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August 11 General Meeting – “Interiors”
In Person at The Village, Northridge (and on Zoom) 6:30 social, 7:00 pm program

We were thrilled to see so many of you at July’s first in-person fStops CC meeting. Having the opportunity to visit, socialize and participate in-person is the glue that has made our club so successful over the years. If you didn’t make it in July, we really hope you’ll feel comfortable in doing so next week.

We are honored to again have Dr. Lesley Krane to judge our August assignment, “Interiors.” As a reminder, entries are due no later than this next Monday at 8 pm. Here’s the link to upload your images. If you are going to present your images digitally only, use the standard filenames as you have for the last two years. If you are going to present your image(s) in print, add the word “PRINT” to the filename (i.e., 1251-2-PRINT). More information is on our website.

As a reminder, for those who are coming to the Village, kindly have your vaccination information available. A sign-in Covid form will be at the elevator lobby, which you’ll be asked to complete and bring with you into the Northridge Room. Also, a face mask will be required at all times indoors. Your health, and the health of all the residents at The Village, are a priority.

We'll also be on Zoom - check out the most recent emailed newsletter.

We’re looking forward to seeing you on the 11th.

Upcoming Events
We are heading to the VENTURA COUNTY FAIR on Sunday, August 14th and meeting at noon. If you are interested in attending, please let Sharon Sega know at sjjsega@gmail.com.
You will need to buy a ticket, which you can do on-line at https://venturacountyfair.ticketspice.com/ventura-county-fair or you can buy a ticket at the event (pre-sale ticket costs: $9 for seniors / $13 for adults).

Also, we are pleased to announce a new ADDED event for this month: Terry Mendelson has put together an opportunity for members of our club to photograph over 50 VINTAGE RACE CARS. On Saturday, August 27th at 10:00 at Penta Motorsports in Moorpark. If you are interested in attending, please contact Terry via email here.

User Groups
August 18 - Post Production Users Group (Zoom) Contact Lloyd Delaney here.
August 24 - Photo Feedback Group (Zoom) Contact Sharon Sega here.

Join our Board
Would you like to be part of the team that drives our club? We’re always looking for members who want to participate on a greater level. It’s a wonderful way to get to know our members better, be involved in the club’s decision-making, bring your ideas to the front, and play a deeper role in one of the Valley’s oldest and most prestigious camera clubs. Commit as much or as little time as you like.

For more information about the fStops Camera Club Board of Directors, or if you simply want to volunteer a few hours to our various club activities, contact Dan here.

fStops News

We’re Live, We’re In-Person, We’re Back!

July Meeting at The Village – July 14, 7:00 pm
Hi fStops Family, for the first time in nearly two-and-a-half years, we’re returning to in-person meetings starting this next week, July 14, at The Village: 9222 Corbin Ave, Northridge. Dr. Leslie Krane will once again judge for us this and next month. July is Open Assignment.

For Everyone’s Safety - ** Please Read **
For the protection of our members, as well as the residents of the Village, facemasks will be required at all times. You will also need to complete a brief Covid questionnaire (click here) to present when you arrive. Park downstairs and come up the elevator to the 1st floor. Look for our check-in table in the elevator lobby where we’ll give you a name badge in exchange for your completed questionnaire. The badge is your pass to join the meeting.

New – Two Categories: Print & Digital – Please Read
Since we’ll be in-person once again, and lots of fStops members love making prints, we’ll have two categories of entries: Print and Digital. This means we will award 1st, 2nd and 3rd places for each category. You will still need to submit your printed images via our website and include the work “PRINT” after your member ID so that we can send it to the judge in advance and also have it projected on-screen at the meeting. As before, prints should be 12” x 12” or larger, mounted and matted. (Visit this link to learn more about matting your images.)

Door Prize
As a door prize, attending members will automatically be entered to win a complete studio kit, with light stands, backdrop stands, greenscreen backdrop (easy and cheap to buy others), and four or five continuous studio lights (CFL) with softboxes. It's a great first studio for stills or video and packs into two easy carrying cases. You must be present to win this.

