Our intrepid outdoor leader Ozzie Cummins will lead a trip to the Siskiyou Crest to see the high elevation flora and fauna on June 30th.
Check out the HOME tab to see all the Year End Competition Winners for 2021. Congratulations to all the participants and our coordinators too! ENJOY!
Photo by Doris Wellborn
Hi Everyone,
Mark your calendars and come join us! See all the details below. See you soon!
Our VP, Dale George, aka vote gatherer writes:
After receiving all your votes for your desired categories for next season and tabulating them all…these are the top vote getters. I think a few will be a real challenge as well as an opportunity to push your skills and imagination.
Sept. Monochrome Landscapes
Oct. Creative Self Portraits
Nov. Motion Blur
Dec. Transportation
Jan. Underneath
Feb. Decay
Mar. Ghosts
April. Metal/ Metalic
May. Vanishing
Thanks everyone for your ideas and votes on what we’ll be shooting next year.
Photo by Ross Steensland
First Place
Poseidon’s Daughter Rose Christner
Rose writes about her image:
If you really want to have a challenge in photography, try light painting with the ocean behind you! My main concern was to keep my model safe, warm and dry. Layers of warm clothes and rain gear and waterproof boots under her dress did the trick. Remember that the ocean puts out a lot of reflective light even in the fog here. Both hands are busy. Remote trigger in one and a light tube in the other. CONCENTRATE! Be sure to cue your model!
Canon EOS R F5.6, Bulb mode, 13.7 sec. ISO 100 at 24mm, on a tripod, hand remote and portrait light.
Three Second Places
Utah Night Susan Sheets
The Angel Of Spring Rose Christner
Cruise Control Susan Sheets
Two Third Places
Vanished Nomeca Hartwell
Mesquite Sand Dunes Pam Arbogast
Four Honorable Mentions
Scarlet Fritillary Judy Cox
Silhouetted Figure In Museum Jim Ingraham
Sunlight Entering The Redwood forest Jim Ingraham
Sun Setting At Cape Perpetua Jim Ingraham
First Place
Old Home in Film Larry Pollock
Larry writes about his image:
The assigned category of Architecture gave me an excuse to finally get downtown Grants Pass to take a set of photos of this iconic building. Although it is a nice yellow with a red door, I felt it needed an old film look to it. Carefully aligning the front hand real with the double doors, I created a nice symmetry. The image was captured just after sunset and processed in Photoshop with help from Silver Efex Pro for the black and white conversion.
Shot on a Fuji XT-4, 20mm, 1/5 sec, f/7.1, ISO 1600
Second Place
Evening Splendor Dale George
Third Place
Once Upon A Time Bridget Cline
First Place
Digital Capture Larry Pollock
Digital Capture
Photograph by Larry Pollock
Larry writes about his image:
Digital Capture. A composite image for the Altered Reality section of the May Competition. Two images edited together to create the illusion of the camera sucking the landscape image into the camera and showing up on the back screen. The Altered Reality section of the competition allows for creating something you can’t see in reality. I had a vision of creating a fun expression of what a camera does as well as showing motion. Shot on a Fuji X-T4. Edited in Photoshop.
I have been a professional photographer since 2010. Growing up with film cameras in the 1960s, I learned a wide variety of skills from landscapes, night skies, products, model shoots, portraits and more.
I currently teach photography and lighting. My personal projects include black and white photos and a series highlighting the trash and garbage issues on the planet. I’m always fascinated with the modern techniques to create photographic art and joined the Caveman Camera Club in early 2018.
Congratulations, Larry, on your beautiful image! Look for Larry’s image soon in the Daily Courier.
Hi Everyone,
Ozzie has planned a field trip to shoot Little Falls, Darlingtonia flowers and wildflowers on the beautiful Illinois river. Please find the details on FaceBook or our club email and hope to see you there!
Photo by Russ Williamson
It’s hard to believe it but the last yearly competition is coming soon. This doesn’t mean our activities will be over for the year as we have our Year End Picnic and Year End Winners to announce in June. The picnic is scheduled for June 9th at Tom Pearce Park – time yet to be announced. Stay tuned and mark your calendars. It will be so fun to see everyone in person – outside. Also, please take a quick 30 seconds to vote for 2021-2022 board members.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING IMAGES FOR ELECTRONIC COMPETITION IS MIDNIGHT, FRIDAY, APRIL 30. The category is “Architecture”. Here’s a link with the category descriptions that may be helpful when deciding on where to put your images: Category Descriptions
photo by Dave Church