Chapter 1

The Bellows

Store Reflection by Janet Reinstra

Contra Costa Camera Club

PSA/N4C

February 2014

Volume 66 No. 2

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Founded in 1948the Contra Costa Camera Club is a member of the Northern California Council of Camera Clubs- N4C and the Photographic Society of America-PSA

WE OFFER• Competitions to hone skills, from beginner to master's with a critique. Both projected images and prints are exhibited in pictorial, nature,creative, travel, journalism and sequence categories,• Guest speakers to enlighten you on the newest aspects of photography,• Field trips to expand your horizons,• Mentors for fellow photographers,• A monthly publication The Bellows to inform you of our competitions and upcoming events,• An annual awards banquet for your enjoyment,•Various member-sponsored programs that can enhance your skills.

All images contained herein remain under copyright protection of the individual photographers

Two Shacks Palouse~Joan Field

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Useful Information2014 Board MembersPresident: Stephen Buschstephenbuschphotography@yahoo.com 510-610-7889Vice President: Janet Reinstrahrh@astound.net 925-934-3069Treasurer: Barry Hartbhart2@aol.com 925-827-9540Secretary: Daniel Wagnerdaniel@dtwagner.com 925-932-2598Journalism and Travel Chair: Joan Fieldjfzgf@att.net 925-254-0176Print Chair: David Grubegrubedav@gmail.com 925-943-1594Pictorial Chair: Georges Pelpelgpelpel@comcast.net 510-504-8285Creative and Nature Chair: Bill Stonebstone@astound.net 925-935-6097Education Chair: Helen Sweethrsweet@pacbell.net 925-283-6708Judge Chair: Sherry Grivettskg1228@earthlink.net 408-923-3841N4C Rep: Mike Luebkemikeluebke@gmail.com 925-349-5990PSA Rep: Jane Postiglioneposti9j@comcast.net 510-339-3398Field Trip Chair: Janet Reinstrahrh@astound.net 925-934-3069Hospitality Chair: Gisela Caulkinsgiscal@sbcglobal.net 925-820-5768Webmaster: Pat Prettieprettyphotos@comcast.net 925-254-0176Bellows Editor: Leslie Crandelllcrandell@astound.net 925-672-5639

Upcoming EventsMarch 9th- CCCC Annual Awards Dinner, Peasant & Pear, Danville  @  5:30

March 6th-Club CompetitionDigital - Pictorial, Color and Monochrome Prints - PictorialJudge –Terry Toomey

March 20- Club CompetitionDigital - Journalism and TravelPrints - Creative, NatureJudge –TBA

March 27-Education Night, Neeley Main on Street Photography

Palm Trees And The Sunset~Anita Rama

Rep At Large: Rose Bowerroseonthego@astound.net 925-825-3032Rep At Large: Bilha Sperlinggobilha@hotmail.com 925-943-6263Membership Chair: Helen Sweethrsweet@pacbell.net 925-283-6708

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Results of Club CompetitionFebruary 2014

Bow Detail~Barry Grivett

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Pictorial

Pictorial photography is the use of the photographic medium as an art form. The emphasis is on interest, visual impact, composition, and technical excellence. Images in the Pictorial Division are not confined to any particular subject, type, or style of photography. Competition Pictorial images may be manipulated in the darkroom, on the computer or in the camera in a manner consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions. _____________________________________________________

Sunrise Ascent~Bob Johnson

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Pictorial DigitalImage of the Month

Look But Don’t Touch~Barry Grivett

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Pictorial Digital February 6, 2014

Judge: Alison Brooks

BASIC (2 entries)

1.Palm Trees And The Sunset (1 Of 1) Anita Rama2 Red Hot Peppers (1 Of 1) Anita Rama

INTERMEDIATE (20 entries)

1 Ocean Sculpture Bob Rogers2 Store Reflection Janet Reinstra3 Sandhill Cranes At Sunset David Grube4 Vernazza, Italy Marcia Hart5 Sandhill Crane Take Off, Bosque Del Apache Eileen JohnsonHM Tulip Bill RauchHM Holiday Lights And Rotunda Daniel Wagner

ADVANCED (28 entries)1 Look But Don't Touch Barry Grivett2 San Francisco Jewelry Mike Luebke3 Bow Detail Barry Grivett4 Going To P Sherry Grivett5 Round Window 1 Joe HearstHM The Weight Of Years Ojars KratinsHM Statues On The Beach - Normandy T Selden ParmeleeHM Altamount Pass Windmills At Attention Rose BowerHM Sedona Sunset Ojars Kratins

