Altoona-Blair County Photo Society

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1 Altoona-Blair County Photo Society Altoona, Pennsylvania 2010 Club Events Calendar July-August 2010 Regular Meetings are held at Hollidaysburg YMCA 7:15 p.m. July 5 Due to the July 4th holiday, there will be no meeting this week. July 19 Note special times: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bring your camera! We will be outside enjoying a summer evening photo shoot. You ll have your choice of three meeting locations in Hollidaysburg: Legion Park, Canal Basin Park, or the Methodist Church parking lot. Those meeting at the church will take a stroll through town. This event will take place rain or shine. We will hope for a clear evening, but if it rains, grab an umbrella, cover up your camera, meet us for a good time. August 2 No Meeting August 7 Photo shoot of Canoe Creek State Park Triathlon Outing and annual ABCPS picnic 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.. John Eicher won the Altoona-Blair County Photo Society 2010 Print Competition and also was awarded Best of Show honors in the same photo event for two of his prints, Female Cardinal and Hello. 21 members entered 100 prints that were judged by Tera Nelson, Photographer and Steve Nelson, Artist in Other Media. (more on the judges on page 5) John Eicher 230 Sandy Smith 175 Robert Lynn 223 Sally Becker 172 Eric Gaston 215 Loa Joan Stern 172 Randy Klobetanz 215 Jack Hartsock 170 Marge Seymour 204 Dianne Kelley 163 Loretta Storm 196 Jenni Shoemaker (4) 160 Vivian Van Dyke 193 Ron Stellabotte 160 Bryan Putt 184 Barry Kaufman 156 Bonnie Smeal 184 Richard Illig 142 Nancy Smith 184 Ken Becker (1) 40 Gerald Carey 182

2 Alan Freed, Pittsburgh area professional photographer, provided an interesting program to ABCPS members at the June 21, 2010 meeting. Freed s program described how he obtains dramatic sports photos from the sidelines of Pittsburgh Steelers games for publication in the Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper. For great sports shots, Freed suggests: 1. Shoot wide open for shallow depth of field 2. Shutter speed no slower than 1/ Use continuous focus mode 4. Consider using an Expo Disk, a white balance filter-sized circle 5. Bump ISO to 1600 for night games Click HERE for Alan Freed s Website Long-time ABCPS member, David W. Seidel, recently published another historic Altoona book. In Dave s own words: The book was released June 14th at $21.99 per copy. The royalties from this Altoona book have been donated to the Blair County Historical Society. As you know, the royalties of the first book Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway, co-authored with Leonard Alwine, were donated to the Horseshoe Curve Chapter, National Railway Historical Society; The royalties from the second book Horseshoe Curve were donated to Railroader's Memorial Museum. This book carries the title Altoona and differs from the Altoona book by Sr. Anne Frances Pulling in that the source material is strictly from vintage postcards rather than historical photographs and is published under Arcadia Publishing Co. ( Postcard History Series. It will be available at most traditional book outlets such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com as well as other local outlets such as the gift shop of Railroader's Memorial Museum, some of the Hallmark stores etc. or at You can search by title or author. July-August2010 Page 2 from the ABCPS

3 2010 YMCA Events The Hollidaysburg YMCA has invited the Altoona- Blair County Photo Society to photograph YMCA sponsored events. If you plan to attend and photograph any of the events, please identify yourself to the YMCA coordinator as a member of the ABCPS when you arrive at the event. Please share your finished photographs with the YMCA. They are always looking for quality photographs to help support their programs. If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Smith at the YMCA. Sunday, July 4-8AM-July 4th Race, Downtown Altoona (check below for link to details & map) Saturday, August 7-8AM-Canoe Creek Triathlon and Race, Canoe Creek State Park Saturday, November 27-8AM-YMCA Turkey Trot Race, Hollidaysburg YMCA Friday, December 31-4PM-YMCA Twilight Race, Lakemont Park, Altoona The Hollidaysburg YMCA is interested in photographically covering the various July 4th races as thor- oughly as possible. The intent is to produce a CD/DVD that can be played via the digital picture frame at the YMCA front desk and also to use the photos in future YMCA Publications. Click HERE for a link to the YMCA web- site. Be sure to click on the July 4th race as there are several others mentioned. Times, distances, and course maps are available there. Additional details of the multiple races are contained within that link. To... John Leitis Doc Gibbons Anna Leopold Thinking of you and hoping that you feel better We miss you! 2010 ABCPS Officers President Scott McGrain Vice President-Programs Eric Gaston Vice President-Club Outings Marge Seymour Vice President-Competition Sally Becker Secretary Dave Hammaker Asst. Secretary Winnie Eicher Treasurer Sandy Kasun Assistant Treasurer Ted Beam Save the Date 2010 ABCPS Christmas Party December, 4, 2010, $20/person LOCATION: Lakemont Park Casino July-August 2010 Page 3 from the ABCPS

4 Depth of Field has been a topic of discussion lately at our meetings so briefly, here is a short tip on what it is and how to control DOF. If you Google the term, Depth of Field, there are many websites that will further explain the effect. Chances are not everything in your picture will be the same distance from the camera. In some cases, you want as much of the photo in focus as possible (when shooting a group of people for instance), but in other cases you can help draw attention to the one subject in focus by having the rest of the background out of focus and therefore blurry (most commonly used in portraits & sports). The following two photos demonstrate the difference. In both cases, the camera focused on the red car in front. Depth of Field is easiest to control if you use a D-SLR, but you can still obtain great photos with a point & shoot digital. For shallow depth of field, use Portrait mode. It s set by default to blur the background because of a wide open aperture. You can also get shallow depth of field by zooming the telephoto all the way in on your subject. You may have to step back a few steps but the background will again blur. Choosing the Landscape mode will result in greater depth of field as will zooming to the widest angle. Shallow depth of field 1/30th of a second exposure f 3.5 apertures value For shallow depth of field: Set the aperture wide open: f1.8 or f2 Get as close to the primary subject as possible. You'll need lots of light. You may have to increase the ISO setting.. Greater depth of field 1.5 second exposure f 22 aperture value :For greater depth of field Set the aperture stopped down:. F16 or f22 The farther away you are, the greater the depth of field. A longer exposure will maximize the depth of field; you may need a tripod, or other steady surface for your camera. Club members have heard discussions lately about the digital technique of combining multiple images at various exposures into one final image. The technique is called HDR, High Dynamic Range. The link below is the software Photomatix that many club members are now using to obtain properly exposed images from scenes that have dramatic shadows and highlights. Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs Ansel Adams July-August 2010 Page 4 from the ABCPS

