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Volume 13, Number 8 www.lpaphotography.org Editor: Terri L. Garner August 2014
AV Fair “Blue Ribbon” Volunteers By: Sue Craft
LPA members Dale Ware and Pat Ware were recognized at
the 2014 AV Fair Kickoff Dinner as recipients of the “Blue
Ribbon Award.” Dale and Pat both have volunteered at the
exhibit for over 25 years! The LPA has been a sponsor of the
photography exhibit since the early 1970’s.
Over the years, the Wares have participated in: decorating
and hanging photos in the exhibit, assisting on take-in and pick-
up days, monitoring the exhibit, clerking, and photographing the
event. Back in the “old days,” they helped arrange dinner for
the judges for many years, until the AVF took over providing
lunch.
The photography exhibit has grown and transitioned from
the early days where prints were made from film and clunky
projectors were used for slide shows; to now, where images can
be created from digital cameras and even cell phones! Dale and
Pat have been a part of that progression, and are still always
among the first to sign up each year to participate, and
volunteer.
Thank you Dale and Pat for being dedicated to promoting
the art of photography in the community, both at the AV Fair
and for the Lancaster Photography Association.
AV Fair Photography Exhibit News By: Douglas Wade & Sue Craft
The pace is picking up as we get ready for the 2014 AV
Fair. Opening day is August 15th. This year’s theme is “Poultry
in Motion”. Did you know that the LPA first started organizing
the AV Fair Photography Exhibit back in the 1970’s? That’s
over 40 years ago! It’s a great feeling to keep up the
philanthropic efforts started by some of the early founders of the
LPA. Our print entries have grown and remained strong for over
40 years. This year we have 2002 entries (1626 print and 376
digital), which is an increase over last year.
Our 2nd Annual AV Fair Photo
Mounting Workshop was offered to the
community on July 22nd and was well
attended with over 40 people, most of which
were newcomers wanting to know how to
mount their photos for entry in the fair. The
AV 4-H photography leader brought students
who needed help in mounting their
photographs for the exhibit. Participants
were asked to bring their photos and foam
core. The LPA provided the spray adhesive,
and members assisted by providing matte
cutters, box cutters, straight edges and hands
on assistance. If you missed the workshop,
check out the AV Fair Photo Mounting
Workshop video created by Matt Rondel
with his 5D Mark II camera, Adobe Premiere
and Photoshop CS5. (Photos by Lee Garner)
Decoration Day for the photography
building was Wednesday July
23rd. It’s amazing to see how the
“barn” transforms into a
Photography Exhibit. The
decorations have been kicked up
a notch again, thanks to Denis
Lust and his helpers. (Group
Photo by Sue Craft)
The Annual AVF Kickoff
Dinner was Friday July 25th.
The LPA group was well represented with 24
members in attendance. A good time was
had by all. All who volunteered the previous
year were invited to attend. LPA members
Dale and Pat Ware were recognized as Blue
Ribbon Award recipients for volunteering for
over twenty years at the AV Fair
Photography Exhibit. Kurtiss Humphrey was
a lucky raffle basket winner. The Home Arts
Department (which includes Photography)
won the Committee of the Year Award.
(Continued on page 2)
Photo by Paul Craft
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S4C Report By: Bonnie J. Matthews
I have not been notified of any
upcoming changes that have been
made at that this time.
Even though we are on a break
until October, please keep those
pictures coming to me. Let’s start the 2014-2015 year with a lot
of fresh, new images to be considered for Interclub
competitions. For S4C Interclub and to participate as an
Individual, you MUST have a UEN to enter. If you do not have
one, please go to the S4C website and request yours today! The
first competition is October 11, 2014 with the entry portal
opening on September 13, 2014 and submission deadline is
October 4, 2014.
For those entering in the AV Fair, if you have winners and
for those that feel they have excellent images, please send me
your images with your UEN so I can begin the process of
entering the LPA in the Inter-club competitions. If you have any
questions about S4C, or wish to send my images, please email
Bonnie Matthews at [email protected]
Ice Cream Sundaes,
Good people
and
Great Photographs…
Doesn’t get any better
than that !!!
Join us on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at
6PM at the Senior Center for an fun evening
sharing your favorite images and enjoying an
ice cream sundae. It’s free to our LPA
members and their guests.
