by Susan Sheets | Dec 5, 2020 | EID Winners, Happenings
First Place
Curtis – P40 Dale George
Curtis P-40E was taken with a Canon 5DMK3 & 16-35 lens combination. ISO setting 100 at f/11 with 3 exposures plus & minus 1/4 sec. No flash used. I took a few liberties with this HDR image in editing because I was liking it’s illustrative feel. Scene was captured at the Madras Air Museum 2 summers ago with a friend from Redmond who hipped me to this museum.

by Debbie Jallit | Dec 4, 2020 | EID Winners, Happenings
First Place (tie)
Rainy Night in Amsterdam Judy Cox
This photo was taken on February 10, 2020. Nomeca and I were on a three day layover in Amsterdam, on our way to Tanzania. The picture was taken with an iPhone 7. I loved the reflections of the lights on the wet brick streets, and the lines of the light rail tracks.

First Place
The Dripping Dahlia Rose Christner

Second Place
Last of the Snapdragons Debbie Jallit

Third Place
Car Door Handle Jim Ingraham

5 Honorable Mentions
Overnight Rain Cynthia Briseno

Raindrops on Roses Judy Cox

Dutch Rain Nomeca Hartwell

The Show Must Go On Susan Sheets

Rain On the Dogwood Ozzie Cummins

by Susan Sheets | Dec 3, 2020 | Happenings, Image of The Month
Thirsty Hummer
Photograph by Rose Christner
Rose writes about her image:
This photo was taken in my Grants Pass backyard this late summer. I have been trying to perfect my bird shots since joining the Caveman
Camera Club in 2015. I have had wonderful photographer mentors, and would encourage those that love photography to join a club near them.
I used my Canon 80d with a 400mm lens plus a 1.4X extender. Exposure was f8 at 1/1000 sec., ISO 640, with a tripod.


Rose Christner
Congratulations! Rose on a beautiful image. Look for Rose’s image to be featured soon in the Daily Courier.
by Susan Sheets | Nov 28, 2020 | Happenings
Just a quick reminder… We hope you’ll join us Wed. Dec. 2nd on Zoom for our December competition. Meet our new members and join in the critiques as we learn from one another.
Look for the Zoom invite from David Church soon !
The Assigned category is Rain.

Photo by Pam Arbogast
by Susan Sheets | Nov 7, 2020 | EID Winners, Happenings
Two First Places
Grosvenor’s Arch Trails Larry Pollock

Melted Pam Arbogast
This image was taken at a used car lot on Highway 99 in Phoenix, Oregon, after the destruction from the Almeda fire. When I saw the cars, I wasn’t even sure if it had been a car lot or a junk yard, as the vehicles were melted and crumpled from the intense heat of the fire. While adjusting the tone curve in Lightroom, I accidentally stretched the curve in a way that distorted the colors. I liked the way it looked, so rather than undoing my mistake, I went with it, and added further edits. Shot with a Canon 7D, 70-200 lens at 110, f9.5, 1/180 sec, ISO 125.

by Susan Sheets | Nov 7, 2020 | EID Winners, Happenings
First Place
The Gates Of Hell Dale George

Second Place
September Stars Nomeca Hartwell

Three Third Places
Burning Bush Bridget Cline

Spring Storm Susan Sheets

Run On Water Jim Ingraham

Four Honorable Mentions
Awaiting Restoration Dale George

Who Won The Election Dave Bell

Adorable Mischief Nomeca Hartwell

Lensball Sunset Rose Christner

by Susan Sheets | Nov 7, 2020 | EID Winners, Happenings
First Place
Mirrored Orchid Rose Christner
After over 3 hours and 100 or more shots and cleaning up a messy set-up on the kitchen table, I finally decided on this shot. I used a black velvet cloth background and a large mirror and a spray bottle of water. I used a tripod so as not to have camera shake and a clicker for my unsteady hand. The lighting I used was about as unprofessional as you can get…flashlights 😉 . Shot at F 5.6, 1/30, ISO 320 with my 18-135 lens and my Canon EOS R.

