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November 2011 Volume 68, Issue 5
Special points of interest:
How to tell horses and
dogs - “Hold Still
and Smile!”
Route 66 Assignment -
remembering t he
days in the back seat,
“Are we there yet???”
Don’t forget to
congratulate our
three club members
recognized by PSA
at the Convention.
Inside this Issue:
Photographing Animal
Events, Linda Earley
& Diane Hogue
1,
3, 4
Meetings, Workshop
Schedule, Visitors &
Announcements
2
International Nature
Photography Contest
Denver Audubon
Society
5
Promote Oklahoma -
Photograph Route 66
6 &
16
Competition Photos 7-10
Club Members
Recognized by PSA at
Convention
11
Competition Results 12 -
15
Oklahoma Camera
Club, Inc.
Founded 1931
Photographing Animal Events by
Linda Earley & Diane Hogue
Cont’d Page 3 . . .
Photographing horse and dog events
can be entertaining, but it can also be
very challenging the first few times. It
takes a LOT of practice and some ―tips
and tricks‖ to get the hang of
it. Don‘t get impatient if the first few
attempts don‘t produce the results you
were expecting!!
The biggest obstacles (pun intended!)
are overcoming bad lighting, weather,
location and animals shooting past you
at what will seem like 100 m.p.h. Add
timing to that as each event has a
‗preferred‘ shot or angle and you only
get a split second to get that shot; once the animal moves past that
particular point, it goes on to the next
obstacle or routine. So, what makes
these events so different? Nothing
really!!!
Do your homework BEFORE going out
to shoot a particular event. Study the
course pattern; look at professional
photos posted on the internet or talk
to someone who understands the
event. Indoor events almost always
have poor lighting, limited choice of
seating locations and, generally, no
room for a tripod.
Splish Splash, Taking a Bath
Diane Hogue
Tire Jump
Linda Earley
HypoCheck Schedule & Announcements Oklahoma Camera
Club
Inc.
Meetings: 7:30 pm
2nd and 4th Tuesdays
50th and N. May Ave.
Central Presbyterian
Church
For club information
Contact
405.751.8179
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Board of Directors
President Derrell Dover
1st VP Lee Donlon
2nd VP Randy Carr
1yr. Dir. Jaci Finch APSA
1yr. Dir. Jan Lee APSA,
PPSA
2yr. Dir. Diane Hogue
2yr. Dir. Aloma Anderson
Treasure Brad Smith
Secretary Wally Lee APSA
Visitors: We had one visitor this month
during our October 11 meeting, Tony Grider
[email protected] from Norman. Tony
enjoys architectural, travel, fine art and flower
photography as well as photographing vintage
autos. (I remember doing that before.) Well Tony, it
sounds like you will fit right in. We look forward
to having you visit us as often as you can and we
would certainly enjoy having you join us. Thank
you for coming by.
Photoshop/Elements Workshop: Tom and
Carol will not have a workshop in
N o ve m b e r a n d w i sh e v e r yo n e a
Wonderful Thanksgiving. See you in
December. Tom and Carol McCreary
Workshops
Photography 101 Workshop: This workshop has
been discontinued due to lack of interest, i.e., no
participation. For information please contact
Ed Lamb at 721-4714 or [email protected].
Beginning Imaging Workshop: We will be
holding the workshop on Wednesday,
November 9, at 7:30 pm. Bring the pictures
you would like to discuss, or other
photography question or problems. We‘ll also do
some very basic Elements. For additional
information call Wally or Jan Lee at 751-8179.
Meetings
November 8, 2011: Holiday Meeting
will begin at 6:30 pm, see you there.
Competition: Prints - Monochrome A & B , Color
A & B, Nature & Photojournalism
Judges: Ed Lamb, Charles Taylor APSA,
Darrell McClanahan PPSA
Program: Ray Payn, Artist of Perceptions
Ray is a member of OVAC, Oklahoma Visual Art
Coalition. He received a OKG-PICK from the
Gazette for his mixed media work.
There is marvelous beauty in everyday objects. They
can often inject playfulness into our lives. I was chop-
ping celery and as the end fell off I saw the yellow rose.
So celery became a flower.
Each art piece goes through extensive scrutiny in its
creation. Like pearls in an oyster, only a few master
works happen out of thousands of images taken.
Producing a work brings a different kind of scrutiny.
What must be done with the image? Should it be en-
hanced in the computer or with acrylics? Should it be
left alone? Does it belong in a series? Is it a Ray Payn
style? How should it be presented - paper or canvas?
Ray Payn has 15 years of experience designing
and producing, training and marketing programs.
