Photos in this issue are from last month's 'Altered Reality' competition.

Is Fall your Favorite Time in Colorado?Cool weather, foliage changing colors, and a bit of excitement in the air as summer winds down. Hope you're ready!

Don't forget: The September Program meeting will start a little later than normal. Show up at 7:15 PM instead of 7 PM.

This Month's Featured ArticleThis list of online resources hasn't been published for over 2 years. With so many new folks in the club, it's time. Read more...

In FocusThe monthly Newsletter of the Focus Camera Club

September 2015

In This IssueOnline Photo Resources.....................................2Program and Competition Schedules...........4August 'Altered Reality' Competition Re-sults...........................................................................5Calls For Entries & Photo Contests...............6Local Photo Opps and Events..........................6Frame #37...............................................................8

Focus Camera Club Officers and Committee membersOfficersPresident: Guy GeolyVice President: Gary WittTreasurer: Todd LytleSecretary: Oz PfenningerCommittee Chair & MembersExecutive: Guy Geoly, Gary Witt, Dan Green-

berg , Todd Lytle, Oz Pfenninger, Gwen Pina & Frank Gibbs

Competitions: Dan Greenberg, Nancy Myer, Richard Caverly, Joe Bonita

Programs: Gary WittMembership: Gwen PinaSpecial Projects: (open)Education: Gary Witt

The purpose of the Focus Camera Club is to further its members’ enjoyment, knowledge

and mastery of photographic skills throughcooperative efforts and fellowship.

Focus Camera Club Monthly Meetings

Meetings are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month. Our meeting place is in The Community Room at the Green-wood Village City Hall, 6060 S. Quebec St. (That’s on the east side of Quebec just south of Orchard Rd.) Get a Google Map by clicking here. Meetings start promptly at 7 PM and will end around 9:45 PM so we can be out by 10 PM.

Planet Denver by Brian Donovan

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Online Photo ResourcesBy Karl Peschel

Learning photography is a life long endeavor, especially in our quickly changing technological world. There's always better software, newer and smaller digital cameras, new camera functions (i.e. 4k video, picture effects, etc), and new photo equipment to learn about and integrate into our workflow.

No matter what level you are, from beginner to seasoned pro, there's a website, blog, online or offline course to teach you something new. Or keep you abreast of all the new “toys” coming to market. Start with some of these...

(Many of these links go to a website with a Blog. Check the Blogs and sign up for their newsletters too.)

Photography Training – monthly, annual, or course fee applies

NYIP – basic and advanced home study courses from one of the oldest photo schools

Lynda.com – online video tutorials for photo tech-niques, software, and tons more. 1800+ courses

NAPP (National Assn. Of Photoshop Professionals) – Don't be deterred by the “Pro” part. All the training at NAPP will MAKE you a PS pro.

KelbyOne.com – Scott Kelby and his crew cover a myriad of shooting, lighting and software

CreativeLive.com – Watch live photo (and other) courses, or buy the videos to watch on your time.

General Photo tutorials / online magazines

TakeGreatPictures.com – Our very own Russ Burden is a frequent contributor and there is a wealth of info for photogs at any level.

Digital-Photography-School.com – Excellent site for camera reviews, shooting and post processing info

ApogeePhoto.com – “Designed to INSPIRE, EDU-CATE and INFORM Photographers of All Levels”

DigitalPhotoPro.com – Print and online magazine

OutdoorPhotographer.com – Wonder what they specialize in?? Print and online mag.

Photographylife.com – Great source for equipment reviews, and very well written articles.

The PhoBlographer.com – Daily articles, equipment reviews, and lots of great info.

FroKnowsPhoto.com – Jared Polin has crazy hair, but the guy knows how to shoot and teach.

LightStalking.com – A wide variety of articles on shooting, lighting, post processing.

Subject / Software Focused sites

LightroomKillerTips.com – All the best Lightroom wisdom you can handle, from Matt K.

Farbspiel-Photo.com – Excellent HDR tutorials

Trey Ratcliffe – More HDR goodness. Check his free guide on creating HDR images.

Nikonians.org – Connect with other Nikon fans

Tamron Learning Center – Loads of tutorials on us-ing different lenses, shooting techniques, and tools for photographic success.

DPReview.com – Perhaps the most popular camera review site on the interwebs.

Naturescapes.net – Great nature photo site.

Sportsshooter.com – Showcase and learning site for sports photographers.

SeniorsIgnite.com – All about senior portraits.

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Lighting, Inside or Out

Strobist.com – THE DIY small strobe lighting site. Lots of articles, BTS (behind the scenes) info, and lighting how to. A must read.

LightingEssentials.com – Chock full of lighting goodness.

Photoflex School – Product specific tutorials, but you'll learn a lot about lighting

Westcott University – Great lighting products, arti-cles and video tutorials on lighting techniques.

Youtube.com – If you can tear yourself away from the time wasting cat videos, do a search for any photographic term or technique. You can find lots of high quality tutorials from pros and manufacturers.