Second Place
Lilly Exploration Susan Sheets

Third Place
Fall Blooms Debbie Jallit

Seven Honorable Mentions
Busy Bee Debbie Jallit

Rainy Day Dogwood Ozzie Cummins

Sparkling Dahlia Suzi Pratt

Rock Succulent Ozzie Cummins

Summer Sunflower Rose Christner

Wild Flower Ozzie Cummins

Threesome Gladiolus Rose Christner

by Susan Sheets | Nov 6, 2020 | Happenings, Image of The Month
Grosvenor’s Arch Trails
Photograph by Larry Pollock
Larry writes about this image:
Grosvenor Arch is approximately 30 miles east of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. It is in a remote area accessed by a dirt road.
I love shooting in the extremes of light. This image required taking the foreground image just after dark in the blue hour. The stars were captured over a 75 minute period and 305 images just after the first image.
Shot on a Fuji X-T3
Foreground: 1.3sec at f/9, 16mm, ISO 200
Stars: 10sec, f/2.8, 16mm, ISO 10,000


Larry Pollock
Congratulations! Larry on a beautiful image. Look for Larry’s image to be featured soon in the Daily Courier.
by Debbie Jallit | Oct 24, 2020 | Happenings

Photo by Debbie Jallit
Hi Camera Club Members;
The Caveman Camera Club will continue to hold on-line ZOOM judging, critiquing, and competition for November.
The judging/scoring will be done in advance of the ZOOM meeting by judges at home. The scores will be announced, and critiquing will happen at the live ZOOM meeting, which will be on Wednesday, November 4 at 7:00 pm. All members will receive a ZOOM Invitation prior to the meeting.
This month’s competition will be electronic only. You will be allowed to submit up to four images in three categories: OPEN, ASSIGNED, AND ALTERED REALITY. Altered Reality is defined as “Depicting photographic subjects in a substantial departure from realism. This may be accomplished through control of content, the photographic process, or post processing”.
As your projectionist, I am responsible for collecting the photos you submit, and putting them together for the competition. I hope many members decide to participate. We are looking forward to this opportunity to continue honing our photographic skills during these difficult times of isolation.
HERE IS INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW TO ENTER IMAGES IN THE ELECTRONIC COMPETITION:
THERE ARE TWO RULE CHANGES FROM OCTOBER. SEE 1 AND 2 BELOW:
1. For Image size, we are returning to the 4C’s standard:
Image File Size Requirements:
2 Megabyte (2,000 KB) is the maximum file size allowed.
1050 pixels is the maximum vertical (top to bottom) dimension allowed.
1400 pixels is the maximum horizontal (left to right) dimension allowed.
2. The calendar window for shooting “Assigned Images” has been increased. Assigned category photos must have been taken after January 1, 2020 (previously May 13, 2020). The assigned category for November is “Flowers”.
3. You can enter up to four images. They can all be open category, or all in the assigned category, or all in the Altered Realty category, or you can enter in each category.
4. The image must be in the jpg format. Color space should be “sRGB”
5. Each image submitted must be properly named as shown here. CAVE is the proper abbreviation for the Club. Do not use CCC.
This is the file naming format: FirstnameLastname_CAVE_TitleofImage.jpg
Example 1: JohnDoe_CAVE_PrettyFlower.jpg
Example 2: JaneSmith_CAVE_SeaScape.jpg
6. Email the photos to David Church <davidch…@gmail.com>
7. In your email, be sure to identify whether the image(s) are in the “Open”, “Assigned” or “Altered Realty” category. Also, only three critiques per person will be done at the ZOOM meeting. Specify “NO” for any image you choose not to have critiqued.
8. Your annual Club dues must be paid in order to compete in November.
9. See our Competition Rules on this Website under competitions.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING IMAGES FOR ELECTRONIC COMPETITION IS MIDNIGHT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30.
I hope this information is helpful. If you have any questions, please email, text or call me. Cell Phone is 541-441-7925
Thanks,
Dave Church
CCC Secretary and Projectionist
by Debbie Jallit | Oct 10, 2020 | Happenings, Image of The Month
Amy
Photograph by Julie Padgett
Julie writes about her image:
My image of Amy has a fun back story. She contacted me via Instagram in June 2020 wanting to collaborate on a photoshoot. She is a model and photographer who travelled here from Colorado and set up photoshoot plans while visiting here. We photographed the begining of July locally, in the Redwoods, and at the Coast. It was a fun collaboration with great energy.
The following is my data for this image: Nikon Z6, lens 70 to 200, 1/250 sec at f2.8, 140 mm, ISO 500.

Congratulations, Julie, on a great photo! Look for her winning image to be featured in the Daily Courier very soon!

Julie Padgett