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November 2014 Volume 38, No.11www.mhwpc.org
MHWPC News
MHWPC Meetings are located at The Wildlife Experience • 10035 Peoria St., Parker, CO
Mile High Wildlife
Photography Club
Program Schedule
November 12, 2014 George Lepp RESERVATION REQUIRED www.mhwpc.org/events No Limits: Extreme Capture Techniques in Nature Photography
A Canon Explorers of Light program. In this program, George shares the capture techniques and technology he’s developing and using right now, in the wild and in the studio, including achieving unlimited depth of field in both high-magnification and landscape photography; conveying action through time and space; and capturing intimate wildlife studies with extreme telephoto camera/lens combinations.
One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine, where his “Tech Tips” column is widely read. His work is extensively published and exhibited, and his stock photography is represented by Getty Images, Corbis, and Photo Researchers. Lepp is one of the first members of Canon USA’s Explorers of Light and Printmasters programs, featuring the industry’s most influential photographers. Lepp has presented hundreds of lectures and led workshops all over the world. A founding board member of NANPA, Lepp has won many awards for his work, including the Photographic Society of America’s prestigious Progress Award and PhotoMedia’s Photographer of the Year Award. First trained in wildlife and wildlands management, Lepp later earned a BA (1972) and an honorary MSc (1985) from Brooks Institute of Photography.
Programs begin at 7:00 PM unless otherwise noted
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Digital Training Meeting7:00 to 9:30 PM at TWEMeeting located in The Wildlife Experience Great Hall or Classroom / Open to paid members only.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Bob Cross: Using luminosity masks How to use the luminosity levels to select and create masks that can be used to combine image shot at different exposures and or make adjustments to a single image.
Matt Schaefer How to Create A Slide Show using Photoshop and Lightroom
The above Digital Training meeting will also include an interactive session:Interactive session with live demonstrations. Everyone is invited to bring a photo on a flash drive to the meeting. One of the experienced members of the group will apply their magic to the photos using Photoshop, Elements, Nik, On One, Topaz, etc. It can be worked on as a fix OR brought to a new version for the OPEN category. All members will see in real time, what goes on to make a photo presentable for a slide show, competition, or to be hung on the wall.
MHWPC TREASURER’S REPORT AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2014
Members at Sep 25136 $35 Individual Members 30 $10 Family Members
Bank Balance Aug 1, 2014 $ 4,972.55
Deposits – Members Dues 225.00
Total Deposits $ 225.00
Less Checks Cleared:
Website Management 293.40Wildlife Experience 240.00Summer Picnic 198.45Newsletter 150.00Projector Adaptor 20.88
Total Checks Cleared $902.73
Bank Balance Jul 25, 2014 $4,294.82
Treasurer’s reports are prepared quarterly by Sam Fletcher..
Uncleared Checks:
Members Dues Refunds 20.00.Wildlife Experience 80.00
MHWPC Annual Membership Dues
$35 Individual$10 Additional Family Member$15 Students 21yrs & under
Please send your payment to MHWPC Treasurer:
Sam Fletcher, Attn:MHWPC11831 E. Kokomo
Franktown, CO 80016-856
Library NewsLibrary items will NOT be available at the November meeting due to our special
programming of guest speaker, George Lepp. Karen Fiant, Librarian
Club Meeting VenueMHWPC may be changing its meeting venue in 2015.
Venue suggestions or leads are welcomed in the event CU South Denver is unable
to accomodate our Club. Thank you!
contact: [email protected]
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Bragging Rights
Rod Chandler received an honorable mention for a photo entered in the Gateway to the Rockies Art Show. Winners were announced on September 20th and the show will run through November 8th at the Aurora History Museum, 15051 Alameda Parkway, which is part of the Aurora city complex at Alameda and I-225.
Gateway to the Rockies Art Show is an annual event and is sponsored by the City of Aurora. The show includes paintings and photography, Rod’s photo was of a church in Santorini, Greece at sunset.
Gordon Illg is the new Professional Issues Committee chair for the North American Nature Photography Association.
September Competition Results Judge: Gordon Illg
Scenic With Minimal Wildlife — Masters1st James Hager Marmot In Its Environment2nd Rita Summers Lions Sleeping in a Sausage
Tree
Scenic — Club1st Richard Seeley Aurora Alive2nd Ken Winner Night Reflections3rd Bill Bryant Lightning Strikes TreeHM Werner Baumgartner Jokulsarlon LagoonHM Butch Mazzuca Slot CanyonHM Nancy Nelson Reflection At Loch Garden
Wildlife — Club1st Steve Goodman Good Grass2nd Bill Bryant Life Looking Up3rd Jeanne Frasse Who Me?HM Steve Goodman Avocet and Great Blue HeronHM Nancy Nelson Puffin With Feather & GrassesHM Bill Bryant Dressed in WhiteHM Richard Seeley Magpie MagicHM Gary Lawrence Fresh CaughtHM Gustavo Antonio
UguetoDeadly Beauty
To view the winning images please visit our monthly competition galleries on the MHWPC website, www.mhwpc.org.
