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The Bellows
Three Friends on the Way to School in Bhutan~Bilha Sperling
Contra Costa Camera Club
PSA/N4C
April 2014
Volume 66 No. 4
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Founded in 1948the Contra Costa Camera Club is a member of the Northern California Council of Camera Clubs- N4C and the Photographic Society of America-PSA
WE OFFER• Competitions to hone skills, from beginner to master's with a critique. Both projected images and prints are exhibited in pictorial, nature,creative, travel, journalism and sequence categories,• Guest speakers to enlighten you on the newest aspects of photography,• Field trips to expand your horizons,• Mentors for fellow photographers,• A monthly publication The Bellows to inform you of our competitions and upcoming events,• An annual awards banquet for your enjoyment,•Various member-sponsored programs that can enhance your skills.
All images contained herein remain under copyright protection of the individual photographers
English Summer at the Beach~Janet Reinstra
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Useful Information2014 Board MembersPresident: Stephen [email protected] 510-610-7889Vice President: Janet [email protected] 925-934-3069Treasurer: Barry [email protected] 925-827-9540Secretary: Daniel [email protected] 925-932-2598Journalism and Travel Chair: Joan [email protected] 925-254-0176Print Chair: David [email protected] 925-943-1594Pictorial Chair: Georges [email protected] 510-504-8285Creative and Nature Chair: Bill [email protected] 925-935-6097Education Chair: Helen [email protected] 925-283-6708Judge Chair: Sherry [email protected] 408-923-3841N4C Rep: Mike [email protected] 925-349-5990PSA Rep: Jane [email protected] 510-339-3398Field Trip Chair: Janet [email protected] 925-934-3069Hospitality Chair: Gisela [email protected] 925-820-5768Webmaster: Pat [email protected] 925-254-0176Bellows Editor: Leslie [email protected] 925-672-5639
Upcoming EventMay 1-Club CompetitionDigital - Pictorial, Color and Monochrome Prints - PictorialJudge –TBA
May 15- Club CompetitionDigital - Creative and NaturePrints - Journalism and TravelJudge –TBA
May 29-Education NightRoxanne Overton-Think Before You Shoot
Bus Window~Joe Hearst
Rep At Large: Rose [email protected] 925-825-3032Rep At Large: Bilha [email protected] 925-943-6263Membership Chair: Helen [email protected] 925-283-6708
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Results of Club CompetitionApril 2014
Glam~Bob Johnson
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Pictorial
Pictorial photography is the use of the photographic medium as an art form. The emphasis is on interest, visual impact, composition, and technical excellence. Images in the Pictorial Division are not confined to any particular subject, type, or style of photography. Competition Pictorial images may be manipulated in the darkroom, on the computer or in the camera in a manner consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions. _____________________________________________________
Sacred Eye~Sherry Grivett
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Pictorial DigitalImage of the Month
Admirer~Anita Rama
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Pictorial Digital April 3, 2014Judge: Wayne Miller
BASIC (8 entries)
1 Admirer Anita Rama2 Chain Bridge In Budapest Linda Horng3 Yosemite Valley View Allen VinsonHM Rainbow Wave Allen Vinson
INTERMEDIATE (21 entries)
1 Badwater At Twilight, Death Valley David Grube2 Joy! Lucy Beck3 English Summer Beach Janet Reinstra4 Butterfly Feeding Eileen Johnson5 The Downside Of Getting A New Tattoo David MorseHM Portrait Of A Green Heron David GrubeHM Palms And Shadows George Field
ADVANCED (26 entries)1 National September 11 Memorial, North Pool Eric Ahrendt2 Sacred Eye Sherry Grivett3 Ribbon Of Fog Bill Chambard4 Bus Logo Joe Hearst5 Yellow Mountain Landscape Barry HartHM Close-Up Of The Underside Of A Swallowtail Butterfly Wing Bill StoneHM Fishing Boat Moored In Honfleur Harbor Selden ParmeleeHM Dance Duo Performing 'the Holiday Swing' Bilha Sperling
MASTERS (16 entries)
1 Twilight At Four Mile Beach Leslie Crandell2 Glam Bob Johnson3 Photographing A Rainbow Leslie Crandell4 Ethereal Evening Georges Pelpel5 Viewing The Li River San YuanHM Glow Bob JohnsonHM The Lilies Of Doud Creek - Garrapata Beach Georges PelpelHM Balance Rock Under A Full Moon Pat Prettie