Or watch on Zoom
If you are not able to attend the meeting in person, you can still watch it on Zoom. You will not be able to interact with the in-person attendees, but chat will be open and monitored in case you have a question or comment.

We are truly excited to return to almost-pre-Pandemic times. Things will be different, but we are still getting closer to the heart of our Club. Once again, members will be able to socialize with meet other members in-person and be a greater part of our photographic community. We look forward to seeing you Thursday, July 14 at The Village!

We’re looking forward to seeing you.

June 07th, 2022

6/7/2022

fStops NewsGeneral Meeting Thursday, June 9 at 7 pm (social begins at 6:30)

Our June meeting assignment is Foreground/Mid-ground/Background. Van Webster returns this month as our judge (bio below). The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. for schmoozing & socializing. Program & judging begins at 7 p.m. Don’t miss this meeting as we’ll be making an important and exciting announcement!

Van Webster Bio: A video producer, director and writer, Van Webster is also a commercial and landscape photographer. He has co-instructed outdoor photography at the Wandering Outdoors Photography Workshops. He has a BA in Fine Arts from Claremont McKenna College and Masters Studies in Architecture at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. Van is a past member of the Audio Engineering Society, The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, The Game Audio Network Guild, and The National Academy or Recording Arts and Sciences.

If your membership has not been fully made prior to signing on to Thursday’s meeting, please contact Dan Katz at thatzkatz@gmail.com.

We’re looking forward to seeing you Thursday.

May 23rd, 2022

5/23/2022

May 18th, 2022

5/18/2022

fStops NewsPost Production Users Group Meeting Thursday, May 19 at 7 pm
We hope to see you at the meeting. It is all about sharing ideas, answering questions and seeing what others are doing.

We’re looking forward to seeing you soon.

May 07th, 2022

5/7/2022

fStops NewsGeneral Meeting Thursday, May 12 at 7 pm
Our May meeting assignment is Open, so bring out your your best work! Our judge will be Van Webster, a new face with the fStops family. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. for schmoozing & socializing. Program & judging begins at 7 p.m. Don’t miss this meeting!
Van Webster Bio: A video producer, director and writer, Van Webster is also a commercial and landscape photographer. He teaches outdoor photography at the Wandering Outdoors Photography Workshops. He has a BA in Fine Arts from Claremont McKenna College and Masters Studies in Architecture at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. Van is a past member of the Audio Engineering Society, The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, The Game Audio Network Guild, and The National Academy or Recording Arts and Sciences.
Images must be submitted no later than 8 p.m. Mondayevening in order to be presented for judging. We’ve made it very easy to submit your images for judging. Submit via our web page and upload your images there. Please do not email them in.

Kindly make sure your membership is fully paid up prior to signing on to Thursday’s meeting. Contact Dan Katz at thatzkatz@gmail.com if you have any questions.

We’re looking forward to seeing you soon.

April 26th, 2022

4/26/2022

fStops News

User Groups
Photo Feedback will meet Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00. Share your images and constructive criticism and have some fun with your fellow club members.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89792956930?pwd=MEJDd05uaU9KT0E2ZlNxZnRMQy80UT09
Meeting ID: 897 9295 6930 Passcode: 976867

The Photographic Series Group will meet Thursday, April 28. Only those who have let Lloyd Delaney know they are interested will receive the link. If interested, use the Contact Us form on the website to let him know. The Photographic Series concept is explained on the announcements page on our website. Join in! Here is the link: http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/announcements

Photo Event - Sunday, May 1 at Arlington Gardens and Old Pasadena
Arlington Gardens is located in South Pasadena and should provide opportunities for nature photography and a nice short walk. The group will meet there at 9 a.m. Then, the group will take a short drive to South Pasadena for some street photography and lunch. Please RSVP with Sharon Sega via our Contact form.

