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Competition Deadline

All entries must be submitted to digitalcomp@metrocameraclub.org

by 11:59 PM on July 20, 2012

Welcome Our Visitors

John Vincent Jeff Hodge Ed Shriever Linda Guenther Bruce Schuerman

Our Newest Member

Kelly Wright

July 2012 Editor: Carolanne Roach Volume 36, Number 7

Contents

Judge Michael Stano

A way of seeing…

While in Cub Scouts, which must have been in the

mid-50s, I used plans in Boys’ Life to build a pin-

hole camera. The camera “body” was a Folgers

one-pound coffee can. The “lens” was a nail hole

poked through the can, and the “shutter” was a

piece of electrical tape over the hole. The inside of

the can was painted black, and there was a sheet

film holder made of cardboard. I don’t remember

if I actually took any photos with the Folgers can,

but I was obviously interested in photography at

an early age.

My first real camera was a Kodak "Holiday

Flash." It had a screw-on flash bulb holder, which

had a plastic flap over the bulb to keep the glass

fragments from spraying by-standers should the

bulb explode. I still have that camera.

Close to my high school graduation, my mother

gave me a 35mm Zeiss Icon from Smile-a-Minute

Camera. On her budget, that purchase was a real

stretch, but I must have somehow communicated

that I was ready for a serious camera. I wish I still

had the Zeiss, but it is long gone.

Monthly Program

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Meeting Time

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Competition

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Guests

Page 1

New Members

Page 1

Awards & Points

Page 2

Treasure Hunt

Page 3

Upcoming Judges

Page 4

MCC Contests

Page 4

Sponsors

Page 5

Field Trip

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Judging Rules

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June’s Judges

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MCC Officers

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This Month’s Program Meeting Location:

Will Rogers Exhibition Building

3400 NW 36th St, Oklahoma City

Every 2nd & 4th Monday of the Month

Socializing: 6:45 pm Meeting: 7:15 pm

This Month’s Meetings

2nd Monday: July 9, 2012

Program: Landscape/Architecture

4th Monday: July 23, 2012

PDI Competition

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In about 1971, I enrolled in my first photography

class at the University of Wisconsin – Lacrosse,

where I was teaching, and I bought a Minolta

srT101, which I pretty much wore out over the

next 10 years.

After I joined the faculty at Oklahoma State

University in 1977, I took additional photography

courses at Meridian Technology in Stillwater. I

met my spouse, Martha, in one of those classes.

We eventually had a darkroom at home, where we

developed film and printed.

Work and school consumed more and more time,

and, when the Minolta failed in the mid-80s, I was

pretty much finished with photography until I

bought my first digital camera, a 4 megapixel Fuji

point-and-shoot, in 2002. With that camera, I took

what is probably the best photo I will ever take.

When that photo won a small-pond award, I was

again hooked on photography.

The camera arsenal now consists of two film

cameras, a 35mm Nikon F100, and a medium-

format Bronica ETRS, and three Nikon digital

cameras, a D80, a D300, and a D700. For the

Nikons, I am fortunate to own a nice set of Nikkor

zoom lenses (a 14-24mm f/2.8, a 24-70mm f/2.8,

and a 70-200mm f/2.8 VRI), two Nikkor primes (a

35mm f/2.8 PC, and a 300mm f/4), and four Carl

Zeiss primes (a Distagon 2.8 / 25mm ZF, a

Distagon 2.0 /35mm, a Planar 1.4 / 50mm ZF, and

a Makro Planar 2.0 / 100 mm ZF).

Although I no longer develop film, I scan

negatives and slides in-house, and I do all my own

printing. Prints are made using archival inks, and

all mounting materials are acid-free, and of

archival quality. With proper care, my prints

should last a century.

My main photographic interest is architecture,

which no-doubt stems from my early ambition to

be an engineer. Rather than wide-angle views of

buildings, I am drawn to semi-close ups of details.

Whether the focus is a building or something else,

I like images that are abstract, the best of which

are, at first glance, unrecognizable for what they

are (or, as my friend Dan MacDonald has

suggested, a "shot that initially throws a quirk into

the viewer's perception").

