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May 2013 Volume 37, No.5
Speakers This MonthFi Rust and Barbara Fleming
Photography Club
Mile High Wildlife
www.mhwpc.org
“On our last day at Pico Bonito Lodge, we awoke to a day of hard and serious rain! Our guide, Joel, met us with excitement. He had found a Ground Dove nest that he wanted to share with us… Later that day, we discovered a wonderful White-necked Jacobin “dancing” in the hard rain. Magical!”
MHWPC member, Fi Rust, first acquired a great love of nature in England, her native homeland. As a professional wildlife photographer, Focus On Nature, her images have been published in numerous accredited magazines, books and calendars. She won the Professional Prize in the 2012 Audubon Magazine Photo Awards for which Fi was awarded a trip to the Lodge at Pico Bonito, in Honduras. Fi invited Barbara Fleming (also a MHWPC member, wildlife photographer, and founder of Fleming Safari Company) to join her on the Honduras trip in early March of 2013. Everything about Pico Bonito Lodge exceeded their expectations and they have since quickly prepared a program to present at the MHWPC May meeting, taking us along their adventure.
The program will inform attendees about the tropical wilderness of northern Honduras as accessed through a premier ecolodge, The Lodge at Pico Bonito. Fi and Barbara will talk about the people, place and ecolodge while sharing their photographs of the colorful wildlife and scenery.
MHWPC News
Club Meeting7 PM Wednesday
May 8, 2013
Guests Welcome!Annual Membership Dues
Individual $35Add Family Member $10
Inside This Issue2 Upcoming Programs
Meeting SummaryNew Members
3 Volunteers NeededDigital Training
4 Bragging RightsLocal Events
5 Member Article6 Article Guidelines7 Competition Info8 Competition Winners9 Workshops & Tours11 Contacts
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Tropical Wilderness of Honduras at Pico Bonito National Park
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arbara Fleming
© Barbara FlemingThe Lodge at Pico Bonito
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Annual Membership Dues$35 Individual
$10 Additional Family Member$15 Students 21yrs & under
2013 Annual Dues can be paid at the next meeting or sent to our MHWPC Treasurer:
Sam FletcherAttn: MHWPC
11831 E. KokomoFranktown, CO 80116-8562
New members form can be found on the website:membership info & membership form
www.mhwpc.org/info/membership.php
Upcoming MHWPC Programs7:00 to 10:00 PM at TWE
Details and Mapwww.mhwpc.org/info/meetings.php
May 8Fi Rust and Barbara Fleming
Tropical Wilderness of Honduras at Pico Bonito National ParkThe tropical wilderness of northern Honduras, accessed through The Lodge at Pico Bonito.
June 12Bev and Clair Postmus Birds and Plants of the Southern Arizona Floor.This program will show some of the plants unique to Arizona’s Sonoran Desert and some of the birds that live there either all or part of the year.
WELCOME! April New MHWPC Member
Pam Schulz — Parker
April Meeting SummaryThe meeting opened with announcements:
Photographic Society Swap MeetSunday, May 5, 2013
Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Golden, CO
Camp-out workshop at Pawnee National Grasslands with Rob Palmer (see page 9)
MHWPC Field Trip Saturday, June 1st, 2013
Staunton State ParkContact Bob Cross for more information
FANS Washington Park Photo ContestEntry deadline May 15, 2013
Donate your old camera equipment for MHWPC Youth Outreach Program
Rod Eberhart
ALERTFraudulent use of stolen bird photographs found on a Peter Wallack facebook page.
James Hager presented an excellent program, Alaska to Zion. His informative talk included maps and images that showed several places and recommended times to find beautiful fall colors. James’ route began in September at Denali National Park, Alaska and ended in November at Zion National Park. The route included the Alaska Highway and Canadian Rockies before diverging on a side trip to Kenya’s Masai Mara and Sambura National Reserve. Returning from Africa, the autumn trip concluded in southern Utah with red maples and box elders in Zion National Park.
James offered, in addition, a mid-September and October option for a varied color palette of red maples and box elders found in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, particularly along the Alpine Loop. Information from the program is available at JamesHagerPhoto.com/talks.