His eye for the unique and the intriguing gives us
art that pleases and inspires. See you there!!!
Refreshments: "HOLIDAY PARTY" - Mark
your calendars for our annual Holiday Party
to be held during the 8 November meet-
ing. This is a Pot Luck social and Lorraine
Caddy will be handling the arrangements. If
you have not already notified her, PLEASE,
let her know via email at [email protected]
what dish you plan on bringing so that we
don't have all one kind of food. Looking for-
ward to a fun time. Please have your food
there by 6:00 pm so we can have everything set
up in time for the club meeting at 6:30.
Lorraine
(Note: Lorraine will be at the church setting up for the
meeting shortly after 5:30 pm if you would like to help.)
Board Meeting
Time: 7:00 PM, Tuesday, November 15. Loca-
tion: 6021 Glencove Pl, Oklahoma City. Subject:
We will finalize the agenda at the Board Meeting.
If interested I thought we would meet for dinner
at Billy Simms Barbeque, 6401 NW Expressway,
for all the Sooner Fans, 6:00 PM. Derrell Dover
November 22, 2011: NO MEETING
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Photographing Animal Events . . . Cont’d next page . . .
Club Dues
Individual $30
Family or Joint $40
(other rates available as
well as partial for less
than year)
Make Checks Payable To
Oklahoma Camera Club
Mail To
Club Treasurer
Brad Smith
1008 NW 18th,
Oklahoma City, OK
73106-6417
Contact
On the other hand, outdoor events
may be held in the middle of a field or
pasture - plenty of room - but be
prepared to do a lot of walking, some-
times running, to get that one perfect
shot. Here, as with most PJ events,
tripods are generally too cumbersome
and unhandy to carry; we find a
monopod is a good investment for
both indoor and outdoor events.
You‘re primary objective is to STOP
MOTION, whatever shutter speed
that takes even if it means raising the
ISO. Typically, the minimum shutter
speed required will be in the neighbor-
hood of 1/640th. Most of the time, it is
better to have a grainy image in focus,
than to have a blurry one. Of course,
there are exceptions; a blurry image
giving the feeling of motion may be
just what you want. Each situation is
different.
Allow time to experiment with your
settings. Expect the first few shots to
be practice shots, view them for ideas and guidance. That‘s what makes it
so much fun.
There is no ―one stop shop‖ when it
comes to shooting these events, even
with lenses. Sometimes a long lens
comes in handy, while other times a
wide angle is better. Sometimes
both!
If the event is outdoors and you have
good lighting, try an 18-250 mm, f5.6-
6.3, zoom lens or something similar,
this gives you the flexibility you will
like with the least amount of equip-
ment to carry. With indoor events
Rounding No. 2
Diane Hogue
Little Dog, Big Jump
Linda Earley
Canine Slalom
Linda Earley
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Which of my
photographs
is my favorite?
The one I’m
going to take
tomorrow.
~ Imogen
Cunningham
Photographing Animal Events . . . Cont’d from page 3
such as a roping, reining, or working cow horse event, lighting may be a bigger
challenge as they frequently prohibit the use of flash. While the action may be
literally right below you alongside the rail, most indoor equine events do not
allow the use of flash except by the show photographer who may have remote
flashes above the arena. Flashes going off may distract the animal so the event
does not want to take the chance. So a faster lens will be your primary need;
you will likely be able to get by with a shorter lens. (Obviously, a faster, zoom
lens would also be an asset.)
The most important rule of all is to have fun! Sometimes, watching the animals
is amusing. Funny things happen; they have a mind of their own and don‘t always
perform as expected. While frustrating for the competitors, those moments
make great photo-ops for us photographer-types!
Diane Hogue & Linda Earley
We have Liftoff
Linda Earley
The Boogieman
Diane Hogue
Six to Win!
Linda Earley
Flame Thrower
Diane Hogue
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Share the View Nature Photography Competition Committee
Denver Audubon Society
Flowers are a
proud
assertion that
a ray of
beauty out
values all the
utilities of the
world.
~ Ralph
Waldo
You may want to check out their website at:
http://denveraudubon.contestvenue.com/
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Sometimes I
do get to
places just
when God’s
ready to have
somebody click
the shutter.
~ Ansel
Adams
Off The Beaten Path, Driving Route 66 - Photos to Look For
Enthusiasts will find that driving Route 66 in Oklahoma is mostly an easy experience on modern,
well-maintained roadways. But get off the beaten path and seek out a few of Route 66‘s
surviving old alignments to experience what road trips of the past were like. Here are a few of
the surviving old alignments that you'll want to try:
Sidewalk Highway
This rural 6.5-mile roadway between Miami and Afton was built in 1922 – four years before it
was designated U.S. 66. The Sidewalk Highway is so named because it‘s only nine feet wide.
