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Monthly Meeting Info

Committee Chairs

Membership Info

First Quarterly Contest results

Article: Working with Old Negatives

My Favorite Place

What’s New on the Web

Twin Falls ~ Burgess Falls Field Trip Images

Photography Basics HDR part 7

Be In The Know

Youth Photography Showcase

Shirley Miller Field Trip

Volume 67, Issue 4,~April 2017 ~ Cover Photo by Russell Robards

Image taken at the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail.

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When I first learned photography, I carried around a little Post-it with the camera that said: Remember to ask yourself: What is your subject here? How can I emphasize it? How can I simplify it? After I had been shooting a while I carried a different note that said: Remember to take off the lens cap. Wait until something interesting

Calendar of Events

April 6, Board Meeting May 4, Board Meeting

April 8, Reflection Riding Field Trip

May 8, PSC Social at YMCA

April 20, PSC MeetingMay 9 - 13, Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge

April 23, PID Contest Images Due

May 18, PSC Meeting

Monthly Meeting, April 20, 2017

PSC Welcomes Steve Anderson as the

April Speaker

April 20 ~ BOOT CAMP 6 PM

Bill Mueller will be doing Boot Camp on NIC software MEETING 7 PM

We are happy to have Steve Anderson as this month’s speaker. Please welcome him and look over his accomplishments below.

Mike Thompson Studios – Studio Photographer from 1979 to 1982

Challenge Publishing – Rod Action, Muscle Car magazine Editor, Writer, Photographer from 1982-1988

Petersen Publishing – Car Craft, Hot Rod, Rod & Custom magazine Feature Editor, Tech Editor, Writer, Photographer from 1988 to 1992

Goodguys Rod & Custom Association – Goodguys Gazette magazine Editor, Writer, Photographer from 1992 to 2000

Buckaroo Communications – Super Rod, Chevy Rumble and Diesel Builder magazine Editor, Writer, Photographer from 2000 to 2008

Author, Freelance Journalist, Photographer from 2008 to present

Honest Charley Speed Shop Sales Representative, and Coker Tire Car and Motorcycle Museum docent from 2014 to present

The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

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New Members, Visitors & Member News PSC would like to welcome all visitors and new members. New members are invited to participate in all PSC events, and visitors are encouraged to join PSC after three visits.

PSC Committee Chairs Boot Camp: Sally Edwards [email protected]

Camera Club Council of Tennessee (3CT) Club Rep: Milton McLain [email protected] Community Outreach: Mike Tomshack [email protected] Contest—Quarterly & Annual: Mickey Rountree [email protected] Contest - SCIPE Coordinators: Myra Reneau and Pat Gordy [email protected] Exhibitions: Milton McLain [email protected] Field Trips: Bruce Tatum [email protected] Fundraising: Mary McLain [email protected] Membership: Kathy Hamill [email protected] Newsletter: Rosemary Jardine [email protected] Programs: Ed Laughlin [email protected] PSA Competition - PID: Milton McLain [email protected] PSA Competition - ND: Bill Mueller [email protected] PSA Club Representative: Milton McLain [email protected] Publicity: Karen Beisel [email protected] Sound Technician: Terry Hunt [email protected] Special Events: Angela Dillard [email protected] Website: David Temples [email protected] Webmaster: Justin Knight [email protected] Workshops & Seminars: Bill Mueller [email protected] Youth Photography Showcase (YPS) Pat Gordy [email protected]

PSC Membership Pay your membership online through PayPal

www.chattanoogaphoto.org

Or by check ~ Mail check (payable to PSC) to PSC, PO Box 8886, Chattanooga 37414

STUDENTS (FULL TIME) $15

SINGLE $30

FAMILY (SAME HOUSEHOLD ) $40

Photo Field Trips

Photo Contest

Photo Workshops

Monthly Meetings & More!

New Members Visitors

Willy Daan David & Trish Cox

Keith Long

John & Mary Ramatowski

Karla & Vanessa Riddle

Rick Stangarone

Jonathan Starling

Member News has moved to the “Be In The Know” section of this publication.

