June 2015 Vol. 32, No. 6

Henry Heerschap Cockscomb Close-Up

InFocus, the Newsletter of the Puget Sound Camera ClubThe Puget Sound Camera Club (PSCC) welcomes new members of any level of expertise in digital

and film photography. The Club meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at Maplewood Presbyterian Church in Edmonds, Washington. Activities include education, review of work, and exhibition opportunities. The Club was organized in 1984 and is a member of the Photographic

Society of America and the Northwest Council of Camera Clubs.

Officers PhonePresident Lauren Heerschap 206-719-3752Vice-President Bob Joiner 425-776-7756Secretary Maurice Tugby 425-774-3349Treasurer Yvonne Shimek 425-745-2335Digital Director Dave Patzwald 425-485-3176Print Director Al Koskie 206-604-6433Member-at-Large Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

Committees Chairperson PhoneArchives Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782Audit Rosemarie Ferrara 206-365-0397Digital Dave Patzwald 425-485-3176Education Bob Joiner 425-776-7756Equipment Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782InFocus Editor Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782Membership Beverly and Harry Shelton 425-776-2442NWCCC representative Mary Pease 425-776-3527Prints Al Koskie 206-604-6433PSA representative Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758PSA Nature Competition Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758PSA Pictorial Competition Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758Refreshments Jeanine Langerud 425-771-8910Refreshments Maurice Tugby 425-774-3349Webmaster Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

Puget Sound Camera Club (PSCC): http://www.pugetsoundcamera.com

Northwest Council of Camera Clubs (NWCCC): http://www.nwcameraclubs.org

Photographic Society of America (PSA): http://www.psa-photo.org

Message from the President Hi PSCC Members,

I am pleased that officers of the board, Digital Director Dave Patzwald, and Yvonne Shimek, Treasurer are willing to continue in their positions. I would like to recognize Bob Joiner for his support as Vice President this year. We have a nominating committee in place for the elections, thanks to Lynne Greenup, Mary Pease and Pedro Landers. Gena Reebs is willing to be nominated for Vice President. I am very thankful for a wonderful team of people working together that really makes PSCC an excellent club.

I am excited to see the Year End Awards Competition results and looking forward to the Year End Party on June 8, 2015.

Lauren Heerschap

PSCC President

Lauren Heerschap Circle of Koi

Useful Web Links These Photography Links Will Keep You Busy for a Long TimeA big list of links cover a whole gamut of topics including: close-up Nature Photography, fashion retouching, lighting setups, inspirational photography and much more.

Tips for Taking Better Still Life PhotosStill life photographs don’t require photographers to travel to exotic places — not even to venture outside the comfort of their homes. In fact, not even a studio is required. This is one branch of photography in which anybody can participate. No special equipment is needed. Attention to detail and preparation are, however, a must. 35 Things Photographers Do Wrong (and how to stop doing them) It’s impossible to learn the art of photography without making a few mistakes along the way, but if you find yourself do-ing the same things wrong every time you pick up your camera, it’s probably worth getting to the bottom of it.

Assignments for June Digital - No Meeting due to Year End Party

Print - Sea Life or Seashore

May 2015 Digital Images Competition – Assignment: “Historical Buildings” Judges: JoEllen Morgan, Gena Reebs, Nick Wisser Commentator: Bill Royce MP - most popular

Category Title Maker ScoreAssignment St. Louis Cathedral from Jackson Square Bill Royce 23 1st Place, tied MP

Sunset on History Brian Linn 23 1st Place, tied

Space Needle Thomas Olson 23 1st Place, tied

Spacy Rick Nelson 22

Cabin in the Woods Danika Pease 22

Machu Pichuu Joe Bozick 21

Bodie Ghost Town Lynne Greenup 21

Sky Dancers Galina Rudas 21

Frederiksborg Castle Dave Patzwald 21

Rotterdam City Hall Dave Patzwald 20

State Hotel Becky Wright 19

George Washington’s Headquarters, Valley Forge Shirely Styhl 19

Wheatland, President James Buchanan’s Home Shirely Styhl 19

Walker Ames Haunted House in Port Gamble Mary Pease 18

Portal to the Past Gena Reebs 18

Mission Mortuary Forrest Gamble 18

The Colosseum Mary Tevis 15

Open Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes Lynne Greenup 25 1st Place, MP