National September 11 Memorial, North Pool~Eric Ahrendt
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Pictorial Digital Year to Date (as of April 3, 2014)
BASIC Anita Rama 20.0Linda Horng 6.0Allen Vinson 5.5Harvey Oxman 2.0
INTERMEDIATEDavid Grube 21.5Janet Reinstra 14.0Boris Dmitruk 13.0Eileen Johnson 9.0Bill Rauch 8.5Stephen Busch 7.0David Morse 7.0Bob Rogers 7.0Daniel Wagner 6.5Meng Horng 5.0Lucy Beck 5.0George Field 4.5Marcia Hart 4.0
ADVANCED Barry Grivett 18.0Sherry Grivett 12.5Helen Sweet 12.0Mike Luebke 10.5Eric Ahrendt 10.0Barry Hart 10.0Bill Chambard 9.5Joe Hearst 9.0Gene Molander 7.0Selden Parmelee 7.0Ojars Kratins 7.0Bill Stone 6.5Rodney Sweet 6.0Rose Bower 4.5Morris Johnson 4.0Bilha Sperling 2.5
Twilight at Four Mile Beach~Leslie CrandellMASTERSLeslie Crandell 24.0Bob Johnson 18.5Georges Pelpel 17.5Pat Prettie 11.5Jane Postiglione 10.0Joan Field 8.5San Yuan 7.5Stephen Weiss 6.0
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Ribbon of Fog~Bill Chambard
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Badwater at Twilight, Death Valley, David Grube
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Creative
Creative photography is producing an image through the use of imaginative skill or originality of thought including the altering of reality. No image should be eliminated from competition simply because it looks realistic, provided it shows originality of concept. This includes modifications in the darkroom, on the computer, or in the camera, as well as unusual points of view,imaginative use of subject matter or lighting,or any other presentation that begins with the maker’s photograph or a collection of photographs.
Creative images must be consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions. In the Creative image competition, the title is read when showing the image. ____________________________________________________________
Print Levels: There are two levels: B (Basic) and A (Advanced). Digital (Electronic) Imaging Levels: B (Basic), I (Intermediate), A (Advanced), M (Masters).
No more than two submissions per level at the club level.
Golden Gate Bridge~Bill Stone
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Creative DigitalImage of the MonthDrop-In Tomato~Meng Horng
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Creative Digital April16, 2014Judge: Chuck Honek
Basic (7 entries)
1 Flying Beattles Rodney Sweet2 Trapped Barry Grivett3 Whirligig Stephen BuschHM Mug Undercover Janet Reinstra
Intermediate (13 entries)
1 Drop-In Tomato Meng Horng2 Caffeine Dreams Gene Molander3 An Emblem Boris Dmitruk4 Water Drop Formation Meng Horng5 Under Microscope Boris DmitrukHM Chutes And Ladders Gene Molander
Advanced (12 entries)
1 A Very Hot Day On The Bay 2050 Morris Johnson2 The Ancient Mariner Ojars Kratins3 Starry Night Georges Pelpel4 Wildflower Bob RogersHM The Shotgun Effect Mike LuebkeHM Sweet PeasLuminosity Reimagined Lucy BeckHM Flying Sea Monster Morris JohnsonHM Clowning Ojars Kratins
Sunflower Head Close-Up~Bill Stone
Masters (12 entries)
1 Shadow Play Sherry Grivett2 Golden Gate Bridge Bill Stone3 Sunflower Head Close-Up Bill Stone4 Creature Sherry GrivettHM Distorted Spiral With Stars Joan FieldHM The Sheep Races Are On Joan Field
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Creative Digital Year to Date (as of April 16, 2014)
BasicBarry Grivett 12.5Rodney Sweet 12.0Stephen Busch 6.0Janet Reinstra 2.5Barry Hart 1.0
IntermediateSherry Mullin 15.0Gene Molander 11.5Meng Horng 11.0Boris Dmitruk 9.0Daniel T Wagner 4.5Eileen Johnson 2.0Linda Horng 1.0
AdvancedGeorges Pelpel 11.0Mike Luebke 10.0Morris Johnson 9.5Ojars Kratins 8.5Bob Johnson 6.0Selden Parmelee 6.0Bob Rogers 4.5Lucy Beck 1.5
MastersBill Stone 13.0Sherry Grivett 11.5Jane Postiglione 9.5Rose Bower 7.0Stephen Weiss 6.5Helen Sweet 5.0Joan Field 5.0
Flying Beattles~Rodney Sweet
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Shadow Play~Sherry Grivett
Trapped~Barry Grivett
A Very Hot Day On The Bay 2050~Morris Johnson
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Nature
The Nature Photography Division is restricted to the use of the photographicprocess to depict observations from allbranches of natural history except anthropology and archeology in such a fashion that a well-informed personwill be able to identify the subject matterand certify as to its honest presentation.The storytelling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality.