Popular Editing Plugins

onOne Software – Perfect Photo suite tools, regular free webinars on their tools

TopazLabs.com – Awesome editing tools and free webinars on their products

nik Software – Great tools to enhance, correct, and create stunning images.

Gurus to Follow

Scott Kelby – Author, photographer, PS guru, orga-nizer of the annual WorldWidePhotoWalk. This dude is all over the place. Love his writing style.

Matt Kloskowski – Photoshop and Lightroom guru, and a darn fine photog too.

Terry White – Adobe Certified pro and photog

Joe McNally – Master of small strobe lighting, author, accomplished photog, and willing to call himself “numnuts” in any lighting diagram he draws

Joe Farace – A past presenter, photographer, author, speaker, and all around nice guy.

Moose Peterson – One of the premiere nature pho-tographers and authors.

Robert OToole – Awesome nature photographer and master of macro photography.

Arthur Morris – BirdsAsArt.com blog is full of arti-cles and images of great bird photography

Thom Hogan – Author of a few Nikon books and thorough reviewer of equipment.

Ken Rockwell – Lots of gear reviews laced with strong opinion. (Disregard the home page photo with a left handed camera. )

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I think I can, I think I can... by David IrwinFire Engine Face by Peggy Dietz

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Program and Competition Schedules

Program Schedule Competition Schedule

09/01/15 Presentation – Overcoming the Obstacles: Transitioning from Snapshots to Art by Jon Van de Grift (Starts at 7:15 PM)

09/15/15 Subject – Transportation

09/29/15 Mentor Meeting

10/06/15 Presentation – Cherished Specta-cles of Nature by Russ Burden

10/20/15 Subject – 16th Street Mall

11/03/15 Presentation – TBA by Terri Mieger

11/17/15 Subject – Open

September 1 Program with John Van de GriftThat magical box of microchips and glass between photogra-pher and subject can easily get in the way. Minimizing the role of the camera in the photographic process is one of the most important steps to extracting the inner artist. On September 1st, Jon will share his thoughts on ways to minimize the role of the camera along with various tips, anecdotes, and of course photographs in his interactive presentation that will provide some new perspectives on our craft.

Jon Van de Grift is an extreme weather photographer based in Boulder, Colorado. His photographs have been published world-wide in nearly every medium. What makes Jon’s photographs unique is his uncommon approach and lofty perspective. Be-yond the typical documentary snapshots of storms, Jon makes true fine art of some of the most dangerous weather on Earth. His platform of choice is a mountain summit and when that’s not available, he uses an aircraft. He is one of only a few fine art aerial photographers in the world.

This Month's Competition is TransportationOfficially, this is “Photos of anything to do with transportation. Examples are trains, planes, automobiles, train stations, airports, etc.” Judge will be Jeff Johnson.

If you need the Competition Entry forms or the template for the stick-on labels, you can get both from the Focus website on the Competition Rules page.

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Woodland Troll by Gwen Piña

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August 'Altered Reality' Competition ResultsMedia Artist Image Title Score

f5.6 Color Gary Patterson A Test of Courage 9

Gary Patterson Through a Glass Darkly 9f8 Color Jeff Jensen Full Throttle 9

Jeff Owens Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria 9

Digital Theresa Corrada Time Traveler 9

Elmer Paetow Polar Bear in a Chair 9

Cecilia Broder Climbing to the Light 10

Cecilia Broder Doomsday London 10

Theresa Corrada World's End 10

Gwen Piña Woodland Troll 10

Monochrome Elmer Paetow Ranch Horse Meets Branch Horse 10f11 Color Ron Cooper The Pier 10

Rich Hayes Dreaming with Dali 10

Digital William Brant Whew! It's Hot! 9

David Irwin I think I can, I think I can... 9

Butch Mazzuca Dragon Fruit 9

Butch Mazzuca Inner Glow 9

Brian Donovan Planet Denver 10

Bill Rothenmeyer Electricity 10f16 Color Mary Paetow The Big Yawn 9

Joe Bonita Twirled Flatware & Strawberry 10

Joe Bonita the Path to Enlightenment 10

Peggy Dietz Fire Engine Face 10

Digital Dan Greenberg Color Liquified 9

Todd Lytle Dreamscape Dunes 9

Nancy Myer Imaginary Balloon Basket 9

Oz Pfenninger Modern Art 9

Oz Pfenninger Imaginary World 9

Leander Urmy Heat Stressed Rose 9

Dan Greenberg Sunset Guardian 10

Todd Lytle A Biased View 10

Nancy Myer Impressions of an Autumn Mountain Road 10

Mary Paetow African Queen 10

Leander Urmy Daisies in Blue Flames 10

Monochrome Guy Geoly Falling 9

Remember to send your winning Print images to Webmaster@FocusColorado.com for the online galleries.And please use the same naming conventions as we do for Digital Submissions.

