Contra Costa Camera Club

The BellowsJuly 2014PSA/N4CVolume 66 No. 7

Fly Geyser At Dawn Bob Johnson

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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

Lone Tree~Ojars Kratins

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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@gmail.comt 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 Prettieprettiephotos@gmail.com 925-254-0176Bellows Editor: Leslie Crandelllcrandell@astound.net 925-672-5639

Upcoming EventAugust 7-Club CompetitionDigital - Pictorial, Color & Monochrome Prints - PictorialJudge –Dan Katzman

August 21- Club CompetitionDigital - Journalism & TravelPrints - SequenceJudge –TBA

August 28-Education Night

Rep At Large: Rose Bowerrosebower10@gmail.com 925-825-3032Rep At Large: Bilha Sperlinggobilha@hotmail.com 925-943-6263Membership Chair: Helen Sweethrsweet@pacbell.net 925-283-6708

Soap tree Yucca , after blooms - White Sands~Anita Rama

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Results of Club CompetitionJuly 2014

Redbud Alcove_Grand Canyon~San Yuan

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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. _____________________________________________________

Rufous Hummingbird~Pat Prettie

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Pictorial DigitalImage of the Month

Freedom~Selden Parmelee

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Pictorial Digital July 3, 2014Judge: Gary Crabbe

BASIC (6 entries)

1 Dexter No. 3 Hasn't Been Used In A While Sherry Mullin2 We Are Fresh Anita Rama

INTERMEDIATE (15 entries)

1 Dragonfly-In-Flight Boris Dmitruk2 Architectural Triangle Janet Reinstra3 Lavender Garden George Field4 The Magician David Morse5 Napa River From Hwy 37 George FieldHM Vishnu Schist And Sand, Grand Canyon N P Daniel WagnerHM Your Orange Is Better Than Mine! Lucy Beck

ADVANCED (22 entries)1 Freedom Selden Parmelee2 Lone Tree Ojars Kratins3 Going Up Rose Bower4 Doorways, Trinidad, Cuba Rodney Sweet5 Green Hose Joe HearstHM Nice Knocker Joe HearstHM New England Fishing Boat In Cape Cod Selden Parmelee

MASTERS (14 entries)

1 Rufous Hummingbird With Open Tail Feathers Pat Prettie2 Redbud Alcove_grand Canyon San Yuan3 Fly Geyser At Dawn Bob Johnson4 Tree Over Valley Joan Field5 Trapped In Her Tangled Web Stephen WeissHM Lavender Field With Bridge Joan FieldHM Wild Red Fox Kit Walking Outside It's Den Pat Prettie

Dexter No. 3 Hasn't Been Used In A While~ Sherry Mullin

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Pictorial Digital Year to Date (as of July 3, 2014)

BASICAnita Rama 28.5Allen Vinson 24.5Linda Horng 19.5Sherry Mullin 13.5Harvey Oxman 2.0

INTERMEDIATEDavid Grube 36.5Boris Dmitruk 32.5Janet Reinstra 28.0Daniel Wagner 22.5David Morse 18.5Eileen Johnson 18.0George Field 15.0Meng Horng 12.0Stephen Busch 9.5Bill Rauch 8.5Bob Rogers 8.0Lucy Beck 7.0Marcia Hart 6.0

ADVANCED Selden Parmelee 24.5Barry Grivett 24.5Ojars Kratins 20.0Barry Hart 19.5Joe Hearst 18.5Sherry Grivett 17.5Mike Luebke 17.0Rodney Sweet 16.0Bill Stone 16.0Helen Sweet 16.0Gene Molander 14.0Eric Ahrendt 13.0Bill Chambard 12.0Rose Bower 11.5Barrie Bieler 7.0Morris Johnson 6.0Bilha Sperling 2.5

Dragonfly-In-Flight~Boris DmitrukMASTERSLeslie Crandell 44.0Georges Pelpel 31.5Bob Johnson 29.5San Yuan 28.5Pat Prettie 25.0Joan Field 20.5Stephen Weiss 16.0Jane Postiglione 12.0

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Lavender Garden~George Field

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Architectural Triangle~Janet Reinstra Going Up~Rose Bower

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CreativeCreative 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.

