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May 2005 Cleveland Photographic Societywww.clevelandphoto.org

“Variations of a Gehry Building” by Joe Polevoi

Kolman Rosenberg’s Community ProjectMary Rynes Demonstrates the Usefulness of CritiquesJoe Polevoi on The Keyword: PotentialCompetition Results, Final Year-End Standings and PhotosAnnual Banquet Planned for May 21st

In This Issue:

Through the Darkroom Door

©2004 Cleveland Photographic Society1549 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114216-781-1533

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All Rights Reserved. All photographs hereinare protected by copyright law and may notbe reproduced without the express writtenconsent of the photographer.

Editor: Tom Flemingtefleming77@comcast.net440-617-9887

CPS Officers:Ron Wilson, PresidentMax Aynik, Vice PresidentJill Stanphill, SecretaryGeoff Powers, Treasurer

Website: www.clevelandphoto.org

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Deadline for articles: 18th of the month

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CPS is an affiliate of the PhotographicSoceity of America (PSA)

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During the 1930s and 1940sthe Photo League was a selfsupporting camera club, photoschool, and gallery in New YorkCity (much like CPS). Itsmembership included suchnotable photographers as PaulStrand, Edward Weston, AnselAdams and Richard Avedon. ThePhoto League felt that it had apublic purpose, that being todocument the many aspects oflife in New York City. It heldmany public photographicexhibitions, some of which werelater published as books. Unfortunately, during theparanoid post-war politicalclimate, the work of the PhotoLeague was taken to be a“preoccupation with the seamyside of life” focusing ondiscovered moments that wereoutside of the idealized imageryof “advertised America”. In 1947the US Attorney General allegedthat the group was a “communistand subversive organization” andin 1951 the group disbanded.(source – American Photographyby Miles Orvell, OxfordUniversity Press, 2003) I feel that, like the PhotoLeague, the ClevelandPhotographic Society (CPS)should serve some publicpurpose. With its long andhistoric presence in the city ofCleveland, CPS could and shouldemerge as the preeminentorganization representing the artof photography in NortheastOhio. I would like to put togetherand lead a group of CPS membersto work on defining a publicpurpose for CPS, and movingahead to begin to carry out thatpurpose. I would envision a

resultant exhibition of CPSmember photographsrepresenting life in NortheastOhio in all of its multi-facetedaspects. The group’s work wouldentail initial brainstormingsessions to further define thepurpose and scope of thisinitiative. The work might thencontinue to possibly includesoliciting support from the city,region, foundations, museums,educational institutions etc.,arranging exhibitions, or evenpublishing. The possibilities aremany. I feel that a project such asthis would help to rejuvenate theclub, would elevate photographyas a serious art form in NortheastOhio, and would give allmembers of CPS a public purposefor which we would all be proud. If you are interested inworking on this project, pleasegive me a call at 440-255-7663.Once I have names of interestedmembers, we will set up an initialmeeting to begin defining ourpublic purpose and then carryingout the project. KR

CPS Community Project ProposedKolman Rosenberg

New CPS officers for the 2005-2006 year are Max Aynik, Vice-president, Ron Wilson, President, JillStanphill, Secretary, and Geoff Powers, Treasurer

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CPS Schedule

May 20056 Field Trip Competition10 Board Meeting13 Francis Bayless - Trips to

Antarctica20 Program to be announced21 Annual Banquet (Saturday)27 No Meeting

June 20053 No Meeting10 How to shoot fireworks by

Ron Wilson14 Board Meeting17 No Meeting24 Pictorial Competition #1

Judges’ Critique Often Helpful Mary Rynes Demonstrates with Before and After Photos

At a recent competition, Mary Rynes listened to the judges’ adviceregarding changes that could be made to improve her photos. Beloware two such examples. In the first example, the lily was placed high inthe frame without much space around it. The judges commented that itcould use more space around the flower on the top as well as the sides.Mary made this change and was pleased with the resulting image. In the second example, The lily was originally facing left. For mostpeople, it is more pleasing to see the flower pointing right. This phe-nomenon may have something to do with the way our brains work. Inany case, judges pointed this out and Mary made the change inPhotoshop. The result can be seen below.