American White Pelican(Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos) Struggling With Big Fish~Boris Dmitruk
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Nature Digital
Image of the Month Mountain Lion (Puma Concolor) Emerges From Rock Crevice~Barry Grivett
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Basic Zoology1 Snow Goose In Flight Anita Rama2 Twig On The Sands Linda HorngHM Resting Snow Geese Before Fly Out Anita Rama
IntermediateZoology1 Zebras Roll In Dirt To Scratch Itches And Dirt Helps Keep Zebra Cool And Insects At Bay Eileen Johnson2 Butterfly Extends Proboscis To Suck Necta Eileen Johnson3 Bighorned Sheep, Zion National Park Rodney Sweet4 Gobblers Show Off For A Hen Turkey In MatingSeason.Meleagris Gallopavo David Morse
Advanced1 Baby Elephant Among Adults In Tanzania [1] BeingProtected Meng Horng2 Group Portrait Of Widerbeests Of Tanzania Meng Horng3 Profile Of A Short Eared Owl - Asio Flammeus - AlkaliSprings, Nevada David Grube4 Black Bear Squeezing Eggs From Spawning KokaneeFresh-Water Salmon, South Lake Tahoe, Ca David Grube5 Greater Sandhill Crane, Bosque Del Apache,Nm Alan Gould
Nature Digital April 16, 2014Judge: Chuck Honek
Advanced (cont.) HM Hedgerow Hairstreak Butterfly (Satyrium Saepium) AndBeetles On Unknown Plant Bill StoneHM Male Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Penicillatus) WithFemale Building Nest Joan Field
Masters 1 Mountain Lion (Puma Concolor) Emerges From RockCrevice Barry Grivett2 American White Pelican(Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos) IsStruggling With Big Fish Boris Dmitruk3 Silverback Lowland Gorilla Yawns Bob Rogers4 The Roadrunner (Geococcyx) Is A Native Of The DesertSouthwest Mike Luebke5 Cliff Swallow Building A Nest Bill ChambardHM Bald Eagle On Winter Hunt At Klamath Refuge (HaliaeetusLeucocephalus) Georges PelpelHM Great Horned Owl With Morsels Of Catch On Feathers(Bubo Virginianus ) Jane Postiglione
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Nature Digital Year to Date (as of April 16, 2014)
BASICAnita Rama 18.5Linda Horng 6.0
INTERMEDIATEEileen Johnson 16.5David Morse 12.0Rodney Sweet 10.0Leslie Crandell 4.5Gene Molander 4.5Helen Sweet 3.0Daniel T Wagner 3.0Marcia Hart 2.0Stephen Busch 2.0
ADVANCEDMeng Horng 14.0David Grube 14.0Barry Hart 13.0Joan Field 6.0Alan Gould 5.5Bill Stone 5.0Rose Bower 4.0Morris Johnson 2.0
MASTERSBill Chambard 18.0Barry Grivett 11.5Boris Dmitruk 9.0Bob Johnson 8.0Pat Prettie 7.5Georges Pelpel 7.0Bob Rogers 6.0Mike Luebke 6.0Jane Postiglione 4.5Sherry Grivett 4.0Stephen Weiss 4.0
Silverback Lowland Gorilla Yawns~Bob Johnson
Baby Elephant Among Adults In Tanzania [1] Being Protected ~Meng Horng
Zebras Roll In Dirt To Scratch Itches And Dirt Helps Keep Zebra Cool And Insects At Bay~Eileen Johnson
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Prints
Both prints that win at club level (excluding HMs) and those that go on to N4C require a .jpg file of the print submitted to the print chair. It is recommended that they be set to 1600 (width) x 1200 (height) pixels, the new N4C suggested digital size similar to the digital images. Thus it is not necessary for photography of the prints to take place and the maker’s .jpg image will be far finer for projected display than photographed prints. Prints without submitted .jpgs are still eligible for the Annual Competitions but, if a winner, will not be displayed at the Annual CCCC or N4C Banquets.
The thrill of seeing one of your better photos transformed to an inspiring color or monochrome print is hard to beat. You can hold your work in your hand, admire it, hang it on the wall, give it away as a gift, or even sell it if you are lucky. You can compete with it not only in camera club but also at the county fairs or other venues. When your club has a gallery showing, your print will be among those admired by visitors and prospective buyers.
