March 4 Print and projected entries submitted last month for the Reflections category will be viewed along with judges comments.

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1 Published for members and friends of the Dallas Camera Club Volume 75 No. 03 March 2008 Inside this issue: February Meetings Hospitality Schedule New Members and Guests DCC Annual Award Banquet January Winning Images , 9-11 Monthly Scores 8, 11, 12 Year End Club Competitions Competition Categories Year to Date Scores Members of Note 18 Meeting Location March Meetings March 4 Print and projected entries submitted last month for the Reflections category will be viewed along with judges comments. March 18 The evening will start with DCC members being captivated with a presentation of images from the Rockport / Aransas Pass field trip that took place on January Palestine, Texas, located deep in the piney woods, is the home of the 200 acre Davey Park which is famous for its profusion of flowering dogwood trees. The park is open daily from 9am to 5pm. Other attractions in Palestine on the 29th include the Texas State Railroad, which features a narrow gauge train ride that starts at 11:00am, proceeds to Rusk and back to Palestine. It is a 4 1/2 hour roundtrip and the price is $34 per adult. Call for reservations. Other events include a bicycle ride which starts at the train station and goes through Davey Park. There will also be an "Old Time Music" and dulcimer festival at Les Wollam then steps to the podium to give his presentation Well Fires to CEO's Life as a Corporate and Magazine Shooter. Les has traveled the world, and from this experience, gained a versatile and creative eye. From the clichéd "oil well in the sunset" to a CEO in an annual report, Wollam is able to see beyond the cliché and come up with a photo that reflects the subject in an entirely new light; one that interests the viewer, yet reflects far more depth and credibility. "I love the challenge of professional photography. Although we live in an increasingly complex computerized world, it still takes creativity to make the commonplace uncommon," says Wollam. He was born and reared in Oregon, lived in Spain and Japan. Wollam received a bachelor continued on page 18 Saturday, March 29th, Dogwood Trails Field Trip the Museum of East Texas Culture on Micheaux St. Palestine is 100 miles southeast of Dallas. To get there go south on I-45 to Corsicana and then east on US-287 or go southeast on US- 175 to Athens and then south on St-19 to Palestine. Davey Park is on the north side of Loop-256 and is accessible off of N. Queen Street or N. Link Street. Plan to have lunch with the group at 11:30am at Ryan's Steakhouse at 2800 S. Loop-256. Contact Gary Kelly at for more information. The next field trip will be April 19th and/or 20th to the Lady Bird Johnson National Wildflower Center in Austin, and to other nearby wildflower locations.

2 Page 2 February Meetings February 5 Print and projected entries submitted the previous month for the category were viewed along with judges comments. February 19 The evening started with a presentation of images from the Guadalupe Mountains National Park field trip on November About eight members traveled to this area in west Texas. Many of the images captured were filled with bright reds, yellows and oranges as they were there at the peak of the fall season. They also photographed the purple majesty of El Capitan and the luminescent ice in Carlsbad Caverns. Then our speaker and DCC member Eleanore Avery gave her presentation on Patagonia. She started in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she photographed brightly colored buildings and the mausoleum where Eva Peron is laid to rest. Next, Eleanore spent a day traveling the Lake District which was arduous switching from land to water transportation all day as they crossed 4 lakes. But the pictures she showed us made it look worthwhile. Then she traveled to the southernmost city in Argentina which is Ushuaia. Around Ushuaia, wildlife was abundant and Eleanore captured a variety including sea lions and birds. She came away from her trip to the glaciers in Torres del Paine National Park with some exquisitely beautiful pictures of glaciers. Unfortunately the old ice is melting but it reveals a deep blue color. Santiago, Chile is where she ended her trip. March 4 March 18 April 1 Hospitality Schedule It s Your Turn! Kate Jones Gary Kelly Priscilla Killion Bob Krause Larry Levy Ginger Luellen Everyone Gets A Break It s Our Annual Banquet HOSPITALITY If you know you will not be at the meeting when you are scheduled for hospitality, please find someone to trade dates with you and let Amy Hogge know as well. If your name appears above, you are asked to bring drinks and/or snacks to the meeting for which you are listed. Remember Every member takes a turn. When it is not your turn to bring refreshments, please consider making a cent donation into the hospitality donation can when you partake of the refreshments brought. This money is used to buy the paper plates, napkins, ice and cups. Please Support Our Advertisers