Rustic Rug Design~Sherry Mullin

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Creative DigitalImage of the MonthHead Shaker~George Pelpel

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Creative Digital July 17, 2014Judge: John Goyer

BASIC (4 entries)1 Pleasant Thoughts Anita Rama2 Chicago Reflections Stephen Busch

INTERMEDIATE (10 entries)

1 The Orient Beckons Gene Molander2 Plastic Prisms Daniel T Wagner3 Rustic Rug Design Sherry Mullin4 Sleeping Dog Gone Grid-Lined Sherry MullinHM What Is This- Boris DmitrukADVANCED (10 entries)1 Head Shaker Georges Pelpel2 Amish Cowboy Eric Ahrendt3 The City Ojars Kratins4 Witches Sabbath Ojars KratinsHM Wicked Eric Ahrendt

The Meteorite that Killed the Dinosaurs~Pat Prettie

MASTERS (16 entries)1 The Meteorite That Killed The Dinosaurs Pat Prettie2 I Think We've Had Too Much Of The Bubbly Pat Prettie3 Red Bar Bridges Metal Jane Postiglione4 Swaying Jane Postiglione5 Sketched Portait Rose Bower

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Creative Digital Year to Date (as of July 17, 2014)BASICRodney Sweet 18.0Stephen Busch 17.0Barry Grivett 15.0Anita Rama 7.0Janet Reinstra 2.5Barry Hart 1.0INTERMEDIATESherry Mullin 31.5Gene Molander 27.5Meng Horng 15.0Daniel T Wagner 14.0Boris Dmitruk 13.5Eileen Johnson 4.0Linda Horng 3.5David Morse 1.0ADVANCEDGeorges Pelpel 22.0Ojars Kratins 21.0Mike Luebke 19.5Eric Ahrendt 11.5Morris Johnson 11.5Selden Parmelee 6.0

Lucy Beck 1.5

ADVANCED (CONT.)Bob Johnson 6.0Bob Rogers 4.5Lucy Beck 1.5

MASTERSJane Postiglione 27.5Bill Stone 17.5Sherry Grivett 16.0Stephen Weiss 12.5Helen Sweet 12.0Pat Prettie 11.0Rose Bower 10.0Joan Field 9.5

Chicago Reflections~Stephen Busch

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The Orient Beckons~Gene Molander.

I Think We've Had Too Much of the Bubbly~Pat Prettie

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NatureThe 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.

Ostriches swallow rocks, known as gastroliths, that grind food for digestion~Bob Johnson

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Image of the MonthPraying Mantis - Portrait~Bill Stone

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BASIC Zoology1 Territorial Fight On Thistle Anita Rama2 Looking For Oysters Anita Rama

INTERMEDIATEZoology1 Tufted Puffin, Fratercula Cirrhata George Field2 Sedimentary Layers From Different Epochs Have Eroded ToCreate Bryce Canyon Np's Striped Hoodoos Helen Sweet3 Male Golden-Winged Skimmer (Libellula Auripennis) IsFound Near Ponds And Streams Stephen Busch4 Great Orange Tip (Hebomia Glaucippe) Butterfly Feeding Eileen Johnson5 Alligator(Alligator Mississippiensis) Rests On Log InLouisiana Swamp Stephen BuschHM Egret Chicks Grab The Adult's Bill To StimulateRegurgitation Eileen Johnson

ADVANCEDZoology1 Praying Mantis - Portrait Bill Stone2 Black Bear Feeding On Eggs From Spawning KokaneeFresh-Water Salmon, South Lake Tahoe, Ca David Grube

QuinquemaculataBill StoneHM In A Four Chick Nest, Runt Snowy Egret Chick (EgrettaThula) May Not Make It [1]