Day’s End Al Koskie 24

Woodduck Renata Kleinert 24

Too Young for Flight Danika Pease 24

Touche Forrest Gamble 24

I’ve Got My Eye on You Mary Tevis 24

Snowy Owl Brian Linn 24

Sightseer from Pier 66 Phil Kollen 23

St. Mary Lake at Sunrise Margery Robison 23

Swimming Oak Bill Royce 23

Orange Poppy Monya Waskowich 23

On Golden Wings Gena Reebs 23

Fledgling in Nest Robert Rutkin 22

Rain on Gerbera Daisy Margery Robison 22

Checking on the Family Henry Heerschap 22

Opening Up Henry Heerschap 22

Open Stalking Pose George Ferrara 22

Water Park 01 Rick Nelson 21

Marine Iguana Joe Bozick 21

April Blossom Monya Waskowich 21

Sculpture Park Bench Lauren Heerschap 21

Barn Swallow Pedro Landers 21

New York Alley Robert Rutkin 21

After Henry Pedro Landers 21

Trillium Lauren Heerschap 20

Evening over North Vancouver Galina Rudas 20

May 2015 Digital Images Competition – ContinuedCategory Title Maker Score

Altered Reality Bridal Boutique Mo Rutkin 25 1st Place, MP

The Wheel Renata Kleinert 24

Impressionist Cottage Garden Gena Reebs 23

The Great Wheel Al Koskie 23

Altered Artistic View George Ferrara 23

Escape of the Balloon Mary Tevis 22

Devil’s Tower Joe Bozick 22

Calla Lilly Danika Pease 22

Electrified Vines Lynne Greenup 21

Heart Desires Galina Rudas 21

What’s Inside Rick Nelson 21

Play Ball Mo Rutkin 21

To the City in the Future Brian Linn 20

May 2015 Print Competition – Assignment: “Macro” Judges: Dave Patzwald, Jeanine Langerud, Mary Tevis

Category Title Maker ScoreAssignment Color Cockscomb Close-Up Henry Heerschap 26 1st Place

Anemone Jeanine Langerud 24

Bumble Bee Mary Tevis 23

Pacific Tree Frog Pedro Landers 22

Open Color Circle of Koi Lauren Heerschap 26 1st Place

Christmas Cactus Flower Lauren Heerschap 23

Reflections Becky Wright 23

Blue Lupine Henry Heerschap 23

Swayin’ in the Wind Bill Royce 23 MPC

Targus River Lisbon Dave Patzwald 23

Eagle Over Mt Baker Pedro Landers 22

Fall in Colorado Photo Shoot Mary Tevis 21

Orange Poppy and Bee Lauren Heerschap 21

Preening Jeanine Langerud 21

Boeing 787 No. 3 Dave Patzwald 20

Open Monochrome Plantation Oak Bill Royce 24 1st Place, MPM

Twin Barns Henry Heerschap 23

Altered Reality Masai Mara Lion Mary Tevis 24 1st Place

MPC - most popular color, MPM - most popular monochrome

Upcoming Events

June 19-21 Glazer’s Camera PhotofestGlazer’s 6th annual photography event features workshops, demos, and product specials. More info can be found at http://www.glazerscamera.com/photofest

June 29 7-9pm Fifth Monday Education Night, Maplewood Presbyterian ChurchOur own Bill Royce will be offering a presentation on what’s new in Lightroom 6/CC followed by an introduc-tion to Lightroom for new and prospective users. Bill is a locally recognized expert in the software, so be sure to bring your questions.

Brian Linn Sunset on History

Mary Tevis I’ve Got My Eye on You

Bill Royce Swayin’ in the Wind

“I’ve worked out of a series of no’s. No to exquisite light, no to apparent compositions, no to the seduction of poses or narrative. And all these no’s force me to the “yes.” I have a white background. I have the person I’m interested in and the thing that happens be-tween us.” – Richard Avedon

Danika Pease Calla Lilly

Phil Kollen Sightseer from Pier 66

Al Koskie Days End

Monya Waskowich Orange Poppy

Lauren Heerschap Christmas Cactus Flower Mary Tevis Bumble Bee

Forest Gamble Touche

“One of the best investments of time you can make is to sit down and make your hands familiar with your camera. Sitting down and closing your eyes as you run your fingers over the buttons and identifying them until you can do it from routine and muscle memory, without conscious thought, will mean that when the action is happening and the moment is fleeting, your attention is given to composition and capturing that moment, not fighting to remember how to access continuous focus, highspeed burst mode, EV compensation, or focus points. It doesn’t take much - 20 minutes a day of intentional button-play for one week - and you’ll be much closer to getting the camera out of the way. without the camera.”- David duChemin

