Thru The Lens. To Promote the Art of Photography & Showcase the Images of DCC s Members. May Volume 83 No. 5

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1 Thru The Lens May 2017 Volume 83 No. 5 To Promote the Art of Photography & Showcase the Images of DCC s Members Editor - Jay Hoppenstein, MD Page 1 Navigato@aol.com THRU THE LENS May 2017

2 Notices - TTL Staff & Index YEAR END AWARDS OVERVIEW Annual Awards DCC Annual Award for Distinguished Service Fellow of the Dallas Camera Club High Point Awards Print and Projected Image of the Year Competitions Special Annual Competitions J.J. Spurlock Award for Creative Portraiture Prints Marge Dance Award for Contemporary Images Projected Images Milton J. Rudick Travel Image Award Projected Images Ken Zapp Field Trip Image of the Year Award Projected Images Barbara and Ralph Pyke Photojournalism Award Projected Images Cameraon Raw Folk Al Plane Donna Blame Me Dia Fram Trey Pod Newt R.L. Density Memo Ray Folk Al Length Lyndsey Cap Thru The Lens Staff Quality Control Focus Groups Equipment Malfunction PG Ratings Sharpness Czar Lighting Control Archives Long Range Planning Security Sara Bellum Intellectual Property Inside this issue: Left click on the TEXT in the Index and you will be taken to that page in the newsletter. (Hyperlink) Notices & Index 2 Field Trip - Ft. Worth Zoo 3 Annual Banquet 4-8 Focal Point 9 Photographic Pre-Meeting Classes 10 Larry Petterborg Exhibition 11 Exposed - Why Didn t They Tell Me? 12 New DCC Officers EOY Winners & Special Competition Notices & Calendar 19 Ads, Officers and Meeting Dates Front Cover Image Tulipsstudyll Joe Hopper Back Cover Image Carousel Kaye Hargis Lookout de Window Weather Forecaster Page 2 THRU THE LENS May 2017

3 PSA Member Benefits Field Trip - Ft Worth Zoo $10.00 for seniors. Parking is $5.00 per vehicle. For more information go to We have a 12:30 PM lunch reservation at Blue Mesa Grill, 612 Carroll Street, (817) To get there from the zoo, go north on University Drive to 7th street, turn right and then left on Carroll. Call Gary Kelly at if you have questions. Our next field trip is on Saturday May 13th at the Fort Worth Zoo. The zoo opens at 10:00 AM and stays open on Saturdays until 6:00 PM. Tripods are allowed. The zoo was established in 1909 and now covers 64 acres and over 500 species of animals. It is located at 1989 Colonial Parkway in Fort Worth, just a few blocks south of I-30 on University Drive (817) Admission is $14.00 for adults and Page 3 PSA Journal full-color monthly magazine (mailed & online) and annual Who's Who in Photography publication Opportunity to submit articles for potential publication in the PSA Journal which is written by and for members Three noncommercial ads each year (no more than 5 lines or 175 characters) in the PSA Journal at no cost Access to My PSA free web site services (e.g., Image Evaluation, Mentors, Consultants, resource links, up -to-date product and book reviews) Free online Individualized Photography Course, Advanced Photography Course, and Image Analysis Course Free Study Groups: online for digital images and via mail for prints Free services (e.g., Species Identification Service, Photo Travel Planning Service, Digital Product Information) Annual Conference with workshops, field trips, photo shoots, and featured speakers at reduced registration fee Listing in and access to online Membership List following login Publication of photos on the PSA web site (e.g., a photo in the New Member Gallery on joining, in the Show Your Stuff Gallery on renewing for year two, and in ROPA Galleries following receipt of a PSA Distinction) Creation of a personal photo gallery on the PSA web site for posting up to twenty (20) images and a biography THRU THE LENS May 2017