5 . From President Scott McGrain ABCPS Proposed Budget 2010: ACTUAL PROPOSED Difference Competition committee: $ $82.70 Judges 160 Ribbons 100 Prizes 90 Ribbons 35 & Engrav. Donations (Blair County Arts) $0.00 Equipment ($3.68) Insurance (Club liability) $13.00 Memorial gifts $10.00 Program Committee (Speaker stipend) $40.00 Web Site $0.05 Newsletter (Postage, paper, ink etc.) $69.11 Meeting room rental $50.00 From an to Randy Klobetanz from the two Judges, Tera and Steve Nelson from our most recent Print Competition: We had a great time judging your contest and we wanted to thank you again for thinking of us. We have a post on our blog about our experience on Tuesday. Feel free to share with your members. Here is the link: 2010 COMPETITIONS PROJECTED IMAGE Special Category Texture Turn in October 18th Showing of the results, December 6th g-altoona-blair-county.html July-August 2010 Page 5 from the ABCPS

6 May 17, 2010 Meeting President, Scott McGrain stated that he and Dave Hammaker are finished with the Photo School at the Hollidaysburg YMCA. The Y has asked if anyone is interested in teaching a class in the fall. Please let Scott know if you have an interest. Eric Gaston reported that the next meeting will be the results of the 2010 Print Competition. Eric has a Guest Speaker coming for the June 21 st meeting to talk on sports photography. The Tour de Toona is to be held the end of August. As usual, this is a great photo opportunity. Watch the Altoona Mirror for further details. Marge Seymore discussed the June 19 th outing to Old Bedford Village for the Civil War Reenactment. The Village opens at 9 a.m. The battle is at 1 p.m. Further details will be sent via . Loretta Storm said a contract is in process for the Christmas Party to be held December 4 th at the Casino at Lakemont Park. Tonight s program is an interesting and informative video in the Luminous Landscape Series on photographing the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Next Old Bedford Village event is July 17 & s Weekend America is an emerging nation of the world stage in Visit the Village to see how things are beginning to transition from Colonial times to a more European culture. Living historians from the W. S. Hancock Society will be presenting a program over the weekend highlighting fashion, medicine and day to day life of the period. CLICK HERE for OBV website. O L D B E D F O R D V I L L A G E M A P Above, Officers Ride Old Bedford Village Civil War Reenactment Weekend, June 19, Over 600 reenacters were on site to be photographed and enjoyed. July-August 2010 Page 6 from the ABCPS

7 Altoona Blair County Photographic Society MEMBERSHIP Effective February 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 Name Address City State Zip (Print carefully) Telephone Please Circle New or Renew and Regular $20 or Junior $10 PAID Date Check # cash Junior Membership: All persons who are full time students under the age of 21. Membership dues are for the calendar year, March 1, 2010 to December 31, New members joining on or after October 1st will be considered paid for the next calendar year but will pay the $25.00 rate in effect for the 2011 membership year. Send this form and your payment to: Sandy Kasun, Treasurer 126 Acorn Lane Duncansville, PA Altoona Blair County Photographic Society Liability Release As a condition of membership with the Altoona Blair County Photographic Society, I agree to release from liability and to hold harmless the Altoona Blair County Photographic Society and its officers, agents, employees or assigns for any injury, including illness, accident, emergency and/or death, and for damage or loss of personal property, including equipment, film and memory cards while participating in any activities affiliated with the Altoona Blair County Photographic Society Signature Date Signature of Parent or Guardian if under the age of 18 Date Please Print Name of Parent/Guardian Have a happy & safe July 4th.! Photos from the most recent Print Competition are currently on display at The Film Center. Stop in to see them and also tell a friend about the winning prints on display. ABCPS Committee Members Competition Committee: Sally Becker, Chairman Connie Daugherty, Winnie Eicher, Jack Hartsock, Sandy Kasun, Randy Klobetanz, Mike Kuzio, Ron Stellabotte, Wilbur Walk, Jr. Digital Committee: John Eicher, Chairman Winnie Eicher, Jack Hartsock, John & Sandy Kasun, Duane Miller Display & Exhibition Committee Randy Klobetanz, Chairman Sally Becker, Larry Field, Sue McGrain, Sandy Smith Membership & Welcome Committee Marge Seymour, Chairman Wilbur Walk Jr. Program Committee: Eric Gaston, Chairman Pat Adachi, Jerry Carey, Dave Hammaker, Rob Lynn PSA Representative Sally Becker Randy Klobetanz, Alternate Special Events Committee Banquet/Christmas Party/Picnic Loretta Storm, Chairman Sue McGrain, Dene Schaut, Judy Wilkinson Trips & Outing Committee Marge Seymour, Chairman Bill Baird, Jerry Carey, Vince Kalwasinski, Larry McKee, Duane Miller, Loretta Storm, Don Thursby Webmaster Eric Gaston July-August 2010 Page 7 from the ABCPS