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Digital Training Meeting7:00 to 9:45 PM at TWE
Details and MapOpen to Paid Members
Meeting located in The Wildlife Experience Great Hall or Classroom
May 22
Larry MatneyHow to Stitch Gorgeous Panoramas
Larry will describe how to shoot and stitch panoramic images. Describe how to determine exposure, camera settings, and image overlap for shooting panos. Demonstrate workflow for stitching single, multi-row and HDR panos using Photoshop CS6 and Hugin from Lightroom 4.
Ken WinnerHow to Create Amazing HDR images
Using software to combine multiple shoots of an image with different exposures so you can create an image closer to what you may see with your eyes.
We will process a couple of sample images including a demonstration of Photoshop post processing to get a completed image.
Digital Training Presentation Volunteers Needed
Library NewsLibrary Volunteer Needed
News from the Librarians: Stop by and Check us out at the next meeting. We have books, DVD’s, Videos, etc. If you have anything out please bring it to the meeting. We are still seeking someone to take over the library. It is a great way to meet the club members!! Betsy and Joe LambContact: [email protected]
Judging Coordinator Volunteer Needed
The MHWPC volunteer Judging Coordinator is responsible for contacting guest speakers and presenters to find out if they are willing to judge our Club contest on the same evening that they are scheduled to speak. The coordinator must first determine if a guest speaker is qualified to judge the club competition, and if needed recruit a qualified club member to judge the competition. If you are interested in this position, Fred Stearns, our current Judging Coordinator, is available to provide more details, including a list of past judges that will be available for the new volunteer.
Club Volunteers Needed !Librarian
Judging CoordinatorDigital Training Presenters
Snacks and BeveragesThanks to the Members Who Contribute!
MAYDixie LawrenceBarbara Fleming
MHWPC has a Facebook Page! If you are a Facebook user please consider ‘liking’ our page. Share this page with your friends and family that appreciate quality wildlife and nature photography.
The more ‘likes’ the club’s page gets, the better known we become on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/MHWPC
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“Photographing the Magical World of Wildlife”Weldon Lee seminar
May 18th, 2013 • 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Lone Tree Arts Center (Event Hall)10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree, CO
Online Registration: $30 for 1/2 day seminar
More Info: Front Range Photography Meet Uphttp://www.meetup.com/FrontRangePhotography/events/111204662/?a=ea1_grp&rv=ea1&_af_eid=111204662&_af=event
© Russ Burden
© Richard Seeley
Local Opportunities and Events
CALL FOR ART “Art Inspired by the Land”
The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department will host an art show in late summer at the Boulder Public Library Canyon Gallery. This show will celebrate art created by the community and inspired by The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks lands. Display-ready submissions (photo, painting, drawing, pastel, writing, sculpture, textile, etc.) will be considered based on quality, variation of location, and type of media in relation to other selected pieces. Up to three pieces may be submitted for consideration by any age and level (amateur to professional).
The deadline for submission is June 28, 2013. Early entries are encouraged. Contact Deb Matlock if you have questions: 303-413-7657 or [email protected].
More information and the Artwork Submission Form can be found at:http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12065&Itemid=1045
Bragging RightsRuss Burden Russ Burden was contacted by Nature’s Best with regards to a photo he entered into the 2012 Windland Smith Rice Awards Photo Contest. It’s going to be used to promote the display at the Smithsonian for the 2013 winners of the Windland Smith Rice Competition. It will appear on their press releases, in the magazine, and in the Smithsonian.
Richard SeeleyRichard Seeley’s framed print of two snowy owls (Kindred Spirits) received the Mingo Gallery and Custom Framing, Excellence in Photography Award from the Rockport Art Association, Rockport, Massachusetts Spring 2013 Photography Show.
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A Photographer’s Backup ProcessBy Neal Fedora
A s a photographer, a great deal of time and hard work goes into taking and editing photographs. Corruption or loss of your photos can be devastating, causing lost memories or income. It is not uncommon for
photographers to not be adequately protected from these unexpected events. Thus, it’s essential to have a backup process that complements your workflow and ensures that your important pictures and files are secure from loss or corruption.
