January 2010 Volume 66, Issue 7 Special points of inter-

est:

Nose Grease and

SpoTone???

Field Trips, there

are a lot of Eagles

to watch!

Top Photo Con-

test, we have a cou-

ple of great entries.

Inside this Issue:

Nostalgia for the

Smell of Metol and

Sodium Thiosul-

phate Charles Tay-

lor APSA

1, 3,

4

Meeting Schedule,

Announcements,

New Members &

Visitors

2

Field Trip Planning

Tips and Tricks

4

Winners - Top

Photo Contest

5

Photos 6-8

Arcadia Lake Annual

Eagle Watch

8

Club Competition

Results

9, 10

Workshops, Pro-

grams, Photo Ops

11

Oklahoma Camera

Club, Inc.

Founded 1931

Nostalgia for the Smell of Metol and

Sodium Thiosulphate

by Charles Taylor APSA

How many of us older folks remember these?

Nose Grease and SpoTone - When photo-

graphic negatives acquired tiny scratches that

showed up on prints as black lines, the solu-

tion was to run one‟s finger along the side of

one‟s nose, picking up body oil which could

be rubbed carefully into the scratch. This usu-

ally diffused light passing through the negative

and eliminated the black line at the expense

of slightly degrading the image.

Small bits of lint and dust would often cling to

negatives, impervious to blasts of canned air,

and showed up as white spots on the prints.

These were corrected with a tiny brush, a

magnifying glass and bottles of dye. SpoTone

came in three colors to accommodate the

differences in printing paper, which made the

print cooler or warmer. Photographers who

routinely used the same brand of paper

wound up throwing away two of the three

bottles that came with every set.

Diafine and Tri-X - The latter was Kodak‟s

premier black and white film, which produced

generations of photojournalists‟ finest work.

It was nominally rated at ISO (ASA in those

days) 400. It was, however, easily pushed as

much as three stops higher with the use of

longer development times and/or special

chemistry. Diafine was a two-bath developer,

incredibly easy to use, which yielded ISO

1600 with only minimal increases in grain.

Dark Rooms and Safe Lights - Virtually all film

processing had to be done in total darkness.

Photographers learned to pry open the film

Leaving Early

by Charles Taylor APSA

(Tri-X shot @ ISO 1600, developed in Diafine,

event was Yukon Night Rodeo)

can, cut off the shaped leader, insert the unde-

veloped film into a reel and enclose that in a

light-proof can, all by touch. Once so enclosed,

the lights could be turned back on. Printing of

black and white film could be done under a

small light of amber color, a safe light, to which

the paper was not sensitive. Printing of color

negatives required total dark.

E-6 and C-41 - While the late, lamented Ko-

dachrome required special processing by a

professional lab, most color films could be

processed at home. For reversal (slide) films of

almost any manufacturer, E-6 was the process

of choice. This involved six separate baths

which had to be kept at a constant tempera-

Cont’d Page 3 . . .

Jan and Wally Lee are now the

official CPID (Color Projected

Image Division) Star Ratings Co-

directors for PSA. They are the

persons you need to contact if you

have any questions about earning

the first five stars in CPID. You

can find them on the web at:

http://www.psa-photo.org/compe titionPageDisplay.asp?

Div ID=1&menuID= 4&pageID

=229

They have just received a roomful

of catalogs and related information

and files, their first plea is “be kind

while we learn the ropes.”

Announcements

Meetings

January 12, 2010:

Competition: Prints - Monochrome A&B, Color

A&B, Nature & PJ

Judges: Charles Taylor PPSA, Ward Con-

way, Randy Carr,

Program: Theme: “Stay Inside and Take Table-

top Photos.” Program will feature a digital

show of how-to‟s, examples, and ideas on taking

tabletop photos. Tom McCreary PPSA

Refreshments: Dale & Lee Donlon

January 26, 2010:

Competition: Projected Images - Open A&B,

Creative A&B, Nature and Photojournalism

Judges: Greg Mayberry, Michael Mayberry,

Jim Brewer

Program: Carrying out the Tabletop Photo

Theme, we will have setups for members to

bring cameras and take tabletop photos. Mem-

bers will be encouraged to bring items to pho-

tograph. Tom McCreary PPSA

Refreshments: Tom & Carol McCreary

PPSA

Photography 101 Workshop: Meeting 10am

Saturday Jan. 16th at the home of Ed Lamb.