Before After

Before After

ANNOUNCEMENT

Don’t miss the CPS AnnualBanquet! Details:

When: Saturday, May 21st, Arrive 6pm Dinner 7pm

Where: Harry’s Steak House 5664 Brecksville Rd. Independence, OH

Reservations required, $25 perperson.

Send check payable to ClevelandPhotographic Society to:

Ron Wilson1102 Fireside TrailBroadview Hts., OH 44147

Questions? Call Ron at:440-746-1144

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The Keyword: PotentialJoe Polevoi

I’m excitedabout ourdecision tomove out ofthis tired-looking clubroom, thetired-lookingstairway, the

tired-looking entrance, in atired-looking part of downtownCleveland. We hope to enhanceBroadview Heights with theaddition of our 118 year oldphotography society. We may behistorical in years, but soon to berevitalized by a fresh new clubroom on a campus area in asuburban setting. It may bejumping the gun, since nothing isfinalized yet, but I would like toshare some ideas that might helpCPS be even more effective in thefuture. Whether or not we settledown in Broadview Hts. orelsewhere, most of these ideascould be implemented. What I’d like to see...1. The new location becoming afamiliar site for all thesurrounding suburbs as well asCleveland. It will be a place wewould be pleased to inviteguests.2. More fundamental and digitalclasses offered to help pay forthe increased cost of having anewer place for our exclusiveuse.3. A rotating exhibit of photosshowcasing the talents of ourmembership, illustrating whatphotography is all about.Visitors would see the variety of

creative photography we areconstantly producing.4. Start out with an Open Houseto welcome Broadview Hts.residents and others interested inphotography. This would be agood way to present informationabout our programs, field tripsand other learning opportunities.5. Establish procedures forsending publicity to all areapublications and other locationson a regular basis.6. Dedicate wall space tocontinually post news of interestfor our members, news of othercompetitions, etc.7. Have an annual CPS exhibitionof member photos open to thepublic. Excellent PRopportunities.8. Informal sessions to viewDVD’s, videotapes, and

discussions of photographicinterest.This would be another great usefor our digital projector.9. More emphasis on maintainingour web site as a source for-up-to-date info on events,competition scores, members’photo galleries, etc. The internetsite could be one of our strongesttools to attract new members.10. Share some programs withother photo groups. Good way tomeet other local photographers.11. Possible workshops orseminars as a revenue source. I’m sure there are many moreways for CPS to have a greatimpact wherever it ends up. Thismove holds a lot of potential forthe future if we all pitch in tomake it more successful thanever. JP

You are asking Maria and I to believe that is not a manipulated photo...yeah, right!

INSIDE CPS by Joe Polevoi

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CPS April Gallery

“Waiting for Spring” by Joe Polevoi

“Fantasy” by Bert Klein

“Sky Lace” by Mary Rynes

“Dimples” by Max Aynik

“84” by Maria Kaiser

“Haight-Ashbury Window Dressing” by Tom Fleming

“Little Hula Girl” by Ed Rynes

“Acronym by Tom Fleming

“Isolation Under Constellations” by Ed Rynes

“What Is It?” by Ed Rynes

“Variations of a Delorean” by Joe Polevoi

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“Can’t Fool Me” by Ed Rynes“Bailey House Porch” by Kolman Rosenberg“Vanessa’s Red Dress” by Ed Rynes

“Bring on da Noise Bring on da Funk” by Geoff Powers

“Fisherman’s Wharf” by Mandi Fleming

“Roadside Chalis Flower” by Ed Rynes

“Coastal Fisherman” by Mandi Fleming

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Editor’s Note: So that membersmay better understand the year-end awards, the currentguidelines for the year-endcompetition are reprinted here.The deadline for the year-endcompetition was April 29th.Winners will be announced atthe Annual Banquet on May 21st.

CLEVELAND

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

ANNUAL AWARDSRevised 3/23/1997

The annual awards aretraditionally presented at theSociety’s end of the yearbanquet. Theyare of four types:1. Accumulated Points.2. Year End Competition.3. Memorial Awards.4. Special Awards asannounced by Chairpersonsduring the year.

