April 17, we held a Photo Event at Descanso Gardens with the topic being Macro Photography.   There were 11 people and a good time was had by all.  Each person learned something new and the location offered a wide variety of subjects.  More information about the event can be found on our event page:
http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/events
Here is an example taken by Martha Chapin.

Our next meeting will be May 9 and this will be an open judging night, so bring your creative selections. John Grusd will be presenting information about the June assignment, "5 Unique photos of one everyday object" and doing the judging.  This is a great opportunity to get professional feedback on your work and see how others are capturing the light.

Upcoming Photo Event  Explore 5 unique ways to photograph a common object.  We will be meeting at O'Melvany Park in Granada Hills.  Bring a few common objects with you on May 18 from 10 to noon.  Bring whatever props, toys, lighting or other gizmos you want to use creatively.  We will meet in the parking lot, just off Sesnon Blvd. and proceed to the picnic tables under the trees.  This is a great opportunity to try different approaches and share with your peers.

Board Changes Carla Semola, who has participated on the board in many roles, is letting go of the secretary position.  She did this important task for many years.  Joy Hillman will be taking her place.
 
Gabe Nuñez has left the club to pursue other interests and Sharon Saga has agreed to join the board as a member at large.

A GREAT FRIEND AND A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER
We are sad to learn that Gene Schwartz passed away in 2018 after battling esophageal cancer. 
Gene was a dedicated F-Stops member and a great friend.  His photography was without par. Landscape images created by Gene were notable for the powerful and highly detailed compositions and intense color blending that worked so excellently together. His love of exotic orchids was often reflected in his beautiful winning floral images. 
Gene participated fully and regularly at club meetings, photoshoots and other activities and most importantly shared his extensive photographic knowledge and techniques with others. He was a great friend that we miss dearly. 

Hello fStop Camera Club Members,
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Image Presentation Rules Change
Please be aware that image presentation for awards will be limited to photos being matted or being flush mounted on foam board.  While the judge is to score the print, photos presented in mats that are dirty or bent may result in lower critique scores.   Make the effort to show your work in the most positive manner.  Framed photos are no longer accepted due to the potential damage to the other photographs awaiting critique and potential damage to the frame itself.  Digital only images continue to be accepted and will be critiqued by the judge; however only printed images are eligible for awards.  This change take effect with the April meeting.

March Photo Event at the Getty
Six members were present at the Getty last Saturday afternoon.  The sky was cloudy, the light was good and there were many options for the group to shoot.  Perhaps some will find their way into the April “Edges” assignment.  Most importantly, it was a good time.

Membership Information
Please help us track attendance at meetings by signing in on arrival or during the break.  If you see someone new or bring someone, help us to get them signed in as well.

Show Your Work
​I, too was shy about putting my images up for critique.  However, there is great value in the insights offered by our judges.  Just the process of having to select two images for review each month has forced me to be a better judge of my own work.  In our digital age we can shoot an unlimited number of times, thus the editing skill is really tested.  By sharing, you help the rest of the membership broaden their perspective.  For all you shy folks, remember that we only announce the winners.  No one knows which images were yours.  You’ve got nothing to lose and everyone gains.
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Lloyd Delaney, President

Bill Debley reported on the Mylar Photo Event with slides showing some of what the group was able to do.

Leslie Krane, professor at CSUN, gave us insights on the assignment for April, Edges.  The idea is to incorporate the edge of the frame into the image.  This can be done by making sure that lines in the image are parallel to the edges of the frame, or by placing the subject off center, or using diagonal lines to draw the eye.  Try moving closer to the subject to remove distractions and gain greater control.  Find unusual vantage points.  Sometimes images are improved by what you don’t show, like including a shadow without showing the object.  Show her something she has not seen before.

Jazan Kozma took first, Norman Spieler second and Rad Bosselman third.  Check our website to see the winning images (Assignment GalleryfStopscameraclub.com).

April Assignment:  Edges
Lesley Krane will be our judge.  The meeting will be on April 11.  Here is the link to her website:  http://lesleykrane.com

fStops Photo Events
The next photo event will be held  at the Getty Center on March 23 at 4:30 p.m.  Please go to  our website to sign up.  Parking is $15, otherwise the event is free.  This location offers a wide variety of opportunities to photograph for the next assignment, Edges.

Membership Renewal
It is time to renew your membership. We look forward to an interesting and engaging year. The fee is $40 and can be paid in cash or check at the February meeting. You may also renew on line via PayPal, Here is the link: http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/ membership.html

January Meeting Summary
​Robert Fields presented a lecture on “Movement and Motion” for our February assignment. He talked through a number of images showing how to incorporate movement and motion into your work by taking advantage of features like waves, or reducing the shutter speed so that things in motion, like a musician’s hands, can be blurred while their other features are still, or by using a longer lens that accentuates movement compared to a wide angle lens. He reminded us that all the other elements of composition remain important. Mr. Fields judged over 30 very interesting Open Images. First prize went to Dan Katz, second to Jerry Cowart and third to Sharon Sega

February 14 Assignment: Movement and Motion
Robert Fields will be back to judge your images on Movement and Motion. Here is the link to his website: https://www.robertfields.com.
Submission deadline is Monday, February 11 at 8 p.m.