Next General Meeting & Judging Thursday, May 12
Our May meeting assignment is Open, so bring out your your best work! Our judge will be Van Webster, a new face with the fStops family. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. for schmoozing & socializing. Program & judging begins at 7 p.m. Don’t miss this meeting!

Images must be submitted no later than 8 p.m. Monday evening in order to be presented for judging. We’ve made it very easy to submit your images for judging. Submit via our web page and upload your images there. Please do not email them in.

Kindly make sure your membership is fully paid up prior to signing on to Thursday’s meeting. Contact Dan Katz via the Contact US form, if you have any questions.

We’re looking forward to seeing you soon.

April 21st, 2022

4/21/2022

fStops News

User Groups
Photo Finishing meets Thursday April 21 via Zoom at 7 p.m. Here is the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82352619709?pwd=emdTOFQ2V0NvRlc0RUJwQS8vcTN0QT09
Meeting ID: 823 5261 9709 Passcode: 763587

Photo Feedback will meet Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00.

The Photographic Series Group will meet Thursday, April 28. Only those who have let Lloyd Delaney know they are interested will receive the link. If interested, use the Contact Us form on the website to let him know. The Photographic Series concept is explained on the announcements page on our website. Join in! Here is the link: http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/announcements

Photo Event - Sunday, May 1 at Arlington Gardens and Old Pasadena
Arlington Gardens is located in South Pasadena and should provide opportunities for nature photography and a nice short walk. The group will meet there at 9 a.m. Then, the group will take a short drive to South Pasadena for some street photography and lunch. Please RSVP with Sharon Sega. sjjsega@gmail.com

Photographic Series Meeting
Members interested in doing a photographic series and presenting their work in December are invited to a zoom meeting on April 28 at 7:00. A link will be sent to those who have signed up for this option. If you are interested, please send an email using the Contact Us form at the bottom of the fstopscameraclub.com homepage.

Next General Meeting & Judging Thursday, May 12
Our May meeting assignment is Open, so bring out your your best work! Our judge will be Van Webster, a new face with the fStops family. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. for schmoozing & socializing. Program & judging begins at 7 p.m. Don’t miss this meeting!

Images must be submitted no later than 8 p.m. Monday evening in order to be presented for judging. We’ve made it very easy to submit your images for judging. Submit via our web page and upload your images there. Please do not email them in.

Kindly make sure your membership is fully paid up prior to signing on to Thursday’s meeting. Contact Dan Katz at thatzkatz@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Photo Series Project

4/20/2022

April 09th, 2022

4/9/2022

fStops News for April

General Meeting & Judging Thursday, April 14
Our April meeting assignment is Street Photography, so hit the streets and catch people living their life. Bring out your your best work! Our judge will be Christopher Broughton, a favorite and familiar face with the fStops family and a brilliant street photographer. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. for schmoozing & socializing. Program & judging begins at 7 p.m. Don’t miss this meeting!

Images must be submitted no later than 8 p.m. Monday evening in order to be presented for judging. We’ve made it very easy to submit your images for judging. Submit via our web page and upload your images there. Please do not email them in.

Kindly make sure your membership is fully paid up prior to signing on to Thursday’s meeting. Contact Dan Katz at thatzkatz@gmail.com if you have any questions.

User Groups

Photo Finishing meets Thursday April 21 via Zoom at 7 p.m. Photo Feedback will meet Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00. Links will be sent in a subsequent newsletter.

Photo Event - Sunday, May 1 at Arlington Gardens and Old Pasadena
Arlington Gardens is located in South Pasadena and should provide opportunities for nature photography and a nice short walk. The group will meet there at 9 a.m. Then, the group will take a short drive to South Pasadena for some street photography and lunch. Please RSVP with Sharon Sega. sjjsega@gmail.com

Photographic Series Meeting
Members interested in doing a photographic series and presenting their work in December are invited to a zoom meeting on April 28 at 7:00. A link will be sent to those who have signed up for this option. If you are interested, please send an email using the Contact Us form at the bottom of the fstopscameraclub.comhomepage.