3 Page 3 DCC Annual Award Banquet The annual banquet this year will be held at Gleneagles Country Club. The country club is located at 5401 W. Park Blvd Plano, TX Their phone is and their web address is The banquet will be held in the Gleneagles room. We have two menu choices, however, all those attending will have to make a decision as to which one they prefer no later than the March 18 th meeting. Our Newest Members Ruben Montoya Menu choices are: Caesar Salad or Gleneagles Dinner Salad Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breast, Tomato Basil Sauce Pasta Primavera and Grille Foccacia Bread Double Chocolate Bundt cake with Vanilla Sauce Or Caesar Salad or Gleneagles Dinner Salad Slow Cooked Beef Pot Roast with Natural Pan Gravy Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Seasonal Steamed Vegetable Medley Double Chocolate Bundt Cake with Vanilla Sauce. Drinks (iced tea, water, coffee) are included along with rolls and butter. The cost of the banquet dinner is $35.00 per person. No Photo Available Linda Roth Dee Whittlesey A sign up sheet is being distributed at each meeting or you can David Gregory with the following information: your name and the name of any guest (i.e. wife, husband, significant other) and indicate in the appropriate place which meal you would like. Deadline for reservation and Payment is March 18 th. You can David. Guests in the Month of February Troy Becker Nestor Perazzo Darlene Hendley Bob Pringle David Ladyman Jo Ann Slaten Ruth Morgan Elizabeth Szilagyi I support any procedure that allows photographers to express themselves, whether that involves color, black and white, platinum, palladium and digital technology. Go to: - John Sexton

4 Page 4 Gallery of January 2008 Winners First Place, Beginners Color Prints Duck Skiing By Steven Burt Second Place, Beginners Color Prints American Tradition By Susan Stageman Third Place, Beginners Color Prints The Hat By Bob Krause First Place, Advanced Color Prints The Farmer s Market By Paula Alcorn

5 Page 5 Gallery of January 2008 Winners First Place, Masters Color Prints Evening at Bosque By Gary Kelly Second Place, Advanced Color Prints White Sands Cactus By Bruce Faust Second Place, Masters Color Prints Portrait of a Roan By Paula Buzenius Third Place, Advanced Color Prints Ready for Midnight Service By David Gregory

6 Page 6 Gallery of January 2008 Winners First Place, Beginners Monochrome Prints Damsel in Distress By Harry Rumberger Second Place, Beginners Monochrome Prints Winter Quiet By John Wathne Third Place, Beginners Monochrome Prints Edinburgh Castle By Steven Burt Third Place, Masters Color Prints Serengeti Sunset By Eleanore Avery

7 Page 7 Gallery of January 2008 Winners First Place, Advanced/Masters Monochrome Prints Wading Egret By Paula Buzenius Second Place, Advanced/Masters Monochrome Prints Variegated Rose By Jerry Comer Third Place, Advanced/Masters Monochrome Prints It s a Ford By Tom Marusa

8 Page 8 January 2008 Winners Color Prints - "" Beginners Name Title Score Place Steven Burt Duck Skiing 15 1 Susan Stageman American Tradition 13 2 Bob Krause The Hat 12 3 Monochrome Prints - "" Beginners Name Title Score Place Damsel in Distress Harry Rumberger 15 1 John Wathne Winter Quiet 14 2 Steven Burt Edinburgh Castle 13 3 Susan Stageman Opie 12 HM Howard Milner My Favorite Fair Ride 12 HM Color Prints - "" Advanced Name Title Score Place Paula Alcorn Bruce Faust David Gregory The Farmer's Market White Sands Cactus Ready for Midnight Service Ann Redfearn Pumpkin Carving 12 HM Harry Rumberger The Flying Dancer 12 HM Nelson Spencer Magnolia Morning 12 HM Color Prints - "" Masters Name Title Score Place Gary Kelly Evening at Bosque 15 1 Paula Buzenius Portrait of a Roan 14 2 Eleanore Avery Serengeti Sunset 14 3 Jerry Comer Three Seed Pods 12 HM Frank Richards The Mall 12 HM Dody Bracken The Pacific & Gulf of Cal Merge 11 HM Monochrome Prints - "" Advanced / Masters Name Title Score Place Paula Buzenius Wading Egret 15 1 Jerry Comer Variegated Rose 14 2 Tom Marusa It's a Ford 13 3 Nelson Spencer The Wall Flower 12 HM Robert Sherman Union Station 12 HM

