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To all - The program Feb 2nd is on the current trend toward Mirrorless cameras. Bessie & I have made the transition and are enjoying the benefits of less weight to carry around. We chose Fuji, but there are many other brands out there.

Also - KEH is here to buy photographic equipment from you. Current club members may come between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Feb 2

nd to reduce the conflict with our

regular meeting time.

Quick Pix - Check out the Quick Pix instructions. Must be submitted by Feb 1st.

Redlands Camera Club is 158 members strong - This includes those who have joined just to take one of our Photography Classes.

It is easy to sit back on a Monday night and say, “I’m too tired. I’ll attend next time.” And next time and next time and next time…. Well, the time is this Monday so let’s see every one there – standing room only!

Those new members currently taking a class are especially encouraged to attend a regular meeting. If time is limited while taking the class, try to squeeze in at least one regular session to see what we are all about.

Details for the current month’s programs may be found in the Programs article, starting page 2

PHOTOGRAM Monthly Newsletter of the Redlands Camera Club

February 2015

Redlands Camera Club meets: 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00 pm First Presbyterian Church - 100 Cajon St - Redlands, CA

Guests are always welcome

© Redlands Camera Club & Contributors The contents of the Photogram are copyrighted. No material herein may be reproduced in any Manner without the

written permission of either the Editor or the material’s specific contributor.

Editorial Committee: Jerry Reece, Chair

Alex Woodcock & Debra Dorothy

Feb 2nd

Mirrorless Technology

Update Image One Camera

& Video

With Quick Picks

Feb 16th

Finding Vivian Maier

Special

Movie Night

Mar 2nd

Spring Competition

Submit up to three

images on website

Mar 16th

Spring Dinner

Officer Installation

Awards Presentations

Programs for February & March

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Steve Oberholtzer We know what we are, but we know not what we may be. William Shakespeare.

Have you seen the tee shirt that says, “Bomb Technician- If you see me running, try to keep up”?

Keeping up with feature creep can be tough. Feature creep happens in all manufactured items. Do

you remember how barren the early Volkswagens were? Crank windows, no A/C, only AM radio.

The cheapest VW today is much, much safer and nicer than that early model. The same effect goes

on in cell phones, TVs and vacuums. We should not be surprised that it goes on in cameras and

photo editing software too. My vacuum is probably 20 years old. When it was new, I apparently

bought a 20 year supply of vacuum bags. Very soon now, I will be buying a replacement vacuum.

The point of this is that you can embrace change as much or as little as you would like. I like

changes in cameras that improve low light performance, make them easier to use, and easier to

understand. I don’t want a camera feature menu that is five layers deep. Because I don’t use my

camera every day of the week, I am not familiar with every obscure menu setting; I just want to

remember that there is something in there for this particular backlit situation, and know where to look

to find it. My camera is pretty good that way. And in truth, manufacturers at the same price point try

and provide the same features, but put their own flavor on naming them.

Photo editing software is not nearly as simple as a camera menu. I use the same brand of software

that I have used for the past 15 years because I am familiar with it. They may have made

improvements to how the software handles color depth, and the variety of tools available to make

selections, but I don’t care, I want the tools I am familiar with to be in the same spot on the toolbar,

and function in the way I am used to. Some of the images that have won best of show have only had

a few tools applied to them, but the cumulative effect was great. Learn what works for you, and apply

it.

The camera and the editing software are tools the image make uses to create an image. Do you

think anyone asked Michelangelo what brand of hammer and chisel he used to sculpt his statue of

David? Use the tools that work for you, don’t let the tools direct your work.

To all members’ night contributors, well done. And thanks to our commenters also.

Steve

Carl Detrow

Feb 2, 2015

Quick Pix – “Reflections” With the topic for our first February meeting being “Mirrorless Technology,” why not get back to Quick

Pix with the theme “Reflections”? This could be anything from a mirror image to a reflection in a

lake, or even a place to reflect on what your next competition entry might be. Be creative. Submit just

one image at no cost on our website to be shown at the beginning of the February 2 meeting.

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We’ll try to use titles again this time, so be sure to include a good one, not just the file name. See the

Competition article, below, for hints on titling images.

The website form for Quick Pix will be available from January 26 until Sunday evening, February 1,

2015. The form will be coming down from the website early to avoid conflict with the entry form for the

Spring Competition which goes up on February 2.