We’re looking forward to seeing you soon.

April 08th, 2022

4/8/2022

General Meeting & Judging Thursday, April 14
Our April meeting assignment is Street Photography, so hit the streets and catch people living their life. Bring out your your best work! Our judge will be Christopher Broughton, a favorite and familiar face with the fStops family. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. for schmoozing & socializing. Program & judging begins at 7 p.m. Don’t miss this meeting!

Images must be submitted no later than 8 p.m. Monday evening in order to be presented for judging. We’ve made it very easy to submit your images for judging. Submit via our web page and upload your images there. Please do not email them in.

Kindly make sure your membership is fully paid up prior to signing on to Thursday’s meeting. Contact Dan Katz at thatzkatz@gmail.com if you have any questions.

User Groups

Photo Finishing meets Thursday April 21 via Zoom at 7 p.m. Photo Feedback will meet Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00. Links will be sent in a subsequent newsletter.

Photo Event - Sunday, May 1 at Arlington Gardens and Old Pasadena
Arlington Gardens is located in South Pasadena and should provide opportunities for nature photography and a nice short walk. The group will meet there at 9 a.m. Then, the group will take a short drive to South Pasadena for some street photography and lunch. Please RSVP with Sharon Sega. sjjsega@gmail.com

Photographic Series Meeting
Members interested in doing a photographic series and presenting their work in December are invited to a zoom meeting on April 28 at 7:00. A link will be sent to those who have signed up for this option. If you are interested, please send an email using the Contact Us form at the bottom of the fstopscameraclub.comhomepage.

We’re looking forward to seeing you soon.

February 05th, 2022

2/5/2022

fStops News for February

General Meeting & Judging this coming Thursday, Feb. 10
Once again, Robert Fields will be our judge and the assignment is “Common Objects Shot as Something Else.” The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. with informal socializing. Program & judging begins at 7 p.m.
Images must be submitted no later than 8 p.m. this Monday evening in order to be presented for judging. We’ve made it very easy to submit your images for judging. Submit via our web page and upload your images there. Please do not email them in.

Is your 2022 Membership paid up?
Please remember to pay your 2022 membership dues if you’ve not already done so. Memberships must be paid up no later than the end of February to continue participating in our meetings and events. The membership fee is still only $40. You can renew using either Zelle or by check. Most banks offer Zelle as a means to pay directly from your account to the account of another for no fee. Setting up the Zelle with your bank is rather easy, if you bank via an app or using the internet and as long as your bank uses it. Use your banking app and go to the transfer money option. Zelle should appear as an option to transfer money. If so, follow their instructions to set up your account (usually you just need to include your email address. Then you can transfer the $40 to FSTOPS email (FstopsJhoe@gmail.com). Otherwise, mail your check payable to fStops Camera Club to: 25822 Rana drive in Valencia CA 91355.

User Groups - Learn & Share
The Post Production User group will continue to meet on the third Thursday of the month (February 17). The Photo Feedback User group is now the fourth Wednesday of the month (February 23).

February Photo Event - DTLA!
Our next in-person event will be Saturday, February 26 to photograph Downtown Los Angeles, meeting at the entrance to Angels Flight at 9 a.m.. If interested, contact Sharon Sega using her email. sjjsega@gmail.com

Facebook Private Group Page
Don’t forget to visit our Facebook private group page, the fStops Camera Club Group. Members can share their work, catch up on our events, information and more. Let us know if you have any trouble getting into this private group. The direct link is https://www.facebook.com/groups/779829156176190

We’re looking forward to seeing you soon.