Nature Digital July 17, 2014Judge: John Goyer

ADVANCED (CONT.)3 Tomato Hornworm Feeds On Tomato Leaf - ManducaQuinquemaculata Bill StoneHM In A Four Chick Nest, Runt Snowy Egret Chick (EgrettaThula) May Not Make It [1] Joan Field

MASTERS Zoology1 Ostriches Swallow Rocks, Known As Gastroliths, That GrindFood For Digestion Bob Johnson2 Our Own Galaxy, The Milky Way, Over Crater Lake Georges Pelpel3 Papa Woodpecker Is Delivering A Moth [1] Pat Prettie4 Mother Sea Otter Trains Pup To Swim(Enhydra Lutris)MossLanding,Ca Jane Postiglione5 Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus Harrisii) Head Detail,Australia Sherry GrivettHM Portrait Of 20 Foot Crocodile Displaying Sharp Teeth WhileBreathing With Mouth Open To Dissipate Heat Stephen Weiss

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Nature Digital Year to Date (as of July 17, 2014)

BASICAnita Rama 40.5Linda Horng 9.0Allen Vinson 2.0Jorge Brown 1.0INTERMEDIATEEileen Johnson 30.0David Morse 22.0Rodney Sweet 14.0George Field 11.0Helen Sweet 10.0Stephen Busch 9.5Gene Molander 9.5Daniel T Wagner 7.0Leslie Crandell 4.5Marcia Hart 2.0Lucy Beck 1.0ADVANCEDBill Stone 22.5David Grube 22.0Meng Horng 20.5Joan Field 20.5Barry Hart 13.0Alan Gould 10.0Rose Bower 4.0

ADVANCEDRose Bower 6.0Morris Johnson 2.0

MASTERSBarry Grivett 20.5Bill Chambard 20.0Bob Johnson 19.0Boris Dmitruk 18.0Georges Pelpel 15.0Pat Prettie 13.5Jane Postiglione 10.5Sherry Grivett 10.5Mike Luebke 10.0Stephen Weiss 9.0Bob Rogers 8.5

Male Golden-winged Skimmer (Libellula auripennis) is Found Near Ponds and Streams~Stephen Busch

Tufted Puffin, Fratercula cirrhata~George Field

Black Bear Feeding On Eggs From Spawning Kokanee Fresh-Water Salmon, South Lake Tahoe, CA~David Grube

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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.

Four horses atop San Marco~Rodney Sweet

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Print of the Month

Fushia Poppy for CCCC~Lucy Beck

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Pictorial PrintsJuly 3, 2014Judge: Gary CrabbeBLACK & WHITE DIVISIONINTERMEDIATE (7 entries)

1 Going Home Lucy Beck2 One Morning....On The Beach Anita Rama3 The Lamp And The Vintage Wood At Fort Ross Anita Rama

ADVANCED (7 entries)

1 Nicky Eric Ahrendt2 The Power Of Black Holes Ojars Kratins3 Oak In A Field Of Rushes_01 Bill Rauch

MASTERS (2 entries)

1 Cuban Decrepitude Joan Field2 Hills Near Zabriskie Point, Death Valley Vnp Joan Field

COLOR DIVISIONINTERMEDIATE( 7 entries)1 Four Horses Atop San Marco, Venice Are Replicas.The Ancient Originals Are Safely Inside Rodney Sweet2 Soap Tree Yucca , After Blooms - White Sands Anita Rama3 Seen Better Days_ Daniel WagnerHM Dawn On The Irrawaddy. Myanmar Gene Molander

ADVANCED (5 entries)

1 Fushia Poppy For Cccc Lucy Beck2 Ready For The Parade Selden Parmelee3 Thomas, Entranced By The Sunset Lucy BeckHM The Taj At Sunrise T Selden Parmelee

MASTERS (6 entries)

