Monthly MeetingJuly 10, 2024 7 pm Ocotillo Room
John Flano Flanagan Title of presentation : Photographing Nature's Fury and Celestial Wonders. John is a Photographer and Storm Chaser...Learn what it is like to chase and photograph a storm from someone who does it! What and how do you forecast for the events and what camera settings? How to photograph Lighting, night sky's and even man-made objects in the sky. A DO NOT MISS PRESENTATION! Future meeting topics can be found here
EducationNo meeting this month
Field TripsI am going up to Madera Canyon on the morning of Thursday July 18. So I thought - let's make it a field trip.
The monsoon has started bringing precipitation to the Canyon. Summer plants, insects and animals are active. We’ll take a stroll around the Proctor Loop Trail, particularly looking for early monsoon changes in the lower Canyon watching for interesting plants, insects and other wildlife out with the season. This is an easy to moderate walk of about 1 mile on mostly paved trail with some uneven sections and mild altitude loss/gain. We may take the primitive trail up to the upper bridge below the White House Loop. I will leave QC about 8:30. We can meet in the Parking lot east of the CATC to ride share. Drivers should bring their Senior National Park pass so you don't have to pay a parking fee. We will leave MC about 11:30, returning to QC before noon. I propose to have lunch at the Grill at 12:00. Jim Photos from field trips can be seen on our Flickr site. July Photos of the MonthPhotos submitted by club members are shown above as well as on our Flickr web site. Send to mlqcpom AT gmail dot com
Photography Cheat SheetsAs Jeff presented in the June meeting, here are links to the two cheat sheets.
Exposure Cheat Sheet Histogram Cheat Sheet Smart Phone PhotographyHere 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 |
July Photo ContestYou can enter the member's July Photo Contest now! The theme is Gardens. 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 - July 31, 2024. Detailed Rules and Guidelines are here. If you like to plan ahead, themes for future months can be found here. June Photo Contest WinnersFirst Place : Larry Hudson “Cactus Flower”
Second Place: Tom Cadwalader “Showtime” Third Place: Lois Haglund “Ladies in Red" Congratulations to the winners. Thanks to everyone who entered the June photo contest. All of the images submitted will soon be found on our Flicker photo gallery. The subject was Flowers. Judges comments can be seen here You can see all Contests on the club Flickr site. You can also see contest winners back to 2017 via the CONTESTS tab above. MembershipYou 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 ChallengeThe member’s Quarterly Photo Challenge runs from July 1 to September 30, 2024.
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. 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 WinnersFirst 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. |