From the Editor, ArthurinePhotography is great and always a learning process. I experiment with the assigned categories each month. In the February 2008 f/stop, (http://www.enchantedlens.org/fstop/2008_Febfstop.pdf) I wrote an article about an assigned category “Reflections.” It’s a theme that’s open to all sorts of imaginative interpretations - from abstract ideas to perfectly symmetrical mirror images. When I start thinking about assigned category, once again I always wish for a great tutorial on the subject. To me the best way to learn images is by looking at actual images and the comments by the photographers.

So I propose if anyone has input on the assigned categories please contribute the web pointer, article, image, etc. to the f/stop with the appropriate copyrights respected. We love contributions.

September Assigned Category: Taken Out of ContextHere’s a few random thoughts:

Take the main subject out of context from the image. Sometimes an image seems to just “come alive” when the messy, • complex background is removed from the image.

Do you think newspaper images taken out of context could be misleading? Why do you think visual images make such • lasting images on our emotions?

Digital images can easily be manipulated. How about a tree or a waterfall in a moonscape? With Photoshop, most • objects and be cut and pasted into another one taken out of context in SPACE. Or, a Photoshop effect applied to take the image out of context of TIME.

How about taking someone else’s work and making a collage? Can a work of collage, many individual pieces of a • photo work cut from their sources and combined to crate one whole new work? Can a collagist be taken to court for using other images taken out of context?

Do you click anything and everything that crosses your path? Are you creating a generic portfolio that contains an • assortments of pretty images taken out of context?

How about getting so close to an object with macro photography it is taken out of context?•

October Assigned Category: CirclesOne of the most popular photo contest themes sponsored by Wired Magazine over the past year was squares. So they rounded things out and gave us our best shot at circles ( http://reddit.wired.com/submissions_circles/?s=top ). The web link will take you to their top entries. The contest is closed but circle images have been saved in “The Archive.”

Here’s their write up to get you interested: “Show us glowing halos, dazzling crowns and pious yarmulkes. Go dancing through a ring of fire with a hula hoop and some beach balls. Scour the circumference of the globe for your perfectly round photo. Just be sure to return to where you started. “

Here’s some of my random thoughts:Circles are everywhere in this world. Just look •

around in nature. Try taking circles “out of context.” The human eye •

has an amazing ability to complete the circle or see optical illusions.

Search on-line for photographing water droplets •and try some macro photography of concentric circles. “The Archive” Copyright Michele Molinari

Image from the Internet

A History of Spirits

September Speaker: Images by Paul SchranzA picture is worth a thousand words

Black Hills Storm

Bleeding Rose

All Images areCopyright of Paul Schranz

Barn and Ice

Barn and Ice

Grand Sable Falls

Original Sin

Photographer Craig Varjabedian:A Ghost Ranch Exhibition Conversation

Enjoy a one-on-one conversation led by photographer Craig Varjabedian that explores the motivations behind the creation of the images in the exhibition, Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby, at 1 p.m., Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the Albuquerque Museum of Art & History. Craig will be available afterwards to take questions and sign books. This special presentation is for members of the Enchanted Lens Camera. After you pay the admission ($3 with NM id), we will meet in the lobby of the museum at 12:50 p.m.

Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby features the photographs of Craig Varjabedian taken at Ghost Ranch, Rio Arriba, New Mexico over a period of several years. The photographs reach far beyond the familiar ideas associated with the place—including its renown as a site of rest and renewal, and as the longtime home of 20th-century painter Georgia O’Keeffe—into the artist’s unique vision of his subject’s relationship to the surrounding earth and its inhabitants. The exhibit, a favorite among New Mexicans, photographers and tourists, is up through Oct. 11, 2009. The book of the same title is available from the museum gift shop.

Art critic Wesley Pulkka says of the exhibition: “Whether or not you relish traditional photography, you’ll be overwhelmed by the quality of these images. In works like “Old Corral and Approaching Storm, 2005” and “Kitchen Mesa and Clearing Storm, 2007,” Varjabedian invites the viewer to fall into the landscape as if in a vivid dream.” (Albuquerque Journal, August 2, 2009).