Image One Camera and Video, “Mirrorless Technology Update”

Single lens reflex cameras have been around for a long time, as have the necessary mirrors and

prisms to get the through-the-lens image to our eyes. Wouldn’t it be great if we could eliminate that

heavy and noisy mirror and take the image right off the image sensor and present it on the back of

the camera or in the eyepiece? Oh, wait – that’s already been invented and adopted by some fine

professional photographers and not a few of our members. If you would like to know more about the

mirrorless technology that is becoming very popular in the photographic world, be sure to attend this

meeting. Robert Meeks from Image One Camera and Video in Riverside will visit to bring us up to

date on the latest in mirrorless technology.

Also on February 2nd, KEH will be there to buy your used gear. See KEH article, below.

Feb 16, 2015

Movie Night – “Finding Vivian Maier” One of the greatest street photographers of the 20th century is someone you’ve possibly never heard

of, Vivian Maier. She was a very private person who worked as a nanny, but spent her spare time

taking thousands of wonderful pictures on the streets of Chicago. She saved everything, and when

John Maloof discovered some 100,000 examples of her work at a storage locker sale, he knew he

had to learn more about her. Maloof went through the boxes of negatives and 8mm film she had

saved, and interviewed people she had known to produce the fascinating documentary, Finding

Vivian Maier. The film made a very short trip through Southern California theaters last year, and a few

of our members were lucky enough to get to see it, and highly recommended it. If you have an

interest in street photography you are sure to learn a lot from this movie to be shown at our February

16th meeting. To see some of Vivian’s work, visit www.vivianmaier.com

March Programs:

March 2, 2015 – Spring Competition Submit up to three images to the website.

March 16, 2015 – Catered Dinner Installation of Officers and Presentation of Spring Competition Awards.

http://www.vivianmaier.com/

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Bitsy Bernor

We are up and running with 158 members.

Please greet our newest member – Gary Jefferson

Gary attended a photo school for two years (many years ago) and has been a professional

photographer for a number of years. About 25 years ago he was active in the Pomona Camera Club.

He shot for Roma Stock in Burbank for about five years; however, did not make a living at it.

Gary has been an active poster on Facebook for about three years, and has met many new friends

there. Shooting with a Sony A7r, He says that he is looking forward to meeting other photographers

and participating in the field trips. Gary enjoys taking landscapes, wildlife, people and interesting

things along the way as he travels with his family.

Gary is retired, and enjoys traveling with his wife and five grown daughters. They travel about 35% of

the time, mostly by RV. In the last year they put about 30,000 miles on their vehicle traveling the US

and Canada. Bitsy

Wayne (Woody) Wood

Hi, Everybody,

Several members have requested that the various document downloads we have on our website be

put in one place. Check out the links on the menu bar at the top of every the page and you will see a

link titled "Downloads". All documents are available for download from this link. You will also see a

link to various camera instruction manuals. I will be placing new manuals in this link as I obtain them.

If you have a request for a model that is not on the site, please let me know and I will try to find it.

After several requests we now have a search engine on our website. It can be found on the far right

of the menu bar which is located at the top of every page. Please give it a try.

Surely there must be some members out there who have photography related videos on You Tube

or Vimeo? If so, send me the links and I will place them on our web site. I think some of our

members are getting tired of looking at mine! Woody

If you have any questions Woody can be reached at: 951.849.8744 - wayneswood@verizon.net

mailto:wayneswood@verizon.net

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Wayne (Woody) Wood

Bruce Bonnett

Bruce is an award winning photographer who has been interested

in photography since high school and started a semi-professional

career in college. There he earned spending money through group

and portrait photography, teaching classes on the physics of

photography, and working in the school’s graphics arts lab.

He is a member of the Professional Photographers of America,

Professional Photographers of California and is currently the

President of the Inland Empire Professional Photographers and

Videographers. Bruce has also previously served as President of

the Redlands Camera Club. One of the highlights of his

photographic career was having one of his photos published as a cover for a national magazine. His

photographic focus now is on nature and landscape photography.

Bruce is also a retired Air Force officer and systems engineer who worked on space, missile, and

computer systems. He is currently a manager for the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s

Information Management department.

Debra Dorothy

January has turned out to be a very good month for our Redlands Camera Club members.

Julie Furber won an Award for “Mother on Guard” and an Honorable Mention for “Caiman and Butterfly #2”. Bessie Reece won Awards for "Who Are You Looking At" and for “Shopping Day in Chester”. She also earned Honorable Mentions for "Being Creative" & for "Barn in Paluouse".