ACCUMULATED POINTS

The individuals with thehighest point totals in eachclass and category, of eachdivision,accumulated duringthe year’s regularcompetitions, earn theseawards.

Places are designated as 1st,2nd, and 3rd based on pointtotal.Ties are not broken andtherefore more than oneaward may be given for any ofthese places.

If the total of participants inany class is less than 11 thenumber of places shall bereduced as:

6 to 10 participants – 2 places1 to 5 participants – 1 place

YEAR END COMPETITION

This competition enables themembership to enter whatthey feel is their best work ofthe year for overall judging.Each Division Chairperson willannounce in April the numberof entries allowed forsubmittal.

Entries must be work that wasentered in regular competitionduring the past year. Theyneed not have been winners orhave placed.

Judging shall be done in closedsession by other than Societymembers.

Judges eligible for a divisionmay not have judged anyregular competition during theyear for that division. Theymay have judged for anotherdivision.

The competition is to be heldin a location and withequipment that would beconsidered “in line” with whatCPS provides at regularcompetitions so that a fairpresentation of the members’work is accomplished. (ie:

adequate lighting for viewingprints; a large screen,abright projector, and a darkroom for slides).

Ties are broken. Places aredesignated as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

based on point total and tiebreaking votes.

If the total of participants inany class is less than 11 thenumber of places shall bereduced as:

6 to 10 participants – 2 places1 to 5 participants – 1 place

Only one place is to beawarded per person percategory in a division.However, one person can wina Memorial type award andalso win a place in a category.For example, if the judgingwould indicate a person shouldwin Slide of the Year and 1st

place/Class A in PictorialSlides, this person would notreceive the 1st place award. Ifhowever, the former 1st placephotograph was a scenic, andit was this division’s year toselect a recipient for the JohnModdejonge award, it wouldbe eligible for this award.

Print/Slide of the Year winnersin each division, havingreceived the highest judgingscores, are considered to bethe most prestigious and willbe displayed in the Society’sclubroomfor the coming year.

CPS Year-End Competition Guidelines

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Slide makers in this group areresponsible for providing aprint, matted and framed notto exceed 16 x 20 inches bythe end of June. Print makersshall have their entry framedwithin the same time.All slides which won an awardare to be collected andduplicated at the Society’sexpense, then kept by theSecretary in the Best of Yearcollection.

MEMORIAL AWARDS

These awards are determinedin the year end competitions.Winners of these awards areconsidered to be moreprestigious than other places,except Print/Slide of the Year,and will be displayed in theSociety’s club room for thecoming year.

Slide makers in this group areresponsible for providing aprint, matted and framed notto exceed 16 x 20 by the endof June. Print makers shallhave their entry framed withinthe same time. All slideswhich won an award are to becollected and duplicated at theSociety’s expense, then keptby the Secretary in the Best ofYear collection. They are:

Henry Mayer – The bestnature slide from the Generalcategory (class A & Bcombined) is judged with thebest slide from the Zoologycategory. The winnerbecomes the Slide of the Yearwhile the other wins thisaward.

William Meyer – The bestBlack and white scenic print.This is usually awarded in thePictorial Print division, but if noprints are considered eligible,the Nature Print Division mayplace the award. (Maker madeprints only.)

John Moddejonge – The bestColor Scenic. This alternatesbetween the Pictorial Slide andPictorial Print divisions, butcan be awarded by eitherdivision or by a Nature divisionif no eligible pictures areentered in the divisiondesignated for a give year.(Maker made prints only.)

Note: – A Scenic is defined as:Constituting or affordingpleasing views of naturalfeatures. A depiction of naturalscenery that could bedescribed as picturesque. Thehand of man or views ofpeople are acceptable butshould not be a primary ordominant element of thephotograph.

Ron Wilson’s photo “Movement in Red” won the Best of Show award at this year’s JCC competition.

Congratulations go out toRon Wilson and Mandi Fleming.Ron won the “Best of Show”award at this year’s JewishCommunity Center PhotographyCompetition with his photo“Movement in Red”. CPS mem-bers may recall seeing this photoon the back wall of our clubroom.The JCC show was at the MandelJCC in Beachwood and will nowbe on display at the Beck Centerin Lakewood through June 11th. Mandi won the Lucianoaward for architecture at theFirelands Association for theVisual Arts (FAVA) 2005 SixState Photography Show. Herwinning photo is titled “FinalReflections”. This show will beat the FAVA Center in Oberlinthrough June 4th.

