April Meeting. from the President... Light Painting Program

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1 Houston Photochrome Club Volume MMXVIII No. 4 April April Meeting The competition and critique meeting will be 7:00 PM April 12 Tracy Gee Community Center, 3599 Westcenter Drive, which is one block inside Beltway 8 between Westpark and Richmond. Deadline for digital submission All digital entries must be sent to ptchromer@gmail.com by April 7 Entries received after that will not be eligible for April Competition FYI the deadline is always the Saturday before the competition meeting. Light Painting Program Dion McInnis is doing a program at Houston Camera Club on April 17 on Painting with Light. Houston Photochrome Club members have been invited to attend. The program will be at Bayland Park Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet near Fondren at 7 :00 PM. Those who want to take photos during thedemonstrations should bring their camera and tripod.. 1 from the President... Greetings! Spring has sprung and there are multiple opportunities to go out and take photos, regardless of where your interests lie. Festivals are starting, wildflowers are coming and animals/birds are coming out. Please keep the assignment categories in mind as you're taking photos. As a reminder, an entry into the Assigned category must have been taken in the last twelve months. If you know of a particular event that would be of interest to others in the club, please so that it can be included in the newsletter. A very special thank you to Mike Simmons for a wonderful program/workshop on Nightscapes/Astrophotography in March. It was enjoyed by all who attended. April Assignment Sacred Places: any building or structure used by an organized religion for worship purposes, a cemetery or a monument/ memorial to a religious figure.

2 Photo Day at the Zoo Sunday, April 15, 7:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Want a chance to get unique photos of our giraffes, chimpanzees, gorillas and red river hogs? Photo Day allows photographers of all skill levels a chance to visit the Zoo and take great animal photos, all before the Zoo opens. Guests can enjoy the cooler morning weather and lighter crowd, plus see the animals at a time of day when they are most active. A Zookeeper will also be available to talk about our featured animals and answer any questions. A light continental breakfast is provided for event guests. The Houston Zoo is making strides to reduce plastics, including bottled water, to help save animals like sea turtles in the wild. Please bring your reusable water bottle with you to this event. To ensure a great experience, please note that there will be walking for this event so event guests are encouraged to wear appropriate shoes. This event is rain or shine. All activities are included in your ticket price. Space is limited so buy your tickets today! Photo Op Schedule 7:00 a.m. 7: a.m. Light Continental Breakfast & Refreshments Please remember to bring your reusable water bottles. Photo Op Schedule 7:00 a.m. 7: a.m. Light Continental Breakfast & Refreshments Please remember to bring your reusable water bottles. 7:30 a.m. Giraffes 8:00 a.m. Chimpanzees 8:30 a.m. Gorillas and Red River Hogs Ticket Prices Register early to receive a $5 discount! Early Registration (through April 14) Online Only Members: $32.00 Non-Members: $49.00 General Registration (April 15) Online Only Member: $37.00 Non-Member: $54.00 Children UNDER 2 are FREE Bluebonnet Festivals Bluebonnet Festival of Texas Date: April 15, Sat. 9 am - 6 pm Sun 10 am - 5 pm Downtown Chappell Hill Texas Admission: Free The Bluebonnet Trails Festival in Ennis is the weekend of the th -nd of April bluebonnetfestival.htm See full event schedule at 2