Craig Varjabedian is widely acclaimed for his images capturing the people and places of the American West, taken over a photographic career spanning more than 35 years. While his work reveals a deep grasp of the technical aspects of the photographic process, his gift is his intuitive ability to make authentic and compelling images that illuminate the inseparable ties between identity, place, and the act of perceiving—the “landscape behind the landscape.” Varjabedian achieves this through a patient, painstaking approach that is intentionally receptive rather than constructive: he waits for the elements of a scene to come together to create moments of profound beauty. Or, as he says in the exhibition’s companion book, “I wanted the land to tell me how to photograph it.”

Varjabedian is the director of the well-known Eloquent Light Photography Workshops in Santa Fe, with a Master of Fine Arts degree in photography from the prestigious Rochester Institute of Technology. Museums nationally have exhibited and collected his photographs, and his work has won an Emmy Award as well as grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the McCune Charitable Foundation, and the New Mexico Humanities Council. He can be found on the web at www.craigvarjabedian.com and Eloquent Light Photography Workshops at www.eloquentlight.com .

Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby is made possible through the shared generosity of the New Mexico Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, The National Ghost Ranch Foundation, Bogen Imaging, Lowepro, Ilford/Harman Technology Limited and private donors. For information on the exhibition, contact the Albuquerque Museum of Art & History at (505) 243-7255. The Albuquerque Museum is located at 2000 Mountain Road NW, at the intersection of Mountain Road and 19th Street, directly west of Tiguex Park. For more information, please visit: www.cabq.gov/museum .

Photographer Craig Varjabedian Copyright @ Harold Lee JonesBlackie Burnham’s Homestead, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico 2006

Photographer Craig Varjabedian Copyright @ Harold Lee JonesFallen Windmill and Cerro Pedernal, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico 2005

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PROFESSIONAL 1 - Portrait1 John Gilbert Anastasia's Portrait2 Kim Ashley Acoma Elder ELCC3 Barbara Rosner Anticipation ELCC

PROFESSIONAL 2 - Panorama1 Gene Lessard Into The Shop2 William Robertson Cuervo NM, Thunderstorm3 Roger Hogan Steaming Up!

PROFESSIONAL 3 - Fine Art1 Barbara Rosner Bound In Beauty ELCC2 Paige West Dogma ELCC3 Herbert Norgorden The Thespian Thinker ELCC

HM Paige West Left Behind ELCCHM Herbert Norgorden The Heart Of The Big-I ELCC

PROFESSIONAL 4 - Wedding/Bridal1 David Lynch Purple Haze

PROFESSIONAL 5 - Scenic1 Peter Davies Wisdom Of Trees2 Joe Bridwell Shiprock ELCC3 Bob Barton Sand Dune ELCC

HM Jim Gale Orange CreeksideHM Leslie Davis Morning Glory ELCC

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PROFESSIONAL 6 - Miscellaneous1 Eric Jones Hatch Wheel ELCC2 John Palmer Through A Glass Darkly ELCC3 Bruce Hatten Damsel In The Lair

PROFESSIONAL BEST OF SHOW1 Peter Davies Wisdom Of Trees

YOUTH 1 - Scenic1 Daniel Stubbs Night Lights2 Daniella Gauna Praying Stone3 Paul Rademacher The Star At Mount Rushmore

HM Chris Cummings Lighting Over Albuquerque

YOUTH 2 - Sunrise/Sunsets1 KesleyKesl HayesHayes Bosque SunsetBosque2 Felicity Ortiz Reflecting Tranquility3 Caitlin Craft No Place Like Home

YOUTH 3 - Animals1 Deven Gentry White Peacock

The Winners

Are!