9 Page 9 Gallery of January 2008 Winners First Place, Beginners Projected Images Water Skiing By Philip Johnson Third Place, Beginners Projected Images Rabbit By Amy Hogge Second Place, Beginners Projected Images Oregon Coast By Steve Newman First Place, Advanced Projected Images Yellow Flower By Mel Sharp

10 Page 10 Gallery Color Prints Category of January 2008 Winners Second Place, Advanced Projected Images A Walk on Canon Beach By Todd Hampton Third Place, Advanced Projected Images Near a Waterfall By Mel Sharp Second Place, Masters Projected Images Cormorant with Fish By Paula Buzenius

11 Page 11 Gallery of Jan Winners January 2008 Winners Projected Images - "" Beginners Name Title Score Place Philip Johnson Water Skiing 15 1 Steve Newman Oregon Coast 14 2 Amy Hogge Rabbit 13 3 Houston Brown An Evening Wake 12 HM First Place, Masters Projected Images Lilac Breasted Roller By Eleanore Avery Amy Hogge Autumn Night 12 HM Philip Johnson Jerry and the Hitchhiker 12 HM Projected Images - "" Advanced Name Title Score Place Mel Sharp Yellow Flower 15 1 Todd Hampton Mel Sharp A Walk on Canon Beach Near a Waterfall Bob Krause At Land's End 12 HM Third Place, Masters Projected Images Cruise Ship Sunrise By Jerry Comer David Gregory Bob Krause Old Farmstead Fixer Up One Handed Self Portrait 12 HM 12 HM

12 Page 12 Page 12 Projected Images - "" Masters Name Title Score Place Eleanore Avery Paula Buzenius Jerry Comer January 2008 Winners Lilac Breasted Roller Cormorant with Fish Cruise Ship Sunrise Frank Richards Moon Rise 12 HM Dues Increase Starting This Year Dues Will Be $40.00 Collection of dues has begun. Nellie Bretherick Cotswold Village in England 12 HM Dan Meredith Mesilla Old School 12 HM Year End Club Competitions and Awards There are several Dallas Camera Club competitions that occur at the end of each club year. The results will be announced at the Annual Banquet on Tuesday, April 1st. PRINT AND PROJECTED IMAGE-OF-THE- YEAR AWARDS Prints and Projected images placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any monthly competition class and category are eligible for Print or Projection Image-of-the-Year Awards. Eligible prints are submitted for judging at the March 4th meeting. The projected images chairpersons will supply eligible projected images. SPECIAL ANNUAL COMPETITIONS There are four special annual competitions which are open to all members. They are: The J.J. Spurlock Award for Creative Portraiture Entries will be monochrome or color prints (processed by the photographer). Eligible members may submit up to four images for the competition. Only images of people should be entered in this contest. The Marge Dance Award for Contemporary Images Entries will be of contemporary photography (projected images only) depicting subjects in a substantial departure from realism, where the picture is non-objective, through the use of various non-standard techniques and controls (derivations, diffractions, distortions, black light, base relief, montage, dye coloring, Kodalith processes, multiple exposures, etch-dye, solarization, diazochrome, multiple images with trick lenses, motion blur, patterns, selective focus, diffusion, zoomed exposure, computermodified images an other techniques). Members may submit up to four images for this competition. The Milton J. Rudick Award for Travel Images The subject matter is unlimited; however, the images must have been taken while traveling outside the Metroplex during the current competition year. Members may submit up to four images for this competition (projected images only). Ken Zapp Field Trip Image of the Year Award Up to four images which must have been photocontinued on page 16