MASTERS (16 entries)

1 Gibson Beach Sunset Leslie Crandell2 Sunrise Ascent Bob Johnson3 Sun Peaks Through Clouds On El Capitan Georges Pelpel4 Camouflaged And Alert Common Potoo Wih Chick In Her Breast Feathers Pat Prettie5 Snow Swept Meadow Leslie CrandellHM Tree Branches Over Valley Joan Field

San Francisco Jewelry~Mike Luebke

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Pictorial Digital Year to Date (as of February 6, 2014)

BASICAnita Rama 11.0

INTERMEDIATE Bob Rogers 7.0Janet Reinstra 6.5David Grube 5.0Marcia Hart 4.0Eileen Johnson 3.0Bill Rauch 2.5Daniel Wagner 2.5David Morse 2.0Boris Dmitruk 2.0Stephen Busch 2.0

ADVANCEDBarry Grivett 12.0Mike Luebke 6.0Sherry Grivett 4.0Ojars Kratins 3.0Joe Hearst 3.0Rose Bower 2.5

ADVANCED (cont.)Selden Parmelee 2.5Morris Johnson 2.0Helen Sweet 2.0Gene Molander 2.0Bill Stone 2.0Rodney Sweet 2.0Barry Hart 2.0Bill Chambard 2.0

MASTERSLeslie Crandell 12.0Pat Prettie 7.0Bob Johnson 6.0Georges Pelpel 5.0Joan Field 2.5Jane Postiglione 2.0Stephen Weiss 2.0San Yuan 2.0

Gibson Beach Sunset~Leslie Crandell

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Sandhill Cranes At Sunset~David Grube

Sun Peaks Through Clouds On El Capitan~Georges Pelpel

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Creative

Creative photography is producing an image through the use of imaginative skill or originality of thought including the altering of reality. No image should be eliminated from competition simply because it looks realistic, provided it shows originality of concept. This includes modifications in the darkroom, on the computer, or in the camera, as well as unusual points of view,imaginative use of subject matter or lighting,or any other presentation that begins with the maker’s photograph or a collection of photographs.

Creative images must be consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions. In the Creative image competition, the title is read when showing the image. ____________________________________________________________

Print Levels: There are two levels: B (Basic) and A (Advanced). Digital (Electronic) Imaging Levels: B (Basic), I (Intermediate), A (Advanced), M (Masters).

No more than two submissions per level at the club level.

Soft Triad~Jane Postiglione

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Creative Digital

Image of the MonthWalking the Mall~Sherry Mullins

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Creative Digital February 20, 2014Judge: Gene Morita

Basic (5 entries)

1 Twins Barry Grivett2 Lost In Space Rodney SweetHM Lucky Seven Barry Grivett

Intermediate (8 entries)

1 Walking The Mall Sherry Mullin2 Washed Away Sherry Mullin3 Ferrous Ferris Gene MolanderHM Mirrors And Rails Daniel T WagnerHM Galaxy's Spinning Boris DmitrukHM A Helmet Boris Dmitruk

Advanced (13 entries)

1 Splitting The Atom Mike Luebke2 Inspired By Church At Auvers By Vincent Van Gogh Selden Parmelee3 Between A Rock And A Hard Place Georges Pelpel4 Alien Bob Johnson5 Christmas Lights Georges PelpelHM Water Weeds Bob RogersHM It's Not The Room That's Spinning Mike LuebkeHM Clowning Ojars Kratins

Inspired By Church At Auvers By Vincent Van Gogh~Selden Parmelee

Masters (14 entries)

1 Soft Triad Jane Postiglione2 Fastrack Only Stephen Weiss3 Wiil Of The Wisp Rose Bower4 A New Look At The Moving Rocks Bill Stone5 Flutter By Helen SweetHM Traversata Jane PostiglioneHM Starry Eyed Sherry GrivettHM Musical Score Stephen Weiss

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Creative Digital Year to Date (as of February 20, 2014)

BasicBarry Grivett 7.5Rodney Sweet 6.0Stephen Busch 1.0

IntermediateSherry Mullin 13.0Gene Molander 5.0Boris Dmitruk 3.0Daniel T Wagner 2.5

Advanced Mike Luebke 7.5Selden Parmelee 6.0Georges Pelpel 6.0Bob Johnson 4.0Ojars Kratins 2.5Morris Johnson 2.0Bob Rogers 1.5

