single largest of these was the agreement we have with the Forest Preserve District that the club

and the FPD take turns buying bulbs for the track lighting system that lights our photo gallery. This

year it was our turn and the necessary funds were not budgeted. We also had unusual external

software costs for maintenance of the club web site and we underbudgeted for the Supplies and

Awards that are part of competition. On the revenue side, we received no income from the Forest

Preserve District from Photo classes because of cancelled classes due to low enrollment. This

caused a shortfall of $300.

Looking forward, President Ornberg, the Board and I expect that our year ending income and

expenses will be more nearly in balance as we work through the year. Our cash reserves remain

solid and we are prepared for most any eventuality that might occur this year.

If you are interested in seeing the Year-End Financial Report and/or would like more information

about this report, I will be pleased to accommodate; just let me know, email is [email protected].

Thanks for your support.

Chuck Klingsporn, Treasurer

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Tech Tidbit: Photo Recovery Software

Ever had one of those uh-oh moments when you re-formatted a flash card in your camera before you downloaded the photos? If so you may want to check out Photorec. PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and pictures from digital camera memory. PhotoRec ignores the file system and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's file system has been severely damaged or reformatted.

For more safety, PhotoRec uses read-only access to handle the drive or memory card you are about to recover lost data from. Important: As soon as a picture or file is accidentally deleted, or you discover it missing, do NOT save any more pictures or files to that memory device or drive; otherwise you may overwrite your lost data. This means that while using PhotoRec, you must not choose to write the recovered files to the same partition they were stored on.

PhotoRec is a free, open-source, multi-platform application distributed under GNU General Public License (GPLV v2+). PhotoRec is a companion program to TestDisk, an application for recovering lost partitions on a wide variety of file systems and making non-bootable disks bootable again. You can download them from this link.

8 June 2018

Exhibits By Fred Drury

We are just completing what has been our most successful exhibit. ‘Critters’ included 28 images which completely filled our Exhibit space. The Exhibit incorporated a new-for-the-first-time feature, ‗Maker‘s Info.‘ Earlier this month several of the Club executive met with Janneke and Kendra at Mayslake who mentioned that they‘d received positive feedback on this change to the photo labels. Another note from that meeting: our exhibit space is now being named the ‗Nature Photo Gallery‘. Thanks to all of you for your participation in this show.

Next up will be ‘Grand Landscapes’, which will consist of 21 images. I‘ll hang this show this Saturday. Please take an opportunity to stop by and view this show which will run through the end of August.

Our final show for the year will be ‘Fall Colors’ which will run from early September until year end. You can send me information on your submissions for this show beginning now. I‘ll need the following information: 1) Your name, 2) Price or NFS, and 3) Maker‘s Info (max 250 words). SPECIAL NOTE: For those who don‘t want to take on the cost of matting and framing, we have 4 metal frames with mats in the club ‗inventory‘. These frames are 14x18‖ so will handle any 11x14‖ print board. This means we can exhibit any image which has been submitted to a Print competition. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity, just let me know when you provide your ‘image information’ and I’ll take care of putting your images into one of the club frames and including it in the show.

We have two other upcoming opportunities:

The Illinois Bicentennial Exhibit, ‗200 Years in the Making, is July 18 – August 10 and will consist of work which will let viewers ‗Enjoy artists interpretations of the rich tapestry of life created by people, places and events during Illinois‘ first 200 years of statehood‘. For this exhibit ‘hand of man’ is encouraged! The exhibit is open to Mayslake artist class participants and to our club members. The limit is no more than 2 submissions per maker. Following are the key dates for this exhibit:

Exhibit dates: July 18 – Aug. 11, Monday – Friday; 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturdays; 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Title, artist name, medium and price of work due to [email protected]: Monday, June 25.

Drop off: Monday, July 16, 6 – 8 p.m.

Reception: Monday, August 6, 6 – 8 p.m.

Pick up: Saturday, August 11, 9 a.m. – noon.

As always, work must be wired for hanging and have bumpers on the back bottom corners of the frames.

Second, Kendra was in touch with me a couple of weeks ago and offered us a show in the Mayslake ‗Living Room‘ which would run from September 26 – November 4. The Living Room is the large room that one enters from the main entrance and was home to another of our shows earlier this year. Kendra says the space can handle 30-40 images depending upon size. The general theme of the show is ‘Nature’ but we’ll accept the hand-of-man for this show. I eagerly accepted her invitation; it‘s another opportunity to show off our work. So the rest is up to you! For each submission, I‘ll ([email protected]) need the following: Title, Price and Maker‘s Info. I‘ll setup Drop off and Pick up dates with Kendra and let you know next month.