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First Quarterly Contest “Portraits of People”

1st. “Laura” by Mickey Rountree

2nd. “April” by Mickey Rountree

3rd. “Austin” by Terry Coffia

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First Quarterly Contest “Portraits of People” Honorable Mention

HM Gayle Domanski "Love Me Tender"

HM George Diamantis "Alexander"

HM Mickey King "The Gig"HM Russell Robards "The Look of Wisdom"

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First Quarterly Contest “Portraits of People”Honorable Mention

Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you to all who submitted images. Once again PSC had a great showing of wonderful images.

The next quarterly contest will be “Chattanooga Scenes”. The Images will be due midnight April 20, 2017.

HM Carlos Wilkey “Young Siblings”

HM Bob Edens “Kara”

HM Bob Edens "Randi & Trone"

HM Donna Bourdon "Lone Star"

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My sister (who believes I can accomplish almost anything I set my mind to), poor misguided soul, recently came across some very old family negatives which she mailed off for me to rescue.

I have in the past scanned some negatives, opened them in Photoshop and inverted them to create a positive image. There was one negative I was extremely interested in saving. It was a picture of my dad and his buddy taken aboard his ship The USS Phoenix while in the Navy during WWII.

Once I scanned this negative and opened it in Photoshop I was very disappointed - see the image below:

Oh, all the dust and scratches! What was I to do? I quickly did an online search to find out

another way to work with this negative. I came across a site that suggested taking a picture of the negative and then importing that into Photoshop.

In order to capture a good image of the negative, I taped my negative to a piece of clear glass and placed it near a good light source that would light it evenly from behind. I first tried a lamp, which produced some hot spots so by trial and error I found taping it to a southern window worked well. I filled my camera frame with the negative and shot my image.

Once I had imported it into PS I did the following steps: Image>adjustments>invert. I finished up the positive as one would edit any image. The finished product was just what I was looking for.

If you try this, please email me your results for sharing in an issue of “The Contact Sheet” send to [email protected] or email questions.

SALVAGING OLD PHOTOGRAPH NEGATIVES by Rosemary Jardine

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For photographers looking for a variety of landscape and plant subjects; Arizona is a great destination. Our 48th state can amaze the first-time visitor just as much as someone who travels there annually. It doesn't rain much in Arizona, which increases your chances of getting out and exploring. Additionally; there are five climate zones which create an environment where there is a rich variety of plants and landscapes. Described below is an easily managed week-long photo trip that hits some of the "hot" spots (pun fully intended).

Day one would start in Phoenix with a trip to the Desert Botanical Garden. Arizona

has four deserts; The Sonoran, Mojave, Painted, and the Chihuahuan. My favorite is the

Sonoran, and the Desert Botanical Garden features 140 acres of Sonoran Desert plants in both managed and wild areas. Tripods are welcome. I highly recommend the free “Docent Tour” to learn some interesting facts to include with your impressive images of yuccas, saguaros, and mesquites.

Next; head north on Interstate 17 to the Red Rock area of Sedona. While you are photographing some unique rock formations, be on the lookout for a vortex

A vortex is a place in nature where the earth is exceptionally alive with energy. The term vortex in Sedona refers to a place where the earth energy swirls and draws to it’s center everything that surrounds it like a tornado. At these magical sites, trees often exhibit this swirling or twisting of their trunks due the powerful vortex energy at the core of a Sedona Vortex. The above definition of vortex found on the site: “A guide to Sedona.” Click Here to read more.

Some folks claim that these magical sites can twist the trees into unique shapes. I have some photographic evidence, but I will let you decide. I recommend going to the Sedona Airport vortex where you can get an expansive view of the surrounding area.A short side trip from Sedona is Jerome, Arizona. Jerome is a ghost town that has been rediscovered. This former copper mining town has many of the original buildings still standing, and there is a mining museum which will entertain all members of the family. Be careful, Jerome has some fancy shopping that can put a dent in your wallet if you let it.