4 2017 DCC ANNUAL BANQUET APRIL 11, 2017 This year s banquet was held at the Marriott Quorum in Addison. ANNUAL AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE One member is chosen each year to receive the DCC annual award for outstanding service to the club. Selection is by a committee, which is appointed and chaired by the President. The recipient is announced at the Annual Awards Banquet in April. FELLOWSHIP AWARDS Fellowship Awards are presented annually to those members who have submitted 90% or more of possible entries and rank first, second or third in high point standings at the end of the competition year in Class M for Color Print, Monochrome Print or Projected Images. The award is bestowed only once, and is a lifetime honor for the recipient. The title Fellow of the Dallas Camera Club and the initials FDCC are designations of recognition that the honored member may use. HIGH POINT AWARDS High Point Awards are presented to those photographers who have the highest total scores in each class and category. The high point total is the sum of their 9 highest scores from the 10 monthly competitions for the competition year. If a member fails to turn in an image in any monthly competition, he or she will receive no (zero) points for that month. First, second and third place High Point Awards are presented at the Annual Awards Banquet in April. If a tie occurs, it will be broken by listing the 9 highest scores for each maker in order from highest to lowest. The first time there is a difference, the tie will be broken in favor of the maker with the higher score. If there is still a tie, duplicate awards will be given. No more than three awards will be given unless there is an unbroken tie for third place. IMAGE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION This competition takes all the images that placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd (Honorable Mention not included) in the past year of competitions in any category and class, or winning the Judge s Choice award in any category, in a monthly competition are eligible for Print or Projected Image of the Year awards. Images winning the Judge s Choice award will be entered in the same category and class as originally entered in the monthly competition. Members with winning images are encouraged to make them available to the Competition Chairpersons for the Image of the Year competition.any photographer not wishing his or her images to be entered should discuss those wishes with the Competition Chairperson. Eligible prints and projected images are submitted for judging at the first meeting in March. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for Image of the Year in each class and category are presented at the Annual Awards Banquet in April. THE J.J. SPURLOCK AWARD FOR CREATIVE PORTRAI- TURE (PRINT) Portraits of people are to be entered in this contest. Photographs are judged on the creative use of photo processing, whether manipulated in the chemical darkroom or by the use of digital processing software. These creative portraits should depart from reality and be noticeably different from the scene as originally viewed through the camera lens. All phases of the photographic process, i.e. the original capture of the image and the creative processing, must be the original work of the photographer. Entries are either monochrome or color prints. Dr. James J. Spurlock used creative darkroom techniques for his monochrome portraits which earned him local and international recognition. The competition includes both monochrome and color prints at the request of Mrs. Spurlock. He was a University of North Texas Administrator and Chemistry Professor and a long time member and past president of The Dallas Camera Club. The award was created in (Continued on page 5) Page 4 THRU THE LENS May 2017

5 (Continued from page 4) Annual Awards THE MARGE DANCE AWARD FOR CONTEMPORARY IM- AGES (PROJECTED) Images shall demonstrate a substantial departure from realism using various non-standard image capture and/or processing techniques, such as distortion, composited images, trick lenses, motion blur, zoomed exposure, tonal distortion, digital filters, etc. Entries are color projected images. Marge Dance used many creative in-camera techniques to produce color slides that altered reality. She was a long-time active member of the Dallas Camera Club having served 16 terms on the board and holding every office except Print Chair. Marge was also active in promoting photography within the Dallas area and Gulf States region. The award was created in THE MILTON J. RUDICK TRAVEL IMAGE AWARD (PROJECTED) Images must have been taken while traveling outside the DFW Metroplex on or after January 1 of the prior year. Otherwise, the subject matter is unlimited. Milton J. Rudick was an inveterate world traveler and was known for his outstanding travel photographs. His many varied interests ran from photography to sailing to the Dallas Arboretum. Milton was an executive at LTV Aerospace and a long-time Dallas Camera Club member. He was a past president and always ready to assist the club as needed. The award was created in KEN ZAPP FIELD TRIP IM- AGE OF THE YEAR AWARD (PROJECTED) Images must have been taken during a club field trip on or after January 1 of the prior year. Entries are projected images. Ken Zapp is a master of audio-visual presentations using both slide and digital presentation techniques. He gave freely of his time teaching these techniques to others and was instrumental in making field trip shows a staple of the club. Ken was Manager of Quality Control at Texas Instruments and is a lifetime member of the Dallas Camera Club. The award was created in 1999 and named in honor of Ken in BARBARA AND RALPH PYKE AWARD FOR PHO- TOJOURNALISM (PROJECTED) Photojournalism entries consist of images, or sequences of images, with informative content and emotional impact, including human interest, documentary and sports. The journalistic value of the photograph shall be considered over pictorial quality. Photographs, which misrepresent the truth (such as manipulation to alter the subject matter or situations) or which are setup for the purpose of a photograph, are unacceptable in this competition. Photographs must be taken on or after January 1 of the prior year. Entries are projected images. Barbara and Ralph Pyke have been long-time members of the DCC, GSCCC and PSA serving as board members and actively contributing to the vision and educational values of these photographic organizations. The Pykes have both been recognized for their service and achievements within Photojournalism. Ralph Pyke served as Chairman for the PSA Photojournalism Division from 1994 to The award was created in Page 5 THRU THE LENS May 2017

