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Houston Photochrome Club

Volume MMXVII No. 2 February 2017

www.houstonphotochromeclub.org

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Deadline for digital submission…

All digital entries must be sent

to

Philip Tan

ptchromer@gmail.com

by February 4

Entries received after that will not be

eligible for February Competition

FYI… the deadline is always the

Saturday before the

February Meeting

The February 9 meeting will be the

monthly competition and critique meeting

at 7pm at the Tracy Gee Community Cen-

ter, 3599 Westcenter Drive, which is one

block inside Beltway 8 between Westpark

and Richmond.

The meeting for February 23will be an-

nounced in a separate email at a later date.

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Dues for 2017are now due. The dues for the coming year 2017 are

due. Please complete the form on page

5 and send it to Carmen Sewell, Treas-

urer along with your check for the appro-

priate amount.

Dues must be paid by February 1 in order

to compete in the competition in Febru-

ary.

Need your Input…

Do you know or have you heard someone that could be a potential speaker for our club in the coming year? If so please tell Stephanie Rudd at: rudd77024@gmail.com She will appreciate any clues you can give her.

AWARDS NIGHT

The annual awards night was held on Thursday January26 at the Tracy Gee Center. After a lovely buffet, President James Gam-ble passed out the awards for Photogra-pher of the Year and Groups A and B categories: Assigned, Monochrome and Open. The Photographer of the Year is Julie Cheng. The award is given to the individ-ual having the highest average score for the passed year . To see the winners and winning images see Pages 6-11.

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ATTENTION:

All Competition Participants

Images must be submitted according to club guidelines or your image may not be included in the monthly competition Please follow the sizing instructions carefully: A horizontal image cannot be longer than 1280 pixels along the horizontal side; A vertical image cannot be longer than 800 pixels along the vertical side. ( Vertical images cannot be sized 1280 pixels along the vertical side!) The size of the JPEG image is not to exceed 1MB.( See above for pixel size.)

NEW INFORMATION 4/1/2016

Rename the image according to the guidelines below. For example: An Assignment image by John Brown would appear as AS_Assignment_BrownJ.jpg (Use “M” for Monochrome and “O” for Open categories.) DO NOT use first names, nicknames or ini-tials only, for identification. Also, the size of the title is limited to 35 characters when naming images. It is important that the guidelines for naming files be followed when submitting images for the monthly competitions otherwise you run the risk of not being credited with your entries.

Images that are not easily identi-fied will be discarded.

Cookies for February

Julie Cheng

Inter Club Competition

The Jan. PSA, Projected Digital Images were judged by the Paisley Colour Pho-tographic Club in the UK Our entries and scores were: Lotus – Janet Chung – 13 – Award Flooded Lilies – 12 – Carmen Sewell – Award Galveston Island Sunrise – 12 – Julie Cheng – HM Psychedelic Enron Bldg., – 12 – Jane Ashley – HM Pink Sky at Chasm – 10 – Scott Meyer Coffee Café Abstract – 9 – Dodd East-ham Congratulations. Jane Ashley

Lotus by Janet Chung Award Flooded Lilies

By Carmen Sewell, Award

Galveston Island Sunrise

By Julie Cheng, HM

Psychedelic Enron Bldg

By Jane Ashley, HM

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Assignment Categories 2016-2017 The Assignment list is: February 2017 Holiday scenes. A scene from any recognizable holiday such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memo rial Day, Halloween , etc. March 2017 People Candid Unplanned photos of people . (Street Photography} April 2017 Abstracts Abstract photography concentrates on shape, form, color, pattern and texture. The viewer is often unable to see the whole object. May 2017 Domestic Animals Pets or Livestock such as but not limited to horses, cattle, sheep, goats etc June 2017 Springtime Images that say spring :flowers, baby an imals such as lambs baby birds etc

July 2017 Only in Houston Images that can be taken no other place but Houston. August 2017 Vehicles Your choice of travel conveyances. September 2017 Shadows Images that show the shadow of subject rather than the subject itself October 2017 Panorama Images with wide vistas. .November 2017 Close-Up Nature Zoom in on nature subjects to get fine detail.

December 2017 Silhouettes /Back lit images

Assignment Categories {continued} Remember that assignment images must have been shot within 12 months, prior to competition meeting for that assignment . Because of this restriction, we will now choose the categories a year in ad-vance of the category date ,for your convenience.

( This list appear s in the Reflex News

each month, in case you forget.)

Cameras in Cowtown

2017 GSCCC CONVENTION

May 4-7th in Fort Worth, Texas

Our hotel is the Marriott at Champions Circle – a great location right next to the Texas Motor Speedway – Home of NASCAR. Top notch speakers will be on hand– including Tyler Stableford – a Canon Explorer of Light and David Woo – two time Pulitzer finalist for his news photography and well known for his celebrity work in Top Dogs and Their Pets. Friday night there will be a great Texas dinner and photo shoot in the Fort Worth Historic Stockyards … Saturday night the Awards banquet will be at the Texas Motor Speedway next door to the convention hotel …a very unique location adding something fun to our ban-quet experience. Do plan to stay at the convention hotel - there is a great discount of $99. See all the details at: www.gulfstatesccc.org/convention The website is not taking reservations just yet but should be there quickly … Make your plans and register early. Host Club: Cowtown Camera Club