Photography is, for me, more than an art form—it

is my "dharma door," an escape from stress, and a

gateway to continued learning. That others may

like what I do is a pleasant bonus.

Class Place Pts Name Title B&W Prints A 3 10 Dave Woodson Lady of the Night 3 10 Eva Ryan Cowboy Hat on a Wagon 3 10 Dave Woodson Switch Lock & Rusty Spike 3 10 Vickie Jenkins Grandpa's Automobile 2 11 Vickie Jenkins Majestic Marbles 1 12 Dave Woodson Perspective AA 3 10 Lynn Nunn Locked Out 3 10 Lynn Nunn National Cash Register, Circa 1904 2 11 Randy Carr Ready to Unload 1 12 Randy Carr In the Park 1 12 Randy Carr Fearless AAA 3 10 Joe Spence A Flower among Thorns 3 10 Paul Johnson Calm Water at Shoreline 3 10 Joe Spence Fun at the Pool 3 10 Paul Johnson View towards the Valley 3 10 Janet Steyer Dewy Daffodil 3 10 Joe Spence A Blonde Will Do 3 10 James Robinson Chandelier in Black & White 3 10 Carl Shortt, Jr. Reflections 3 10 Joe Spence Thorny Bushes 3 10 Joe Spence Laying Down on the Job 3 10 Carl Shortt, Jr. The Tube at Night 3 10 James Robinson Crystal Balls in Sepia 2 11 James Robinson Light Bursting thru the Darkness 2 11 Janet Steyer Chickasha Tree 2 11 Carl Shortt, Jr. A Walk in the Park 2 11 Janet Steyer The Wonder of New Beginnings 2 11 James Robinson The Storm is Upon Us 1 12 Paul Johnson Coastline of Maine 1 12 Janet Steyer Courthouse & Gossips against a Utah Sky 1 12 Carl Shortt, Jr. Functional Abstract Color Prints A 3 9 Vance Thomas Peaceful Shadows 3 9 Vickie Jenkins High Point of the Day 3 9 Vance Thomas Fish World 3 9 Vance Thomas Glass Dragon 3 9 Eva Ryan Sunset on a Weed 3 9 Vickie Jenkins Sweet Fragrance 2 10 Vickie Jenkins God's Beauty 2 10 Vickie Jenkins Day is Done 2 10 Eva Ryan Resting on a Leaf 1 11 Eva Ryan Sunset on the Pond AA 3 9 Dave Woodson Anhinga 3 9 Dave Woodson Black Skimmers 2 10 Dave Woodson Hydrangea in Bloom 1 11 Dave Woodson Gulf Fritillary 1 11 Dave Woodson Soaking up the Rays AAA 3 12 Dennis Corbin Beeper Barn 3 12 Carl Shortt, Jr. Leaf Abstract 3 12 Randy Carr Reaching 3 12 Carl Shortt, Jr. The Mighty Redwoods 3 12 Randy Carr Ceremonial Portrait 2 13 Carl Shortt, Jr. Dusk in the City 2 13 Randy Carr Morning on the Bayou 1 14 Dennis Corbin Flying Owl

Program (cont.) June Photo Competition Results

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1st

Digital Treasure Hunt Results

Class Place Pts Name Title Color Slides

AAA 2 9 June Ranney Log Lifter/Loader 2 9 Joe Spence Formation of Time 2 9 Joe Spence An Old Lighthouse 2 9 June Ranney Cloud Around Half Dome 2 9 Joe Spence Watching for Daddy 2 9 June Ranney Three Sisters Peaks 2 9 June Ranney Detailed, Hand-Tooled Metal Plate 1 10 June Ranney Old Time Jail Window 1 10 Joe Spence Navajo's Land 1 10 Joe Spence Canadian Waterfall

Treasure Hunt (cont.) April Photo Competition Results (cont.)

IN THE SHADOWS

1st Place-Dave Woodson 2nd Place-Tommy Evans

3rd Place-Carl Shortt Jr.

Honorable Mention-Bill Webster

Honorable Mention-Kay Mckinnis

Honorable Mention-Tommy Evans

Honorable Mention-Tommy Evans

MADE OF GLASS

1st Place-Lynn Nunn

2nd Place-Carl Shortt Jr.

