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PSA Council’s Challenge Results By Sue Milligan, 3CT President
T hanks to everyone who submitted images for the 2014 PSA Council’s Chal-
lenge. The images that were chosen to represent the Camera Club Council of
Tennessee are featured in this issue beginning on page 9.
Three 3CT members received HM’s! Congratulations to Jim Jennings for
“Gallatin AM NO 2,” Bob Melgar for “Dry Creek Waterfall, OR,” and Roger Tren-
tham for “Winters Spirit.”
3CT came in 10th in
the Color Section
with a score of 107
compared to the
119 first place
score. We came in
9th in the Mono-
chrome Section
with a score of 104
compared to the
121 first place
score. We came in
10th place overall
with a total score of
211 compared to
the 344 first place score, but remember, 3CT did not enter any prints again this
year, which accounts for the larger spread.
This year’s Council’s Challenge was hosted by the Saint Louis Camera Club, un-
der the guidance of Don York, PPSA. Judges were Cindy Lynch, Bob Rickert, and
Tony Vogel. There were three sections: Digital Color Images, Digital Mono-
chrome Images, and Prints (Color and Monochrome). There were 300 entries
from eleven councils.
Congratulations to the Chicago
Area Camera Clubs Association
for winning the Overall High Point
award, the High Point Digital
Color Images section, and the
Prints: Color or Monochrome
section. Congratulations to the
New England Camera Club Coun-
cil for winning the High Point
Monochrome Image section. ◙
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Volume 3, Issue 7
July 2014
Inside this issue:
President’s Message 2
Memphis Camera Club’s New Website 3
Wild Africa 4-6
Education Corner: Let’s Talk Portraits 7-9
Entries to PSA’s Council’s Challenge 9-13
PSA News 13
3CT Photo Project 14
Happenings of 3CT Clubs 15-17
Club Activities 18-22
“Gallatin AM NO 2” earned an Honorable Mention.
Page 2 3CT In Focus
President’s Message
By Sue Milligan, 3CT President
The Camera Club Council of Tennessee is proud to be
an active member of the Photographic Society of
America (PSA). Click here to learn more about PSA
and the advantages of being an individual member or
a club member of PSA.
B ecause of the space the “3CT Club
Happenings” article takes, the only
information about your club that 3CT will
provide in future is your contact informa-
tion and upcoming events. Please be sure
that we have all the correct contact info for
your club or organization. These will be
linked in the article and hopefully pertinent information on your sites is
current and easy to find.
Because of the time involved in trying to gather information on upcoming
events, someone in your club will need to be responsible for providing 3CT
that information before the 25th of the previous month and/or have that
information on your Website or Facebook page before that date. Other-
wise “To Be Announced” will be the only comment. If you prefer, you can
send the information to me at http://[email protected], and it would
also be helpful if you would add this address to your member mailing list.
One of the Council’s goals is to share information and ideas. Seeing what
other clubs are doing and who they are having as speakers is a great way
to help all the member clubs find and provide a variety of speakers.
Please try to get this information out well in advance so that 3CT can
share this info via this newsletter.
Write-ups about, and photos of past special events and outings will be
treated as feature articles. The Council welcomes these. They are a way
for other clubs to find out about potential photo op locations out of their
area. It is also a great way to share some of your club members’ photos
with photographers across the state. So do put someone in charge of either
covering these events or assigning someone involved to write something for
this newsletter about the event. These can be sent directly to http://
www.Facebook.com/CameraClub
CouncilOfTennessee
http://3ct.org/
3CT Governing Board
President: Sue Milligan
Vice President: Jerry Atnip
Secretary and Editor: Pat Gordy
Treasurer: Les Milligan
Communications Director: Open
Membership Director: Brian Stamm
Publicity Director: Open
Activities Director: Sue Foster
Education Director: Jeff Roush
Member Clubs
Brentwood Photography Group
Camera Club of Oak Ridge
Cookeville Camera Club
Crossville Camera Club
Digital Lunch Bunch
Eastman Camera Club
Giles County Camera Club
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Hendersonville Camera Club
Jackson Photo Club
Kingsport Sr. Center Photo Group
LeConte Photographic Society
Memphis Camera Club
Nashville Photography Club
Paris Photography Club
Photographic Society of Chattanooga
Photographic Society of East Tennessee
Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers
West Tenn. Photographers Guild
West Tenn. Shutterbugs
Continued on Page 3
Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 3
T he Memphis Camera Club is extremely
pleased to present its new website. The name
remains the same: memphiscameraclub.org, but
the calendar and format are vastly different and
much more interesting and "user friendly." The
3CT newsletter editor and prez will be able to ac-
cess our website for all the questions they have
had to hound us for until now.