There are numerous backup products and services available, however, I desired to implement a backup process that integrates into my workflow, is cost effective and provides comprehensive protection of my photographs and files. Researching other photographers’ backup processes and recommended best practices, one process found from the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) could be manipulated to address my prerequisites. During the research, the one consistent recommendation was that a backup process with at least three layers of protection is required, in addition to offsite storage. The most common instantiation of this is:
• 2 External Hard Drives• 1 Disc copy (DVD or Blu-Ray)
With the three layer backup protection hardware infrastructure implemented, how do you make it work in practice? I have a Windows 7 laptop, one network drive and one USB drive. Since I typically travel with my laptop, I can’t schedule a regular backup. So, I require software that permits me to manually schedule backups to both hard drives. ASMP recommended SyncBack for Windows and ChronoSync for Mac users. However, I prefer the easy to use free software SyncToy from Microsoft, which was recommended to me by travel photographer, Tom Bourdon. ChronoSync is operationally similar to SyncToy, so the backup concepts presented herein are synonymous for Windows and Mac users.
Using SyncToy, I create folder pairs to backup specific folders from my laptop to the target external hard drives. Folder pairs, set as ‘echo’, are used to generate exact copies of my laptop folders on the external hard drives. This is used for my Working folder, which contains my plethora of images to be edited, and specific folders from my laptop Users folder. In addition, a ‘contribute’ folder pair, which only appends files, is used to copy my laptop Transferred folder to an archive folder on the external drives. The Transferred folder contains finished images that are archived to DVD(s) before removal from my laptop, thus continually maintaining three layers of protection. Presently for offsite storage, the archived DVD(s) are stored in a local fireproof safe; however a safety deposit box or online storage is very effective for addressing this requirement. Figure 1 depicts SyncToy and the folder pairs utilized either individually or all at once.
Technique and Tips by MHWPC Members...
Figure 1. SyncToy Folder Pairs Used with permission from Microsoft
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In addition to regularly backing up your pictures and files, it is encouraged to also back up your System Image should an Operating System (OS) failure occur. The entire backup process implemented is shown in Figure 2.
Equally important is having a process for backing up your images in the field and verifying the integrity of your images years in the future. On travel, I use a 160GB HyperDrive COLORSPACE UDMA for backing up my Compact Flash cards. A simple MD5 hash generator/checker, such as MD5 Checksum Verifier utility from FlashPlayerPro ($15), can be used to generate hash files when you archive your images that can be used for future comparison to determine if file corruption occurred.
It is so vital to have a comprehensive backup process. With a couple external hard drives, DVDs and some free software, you can easily have a reliable, simple backup solution that effectively protects your precious photos and files.
Figure 2. Backup Process
Newsletter Articles Written by MHWPC Members: Guidelines
If you are a member and would like to submit an article for the newsletter please adhere to the following criteria and guidelines:
Article Length: Fewer than 600 words, brief articles are preferred for keeping the newsletter concise. 600 words plus images fill approximately one and a half pages.
Images: Up to 5 may accompany an article (final images used will be determined by the editor); photographs should be primarily of wildlife or scenics to keep within the interest of MHWPC. Image resolution must meet requirements for adequate online viewing.
Topics: Subjects that relate to the primary focus of the Club: Photographing wildlife, landscapes, sharing tips, techniques, etc., and continuation of What MHWPC Membership Means to Me.
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Competition Schedule www.mhwpc.org/info/comp_sched.php
Month Type Submissions
May Wildlife, Scenic, & Open Apr. 11 through May 4June Wildlife, Scenic, & Wildlife CC May 9 through June 8July Wildlife, Scenic, & Wildlife IIE June 13 through July 6August Wildlife, Scenic, & Open July 11 through August 10
For more Information on all categories, competition rules, and competition guidelines please visit http://www.mhwpc.org/info/competition.php
Monthly Competition GuidelinesMonthly competitions are open to all club members and are divided into two levels:
• Club for the general membership• Masters for veteran club members whose past history of competition entries has demonstrated
their photographic abilities at an extremely high level.