Here’s how it works:
Upload 10 of your favorite images in JPEG format (PG13
please) through the LPA website. The deadline for the
upload to the website is August 22, 2014.
On August 26, 2014, enjoy an ice cream sundae with your
fellow members and watch the slide show of our members
photos.
Members can comment on their images, talking about
where they were taken or how they were shot. If you don’t
want to comment, that’s OK. We’ll just show the images
for everyone to enjoy.
We all look forward to seeing and hearing about your
images. Don’t be bashful; even if you’re a novice, we’d
love to see what you created. It’s not intended to be a
critique event…just a fun evening amongst us
photographers.
Thank you to all the wonderful, hardworking dedicated
volunteers who help in Photography!
Important Dates:
August 5th – Volunteer/Clerk Training at home of Douglas
Wade at 6PM
August 6th – Take In Day for Prints 9AM - 8PM (8:30AM
for volunteers)
August 7th – Print Hanging Day 9AM – 5PM
August 15th – AV Fair Opens at 4PM
August 24th – AV Fair Closes at 11PM
August 25th – Print Pick Up Day 1PM – 7PM (The fair is
not responsible for unclaimed photographs beyond the pick-up
deadline. If you cannot make it in, send a friend to pick up and
give them your claim tags, so they know where to find your
photos.) Walk-in help is always welcome on Take in Day
(Wednesday, August 6th) and Print Hanging (Thursday, August
7th). For Judging Days, August 9th - 10th, only those who
attended volunteer/clerk training or have been pre-approved to
be there are allowed in the building.
For liability reasons, the AVF Fair asks that all volunteers
attend Volunteer Training. To be a clerk, or a backup, you must
have attended Volunteer/Clerk Training in 2012, 2013, or 2014.
We have filled our volunteer clerk roster for 2014. New
volunteers are encouraged to attend the Volunteer/Clerk training
at the home of Douglas Wade on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at
6PM. Clerks MUST attend, as it will be specifically
photography related. It’s easy and it’s fun!
ALL volunteers need to fill out an AVF Volunteer
Application once. Either mail in, or return to AVF Chairperson,
Douglas Wade or Sue Craft. Thank you for volunteering!
AVF Volunteers who put in over 20 hours of volunteer time
in 2013 will be getting a “Credential Pass” for 2014. All other
volunteers will earn free entry/parking passes, based upon
volunteer hours. For every 4 hours of volunteer time, you can
earn 2 entry passes, and 1 parking pass, to Lot F (near gate 3)
which is nice and close. When volunteering for the Fair, don’t
forget to sign in every time you volunteer. If you volunteer this
year, you’ll be invited to next year’s Kick-Off Dinner!
AV Fair Photography Exhibit News (Continued from page 1)
General Meeting Program - Photo Critique
August 19, 2014 at 6PM By: Rock Myers
Our LPA masters will be critiquing your photos on August
19, 2014. You can submit 5 photos for an anonymous critique
on our website link. The deadline for submitting your photos is
August 15, 2014 at 11:59PM.
Three of our master level LPA photographers will be
critiquing our images with the goal of helping us improve our
photography. They will consider composition, exposure,
sharpness, visual impact, etc. The critiques will be anonymous
so only you will know when your image is being discussed.
This program is a way to measure the level of interest of
our members for photo critiques. If participation is good, we’ll
continue the program.