January 18th, 2022

1/18/2022

Fellow fStoppers
Post Production Users Group Meeting Thursday, January 20
First, we will discuss what equipment you might want to bring to the Sunday January 23 photo shoot at Vasquez Rocks. Then, we will get into questions and answers about your work. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Membership Renewal
It is time to let the membership know about renewal for 2022. January and February are the “grace” months. The membership fee is remaining at $40. People are able to renew using either Zelle or by check. Most banks offer Zelle as a means to pay directly from your account to the account of another for no fee. Setting up the Zelle with your bank is rather easy, if you bank via an app or using the internet and as long as your bank uses it. Use your banking app and go to the transfer money option. Zelle should appear as an option to transfer money. If so, follow their instructions to set up your account (usually you just need to include your email address. Then you can transfer the $40 to FSTOPS email (FstopsJhoe@gmail.com). Otherwise, mail your check payable to fStops Camera Club to: 25822 Rana drive in Valencia CA 91355.

The Photo Feedback User group will be moving to the fourth Wednesday. The next one will be on January 26.
Events Committee
The next event will be at Vasquez Rocks on Sunday, January 23. The group will meet at the front gate art 8 a.m. If interested, contact Sharon Sega using her email. sjjsega@gmail.com

We’re looking forward to seeing you soon. A Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year to All!

January 01st, 2022

1/1/2022

Fellow fStoppers General Meeting Thursday, January 13
Robert Fields will be our judge and the assignment is open. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. with informal chatting and the content begins at 7 p.m.
President’s Report

The holiday party was a success. Thank you to all participants.
For the foreseeable future we will meet via Zoom except for events. Covid will dictate what we are able to do.
Robert Fields will be our January and February judge. January is an open assignment month.
Christopher Broughton will be our March and April judge.
We would like your help in finding additional judges. If you have contact information for someone that you know who is a judge, please let him know. It is good to seek more perspectives and feedback from different sources.

Membership Renewal
It is time to let the membership know about renewal for 2022. January and February are the “grace” months. The membership fee is remaining at $40. People are able to renew using either Zelle or by check. Most banks offer Zelle as a means to pay directly from your account to the account of another for no fee. Setting up the Zelle with your bank is rather easy, if you bank via an app or using the internet and as long as your bank uses it. Use your banking app and go to the transfer money option. Zelle should appear as an option to transfer money. If so, follow their instructions to set up your account (usually you just need to include your email address. Then you can transfer the $40 to FSTOPS email (FstopsJhoe@gmail.com). Otherwise, mail your check payable to fStops Camera Club to: 25822 Rana drive in Valencia CA 91355.
User Groups
The Post Production User group will continue to meet on the third Thursday. Part of the January 20 meeting will be given over to how to prepare for the Vasquez Rocks event on January 23.
The Photo Feedback User group will be moving to the fourth Wednesday. Next month it will be on January 26.
Events Committee
The next event will be at Vasquez Rocks on Sunday, January 23. The group will meet at the front gate art 8 a.m. If interested, contact Sharon Sega using her email. sjjsega@gmail.com
Facebook Private Group Page
Don’t forget to visit our Facebook private group page, the fStops Camera Club Group. Members can share their work, catch up on our events, information and more. Let us know if you have any trouble getting into this private group. The direct link is https://www.facebook.com/groups/779829156176190
“Genius of Photography.”
Hope you got a chance to see the BBC Series on the “Genius of Photography.” If you missed it, here’s the link again to the entire 6-part series: https://archive.org/details/tGoPhoto. We’ll continue to share great websites and videos about photography to inspire you.

We’re looking forward to seeing you soon. A Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year to All!

Holiday ZOOM Party Dec 9, 7pm

11/15/2021

Our December meeting will be a Zoom Party on December 9.
You will be able to share and discuss images that you have worked on during the year. Tell the group what makes them important to you. The first 20 members to submit images will be included. You may submit up to 3 images. The images are to be submitted via email to fStopsentries@gmail.com. The cutoff is 11/27.

