FLASH THE NEWSLETTER OF THE WANTAGH CAMERA CLUB FEBRUARY

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1 FLASH THE NEWSLETTER OF THE WANTAGH CAMERA CLUB FEBRUARY GRIZ by Harry Loud OFFICERS ********** Heide Karabaich, President Robert Law, Vice President and Web Master Dick Hunt, Treasurer and FLASH Editor Cindy Stein, Events Karen Newman, Trips THIS MONTH ************* February 12 Competition Judge Joe Senzatimore February 2 Field Trip Grand Central Terminal 5:30 AM February 28 Lecture Hector Martinez DXO

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3 NEW LEONARD VICTOR FORMAT The Leonard Victor competition is getting a makeover. 1. The outside judges have been a sore point for years. They are difficult to get. They cost $450. They have strange criteria. (one group was scoring the mats as much as the images). They fall asleep. Sometimes they do not show up. We are replacing the 3 outside judges with 9 PFLI judges. The scoring will therefor run from 54 to 81. Averages will be in effect for an image from a judges club. 2. Like most competitions you have ever seen flowers will no longer compete with monkeys. 4 specialty groups will be established.plants, ANIMALS, SCENICS and PEOPLE plus the current OPEN group. Awards, and Hall of Fame points, will be given to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each group subject to a minimum number of entries a first place only, a 1st and 2nd and 45 and over a 1st, 2nd and 3rd. If a particular group does not meet the minimum...say the CPB PEOPLE has only 11 entries..then those images will be placed in the OPEN group. RED in the following chart shows the additions. CPA OPEN PLANTS, ANIMALS, PEOPLE, SCENIC CPB OPEN PLANTS, ANIMALS, PEOPLE, SCENIC BWA OPEN PLANTS, ANIMALS, PEOPLE, SCENIC BWB OPEN PLANTS, ANIMALS, PEOPLE, SCENIC DPA OPEN PLANTS, ANIMALS, PEOPLE, SCENIC DPB OPEN PLANTS, ANIMALS, PEOPLE, SCENIC CRE OPEN PLANTS, ANIMALS, PEOPLE, SCENIC We know not all of the groups will be filled. In fact due to the low entries in BWB there will probably be only the OPEN group as it is now. 3. The five 1st place winners in CPA will compete for the BEST LV Color A Print as will the CPB, BWA, BWB, DPA, and DPB. 4. The BEST LV DPA, DPB and Creative will face off for the GRAND PRIZE Digital Image.

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5 WANTAGH PFLI COMPETITION SCORES for January Judges - Jan Altes - Joe Senzatimore - Ramiro Agredo DPB Wantagh finished 15th Barbara Crane Look but don't touch 25 Ron Kopitowsky Lady In Red DPAIII Wantagh finished 19th John Cashel American Tree Sparrow DPAII Wantagh finished in a tie for 6th Harry Loud Bald Eagle Valerie D'aguanno Morning Light 23 Adolfo Briceno Blooming Dahlia 22 Cindy Stein-wall Clean And Fresh 21 Bob Shaw Nyc Shoreline DPA Wantagh finished 1st Dick Hunt Gelada 25 Lisle Brathwaite Portrait Of A Vulture Bob Schmitz Bluejay5 23 Karen Newman Gantry Willow 23 Heide Karabaich Osprey In Flight CREII Wantagh finished 1st Barbara Crane Landho CRE Wantagh finished 1st Dick Hunt Deadly Dahlia 23 Marty Silverstein Big Game 23 Bob Shaw Like Skating On Air 23 Frank Coenen Leaves-jpg 21 Heide Karabaich Bump In The Road CPB Wantagh finished 7th John Cashel Screaming Eagle 23 Barbara Crane Delicate Beauty CPAII Wantagh finished 5th Stew Arno The Bird 24 Lisle Brathwaite Kent Waterfall 24 Steve Green Haystack Housing 23 Valerie D'aguanno To Callas For Sista 22 Ed Kaercher Whats For Dinner CPA Wantagh finished 2nd Harry Loud Griz 25 Karen Newman The Third Degree 24 Dick Hunt On Guard 24 Frank Coenen Flamingo Sunset 23 Bob Schmitz Kaaterskill Falls BWA Wantagh finished 1st Dick Hunt Mona Lisa Smile 25 Marty Silverstein Manhattan Bridge Portal 24 Dick Hunt The Jail 24 Harry Loud Here Lies 24 Karen Newman Final Prayer was the top score for the night.judges were very tough.dick Hunt got 2, Harry Loud got 2 and rising star Barbara Crane got 1. Congrats!

6 COMPETITION SCORES FOR JANUARY Judge Mike DiRenzo BLACK AND WHITE A SCORES TOT CUM # Image of the Month ******************** BWA Stew Arno BWA Lisle Brathwaite BWA John Cashel BWA Frank Coenen BWA Barbara Crane BWA Valerie D'Aguanno BWA Valerie DeBiase BWA Dick Hunt BWA Harry Loud Here Lies! BWA Karen Newman BWA Joe Pellicone BWA Marty Silverstein BLACK AND WHITE B SCORES TOT CUM # BWB Barbara Crane COLOR PRINTS A SCORES TOT CUM # CPA Stew Arno CPA Joanne Barker CPA John Cashel CPA Frank Coenen CPA Valerie D'Aguanno CPA Valerie DeBiase Lobby of The Five and Dime CPA Ed Kaercher CPA Karen Newman CPA Joe Pellicone COLOR`PRINTS B SCORES TOT CUM # CPB John Cashel CPB Barbara Crane COLOR PRINTS AA SCORES TOT CUM # CPS Lisle Brathwaite CPS Steve Green CPS Dick Hunt On Guard CPS Harry Loud CPS Bob Schmitz CPS Marty Silverstein CREATIVE IMAGES SCORES TOT CUM # CRE Frank Coenen CRE Barbara Crane CRE Valerie D'Aguanno CRE Dick Hunt Deadly Dahlia CRE Heide Karabaich CRE Joe Pellicone CRE Bob Shaw CRE Marty Silverstein DIGITAL PROJECTION A SCORES TOT CUM # DPA Lisle Brathwaite DPA Adolfo Briceno DPA John Cashel DPA Frank Coenen DPA Barbara Crane DPA Valerie D'Aguanno Balcony Stacks DPA Ron Kopitowsky DPA Harry Loud DPA Karen Newman DPA Joe Pellicone DPA Andy Reilly DPA Andy Riew DPA Cindy Stein DIGITAL PROJECTION B SCORES TOT CUM # DPB Barbara Crane Look But Don t Touch DPB Ron Kopitowsky DIGITAL PROJECTION AA SCORES TOT CUM # DPS Dick Hunt DPS Heide Karabaich A Welcome Visitor DPS Bob Schmitz DPS Bob Shaw DPS Marty Silverstein

7 PFLI 27 POINT MEDALS THIS YEAR (SO FAR) I m The Boss Dick Hunt Lynx John Cashel Puma Lisle Brathwaite Snow Leopard Expressing Marty Siverstein

8 A few years ago I published a book of 25 rules for better photography. In the coming months I will reprint those rules as a refresher course. Here are the first 2. Dick with a lot of work, but you will never make it great. And there is nothing you can do to change the angle of the composition. Finally a word about Photoshop. You now rent it in the cloud which has an ongoing monthly cost (which is sure to increase) plus the potential for all sorts of things to go wrong. Unless you are into high end professional work the far less expensive Elements is more than adequate.

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