Joe Bozick Machu Pichuu

Lynne Greenup Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

Brian Linn Snowy Owl

“When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice.”– Robert Frank

Henry Heerschap Blue Lupine

Renata Kleinert Wood Duck

Mary Tevis Escape of the Balloon

Gena Reebs Impressionist Cottage Garden

Bill Royce St Louis Cathedral from Jackson Square

Dave Patzwald Targus River

Mo Rutkin Bridal Boutique

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams

Rick Nelson Spacy

Danika Pease Too Young for Flight

Bill Royce Plantation Oak

“It was the 50mm lens that taught me how to see, and I learned how to be a photographer with that lens. The lens doesn’t exaggerate or lie. Using it requires that you push all gim-micks and trickery aside. The lens has a quiet salt-of-the-earth voice that gently nudges you to look and then see. In a way, the 50mm is like a good friend; it keeps you grounded and teaches you to be a humble and unpretentious viewer of the world. Some lenses are loud, like an electric guitar (think 70-200mm), while others are honest and true, like the 50. So yes, I do still feel that way, and the 50mm will always play an important part in my craft.”– Chris Orwig

Joe Bozick Devil’s Tower

Danika Pease Cabin in Woods

Mary Tevis Masai Mara LionRenata Klenert Cabin in Woods

Bill Royce Swimming Oak

Gena Reebs On Golden Wings

Henry Heerschap Twin Barns

“Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content.” – Jay Maisel

Minutes of the PSCC 5/18/15 Board Meeting

The meeting was held at the Maplewood Presbyterian Church, Edmonds, WA (lower area). President Lauren Heerschap called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. Present were board members Bob Joiner, Morrie Tugby, Henry Heerschap, and Dave Patzwald. Absent was Yvonne Shimek and Al Koskie. We also had guests Mary Tevis and Gena Reebs.

Old business – Bob moved that we accept the Release and Indemnity agreement to be signed by all active members and the club secretary will keep the signed forms and that Bob will be reimbursed for the cost of the forms. Henry 2nd the motion which was approved by all of the board members present.

Henry made a MOTION as follows: We change the PSCC Year End Awards effective with the 2016 awards: The new list would be as follows: Digital image of the year Print image of the year First, second, and third place DigitalFirst, second and third place Prints Most first place awards over the last year, digital Most first place awards over the last year, print Most points over the year, digital Most points over the year, print Most images voted most popular over the last year, digital Most images voted most popular over the last year, print The Ray Thorsteinson Award for the best Photojournalism imageThe Lucille Service Award for Outstanding Service to the Club Other awards as decided by the Board of Directors and the president. Three (3) entries are allowed for digital images. They may be entered in any of the three categories (assign-ment, open, and altered reality). Three (3) entries are allowed for prints, color, or monochrome division. They may be entered in any of three categories (assignment, open, and altered reality).

Dave seconded the above motion which was approved by the Board.

Vice president report – Bob mentioned that we will continue to have education on print night unless we decide otherwise and also on the 5th Monday’s.

Treasurer report for the period ended April 30, 2015 ( that was prepared by Yvonne) was presented. Bob made a motion that we approve that report, 2nd by Dave, and approved by the Board.

Lauren said that we are asking club members to sign up to contribute food for the year end banquet.

Education was discussed by the Board. Bob stated that education is important and that perhaps maybe we should have it on a different night or at a different time. Henry stated that we may want to consider six 2 hour education events each year. Lauren suggested we might consider having print education on 3 print nights. We discussed some ideas for education topics. Lauren made a motion to discontinue the education portion of print night beginning in May. That motion was 2nd by Bob and approved by the Board. Bob suggested that we plan a field trip with focus on education. Lauren suggested that we add a 5th month for education.

We discussed judging and decided that we should send a copy of the judging criteria to all club members.

Bob made a motion that we adjourn, 2nd by Henry, Board approved. The meeting was adjourned at 8:46 pm.

Minutes were prepared by Secretary Morrie Tugby