6 Print of the Year Beginners Monochrome 1st Judy Canterbury Perfect in Shadow 2nd Jack Nisula Old Church Yard 3rd Aaron Lesher Organ Mnts, NM Beginners Color 1st Chuck Mann Sweeping Colorado Valley 2nd Steve Mullen Yet to be Fired in Hirata, Japan 3rd Aaron Lesher Winner Advanced Monochrome 1st Stephen Evens Faces 2nd Sharon Collins Katherine 3rd James Walsh Mount Williamson End of Year Awards Advanced Color Larry Petter- 1st borg 2nd 3rd Richard Cox Steve Donovan Masters Monochrome 1st 2nd 3rd Erin Reeves Dennis Fritsche Frank Richards Advanced Color 1st Larry Petterborg Yemini Girl and Father 2nd Hal Sommer Old and New 3rd Stephen Evans Mystery Train Masters Monochrome 1st Frank Richards Sunday Best 2nd Jan Dreskin-Haig Wingspread 3rd Steven Reeves State Fair Crowd Masters Color 1st Steven Reeves Two Clouds, Sierra Nevadas 2nd Steven Reeves Travel Photographer's Desk 3rd Erin Reeves Abandoned High Points Award - Prints Beginners Monochrome 1st Aaron Lesher 2nd Brooke Alexander 3rd Chuck Mann Beginners Color 1st Aaron Lesher 2nd Brooke Alexander 3rd Chuck Mann Advanced Monochrome 1st James Walsh 2nd Larry Petterborg 3rd Steve Donovan Masters Color 1st Kaye Hargis 2nd Frank Richards 3rd James Walsh High Points Award - Projected Beginners 1st Valerie Whittier 2nd Aaron Lesher 3rd Chuck Mann Advanced 1st Larry Petterborg 2nd Sharon Collins 3rd Michael Blachly Masters 1st Jay Hoppenstein 2nd Kaye Hargis 3rd Richard Cox Special Year End Competitions Creative Portraiture Creative Portraiture Winner Susan Burciaga Oh Deer Me HM Gary Kelly Dude HM Gary Kelly Old Blue Eyes Contemporary Winner Houston Brown Contemplating Alice HM Kay Hale Keyboard on Acid (Continued on page 7) Page 6 THRU THE LENS May 2017

7 (Continued from page 6) Annual Awards HM Gary Kelly Bubble Glass Field Trip Winner Chris Kobos Pegasus Of The West End HM Sharon Collins Burning Sky HM Kay Hale Dallas at night Photo Journalism Winner Chuck Mann Emergency Arrival HM Frank Richards Ambush in Dallas -Collecting Evidence HM Kenny Dromboskyk I Met Louis After a Fight with his Wife Travel Winner Hal Sommer Maori Chief, New Zealand HM James Walsh Clouds on El Capitan HM Gary Kelly Old Stone Church Distinguished Service Award DCC Fellowship Award Erin Reeves Richard Cox James Walsh Page 7 THRU THE LENS May 2017

8 2017 Award Winners Brooke Alexander Chuck Mann Frank Richards Jan Dreskin-Haig Jim Walch Judy Canterbury Kaye Hargis Larry Petterborg Richard Cos Sharon Collins Steve Mullens Valerie Whittier Page 8 THRU THE LENS May 2017