9 June 2018

MNSPC Member

Adventures

This column highlights the

nature photo trips from our

intrepid members. You can

see where they have been and

what they have been doing

and maybe pique your interest

in visiting some of these

areas. We encourage you to

contribute a nature-related

story for this column. Please

email Sheila Newenham at

[email protected]

with a few of paragraphs and a

couple of images about your

trip.

In January of this year I attended the North American Nature Photography Regional Event in Southern California. The main attraction for the Regional was Lake Hodges Reservoir where the Clarks and Western Grebes walk on water as part of their courtship. They are two of only three bird species in the world that perform this spectacular rushing ritual. This is a behavior in which two or more Grebes rear up to an upright posture and rush across the surface of the water side by side, with loud pattering of feet, diving underwater at the end of the rush.

Lake Hodges, California by Tom Richardson

David Hekel, the Senior Park Ranger for the San Dieguito River Park which manages the natural area surrounding the lake. He had the day off and had offered to help show me the area. As we walked through the slowly lifting fog, we stopped to photograph some of the many dew covered spider webs in the surrounding grasses.

The first morning, it was foggy and I had trouble finding the trailhead. I finally saw Krisztina Scheff, the professional photographer leading the regional, waving from the side of the road. She was with

the first pair began their rush. The closest I have seen to this behavior is the fast, fluttering display of courting male loons on northern lakes. I captured some decent shots that morning, the first of three times I would be at the lake.

After a half hour of walking the fog started to lift and the lake came into view. We went to the lakeshore where Krisztina and David started scanning for the Grebes. They pointed them out for me as we strolled the shore.

These black and white waterfowl were new to me and are only found in western North America. As I prepared my camera settings

10 June 2018

Welcome new member

Tim Rex!

Krisztina lives close to the lake and has developed the ability to recognize the pre-rushing vocalizations of the grebes. She can point out the birds that are the most likely to rush. This significantly increased the percentage of good shots our group got. I hope to return next winter. (Lake Hodges Reservoir is about 30 miles north of San Diego, to which it supplies water, and just south of Escondido, California. Around 1200 acres large, it was built in 1918 and has 27 miles of shoreline.)

Annual Members’ Dinner

The MNSPC Annual Members‘ Dinner was held on May 7th. We had a good turn-out of about 40 members who enjoyed Fran Piepenbrink‘s slideshow production of our Spring Ad Hoc photos that all had a theme of ―B.‖ There were some interesting interpretations of that theme. Steve Ornberg sent out a link to the video to all club members. Thanks to Fran for another great slideshow. We also had a special presentation from Helix Camera on mirrorless cameras and equipment on hand to test out some Sony mirrorless equipment. Thanks to Helix and Sony. Annual honors were passed out to high average scores for Class A & B prints and Digital. See the list of winners in the Competition section.

Tech Notes We are starting a new feature for tech

tid-bits. If you have an item you love in

your current software or came across a

good tool let us know. Submit

suggested tidbits to Sheila before the

end of a month to be include in the

next Focus.

11 June 2018

Meeting with Forest Preserve District of DuPage County (FPDDC)

The Executive Officers of MNSPC (Steve, Barbara, Chuck and Noriko) met with representatives of FPDDC to discuss our ongoing relationship. A new administration at the Forest Preserve is effecting changes in policies for organizations that use the Mayslake Estate, as well for the activities held there. The Forest Preserve will emphasize education that is nature and art related as its mission.

History There has never been a charge for our club’s use of the estate. We have split the revenue for the beginning photo class taught there by Fred Drury. The other photo classes taught at the

"Did You Know?"

