Monthly MeetingMar 8, 2023. 7 PM
Ocotillo Room, Kino Center Our March general meeting will include a presentation by club member Richard Olsenius. He will talk to us on "Storytelling with the Camera". Richard is a former National Geographic photographer and gave us an excellent presentation last year. EducationMeeting on Mar 15, 2023 in the Kino Center at 7:00 pm.
In advance of the upcoming airshow at Davis Monthan AFB the end of the month, Jeff will talk about what else, shooting airshows..... Jeff's presentation can be found here. Field TripsRick Dawes and Lois Haglund have been working on a club field trip list for the remainder of the year. We hope to send out a finalized version shortly so you can plan ahead.
Photos from field trips can be seen on our Flickr site. March Photos of the MonthPhotos submitted by club members are shown above as well as on our Flickr web site. Send to rabadawes AT gmail.com |
March Photo ContestYou can enter the member's February Photo Contest now! The theme is Abandoned Buildings. Any club member can submit 3 photos. A photo has to be 13 months old or less.
Please note that the rules have changed for 2023, so click on the link below. Most notably, photos must now be 13 months old or less. Please rename each file with the title of the image. Size your image to 12”x 18” and then send all (large) jpg images to pcqccontest AT gmail.com Entry Deadline is midnight - March 31, 2023. Detailed Rules and Guidelines are here. If you like to plan ahead, themes for future months can be found here. 2022 Photo of the Year
February Photo Contest Winners   First Place : Shari Rodgers “Mommy & Baby Whoot”
Second Place: Larry Hudson “Beautiful Pidgeon” Third Place: John Tubbs “Hummingbird on Nest” Congratulations to the winners. Thanks to everyone who entered the February photo contest. All of the images submitted will soon be found on our Flicker photo gallery. The subject was Natural Beauty. Judges comments can be seen here. You can see all Contests on the club Flickr site. MembershipYou can join the Photography Club of Quail Creek any time during the year. Club Dues are $20.00 per household for 2022.
Current Members can renew at any time. Print the PCQC Membership Form- fill out- bring to a meeting. Q1 2023 Photo ChallengeThe member’s Quarterly Photo Challenge runs from January 1 to March 31, 2023.
The new Q1 2023 Member's Challenge topic is Culture. The photos need to be taken between Jan 1 and Mar 31, 2023 You can see from the guidelines that it is really quite open; the main subject will represent, symbolize, or denote a particular culture. You probably have appropriate subjects in your home. The main subject will represent, symbolize, or denote a particular culture. Subjects might include art, food, clothing, dance, tools, structures, etc. Send me (Jimmsp AT outlook.com) up to 3 photos taken during the quarter. Remember, any post processing is allowed. If you add elements from another photo (like sky replacement) those elements must have been photographed by you within the quarter. See the pcqc.org website for a link to the detailed rules. So this is a great excuse to get out and shoot. Have fun & stay safe, Jim See this page for a description and rules. Topics for the next challenges are also listed here. Submit all photos to jimmsp AT outlook.com Q4 2022 Photo Challenge WinnersFirst Place : Jeff Krueger “Double Crossed”
Second Place: Denny Huber ”Trans Siberian Orchestra” Third Place: John Tubbs "Crested Caracara in Flight" The topic was Looking Up or Looking Down. All of the challenge photos can be seen on our Flickr site on this page. 2022 Challenge Photo of the Year
Larry Hudson Q1 Challenge - Still Life "A Night Walk" |