1 Boiler On Fire Joan Field2 Dog With Pride Colors Collar Joan Field3 In Orvieto Ojars Kratins

Boiler on Fire~Joan Field

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Pictorial Prints YTD as of July 3, 2014

MONOCHROME INTERMEDIATEGene Molander 32.0Daniel Wagner 26.0Anita Rama 17.0Lucy Beck 13.0Helen Sweet 12.0Rodney Sweet 5.0MONOCHROME ADVANCEDSelden Parmelee 56.5Ojars Kratins 34.0Eric Ahrendt 24.0Bill Rauch 6.5Bilha Sperling 2.0O.J. Erickson 1.5MONOCHROME MASTERSJoan Field 44.0Jane Postiglione 28.5Stephen Busch 21.0

COLOR INTERMEDIATEGene Molander 41.5Daniel Wagner 34.0Stephen Busch 18.0Rodney Sweet 15.0Anita Rama 10.0Morris Johnson 1.0COLOR ADVANCEDSelden Parmelee 49.0Lucy Beck 33.0Eric Ahrendt 17.5Bilha Sperling 17.0O.J. Erickson 10.0Sherry Grivett 2.0Bill Rauch 1.0COLOR MASTERSJoan Field 37.0Ojars Kratins 34.5Jane Postiglione 26.0Joe Hearst 24.5

Ready For The Parade~Selden Parmelee

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Journalism PrintImage of the Month

Back Bend Over Chicago, Skydeck, Willis Tower Jane Postiglione

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Journalism PrintsJuly 17, 2014Judge: John Goyer

BASIC (8 entries)1 'Seussical The Musical' Performers In Orinda Fourth Of July Parade Eric Ahrendt2 Charter School Students And Parents March Across Brooklyn Bridge To Protest New School Laws Eric Ahrendt

3 Packing Up Produce After A Day At The Farmer's Market In Martinez, Ca [1] Throwing The Melons Back Lucy Beck

HM Monk Praying, Mont Sainte Michel Daniel WagnerADVANCED (9 entries)1 Back Bend Over Chicago, Skydeck, Willis Tower Jane Postiglione2 Blues Singer,Mike Wheeler Plays At Buddy Guy's Legends,Chicago Jane Postiglione3 Wrenching Ride At Six Flags Vallejo Sherry GrivettHM J-A Jorge Brown

'Seussical the Musical' Performers in Orinda Fourth of July Parade~Eric Ahrendt

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Journalism Prints YTD (as of July 17, 2014)

BASICEric Ahrendt 25.0Daniel Wagner 8.5Gene Molander 6.5Lucy Beck 4.0ADVANCEDJane Postiglione 22.5Sherry Grivett 13.0Stephen Busch 9.5Joe Hearst 6.0

Blues Singer,Mike Wheeler plays at Buddy Guy's Legends,Chicago~Jane Postiglione

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Travel PrintImage of the Month

In a western Chinese village~Gene Molander

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Travel PrintsJuly 17, 2014Judge: John Goyer

BASIC (4 entries)

1 Horse-Drawn Carriages Give Tours Of New Orleans Stephen Busch2 A Normandy Harbor Daniel Wagner3 Louvre's Roof Daniel Wagner

ADVANCED (7 entries)1 In A Western Chinese Villlage Gene Molander2 Walking The Glass Labyrinth, Sculture By Robert Morris, AtThe Nelson-Atkins Musum Of Art, Kansas City, Mo Jane Postiglione3 Canal Street Transport, New Orleans Joe Hearst

Horse-Drawn Carriages Give Tours of New Orleans~Stephen Busch

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Travel Prints YTD(as of July17, 2014)

BASICDaniel Wagner 20.0Stephen Busch 13.5Sherry Grivett 6.0ADVANCEDGene Molander 16.0Jane Postiglione 14.0Ojars Kratins 12.0Joe Hearst 11.0Jorge Brown 3.0Eric Ahrendt 2.5O.J. Erickson 1.0

A Normandy Harbor~Daniel Wagner