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July 2014 LPA “Scapes” Competition Results Judege: Noella Ballenger
Digital Results:
Novice:
First - Thomas Van Langenhoven - Mountain Train
Second - Leslie Sutton - Two Trees At Grand Canyon
Third - Thomas Van Langenhoven - Yellowstone Formations
HM - Dale Taft - Are The Fish Biting
HM - Matt Mahowald - Piute_morning
HM - Dale Taft - Heckman Lake
Amateur:
First - Denis Lust - Wave Good By
Second - Denis Lust - Pacific Waters
Advanced:
First - Rock Myers - Yosemite Falls
Second - Maryann Ryan - Park In The Snow
Third - Douglas Wade - Sunset on the Way Home_4581
HM - Bruce Cable - Elizabeth Lake
HM - Douglas Wade - El Matador Beach
HM - Douglas Wade - Milky Way
HM - Scott A. Shackelford - April in Prague
HM - Scott A. Shackelford -
Late Afternoon Glow-Garden of the Gods
HM - Bill Sutton - Valley View_201
Master:
First - Pam Vick - Sunrise On The Ponds_4609
Second - Sue Liberto - Virginia Fall Colors_4560
Third - Kurtiss Humphrey - Edwards Desert_4578
HM - Holly Peskin - Horseshoe Bend _4607
HM - Sue Craft - Resurrection Bay, Alaska
HM - Pam Vick - City Moonrise_4608
HM - Anita Kratofil - Mt. Rushmore 1_4595
HM - Sue Liberto - Piute Sunrise_4563
HM - Pat Ware - Wheat On The Palouse WA 4571
HM - Holly Peskin - Carlsbad Sunset_4602
Print Results:
Intermediate:
A - Diane Cable - Salton Sea Sunset
A - Diane Cable - Pelican Wave
A - Darren Cole - Desert Lake
HM - Matt Mahowald - one_tree
Master:
A - Dwight Franke - Scottys Castle Woods
HM - Dwight Franke - Ubehebe Crater -- Aftermath
HM - Bonnie J. Matthews - Valley Of Fire_7558
HM - Bonnie J. Matthews - San Francisco at Night_3174
A=Excellence Award
Competition Co-Chair, Bonnie J. Matthews and Noella Ballenger
Photo by Lee Garner
First - Novice Digital: Mountain Train by Thomas Van Langenhoven
Second - Novice Digital: Two Trees at Grand Canyon by Leslie Sutton
Photos continued on Page 4
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Third - Novice Digital: Yellowstone Formations
by Thomas Van Langenhoven
HM - Novice Digital: Are the fish biting by Dale Taft
HM - Novice Digital: Piute_morning by Matt Mahowald
July Competition Results (cont’d)
HM - Novice Digital: Heckman Lake by Dale Taft
First - Amateur Digital: Wave Good by by Denis Lust
Second - Amateur Digital:
Pacific Waters
by Denis Lust
Photos continued on Page 5
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July Competition Results (cont’d)
First - Advanced Digital: Yosemite Falls by Rock Myers
Second - Advanced Digital: Park in the Snow by Maryann Ryan
Third - Advanced Digital: Sunset on the way home
by Douglas P. Wade
HM –Advanced Digital: Elizabeth Lake by Bruce Cable
HM - Advanced Digital: El Matador Beach
by Douglas P. Wade
HM - Advanced Digital: Milky Way by Douglas P. Wade
Photos continued on Page 6
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HM - Advanced Digital:
April in Prague
by Scott A. Shackelford
HM - Advanced Digital: Late Afternoon Glow—Garden of the Gods
by Scott A. Shackelford
HM - Advanced Digital: Valley View 201 by Bill Sutton
July Competition Results (cont’d)
HM - Advanced Digital: Valley View 201 by Bill Sutton
First - Master Digital: Sunrise on the Ponds 4609 by Pam Vick
Second - Master Digital: Virginia Fall Colors
by Sue Liberto
Third - Master Digital: Edwards Desert 4578
by Kurtiss Humphrey
HM - Master Digital: Horseshoe Bend 4607 by Holly Peskin
Photos continued on Page 7
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July Competition Results (cont’d)
HM - Master Digital: Resurrection Bay, Alaska by Sue Craft
HM - Master Digital: City Moonrise 4608 by Pam Vick
HM - Master Digital: Mt. Rushmore I 4595 by Anita Kratofil
HM - Master Digital: Piute Sunrise by Sue Liberto
HM - Master Digital: Wheat on the Palouse WA 4571
by Pat Ware
HM - Master Digital: Carlsbad Sunset 4602 by Holly Peskin
Photos continued on Page 8
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July Competition Results (cont’d)
Award - Intermediate Print: Pelican Wave by Diane Cable
Award - Intermediate Print: Desert Lake by Darren Cole
HM - Intermediate Print: one_tree by Matt Mahowald
Award - Intermediate Print: Salton Sea Sunset by Diane Cable
Award - Master Print: Scotty’s Castle Woods by Dwight Franke
HM - Master Print: Ubehebe Crater - Aftermath by Dwight Franke
HM - Master Print: Valley of Fire 7558 by Bonnie J. Matthews
HM - Master Print: San Francisco at Night by Bonnie J. Matthews
August 2014 www.lpaphotography.org Page 9
PSA REPORT
August 2014 By: Nan Carder, EPSA, DFS4C
PSA Representative
PSA Annual Conference,
Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Photographic
Society of America’s Annual Conference for 2014 will be in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Some of the Lancaster Photography
Association members that should be attending are the following:
Tina Crowe, Anita Kratofil, Fran Marroquin, Bill Sutton, Leslie
Sutton, Chris Wilkins, David Wilkins, and Nan Carder.
