The PILCHUCKER. Newsletter for Pilchuck Camera Club Everett Washington. July Cover Image: Sea Shell Renata Kleinert

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1 The PILCHUCKER July 2018 Newsletter for Pilchuck Camera Club Everett Washington All images in the newsletter are property of the photographer and all rights are reserved. Cover Image: Sea Shell Renata Kleinert Page 1

2 Table of Contents The Pilchuck Camera Club Newsletter... 3 Pilchuck Camera Club Meeting Minutes... 5 Cover Image... 6 Bokeh for PCC Subject of the Year!... 7 July Program - Presentation by Bill Ray Monthly Challenge Competition Regular Competition Winners First Place Second Place Honorable Mention All Photos Regular Competition Results PID Interclub Competition Standings PSA Projected Image Division Round 3 Travel Pilchuck Camera Club Membership List Page 2

3 The Pilchuck Camera Club Newsletter Serving members from the Puget Sound Area of Washington State The Pilchuck Camera Club was organized June 12, 1964 and is a member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) and the Northwest Council of Camera Clubs (NWCCC). Membership is open to any-one interested in color or monochromatic digital photography. Club meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the Baker Heights Social Hall, 1401 Poplar Street, Everett, WA. Pilchuck Camera Club Web Page: Members of: Northwest Council of Camera Clubs (NWCCC) aclubs.org Photographic Society of America (PSA) Web Page: Page 3

4 2018 Officers President Steve Lightle Vice Presidents Tracy Carson and Sonya Lang Treasurer - Paula Kelley Secretary - Sonia Rahm Standing Committee Chairpersons Membership: Jim Rahm Social - Renata Kleinert Sunshine: Sonia Rahm Club Competition : Bill Schwarz / Greg Thomas PSA Club Representative: Steve Lightle NWCCC Delegate: Renata Kleinert Field Trips: Steve Lightle Point Records: Bill Schwarz Historian: Open Pilchucker Editor: Bill Schwarz Web Master: Steve Lightle COMING EVENTS July Monthly Club Meeting: 7 pm at the Baker Heights Social Hall 1401 Poplar Everett Washington By EOD July 10, Regular Competition Images 3 Challenge Images (Trees) To: pilchuckcameraclub@gmail.com Dimension requirements for regular and challenge submitted images: No larger than 1920 pixels wide or 1080 pixels tall. My Picture My Name.jpg Refreshments: Renata Kleinert Program: Bill Ray Page 4

5 Pilchuck Camera Club Meeting Minutes The monthly meeting of the Pilchuck Camera Club was held on June 14, 2018 and called to order by President Steve Lightle at 7:000pm. There were 14 members present and 2 guest, Renee and Dell Deierling who paid dues for membership. Minutes of the May 10,2018 meeting was accepted. Treasure Paula Kelley reported $ in the Treasury. Co-Vice President Sonya Lang presented certificates to the winners of the monthly competition. The Judges were: Donna Branscome, Don Elliot, Sonya Lang Correspondence: PSA magazines were distributed. The PSA Conference will be held Sept30-Oct 6,2018 in Salt Lake City, Registration is now open. For more info go to: NWCC: Convention is still being worked on, to be held in November possibly at Everett Comm. College, more info to follow. Sunshine: Steve reported his Dad was doing better and would be home soon. Field Trips: Trip is being planned for min September to Utah by members of the club, more discussion to follow. The PSA Conference will be held Sept30-Oct 6,2018 in Salt Lake City, Registration is now open. Darrington Rodeo, Wake Boarding at Tye Lake, Renaissance Faire in Sumner, WA, Annual Polo Match. Tabulation and Projection: were by Bill Schwarz and Steve Lightle. There were 45 Reg., 15Challenge, 23 PSA was done early because of the July programs. Program for the evening: Judging for competition with Sonya Lang, a handout was given about the Pain and Pleasure of Critical Analysis by Jon Fishback. Sonya Lang is in contact with Bill Ray, a local photographer from Edmonds, WA to be a guest speaker at the July club meeting at a cost of $100. Motion was made by Paula Kelley, second by Doug Goodman, passed. Bill will be speaking July 12, Please bring a photography friend. Tracy Carson will have Kevin Finn McNeal, a professional landscape photographer from the Pacific Northwest who travels quite extensively be a guest speaker. A motion was made by Doug Goodman and seconded by Donna Branscome to pay $200 to have Kevin Finn McNeal speak to the August 9, 2018 club meeting, passed. Meeting adjourned 7:20 pm Sonia Rahm, Secretary Page 5