Donated equipment

11/11/2021

These items were donated to us by a person whose mother once lent a photographer money and he left this as collateral. This was some 50 years ago. She never saw him again, even though she made efforts over the years. Perhaps one of you would to own this set of equipment and it will be auctioned to the person bidding the most at our December meeting.

2 Canon rangefinder cameras, one with a 50 mm 1.8 lens the other a 35 mm 2.8 lens
1 Canon 85 mm 1 x 1.9 lens
1 Canon side lighting unit
3 boxes of flash bulbs
1 Kodak flash unit
One canon 5 inch reflector
Three slide viewers
1 Alpex light meter
One slide magazine
1 Canon capacitor
1 Kodak pocket Instamatic 20 camera
4 Roles of 126 color film
1 Kodak brownie automatic movie camera
1 Tower 8 mm movie camera
1 Viewmaster stereo viewer
1 Kodak bellows type camera with 100 millimeter lens
1 General Electric light meter
One wooden tripod
1 Panoview slide viewer
Various cords for the cameras

Announcement

11/6/2021

Fellow fStoppers
Our monthly meeting is this Thursday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. You can join the meeting starting at 6:30 for an informal get together. Gerhard Burkhard will judge our “Open” submissions.

Members may submit up to two images using our webpage. You must submit your images by Monday, November 8. Here is the link:
http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/submission-upload.html

Our December meeting will be a Zoom Party on December 9. you will be able to share and discuss images that you have worked on during the year. Tell the group what makes them important to you. The first 20 members to submit images will be included. You may submit up to 3 images. The images are to be submitted via email to fStopsentries@gmail.com. The cutoff is 11/27.

April 01st, 2021

4/1/2021

Photo Basics Users Group Meeting
Thursday April 1 at 6:30 p.m

This Users Group is available to all current members of fStops. It is a place where you can ask questions, show your techniques and learn something new. Special Topic: Negative Space

Contact info: Sharon Sega sjjsega@gmail.com

March 16th, 2021

3/16/2021

Adobe Users Group Meeting
Thursday March 18 at 6:30 p.m.

The Adobe Users Group is available to all current members of fStops. It is a place where you can ask questions, show your techniques and learn something new. You don’t have to use Adobe products to benefit as most photoprocessing programs offer many of the same features.

March Open Competition winners
1st Place Cindy Koller, 2nd Place Rad Bosselman, and 3rd Place Norman Spieler. You can view their images and all the others from March along with a recording of the meeting at the following link: http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/2021-march-submissions.html

Please be advised that starting in April only members who have paid their 2021 dues will be allowed to submit images. Please update your membership, if you have not done so already.

Artist Exposed – Saul Leiter Moderated by Dan Katz

3/1/2021

In art as in the camera, exposure is everything.
One of the best ways to upgrade your photographic vision is to learn from the great artists: Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Dorothea Lang and others. One such artist, but lesser known, is Saul Leiter (1923-2013), who broke ground in his experimentations in color and abstraction, while still grounded in classic “decisive moment” street photography.

Watch Video

February 16th, 2021

2/16/2021

Have You Renewed Your Membership?
Membership Renewal for 2021 is underway. I am happy to report that about half of our members have already made their $40 payment. We would appreciate your attention to this so energy can be focused elsewhere. Payment can be made on the website via PayPal or by mailing your check to Jhoe Abejon at 25822 Rana drive, Valencia CA 91355

fStops Adobe User’s Group
All members are invited to attend this user’s group. The purpose is to share techniques, build skills and get questions answered. Check it out!
Time: Feb 18, 2021 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

February Winners!

Norm Spieler took First Prize and Jhoe Abejon took both Second and Third. The meeting recording and the images are available at this link. http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/2021-february-submissions.html

March Assignment is Open“Hutch” Hutchinson will be our judge in March and April.