Now pitted or covered with gravel, its surface and white concrete edges often peek through. It
makes for a leisurely drive through the region‘s ranch lands.
Directions: For the Miami alignment, go south on Main Street from the U.S. 69-Oklahoma 10
intersection for about three miles to a T intersection. The Sidewalk Highway begins at the right
and eventually rejoins U.S. 69. For the Afton alignment, go west at the road next to the
vocational/technical school just north of Interstate 44. The Sidewalk Highway begins there and
sweeps over I-44 before rejoining U.S. 69.
Old Chelsea Alignment
An old section of road in Chelsea carried less than a mile of Route 66 from 1926 to 1932. But
it‘s notable for the Pryor Creek Bridge, a steel-truss structure that dates to the beginning of the
highway and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Only walkers and kids heading
to the bridge to fish use the little-traveled route today.
Directions: At an intersection just north of town off Oklahoma 66, go south. The Pryor Creek
Bridge is nearby. Continue on First Street through town until you rejoin Oklahoma 66.
Ozark Trail
This concrete ribbon, part of the original Ozark Trail west of Sapulpa, carried 3.3 miles of Route
66 until the early 1950s. It‘s now a mostly secluded drive dotted with a few houses amid wooded
areas. Be on the lookout for the 1921 steel-truss Rock Creek Bridge, a 1925 railroad trestle
and the ruins of a drive-in theater.
Directions: To enter at the eastern terminus, go 1.2 miles west of the Oklahoma 66-Oklahoma
97 intersection in Sapulpa; you‘ll see the Rock Creek Bridge at the beginning of the trail. At the
western terminus, go north onto Nafcoat Lane; look for the Shell and Ferrellgas stations
nearby. More to come later . . .
Route 66 Assignment - Jaci and I will be looking forward to receiving and sharing ideas with
everyone. Get out there and let‘s turn out a fantastic program highlighting what great features
Oklahoma has and what great photographers the club has. See page 16 for assignment details.
Doug Finch APSA
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Yesterday is
history.
Tomorrow is a
mystery.
And today?
Today is a gift.
That’s why we
call it the
present.
~ Babatunde
Olatunji
October Competition Cont’d next page . . .
Ejection to the Dirt
Joe Spence
Easter Lilly
Joe Spence
Window Pain
Vickie Jenkins
Butterfly Yellow
Aloma Anderson
Eating to be a Zebra Wing
Joe Spence
Mountain and Aspen
Joe Spence
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Hope never
abandons you;
you abandon it.
~ George
Weinberg
October Competition Cont’d next page . . .
Bloody Nose
Randy Carr
Sky In
Joe Spence
Schooner #2
Ward Conaway
The Race is On
Debbie Devonshire
Dreamy Cascade
John Key
Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly
Brad Smith
High Country Sentinel
Aloma Anderson
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The three
great elemental
sounds in
nature are the
sound of rain,
the sound of
wind in a
primeval wood,
and the sound
of outer ocean
on a beach the
adorner and
refresher of the
world.
~ Henry
Beston
October Competition Cont’d next page . . .
The Perfect Touch
Debbie Devonshire
New Mexico Tent Rocks
Ward Conaway
Take Off!
Aloma Anderson
Joker
Sterling Ranne
Flower and Scarf
Randy Carr
Maroon Bells Reflection
Randy Carr
Proud Color
Jan Lee APSA PPSA
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I have learned
to use the word
impossible with
the greatest
caution.
~ Wernher von
Braun
October Competition
First Option
Charles Taylor APSA
King of Siam
Aloma Anderson
Looking at His Master
Linda Earley
Zuni Mesa
Ward Conaway
Head Snapper
Randy Carr
Coming at You
Jim McIntosh
Anasazi Skyscraper - Mono
Jan Lee APSA, PPSA
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Nothing is
worth more
than this day.
~ Johann
Wolfgang von
Goethe APSA (Associate) - awarded for material contributions to the advancement
of photography, whether resulting primarily from photography proficiency and
achievement, or for service. Photographic achievement must be
combined with elements of service.
Jan and Wally Lee
being Recognized at the last PSA Convention as:
Associate Photographic Society of America
APSA
Dennis Corbin
being Recognized at the last
PSA Convention for:
EPSA (Excellence) PSA
Club Members being Recognized by PSA
EPSA - (Excellence) PSA: a ROPA (Recognition of Photographic
Achievement) for the purpose of recognizing PSA Member‘s photography
achievements in PSA recognized International Exhibitions. This ROPA
Distinction is awarded for receiving 700 or more acceptances supported
by Star Rating certificates from International Exhibitions.