The Wildlife and Scenic categories are part of each competition. The Wildlife Captive or Controlled, Wildlife In Its Environment and Open categories alternate.
Competition Rules www.mhwpc.org/info/competition.php
Images submitted in categories other than Open may be enhanced or changed using any of the tools available in a post processing graphics editing program, except one cannot copy or significantly alter the primary subject or primary parts of the image in any way, nor can one import items from another image. The intent of the original image must be maintained. Images may be color, black-and-white, or toned (i.e., sepia).
There are no post processing restrictions for the Open category. Creativity is encouraged.
Up to three images may be entered by each member, with a maximum of two in any one category.
If in doubt about the suitability of an image for a particular category, bring the image to someone on the competition committee for their recommendation prior to entering it. If approved, it may be entered into a subsequent competition. Contact the competition committee.
Entries must be submitted according to the Digital Image Submission Guidelines.
Entries that do not receive an award (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or HM) may be re-entered in future club competitions.
2013 Monthly MHWPC Competition Information
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Club Members: Wildlife
April Competition ResultsJudge: James Hager
1st Place
Lois Lake Racoon on the Hunt
2nd Place
Nancy Stocker Dinner!
Ken Winner Blue-gray Tanager
Barbara Fleming Testing the Power
3rd Place
Todd ChristiansenLocked Horns in the Snowstorm
Steve Goodman Feuding Egrets Rod Chandler Snowy Owl Shedding Rain
Rod Chandler Canyonlands Sunrise
Rod Chandler Look at Me – Look at Me
Honorable Mention Honorable MentionHonorable MentionHonorable Mention
Club Members: Scenic1st Place
Michael Hurley Stormy Afternoon
2nd Place
Jeanne FrasseDreamy Morning
3rd Place
Bob KarczSummer Sunrise in High Country
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Bob Cross Morning Chill
Steve GoodmanSunrise at Silver Salmon Creek
Barbara FlemingThe Home Coming
Bob WestBlack Bear In Meadow
Bob KarczSomeone Has To Be First
Club Members: Wildlife In Its Environment
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
1st Place 2nd Place
3rd Place
April competition results continued...
Russ Burden Gosling In Flowers
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Rob Palmer Snowy Owl Pano
Richard GoluchGreat Gray Owl Hunting
Charlie SummersBlack Bear With Dog Salmon Ctatch
Honorable Mention
1st Place 2nd Place
3rd Place
Masters: Wildlife Masters: Scenic
Roger ClarkThe Milky Way Over The Serengeti
Reb BabcockOlympic Rainforest B&W
Russ BurdenFairy Falls
1st Place 2nd Place
3rd Place
Gordon Illg Hawaiian Sunset
Mary Paetow Three Bison
Roger ClarkGiraffe Sunrise
Masters: Wildlife In Its Environment
Rita SummersMule Deer Doe In Fall Grasses
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention
Member Workshops and Tours
May 31 - June 2, 2013 Pawnee Grasslands Photo Workshop with Rob Palmer
Two, possibly three great horned owl nests, assuring photos of young owls. Also, one golden eagle nest in a dead tree, the fledgling should be about 8 to 10 weeks old. Songbirds will be at the campground. Bonus: We will have a 7 week old Aplomado Falcon to photograph, he should be taking short flights so you can hone up on your flight photography in addition to the beautiful portraits.