3rd Place-Carl Shortt Jr.

Honorable Mention-Jack Melton

Honorable Mention-Kay Mckinnis

Honorable Mention-Vernon Kouts

Honorable Mention-Kay Mckinnis

THE EYES HAVE IT

1st Place-Tommy Evans 2nd Place-Pauli Tooley

3rd Place-Dave Woodson

Honorable Mention-Jack Melton

Honorable Mention-Lynn Nunn

Honorable Mention-Pauli Tooley

Honorable Mention-Lynn Nunn

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METRO CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION JUDGES – 2012

DATE JUDGE #1 JUDGE #2 JUDGE #3 COMPETITION TYPE

7/23/2012 Chuck Emmerling Paul Johnson Randy Carr PDI

8/27/2012 Doris Garling Tommy Evans Denise Evans PRINT/SLIDE

9/24/2012 Wayne Hughes Janet Steyer Linda Woodrow PDI

10/22/2012 Steve Seeger Barbara Seeger Georgia Burrows PRINT/SLIDE

11/5/2012 Jack DeLisle Jim Worthington Don Rice PDI

PRINTS (COLOR & BLACK/WHITE), SLIDES (COLOR)

PDI - COLOR & BLACK/WHITE

Upcoming Judges

The 2nd

2012 Digital Treasure Hunt has begun!!! SUBJECTS: 1. Futuristic 2. Water 3. Found Alphabet Letters 4. Multi-Colored

You may enter 3 images in each category for the treasure hunt competition and 1 image for each category for the cell phone competition. Maximum number of entries is 16. You may post-process your images as you need to – same rules apply as PDI Entries. All entries must be taken between 6/26/12 and 8/31/12 all others will be disqualified.

DEADLINE: August 31, 2012 @ 11:59 PM

Re-Title your entries as follows:

For Treasure Hunt Pictures For Cell Phone Pictures TH,FUTURISTIC,TITLE,LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME CP,FUTURISTIC,TITLE,LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME TH,WATER,TITLE,LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME CP,WATER,TITLE,LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME TH,LETTERS,TITLE,LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME CP,LETTERS,TITLE,LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME TH,COLORED,TITLE,LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME CP,COLORED,TITLE,LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME Please send your entries directly to Lynn Nunn at coonunnski@cox.net

The results will be shown at the program meeting on: September 10, 2012.

Digital & Cell Phone Treasure Hunt

Last Treasure

Hunt Winners

The idea behind these special competitions is to get us out of our comfort zone and

think outside the box. Think of how you can take a photo of these subject matters

that no one has ever taken before, not because the subject has never been shot – but

because it has never been shot in a manner as seen in YOUR photo. Get the

creative juices flowing and think of how you might take the shot in a way to make it

more interesting, more engaging or just plain more fun. And, I hope each of you

has fun with this – the categories were taken from a fairly long list of ideas

suggested by Metro Camera Club members during our last field trip – so this is

something for all of us to do, whether you choose to enter PDI photos, cell phone

photos, or both, just participate and have some fun doing it – that is the purpose of

these special competitions. So, get out there and SHOOT something! -Lynn Nunn

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2012 Officers & Committees

President: Linda James

Vice President: John Bowman

Secretary: Peyton Osborne

Treasurer: Don Risi

Past President: Bill Webster

Competition: Lynn Nunn

Statistics: Janet Steyer

Membership: Steve Seeger

Field Trips: Carl Shortt Jr.

Webmaster/Yearbook: Jack DeLisle

Contact Sheet: Carolanne Roach

Critique Master: Joe Wilson

Support Our Sponsors

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June Field Trip

Good to see everyone who came out to our June Downtown Photo Night.

!!! Reminder !!!

If you enjoy the

refreshments, please

place your $1.00 in

the Kitty.

We still need volunteers for 2012

refreshments. If you can help, please

contact Bill Webster.

New Competition Rules for Judges

Competition rules are amended such that a judge may make up a lost competition opportunity in the category in which he/she was judging by submitting allowed number of pictures at other times during the calendar year, either prior to or following participation as a judge. If a judge was a "no show", the makeup photographs will be forfeited.

June’s Judges