9 Focal Point - Steve Reeves - DCC President Steve Reeves Our meeting on May 9th will be our annual "Potpourri" presentation of member produced AV slide shows. May is also the first month of our competition year. Electronic submission of entries via our website must be completed by midnight on Sunday the 7th and print entries must be turned in at our meeting on Tuesday. May is an "open" month and you can find more info here: competition-submission-page/ May 13th Field Trip Our next field trip is on Saturday, May 13th at the Fort Worth Zoo. The zoo opens at 10:00 AM and stays open on Saturdays until 6:00 PM. Tripods are allowed. The zoo was established in 1909 and now covers 64 acres and over 500 species of animals. It is located at 1989 Colonial Parkway in Fort Worth, just a few blocks south of I-30 on University Drive (817) Admission is $14.00 for adults and $10.00 for seniors. Parking is $5.00 per vehicle. For more information go to We have a 12:30 PM lunch reservation at Blue Mesa Grill, 612 Carroll Street, (817) To get there from the zoo, go north on University Drive to 7th street, turn right and then left on Carroll. Call me at if you have questions. May 23rd Program Our presentation on May 23rd will be a "printing expo" with a hand full of vendors and fellow club members presenting information on what goes into making award-winning prints as well as some of the more creative options available for transferring your photography from the digital realm into the real world. Photos On Display There are a number of great opportunities to see DCC-related photography on display this month and next. If anyone else currently has work up or will have work up in the near future, please let me know and I'll be happy to make an announcement. Larry Petterborg "A Closer Look - Parking Lot Abstracts and Artifacts" May 1 - May 19th Opening Reception Wednesday May 10th 6-8pm. Brazos Gallery, Richland College Abrams Rd. Dallas, TX Erin and Steve Reeves "Wanderlust:Texas" Opening Reception May 7th 2-4pm at the Lucas Street Antiques and Art Gallery Lucas Dr. Dallas, TX "Significance Imposed: A Collision of Words and Images" May 11th - June 3rd Opening Reception May 11th from 7-10pm at the Kettle Art Gallery 2650 Main St. Dallas, TX Erin and I are curating our first group photography show and in addition to our own work we have work from fellow club member Don Essmiller as well as work from five previous DCC competition judges on display. Sil Azevedo - Around the World in 80ish Days Opening Reception Saturday, May 6th from 5-8pm at the Sil Azevedo Studio 500 Exposition Ave. #104 Dallas, TX Sil Azevedo is a potential upcoming judge and has some great B&W photography. This show is in his personal studio which will be open to the public for the reception and artist talk on May 6th and by appointment only through the end of the year. Jason Lee - A Plain View - June 2nd - June 18th - ArtSpace 111 located at 111 Hampton St. Fort Worth, TX Opening Reception June 2nd 5-8:30pm. Jason Lee was our end of year print judge and will be presenting images from his upcoming Page 9 THRU THE LENS May 2017

10 Photographic Pre-meeting Classes Photographic Education Pre-Meeting Session 2 starts on May 9 for most available classes. If you are interested in a class and registration is required, please go to the website to register. Session 2: May July Session 3: August October - (we host the Bird, so the last meeting in October will not have training) The classes offered are: Group Instructor Type Regis Req Location Printing Frank Richards Full Yes Room 18 Starting In May Fundamentals Kaye Hargis Open No Main Room June After the Camera Gary Kelly Open No Main Room May** Advanced Photography Phot Assignments & Critiques Dennis Fritsche Open Yes Room 7 May Houston Brown Open Yes Room 11 May Printing Frank Richards. See the website for a complete course description. This class is full. Photo Assignments and Critiques Houston Brown - See the website for a complete course description. This class is available. After the Camera (Open Group) - Gary Kelly (Main Room) After the Camera will meet May 9 and 23 for "Animal Photography". Beginning in June there will be one session per month at the second meeting. Photography Fundamentals - (Open Group) Kaye Hargis (Main Room) This group starts in June. Advanced Photography Dennis Fritsche (Open Group registration required) For May 9, read through page 19. This is an advanced classes exploring in depth all aspects of digital photography from exposure through processing. The class will follow Michael Frye s excellent book Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Great Masters. Second Edition. Between each class you will be required to complete assigned reading and some practice with the camera. This is not just for landscape photographers. Everyone will benefit from the class. Dennis Fritsche Page 10 THRU THE LENS May 2017