PSA Newsletter Contest: Entries are closed and results are
pending
PSA Projected Image Division Interclub (First Round): Competitions begin November 1st
PSA Nature Interclub (First Round): Competitions begin
October 15th
PSA Photojournalism Division Interclub (Fourth Round): The results have been announced for the PSA Photojournalism
(PJ) Interclub for the 2013-2014 competition season.
LPA won the PJ Interclub fourth round with the highest
score of 72.
After the third round, LPA was tied for third place. Their
results were high enough to earn first place in the Group A year-
end results with 255 points.
First Place in PJ Human Interest:
“Flower Girl” by Sue Liberto
Second Place in PJ Open:
“Bad Bulls 3824” by Nan Carder, EPSA
Honorable Mention in PJ Human Interest:
“Fire Control” by Maryann Ryan
Honorable Mention in PJ Open:
“Summer Fun” by Rock Myers
Other members competing in this round were Tina Crowe
and David Wilkins.
LPA Members competing in this year’s four competitions
were the following: Tina Crowe, Arliss Dawson, Eugene Duley,
Helen Henry, Sharna Lee, Bill Liberto, Sue Liberto, Rock
Myers, Maryann Ryan, Scott Shackelford, Pam Vick, Wayne
Staley, Dale Ware, Chris Wilkins, David Wilkins, and Nan
Carder, EPSA.
The first Photojournalism Division Interclub competition
begins November 15, 2014
PSA Photo Travel Division Interclub: Competitions begin
November 15, 2014.
PSA Projected Image Division (PID) Creative Interclub
(Third Round): Results are pending. No dates have been
announced.
S4C International Exhibition: Nan Carder, Arliss Dawson,
Diana Edgel, Helen Henry, Rock Myers, Scott Shackelford, Bill
Sutton, Dale Ware, Pat Ware, David Wilkins, Chris Wilkins
Club Service Award: Thank you Sue Craft for working hard
to submit the proposal for the Lancaster Photography
Association for the PSA Club Service Award. LPA earned the
award in 2011 and can apply every three years. Endorsing LPA
are Holly Peskin and David Wilkins. Many LPA members
donate their time for many services in our community. PSA
recognizes and rewards clubs who help their communities.
If anyone would like information about the Photographic
Society of America, please contact Nan Carder, EPSA at
Member
First Place - PJ Human Interest
Flower Girl by Sue Liberto
Second Place -
PJ Open
Bad Bulls 3824
by Nan Carder, EPSA
Honorable Mention - PJ Human Interest:
Fire Control by Maryann Ryan
Honorable Mention - PJ Open:
Summer Fun by Rock Myers
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August Monthly Assignment
Fair Use your imagination...
Upload your interpretation to the gallery and be sure to check out last month’s uploads.
Click on the link to see the Monthly Assignment Albums
Breakfast Discussion Group Third Sunday of each month.
7:30AM at Carrows Restaurant 1650 W. Avenue K, Lancaster
August’s Date is: Sunday, August 17, 2014
Friday Night Discussion Group
2nd & 4th Fridays
August 8th & 22nd @ 6:30PM at Carrow’s
corner of 17th Street West and Avenue K
Article submissions for the September 2014 issue are due to the newsletter editor by
Friday, August 22, 2014 E-mail your submission to
HOW DID YOU DO THAT? By: Bonnie J. Matthews, Competition Co-Chair
“Yosemite Falls” by Rock Myers:
The image was taken in mid-morning in early May 2014. The
weather was not good but that can help with photography as you
know. Here's what I used, my settings and my process:
Canon 70D; Lens - 24-105mm f/4L; Lens set at 24 mm; ISO
100; Shutter speed - 4 sec.- 2 sec delay on shutter; Image
stabilization turned off; Aperture f/14; Neutral density filter-
10 stop; Tripod used and Processed in Adobe Camera Raw and
Photoshop.