The workshop is from Friday, May 31st (around noon) through Sunday, June 2nd. We will be staying at the Education Center camping area at Crow Valley Campground. Bring a tent or a small camper RV. No large RV’s are allowed at the education center campground. If you want to stay in a hotel, Greeley is about 1/2 hour away. There is a covered shelter at the campsite with electrical outlets for laptops, etc., for photo review on Friday and Saturday evening. Cost is $300.00. Contact Info: [email protected] • 303-888-5264 • www.falconphotos.com
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Russ Burden’s Photography Tourswww.russburdenphotography.com
2013 Remaining Destinations: • Arches and Canyonlands with Photoshop Sessions,
May 4–10 • Oregon and Northern California Coast and Coastal
Redwoods, May 25–June 3• Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks in the
Spring, June 15–21• Colorado Wildflowers and Alpine Scenery, July 13–19• Glacier National Park, July 27–Aug. 2• Goats and Gods: Mount Evans and the Garden of the
Gods, Aug. 24–30• Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks in the
Fall—10 Days! Sept. 24–Oct 3• Hunts Mesa—Aerial perspective of Monument Valley
and Capital Reef National Park, Oct. 15–20• Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks, Nov. 2–8• Bosque Del Apache and White Sands National
Monument Dec. 7–13
James Hager Photography Small Group Photo Safariswww.JamesHagerPhoto.com
2014 Destinations:Kenya in October 2014: A 20-day classic African photo safari to three of the best wildlife destinations in East Africa: Samburu National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Masai Mara National Reserve.
Gorillas in October 2014: 5 days of visiting mountain gorillas in the best environment for photography — Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.
Cathy & Gordon Illg’s Adventure Photography www.advenphoto.com
[email protected] 303-237-7086
2013 Remaining Destinations:• Texas Birds & More, May 5–10• Iceland, May 23–June 3• Wildlife Babies (Minnesota), June 18–21• Alaska Boat Tour (Glacier Bay), July 10–16• Costa Rica, November 8–17
Member Workshops and Tours
Rita Summers: Wild Imageswww.wildimages.biz
Contact Rita for more information [email protected]
303-840-3355
Tanzania February 21 – March 8, 2014
Sixteen Day Safari in Tanzania visiting Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti at the height of the migration. We will be staying in Serena Lodges and camping in private, luxury tents. Three to a van so everyone has a row to themselves. This is a trip planned for photographers.
$7090 includes all in-country transportation, accommo-dations, meals, park fees and even tips for driver/guides, camping staff and waiters.
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Editor’s Note
If you are a MHWPC member and will be leading a workshop or tour please send your announcement or tour schedule (updated) to Tammy Hammond at [email protected].
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Club Meetings
Meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the second Wednesday of each month. The meetings end at 10:00 PM, or earlier depending on the agenda.
The location is in the theater of TWE unless otherwise stated.
THE WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE10035 South Peoria
Parker, CO
Visitors are always welcome and encouraged to attend meetings.
You must be a paid member to submit images in monthly competitions and special MHWPC exhibits.
Digital Training Meetings
MHWPC Digital Training meet-ings are held from 7:00 – 9:30 PM on the fourth Wednesday of odd numbered months. The meetings are open to paid members only.
The Digital Training meetings are held in the Classroom or Great Hall of TWE, dependent on planned events.
MHWPC Newsletter
Please submit articles, brags, and all relative MHWPC news to newslet [email protected].
Next Edition: June 2013Submission Deadline: June 1
CopyrightAll material contained in this newsletter is copyright protected and may not be reproduced without permission.
Mile High Wildlife Photography ClubVolunteer Contact Information
President Bob Stocker [email protected] 303.759.4056
Vice-President Chris Frazier [email protected] 303.356.2399
Treasurer Sam Fletcher [email protected] 303.688.5107
Newsletter Editor Tammy Hammond [email protected] 303.806.9145
Webmaster James Hager [email protected] 720.219.4248
Projectionist Chuck Summers [email protected] 303-619-7245
Programs Nancy Stocker [email protected] 303.759.4056
Tim Visser [email protected] 303.690.7627
Membership Marge Mieger [email protected] 303.696.8021
Competition Russ Burden [email protected] 303.791.9997
Competition Chris LoffredoScoring [email protected] 303.267.3846
Competition Fred Sterns Entries/Judging [email protected] 303.400.0385
Field Trips & Bob Cross Mentoring [email protected] 303.663.2019
Library Joe and Betsy Lamb [email protected] 303.841.2565
Snacks Mary Paetow [email protected] 303.690.8259
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Rita Summers [email protected] 303.840.3355
Russ Burden [email protected] 303.791.9997
Chuck Winter [email protected] 303.972.2538
Chris Loffredo [email protected] 303.267.3846
Ron Eberhart [email protected] 720.635.6337