January 06th, 2021

1/6/2021

January Meetings

The Photography Basics User’s Group will be meeting January 7, at 6:30 p.m. There is social time to start. Photography as Art (abstract, reflections, still life, or whatever you choose) was suggested as a subject to shoot and share at this meeting. Bring any photos you want help with for the January open assignment. As always questions and comments from the group are encouraged.

fStops Monthly Meeting and critique will be January 14, at 6:30 p.m. Our judge will be Kelvin Egott and the assignment is open. The assignment for February has not yet been determined.

The Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop User’s Group will be meeting January 21, at 6:30 p.m. The basic agenda includes social time to start and then we can work on whatever we want. Please bring your questions and tips to the meeting and share.

I wish you all a healthy and safe 2021, Lloyd Delaney

December meeting

12/14/2020

December Meeting

Christopher Broughton was our December judge with Black and White as the assignment. We had 34 excellent submissions. Here are Christopher’s comments after selecting the top three images:
“As always it was my pleasure and you have a nice group. Thanks for the invite and always keep me in mind if I can ever help out with all your photography pursuits. This is not fair because they are all 1st place in my mind, just different categories. But if I must...”

1st is “Walking with my Dog” by Linda Pagter
2nd is “Underwater, a Reflection” by Dan Katz
3rd is “Sparrow Silhouette” by Bill Debley

We had Tom Raymondson, as a guest from the Ukiah Photo Club. He is visiting other clubs to get ideas for his group. Here are his comments after our meeting:
Thanks so much for letting me join your meeting last night. Great photographs! I’m not sure if it was intended, but I saw a pandemic theme - funeral, empty hallway and Ferris wheel, communicating on a cell phone, walking alone down a road - with a glimpse of the other side - the crowd around the cyclists and (my favorite) the live concert. I was impressed by the level of detail in Christopher’s critiques as well as his obvious love of photography. I especially appreciate his observation about the photographer’s responsibility to frame the shot after considering various POVs (that wasn’t previously in my vocabulary but I guess it is now). When our club does critiques one of my most frequent observations has been that the camera needed to be moved slightly left or right or up or down.
Other impressions that might translate well to our club (much smaller, typically around 10 participants at a meeting):

Your designated social time. Our meetings usually start like that and eventually drift into the content.
I’ll have to ask our DSLR shooters and mirrorless shooters about the difference in noticing lens flare and whether that has been an issue.
Some photos look better small? I hadn’t thought about that.
Switching eyes for composing? I’ll have to try that.
Critiquing our Worst Image. Brilliant!

Thanks again for inviting me. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and that you can soon get out to take pictures as well as meet in-person.

The Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop User’s Group will be meeting December 17, at 6:30 p.m. The basic agenda includes social time to start and then we can work on whatever we want. Please bring your questions and tips to the meeting and share.

Time: Dec 17, 2020 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

I wish you all a healthy and safe Holiday Season, Lloyd Delaney

November 17th, 2020

11/17/2020

Fellow Photographers
The Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop User’s Group will be meeting November 19, at 6:30 p.m. The basic agenda includes social time to start and then we can work on black and white conversions. As always questions and comments from the group are encouraged.
Topic: Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop User Group
Time: Nov 19, 2020 06:30 PM Pacific Time

The November meeting was judged by Christopher Broughton. He did a short presentation on Black and White photography, our assignment for December. The meeting was recorded and is available on our website. First place was taken by Norm Spiegler, second by Terry Mercer and Dan Katz came in third. Here is the link:
http://www.fstopscameraclub.com/2020-november-submissions.html
Inglewood Park and Cemetery is hosting a photo contest this fall, “The Angels of Los Angeles”. There are many statues at the park, so make plans to go for a shooting session soon. There is plenty of space there for keeping distant from others. Here is the link to the contest: http://ipc-photocontest.com

User Group Updates

The Photography Basics user group will meet next on December 3 at 6:30 p.m. The starting topic will be frames and their use as a composition tool. Go through your images and have two samples of how you have used frames in your pictures. This is a great place to share your work. Here is the link:
Topic: Photographic Basic user group
Time: Dec 3, 2020 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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News for August, 2022

July 06th, 2022