6 Cover Image Title: Sea Shell By: Renata Kleinert I took this image at a Darrell Gulin workshop. I used window lighting with a 100 Canon macro lens and Canon 5D Mark 3 camera. I shot it at F20, ISO 100 and moved in to get a close shot. I did a little Photoshop on it - not much. Macros are fun. Page 6

7 Bokeh for PCC Subject of the Year! By Sonya Lang BOH-kay or BOH-ke the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image produced by a lens and has been defined as the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light. What is it? Bokeh is a characteristic of a photograph, depending on what lens and aperture you use, will be the affect, or shape, that you get in your bokeh. Some is more pleasing to the eye than others (and of course is subjective). A soft out of focus background may not be as interesting to some as one that shows some of the light blobs that really show off the characteristics of bokeh. You as the photographer get to decide what kind of bokeh best adds interest to your final image or story you are looking to convey. What does that mean? The length and shape of your lens will give you different kinds of out of focus light. A more circular aperture will give you rounder softer blobs of light than one that is less round and more hexagonal shape. It is this characteristic, that creates bokeh. Bokeh is an important compositional choice and usually is not the subject but rather enhances the mood or dynamics of the image, although it can be the subject too, it s just not as common. How do I achieve it? 1. Use your lens with the largest aperture that you have 2. Try different lenses and look at the characteristic of the background and how it changes 3. Shoot wide open, but play with the aperture to see what happens to the light as you change it. 4. Get close to your subject 5. Focus on what you want sharp 6. Subject far from the background 7. Create your own bokeh (YouTube) and do a composite to create your vision 8. Get creative and have fun! Below are a few samples of bokeh. This is not representative of all types. It is intended to show a few different examples only. Page 7

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10 July Program - Presentation by Bill Ray We are very excited to have Bill Ray as our presenter at the Pilchuck Camera Club at our July 12th meeting. Regular meeting starts at 7pm and Bill Ray will be presenting at 8:30-9:30. Parking can be tight so you may want to carpool. Baker Heights Social Hall located at 1401 Poplar, Everett, WA Here is a little bit about what Bill will be sharing with us. "Explore techniques that can differentiate your work from the herd, such as focus stacking to be tack sharp in depth, managing autofocus for birds in flight and Photoshop as a Lightroom plugin for astro-landscape." Bill Ray Images About the Artist billrayimages.zenfolio.com I first became passionate about photography doing black and white darkroom work as a teenager, trying to make my pictures look like those of Ansel Adams after taking mine from above his tripod holes. Page 10

11 Monthly Challenge Competition Subject: Seascape Winner: Donna Branscome Title: By The Sea Page 11

12 Regular Competition Winners First Place Wild Fluffy Gosling - Paul Priebe Page 12

13 Second Place Page 13

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15 Honorable Mention Page 15

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18 All Photos Page 18

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24 Regular Competition Results Title Maker Score Honor 1 Abstract Paula Kelley jpg 18 2 Arizona Butte Don Elliott 21 3 Bighorn Donna Branscome 20 4 Black Crowned Night Heron Steve Lightle 21 5 Blue Heron Jim Rahm 22 6 Blue Iris Paula Kelley 20 7 Bowman Bay Sunset Dock Sonya Lang 21 8 Cloud on the Horizon Greg Thomas 20 9 Cresent Beach Bill Schwarz Elwood Bluffs Sunflare Jennie Bouma Exhausted Paul Priebe 23 HM 12 Family Time in the Park Patricia Garrison FLAGLER PIER JIM BASINGER Ford Power sonya lang 23 HM 15 Glossy Ibis #2 Linda Davis Lighthouse Renata Kleinert Oslo Alley Patricia Garrison Pretty Rose Sonia Rahm Clematis Paula Kelley False Kiva Bill Schwarz Garden Ford sonya lang 23 HM 22 Helsinki Bridge Patricia Garrison I See You Paul Priebe Indian Paint Brush and a Bee Greg Thomas Majestic Donna Branscome Man in the tree Jim Rahm Many Bridges Jennie Bouma Moon Renata Kleinert NORTHERN HARRIER JIM BASINGER Peony Don Elliott Purple Wildflower Sonia Rahm Riding Double Linda Davis Snowy Egret In Flight Steve Lightle May Floewrs Jim Rahm ROYAL TERNS JIM BASINGER Sea Shell Renata Kleinert Soft Pink Climing Rose Sonia Rahm Sulpher Creek Don Elliott Temminick's Tragopan Steve Lightle 23 HM 40 The Golden Goose Donna Branscome The Iris Dance Greg Thomas Viva! Jennie Bouma Whatcom Falls Bridge Bill Schwarz 21 Page 24