Garrapata Beach~Jane Postiglione
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Print of the Month
A Chinese Princess~Selden Parmelee
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Pictorial PrintsApril 3, 2014Judge: Wayne MillerBlack and White DivisionIntermediate (5 entries)
1 Shiny And Clean Daniel Wagner2 Three At Rest. South Carolina Gene Molander3 Wrk Lamp Daniel Wagner
Advanced (10 entries)
1 A Chinese Princess Selden Parmelee2 Love At The Parade Selden Parmelee3 Ed Selling Newspapers At Christmas Eric AhrendtHM Zebras-Mono1600x1200 O.J. EricksonHM Ouch! Bill Rauch
Masters (6 entries)
1 Rocky Shore Jane Postiglione2 Small Creeks Meanders Through Trees in Early Morning Joan FieldHM Old Time Relics Jane Postiglione
Color DivisionIntermediate( 6 entries)
1 Lafayette Gallerie Rotunda Swirls Daniel Wagner2 The Creek Runs To The Sea Stephen Busch3 Paris Opera Ceiling Cherubs Daniel Wagner
Advanced (8 entries)
1 Three Friends On The Way To School In Bhutan Bilha Sperling2 Spring Bouquet Lucy Beck3 Ooops!! Bilha SperlingHM Petunia With Ribbon Lucy BeckHM Usa 76 Sailing The Bay SeldenParmelee
Masters (8 entries)
1 Bus Windows Joe Hearst2 Garrapata Beach Jane Postiglione3 Fenworld Ojars KratinsHM Rock Abstract Ojars KratinsHM Arches N.P. Oil Paint Joan Field
Fenworld~Ojars Kratins
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Pictorial Prints YTD as of April 3, 2014
Monochrome IntermediateDaniel Wagner 19.0Gene Molander 13.0Helen Sweet 12.0Lucy Beck 7.0Rodney Sweet 5.0Anita Rama 1.0
Monochrome AdvancedSelden Parmelee 30.0Ojars Kratins 22.5Eric Ahrendt 6.0Bill Rauch 2.5Bilha Sperling 2.0O.J. Erickson 1.5
Monochrome MastersJane Postiglione 18.5Joan Field 18.0Stephen Busch 16.0
Color IntermediateDaniel Wagner 26.0Gene Molander 17.0Stephen Busch 11.0Rodney Sweet 5.0Anita Rama 2.0Morris Johnson 1.0
Color AdvancedSelden Parmelee 19.0Lucy Beck 14.0Bilha Sperling 13.0O.J. Erickson 10.0Eric Ahrendt 3.5
Color MastersOjars Kratins 22.5Joe Hearst 15.5Joan Field 13.5Jane Postiglione 10.5
Love At The Parade~Selden Parmelee
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Journalism PrintImage of the Month
The Peloton Heads For The Finish Line In The Amgen 2012~Eric Ahrendt
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Journalism PrintsApril 16, 2014Judge: Chuck Honek
Basic (5 entries)
1 The Peloton Heads For The Finish Line In The Amgen 2012Tour Of California Eric Ahrendt2 Someone Must Be Open Daniel Wagner3 Thomas Joyce Wins Men's 1500 Meter Run By Half A Step,120th Big Meet, Berkeley, April 12, 2014 Eric AhrendtHM Burmese Family Harvests Peanut Crop Gene Molander
Advanced (8 entries)
1 Glass Separates The Girl From The Mountain Lion Jane Postiglione2 Tonya Taylor Barreling Through The Turn Sherry Grivett3 Skateboarder On Lip In Venice, Ca Stephen BuschHM Flying Through The Air- Stage Light Bathes Marin CountyFair Acrobats Jane PostiglioneHM Dangerous Spot At The Rodeo Stephen Busch
Glass Separates The Girl From The Mountain Lion~Jane Postiglione
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Journalism Prints YTD (as of April 16, 2014)
BASICEric Ahrendt 12.0Daniel Wagner 7.0Gene Molander 4.5
ADVANCEDJane Postiglione 9.5Sherry Grivett 8.0Stephen Busch 7.5Joe Hearst 4.0
Tonya Taylor Barreling Through The Turn~Sherry Grivett
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Travel PrintImage of the Month
Early Morning Honfleur Harbor, Normandy~Daniel Wagner
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Travel PrintsApril 16, 2014Judge: Chuck Honek
Basic1 Early Morning Honfleur Harbor, Normandy Daniel Wagner2 Rear View, San Francisco Sherry Grivett3 Docent Answers Questions In The Blue Mosque, Istanbul Stephen BuschHM The Library At Ephesus, Turkey Stephen Busch
Advanced1 Two Makers Of Oyaki, Delicious Grilled Savory Buns, ShareA Funny Moment, Nagano, Japan Ojars Kratins2 Young Man Displays Silk Threads Used At The CarpetFactory,Cappadocia, Turkey Jane Postiglione3 Going Their Own Way. Marrakech Gene Molander4 Leaving The House, Santa Rosa, Guanajuato Joe HearstHM Mickey And Minnie Are At Home With The Other Characters In Times Square Eric Ahrendt
Going Their Own Way. Marrakech~Gene Molander
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Travel Prints YTD(as of April 16, 2014)
BASICDaniel Wagner 11.0Stephen Busch 6.5Sherry Grivett 6.0
ADVANCEDJane Postiglione 8.0Gene Molander 7.0Ojars Kratins 7.0Joe Hearst 6.0Eric Ahrendt 2.5Jorge Brown 2.0O.J. Erickson 1.0
Two Makers Of Oyaki, Delicious Grilled Savory Buns, Share A Funny Moment, Nagano,Japan~Ojars Kratins