Sedona Vortex

My Favorite Place “Arizona” by Ed Laughlin

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Jerome

After visiting Sedona, you head north on AZ Route 89A toward Flagstaff. This route follows Oak Creek and is a beautiful, winding trip that takes you through a Ponderosa Pine forest to the top of the Mogollon Rim at over 6,000 feet elevation. There are places to pull over and photograph the Oak Creek Canyon, if you can’t convince someone else to drive while you stick the camera out of the window.

Flagstaff is a good “Base of Operations” for your exploration of the Grand Canyon and Page. A lesser known destination just outside Flagstaff is Sunset Crater and the Wupatki National Monument. This area is inundated with extinct cinder cone

volcanoes. My wife and I have found some easily managed hikes that take you through the

lava fields. The Wupatki Pueblo is over a thousand years old and sits at the edge of the Painted Desert. Make sure to stop by the “Blow Hole”; a curious geologic feature where the mountain seems to breathe.

The Grand Canyon needs neither explanation nor encouragement to visit. It is a must stop for everyone with a pulse.

Grand Canyon

My Favorite Place “Arizona” Continued

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Page, AZ is a “Bucket List” item for many photographers since it is home to the famed Antelope Canyon. For the unfamiliar, Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon located on the Navajo Reservation. Wind and water have carved the beautiful sandstone into elegant patterns and shapes. If you go at the right time of year (and your Navajo guide throws dust in the air), you can

capture an image of the sun’s rays slicing through the canyon.

This weeklong trip is only the beginning. I am sure you will want to come back to Arizona time and again, because there are hundreds of other spots to photograph like Canyon D’ Chelly, Monument Valley, Tombstone, and Prescott.

Antelope Canyon Barrel Cactus

My Favorite Place “Arizona” Continued

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1.Oak Creek Switchback

2.Sedona Teapot

3. Saguaro

4.Agave

5. Wupatkl Pueblo

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My Favorite Place “Arizona” Continued

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What’s New On The Web by Bill Mueller

Let’s face it, sometimes we just can’t get the picture just the way we want it through no fault of our own. The background doesn’t cooperate because you’re in Chattanooga in January and you’re trying to get your shot on a sandy beach. Or, more realistically, you want a picture of an insane clown helicopter shooting down a World War II bomber over the ocean with the pilot bailing out.

Well here’s how cut all the pieces out in an article on PetaPixel titled "10 Tips and Tricks for Making Difficult Selections in Photoshop".

https://petapixel.com/2017/03/11/10-tips-tricks-making-difficult-selections-photoshop/

We’ve just had the first day of Spring so it’s time to get back to taking outside pictures, especially landscapes. The trick is getting your image to look like what you saw in your mind as you were taking the picture. Remember that we’re trying to create art here, so the image in your mind doesn’t have to look anything like it actually appeared. After all, it’s your mind. Here on 500PX are 4 Landscape Photography Tutorials All About Post-Processing.

https://iso.500px.com/four-landscape-photography-tutorials-post-processing/

Our next quarterly contest is “Chattanooga” so we all should be running around our city trying to capture the feel of the place. (Please, no more

bridge pictures). One of the hot new trends in city photography, though it has its detractors, is called the “desaturated urban look”. Here’s a tutorial posted on PetaPixel by Serge Ramelli titled "A Simple Guide to the ‘Desaturated Urban Look’ in Lightroom".

https://petapixel.com/2017/03/06/simple-guide-desaturated-urban-look-lightroom/

For the past few months our newsletter has featured a multipart article on HDR by Mickey Rountree. Now I love HDR. I’ve used it since I first picked up a digital camera in 2008. I got Mickey hooked on it. But it arouses inflamed passions in

lots of people. I just googled ‘I hate HDR’ and got 647,000 hits in less than a second. The reality though, no matter how you feel about it, is that you’re going to run across a situation where your camera is incapable of capturing the dynamic range of the scene. If you want the image, you’re going to have to use bracketed exposures to get the shadows and highlights. This article, posted on Photofocus, may soothe the inflamed passions. It's titled ‘Toning Down the HDR Look with Photomatix Pro’.