11 Larry Petterborg - Exhibition A CLOSER LOOK: Parking Lot Abstracts and Artifacts Larry Petterborg Brazos Gallery, May 1-19 Following retirement from Texas Woman s University, where I taught Human Gross Anatomy in the School of Physical Therapy, I have had more time to devote to the pursuit of photography. The current exhibit is the result of a project that was begun in an independent studies class at Richland College. The principle objective of the project is to explore the oftenoverlooked visual delights of common spaces and what is more common in our car culture than parking lots? These utilitarian places where we leave our vehicles while engaged in other activities, contain unlimited opportunities for seeing the small and interesting. We hurry through them Page 11 look around. What fun things might you see? hardly bothering to notice the myriad shapes, textures, and colors that are readily apparent, if only we would take a moment and look more closely. The camera allows me to focus on and isolate small patches of an otherwise boring parking lot and turn them into exciting visual treats. Next time you are in a parking lot, slow down and THRU THE LENS May 2017

12 Exposed - Why Didn t They Tell Me That? Background Processing Index Content Aware Fill - April 2017, Vol 83, #4, Page 8. The Patch Tool - April 2017, Vol 83, # 4, Page 9. There is a significant amount of time spent in waiting for Lightroom to render a series of images selected for the creation of an HDR or Panorama image. HDR & Pano working in the background Select the images that are to be treated in HDR or Pano, Click on the top Menu Photo to obtain the drop-down menu, hover over the Photo-Merge item to get the fly-out window and then, HOLD DOWN THE SHIFT KEY WHILE CLICKING ON EITHER THE HDR OR PANO ITEM. The process will begin working in the background and you will be able to continue editing other images during while Lightroom works to create an HDR or Pano image in the background. Cool. t Didn t They Tell Me?l Page 12 THRU THE LENS May 2017

13 New DCC Officers 2017 President Steven Reeves President Elect Kaye Hargis Communication Director Jay Hoppenstein Competition Director Jonathan Garza Education Director Dennis Fritsche Field Trip Director Gary Kelly Membership Director Erin Reeves Past President Jerry Martin The following are appointed by the president and are not voted on by the membership. Project Managers House Manager Don Haig Webmaster Houston Brown Bird Competition Dennis Fritsche Resource Center Barbara Briley Outside Competition Steve Hawiszczak Club Photographer Virginia Sumrall GSCCC Projected/Prints Jan Dreskin-Haig PSA Rep Jay Hoppenstein Historian Steven Reeves Page 13 THRU THE LENS May 2017

14 E n d O f Monochrome Prints Beginners Judy Canterbury Perfect in Shadow Y e a r Advanced Steven Evans Faces 1 s t P l a c e Masters Frank Richards Sunday Best Page 14 THRU THE LENS May 2017

15 E n d O f Color Prints Beginners Chuck Mann Sweeping Colorado Valley Y e a r s t P l a c e Advanced Larry Petterborg Yemini Girl & Father Masters Steve Reeves Two Clouds, Sierra, Nevada Page 15 THRU THE LENS May 2017

16 E n d O f Projected Images Beginners Valerie Whittier Late Afternoo in Dahlia Y e a r s t P l a c e Advanced Larry Petterborg Lower Proxy Falls Masters Jonathan Garza Snake Page 16 THRU THE LENS May 2017

17 E n d O f EOY Special Competition Ken Zapp - Field Trip Chris Kobos Pegasus of the West End Y e a r s t P l a c e JJ Spurlock - Creative Portraiture Susan Burciaga Oh, Deer Me Barbara & Ralph Pyke - Photojournalism Chuck Mann Emergency Arrival Page 17 THRU THE LENS May 2017

18 E n d O f Y e a r s t EOY Special Competition Milton J Rudick - Travel Hal Sommer Maori Chief, New Zealand Marge Dance - Contemporary Image Houston Brown Contemplating Alice P l a c e Page 18 THRU THE LENS May 2017