CPS Photographers Win Awards at Ohio Competitions

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SLIDES CLASS A1st Maria Kaiser 842nd Max Aynik Dimples2nd Jim Kunkel Hummingbird3rd Bert Klein Fantasy3rd Ed Rynes Scenic View3rd Ed Rynes Circle Parade3rd Joe Polevoi Composition on Beach

SLIDES CLASS B1st Mary Rynes Beach Sunset2nd Mike McNeely Inaugural Protesters2nd Mary Rynes Corpulent Cat

BLACK & WHITE PRINTS CLASS A1st Ed Rynes Roadside Chalis Flower2nd Ed Rynes Little Hula Girl3rd Tom Fleming Mandi3rd Kolman Rosenberg Bailey House Porch3rd Ron Wilson Roundup

BLACK & WHITE PRINTS CLASS B1st Mandi Fleming Fisherman’s Wharf1st Mary Rynes Sky Lace1st Mandi Fleming Coastal Fisherman1st Mary Rynes Water Lily

COLOR PRINTS CLASS A1st Ron Wilson Canon Beach1st Ed Rynes Vanessa’s Red Dress2nd Joe Polevoi Waiting for Spring2nd Ed Rynes 1930 Pierce Arrow with Flare3rd Jim Kunkel Orchid D411

COLOR PRINTS CLASS B1st Mary Rynes Life Cycle2nd Geoff Powers Bring in da Noise; Bring in da Funk

COMMERCIAL PRINTS1st Vic Evcic Cleveland Skyline1st Mandi Fleming Work in Progress2nd Jane Costlow Catching a Little Air Time2nd Michele Rosa Welcome

Pictorial Competition April 1, 2005

Creative Accumulated Points as of April 30, 2005

PRINTS, BLACK & WHITEEd Rynes 15Kolman Rosenberg 10Mary Rynes 9Tom Fleming 8Ron Wilson 7Chris Dixon 5Vic Evcic 4

PRINTS, COLORJoe Polevoi 20Ed Rynes 19Bob Stone 19Mary Rynes 16Kolman Rosenberg 8Diane Funk 7Clif Eller 5Ron Wilson 5Jim Kunkel 4Chris Dixon 3

SLIDESEd Rynes 23Bert Klein 17Maria Kaiser 14Joe Polevoi 13Mary Rynes 11Paul Mathiellis 9Bill Gance 4Gerry Juskenas 4Ron Wilson 4Russell Purnell 3

SLIDES1st Bert Klein Fantasy2nd Maria Kaiser Beached Ball3rd Maria Kaiser Homeland Security3rd Russell Purnell Jack in the Box3rd Ed Rynes What is it?3rd Ed Rynes Can’t Fool Me

BLACK & WHITE PRINTS1st Tom Fleming Acronym2nd Vic Evcic PBL #43rd Tom Fleming Haight-Ashbury Window Dressing

COLOR PRINTS1st Clif Eller Flowers2nd Ed Rynes Isolation Under Constellations3rd Mary Rynes DiscoveryHM Joe Polevoi Variations of a DeloreanHM Joe Polevoi Variations of a Gehry BuildingHM Bob Stone Girl with Chicken on Silver Paper

Creative Competition April 8, 2005

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COLOR PRINTS CLASS AEd Rynes 42Ron Wilson 20Jim Kunkel 17Joe Polevoi 7Bob Stone 6Elaine Kukral 4Bob Malek 2Fred Reingold 2Chris Dixon 2Diane Funk 2Tom Fleming 2

COLOR PRINTS CLASS BMary Rynes 24Bob Frye 10Goeff Powers 8

COMMERCIAL PRINTSTom Fleming 26Bill Gance 8Vic Evcic 7Joe Kunzman 7Max Aynik 7Elaine Kukral 6Pam Messuri 6Mandi Fleming 5Jane Costlow 4Michele Rosa 4Alex Boehm 2