Think of subjects that you want to learn more

about and we will assign them as projects. Con-

tact Ed Lamb at 721-4714 or ed-

lamb25@att.net

Photoshop/Elements Workshop: Meeting

7:30pm Fri., Jan. 22nd at Tom and Carol

McCreary’s, 425 SW 53rd. The subject is

“Layers” - show us something you have learned

about layers. Bring images and questions to

show and discuss. Questions, contact them at

tcmccreary@ cox.net. or 634 -1817.

Beginning Imaging Workshop: Jan. 13th,

7:30pm at Jan and Wally Lee’s, 751–8179.

We‟ll discuss pictures members have taken or

anything else of interest. We‟ll also try to an-

swer any very basic Photoshop Elements ques-

tions you may have.

HypoCheck Schedule

Oklahoma Camera

Club

Inc.

Meetings: 7:30 pm

2nd and 4th Tuesdays

50th and N. May Ave.

Central Presbyterian

Church

For club information

Contact

wallylee2@cox.net

405.751.8179

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Charter Member:

The Photographic Society

of America (PSA)

Member:

Gulf States Camera Club

Council (GSCCC)

Board of Directors

President John R. Key

1st VP Tom McCreary

PPSA

2nd VP Derrell Dover

1yr. Dir. Doug Finch

APSA

1yr. Dir. Dale Donlon

2yr. Dir. Jim McIntosh

2yr. Dir. Charles Taylor

APSA

Treasure Brad Smith

Secretary Wally Lee

Workshops

Board Meeting: No formal Board Meetings

will be held in January. The Board will meet

briefly prior to the club meetings to address any

outstanding issues. Please let John R. Key know

at 381-9170 or jrkey@earthlink.net of anything

requiring immediate attention.

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. . . Smell of Metol and Sodium Thiosulphate Cont’d From Page 1 . . .

Club Dues

Individual $30

Family or Joint $40

(other rates available)

Make Checks Payable

To

Oklahoma Camera Club

Mail To

Club Treasurer

Brad Smith

1008 NW 18th,

Oklahoma City, OK

73106-6417

Contact

ture of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. C-41 was

the comparable lingua franca for color nega-

tive films. It involved three baths and was

less temperature sensitive. C-41 remains the

basic chemistry of one-hour labs.

Bulk loaders and Snap Caps - Serious shoot-

ers could rarely afford to buy their film a roll

at a time from the drug store. Instead, they

purchased 100 foot rolls and transferred

them to camera-size cartridges. The bulk roll

had to be inserted into a plastic bulk loader

in total darkness. The cartridges had three

pieces, a case, the reel and a cap that

snapped onto the open end to make it light

tight. Photographers learned quickly how

many turns of the insertable handle would

yield a 36 exposure roll. They also learned

which brands of commercial film used snap

cap cartridges which could thus be re-used.

Kodak, which made snap caps, did not use

them for their own films.

CibaChrome and XP-1 - Two European at-

tempts to subvert the American market.

Ciba-Geigy‟s CibaChrome was a printing

process with special paper and chemistry

that allowed direct printing of slides. Most

color printing processes required negative

film, or an inter-negative from a slide. As

one might suppose, CibaChrome printing

required un-learning the color negative filter

system for the enlarger.

Ilford‟s XP-1 was a black and white film

processed with color chemistry (C-41). This

allowed processing by local one-hour labs in

their usual chemistry. XP-1's main virtue was

that it could be shot at any ISO from 100-

1600 on the same roll with no difference in

processing. The negatives were essentially

grain less at any speed, but never quite as

sharp as Tri-X. Cont’d Page 4 . . .

Over Easy

by Charles Taylor APSA

(Tri-X shot @ ISO 3200, developed in hot

100F Acufine. Event NCAA Indoor Na-

tional Track Meet)

Long Tall Sally

by Charles Taylor APSA

(Illford XP-1 shot @ ISO 1600 at the

Rhythmic Gymnastics events - 1989 Olym-

pic Festival)

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“The two com-

bined to make

ammonia as

prints were

processed.