Jerry Reece won an Award for "Amid the Shadows" and Honorable Mentions for "Bent Spoon Fantasy" & for "Lady in Chartreuse".

A big congratulations goes out to these members. You make our club look good! Deb

If you have any questions, please email Debbie at: debbiedsd.dorothy@gmail.com.

mailto:debbiedsd.dorothy@gmail.com

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Rick Strobaugh

February 21st

– La Jolla

Thanks to those who came out for the Salton Sea field trip. We found a lot of new places and got

some very nice shots, even without a lot of bird photo opportunities, along with a great sunset for

those who stuck it out.

The next scheduled field trip for the club will be Saturday, February 21 in La Jolla. There are lots of

Seals and Pelicans in the area along with a lot of very scenic rock formations along the shoreline and

water. It is especially nice for sunset shots. Seals are often lying right on the beach so they are very

close. There are lots of restaurants nearby to grab lunch or dinner too. Anyone interested, contact me

for carpooling (rpdrunner@msn.com). I will most likely be planning on staying for sunset if conditions

are anywhere near good. Torey Pines State Reserve is also nearby. I am going to be watching the

weather conditions during February for any good, cloudy days along the coast and may be making a

trip out sooner if conditions are good.

That weekend, 19th-22nd, is also the 2015 Nature Photography Summit and Trade Show for NANPA,

North American Nature Photography Association in San Diego. They will be having lots of classes,

workshops and presentations which people can register for along with a portfolio review (also for a

cost). The Exhibit and Trade Show is free public entry on Saturday the 21st with lots of vendors and

sponsors represented. You can get more information at their web site nanpa.org. So, if people are

interested, they could go to the Trade Show in the morning then over to La Jolla afterwards for

photos.

Other suggestions for February: For those who might be interested in Civil War re-enactments,

there are two locations during February that will be holding them, Calico Ghost Town on February 14-

16 from 9-5 and Strathearn Museum Civil War Encampment in Simi Valley on February 21-22, 10-4

on Saturday and 10-3 on Sunday. Both stage battle re-enactments during the day and have

encampments which you can visit to see the living conditions of that time period.

Planning ahead: March is usually a good time for photos at Descanso Gardens in La Canada.

Thousands of tulips are blooming along with lots of other plants. That is the plan for the March field

trip at this point. I usually call to make sure they are blooming before going out. Rick

KEH to be at February 2nd

Regular Club Meeting Jerry Reece

Club members, friends and guests again have an opportunity to sell their unused photographic

equipment taking up valuable storage space at home or office. KEH will be at our Feb 2nd regular

club meeting early from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Club members will have priority from 5:00 pm to 7:00

pm. So come early so as to lessen the interference with your enjoyment of the regular program.

Remember photographic stuff only. The plaid bow tie your mother-in-law gave you for Christmas will

not be considered for purchase.

mailto:rpdrunner@msn.com

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Frank Peele

Additional Classes in Photography

The club’s educational program is in full swing. Here are the upcoming courses:

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom - beginning Tuesday, Feb. 17

While it is not a complete image editing program, Lightroom offers extensive capabilities to manage,

access and optimize digital photographs. It is often used in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop or

other image editing software, and can bring greater efficiency to the user’s workflow. This one comes

up soon, and there are plenty of seats still available. Register now by clicking here to assure your

place in the class!

Tuition is $60. Class sessions are held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Redlands First United Methodist

Church, 1 E. Olive Ave. Additional meetings of this class will be Feb. 24, Mar. 3, 10, 17 and 24.

Advanced Image Editing - beginning Tuesday, Mar. 31

For students using either Adobe Photoshop Elements or Adobe Photoshop software. In addition to

more advanced capabilities of the Adobe software, third-party plugins will be surveyed.

Tuition is $60. Class sessions are held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Redlands First United Methodist

Church, 1 E. Olive Ave. Additional meetings of this class will be Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28 and May 5.

Field Photographic Techniques - beginning Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00 p.m.

This course consists of an introductory classroom meeting and 4 field shooting sessions, each of

which is followed by a classroom critique of that week’s student photographs. Field sessions will be in

photogenic locations in and around Redlands, on days and at times arrived at by mutual agreement

of the class members. Students will photograph a variety of subject matter in differing lighting

conditions, putting into practice the principles learned in earlier lecture and discussion courses.