25 44 White Pelicans Linda Davis Wild Fluffy Gosling Paul Priebe 26 1 Page 25

26 PID Interclub Competition Standings GROUP A CLUB LOCATION pts Nov pts Jan pts Mar pts May totals Dundalk Photographic Society Ireland Greater Lynn Photographic Association MA Digital Darkroom IL Iris Aartrijke Belgium Fotoclub Iris Lede Belgium Paisley Colour Photo Club United Kingdom South Towns Camera Club NY Forest Grove Camera Club OR Tacoma Photographic Society WA St Louis Camera Club MO Cranbury Digital Camera Club NJ Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia Canada Morris Photo Color Club NJ Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club MA Saguaro Camera Club AZ Ridgewood Camera Club NJ Green Briar Camera Club IL Mt Baker Camera Club WA Lancaster Photographic Association CA Contra Costa Camera Club CA London Camera Club Canada GROUP B CLUB LOCATION pts Nov pts Jan pts Mar pts May totals Mayslake Camera Club IL Keswick Photographic Society United Kingdom Pomona Valley Camera Club CA Eryri Photo Group Wales The Evolve Group England Film Pack Camera Club WA Fotogroep Pallieter Belgium Pilchuck Camera Club WA New Haven Camera Club CT Renovat Foto Sint-Truiden Belgium Houston Photochrome TX Sunderland Camera Club England Hoylake Photographic Society United Kingdom Page 26

27 Englewood Camera Club CO Portland Photographic Society OR Image Makers WI East Troy Viewfinders WI Great Falls Camera Club MT North Hampshire Photographic Society England West Cumbria Photo Group United Kingdom Lenske Boortmeerbeek Belgium Merrimack Valley Camera Club MA GROUP C CLUB LOCATION pts Nov pts Jan pts Mar pts May totals Palmerstown Camera Club Ireland Boston Camera Club MA Le Conte Photographic Society TN Schaumburg Area Photographic Society IL Photoclub FKD Diepenbeek Belgium F-67 Camera Club WA Stella Polaris Photo Group Sweden Charlotte Camera Club NC Thunder Mountain Camera Club CO Bowie-Crofton Camera Club MD Billings Camera Club MT Kodaroamers of Bloomington IL Glendora Camera Club CA Pikes Peak Camera Club CO Camera Club of Los Altos CA Grand Rapids Camera Club MI Suncoast Camera Club FL Cape Fear Camera Club NC Teaneck Camera Club NJ Hockomock Digital Photographers MA Manchester Camera Club NH GROUP D CLUB LOCATION pts Nov pts Jan pts Mar pts May totals Synergy Camera Club United Kingdom North Shore Camera Club IL Riverwoods Nature Photographic Society IL Northern Tasmanian Camera Club Australia South Shields Photographic Society England Boise Camera Club ID Puget Sound Camera Club WA Assabet Valley Camera Club MA Page 27

28 Louisiana Photographic Society LA Science Museum Camera Club NY Topics Camera Club OH Camera Club of Oxford Greens CT Kitsap Photography Guild WA Naples Camera Club FL Reno Photo Club NV Vienna Photographic Society VA Photography Club of Beaufort SC North County Photographic Society CA Duluth-Superior Camera Club WI Sun Lakes Camera Club AZ Houston Camera Club TX South Shore Camera Club NY Photographic Society of Chattanooga TN Lake County Camera Club IL Atlanta Photographic Society GA Alameda Photographic Society CA Nevada Camera Club NV Cookeville Camera Club TN GROUP E CLUB LOCATION pts Nov pts Jan pts Mar pts May totals Camborne Redruth Camera Club England Delaware County Camera Club PA Victoria Camera Club Canada Nashoba Valley Photo Club MA Qudaih Photographers Group Saudi Arabia Jiahua Elite Photography Association Canada Simsbury Camera Club CT Unlimited Vision Photo Club WI Page 28