“Sunrise On The Ponds” by Pam Vick:
"Sunrise On The Ponds" was taken September 19, 2013 6:42AM
at Piute Ponds, Rosamond, California.
Here's what I used, my settings and my process:
Shot on a Canon 7D; Lens EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS UM;
Exposure 1/400 sec at f /14; Focal Length 100mm; ISO 200;
Processed in Lightroom 4.4; and made minor adjustments to
Blacks, Contrast, Highlights and Clarity only.
(Continued on page 12)
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Member Photos WHAT PSA HAS TO OFFER PSA Study Groups for PSA Individual Members
The Photographic Society of America (PSA) offers
educational courses, mentors, and consultants to all PSA
members. One of the fun activities that PSA encourages is the
PSA Study Groups. There are study groups in each of the
divisions.
This is a list of all of the division: Projected Image
Division, Nature Division, Photojournalism Division, Travel
Division, 3D Division, and the Print Division.
To see what study groups look like, please take a look at
the Digital Dialogue Study Group. In this group alone, there
are 66 study groups offered on multiple topics. New groups are
started when the groups are filled. There are seven PSA
members in each group. The groups are listed below. The
images are open to the public, and anyone can view what the
makers have done to their images. Take a look. http://
psadigital.org/all-groups/
General
Assigned Subject
Compositing/Advanced Photoshop
Creative
HDR
iPhoneography
Macro
Monochrome
Nature Plus
Painting Time-Lapsed Video
Sports
Digital Study Group Program with Les Milligan as the
director has 51 Groups. This group is password protected. Only
those in the group can view the images. David Wilkins has
been a commentator for one of the groups for the past few years.
http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?divisions-study-groups
General
Animals
Creative
Fine Art
Flowers
Monochrome
Panorama
Portraits
There are two General Nature Study Groups. The groups
are password protected. http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?
divisions-nature-study-groups
There are eight Photojournalism Study Groups. Seven
groups are general and one is human interest. The groups are
password protected. http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?
divisions-photojournalism-study-groups
There are ten study groups in the Travel Division Study
Groups, and the groups are password protected. http://www.psa
-photo.org/index.php?divisions-photo-travel-study-groups
There are multiple study groups in the Print Division.
There also is a personal Print Analysis program. http://www.psa
-photo.org/index.php?divisions-pictorial-print
PSA Members… join a PSA Study Group.
AV Fair Midway Fun
Taken August 2012 at the AV Fairgrounds
by Scott A. Shackelford
I viewed this scene repeatedly while driving the agriculture
shuttle that started at the parking lot behind the Turf Club. Each
time I turned around at the far turn next to the midway, this was
my view. So at the end of my shuttle-driving time slot, I got my
camera and returned to photograph it.
Steps of Eternal Grace
Taken May 2000 in Jerusalem, Israel
by Scott A. Shackelford
A favorite documentary shot, these steps are one of very few
places left where Christ certainly must have actually walked.
After his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was taken to
the house of the Chief Priest, Caiaphas, partially visible at the
top left. These steps, more than 2000 years old, and were, then,
the only direct path to this destination from Gethsemane. In
2000, these steps were fully accessible, but now are fenced for
preservation purposes.
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“Scotty’s Castle” by Dwight Franke:
I took the picture at Scotty's Castle which is just north of Death
Valley. I liked the changing leaf colors against the stark hills in
the background and the relatively barren ground. The photo was
taken with a Nikon D800 and a 24-70MM lens at f11 so I could
have reasonable depth-of-field. It is a full frame shot except I
cropped down to eliminate some of the cloudless sky. I
processed it in NIK HDR Efex Pro 2 software as a single photo
to bring out the colors, separate the leaves from the background,
darken the sky and added a slightly dark vignette at the corners.
How Did You Do That? (Continued from page 10)
“Edwards Lake” by Darren Cole:
I took this picture at Edwards Lake, Edwards AFB, about 3
miles north of the South Gate Entrance on April 2014, around
6PM.
This was an interesting circumstance for me, my first try at
high dynamic range! I saw this amazing sunset after a rain storm
over the desert. I drove on looking for some standing water to
reflect it. When I found it, I stopped the car and looked at my
camera and back at the scene. I wanted detail in the sky, the
water and the sand formation.