13 Page 13 Year To Date Scores Color Prints 1st 2nd 3rd HM Beginner Color Prints May 1 June 5 Flowers Closeup July 3 Aug 7 Cemeteries Sept 4 Oct 2 People Food Nov 6 Dec 4 Stop Action Jan 8 Feb 5 Reflections Total Howard, Traci Krause, Bob Jones, Kate Newman, Steve Goldstein, Gordon Graham, Suzanne Hogge, Amy McNabb, Diane Gennrich, Sandy Stageman, Susan Beiler, Lindsay Burt, Steven Flores, Jesse 8 8 Advanced Color Prints May 1 June 5 Flowers Closeup July 3 Aug 7 Ceme teries Sept 4 Oct 2 People Food Nov 6 Dec 4 Stop Action Jan 8 Feb 5 Reflectio ns Total Marusa, Tom Alcorn, Paula Gregory, David Becker, LeDon Rumberger, Harry Redfearn, Ann Spencer, Nelson Wathne, John Faust, Bruce McNabb, Reid Culver, Neil Sailer, William Kane, Sandy 12 12

14 Page 14 Year To Date Scores Color Prints 1st 2nd 3rd HM Master Color Prints May 1 June 5 Flowers Closeup July 3 Aug 7 Cemeteries Sept 4 Oct 2 People Food Nov 6 Dec 4 Stop Action Jan 8 Feb 5 Reflections Total Hargis, Kaye Richards, Frank Comer, Jerry Sherman, Robert Bracken, Dody Kelly, Gary Avery, Eleanore Buzenius, Paula Sharp, Mel Moody, Kevin Meredith, Dan Beginner Monochrome Prints Year To Date Scores Monochrome Prints May 1 June 5 Flowers Closeup July 3 Aug 7 Cemeteries Sept 4 Oct 2 People Food Nov 6 Dec 4 Stop Action Jan 8 Feb 5 Reflections Rumberger, Harry Howard, Traci Wathne, John Milner, Howard Krause, Bob Jones, Kate Goldstein, Gordon Stageman, Susan Gennrich, Sandy Graham, Suzanne Newman, Steve Culver, Neil Burt, Steven Flores, Jesse Hogge, Amy McNabb, Diane Total

15 Page 15 Year To Date Scores Monochrome Prints 1st 2nd 3rd HM Advanced/ Masters Monochrome Prints May 1 June 5 Flowers Closeup July 3 Aug 7 Cemeteries Sept 4 Oct 2 People Food Nov 6 Dec 4 Stop Action Jan 8 Feb 5 Reflections Total Richards, Frank Comer, Jerry Hargis, Kaye Buzenius, Paula Kelly, Gary Marusa, Tom Gregory, David Sherman, Robert Redfearn, Ann Spencer, Nelson Becker, LeDon Avery, Eleanore Sharp, Mel Moody, Kevin Meredith, Dan McNabb, Reid Competition Subjects for Next Year Here is a peak at the subjects for next year's competitions. This will allow you to get the creative juices flowing and maybe grab that fantastic shot. June 2008 Leading Lines - Actual or implied line(s) that leads the viewer's eye into the image and toward the primary subject. August 2008 Old and Historical - A building, artifact, machine, etc. that is beyond its prime of long ago. May or may not still be in use. October 2008 Street Photography - A documentary image featuring a subject (human or animal) in a candid situation within a public place. December 2008 Rusted - Picture of item(s) that have been subjected to extended periods of outdoor exposure. Anything that has rusted, e.g. building detail, farm equipment, fencing, silo, etc. February 2009 People at Work - A descriptive image of a person doing work, e.g. a window washer, construction/factory workers, etc.