That’s why

darkrooms

stunk so bad!”

~ Charles

Taylor

APSA

Don’t Forget - We have

Prints Hanging at the

Beatnix Café

136 NW 13th,

Downtown Oklahoma City

Mon - Fri, 7:00am - 8:00pm

Saturday 8:00am - 6:00pm

www.thebeatnixcafe.com

And for the record, Metol (p -

methylaminophenol sulfate) was the principal

chemical in black and white paper developers,

highly caustic and likely to cause dermatitis in

careless users. Sodium Thiosulphate was the

principal chemical in fixer, and highly acidic.

The two combined to make ammonia as prints

were processed. That‟s why darkrooms stunk

so bad!

Ah, the good ol‟ days! Or a reasonable facsim-

ile thereof.

Charles Taylor APSA

. . . Smell of Metol and Sodium Thiosulphate Cont’d From Page 3 . . .

Field Trips

January: No field trip scheduled.

Things to do: Eagle watches at Lake Thunder-

bird, Salt Plains National Wildlife Area, Lake

Arcadia, Greenleaf State Park, Sequoyah State

Park, Chickasaw National Recreation Area,

Sequoyah National Wildlife Area, Kaw City,

Quartz Mountain.

January 23 - Airborne Demonstration Team

Open Hangar Day at Frederick, information at

www.travelok.com/festivals-and-events.

February: Possible Field Trips - Eagle Watch

at Lake Thunderbird or Mardi Gras Parade in

Norman, both February 13. I would like to get

numbers of who would like to go to which so we

can plan for the event that has the greatest inter-

est. Please contact Lee at donlonlee@yahoo.com

Other things to do: February 19 - 21 Battle of

Round Mountain, Yale. Civil War re-

enactment.

February 27 Flying Fez Wine Tasting, Musko-

gee (not much photography).

For March, think about: March 13, St. Pat-

rick‟s Day Parade, Norman.

March 26 - 28, Medieval Faire, Norman.

Tips and Tricks

Handy Quick Key Commands for Photoshop:

CRTL - ALT- O will zoom to 100%

(Apple-O on a Mac)

CRTL + ALT + Z lets you go back mul-

tiple steps in the history log (Apple-alt-Z

on Mac)

CTRL - O will zoom the image to fit the

max screen space available

The tab key toggles all the palettes on

and off. Shift + Tab toggles off all pal-

ettes except the toolbox.

CRTL + J copies a selection or layer to

a new layer.

You can select all the highlights in an im-

age by pressing Ctrl + Alt + ~ (tilde).

To select all the shadows (all pixels more

than 50% gray), select all the highlights

and then select Ctrl + Shift + 1 (Select/

inverse). (CS4 only)

From Wide Angle, newsletter by Tripod

Camera Club, Dayton OH, article by

Paul Bruce, submitted by Wally Lee.

We wish

Michael and

Ward the best

of luck in the

Top Photo

Contest.

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Top Photo Winners

Defying Gravity

by Michael Mayberry

In preparation for entering the TOP PHOTO CONTEST sponsored by PSA and Adobe, the

club selected two images from those submitted by eleven members at the last club meeting.

Each member could submit up to five images, you did not have to be a PSA member to enter.

The two images above were selected from the 42 images submitted and will be forwarded to

the final TOP PHOTO CONTEST JUDGING. Our sincere Congratulations are extended to

Michael Mayberry and Ward Conaway. And our thanks to Jaci Finch APSA, Debbie

Devonshire and Wally Lee for handling the judging.

Fall Afternoon

by Ward Conaway

HypoCheck

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December Competition Cont’d. Page 7. . .

“He who

obtains has

little. He

who scatters

has much.”

~ Lao Tzu

Pickin’ till the Pot Boils

Charles Taylor APSA Moons Over Monument Valley

Jaci Finch APSA

Getting a Better Look at a Bug

Jan Lee

Winding Stream

Jan Lee

Meerkat Family

Debbie Devonshire

Winter Sunset

Randy Carr

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Golden Light

Carol McCreary PPSA

Sky Scrapper

Debbie Devonshire

We are always

looking for

more Tips and

Tricks to

share,

Send them

our way!!!

dmfinch@cox.net

December Competition Cont’d Page 8 . . .