29 Housatonic Camera Club CT NIHCC (National Institutes of Health) MD Sun City Texas Photography Club TX Monmouth Camera Club NJ West Chester Photo Club OH Olympic Peaks Camera Club WA Clemson Photography Club SC Western Reserve Photo Club OH ABC Photo Society PA Berk's Photographic Society PA SCSH Camera Club CA Wirral 20 Photographic Club England Minnesota Valley Photo Club MN Midland Camera Club MI Suffolk Camera Club NY Tulsa Area Photographic Society OK Quinebaug Valley Photography Club CT Coastal Carolina Camera Club NC Milford Camera Club CT Photography West AZ Photographic Society of Wojnicz Fotum Poland Rossmoor Photography Club CA Schenectady Photographic Society NY Tri-State Photo Society KY Monticello Camera Club WA Lafayette Photographic Society LA South Jersey Camera Club NJ Dum Dum Foto Unit India Gibraltar Digital Photography Club Gibraltar Indonesia Nature Photography Indonesia Page 29

30 PSA Projected Image Division Round 3 Travel "Cape Flattery Bonsai" Sherrie Tallman "China Ships" Doug Goodman 9 PSA Pts 11 PSA Pts "City View" Sonya Lang 12 PSA pts "Mountain Scene" Jim Rahm "Riverwalk San Antonio" Bill Schwarz "Whatcom Creek" Steve Lightle 9 PSA Pts 11 PSA Pts 6 PSA Pts Final Results & Standings Projected Image Division For Clubs - Travel Page 30

31 GROUP CLUB Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 TOTAL POSITION B (3) Saguaro Camera Club 67 (1) 74 (1) 67 (2) B (3) Lehigh Valley Photography Club 57 (15) 68 (2) 66 (3) B (3) St. Louis Camera Club 63 (7) 64 (5) 64 (4) B (3) Western Reserve Photographic Society 63 (8) 61 (11) 62 (5) B (3) Kitsap Photography Guild 63 (6) 65 (4) 57 (9) B (3) Loveland Photographic Society 66 (2) 62 (8) 56 (11) B (3) Hoylake Photographic Society 63 (4) 60 (16) 58 (8) B (3) B (3) Photographic Guild Of Nova Scotia 63 (5) 56 (17) 62 (6) Lancaster Photography Association 61 (9) 62 (9) 57 (10) B (3) Housatonic Camera Club 51 (17) 61 (12=) 68 (1) B (3) Grand Photos 64 (3) 64 (6) 51 (15) B (3) Photography Club Of Beaufort 60 (10) 65 (3) 52 (13) B (3) Pilchuck Camera Club 56 (16) 61 (14) 58 (7) B (3) Sun Lakes Camera Club 59 (11) 62 (10) 52 (14) B (3) Cape Fear Camera Club 58 (12) 60 (15) 54 (12) B (3) Lake County Camera Club 58 (13) 64 (7) 50 (16) B (3) Wirral 20 Photographic Club 57 (14) 61 (12=) 49 (17) B (3) Chinese American Photography Academy 49 (18) B (3) Lafayette Photographic Society N/A Page 31

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33 Pilchuck Camera Club Membership List 2018 Last Name First Name E mail Phone Bailly Paula paula.bailly@sno.wednet.edu Basinger Jim jbasingerokie@comcast.net Bouma Jennie dog2run@gmail.com Branscome Donna dblifeisgood@aol.com Carson Tracy t.carson1@yahoo.com Clements Dan dan@e-clements.com Davis Linda LDavis7734@comcast.net Deierling Dell delldeierling@hotmail.com Deierling Renee rdeierling@gmail.com Dewey Bill retief@deweydrive.com Dygert Lee Mel1950@comcast.net Elliot Don don@elliottfarm.com Ely Sharon sharely@msn.com Garrison Patricia caker72@frontier.com Garton Tim thgarton@gmail.com Goodman Doug goodman.douglas@gmail.com Green David Green.dwg@gmail.com Kelley Paula paulakc3@gmail.com Kleinert Renata photosbyrenata@frontier.com Lang Sonya sonyalang@hotmail.com Lightle Steve lightle@comcast.net Marsh Stephen stamarsh@comcast.net McAlpine John jkmca@frontier.com Patrick Robert rpatrick831@gmail.com Priebe Paul Ppriebe@msn.com Rahm Jim Jim@rahm.org Rahm Sonia Sonia@rahm.org Rahm Logan loganrahm@gmail.com Page 33

34 Rapelje Janet Schwarz Bill Siefke Kevin Sorensen Jerry Tallman Sherrie Thomas Greg Wright Janet Page 34