March/April
Lesley Krane will be our judge. She will provide insights for our April assignment of Edges. In March she will judge Open Images. Here is the link to her website: http://lesleykrane.com

fStops Photo Events
February 24 Bill Debley will be leading “Reflections in Mylar”. Details about the event are to found at: http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/events.

Photo Opportunities
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Descanso Gardens’ camellia season is currently underway. Here is the link: https:// www.descansogardens.org/programs-events/calendar/

Santa Anita has its annual Photographers Day on Sunday, January 20. Here is the link: https://www.santaanita.com/events/photography-day/#.XDkuAhqIafC

STREET WEEK in LA: Feb 4-10.
This is a celebration of street photography with workshops and exhibitions. Link: https://
www.all-about-photo.com/photo-articles/photo-article/436/street-week-in-la-feb-4-10

Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 - FEBRUARY 10, 2019 AT THE GETTY CENTER
The first major international exhibition of the work of American photographer Sally Mann. The exhibition explores themes of family, memory, mortality, and the Southern landscape as repository of personal and collective memory. Experimental, melancholic, and hauntingly beautiful, Mann’s photographs – many not exhibited before – expose how her relationship with the land has shaped her work and how the legacy of the South continues to permeate American identity. Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts. Link: http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/sally_mann/ index.html

CONTACT HIGH: A VISUAL HISTORY OF HIP-HOP
APR 26, 2019 - SEP 08, 2019 at the Annenburg Space for Photography
Documenting the Rise of a Cultural PhenomenonCelebrating the photographers who have a critical role in bringing hip-hop’s visual culture to the global stage, CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History of Hip-Hop is an inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers, as told through their most intimate diaries: their unedited contact sheets. Link: https:// www.annenbergphotospace.org/exhibits/contact-high/


Photography Exhibition: NOVUS PLANTS
by The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Jan 10, 2019 to Feb 2, 2019. Link: https://
wwweventbrite.com/e/photography-exhibition-novus-plants-tickets-53986021644?
aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Yosemite People - Photography by Jonas Kulikauskas
at The Book Club of California. Wed, February 13, 2019 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST. Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yosemite-people-photography-by-jonas-kulikauskas-tickets-54431575307?a

Here are more links with options of photographic interest.
https://www.meetup.com/topics/photo/us/ca/los_angeles/

December Photo Challenge - "Holiday Greeting Card”
Congratulations to Carol Weisner for her winning image!

Images will be judged based on creativity, content and overall impact.

Members may submit 1 image.
Submit to fstopsentries@gmail.com

Email subject line must read: December Challenge and image file name, (Photographers_Name.jpg)
Submission deadline is Dec. 31, 2018.
The winner will be announced online and at the January Meeting.


** Please note this is not replacing January Open assignment **
 January 2019 is still an Open category month per the outline on the website.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS!

Hello fellow fStoppers,

Holiday Party
Our holiday party and fundraiser will be December 13, at The Village, 7 p.m. You should have already received an Evite. If you did receive an Evite, please email me at lloyd.delaney@verizon.net. Please RSVP by December 7.
The party will feature your good company, the pot luck meal, a fundraising raffle, a book exchange, and more. So, bring some money and take away some new-to-you equipment. Bring any photography books you would like to give away.
We will be accepting membership renewals at the party. Dues are staying at $40 for the year.

Equipment Opportunity
fStops is offering new and used equipment (donated by members) for sale to members at a deep discount. You will find a button in the footer “Sale Items”. Click on it to see what is available.

Photo Event
The November photo event, “Light Painting with Bill Debley” was fantastic! It was the first time for most people attending to do light painting and Bill brought the magic. You can see images from the event here: http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/blog
We look forward to having many more events next year.

New Year/New Format
We are looking forward to next year and the new meeting format. Our judge will come for two meetings. The first will feature an explanation of the next month’s assignment followed by judging of Open Images. The next month’s meeting will be for judging the assignment.

January/ February
Robert Fields will be our first judge. For January’s he will lecture on Movement and Motion, our assignment for February. He will also judge January’s assignment of Open Images. So, use December to let your creativity run wild. Let’s see what you’ve got! Mr. Fields will both critique the entries and lecture on our next assignment. Here is a link to his website: https:// www.robertfields.com
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March/April
​Lesley Krane will be our judge. She will provide insights for our April assignment of Edges. In March she will judge Open Images. Here is a link to her website: http://lesleykrane.com

- Lloyd Delaney

Saturday Nights Light Painting Event was a great success.  Everyone was eager (once they lined their pockets with licorice) to capture unique images.  We were having so much fun we ran an hour and a half over schedule.

Bill had quite the variety of gadgets and D.I.Y “brushes” to paint with.  From basket domes landing on the Adobe lawn, to bat’s surrounding the Adobe itself.

There were wheels in the sky and ribbons on the rise.  We even had a couple of super hero’s or villains battle it out on the grounds.  

