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Volume 70, Issue 12

June 2014

I just completed the Photographic

Society of America course on

judging (the Image Analysis

course). More about that later.

If ever there were a subjective

topic, this is it! So… what you are

going to get is my opinion. I hope

it doesn’t offend.

I have several pet measurements

when it comes to proclaiming (in

my own mind, at least) an image

GOOD. I’ll refer to these as per-

sonal and I’ll use the term again

later.

The Wow Factor: The most diffi-

cult to describe and maybe the

most important. It’s the first im-

pression. It is the initial im-

pact. (Usually evidenced by a

reverentially spoken — almost

whispered — “wow”).

New Take on an Old Subject: If

it looks like the post card I’m not

impressed.

Creativity and Cleverness: Not

necessarily bullets passing through

light bulbs but inventive ways of

presenting things.

Emotion Invoking: George

Lange (in his book The Unforget-

table Photograph…) says “The

unforgettable photograph is one

that makes that intimate connec-

tion understood and felt by the

viewer.” My italics.

Cont’ d page 2 . . .

Club well Represented at f2.8 Expo

Highlights

Club Celebrates Another Successful Year with

Dinner and Awards on June 24.

New Club Officers Assume Positions with the

Traditional Passing of the Gavel at Year

End Dinner.

A Number of Members Receive Significant

Outside Recognition.

New Club Member & Guests 2, 3

Members Success Recognized 1, 4, 5, 9

Annual Club Dinner, OK International Awards 5

OK Youth Successful at PSA National 6

Club Field Trips: El Reno & Wichita Mtn. 7, 8

GSCCC Awards, Club Competition Results 9, 10, 11

Club and Meeting Information 12

Inside this issue:

Essay: What Makes a Good

Photograph by John Martin

f2.8 Photo Expo Competition by Bedford Photo. Congratulations, we

are pleased our club was so well represented.

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What Makes a Good Photograph Cont’d page 3 . . .

Mary Horn - New Club Member - Welcome Mary

recommend it. Jon Fishback is a thorough and

patient instructor. And, if you are not a PSA mem-

ber, I recommend you join so that you can take the

course and enjoy the other benefits that come with

membership.)

Formal judging examines the elements of a photo-

graph against accepted, competitive norms. And, I

think, that is as it should be. If a photograph is to

be submitted to a competitive environment it will

be judged in that community. I believe that the

uniformity of those accepted norms is what makes

the competitive arena fair.

Now, there is one more thing to consider — and

this is big. The trained, formal judge will not

make unequivocal statements. If he knows his

business he will never say that this is (not) a good

photograph, that the contrast is not great enough,

or that the white balance is off. He will offer an

opinion.

And take ownership of it. For example, “In my

opinion you get high marks for creativity. The ini-

tial impact of your image really works for me.” Or

he may say, “I like the way you used shallow

depth of field to direct the viewer’s eyes.”

Inviting: Ever feel like you could walk into a

photograph?

Composition: Particularly black and white (since

I’m color challenged).

You might notice that I didn’t include technical

excellence (exposure, perfect focus, etc.). Correct

technique helps but, for me, it is down the list

somewhere.

In my way of thinking, any one (maybe even

JUST one) of the above personal measurements

can make an excellent image. And let us not for-

get that the viewer decides whether or not a photo-

graph is good. If it is good in the viewer’s percep-

tion, then … well, it is good.

Formal judging (as in club competitions) can be a

little different.

As mentioned above, I’ve just completed the Pho-

tographic Society of America’s Image Analysis

course. I took the course so that I could judge club

and other competitions and so that I could improve

my photography. I am very, very glad that I took

the course. (If you are a PSA member I highly

My mom introduced to me photography at an early age. She gave me an old

brownie when I was 8 or 9. I had a one roll a month allowance with an extra roll

on holidays. I took photography in High school and really enjoyed working in the

darkroom. I continued to shoot mostly black and white in college but eventually

converted to taking color slides. My family moved to LA and as life got busier,

photography became a vacation only activity. In the late 1990s I began working

to restore old family photographs and after semi-retiring in 2008, turned that into

a small business. I have restored hundreds of photographs since then. I am certi-

fied by Operation Photo Rescue and have restored photos from super storm Sandy

and last years' Moore tornado. I enjoy portrait photography and recently have

been capturing the flora and fauna of Oklahoma. I am trying to improve my pho-

tographic skills and look forward to learning from the wonderful photographers in

this group. Mary Horn

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Nor do we need to forget that judges are human

persons with different backgrounds, skills, and bi-

ases. A photo can be judged exceptional by one

judge and only good by another. The accepted

norms, however, will even out these differences in

the long run.

