February 2018 Meeting Dates

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1 February 2018 Edition 124 No.92 February 2018 Meeting Dates Meetings are at the Clover Arts Center (formerly Baptist Temple) 1101 Clover St., Brighton. Unless there are holiday conflicts, our regular meetings will be on the first and third Mondays of the month. This month's meetings will be on the first and third Mondays, Feb. 5 th and Feb.19 th. The first meeting will be the competition, with the following categories: digital, monochrome, large color and small color. Announcements are at 7:00 with competition starting at 7:15. Late submissions (after 7:00) will not be eligible for competition. Dues must have been paid prior to the meeting so that you are on the membership list in order to compete. Renewal form on the last page of the newsletter. The second meeting of the month will be an educational program that will start at 7:30. There will be a Board meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. All members are welcome to sit in. February 19th Program Meeting: Gunther Cartwright Gunther is Professor Emeritus of Applied Photography at the RIT, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences. Gunther has made many presentations throughout Europe and the United States. He has exhibited extensively including exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution, the George Eastman Museum, as well as in England and Germany. His photos are in the collections of The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL and The George Eastman Museum, as well as many private collections. Gunther has judged at Camera Rochester on many occasions. Gunther will demonstrate the use of hand held (off camera) electronic flash to photograph people. Hands-on activities may be included so bring your cameras and electronic flashes. Digital Competition Deadline and Submission Info The deadline for submission of images for the digital competition is midnight on the Monday preceding the competition day (Jan 29 th this month). Following the submission rule, send no more than 2 images in this category to: CameraRochesterDCS@gmail.com. The images should be in jpeg format and resized to 1920 in the longest dimension. Please name image files with your name and the title (Your Name Title of Image.jpg). Note the single space on either side of the dash. Any extraneous information will become part of the title or author. Please also put the month in the subject of the (Images for Month).

2 January 2018 Category High Scores The highest scoring images of each category have been asked to submit their winning images to the newsletter editor via the Meet Up site for inclusion on this page. In the event there is a tie for highest scoring image or if higher scoring images have not been uploaded to the Meet Up competition folder or one artist wins multiple categories, the newsletter editor will select an image from the uploaded images. Judge: Christine Heusner Large Color Jeno Horvath Flood at Sea Breeze 15 Tom Kredo Red and Green 14 Michelle Turner Burano Reflection 13 Susa Kaye London 12 Bev Cronkite Snow Geese 12 Dave Braitsch Eastern Phobe 12 Monochrome Jeno Horvath Genesee Country Museum 15 Steve Fielding The Bow 13 Michelle Turner Illuminated MAG 13 Tom Kredo Spoon Reflection #3 13 David Braitsch Our Lady of Victory Basilica 12 Rick Mearns Mountain 12 Digital Luann Pero Beauty and the Beast 14 Luann Pero Tree Canopy in Webster Park 14 Ron Weetman Red Sun 13 Joan Weetman Ice Crystals 13 David Kotok A Turn in the Road 13 Bonnie Gamache Bouquet on the Pond 12 David Kotok Evening Light, Zion Park 12 Tony Solpietro World Trade Center 12 Steve Fielding Silhouettes 12 Nik Nagane Inception City 12 Loni Titus Rolling Hills 12 Small Color Loretta Petralis Impressionistic Woods 13 Jeno Horvath Art for Sale 12 Loretta Petralis Weeping Head on Grass 11