At one point I asked for volunteer’s to take part in a silhouette painting but nobody wanted to miss out on photographing the fun and colors.  (The only reason I didn’t mind is because Glyn was kind enough to trigger my camera for me.) Thank you to Jhoe and Adam for being the brave one’s and starting your new career’s in acting. ;-)

A special Thank You to Jim Rowerdink for making the Andres Pico Adobe available to us.  I only wish we had more hours in the night to take photo’s of the Adobe.  If you haven’t been to the Adobe it’s worth a separate trip.  Be sure and have Jim show you around inside.  The Adobe is rich in history and old photo’s. 
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And of course a big warm Thank You to Bill and the entire Events Committee.  Rumor has it they’ll soon be focusing on the up coming Challenge and the next Fstops Event.

Stay Tuned
- Laura, Events Committee

** If you attended please share your images, please email your photos (up to 5) to fStopsentries@gmail.com **

Hello fellow fStoppers,
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We had a very animated meeting last Thursday, with Christopher Broughton as our judge.  The assignment of Night Street photography is right up his alley.  Congratulations to the winners.  First went to Glyn Sun, second to Dan Katz and third to Lloyd Delaney. ​To see the entries click here

Many thanks to Christopher Broughton​ for the terrific judging work on our “Night Street Photography" photos. Christopher’s extensive background in photography and his highly personable teaching made for a great experience for everyone present.  His opening slideshow of inspiring quotes was a great warm-up ... the rest of the session was a real joy-ride! ​

We are looking forward to next year and the new meeting format.  Robert Fields will be our first judge.  January’s meeting will feature Open Images.  So, use December to let your creativity run wild.  Let’s see what you’ve got!  Mr. Fields will both critique the entries and lecture on our next assignment.  He will be back to judge the results in February.  ​
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Lloyd Delaney 

See the opportunity below for a photo contest sponsored by Descanso Gardens.

Also, our November meeting is this Thursday.  Come and see what you and others have submitted.

You will be getting an Evite soon for our December party and fundraiser, where we will be auctioning items donated by our members.  If you have useful equipment that you want to donate, please bring it to the meeting this week.  You can also email me so we can arrange to get your equipment before the party.

- Lloyd Delaney

November 8 is our very last photo critique meeting of the year.  It is a great time for fabulous night time photography.  So, go out with a friend and shoot for this great assignment:  ”night street photography”. 
Not much is needed in the way of equipment:  No special lenses required, a standard 35mm or 50mm lens is good, 24-70mm zoom is good. No flash or tripod required. 

Trick or Treat, night time subjects abound. Just look for interesting autos or buses or buildings or people or animals or restaurants, or motorcycles or….whatever. Just handhold and shoot. Use the light from street lamps, store fronts, traffic, traffic lights, door openings, or windows to illuminate your subject. Experiment with levels of lighting and longer and shorter shutter speeds. Above all have fun with the experience… get something you really like, tune it up and submit it to F-Stops entries. Share your stuff with your fellow members and see it up there at the November meeting. Happy shooting!
There are lots of websites with excellent tutorials and tips on night shooting; here, for example, are three worth checking out ….
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https://digital-photography-school.com/in-the-dark-10-tips-for-street-night-photography/
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2011/02/28/7-bright-ways-how-to-shoot-street-photography-at-night/
https://www.streethunters.net/blog/2013/07/11/how-to-shoot-night-street-photography-gear-techniques-and-tips/

Judge: Christopher Broughton
Christopher Broughton has over 30 years of extensive photographic experience working professionally with sensitized photographic materials, digital capture media and technology   as a photographer, educator, lecturer and exhibitor.
http://www.christopherbroughton.com​

Images

Oct 13th   L.A Burning Man Decompression
                1pm-11pm Los Angeles State Historic Park
                1245 N Spring St. Los Angeles, ca. 90012
                Tickets $25.   Ladecom.com 

Oct 14th   Aquarium Of The Pacific Photographers Night
                5:30-10pm Tickets $29.95
                100 Aquarium Way  Long Beach. 90802

Oct 19-21   2018 Great Pacific Airshow
                Largest over the water airshow in the U.S
                Huntington Beach US Air Force Thunderbirds
                Tickets $10-$119
                www.pacificairshow.com 

Oct. 21st   Sherman Oaks Street Fair Oktoberfest
                10am-10pm
                House of Billiards 14662 Ventura Bl. Sherman Oaks 91403

Oct 26 - Jan 6     Moonlight Forest-Lantern Art Festival at L.A Arboretum
                5:30-10pm. Tickets $23-$28
                www.arboretum.org/moonlight-forest-magical-lantern-art-festival/

October 27th-28      Surf City Blitz. Huntington State Beach (motorcycle )
                12pm-10pm   surfcityblitz.com  $59.50

October 28,    Sidecar Rally (See flyer below)

​Nov 2nd   5th Annual Dia De Los Muertos Festival (day of the dead)
                5pm-11pm 433 Pine Ave Long Beach, Ca 90803
                                    Free
                Or go to Olvera Street 845 Alameda St L.A 90012
                
Nov 16-Jan 6   L.A. Zoo Lights 
                5333 Zoo Dr. Los Angeles, ca. 90027
                www.lazoolights.org