Monthly Meeting

Oct 12, 2022  
PCQC Monthly Meeting  
7:00 pm, Ocotillo Room, Kino Center  
  
How to Pass My Photos Along to My Heirs 
  
I have been asking this question for a few years now, talking and listening to my heirs, talking with many other photographers, and learning about document storage. In today’s meeting I will discuss what I have learned to this point, and what I have concluded. I will discuss a new project for me – writing and publishing a “Family Book”. My goal is to produce a printed book for my heirs that will document our family photography. My goal is to have the book survive 75 -100 years. This book is a follow-on to what I discussed in Sept’s “Telling a Story with Photos”. 
I will show my book outline, discuss my challenges, and discuss my tools and processes. I will then show you the book as it exists today, and give you my current thoughts on the project. 


Jim
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Education

The next Education meeting will be Sept 21 in the Kino Center.  7 PM
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And the Sept Education Meeting topic will be Camera and Software Help.

Field Trips

Thom Sharples has arranged a field trip for us on Friday, Aug 12.

We will leave the Madera Clubhouse/CATC Parking Lot at 9:30 and drive to Tubac.

We will shoot the business district until ~11:00. Then we will move to Elviras.   https://www.elvirasrestaurant.com/

We have received approval to shoot the inside of Elvira’s (both restaurant & retail shop) from 11:00 to 12:15 PM.  We will then take advantage of the Summer Lite Lunch specials that Elvira's is offering.  

Join us for a fun outing. There is always plenty to shoot in Tubac - and the August contest topic is Historical and November is Food.

We will be sending out more info in August, and we will be looking for RSVPs for lunch then.

Stay Safe,

Jim

Photos from field trips can be seen on our Flickr site.

Photos from the March field trip to the Tubac Presidio can be seen here.

August/September Photos of the Month

Photos submitted by club members are shown above as well as on our Flickr web site. Send to rabadawes AT gmail.com

September Photo Contest

You can enter the member's September Photo Contest now!  The theme is Trees.  Any club member can submit 3 photos. A photo has to be 3 years old or less.

​Please rename each file with the title of the image. Size your image to either 13”x 19” or 16”x 20”  and then send all (large) jpg images to pcqccontest AT gmail.com

Entry Deadline is midnight - September 30, 2022.

Detailed Rules and Guidelines are here. 

If you like to plan ahead, themes for future months can be found here.

August Photo Contest Winners

First Place :       Jeff Krueger “Remember Burma-Shave” 
Second Place:  Larry Hudson  “Old Phone Call”
Third Place:      John Tubbs “Spanish Mission Grave”​    

Congratulations to the winners. Thanks to everyone who entered the August photo contest.  All of the images submitted will soon be found on our Flicker photo gallery. 

The subject was Historical.

Judges comments can be seen here. 
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You can see all Contests on the club Flickr site.

July Photo Contest Winners

First Place :       Monte Hudson “Storm Over Quail Creek” 
Second Place:  Steve Piepmeier  “Untitled”
Third Place:      Mark Cohen “Carts at Sunset”​    

Congratulations to the winners. Thanks to everyone who entered the August photo contest.  All of the images submitted will soon be found on our Flicker photo gallery. 

The subject was Dramatic Skies.

Judges comments can be seen here. 
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You can see all Contests on the club Flickr site.

Membership

You 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.

Q3 2022 Photo Challenge

The member’s Quarterly Photo Challenge runs from July 1 to September 30, 2022.

The new Q3 2022 Member's Challenge topic is Nature.  

Nature includes everything from animals to plants, to trees and forests, mountains & valleys, weather, stars in the sky, etc. 

It is a perfect time of the year for that with Monsoon storms, cactus and other flowers in bloom,  and the Milky Way in the best position for photography. 
Take a walk through Madera Canyon to see flowers and plants from the monsoon rains that only come out this time of year.

I like a description I saw on the web: Nature photography focuses on capturing the natural elements of our world — plants, animals, and landscapes. Photos can capture wide views of far-reaching landscapes as well as small details of insects and plants.

Send me 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

Q2 2022 Photo Challenge Winners

First Place :           Monte Hudson “Blue Grosbeak”
Second Place:      Denny Huber ”Chevy”
Third Place:          Tom Reiman "Red Rose"

The topic was Dominant Color.

All of the challenge photos can be seen on our Flickr site on this page.