Monthly Meeting

September 11, 2024  7 pm  Ocotillo Room

This month, Jim Burkstrand will show us how to make slideshows . A timely topic as our December meeting is coming up and we will be showcasing our members slideshows. 

​This can be as easy or complex as you want. Jim will cover software for both Windows and the Mac. He will also discuss free and paid applications and how to choose the right one for you. He will briefly demo Google Slides. He will conclude with a demonstration of using PowerPoint to create a photo slideshow as well as a video. Time permitting, he will also show some of the capabilities of DaVinci Resolve for making videos. He will have other software available for Q&A.
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Future meeting topics can be found here

Education

No meeting this month

Field Trips

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

August Photos of the Month

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

Photography Cheat Sheets 

As Jeff presented in the June meeting, here are links to the two cheat sheets.

Exposure Cheat Sheet

Histogram Cheat Sheet

Smart Phone Photography

Here is a list of the videos that Gary Carroll presented May 13:

1)  13 Smartphone Photography tips & tricks                   17:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZYGsx1i5L8&t=4s

2)  How can smartphones have so many megapixels? Pixel binning explained 5:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39xTxbNRvcM

3)  $5,000 Pro Camera vs iPhone 15 Pro: Which is Better for YOU?    12:44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbx20dJU0H8&t=16s

4)  10 AMAZING iPhone Videography Tips                    10:58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?=VE5QM3WJAvY&t=49s

5)  How To Take Incredible Macro Photos With Your iPhone        11:51
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE7LHuh-XE&t=23s

September Photo Contest

You can enter the member's September Photo Contest now!  The theme is Motion.  Any club member can submit 3 photos. A photo has to 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 - September 30, 2024.

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 :       Trish Tubbs “Shadow Pattern” 
Second Place:  John Tubbs “Lizard Scales”
Third Place:      Shari Rodgers “Confusion"​    

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 Patterns.

Judges comments can be seen here​2024_august_judges_comments.pdf
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You can see all Contests on the club Flickr site.  You can also see contest winners back to 2017 via the CONTESTS tab above.  

Membership

You can join the Photography Club of Quail Creek any time during the year. Club Dues are $20.00 per household for 2023.

Current Members can renew at any time.

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

Q3 2024 Photo Challenge

The member’s Quarterly Photo Challenge runs from July  1 to September 30, 2024.
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The new Q3 2024 Member's Challenge topic is The Letter “S”.  The main subject needs to be related to a word that starts with S.  Examples include snake, sheep, swan, salad, steak, shadow, sunflower, sunset, star, & storm. 

The title of the photo should include that S word.
EG: "Stream: Flowing Monsoon water in Madera Creek " works. So does An August Sunset.

Put on your thinking cap. As you go on a "walk about" , look for subjects that are S words.

Most of all, have fun.
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Jim


The photos need to be taken between July 1 and September 30, 2024

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. 

​Topics for the next challenges are also listed here. Submit all photos to jimmsp AT outlook.com

Q2 2024 Photo Challenge Winners

First Place :           Tom Cadwalader “Green Anole”
Second Place:      Denny Huber ”Graduation Chairs”
Third Place Tie:    Shari Rodgers "Festive Umbrellas"
Third Place Tie:    Larry Hudson "Cactus Flower Close-up"
Third Place Tie:    Larry Hudson "The Color of Water"

The topic was Color.

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

​Past Challenge winners can be seen via the CONTESTS tab above.