I mounted my Pentax K-30 with 18-135mm kit lens to my
travel tripod. I focused around the midpoint of the peninsula
using the back focus button (to ensure the focus would not
change when I hit the shutter release). I used a small f-stop
(probably f16) to help make the water soft and dreamy and
make sure everything was in focus. In manual exposure mode I
set a correct exposure on the sky (at about 60-90 degrees away
from the sun) and then bracketed from -4 to +4 EV in 1 stop
increments around that.
TIP 1: Be aware of your camera’s built in bracket mode.
Mine will bracket aperture instead of shutter speed even in
manual. I always bracket manually.
TIP 2: Use a wireless cable release or your camera’s built
in timer to trigger the shutter to minimize movement.
TIP 3: Turn off image stabilization when using a tripod. If
the processor can’t sense movement, it tends to add it, causing
the slightest blur.
Post Process: So now I had 9 images, none of which were
much use on their own. I imported everything to Lightroom. I
found the best image with sky detail; then corrected white
balance, adjusted temp and tint, pulled down the highlights,
opened up the shadows, performed lens correction, did some
noise reduction, and added some sharpness. Then I selected all
9 images and synced the exact adjustments I made to the first
one to the other 8. This way, all the images had the same color
balance and corrections so all the pixels of all the images were
in the same place.
From Lightroom I selected the best 2 images with sand and
water detail and exported them to Photoshop using the HDR
option to combine them as a single 32 bit image. Then I went
back to Lightroom and selected my perfect sky image and
opened that as another layer in the same project. I used inverted
(black) mask on one layer so that the perfect sky was visible
(which excluded the underexposed ground) and the ground was
visible (which excluded the blown out sky). The ground still
did not have enough detail. However, because it was a 32bit
image, I could dodge and burn (set brush to overlay, use a very
small flow and opacity ~ 10%) the details that were hiding in
the pixel data.
TIP 4: For each change you make, create a new layer in
case you want to remove or change certain elements.
Now that I painted in the details that I wanted, it was time
to do some cleanup! The sky had small irritating bits of clouds
which were also reflected in the water. The water had several
reeds in it taking away from the smooth finish I wanted. I also
had several black dots due to the small f-stop. Using the clone
stamp tool and healing brush in Photoshop I was able to remove
it all. I did some additional dodge and burning on the clouds to
create a little more dramatic contrast, and to the peninsula to
create some interesting light.
The vignette was accomplished by creating a new layer
with all my adjustments and putting it into multiply. I used the
selection tool to create a rectangle around the majority of the
image leaving a border outside the selection. I modified the
rectangle into a circle and added lots of feathering and hit delete
which removed the “multiplied” shading from within the
selected area leaving a darker vignette in the boarder.
I performed additional noise reduction. Then I created a
new layer with all my adjustments and another inverted mask
and sharpened that layer (using unsharp mask – this term still
doesn’t make sense to me). I removed the mask (painting with
a white brush at around 10% flow) at the nearest area of the
peninsula to increase the sharpness at that area only.
Finally, I moved it back to Lightroom and was pretty happy
with it…then I added just a little more contrast.
So, when did I decide on Black and white? I developed
this 4 different ways (3 were color) during 4 different
Photoshop sessions (each time learning a little more about
Photoshop). Each one mimicked the mood I happened to be in
that day. The first one was heavy on magenta, the second one
more natural looking, the third one heavy on reds. Finally, I
tried B+W. The B+W portrayed the drama and texture I was
after at the cost of the beautiful colors I saw. Oh well, as the
Rolling Stones say, “You can’t always get what you want!”
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August 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2
3 4 5 6PM AVF Clerk Training at Doug Wade’s home
6 9AM - 8PM AVF Print Take-In Day
7 9AM - 5PM AVF Print Hanging
8 6:30PM Friday Night Discussion Group - Carrow’s Restaurant
9
10 FULL MOON 11 12 6PM Board Meeting
13 14 15 AV Fair Opens
16
17 7:30AM Breakfast Discussion Group - Carrow’s Restaurant
18 19 6PM General Meeting; Photo Critiques
20 21 22 6:30PM Friday Night Discussion Group - Carrow’s Restaurant; Newsletter
Deadline
23
24 AV Fair Closes
25 AVF Print Pick-Up Day
26 6PM AVF Workshop - Member Photo Sharing
27 28 29 30
31
Membership dues were due on July 1, 2014. Make payment
online or see the treasurer at the General Meeting on August 19,
2014 or Workshop on August 26, 2014.