So…Dear Reader, where does that leave us?

It leaves us with the flexibility — and responsibil-

ity — to make the “good” or “not good” decision

on the bases of place and purpose . Suppose I am

judging competition entries at a camera club. I

will put on my competitive hat and, possibly, give

a very high score to an image of a flower. Against

May 13 Guests

the standards established by the formal commu-

nity, this image deserves very high marks. If, on

the other hand, that same image were hanging in a

gallery I might give the flower picture a nod but

my eyes would drift — in real admiration — to the

adjacent image of a seascape. I’ve applied com-

petitive standards to the flower at a club competi-

tion and personal (admittedly biased) standards to

the flower and seascape in another space.

John Martin

The above courtesy of John’s blog at http://

www.landscapeandstreet.com. If you would like to

receive notices, approximately two per month,

send your address to John at jmartin@hemc.net."

What Makes a Good Photograph

Angel Hurtt John Mease Troy Taylor

John Mease became acquainted with

the club at the 2.8 Photo Expo by

Bedford Camera & Video. John

lives in Yukon and enjoys landscape

and wildlife photography. Welcome

John, we are please to have you stop

by, please come again.

(I do not have John’s email address,

if you have it, please forward this

HC to him.)

Troy Taylor apocalyps@cox.net

from OKC found us on line along

with a reference by a friend (please

express our appreciation to your

friend). Troy’s photographic inter-

ests include micro photography and

photographing animals. Like most

of us, Troy love to photograph any-

thing that catches his eye. We cer-

tainly enjoyed your visit, please

come by again soon.

Angel Hurtt angelhurttphotogra-

phy@gmail.com found us on the

internet about a year ago; we are

pleased to report she has become

acquainted with a number of our

members. Angel lives in OKC and,

like most of us, she loves to photo-

graph pretty things. Thanks for com-

ing by Angel, we enjoyed your visit

and hope to see you again soon.

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Members Score “15” in Print Competition - Congratulations

Member Sells Another One - Congratulations Bob

Catalina

Bob Bozarth

Guadeloupe Mountains

Charles Taylor, APSA

Up and Over

Randy Carr

Bob Protus was at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in April,

stepped into the old Baggage area and found these Milk Jugs

sitting in the corner along with a hand cart. “I didn't bring my

tripod but there was an old bench so I pumped up the ISO to

3200 with a shutter speed of 1/100, propped myself on a

bench and got this shot. I processed this shot with Photoshop

6 in RAW conversion and then used NIK Viveza and NIK

Silver Efex Pro with the Dark sky preset. I tweaked it a little

with the contrast and brightness sliders. This is how it came

out; sold to an Italian Ad Agency

Martin Nature Park - Afternoon Art in June

Club member, Dennis Corbin,

MPSA, will have an art show at

Martin Nature Park on June 29, 1

- 4 pm. His previous show was

well attended by our members.

Pease mark your calendars, we

plan on you being there.

Photographs of club members and visitors courtesy of club photographer

J. D. McClung

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Club Awards Dinner

Members Receive OK International Awards

CAMERA CLUB AWARDS DINNER BRING FOOD 6PM, EAT ABOUT 6:30 PM, 24 JUNE 2014

Our awards dinner is fast approaching!!! If you have not yet registered with

Lorraine Caddy at cadman6@cox.net please do so NOW!!! Our dinner will be

held in the larger gathering room so please have your dishes in place NOT

LATER THAN 6PM and when everyone is in place we will eat – hopefully, not

later than 6:30. This is a wonderful time to visit with friends and family of

friends and to enjoy the awards given for the fruits of the labor our members put

forth throughout the year.

Come one – come all!!!!!!! Bring the family and

a dish to share but PLEASE be sure to notify

Lorraine of how many will be in your party so

that enough seating is available. See you all on

24 June!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don’t forget to express your

appreciation to Lorraine and Jaci

for planning and organizing this

club award dinner.