MastersJane Postiglione 7.5Stephen Weiss 6.5Rose Bower 5.0Bill Stone 4.0Helen Sweet 3.0Sherry Grivett 2.5Joan Field 2.0

Splitting the Atom~Mike Luebke

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Fastrak Only~Stephen Weiss

Ferrous Ferris~Gene Molander Lost in Space~Rodney Sweet

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Nature

The Nature Photography Division is restricted to the use of the photographicprocess to depict observations from allbranches of natural history except anthropology and archeology in such a fashion that a well-informed personwill be able to identify the subject matterand certify as to its honest presentation.The storytelling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality.

Spring Flooding In Yosemite~David Morse

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Nature Digital

Image of the Month Western Grebe Mating Sequence (Aechmophorus

Occidentalis) [1] Male Mounts Female~Bill Chambard

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Basic Zoology1 Sandhill Cranes Anita Rama2 Fly In- Snow Geese Anita Rama

IntermediateZoology1 Spring Flooding In Yosemite David Morse2 Kangaroo Rat Tracks Cross The Sand Dunes At Sunrise,Death Valley National Park Rodney Sweet3 Pink Rose Butterflies (Pachliopta Kotzebuea) Mating Eileen Johnson4 Mother Osprey Flying Back To Waiting Young In Nest Leslie Crandell5 The Sun Bear-Helarctos Malayanus David MorseHM Sandhill Crane Take Off, Bosque Del Apache Eileen JohnsonHM Pentamidae Gene MolanderHM Portrait Of A Snowy Egret Egretta Thula Leslie Crandell

Advanced1 A Ladybug (Coccinella Neomnotata)Feeding On Aphids Barry Hart2 A Small But Deadly Dart Frog (Dendrobates Pumilio)-CostaRica Barry Hart3 Black Bear With Spawning Kokanee Fresh-Water Salmon,South Lake Tahoe, Ca David Grube4 Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) In Flight David Grube

Nature Digital February 20, 2014Judge: Gene Morita

Advanced (cont.)HM Great Blue Heron-Ardea Herodias-Galapagos Bill StoneHM Great Egret (Ardea Alba) Fishing [1] Spots Prey And Acts Joan FieldHM Greater Sandhill Crane,Bosque Del Apache Nwr Alan Gould

Masters 1 Western Grebe Mating Sequence (AechmophorusOccidentalis) [1] Male Mounts Female Bill Chambard2 A Large Male Grizzly Moves With Ease Through The WaterWith A Salmon Bob Johnson3 Pelagic Cormorants Mating Notice Breeding Plumage(Phalacrocorax Pelagicus) Bill Chambard4 Male Ring-Necked Pheasant In Flight - Lower Klamath Nwr(W) (Phasianus Colchicus) Georges Pelpel5 Double-Crested Cormorant(Phalacrocorax Auritus) With AFish Boris DmitrukHM Adult Bald Eagle Takes Flight - Lower Klamath Nwr (W)(Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) Georges PelpelHM Well Camouflaged Alert Common Potoo (Nyctibius Griseus)With Alert Chick In Breast Feathers Pat PrettieHM Great Horned Owl (Bubo Virginianus) Spreads Its Wings ForLiftoff Barry Grivett

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Nature Digital Year to Date (as of February 20, 2014)

BASICAnita Rama 11.0

INTERMEDIATEDavid Morse 8.0Rodney Sweet 6.0Eileen Johnson 5.5Leslie Crandell 4.5Gene Molander 2.5Daniel T Wagner 2.0Marcia Hart 2.0Helen Sweet 2.0

ADVANCEDBarry Hart 11.0David Grube 7.0Joan Field 3.5Alan Gould 2.5Bill Stone 2.5Rose Bower 2.0

MASTERSBill Chambard 15.0Bob Johnson 6.0Georges Pelpel 4.5Stephen Weiss 4.0Boris Dmitruk 3.0Barry Grivett 2.5Pat Prettie 2.5Bob Rogers 2.0Jane Postiglione 2.0Mike Luebke 2.0Sherry Grivett 2.0

A Ladybug (Coccinella Neomnotata)Feeding On Aphids~Barry Hart

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A Large Male Grizzly Moves With Ease Through The Water~Bob Johnson