First Option

Charles Taylor APSA

It Isn’t Easy Being King

Jan Lee

Santa Fe Doorway

Wally Lee

Curious

Randy Carr

The Last Shot on the Chip

Charles Taylor APSA

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HypoCheck December Competition .

“Each man is

good in His

sight. It is not

necessary for

eagles to be

crows.”

~ Hunkesni

(Sitting Bull),

Hunkpapa

Sioux

Atlantic Puffin

Ward Conaway

(left)

Standing Rock

Debbie Devonshire

(upper right)

Bird at the Coast

Carol McCreary PPSA

(upper left)

Arcadia Lake Sponsors Annual Eagle Watch this Weekend

(January 8, 9 & 10)

Arcadia Lake‟s annual Eagle Watch takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

Starting at the Lake Park Office, eagle watchers will be given maps of the lake. Lake staff will be on

hand to pass along information about where the eagles have been spotted.

So far, the staff have spotted a few eagles since October.

An eagle video and display of a mounted bald eagle will be available, along with informational dis-

plays about other birds frequently seen at the lake. Hot chocolate will be provided and Arcadia

Lake souvenir mugs will be available for purchase.

Nicole Offutt, lake recreation specialist, recommends that participants bring comfortable walking

shoes or hiking boots, rain gear, warm clothes that can be layered, binoculars, ear muffs or warm

headgear, gloves and a camera.

Admission to the lake is half-price, $3 per vehicle, during the Eagle Watch event. The lake park

office is 3 miles east of I-35 on Second Street.

FOR more information about Eagle Watch, call the Information Line at 216-7471 or the Park Of-

fice at 216-7470. The Edmond Sun

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Name Entry No. 1 Place Entry No. 2 Place

Advanced Open

Jack Melton Live in the Tetons 3 South Florida Sunset 3

Wally Lee Santa Fe Doorway 2 Using Nature‟s Toothbrush 3

Carol McCreary Butterfly Profile — Colorado Shed 3

Charles Taylor Rockies Gold 3 Narrow Gauge 2

Jan Lee Firehole Lake Drive View 3 Winding Stream 1

Debbie Devonshire Standing Rock 2 Geiser Gas —

Debbie Devonshire Majesty 3 Lioness —

Advanced Creative

Jack Melton Puffin‟s Head Gone Wild 2 Lazy Day in Ketchikan 2

Tom McCreary Balloon Swirled — Lady Bug 3

Charles Taylor Licorice Stick — Pickin‟ „til the pot Boils 1

Debbie Devonshire Sky Scraper 1 A Fall View —

Carol McCreary Golden Light 3 Soccer Blur in Pink 2

Jan Lee Getting a Better Look at a Bug 1 Purples and Grays 3

Beginning Creative

Jim McIntosh Big Wheels Turning 3 Needs Some Fixing —

Jennifer Arani Remembering Max — No Entry —

Jaci Finch Moons over Monument Valley 1 The Photographer 2

Vickie Jenkins Oh, these dog-gone leaves! 3 Tranquility —

Ward Conaway Cathedral at Cuzco, Peru 3 Grand Canyon Looking East 2

Randy Carr Winter Sunset 1 Looking Up 3

Vickie Jenkins Blank Canvas, God‟s Masterpiece — Best friends are we, my sister and me 3

Jim McIntosh Pretty Lady HM Model Train Looks Real —

Jaci Finch Lighthouse at Sunset — No Entry —

Beginning Open

Competition Results - Digital

December 8, 2009

Nature & Photojournalism - Page 11

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Name Entry No. 1 Place Entry No. 2