Scenic With Minimal Wildlife — Club 1st Dawn Wilson Brown Bear at Sunrise2nd Thomas Redd Teton River Walk
Wildlife — Masters1st Fi Rust Swift Fox Kits PLaying2nd Bob Karcz Google Eyes!3rd Russ Burden Snowy Egret Take OffHM Richard Goluch Prening TimeHM Charlie Summers Orca Whale Breaching
Scenic — Masters1st Reb Babcock Foggy Aspens2nd Bob Karcz Sweet Light3rd Fi Rust Boulder Falls in WinterHM James Hager Boulders
If you are a Facebook user please consider ‘liking’ our page, www.facebook.com/MHWPC. The more ‘likes’ the club’s page receives the better known we will become. Spread the enthusiasm by sharing this page with your friends and family that appreciate great wildlife and nature photography!
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SHARE THE VIEW International Nature Photography ContestThe 2014 Share the View International Nature Photography Contest, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver, is now accepting entries. Visit the contest website http://denveraudubon.contestvenue.com to see last year’s winners and submit your entries for this year. Photographers who have created an account on the contest website by December 1 will be able to continue submitting photos until December 5. Entry period: October 15 - December 1, 2014.
In February of this year our Club hosted, at it’s TWE meeting venue, the Audubon event celebrating Colorado photographers that participated in the STV competition. It is unclear at present what arrangements for a similar event may take place to recognize the winners of the 2014 competition. Our club has voted to participate in promoting such an event if it does take place.
Last year 24 photographers from MHWPC entered Share The View and all had entries among the semi-finalists; 18 had entries selected to be displayed with other Top 250 highly commended images on the Share the View website. Member, Fi Rust, won First and Second Prizes. Let’s see if we can do even better this year!
Karen Fiant’s photograph, Nursing Cape Fur Seal [Cape Cross Seal Reserve - Skeleton Coast, Namibia] was among the Top 250 highly commended imagesin the 2013 Share The View International Contest.
Flickr Group MHWPC has set up a Flickr group that can be used by any member that would
like to get comments or critiques on images. This is set up as a public group so anyone with a Flickr account can post to it, if you do not have a Flickr account you can set one up for free at http://www.flickr.com. Once you have a Flicker account find the group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/mhwpc/, then, join the group and feel free to post constructive comments and/or add photos you wish to have comments on. Since this is a public site, as a safe guard we have moderators to check for any content not consistent with appropriate club postings. We do ask that images that may be submitted for a future club competition entry not be put on the group site, this is to protect the anonymity of the photographer. Feedback on the Flickr site is encouraged.
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Build Community Through Your InvolvementAll MHWPC members are invited to participate in club field trips. Field trips are wonderful opportunities for taking the club experience to the field and sharing knowledge that may help you expand your photography skills. This is a good way to meet other club members, set up mentoring goals or just share the moment photographing with others that have a common interest.
Any club member is welcome to coordinate a field trip simply through choosing a destination, arranging a time and place to meet, and making the announcement to club members. Your involvement builds community.
If you would like to organize a field trip please contact MHWPC Field Trip and Mentoring team lead, Bob Cross at [email protected].
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Upcoming MHWPC Field TripsThe Butterfly PavilionSaturday, December 6, 2014 7:45 AM6252 W. 104th Avenue • Westminster, COCost: $15 Pre-payment & pre-registration required
This field trip/meet up will take advantage of the Pavilion’s tripod photography hours before doors open to the public. The session is limited to 25 participants which is calculated on a first come first serve basis
as pre-payment and pre-registration is required. It is a good opportunity for insect photography as you will be walking among the butterflies and viewing their beauty at very close range. We will meet in the Butterfly Pavilion parking lot at 7:40AM, before doors open. Field Trip Contact: Tammy Hammond [email protected]
To pre-register please visit http://www.butterflies.org/learn/tripod-photography You may also pre-register by contacting the Pavilion’s Community Programs Manager, Marissa Copan, at [email protected] (720-974-1877).
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Mile High Wildlife Photography ClubVolunteer Contact Information
President Bob Stocker [email protected] 303.759.4056
Vice-President Chuck Summers [email protected] 303-619-7245
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
Membership Marge Mieger [email protected] 303.696.8021
Competition Russ Burden [email protected] 303.791.9997
Competition Chris LoffredoScoring [email protected] 303.267.3846
Judging Bob StockerCoordinator [email protected] 303.759.4056
Field Trips & Bob Cross Mentoring [email protected] 303.663.2019
Library Karen Fiant [email protected] 303.752.2791
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
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