16 Page 16 Beginner Projected Images Year To Date Scores Projected Images May 1 June 5 Flowers July 3 Aug 7 Cemeteries Sept 4 Oct 2 People Food Nov 6 1st 2nd 3rd HM Dec 4 Stop Action Jan 8 Feb 5 Reflections Sarembock, Jeff Howard, Traci Jones, Kate Gennrich, Sandy Graham, Suzanne Newman, Steve Stageman, Susan Bischoff, Alex Hogge, Amy McNabb, Diane Ford, Michelle Luellen, Ginger Burt, Steven Sumrall, Virginia Johnson, Philip Johnson, Bob Johnson, Betty Johnson, David Linton, David Traub, James Brown, Houston Goldstein, Gordon Barker, Larry Year End Club Competitions continued graphed during any of the club field trips throughout the current competition year (projected images only). The following rules apply to all four of the special competitions: All DCC current members may enter the competitions. Images need not have been submitted in the monthly competitions. All images, including place winners in monthly Total competitions, are eligible. Only one award will be presented per competition. Images winning a special competition award may be submitted in future monthly competitions, if otherwise legible. All entries must be handed in by Tuesday March 4 th. to either our Print Chairs or Projected Images Chairs using the same procedures as for the regular monthly turn in. Be sure to label each entry with the member s name and the name of the competition that you are entering.

17 Page 17 Year To Date Scores Projected Images 1st 2nd 3rd HM Advanced Projected Images May 1 June 5 Flowers July 3 Aug 7 Cemeteries Sept 4 Oct 2 People Food Nov 6 Dec 4 Stop Action Jan 8 Feb 5 Reflections Total Becker, LeDon Krause, Bob Sharp, Mel Rumberger, Harry Alcorn, Paula Gregory, David Hampton, Todd Redfearn, Ann Faust, Bruce Wathne, John McNabb, Reid Culver, Neil Kane, Sandy Glass, Jeff Master Projected Images May 1 June 5 Flowers July 3 Aug 7 Cemeteries Sept 4 Oct 2 People Food Nov 6 Dec 4 Stop Action Jan 8 Feb 5 Reflections Total Avery, Eleanore Hargis, Kaye Buzenius, Paula Comer, Jerry Marusa, Tom Richards, Frank Dorsey, Sharon Sherman, Bob Kelly, Gary Bracken, Dody Bretherick,Nellie Meredith, Dan Moody, Kevin

18 Officers Page 18 Robert Sherman & David Gregory Co-Presidents Jerry Comer Past President Susan Stageman Vice President Ann Redfearn Secretary Adela Rochier Treasurer Dody Bracken Membership Sharon Dorsey Newsletter Editor Frank Richards & Paula Alcorn Projected Images Co-Chairs Steve Newman & Suzanne Graham Prints Co-Chairs Gary Kelly & Kaye Hargis Field Trip Co-Chairs Amy Hogge Hospitality Kevin Moody & Barbara Pyke GSCCC Representatives Dan Meredith PSA Representative Alex Bischoff & Swapan Sarkar Web Site Co-Chairs Harry Rumberger Yearbook Bill Forbis & Jeff Sarembock House Managers Paula Buzenius Historian DCC is a member of Gulf States Camera Club Council Dallas Camera Club meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at the Parker Chiropractic College which is located at 2500 Walnut Hill Lane, South Building, Dallas, Texas. Directions: From I-35, turn east on Walnut Hill Lane. Turn right (south) on Ables (the second light) and go south for one block. Turn left on Electronic. Go about 1/2 block and turn left to enter the college through the south gate. Come in the main door and take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Go west (right) to the end of the hall. We are in Room 220. Refreshments and fellowship begin at 7:00 PM. Meeting begins at 7:30 PM. Visitors are always welcome. Members of Note City of Richardson Photography Contest Winners Jerry Comer - 3rd Place, Flora & Fauna / Adult Bob Frank 3rd Place, Flora & Fauna / Professional Priscilla Killion 2nd Place, Still Life / Professional Bob Frank 2nd Place, Wildlife Animal / Professional Bob Frank HM, Wildlife Animal / Professional PSA PJ Interclub Winner Traci Howard HM for Jesus vs Octopus Congratulations to Everyone! Photographic Society of America March Program continued of fine arts in photography from the Art Center college of Design in Los Angeles. He moved to New York City in the 70's where he worked with the legendary photographer, Arnold Newman. He then started shooting for Fortune, Business Week and Forbes magazines. He is presently working out of Dallas, and specializes in corporate and magazine photography with a strong emphasis on executive portraiture and annual reports. Currently Les also teaches Photoshop and Digital Photography at El Centro College. You can check out Les photography at his website