Upcoming Events:
September 1 - Labor Day
September 8 - FULL MOON
September 9 - Board Meeting
September 12 - Friday Night Discussion Group
September 16 - General Meeting
September 19-21 - Owens Valley/Alabama Hills Field Trip
September 21 - Breakfast Discussion Group
September 23 - Newsletter Deadline
September 23 - Workshop - Time Lapse Photography
September 26 - Friday Night Discussion Group
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Member
Lancaster Photography Association
PO Box 498
Lancaster, CA 93584-0498
www.lpaphotography.org
Board of Directors: President: Douglas Wade [email protected]
Vice President: Rock Myers [email protected]
Secretary: Sue Craft [email protected]
Treasurer: Bill Liberto [email protected]
Immediate Past President: David Wilkins Voting Member: Tina Crowe [email protected] Voting Member: Diane Cable [email protected] Committee Chairpersons: AV Fair Chairpersons: Doug Wade / Sue Craft Competition Co-Chairpersons: Bonnie Matthews Kurtiss Humphrey [email protected] Equipment: Paul Craft / Alex Venz Exhibits: vacant Field Trips: Christine Wilkins Night Discussion Group: Terri Garner Gallery Shows: vacant Historian: Sue Craft Hospitality Chair: Carol Moss Librarian: vacant Membership: Bill Liberto Newsletter Editor: Doug Wade [email protected] Assoc. Editor vacant Poppy Festival: vacant Publicity: Terri Garner Refreshments Chair Pam Vick Webmaster: Lee Garner Workshops: Rock Myers [email protected] PSA Representative: Nan Carder PSA Inter Club Competitions: Nan Carder S4C Delegate: Bonnie Matthews S4C Club Competitions: Bonnie Matthews
Meeting Information
All meetings are held at the AV Senior Center, 777 W. Jackman, Lancaster, CA
Beginning at 6 PM unless otherwise noted.
2nd Tuesday Board Meeting (RM 101) All LPA Members are invited to attend.
3rd Tuesday General Meeting & Program Open to the general public
4th Tuesday Workshop—Open to LPA Members
August Calendar of Events:
8/1/14 to 8/31/14 - Monthly Assignment: “Fair”
8/5/2014 - AV Fair Clerk Training - D. Wade’s Home
8/6/2014 - AV Fair Print Take-In Day
8/7/2014 - AV Fair Print Hanging Day
8/8/2014 - 6:30PM Friday Night Discussion Group
8/10/2014 - Full Moon
8/12/2014 - 6PM Board Meeting
8/15/2014 - AV Fair Opening Day
8/17/2014 - 7:30AM Breakfast Discussion Group
8/19/2014 - 6PM General Meeting - Photo Critiques
8/22/2014 - 6:30PM Friday Night Discussion Group
8/24/2014 - AV Fair Closing Day
8/25/2014 - AV Fair Print Pick-Up Day
8/26/2014 - 6PM Workshop - Member Photo Sharing
Lancaster Photography Association
Newsletter Advertising Rates and Policy
The Desert Exposure is the newsletter of The Lancaster
Photography Association (LPA) and is published once a month
as a downloadable PDF.
Advertising Rates: Per Month for up to 12 months:
Acceptance: The newsletter editor reserves the right to
decide whether or not any advertisement is to be accepted or
continued. Placement of advertising is at the discretion of the
editor.
Liability: The LPA liability for any errors or omissions
shall not exceed the cost of the space occupied by the ad.
Advertiser agrees to hold the LPA harmless for losses, claims,
liabilities or damages of any kind arising from any advertising
submitted to the newsletter.
Length of contract: Contracts may be accepted for up to 12
months.
All advertising must be submitted in a form ready to be
inserted into the newsletter. This includes word documents,
JPEGs, and TIFFs.
Closing Date is the 20th of the month preceding the next
issue. All submissions should be sent to
1 X 3 X 6 X 12 X
1 page $20 $19 $18 $17
½ Page $15 $14 $13 $12
¼ Page $10 $9 $8 $7
Per Inch $5 $4.50 $4 $3.50