As reported in the April Edition of the HypoCheck, a number of our club member’s images received recog-

nition at the judging of the 49th Oklahoma International Exhibition on March 14 and 15; John Key and

Wally Lee presented the Exhibition Program at the club meeting on May 13. Following the program, Jaci

and I had the opportunity to present these members with their awards. We sincerely appreciate the interest

and support of all members who entered the exhibition and handled the judging, the Exhibition would not

be possible without it.. Jaci Finch, APSA, Doug Finch, APSA, Chairmen, OK International

Robert Green

HM in PID

Inge Vautrin

HM in PID

Linda Earley

(2) HM in PJ

J. D. McClung

(2) HM

OK Exhibition Trophy

all in Nature

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Inside Story Headline

Photographic Opportunities

Oklahoma Youth Perform Well at PSA Nationals

Carol McCreary, APSA, EPSA

The National PSA Youth Photo Contest was

judged with 375 print entries and 360 digital

entries. Out of our 17 print entries, we placed 6

including a 2nd place in Photojournalism. Out

of our 30 digital entries, we placed 6. The 2nd

place winner will receive a $50 gift card. All

selected images will receive certificates. A list

of all winners shown to the right.

PRINT WINNERS: 2nd Place in Photojournalism Kaitlin St. Cyr of Kingfisher HS, Never Leave a Teammate

Behind (Image displayed)

Acceptances for Landscapes and Waterscapes

Divina West of Victory Christian School, Maroon Bells

Aaron Gooden of Kingfisher HS, Sunday Afternoon

Acceptances for Photojouralism

Taylor Haught of Carl Albert HS, Love of Home

Accpetiances for Photographers Choice Divina West of Victory Christian School, Progress as Prom-

ised

Vivianan Hernandez of Carl Albert HS, Bottles

DIGITAL WINNERS:

Acceptances for Architecture

Riley Spyres, Victory Christian School, Skyward Victory

Acceptances for Landscapes and Waterscapes

Jamie Byrne, Carl Albert HS, Light Landscape

Acceptances for Photojournalism

Lane Holt, Kingfisher HS, Almost

Taylor Haught, Carl Albert HS, Moore May 2013

Acceptances for Photographers Choice

Harly Dumas, Southwest Covenant School, Prairie Dog

Saydee Adams, Fargo HS, Print in the Sand

Never Leave a Teammate Behind

Kaitlin St. Cyr

We express our sincere appreciation to

Carol McCreary, APSA, EPSA

Thank you Carol, the youth of Oklahoma

sincerely appreciate your support and love.

NRHA Derby

June 21 -28

National Reigning Horse

Association (NRHA)

Derby at State Fair Park.

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Club Members on the Street Again

Bob Protus organized a trip to roam the streets in El

Reno, an interesting location, most of the walkers had

not spent much time wandering this city.

Street Walkers

Bob Protus, Jaci Finch, Doug Finch, Wally

Lee, Jan Lee, John Key

Bob Protus

John Key

Jan Lee

Wally Lee

Jaci Finch

Doug Finch

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Club Field Trip to Wichita Mountains

Inge Vautrin, Club Field Trip Chairman, ar-

ranged a great trip to the Wichita Mountains

in the SW part of the state. Club Member

Randy Jones assisted Inge arrange the trip.

No, I will not attempt to include names of all

of the participants shown in the photo; I can

say everyone enjoyed the trip and we express

our appreciation to Inge and Randy for han-

dling all of the arrangements including trans-

portation around the site.

Please contact Inge, ingdk@aol.com, with

ideas for club field trips and for any informa-

tion you may need. Club Members Visit the Wichita Mountains

Inside Story Headline

Ward Conaway Inge Vautrin

Doug Finch

Wally Lee

Wally Lee

Inge Vautrin

Ward Conaway

Doug Finch Jan Lee

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Jim Felder - Lightroom Learning with Jim - July 27

Location:

Six One Six Studios

616 NW 5th

OKC, OK 73102

Tom McCreary, EPSA, Presents GSCCC EOY Awards

Lightroom Learning with Jim – July 27th

Felder, a local professional photographer,

has scheduled a class on Lightroom for July

19th

Class is from 2 pm to 6 pm Sunday, July 27th.

During the 4 hours, Jim will share how he uses Lightroom 5 and give an overview of the software. You

may have it installed on your computer but have never wanted to “dig in” and try to figure things out. Jim

is here to help you get over your Lightroom fears. Maybe you just want to see what Lightroom can do.