https://photofocus.com/2017/03/02/toning-down-

the-hdr-look-with-photomatix-pro/

To finish this month’s list of tutorials we’ll get away from the computer with an article about a cool in- camera technique. This might even be good for our next contest since part of the article is directed toward structures. It’s on the Digital Photography School website and titled ‘How to Create a Dynamic Zoom Burst photograph. Once the initial concept is covered he gets into how to incorporate structures into the zoom.

https://digital-photography-school.com/create-dynamic-zoom-burst-photograph/

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Twin Falls/Burgess Falls~ Field Trip

March 18, PSC members enjoyed the day photographing at the Rock Island Tennessee State Park and Burgess Falls.

From Left to right: Mark Shull, Ed Laughlin, David Wilson, Jim Pierson, Steve Brower, Mike Halley. Not pictured is Bruce Tatum.

© Jim Pierson

©Bruce Tatum

© Jim Pierson

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Twin Falls/Burgess Falls~ Field Trip

©Mark Shull

© Ed Laughlin

© Ed Laughlin

©Steve Brower

©Steve Brower

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Panoramas are a great way to show a wider view in landscape and cityscape photography. A panorama is made by taking several overlapping images and stitching them together into one wide image. It's easy to do a panorama in Lightroom or Photoshop, but I'll concentrate on Lightroom in this article. And we can also do a panorama of HDR images. All of the principles are the same, we just have several bracketed images that we combine into single images and then combine them into a single panorama.

When you shoot your images for a panorama, start at one end of your scene and shoot an image (or in the

case of an HDR Pano a bracketed series), pan over leaving about a 20% overlap, shoot and repeat until you have covered the view you want. I

usually look for a feature near the edge of a shot, and make sure it is at the edge of the next image. I tend to

shoot from left to right, but the software will work if you shoot right to left also. Also, just as in

HDR brackets, it is important that the aperture and focus stay constant. The software today is so

good it can combine even hand held shots, but I think you will have the best results if you shoot on a tripod that has been carefully leveled. That is especially important shooting an HDR panorama.

In addition to combining physical features, the software will attempt to match exposure and colors. That works best if you shoot your exposures in manual mode. If you shoot in an automatic mode like aperture priority, the

exposure will change as you move through brighter and darker areas of the scene and there may be obvious bands in the sky where two pictures join. I try to pick an exposure in a part of the image that is not the brightest or darkest part, and bracket around that.

I'll be showing you the steps in creating an HDR panorama. For this image I shot 25 total images, 5 scenes with 5 brackets (From -4 to +4) each. I set my camera to manual mode and took a meter reading from the center of the scene which was neither the darkest or lightest area. My metered exposure was 1/25 sec at f16 at ISO. My brackets then were 1/400 sec, 1/100 sec, 1/25 sec, 1/6 sec and .6 sec. I combined each set of brackets into an HDR image in Lightroom as I covered

in part 3 of my series. I made no edits whatsoever, I only created the HDR DNG files. Again, that's important so that the tones in the sky match up well.

Pictured are the five HDR files I'll use for the panorama.

Photography Basics HDR Part 7: Creating an HDR Panorama by Mickey Rountree

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Photography Basics HDR Part 7 Creating an HDR Panorama continued

Once I had all five of these images created, I selected them in Lightroom, right clicked on them and selected Photomerge/panorama.

On the options screen I selected spherical, and unchecked autocrop.

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Photography Basics HDR Part 7 Creating an HDR Panorama continued

Normally when the images are combined there is some distortion produced that results in the white areas in the image below. If I had selected autocrop, Lightroom would have cropped my image to delete all of these areas.

Instead I adjusted the Boundary warp area slider to 100% and those white areas were filled in as Lightroom corrected for the distortion. Hitting merge completes the process.