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3 Carol Moserip

2 Bill Cherryholmes His Glorius Light3 Joel Lusk Midway At Midnight

HM Steve Gray All Docked Out And Ready To Go ELCC

ADULT AMATEUR 2 - Sunrise/Sunsets1 Brendan Kelley Casa Clara Sunset

ADULT AMATEUR 3 - Animals1 James Wray Humming Birds2 Sharon Bloom Beetle And Soapstone Yucca Pods3 Delores Valtierra Right At Home ELCC

ADULT AMATEUR 4 - People1 Linda Logan-Condon River Runner ELCC2 Stan Kravitz Art Of Fire: Shidoni Gallery ELCC3 Carol Moserip Guarding The Pass Black H'mong TribeGuarding The Pass Black H'mong Tribe

HM Linda Logan-Condon Burma Boys ELCCHM Peter Rosandich Home Alone ELCC

ADULT AMATEUR 5 - Flowers1 Delores Valtierra Dahlia Bud Elegance In Nature ELCC

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2 Celia Southwick Flowering Rice Grass ELCC3 William d'Ellis Sunflower pin Cushion ELCC

HM Celia Southwick Thrtee Sisters ELCCHM Jon Bock Caught Flowers ELCC

ADULT AMATEUR 6 - Miscellaneous1 Deborah Raskin Flower Box2 Peter Dowling Rainbow Dancer3 Judy Beard Fish Sticks ELCC

HM Andrew Moser Gas Station LoveHM Ron Wolfe Still LifeHM Kristina Grisham Mystery Of Paris

ADULT AMATEUR BEST OF SHOW1 Deborah Raskin Flower Box

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2 Michael Taylor Music Of The Universe

2 Daniel Stubbs Eye Of The Seer3 Deven Gentry Don't Touch Me

YOUTH 4 - People1 Jurgen Bober-Noonan Little Jack Horner2 Rayden Smith My Brother's First Fish3 Kaitlyn Eldred Harley Boy

YOUTH 5 - Flowers1 Anne Meyer-Miner Cactus2 Nicole Wessendorf Itsy Bitsy Spider3 Brittany Byrne Jelly Fish Desert

YOUTH 6 - Miscellaneous1 Nicole Wessendorf Big Wheels Keep On Turnin'2 Michael Taylor Music Of The Universe3 Caitlin Craft Forever

YOUTH BEST OF SHOW1 Jurgen Bober-Noonan Little Jack Horner

ADULT AMATEUR 1 - Scenic1 Marie Maher In The Light Of Day

WOW! Congratulations to all members entering the competition. The last column states if they are a member of our club.

Apologies if we made any errors.

This State Fair depends heavily on ELCC volunteers to run the event! Thanks for all the pre-show effort and of course there is still opportunities to

volunteer for post-show dis-assembling.

Contact Joe Bridwell. the chairman of the new volunteer committee for more information.

How To Create a Filename For Digital Entries

THANK YOU! The biggest thank you we can give this committee

is to read and follow this article about entry submission guidelines.

The first letter(s) of the file name must be a capital B, an A or AA. This is the Group you are in.

Type “B” if you are in the B Group (new member, novice, amateur)Type “A” if you are in the A Group (advanced amateur, accomplished)Type “AA” if you are in the AA Group (most accomplished).

So first we have… B or A or AA

Now type a hyphen (-) immediately after the “B”, “A” or “AA”.Do not skip a space. Do not use underscore (_).

Now it should look like this… B- or

A- or AA-

Next, type “Assigned” or “Open” immediately after the hyphen.DO NOT use all upper case. Do not skip a space. Do not use underscore (_).

Now it looks like this… B-Assigned or B-Open A-Assigned or A-Open AA-Assigned or AA-Open Now type another hyphen (-) immediately after “Assigned” or “Open”.Do not skip a space. Do not use underscore (_).

You Filename should now have… B-Assigned- or B-Open- A-Assigned- or A-Open- AA-Assigned- or AA-Open-

Next, type your title immediately after the last hyphen. Do not skip a space.Keep the entire file name equal to or less than 40 characters. Do not hyphenate the title.DO put a space between each word in the title.Delete any File Sequence Numbers assigned by your camera (such as Nikon’s DSC number).Do not add the date to the title. Do not add the JPEG extension as part of the file name. Allow the computer to assign it.

