Monthly Meeting

The March monthly meeting will be in the Ocotillo Room of the Conference Center.  Wednesday March 11 at 7 PM.

We will be welcoming Tucson photographer Sabrina Caswell back.  

Notes from the two presentations from the January meeting can be found here
Topic #17 Architecture and Skylines
Topic #18 Festivals Parades and Special Events

Education

Wed. Feb 19 in the Ocotillo Room at 7:00

At the beginning of the meeting we will introduce a new education resource that is under development.

The main part of the meeting will continue our discussion on local area editing.

As per request, a part of the discussion will deal with the subject of replacing a sky in a photograph. We will then extend that to other subjects, including inserting an object into a photo. We will discuss and show examples, as well as discuss the traps and pitfalls you can run into.
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If time permits, a second part of the discussion will discuss luminescence masking in local area editing.

Field Trips

What :   February’s  photo shoot is at San Xavier Church  on February 21 @ 10:15,   Kimberly the  Director of Docents will be leading our group,  focusing on paintings and statues inside the  church.  We will have behind the scenes access including the  Court Yard were Ansel Adams shot his iconic photos of the  church.  A voluntary donation of  $5 or $10  will go towards the continuing Restoration Fund.
Before and / or after we will be able to take additional photo’s  outside and inside the church.  Flash photos and tripods are not permitted.   

Lunch is planned at Red Robin around 11:45 @ 4605 S. Landing Way, Tucson.   Exit W Irvington Rd and is across from Hobby Lobby.

When:  Friday February 21, 2020.  We will depart at 9:00 am from the Madera Clubhouse parking lot to allow photos outside the church prior to the tour.

The field trip will be led by Thom Sharples. Please be sure to RSVP to Thom so he can give the mission a head count.  Thom's email address is tsharples at mac.com.

Photos from the January field trip to Reid Park Zoo can be seen here.

February Photos of the Month

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

February Photo Contest

You can enter the member’s February Photo Contest now!  The theme is Shoes. Any PCQC member can submit up to 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 (copy and paste address) pcqccontest AT gmail.com

Entry Deadline is midnight - Feb 29, 2020.

Detailed Rules and Guidelines are here. 

For members who like to plan ahead, you can find the list of topics for the 2020 contests here.

January Photo Contest Winners

First Place :       Burley Burris “Venice” 
Second Place:  Paul Lischeid “Sandhill Cranes”
Third Place:      Denny Huber “Christmas Lights”​    

Congratulations to the winners. Thanks to everyone who entered the January photo contest.  All of the entries can be seen on the club Flickr site.

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 2020.

Current Members can renew at any time.

Print the PCQC Membership Form- fill out- bring to a meeting.

Q1 2020 Photo Challenge

The member’s Quarterly Photo Challenge  runs from Jan 1 to Mar 31, 2020.

The topic is Dominant Color. The intent is that the photo should have a dominant color that immediately attracts the viewer’s eye to the subject.  You are successful if a viewer's eye goes immediately to your chosen subject when they first see the photo.

​Members may submit any photo on any topic or with any subject - as long as it is taken during the current quarter.

See this page for a description and rules.  Topics for the next challenges are also listed. Submit all photos to jimmsp AT outlook.com

Q4 2019 Photo Challenge Winners

First Place :       Jon Williams “Sunrise on Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island”
Second Place:  Joan Muckley ”Horse Friends”
Third Place:      Paul Lischeid “Heron in Flight”

The topic was Free Study.

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