November Meeting. Workshop in October

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1 . Houston Photochrome Club Volume MMXVI No. 11 November November Meeting The November meeting will be the monthly competition and critique meeting at 7pm November 10 at the 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 Carmen Sewell csewell3@comcast.net by November 5 Entries received after that will not be eligible for November Competition FYI the deadline is always the Saturday before the competition meeting. Workshop in October The October workshop was on photographing with Blacklight by James Gamble and Carmen Sewell. There were two set ups and a number of props for the participants to use and create their own compositions. Here are some of the results: byrob Mood by Mark Crain by Jane Ashley 1 by James Gamble

2 HOUSTON PHOTOCHROME CLUB EAT, DRINK, and BE MERRY!!! You are invited to the Annual HPC Holiday Potluck Party!!! Saturday, December 17, 2016, 6:30 PM At the Home of Roxie and James Gamble Grand Bluff Grove, Phone ( You can get directions from the internet ) This is a Potluck Dinner and White Elephant Gift Exchange. RSVP and sign-up for the potluck dinner by ing Roxie Gamble pebbles1980@comcast.net Please indicate the number of guest and the dish you plan to bring. The Gift Exchange is not mandatory. If you like to participate, bring a wrapped gift valued at no more than $ The gift does not necessarily need to be photography related and can be gender specific or generic. Something you would like to have for yourself! Every year some members participate and some don t, so don t feel uncomfortable if you wish not to take part, but stick around to see how the gift exchange plays out! Look forward to seeing everyone there!!! 2

3 Inter Club The GSCCC images were judged by Lafayette Photographic Society. Monochrome Projected Images and scores were : Lovely Jelly Fish-Julie Cheng-15-3rd Place Antherium Carmen Sewell-13 Ironman on Bike Janet Chung 12 Trumpeter Syed Bulghdadi 9 Color Images entered and scores were: Old Soldiers-Carmen Sewell-13-1st Alt Longwood Water Lily-Philip Tan-13-2nd ALT Rodeo-Janet Chung-12 Dragonfly in Spotlight James Gamble 11 Congratulations to all. Jane Ashley, Interclub Chair 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!) Lovely Jelly Fish Julie Cheng The size of the JPEG image is not to exceed 1MB.( See above for pixel size.) NEW INFORMATION 4/1/2016 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. Old Soldiers Carmen Sewell 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. Longwood Water Lily Philip Tan 3 Images that are not easily identified will be discarded.

4 Assignment Categories The Assignment list is: November Sunset or Sunrise Since we no longer separate nature and pictorial as assignment categories, these images may have human elements. December Street photography Street photography is photography that fea tures unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within public places. Street photography does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment January 2017 Landscape/Seascape Another category that is eligible with human elements in it. February 2017 Holiday scenes. A scene from any recognizable holiday such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memo rial Day, Halloween, etc. March 2017 People Candid Unplanned photos of people. (Street Photography} April 2017 Abstracts Abstract photography concentrates on shape, form, color, pattern and texture. The viewer is often unable to see the whole object. May 2017 Domestic Animals Pets or Livestock such as but not limited to horses, cattle, sheep, goats etc June 2017 Springtime Images that say spring :flowers, baby animals such as lambs baby birds etc July 2017 Only in Houston Images that can be taken no other place but Houston. August 2017 Vehicles Your choice of travel conveyances. 4 Assignment Categories {continued} September 2017 Shadows Images that show the shadow of subject rather than the subject itself. October 2017 Panorama Images with wide vistas. November 2017 Close-Up Nature Zoom in on nature subjects to get fine detail. December 2017 Silhouette Back lit images. 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. ( This list appear in the Reflex News each month, in case you forget.) Hummingbird by F. Joe Schmitt The National Wildlife Federation has selected a donated Hummingbird image by F. Joe Schmitt for its 2017 All Occasion greeting card line. Copyright credit is given to artists and photographers on the back of every card, along with a bit of informational copy about the animal or habitat and the National Wildlife Federation. The artists and photographers names are also published in their catalog. Nice going, Joe

5 Assign.-Architecture October 2016 Competition Judges: Julie Cheng, Janet Chung, Joe Smith Inside Dali Museum Janet Chung 23 Pink Cactus Flower Julie Cheng 24 James Turrell Skyspace Jane Ashley 22 Bald Eagle Joe Smith 23 Abu Dhabi Skyline Joe Schmitt 21 Damselfly Love Janet Chung 23 City Library, San Antonio Carmen Sewell 21 Diagonals Scott Meyer 23 The World Trade Shopping Center Julie Cheng 21 Hummingbird Janet Chung 23 Blanco County Courthouse Donnie Walton 20 Mud Dauber on SwampMilkweed Jane Ashley 22 Colors of Rothenburg Scott Meyer 20 Jessica James Gamble 22 Menil Museum Joe Smith 20 Tawny Eagle F.Joe Schmitt 22 Standing in the City Rob Mood 20 Bellagio Fountains C. T. Edwards 21 Hospital City James Gamble 19 Big Boy Scott Meyer 21 Savannah Cathedral C.T. Edwards 19 Bright Lights, Big City James Gamble entries Avg Biking Pair Joe Smith 21 Open Blue & White Iris Carmen Sewell 21 Monochrome Scarlet Macaw in Egg Jane Ashley 21 Reflection on Building Wall Julie Cheng 24 Silky Julie Cheng 21 Ready to Roll Donnie Walton 23 City Library, San Antonio 2 Carmen Sewell 20 Windmill & Bridge Jane Ashley 21 Crocodile Resting F. Joe Schmitt 20 Chapel Altar C.T. Edwards 20 Fantasy Glass Rob Mood 20 Egret Calling Carmen Sewell 20 Rounding the Curve Donnie Walton 20 Fun at the Beach Scott Meyer 20 Dead Tree Donnie Walton 19 Snowy in a Net Rob Mood 20 Red Rock Canyon Colors C.T. Edwards 19 Speed Joe Smith Today Rob Mood 18 The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem F. Joe Schmitt entries Avg Downtown-Htown James Gamble entries Avg Total entries - 43 Avg. Score Photographers - 11 Cookies for November Mark Farrior 5

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