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Photography Basics HDR Part 7 Creating an HDR Panorama continued

I now have an HDR panorama as shown below. But just like our previous Lightroom HDR image, it looks underexposed and pretty plain. But there is a huge range of exposure values that we don't yet see until we do some editing to bring them out

In the develop module I adjusted the white and black points automatically by shift-double clicking on their pointers. This increased the black point slightly and decreased the white point to -100. I completely

decreased highlights, increased shadows to about 62, increased the exposure and increased clarity and vibrance.

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Photography Basics HDR Part 7 Creating an HDR Panorama continued

Here is the image after my Lightroom adjustments.

From Lightroom I took the image over to Photoshop for high pass sharpening and Tonal contrast as I discussed in Part 6. And here is the finished image.

Here is another image shot with the same technique, but with 3 images, each with three brackets.

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Be In The Know

2017 PSA CONFERENCE Registration for the Pittsburgh conference begins May 1, 2017. You don’t want to miss this conference. Some things to look forward to: Tours, Presentations, Photography, Awards, Education, Speakers and much more. Click HERE for more information.

MEMBER NEWS Rosemary Jardine had two images that placed in round two for the creative category in PSA competition.

Her image “Magic Wave” won 2nd place in group A and her image “Ready of Not Here I Come” won judges choice also in group A.

FOR SALE Savage Widetone Seamless Background Paper (#01 Super White, 86" x 36') This is new in box and cost $46 plus shipping. Will sell for $45.

Contact Mickey Rountree [email protected]

2017 Socials Angela Dillard

The next PSC Social will be May 8th 6-9 PM at the YMCA on Shallowford Road. The subject matter can be anything the photographer wishes to share, provided it is family friendly.

Presentations should be 15-20 minutes in length. A minimum of 4 presenters is required to hold the event.

Members should bring a favorite appetizer or snack to share. PSC will provide paper goods and sodas.

Those wishing to participate or who may have questions may contact Angela Dillard at [email protected].

Wilderness Wildlife Week May 9 - 13, 2017 2986 Teaster Lane Pigeon Forge, TN 37868

From educational programs designed specifically for the youngsters to guided hikes into the Great Smoky Mountains for the more adventurous folks,

Wilderness Wildlife Week offers a variety of programs for all ages and interests.

Click HERE for more information

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YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE 2017

2017 Youth Photography Showcase By Pat Gordy

On March 9, students, teachers, relatives, and friends almost filled the St. John UMC Sanctuary for the 2017 Youth Photography Showcase (YPS). Students (174 of them) from thirteen schools had entered 1,183 images in 2017 YPS, and had come to find out the results. Below you can see the First Place winners and the Best of Show, but log onto www.chattanoogaphoto.org to see all winning images and the students who won. These images will be displayed at the Hunter Art Museum in August.

Thanks to Angela Dillard, Mary McLain, Jim Mears, Stephen Sweat, and Pat Gordy for making the evening work. Also, thanks to the judges: Mickey Rountree, Larry Reneau, and Steve Brower.

Emalaya Downer, a student at Chattanooga High Center for Creative Arts, took Digital Best of Show with her digital submission of "Train Hopping" in the category of Color Photographer's Choice.

"What's Up Westminster" by Jennifer Stewart, a student at Chattanooga Christian School, took Print Best of Show and First Place in Print-Architecture.

There is no photo of Jennifer Stewart

“Train Hopping” by Emalaya Downer

“What’s Up Westminster” by Jennifer Stewart

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YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE 2017 Digital 1st Place Winners

Digital First Place Winners:

1. Photojournalism: "Up from Below" by Julian Raiford, Chattanooga High Center for Creative Arts.

2. Scapes: "Morning Stretch" by Laura Ligon, Chattanooga Christian School

3. Monochrome Photographer's Choice: " Le Calvaire" by Madison Herndon, Chattanooga Christian School

4. People/Animals: "Fun in the Sun" by Taylor Brooks, Chattanooga Christian School

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Digital First Place Winners:

5. Color Photographer's Choice: "Train Hopping" by Emalaya Downer, Chattanooga High Center for Creative Arts

6. Architecture: "Shadow" by Emalaya Downer, Chattanooga High Center for Creative Arts

YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE 2017 Print 1st Place Winners