3 CR Members at Image City Gallery Community: January 23 - February 18, 2018 First Friday Night Reception: Friday, 5-9 pm, February 2 Guest Photographer Anthony Paladino Camera Rochester Award Winning Photographs by Bonnie Gamache, Earl Jackson, Tom Kredo Nikhil Nagane, and George Wallace Camera Rochester Meetup Please upload your images as soon as possible. If you need to check a date, upcoming meetings and events are listed on the calendar. In addition, we re asking anyone who enters an image (Not just the higher scoring images) in any of the monthly competitions to post the image in the month s folder so that everyone can enjoy all of the images entered every month. The winning images from the previous page are easier to see on the site. High scoring images will be copied from the Meet Up files for printing on the previous page. Opportunity for Learning: Image City Image City Critiques is a program offered by the gallery partners to provide participants an opportunity to critique and be critiqued in a friendly, constructive, positive environment. These sessions will be consistently held on the first Wednesday of each month from 7:00-9:00 pm. The session format has changed from digital to a series of hard copy prints on the same theme or taken at the same time. Check the Image City Newsletter for more specifics about the next meeting. If you have questions please contact Gil Maker (gmaker@mac.com) or Don Menges (dmenges@rochester.rr.com). Image City has expanded its learning opportunities from the monthly critiques to workshops, courses and mentoring opportunities. There is no mail-in or online registration. Please visit the Gallery to sign up for courses. For more information, click on Dues are Due 2018 dues were due on January 1st. To compete in monthly competitions members must have paid their dues prior to the start of competition. The membership renewal/new application is the last page of the newsletter. Please attach it to the your dues payment whether you mail it to the treasurer at the address listed or hand it to him at a meeting.

4 The Can Am Photo Expo sponsored by NFRCC Three days of Education - April 27, 28 & The Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Clubs (NFRCC) were established to be a unique bi-national photographic organization whose members include both amateur and professional photographers. The NFRCC is made up of 18 individual camera and photography clubs, in Western NY, Pa and Southern Ontario Canada. Some of these clubs belong to the Canadian Association of Photographic Arts (CAPA) and/or the Photographic Society of America (PSA). Established in 1957, the NFRCC encompasses the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Western New York and Pennsylvania, thus making it truly an International Organization. The NFRCC has sponsored a yearly convention for 58 years. Originally known as the NFRRC Spring Convention, in 2014 the name was changed to Can Am Photo Expo. The purpose of Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Clubs is to help its members improve their photographic skills through lectures, workshops, conventions and competitions. Visitors are welcome at NO COST to drop in at any of the club meetings. Location The CanAm Photo Expo will be held at the Sheridan on the Falls, Niagara Falls, Canada. A world Class Venue for an experience of lifetime. Hours 11:30am 10pm Friday 8am 11pm Saturday 8am - 2:00pm Sunday Education Tracks Landscape Wildlife Macro Portraiture/Fashion Video / Event Photography Wedding Boudoir Baby & Youth / Maternity Sports Post-Production Concert / Venue To find out more about the expo or to register go to: Several Camera Rochester members will be attending the expo so plan to join us there.

5 Officers and Committee Chairs President Michelle Turner Vice President Lisa Cook Treasurer Ron Weetman Secretary Beverly Cronkite Newsletter Editor Michelle Turner Competition Stephen Kalbach Juror Solicitor Tom Kredo Image City Shows Beverly Cronkite Membership Elaine Schmidt NFRCC Rep. David Braitsch Programs Jeno Horvath Digital Competition Ron Weetman Website Tracy Lause For Sale By Members For Members Nikon D750, low shutter count, comes in original box and accessories. Excellent condition. $1100. Contact Tom Kredo or

6 CAMERA ROCHESTER APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP 2018 Camera Rochester is a volunteer organization and like all such groups, is dependent upon member participation and support. Members are expected to attend meetings and help with club activities such as managing the refreshment schedule, the picnic, shows, competition, programs and other various club activities. Everyone is expected to bring refreshments at least once a year. For more information including meeting dates go to and/or join the club meet up group. New/Renewal/Change CAMERA ROCHESTER 2018 APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Name(s) Name(s) for badge Address City State Zip Code Telephone Newsletters will be delivered by Dues for 2018 due January 1, 2018: Single $35.00, Couple $50.00 How did you find out about Camera Rochester? Make check payable to CAMERA ROCHESTER and send to: Ron Weetman, 185 Orchard Dr, Rochester, NY I agree to be a participating member of Camera Rochester and do my part to keep it a great club. Signature Date

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