Nature

Jack Melton Peacock Up - Close — Underwater School 3

Debbie Devonshire Giraffe #1 — Meerkat Family 1

Ward Conaway Atlantic Puffin #1 3 Grand Canyon #2 HM

Vickie Jenkins Rough, Tough Ram — Nature‟s Beauty —

Randy Carr Curious — Big Blue Heron HM

Jim McIntosh Pelican In Flight — Swimming Pelican —

Charles Taylor Knock it off, hot dog! — The Last Shot on the Chip —

Jan Lee It Isn‟t Easy Being King 3 Mother and Pup 2

Wally Lee Steaming Pool & Red Algae HM Ouray Mtns Color #4 HM

Debbie Devonshire Colorado Color — Bison —

Photojournalism

Vickie Jenkins Country Talks with God — In God We Trust 3

Charles Taylor It‟s cold in them thar hills! HM First Option 1

Carol McCreary Yeak, a ball!! 3 No Entry —

Jim McIntosh Red Hawk's Mascot 3 Ride Him Cowboy 2

Randy Carr Maker of Bowls 2 Intervention 2

Jack Melton Always Follow Your Blockers HM Running With The Flamingos 3

Wally Lee 35 Pound Throw, Scottish Games HM Caber Toss, Scottish Games HM

Debbie Devonshire Touched 3 Carving 3

Competition Results - Digital

December 8, 2009

Advanced & Creative - Page 10

We‟re on the web!

www.Oklahomacameraclub.com

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Photography 101 Workshop - Next meeting, 10am Saturday, January 16 at the

home of Ed Lamb. Think of subjects you want to learn more about, we will assign as

projects. For info, call contact Ed at 721-4714 or edlamb25@att.net.

Workshop Schedule

Programs for December

January 12 - Theme: “Stay Inside and take Tabletop Photos.” Program will feature a

digital show of how-to‟s, examples, and ideas on taking tabletop photos. Tom

McCreary PPSA

January 26 - Carrying out the Tabletop Photo Theme, we will have setups for mem-

bers to bring cameras and take tabletop photos. Members will be encouraged to bring

items to photograph. Tom McCreary PPSA

HypoCheck

Editors

Doug Finch APSA

Jaci Finch APSA

dmfinch@cox.net

Photo Opportunities!!!

Jan 8, Circuit of Art, Downtown Norman‟s monthly celebration of art held the sec-

ond Friday of each month features art and music. Norman (405) 360-1162

Jan 8, Monster Jam. Monster trucks are taking over the BOK Center for the second

year in a row. BOK Center, Tulsa

Jan 8 - 10, Wichita Mountain Classic Pig, Lamb and Goat Show. Great Plains

Coliseum. Some of Lawton‟s finest livestock will be on display, giving visitors a chance

to talk to knowledgeable livestock owners. Lawton (580) 355-3542

Jan 15 - 17, International Finals Rodeo. This annual championship rodo features

the top cowboys and cowgirls from the U.S. and Canada. Oklahoma City

Jan 15 - 16, Eagle Watch. 3 miles south of Cherokee on S. H. 8. The whole family

can learn more about nature and the bald eagle at this yearly expedition. Salt Plains

National Wildlife Refuge

Jan 16, 30, Feb 13, Eagle Watch, Lake Thunderbird. Nature‟s awe-inspiring birds

and eagles are out and about this time of year. Norman (405) 321-4633

Jan 16 - 17, 30 - 31, Feb 13 - 14, Quartz Mountain Eagle Watches. Quartz

Mountain Nature Park naturalists give informative presentations about eagles while

conducting tours in the park. Lone Wolf (580) 563-2238

Feb 13, Mardi Gras Parade, Downtown Arts District. Spectators can enjoy a day of

traditional family-friendly Cajun fun at the sixteenth annual parade. Norman (405) 360

-3279

Note: We are always looking for Photo Opportunities to share with the club members. And,

since the Oklahoma Events Guide will not be published this year, this task has become more

difficult. Please forward suggestions and ideas. Doug & Jaci

Photoshop/Elements Workshop - Next meeting 7:30pm Friday, January 22 at

Carol & Tom McCreary 425 SW 53rd. The subject is Layers show us something you

have learned about Layers. Bring images and questions to show and discuss. Questions:

tcmccreary@cox.net. or 634-1817 .

Beginning Imaging Workshop - Next meeting Wednesday, January 13, 7:30 pm

at Jan and Wally Lee’s, 751-8179. We‟ll discuss pictures members have taken or

anything else of interest. We‟ll also try to answer any very basic Photoshop Elements

questions you may have.