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Calls For Entries & Photo ContestsSmithsonian Magazine 2015Entry Deadline: November 30, 2015 (do note: “To be eligible for any category, a photograph must have been shot by the entrant since January 1, 2013.)

Subject categories:

1. Natural World: Animals, plants and landscapes; geological or climatological features; and scientific processes and endeavors.

2. Travel: Locales, peoples or activities in the United States and abroad that convey a sense of place.

3. People: Individuals from all walks of life.

4. The American Experience: Events, objects or activ-ities connecting the American people to their history or their cultural heritage; photographs that tell us what it means to be an American and provide a sense of what it is like to live in this country.

5. Altered Images: Photographs manipulated for artistic purposes by applying digital and/or traditional special effects (i.e., colorizing, toning, collage, photo composites, HDR, etc.).

6. Mobile: The Smithsonian will award a prize to the best photograph submitted in any of the other categories that was taken with a mobile device (phone or tablet).

Visit the Smithsonian website for entry info, rules, prize info, and to submit photos.

Local Photo Opps and EventsRuss Burden Photo Tours www.russburdenphotography.com 303.791.9997

2016 Upcoming Tours and Dates

Feb 20-26, Birds of Florida

Apr 13-25, Tanzania Safari #1

May 27 – Jun 5, Oregon / N. California / Redwoods

July 23-29, Glacier National Park

Aug 20 - 26, Goats and Gods Wildlife/Scenery

Oct 15 – 21, Monument Valley / Slot Canyons

Photo Safari & Test Drive at the Denver ZooJoin Mike's Camera at the Denver Zoo for our semi-annual Photo Safari to Test Drive some of the hottest new camera gear and lenses from the leading camera, lens, and photo accessory manufactures.

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Color Liquified by Dan Greenberg

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You'll be able to test drive new gear from your favorite manufacturers, including Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Tamron, Sony, Manfrotto, Promaster & Panasonic!

Date: Saturday September 12 from 9:00AM – 4:00PM

Visit the Mike's Camera website for registration info and complete details about the event.

Wildlife Photography at the Denver Zoo(Yeah, this is different than the item above. A 3 day seminar with early entrance to the Zoo)

Join Mike's Camera and Denver Zoo for a wild photog-raphy workshop. You’ll get class instruction followed by an early morning private, up-close animal experi-ence and a guided walking tour at the Denver Zoo where you’ll get hands-on photography instruction long before the doors opens to the public. Then you’ll be able to share the images you shot at the zoo with the group during a follow up image critique.

Your evening pre-safari class will consist of tips and tricks for improving your composition, instruction on

exposure, exposure value, and controlling depth of field for achieving stunning wildlife images.

Then on Sunday, you’ll get a private walking tour at the Denver Zoo with an assigned Docent from the zoo, and enjoy two custom tailored special animal experiences.

Sept Dates: Thursday September 10, Sunday September 13 & Tuesday September 15

Nov Dates: Thursday November 12, Sunday November 15 & Tuesday November 17

Visit the Mike's Camera website for registration and full details on this class.

Corn Maze at DBG ChatfieldStarting Sept 18 and running weekends through the end of October. Visit the DBG Chatfield website.

Camera Swap EventOnce or twice a year, Denver Photographic Society sponsors a Camera Swap Event in conjunction with the Colorado Camera Collectors Club.

BUY / SELL / TRADE - NEW & USED PHOTO EQUIPMENT (including Digital) & COLLECTIBLES (Coins, Knives, Watches, Books, etc.)

When: Sunday, October 18, 2015, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Jefferson County Fairgrounds (near 6th Ave and I-70, Indiana St exit)

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World's End by Theresa Corrada

Twirled Flatware & Strawberry by Joe Bonita

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WorldWide PhotowalkScott Kelby's annual event is coming back in October. Saturday Oct 3rd to be exact.

It’s the social photography event of the year and you’re invited.

We all want to make beautiful images. We all want to make new friends. We all want to help children in need. And for one day each year, all three come together in a really fun way, and we want you to be a part of it.

Visit the WoldWide Photowalk website for details, local walks you can join, or to volunteer your time and energy to Lead a walk in the Denver area.

Frame #37A collection of extra tidbits I've discovered during the past few weeks.

— Take a Photowalk to relieve stress. Yes, it's good to get out and just walk around. Whether it's a new or old place for you, you can de-stress AND open up your creativity. Grab a camera and go...

— Have you used the HDR or Panorama tools in Lightroom 6? Maybe this tutorial will get you more famil-iar with the new tools in LR, and how to shoot images so you can get the best results out of them.

— Get ready for the Fall Colors in Colorado with this guide from Colorado.com and this 2014 guide from the Denverchannel. Knowing where and when to go will help ensure you come back with great images.

Style used to be an interaction between the human soul and tools that were limiting.In the digital era, it will have to come from the soul alone.

– Jaron Lanier

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A Biased View by Todd Lytle

Impressions of an Autumn Mountain Road by Nancy Myer

Doomsday London by Cecilia Broder