Your finished File Name should look like this… B-Assigned-Your Image Title Here or B-Open-Your Image Title Here A-Assigned-Your Image Title Here or A-Open-Your Image Title Here AA-Assigned-Your Image Title Here or AA-Open-Your Image Title Here

ALWAYS BE SURE YOUR FILE NAMES AND WRITTEN TITLES ON ENTRY FORM MATCH!

Rules for Entry

Mission: The Annual New Mexico Photographic Art Show was created in order to provide an opportunity for the photographers of New Mexico to share, display and sell their images in a premier gallery setting that showcases local artists. The goal in this undertaking is to encourage statewide support of photographic artists and the activities and education of photography. ANMPAS will promote events that will feature the best photographic images from the best New Mexico photographers.

Who is Eligible: The show is open to all photographers who are currently residents of the State of New Mexico.

The 2009 Exhibit: This exhibit will be held at the New Mexico Expo from December 3rd to December 23rd. The exhibit is free and open to the general public. It will be comprised of the best images, according to the jury, from the entries. All selected prints will be prominently and elegantly displayed at the Fine Arts building. An opening reception will be held for all exhibitors and invited guests. This show will be advertised in the print media as well as radio and television.

Invitational Rules: All photographic processes and formats are eligibleAll prints selected for the show must be priced and for saleAll sales proceeds will be split 70% to photographer and 30% to ANMPAS.All prints selected for the show must be matted and framed in compliance with the show’s size and gallery presentation requirementsEach photographer will be allowed to enter a maximum of 3 printsEntry fees will be $10.00 per print entered for jurying

2009 Categories for entry: Photographers will enter their prints in the following categories. Prints in these categories will be judged for awards. The judges reserve the right to move prints from one category to another based on appropriateness.

PortraitScenicFloral and BotanicalPanoramaStill LifeWildlifeMiscellaneous

How to Enter: Images produced in all formats and types, including digital media, are eligible. Entries may be submitted in one of the following ways:

By email to the following address: 1. ANMPASentry@comcast.net in digital form. Images submitted will be uploaded along with an entry form to be completed and attached to the email with the entered images. Entry fees may be paid at the following PayPal address: ANMPAS@paypal.com or by sending a check or money order made payable to ANMPAS to: ANMPAS Entry, 158 Tierra Encantada, Corrales, NM 87048. Entries may also be submitted by printing the form, sending it with your 2. images on a CD, and including a check made payable to ANMPAS. The address for submission is ANMPAS Entry, 158 Tierra Encantada, Corrales, NM 87048. Please include your name on the CD.

The submission period will be from September 1st to October 1st. Entries received after October 1st will be disqualified.

Print files will be no larger than 2.5 megapixels, in JPG format, saved at maximum quality, with the longest dimension no larger than 1024 pixels, at a resolution of 72 dpi, in sRGB color space.Files will be named as follows:Lastname_firstname_image1.jpg, with no spaces in filename. If you are entering multiple entries, each should be assigned a number of image1, image2, and image3. Example: Perea_LeRoy_image2.jpgNo borders, embedded marks or logos should be used with the digital files.

All files will be destroyed at the conclusion of the show.

All entries will be reviewed by a panel of professional photographers. This panel will select the best eligible images to be shown at the 1st Annual New Mexico Photo Art Show. The exhibit will be shown at the Fine Arts building at the New Mexico Expo from December 5th to December 23rd.

The judging panel will award a 1st place winner in each category. A Best of Show award will be determined from those winners.

Submission of selected images: Photographers will be notified of their selection into the show by Oct. 15th. Upon notification, selected photographers will be responsible for submitting a high quality print that has been matted and framed. All prints should adhere to gallery style matting and framing. Mattes should be white, gray, or black, and all prints must be framed using glass or Plexiglas in a simple black metal or wood frame. The printed image should be a minimum size of 11 X 14 inches. The maximum image size should not exceed 20 X 24 inches. The minimum size of your framed photograph should be 15 X 19 inches. The maximum size of the framed print should not exceed 26 x 30 inches. Panoramic or odd sized images should be 150 square inches not to exceed 480 square inches. Prints not meeting these standards will be disqualified. All prints should include a title of no more than