1. Photojournalism: "Love, Hope, Rise" by Bailey Bohannon, Boyd-Buchanan School

2. Scapes: "Riverbank Lit Up" by Zaizhou He, McCallie

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3. Color Photographer's Choice: "Conical Art" by Jonathan Fowler, Home School

4. Monochrome Photographer's Choice: "Snow Mountain" by Yuxuan (Adam) Wang, McCallie

5. Architecture: "What's Up Westminster" by Jennifer Stewart, Chattanooga Christian School

6. People/Animals: "Lunch Time on the Farm" by Dorothy Goocher, Chattanooga Christian School

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Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail ~ Field Trip

On March 11, 11 members of PSC joined in on the field trip to the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail.

Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail is a 0.9 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Chickamauga, Georgia that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for nature trips and is best used from March until April.

From Left to right: Wendell Gordy, Dean Klim, David Wilson, Russell Robards, Kathy Hamill, Bruce Tatum. Not pictured: Jim Pierson, Milton McLain, Kristen Maulden, Mary Jane Fish, and Martin Fish.

© Milton McLain

© Milton McLain

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© Milton McLain

© Jim Pierson

© Jim Pierson

© Russell Robards

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Benefits of Being a Member of PSA The Photographic Society of Chattanooga is a Club Member of the Photographic Society of America, and because of that, PSC participates in the PSA Inter-Club Competitions in Nature and Projected Image Division (PID). Also, PSC’s Scenic City International Photo Exhibition (SCIPE) is recognized by PSA. There are other club benefits in PSA; however, did you know that you may join PSA as an individual member with additional benefits? For more information on PSA, talk with Pat Gordy or Milton McLain or go to www.psa-photo.org

The Photography Society of Chattanooga presents a yearlong series of programs designed for beginners or photographers who want to use the camera off "Automatic." The programs are presented from 6:00 until 6:45 p.m., immediately before the PSC's monthly meetings (except in September Picnic, October Open House and December Annual Banquet).

http://chattanoogaphoto.org/Education/boot_camp/bootcamp

April Field trip to Reflection Riding April 8 is full with a waiting list.

If you are interested in being on the waiting list send an email to [email protected].

See page nine of the March newsletter for information on this field trip by clicking HERE.

If you have a field trip idea, email Bruce Tatum

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April Field Trip to Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center

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PSC Board Members Officers

President: Richard Smith 423-821-7810 [email protected] Pres-Elect: Ed Laughlin 423-697-8217 [email protected] Secretary: Pat Gordy 423-499-9708 [email protected] Treasurer: Mary McLain 423-344-5643 [email protected]

Directors

Bill Moll (‘19) 423-702-577 [email protected] Randy Ware (’19) 706-270-2985 [email protected] Patricia Wilkins (‘19) 423-488-4885 [email protected] Sally Edwards (‘18) 931-235-6764 [email protected] Lora Ford (‘18) 423-413-2023 [email protected] Latta Johnston (‘18) 423-238-6871 [email protected] Mohan Rao (’17) 423-800-4127 [email protected] Mickey Rountree (‘17) 423-842-4389 [email protected] Steve Brower (‘17) 423-326-1525 [email protected]

Webmaster: Justin Knight [email protected] Editor: Rosemary Jardine [email protected]

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Monthly Meeting Information

Day: 3rd Thursday Each Month

Time: 6:00 PM, Boot Camp 6:30 PM, Registration & Social 7:00 PM, Meeting & Program

St. John United Methodist Church CAC

3921 Murray Hills Drive

Directions: Exit Hwy 153 onto Hwy 58 North. Turn left at the first traffic light onto Murray Hills Drive. Entrance to the church is on the right. PSC will meet in the CAC (gymnasium) ground level entrance immediately in front of you. Parking surrounds the church; however other entrances will normally be locked.

The Photographic Society of Chattanooga holds club membership in the Photographic Society of America, ArtBuild Chattanooga, Camera Club Council of Tennessee (3CT), and the North Georgia Camera Club Council (NG3C).

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