3 Spring in Texas and that means wildflowers and especially bluebonnets. While this is an average year they are out there and quit pretty in many areas. The usual spots in the Chapel Hill- Brenham- Industry area were beginning in earnest and by now should be going strong. When you are thinking of taking your kids and pets to be photographed in the flowers, please, keep a few cautions in mind. There are hazards in those lovely blossoms. 1.Think prickly weeds, grass burrs, fire ants, spiders, bees and snakes. An encounter with any of these will not provoke the smiles you desire. 2.Try not to crush the flowers, leave some for the next photographers. 3..Keep the area pristine. Don t leave your trash and plastic water bottles behind 4.Enjoy Texas natural beauty Inter Club News The Feb. GSCCC Nature Projected competition was judged by the Oklahoma Camera Club. Our entries and scores were: Munching Ground Squirrel 12 Cardinal Drinking 11 Bathing Great Egret Joe Smith 11 Blue Dragonfly on Leaf 10 The March GSCCC Competition was judged by the Beaumont Camera Club. Our entries and scores were as follows: Monochrome Projected: Honor Reflected-James Gamble 12-2nd HM The Way Egrets Showing Love- 8 Altuve Goes First to Third-Scott Meyer-7 Enron Bldg. Walkway at Night 6 Color Projected Sunrise at Galveston- 12-2nd HM Bull Rider--11 Tree and Rapeseed--11 Laughing Longhorn-Donny Walton-7 Congratulations to Julie & James., Intra-Club Competitions Chairman 3

4 March Competition Judges:,, Assignment - Three's Company Open Heron and Friend 24 The Bouquet 24 Pink Composites 23 Lotus Flower Three Ghosts 23 Loving Time Thunderbirds Showing Off Sunrise, Rio De Janiero Cliff Swallows Halloween Pendant Mating Ecola Sunset Looking Up at Iquazu Falls Flower Pot C. T. Edwards 17 Patas Monkey La Mano on Punta del Este 17 Teardrop Arch Astoria Bridge Chinese Dragon Snowed In 8 entries Avg..5 Monochrome Columbus Zebra Drinking Cooks Mill In Step Montevideo, Uruguay Sunrise, Galveston Beach 19 Sandhill Crane in Flight Cactus Flower Waterwall Reflection Colorful Flower C.T. Edwards 19 Wanted Butterfly C.T. Edwards 17 Lights Come From the Windows Katy Grain Elevators 7 entries avg entries Total Images 33 Average Score.2 Photographers 9 4 Avg..2 19

5 ATTENTION: All Competition Participants Images must be submitted according to club guidelines or your image may not be included in the monthly competition Please follow the sizing instructions carefully: A horizontal image cannot be longer than 1280 pixels along the horizontal side; A vertical image cannot be longer than 800 pixels along the vertical side. ( Vertical images cannot be sized 1280 pixels along the vertical side!) The size of the JPEG image is not to exceed 1MB.( See above for pixel size.) NEW INFORMATION 4/1/16 Rename the image according to the guidelines below. For example: An Assignment image by John Brown would appear as AS_Assignment_BrownJ.jpg (Use M for Monochrome and O for Open categories.) DO NOT use first names, nicknames or initials only, for identification. Also, the size of the title is limited to 35 characters when naming images. It is important that the guidelines for naming files be followed when submitting images for the monthly competitions otherwise you run the risk of not being credited with your entries. Images that are not easily identified will be discarded. Assignment Categories The Assignment list is: April A Sacred Place Any building or structure used by an organized religion for worship purposes, a cemetery or a monument/memorial to a religious figure. May Symmetry The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around and axis; correct or pleasing proportion of the parts of a thing: similarity or exact correspondence between different things. Synonyms:regularity, eveness. Uniformity. Consistency, correspondence, equality, balance, proportion. June Music to my Eyes ( Musical Instruments or Performer / Band) July Patriotism August Winged Creatures September ABC s (Images with an object shaped like a letter of the alphabet ) October Beautiful Bokeh November What s Cooking? (Images of prepared meals) December Autumn Colors Remember that assignment images must have been shot within 12 months, prior to competition meeting for that assignment. Because of this restriction, we will now choose the categories a year in advance of the category date,for your convenience. NOTE: Images may not be submitted more than once regardless of the category. Color images may not be submitted as monochrome if they have been used in another category and vice versa. 5

6 Houston Photochrome Club is a member of the Photographic Society of America and the Gulf States Camera Club Council 6