COLOR SLIDES CLASS AJoe Polevoi 22Ed Rynes 20Bill Gance 18Susan Swope 17Jim Kunkel 15Maria Kaiser 15Bob Stone 12Bert Klein 10Ron Wilson 7Diane Funk 6Gerry Juskenas 6Max Aynik 4Elaine Kukral 3Ken Kukral 3

COLOR SLIDES CLASS BBob Frye 22Mary Rynes 20Alex Boehm 9Geoff Powers 7Russell Purnell 5Mike McNeely 4

Pictorial Accumulated Points as of April 30, 2005

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PRINTS, CLASS A, COLORRon Wilson 21Jim Kunkel 21Ed Rynes 14Bob Stone 4

PRINTS, CLASS B, COLORBob Frye 33Mary Rynes 10

PRINTS, B&W, CLASS ARon Wilson 15Ed Rynes 15

PRINTS, B&W, CLASS BMary Rynes 9

PRINTS, COMMERCIALPam Messuri 8Vic Evcic 7Jane Costlow 5Jim Frier 5Bill Trent 5Tom Fleming 4Mike McNeely 4Bill Gance 3

SLIDES, CLASS A GENERALJim Kunkel 27Bob Stone 25Maria Kaiser 9Ed Rynes 8Bill Gance 7Elaine Kukral 3

SLIDES, CLASS A ZOOLOGYEd Rynes 21Bob Stone 13Jim Kunkel 8Bill Gance 7Jan Holkenborg 4Elaine Kukral 4Joe Polevoi 4

SLIDES, CLASS B GENERALRussell Purnell 10Bill Trent 10Mike McNeely 5

SLIDES, CLASS B ZOOLOGYMary Rynes 24Russell Purnell 5

Nature Competition Accumulated Points as of April 30, 2005

BLACK & WHITE PRINTS

Ed Rynes 22

Kolman Rosenberg 10

Ron Wilson 9

Jim Frier 5

Paul Mathiellis 5

Chris Dixon 3

COLOR PRINTS

Ed Rynes 19

Mary Rynes 13Kolman Rosenberg 12Jim Frier 9

Bill Gance 9

Ron Wilson 9

Tatyana Denisova 7

Diane Funk 7

Elaine Kukral 6

Bill Trent 5

COMMERCIAL PRINTS

Pam Messuri 5

SLIDES

Mary Rynes 16

Bill Gance 13

Elaine Kukral 12

Joe Polevoi 12

Ed Rynes 8

Ron Wilson 5

Diane Funk 4

Pam Messuri 4

Gerry Juskenas 3

People Competition Accumulated Points as of April 30, 2005

BLACK & WHITE PRINT CLASS AEd Rynes 33Tom Fleming 17Ron Wilson 13Kolman Rosenberg 6Jim Frier 4

BLACK & WHITE PRINT CLASS BMary Rynes 20Mandi Fleming 10Cliff Eller 5Geoff Powers 5

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The Cleveland Photographic Society

The Cleveland Photographic Society (CPS) was formed in 1887 and has operated continuously since thattime, making it the second oldest camera club in uninterrupted operation in North America. We are one ofonly a few clubs in the country to have our own permanent clubroom and a darkroom. These facilities allowCPS to conduct a Photo School every Fall and Spring, featuring sessions on fundamentals, darkroom workand digital techniques.

Visitors are welcome to attend, at no charge, any scheduled meeting to learn more about our programs andcompetitions. Most meeting are on Friday evenings at 7:30 pm. We are located upstairs at 1549 SuperiorAvenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The annual membership fee is $54 for individuals, $81 for couples,and $35 for students.

In addition to programs and competitions, CPS sponsors special showings, workshops, and field trips toprovide ideas, opportunities and inspiration. We also hold a number of social events and an annual auction.

This newsletter, Through The Darkroom Door, is printed and emailed to members, friends of CPS and othersubscribers every month at no charge. For members without email, a printed copy is mailed through theU.S. Postal Service. The email version is in pdf format and is in color. To subscribe to this newsletter,please email the editor, Tom Fleming, at tefleming77@comcast.net with your request.