Because of the extensive one-on-one coaching involved, enrollment is limited to 15 students.

Frank

For full information about these classes or to register, go to the club website and click on

“About RCC”, then on “Education/Workshops”.

If you have specific questions about the classes, call (909) 798-7999

or email educationworkshopsrcc@gmail.com

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Member Survey Coming Up Frank Peele

RCC’s success and growth over the past several years has been due to many things, but high on the

list is the club’s eagerness to meet the needs of our members. In that light, we periodically conduct

surveys to find out what’s on members’ minds. There will be such a survey in the near future, and we

want you to know that the success of this effort depends entirely on how well our members respond.

We want to tailor programs, workshops, classes, field trips, competitions, members’ nights and all our

efforts to maximize your participation in the club and the benefits you gain from it. We don’t want the

direction of RCC to be determined by a minority, and you shouldn’t either. So when the survey is

announced, please give it your best shot. And remember, if you don’t vote, don’t gripe later! Frank

Russ Trozera Redlands Camera Club Spring Competition reminders:

Remember your file titles and actual image names have specific formats for our competitions.

Title: Format of file name:

1. Spring on the Prairie springontheprairie.jpg

2. Old Time Shadows OnThe Wall oldtimeshadowsonthewall.jpg

Note the file name is identical to the Title; however, the file name is in all lower case and has no

spaces or punctuation. File names need to match the tile of the image with no caps spaces or

punctuation. For example: a title Sunrise Over The Ocean does not equal file name DSC_0313.jpg

Titles should not be longer than 32 characters Old Time Shadows On The Wall is almost exceeding the limit. This will cause the scores to slip off the ribbon label.

All this information can be found on the Redlands Camera Club web site under Competition.

Good Luck - Russ Any questions call my cell: 760 486 5269

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Items for Sale by Members Submit to the Editor, bjreece@verizon.net , by the 3

rd Thursday of the month for the next Photogram.

The Photogram Editors and Redlands Camera Club are not responsible in any manner for items listed.

……………………….Your items for sale or trade can be placed here in future issues………………………

Tamrac Case Big Wheels Model 5592 Large Wheels -- Size: 14”x9”x22” -- Telescoping Handle

Holds 3 DSLRs, 5-7 lenses 17.3” Laptop Accepts external modular pouches & lens cases

such as: Lowepro or Tamrac

Like New – only used once - $245 (List new at B&H as $399.95)

Contact: Jerry Reece 951-845-2950 or see at a club meeting

mailto:bjreece@verizon.net

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Club Calendar

Information that was available to the editor at the time of publication.

Feb 2 Mirrorless Technology

Feb 2 Quick Pix - “Reflections” - submit to website by Feb 1st

Feb 2 KEH - buying event

Feb 2-16 Submit Spring Competition images to the website

Feb 16 Movie Night - Finding Vivian Maier

Feb 17 Class starts: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Mar 2 Spring Competition

Mar 16 Annual Dinner, Installation of Officers and Competition Awards

Mar 31 Class starts: Advanced Image Editing

May 11-18 Submit 2 images to website for Members’ Night on May 18th

May 12 Class starts: Field Photographic Techniques

May 18 Members Night

June 15 Submit Sumer Competition images - one image to website

July 6 Summer Competition with Judges’ Critiques - one image

Oct 19 Member’s Night

Dec 7 Winter Competition

Dec 21 Holiday Celebration & Competition Awards

Redlands Camera Club P.O. Box 7261 Redlands, CA 92375

www.RedlandsCameraClub.com

Club Officers President: Steve Oberholtzer Vice President/Programs: Carl Detrow Past President: Jerry Reece

Secretary: Lucy McGee Treasurer: Sue Richardson

Chairs Competition: Russ Trozera Education/Workshops: Frank Peele Field Trips: Rick Strobaugh

Historian: Bruce Bonnett Hospitality/Events: Ellen Rowan Membership: Bitsy Bernor Photogram: Jerry Reece Webmaster: Wayne (Woody) Wood

Member Services: Bessie Reece Color Munki: Beverly Brett Facebook: Bruce Woodcock

Librarian: Mary Ann Ponder Mentor: Bessie Reece S4C: Debra Dorothy

http://www.redlandscameraclub.com/

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2014 Winter Competition – 2nd

Place Winners