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January 2017 Competition

Judges: Judges: Stephanie Rudd, Carmen Sewell, Joe Smith

Assignment.-Landscape/Seascape Open

Jasper Philip Tan 22 Lotus with Bee Janet Chung 24

West Lake Sunset Janet Chung 21 Spring Abstract Janet Chung 24

Ghost Trees Scott Meyer 21 Landing Juvenile Harris Hawk Joe Smith 23

Cold Front Over Bay Joe Smith 21 Finches Philip Tan 23

Little Village Stephanie Rudd 21 South African Leopard F. Joe Schmitt 23

Sunset in Thailand F. Joe Schmitt 20 White Tipped Black Moth Jane Ashley 23

A View from Monticello James Gamble 20 Strike a Pose James Gamble 23

Hoorne, Holland Carmen Sewell 20 Mt. Moran, WY Eric Westling 23

All the Tetons Eric Westling 20 Lovely Hummingbird Julie Cheng 22

Top of Enchanted Rock Donnie Walton 19 Agitated Hippo Scott Meyer 22

Great Smokey Mtns. Rob Mood 19 Spirit Island Philip Tan 22

Garden and Apartment C. T. Edwards 19 The Hand Off C.T. Edwards 22

Bow Lake Reflection Janet Tan 19 Mt. View in South Africa F. Joe Schmitt 21

Statue of Liberty Julie Cheng 18 Airborn Scott Meyer 21

Niagara Falls Jane Ashley 18 Blue Dragonfly Jane Ashley 21

Warren Lake Tim Bimler 17 Egg 1 Carmen Sewell 21

15 entries Avg. 21.0 Geese Rob Mood 21

Lemon Tim Bimler 21

Monochrome Preening White Ibis Joe Smith 21

South African Ladies F. Joe Schmitt 24 Forgotten Stephanie Rudd 21

Pokalde Glacier Scott Meyer 23 Egret Tim Bimler 20

Architecture Reflection Julie Cheng 22 Spreading My Wings James Gamble 20

Long Hall James Gamble 22 Lady Lantern Janet Tan 20

Swan is Coming Janet Chung 21 Ansel's View Eric Westling 20

Sandhill Crane Joe Smith 20 Windmill at Kinderdijk Carmen Sewell 20

Twin Cranes Carmen Sewell 20 Flower Mercer Garden C.T. Edwards 19

Green-winged Teal Rob Mood 20 Tree Lights Julie Cheng 19

Alamo Village Gate Jane Ashley 19 Rock in the River Donnie Walton 19

Elephant God Philip Tan 19 Window Reflection Janet Tan 19

Alien Landscape Donnie Walton 18 Climbing Enchanted Rock Donnie Walton 18

Bluebonnet C.T. Edwards 18 Gondola Gridlock Stephanie Rudd 18

12 entries Avg. 20.5 John's Point Rob Mood 18

32 Entries Avg. 21. 0

Entries - 59

Average - 20.9

Photographers - 16

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HOUSTON PHOTOCHROME CLUB

Membership Renewal 2017 Member Name________________________________________ Spouse:_____________________ Address________ ______ City______________Zip___ Home Phone: ______________________ Work:_ ____________ Cell:_____________Email__________________ PSA Member: Yes______ No______ PSA Honors:_________________ Annual dues for 2017: ________$35.00 per Individual Date:____________Amount____________ Please make checks payable to: Houston Photochrome Club and mail to: Carmen Sewell, Treasurer, 114 Townsend Mill Court, Houston, TX 77094. Dues are currently due and renewal Must be paid no later than Feb-ruary 1 in order to participate in competition. (Does not apply to new members joining after the February 2017 date) ************************************************************************************* For Office use only: Date Paid________________Check #_____________________Amt___________ Entered: Date:_______________________Initials:_______________________

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Group A Winners Assigned Category

First Place: Shopping in Myanmar by F.Joe Schmitt

2nd Place: Lilac Breasted Roller by F.Joe Schmitt

3rd Place: Munishing Lake at Early Fall by Julie Cheng

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Group A Winners Monochrome Category

First Place: Sunrise Over Ama Dablam by Scott Meyer

2nd Place: Windmill and Bridge by Jane Ashely 3rd Place: My 1 Million Dollar Pic By James Gamble

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Group A Winners Open Category

First Place: Blue Dragonfly on Leaf by Julie Cheng

2nd Place A Fireworks Shower by James Gamble

3rd Place Mutton Bustin’ by Janet Chung

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Group B Winners Assigned Category

First Place: Morning in the Mountains by Joe Smith

2nd Place: Beautiful Blue Ice by Stephanie Rudd

3rd Place: Sunset at Sea Rim by Donnie Walton

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Group B Winners Monochrome Category

First Place: Borden House by Donnie Walton

2nd Place: Ready to Roll by Donnie Walton

3rd Place: Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse by Ninfa Palazollo

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Group B Winners Open Category

First Place: Intersections by Janet Tan

2nd Place: Bald eagle by Joe Smith

3rd Place: Lake Bled by Stephanie Rudd

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Houston Photochrome Club is a member of the Gulf States Camera Club Council and the Photographic Society of America

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Founded in 1964 and organized by London’s Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide, Wildlife Photographer of the Year is one of the longest and most prestigious photography competitions in the world. Every year, the best images submitted are selected to form the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, and are ex-hibited at art galleries, museums, and science centers around the globe. The Houston Museum of Natural Science will again host the breathtaking Wildlife Photographer of the Year. This exhibi-tion will be on display from January 27 to June 4 2016.