Setting up Lightroom

Best practices for Preferences and Catalog Settings

Overview of each LR Module

Bring your laptop

Be prepared to take notes and have fun

This class has a maximum of 10 students

$39 until July 19th and then it's $49

You can check out Jim’s website at:

http://www.fotofactspodcast.com/product/lightroom-basics-with-jim-felder/

Pullups

PJ Prints, 1st Place

Charles Taylor, APSA

Je Te Vois

Pictorial Projected, 2nd HM

Renne Sterling

Red vs Yellow

PJ Projected, 1st Place

Randy Carr

Falling Ringside

PJ Prints, 1st HM

Randy Carr

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Inside Story Headline May Competition Photos

Come a Little Closer

Jennifer D’Agostino

Caught by Paparazzi

Jennifer D’Agostino

Modern Horse Racing in

Monochrome

J. D. McClung

Butter Color

Charles Taylor, APSA

Mossy Plantation View

Carol McCreary, APSA,

EPSA

Gotcha

Derrell Dover

Congregational Church, 1796

Robert Green

Mountain Stream

Derrell Dover

Girl with Red Purse

Bob Bozarth

Portland Lighthouse

Robert Green

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Inside Story Headline

White Tiger Male

Jan Lee, APSA, EPSA Egret in Flight

Aloma Anderson

Red Barn and Beautiful Sky

Carol McCreary, APSA,

EPSA

Soaking up the Sunshine

Jan Lee, APSA, EPSA

We Are Hungry

Tom Whipple

Chesapeake Tulips

Brad Smith

Death of the Jade Wizard

Sterling Ranne

Hint of a Smile

Aloma Anderson

Apple Blossom Time

Aloma Anderson

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Workshops:

Beginning Image Workshop: Thursday,

following first meeting, 7:00 pm at Jan &

Wally Lee’s home, 751-8179. While work-

shop focus on Photoshop Elements, bring

any questions or pictures you would like to

discuss. Nonmembers are always welcome.

Hands - On Workshop: Timing for Work-

shop will be announced. If you have an

interest in participating, contact Tom or

Carol McCreary at 634-1817 or

tcmccreary@cox.net.

Photoshop: Friday, June 6, 7:00 pm at Tom

& Carol McCreary’s home 634-1817 or

tcmccreary@cox.net. Subject: Sun Beams

using Puppet Warp with high pass filter to

create a moody effect.

June 10:

Print Competition: No Competition

Program: Results of Scavenger Hunt,

Ward Conaway; Review Rules of Compe-

tition, Jaci Finch, APSA

Refreshments: Lorraine Caddy

June 24:

Projected Image Competition:

No Competition

Program/Refreshments: Club’s Annual

Dinner, Lorraine Caddy & Jaci Finch,

APSA

Program: Presentation of Annual Competi-

tion Awards and Special Recognition for

Members Club Service. Event includes

introduction of new Board Members and

passing of the gavel to the new club presi-

dent, Randy Carr

OCC Board of Directors

President: Randy Carr

1st Vice President: Jaci Finch, APSA - Webmaster

2nd Vice President: Aloma Anderson

Treasure: Brad Smith

Secretary: Wally Lee, APSA, PPSA

Directors:

1 yr. Sterling Ranne - Judges

1 yr. Ward Conaway - Scavenger Hunt

2 yr. Inge Vautrin - Field Trip Chairman

2 yr. John R. Key

50th and N. May Ave.

Central Presbyterian Church

Oklahoma City, OK

Meetings: 7:30 pm

2nd and 4th Tuesdays

For club information, contact

wally.lee2@yahoo.com

HypoCheck Editors:

Doug Finch, APSA

Jaci Finch, APSA

dmfinch@cox.net

For more information:

We are on the web

Oklahomacameraclub.com Visit us on Facebook

Club Meetings and Workshops

Meetings: 7:30 pm

2nd & 4th Tuesdays

50th and N. May Ave.

Central Presbyterian Church

For Club Information Contact

wally.lee2@yahoo.com

For Club Dues Contact

bradsmith5@cox.net

The Club Board meets on the third Wednesday of the month at

Randy Carr’s home. Everyone is welcome.

Please email Randy at rcarr4u@aol.net for address & directions.

Oklahoma Camera

Club, Inc.

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www.psa.photo.org www.gulfstates.ccc.org