(Doug - I feel lucky if I get a couple of acceptances! Dennis, you must have an
accounting service to keep your records. )
Congratulations!!!
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Competition Results - Prints
October 11, 2011
Name Entry No. 1 Place Entry No. 2 Place
Monochrome - Class B
Vickie Jenkins Will Rogers Park 2 Up In the Clouds 1
Monochrome - Class A
Carol McCreary Needlepoint of Yesteryear 2 Steam Engine & Smoke 1
Randy Carr Black Dahlia 3 Bloody Nose 1
Joe Spence Canadian Glaciers 2 Tulips 3 HM
Aloma Anderson Lantern‘s Glow — No Entry —
Color Prints - Class B
Jaci Finch Forest Home 3 Ghostly Night 1
Vickie Jenkins Trying to Communicate 3 Waters Wonders 2
Color Prints - Class A
Joe Spence Grasshopper for Lunch 3 Easter Lilly 2
Carol McCreary Ghost Town Memories 3 Ely Steam Engine 1
Aloma Anderson Road Runner at Rest — Communication? —
Randy Carr Maroon Bells Reflections 1 Flower and Scarf 1
Tom McCreary Berlin Nevada Deserted Truck HM Fruita Utah Barn HM
Doug Finch Forgotten!!! HM Autumn Mountain Lake Sunset 1
Nature
Vickie Jenkins Pretty Petals 3 Jack-O-Lantern Look Alike 3
Joe Spence Eating to be a Zebra Wing 1 Aspens at Aspen 2
Aloma Anderson Lion King 3 Butterfly Yellow 2
Photojournalism
Carol McCreary Little Wrestler‘s Determination 2 Long Stretch for the Ball —
Joe Spence Sky In 2 Ejection to the Dirt 1
Vickie Jenkins High in the Sky HM Care Free —
Aloma Anderson Making Hay 3 Malee‘s Bath time —
Randy Carr Mud Dolphin 2 Team Billy 3
Linda Earley Blair to Blue 3 Looking at His Master 2
Jim McIntosh Lunch Time 2 Deserted Still Standing HM
Sterling Ranne Lady Dark Elf HM Joker 2
John Key Dreamy Cascade 1 Tree Hugger HM
Vickie Jenkins Cleared for Landing — Standing Alone 3
Jim McIntosh The Little House Out Back — Here Comes Thomas —
Jan Lee Anasazi Skyscraper - mono 2 Bisti Badlands, No. 1 HM
Aloma Anderson High Country Sentinel 1 Olya 1 3
Jack Melton Patriot Barn — Mormon Tabernacle —
Carol McCreary Megan with Headdress — Tree and Moss Infrared HM
Linda Earley Girl Next Door — Storm Over the Capital Dome —
Charles Taylor Wahkeena Falls — Port Angeles Sundown —
Randy Carr Flower and Scarf 2 Eye on the Prize 3
Vickie Jenkins Old Fence Post — Enter at Your Own Risk —
Debbie Devonshire Butterfly on Flower — The Perfect Touch 1
Wally Lee Air Force Academy Chapel - Mono — Broken Fins Mono —
John Key Bent‘s Old Cart HM Last Stand Hill —
Ward Conaway Camel Rock — The Wolf HM
Name Entry No. 1 Place Entry No. 2 Place
Competition Results - Digital
October 25, 2011
Page 1 of 3
Beginning Color
Monochrome
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Name Entry No. 1 Place Entry No. 2 Place
Advanced Color
Charles Taylor Driftwood at Dusk — Palette Spring 3
Randy Carr Tuyen 2 Old Style Boxer 2
Brad Smith Wukoki Pueblo 3 A Prickly Smile —
Debbie Devonshire Old Town — Two of a Kind 2
Jan Lee Empty Ore Car 2 Sedona Landmark HM
Ward Conaway Schooner #2 1 Pink Geranium 2
Wally Lee Mothers Put Up with a Lot HM Old Mine & Red Mountain HM
Jack Melton Unique Hair-cut HM Love of Color 3
Aloma Anderson Lighthouse with Flowers HM Got Floss? HM
Carol McCreary Dorion Relaxed 3 Winepress on Wheels —
Competition Results - Digital
October 25, 2011
Page 2 of 3
Jack Melton Pumpkin Head Rides — Bike Imagination —
Jim McIntosh A Sunflower 3 Ding Dong —
Debbie Devonshire Air Born 2 The Race is On 1
Brad Smith Sunset Crater Mono #2 — Giraffe Mosaic HM
Vickie Jenkins Window Pain 2 Vintage Massey-Ferguson HM
Jan Lee West Texas Folk-art, No. 1 HM With Love to Tennessee —
Charles Taylor Gold Rush Cabin 2 Son of the Morning Star HM
Carol McCreary Amish Buggy Cutout 3 Winepress Solarization 3
Creative
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Name Entry No. 1 Place Entry No. 2 Place
Debbie Devonshire Sassy Lion 3 Paradise HM
Wally Lee Getting His Butt Chewed — Oh Yah! Right There! 3
Vickie Jenkins Catch of the Day — Fish Shopping 3
Jack Melton Hidden Home — Wild Grass Horizon 3