Star Stacking Software

For improved Milky Way or star point photography there are some relatively new software packages that can be used to stack multiple star point photos without spending a few hundred dollars (or more) on auto star tracking hardware. One of the best benefits about stacking multiple exposures is the dramatic increase in the image quality and noise removal by increasing your signal to noise ratio. When you stack, you reduce the differences in the digital representation of the light that hits and excites the camera sensor. Each time you shoot an image, the electrical characteristics of the sensor do its best at representing the photons it “sees.” However, from shot to shot, there are slight brightness and color variations on each pixel for the exact same image. Image stacking produces an intelligent “average” of each pixel of all exposures, detail for detail, instead of trusting just one exposure and hoping it’s accurate Two of the better software packages are Starry Landscape Stacker ($30 – MAC only) and Sequator (Free-PC only). First on the scene was Starry Landscape Stacker which runs only on a MAC and then more recently Sequator appeared on the market for the pc only. Both will stack multiple photos of the stars and dark frames (taken with lens cap on) to combine the light images and subtract the noise using the dark images. This results a brighter, less noisy image. Starry Landscape Stacker does not simply average the images, it takes the median of the images after outlier elimination. This produces a much better result than simple averaging and automatically removes airplanes and some other artifacts. Starry Landscape Stacker can also do dark frame subtraction and flat-field compensation to further improve the image accuracy. Sequator can track stars on multiple images, align them and stack similar to Starry Landscape Stacker. Almost all parameters are determined automatically & intelligently.

12 June 2018

Estate have had their revenue divided between the instructor and the Forest Preserve. In addition, club members have donated photo prints to the estate for auction or raffle at Forest Preserve events. The Forest Preserve also receives 20% of the purchase price of all photos sold from an exhibit at the estate. This money has gone to the restoration fund for the estate.

Photo Classes For various reasons there has been a decrease in class enrollment and cancellation of classes has led to a decrease in revenue. There is a minimum of five for a class to be held. The public does not seem interested in attending multi-session classes held in the evenings. Due to the decrease in revenue and added cost of maintaining FPDDC staff during the scheduled meetings it has been decided not to hold multi-session photography classes at Peabody Estate.

Moving Forward The FPDDC staff are very happy to continue to have MNSPC meet at the Estate. Additionally, they stated that the hallway exhibits and special exhibits that we have presented are very well received and beneficial to our mutual goals. They have received good feedback from the new photo information included with each image in the exhibits.

For the future, together with the board, we must brainstorm alternate ways to increase revenue at the estate. The fundraising should be done as collaboration between the club and the Forest Preserve.

Potential Revenue Ideas:

Collaboration with the Forest Preserve to charge for special club speakers for the public and non-club members. Two talks per year were suggested by the Forest Preserve Staff. Topics of public interest, for example, bats or owls, were suggested. Timing would not include January or February, when attendance has typically been lower at events.

The Forest Preserve will create a “shot list” to give our members an opportunity to donate photos needed by the estate for promotional purposes.

Photo club volunteers (identified by ID badges) taking pictures to document events or displays at the estate.

Photo “meet-up” walks offered by members

The use of members’ photos from the Flicker site by the estate for their brochures and website. This would require the individual photographer’s permission. Our Forest Preserve Liaison is Noriko Buckles.

Photo workshops, offered as one day or two-day activities.

Sessions in cell phone photography

Prairie Restoration talk/walk with Conrad Fialkowski

We are looking for volunteers to help coordinate these activities to continue our strong relationship with FPDDC. Anyone with additional ideas should contact Steve Ornberg, Noriko Buckles, Barbara Dunn or Chuck Klingsporn.

13 June 2018

An Opportunity to help the Forest Preserve District (FPDDC), promote

conservation and help MNSPC pay the rent.

This September there will be a silent auction at Danada House with proceeds

benefitting the FPDDC. They are looking for ten pieces of art to include in

the auction. If you are interesteted in donating your artwork, please e-mail

Kendra to arrange it.

[email protected]

CACCA & PSA InterClub Competitions

Honors won by club entries at CACCA InterClub competitions in April and May.

Maker Photo Title Honor Division CACCA Mtg.

Steve Ornberg Mesquite Boneyard AW DPI April

Chuck Hunnicutt Ramsey Cascades HM DPI April

Barbara Dunn Three of a Kind AW DPI April

Ron Szymczak House Finch on the Lookout AW SC Print April

Barbara Dunn Saw Whet Owl HM DPI May

MNSPC competes in two digital PSA divisions: Projected Image Division (PID) and Nature Division (ND). Honors won by club entries at PSA competitions in May.

Maker Photo Title Honor Division PSA Comp.

Ron Szymczak House Finch on the Lookout AW PID May

John Janunas Red Bellied Woodpecker AW PID May

Barbara Dunn Lotus Bud HM PID May

Marcia Nye Northern Cardinal on Branch HM PID May

Congratulations to all the winners. The new competition season begins in September. Just a request for next year: Could we get more members competing, especially in prints? We've been scraping just to get a full complement of prints (eight per month, for eight months) for the CACCA competition. If you want an entry into the CACCA Interclub competition, the most sure-fire way is to enter a print (color or monochrome) into Mayslake's competition.

Karl Knapp