19 Calendar & Notices May 9,23 - DCC Meeting May 9 - Potpourri Presentation May 13 - Field Trip - Ft. Worth Zoo May 14 - Mother s Day May 23 - Printing Expo June 13, 27 - DCC Meeting Call for TTL Cover images Images should have an aspect ratio of 8.5 x 11 inches and be in the portrait orientation. Use the same DCC parameters as used for competition image submission. Call for Click Articles Submit a favorite image of yours with a brief text description as to the inspiration you had to create that image. Include details of the exposure, too. Submit to Navigato@aol.com June 2017 May 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sat 5 6 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Page 19 4 Fri 6 7 THRU THE LENS May 2017

20 PSA offers its members access to individualized critiques from experts via Personal Evaluation Services. In addition, PSA holds monthly competitions in various categories for members. Members also receive discounts on various software packages. The PSA Journal magazine can be viewed online by signing in to the Member's Only section of the PSA Website - Classified Ads Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM, $325. Both caps and all the original packaging. Contact Nancy Miller, , n-miller@msn.com. Leica T $1895 purchased in June Please send me an offer. This is a must sell. Leica T camera body/ silver M lens mount $495 Leica T View finder $599 Leica T Leather case $225. Extra battery for Leica T $140.Summilux f1.4 50mm Aspherical M lens /6 bit $4200. Questions? Please call/ send text to: Make me an offer! Melanie Watson Canon 40D body with an mm lens: $250 (originally, $600) or best offer. Very little used, originally. Included is a Course Photography book, multiple batteries & charger. It was cleaned 3 years ago by Competitive camera and it hasn t been used since. Contact Susan Stageman susanstageman@att.net Contact Frank Richards if you have any questions f-richards@sbcglobal.net Sell your unused photographic equipment by placing an ad in the TTL on this page. Be sure to include a nice description of the item(s), the price for which you will sell it, your name and contact information, your phone number and/or your address. There is no cost to DCC Members for ad. Include a picture of your item(s). Send the above to Jay Hoppenstein, Navigato@aol.com Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Professional Inkjet Photo Printer Put DCC TTL Ad in the subject line. Almost new 13 inch photo printer for $250. Plus additional set of ink cartridges and some paper. Page 20 THRU THE LENS May 2017

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23 Officers, Directors & Managers Project Managers House Manager Don Haig Website Dallascameraclub.org Board of Directors President Steve Reeves Past President Jerry Martin President Elect TBD Secretary Don Haig Treasurer Adela Rochier Newsletter Editor Jay Hoppenstein, MD Directors Program Director Kay Hale Competition Director Jonathan Garza Communication Director Jay Hoppenstein, MD Education Director Dennis Fritsche Membership Director Erin Reeves Field Trip Director Gary Kelly Study Groups & Mentoring Project Frank Richards Bird Competition Dennis Fritsche Website Manager Houston Brown Resource Center Barbara Briley Outside Competitions Steve Hawiszczak Club Photographer Virginia Sumrall GSCCC Projected Jan Dreskin-Haig GSCCC Prints Jan Dreskin-Haig PSA Representative Jay Hoppenstein, MD Historian Steve Reeves Page 23 THRU THE LENS May 2017

24 Dallas Camera Club Visitors are always welcome. DCC meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month. in Shearith Israel Synagogue located at 9401 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, Texas, in the Toplitz Room. Directions: From Northwest Hwy turn North on Douglas Ave. Drive about 1 mile and turn left into the North parking lot just before Walnut Hill Lane. From Walnut Hill Lane driving West, turn South onto Douglas Ave just before the Toll Way, drive about 100 yards and turn right into the North parking lot. Follow the walkway into the building from the parking lot, enter the foyer and ask the information person at the desk to be directed to the Toplitz Room. Free Pre-meeting tutorials - 6:15 to 7:15 PM Meetings begin at 7:30 PM & end at 9:30 PM. On the second Tuesday of the month competition entries from the previous month are judged. On the fourth Tuesday of the month a guest speaker delivers a presentation. Monthly, field trip Audio-Visual programs may be shown at any meeting. Guests are always Welcome Page 24 THRU THE LENS May 2017

25 Thru The Lens May 2017 Volume 83 No. 5 To Promote the Art of Photography & Showcase the Images of DCC s Members Editor - Jay Hoppenstein, MD Page 25 THRU THE LENS Navigato@aol.com May 2017