Aloma Anderson Standing Sentinel 3 King of Siam 1
Jim McIntosh Coming at You 2 A Flamingo —
Brad Smith Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly 1 Grand Canyon, Desert View Area 3
Jan Lee Proud Color 1 Vermillion Cliffs View 3
John Key Ansel‘s Half Dome 2 Eerie Reflection 2
Ward Conaway New Mexico Tent Rocks 1 Paradise HM
Charles Taylor Monarch on Weed 2 What‘s a Happy Face —
Competition Results - Digital
October 25, 2011
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Vickie Jenkins Great Salt Plain State Park — Fun in Branson, MO —
Jack Melton Little Drummer Boy HM Guarding the Shot 3
Aloma Anderson Take Off 1 Neighborin‘ 1
Jan Lee Almost There 2 West Texas Folk-art, No. 2 HM
Jim McIntosh Three for the Price of One 3 Going for the Spare —
Charles Taylor First Option 1 Picking Her Way 2
Randy Carr Head Snapper 1 Scoop it Up —
Debbie Devonshire Biker Flies 2 Wind Surfer 2
John Key Waiting on High Tide HM Captive Audience HM
Carol McCreary Mud Volleyball Plunge — Soccer with Gusto 3
Brad Smith Cannon Fire Drill Castillo de San
Marco
HM No Entry —
Linda Earley Taking Flight — Out of the Tunnel HM
Photojournalism
Nature
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Editors
Doug Finch APSA
Jaci Finch APSA
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The 2011-2012 Route 66 Project is open to all Camera Club Members. Submit your digital images for
inclusion in a digital program presented at the Oklahoma Camera Club's meeting in May, 2012. The
program may be used outside of the Club for promotional purposes, as a digital program and/or in print
format. If the number of images exceeds our expectations and/or slideshow limitations, images will be
juried in by the Board.
Entry Rules Photos must be taken within 10 miles of Route 66 (may be the current route OR the original route).
Entries must include either coordinates (lat/long) or directions to the location of the photograph.
Entrants may be asked to submit a brief statement about the photo.
Entrants are allowed to enter a maximum of five (5) photos in each category.
Entries may be color, monochrome, or creative Vintage Postcard.
Digital file size should be 768 or less for Landscape or 1024 for Portrait (same as digital competition
entries). Entrants may be asked to provide a digital image sized 8 x 10 for printing.
Categories a. People of Route 66 (PJ-type)
b. Hotels, Motels and Diners
c. Abandoned Buildings
d. Way-Out and Wacky
e. Historical Significance
f. Signs
g. Water Feature
h. Native American
i. Vintage Roadway (the actual roadway should be an identifiable part of the photo)
j. Landscape
k. Vintage Postcard (This is the ONLY category where creative editing is allowed)
l. Special Category (Non-member spouses/significant others point and shoot)
Identify each entry with a title and entrant's name, using the same naming convention as projected
competition. Use: a number for the entry number in a specific Category and an alpha for each Category,
see above. Example: occ-dhogue-1a-Old Man on Porch
1st entry in People of Route 66
occ-dhogue-2a-People on the Route
2nd entry in People of Route 66
occ-dhogue-2b-Lucille's Diner near Weatherford
2nd entry in Hotels, Motels, and Diners
Entries must be received no later than April 1, 2012
Submit entries to: [email protected]
Subject: Route 66 Entry
In the interest of credibility, images that misrepresent the truth and model or staged set ups will
not be permitted. Techniques that add to, relocate, replace any element of the original image, except by cropping, will not be permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the
image, without changing the photojournalism content, will be permitted. Removing trash or debris
from the image is acceptable. However, there should be no obvious manipulation. All adjustments must appear natural. (Editor: Check out the club’s website for additional info & ideas, http://www.oklahomacameraclub.com/Route.html)
Promote Oklahoma by Photographing Route 66