Black Bear With Spawning Kokanee Fresh-Water ~David Grube

Pelagic Cormorants Mating Notice Breeding Plumage~Bill Chambard

Kangaroo Rat Tracks Cross The Sand Dunes At Sunrise,Death Valley National Park~Rodney Sweet

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Prints

Both prints that win at club level (excluding HMs) and those that go on to N4C require a .jpg file of the print submitted to the print chair. It is recommended that they be set to 1600 (width) x 1200 (height) pixels, the new N4C suggested digital size similar to the digital images. Thus it is not necessary for photography of the prints to take place and the maker’s .jpg image will be far finer for projected display than photographed prints. Prints without submitted .jpgs are still eligible for the Annual Competitions but, if a winner, will not be displayed at the Annual CCCC or N4C Banquets.

The thrill of seeing one of your better photos transformed to an inspiring color or monochrome print is hard to beat. You can hold your work in your hand, admire it, hang it on the wall, give it away as a gift, or even sell it if you are lucky. You can compete with it not only in camera club but also at the county fairs or other venues. When your club has a gallery showing, your print will be among those admired by visitors and prospective buyers.

Say It With Roses~Lucy Beck

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Print of the Month

Six Speed~Daniel Wagner

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Pictorial PrintsFebruary 6, 2014Judge: Alison BrooksBlack and White DivisionIntermediate (6 entries)

1 St Catherine, Medieval Church Honfleur Daniel Wagner2 Ted Campbell, Proprietor Of Coach Maintenance Company, Williams, California (2) Rodney Sweet3 Early Morning On The Irrawaddy. Myanmar Gene Molander

Advanced (5 entries)

1 Dune Sandwash Ojars Kratins2 The Corner House Ojars Kratins

Masters (6 entries)

1 Mt. Shasta In Winter Joan Field2 Guitar Player, Rome Stephen Busch3 Tucson Cactus Stephen Busch

Color DivisionIntermediate( 9 entries)

1 Six Speed Daniel Wagner2 Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California Rodney Sweet3 Moon Over The Bay Bridge Stephen Busch

Color Division (cont.)Advanced (4 entries)

1 Say It With Roses (1 Of 1) Lucy Beck2 Bay Bridge Light Show Selden Parmelee3 Chinese Opera Performance Selden Parmelee

Masters (6 entries)1 Twilight In Enna, Sicily Ojars Kratins2 Two Shacks Palouse Joan Field3 Sandwall Ojars KratinsHM Round Window 3 Joe Hearst

Twilight In Enna, Sicily~Ojars Kratins

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Pictorial Prints YTD as of February 6, 2014

Monochrome IntermediateDaniel Wagner 7.0Gene Molander 5.0Rodney Sweet 5.0Anita Rama 1.0

Monochrome AdvancedOjars Kratins 11.0Selden Parmelee 2.0Bilha Sperling 1.0

Monochrome MastersStephen Busch 9.0Joan Field 7.0Jane Postiglione 2.0

Color IntermediateDaniel Wagner 9.0Rodney Sweet 5.0Stephen Busch 4.0Anita Rama 2.0Gene Molander 2.0Morris Johnson 1.0

Color AdvancedSelden Parmelee 9.0Lucy Beck 6.0Bilha Sperling 1.0

Color MastersOjars Kratins 10.0Joan Field 6.0Joe Hearst 2.5Jane Postiglione 2.0

Ted Campbell, Proprietor Of Coach Maintenance Company, Williams, California (2) ~Rodney Sweet

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St Catherine, Medieval Church Honfleur~Daniel Wagner

Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California~Rodney Sweet

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Early Morning On The Irrawaddy. Myanmar~Gene Molander

Mt. Shasta In Winter~Joan Field

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Sandwall~Ojars Kratins

Bay Bridge Light Show~Selden Parmelee

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Sequence PrintsFebruary 20, 2014Judge: Gene Morita

ADVANCED (9 entries)

1 Silk Moth Emerging From Cocoon Bill Stone2 Anna Hummingbird Feeding Chicks (11 Of 11) Lucy Beck3 A Slurpy From Sweetie Gene MolanderHM Zephyr Goes For The Water-1-See It Daniel Wagner

YTD (as of February 20, 2014)

ADVANCEDBill Stone 7.0Gene Molander 5.0Lucy Beck 5.0Daniel Wagner 2.5Jane Postiglione 2.0

A Slurpy from Sweetie~Gene Molander

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SequenceImage of the Month

Silk Moth Emerging From Cocoon~Bill Stone