You will be greeted upon arrival at the website
with a slide show of our best images which are the
high scorers for each month. To the right of the
slide show, are MCC’s events which roll off as
their dates pass. You may visit the members’ web-
sites; view the club’s documents, such as the by-
laws and the handbook; or look at blogs posted by
MCC members, such as workshop reviews by at-
tending members. If you want to attend an activ-
ity, you will find a Mapquest map for the event
location. And, oh, there is so much more!
Our pride and joy is the new calendar. We can
now put in real-time information. Instead of just
"Program and Business Meeting" every third
Thursday, you will be able to discover what the
program is about and who is presenting it. For the
second Thursday night education program, you
will learn what the program is about and who is
presenting it. The fourth and fifth Thursdays are
in the hands of our loyal, long-term member, Tom
Furlotte, who provides, on his own time and for no
remuneration, a class in basic photography for
new members and anyone else who wanders in. He
has been doing this for many years. The fifth
Thursday, when there is one, is a class for our
judges to improve their skills as such.
So, please visit memphiscameraclub.org and, as
intended, you will enjoy your time there and learn
all about us, the Memphis Camera Club, the long-
est running camera club in Tennessee.
As current president of this wonderful club, I
would like to use this venue to publicly thank Mi-
chael Pachis and Mimi Ragon for their time and
expertise in producing our new website. ◙
Memphis Camera Club Has New Website
By Patty McLaughlin, Memphis Camera Club President
President’s Message . . . Continued from page 2
I cannot stress the importance of keeping your social media sites current, no matter how simple or elaborate
they are. I know how difficult this can be from the Council’s media experience. However, there is no better
advertising venue for your club, even if all you can manage is a home page with some basic information about
your group, the date, time and location of your next meeting, and upcoming program info. Your club members
will appreciate it as well. Websites are also a great way to preserve the history of your club, so if you don’t
have one or if you haven’t been keeping yours up, you might want to give it some thought.
On behalf of the 3CT Board of Directors, I wish you all a wonderful summer filled with many won-
derful photographic adventures!
A frica has always been on
my bucket list as a photog-
rapher and should be for anyone
interested in wildlife. As one of
our safari members exclaimed in
the Masai Mara, “It’s like driv-
ing through a paradise every
day.” The animals ran free and
we were kept in our vehicles.
Our trip began with an intrigu-
ing email from Nairobi, Kenya
for an African Safari. The trip
was to be led by a highly-
awarded professional nature
photographer, Paolo Torchio,
originally from Italy. The trip
was organized by an established
tour company, Travel Wild East
Africa, whose marketing direc-
tor, Adam Rector, is originally
from Kentucky. Our group of six
consisted of three Canadians,
one South African, and our-
selves. Two 4x4 vehicles with
open tops gave us each a seat
row and were driven by experi-
enced guides. The equipment we
took included a Sony super-
zoom, a Nikon D600, a D7100,
and plenty of SD cards. Lenses
were a 500mm f/4, an 80-400mm
zoom and a 24-120mm zoom.
Bean bags were provided for sta-
bilization, since tripods aren’t
very practical inside a vehicle.
After a brief visit to the Nairobi
area, including an interesting
visit to an elephant orphanage,
we traveled to Lake Nakuru (2
nights), Lake Naivasha (1
night), and the Masai Mara (5
nights). The Mara is the north-
ern end of the Serengeti in
Kenya. Our accommodations
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Wild Africa
By Milton and Mary McLain, Photographic Society of Chattanooga
Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 5
Here, we stayed one night in a
beautiful lodge where our Cana-
dian friends took a dip in the
lodge pool only to have a giraffe
join them on the pool deck walk-
ing around
their cam-
era gear.
Mary and I
woke up
that night to
two hippos
in a scuffle
banging
against our
patio door.
Arriving in the Masai Mara, our
camp was a short distance from a
Masai tribal village. Their men in
tribal garb, accompanied us, spear
in hand, wherever we went after
dark. The next five days were an
amazing tour through the African
bush, seeing every major animal
we imagined multiple times. We
were able to get close to ele-
phants, lions, hyenas, cheetahs,
leopards, giraffes, topi, wilde-
beasts, zebras, warthogs, and wild
dogs. The first lion pride we saw
had at least a dozen lions in it
with a lot of playful cubs. Every
day included different areas
of the Park. One day it was a
herd of elephants, the next
day, a river crossing with
zebras and crocodiles.
Although it was not the main
migration season, animals
were constantly moving
were in tented camps that were
very comfortable, being more like
a motel room surrounded by
canvas. Lakes Nakuru and
Naivasha provided a large vari-
ety of birds as
well as black
and white
rhinos, giraffes,
ostriches,
zebras, mon-
keys, baboons,
hippos, ante-
lope, cape buf-
falo, waterbuck,
gazelle, and
impala. Birds included fish ea-
gles, cormorants, giant kingfish-
ers, malachite kingfishers, flam-
ingoes, various ducks, helmeted
guineas, ostriches, secretary
birds, crowned cranes, and more.
At Lake Naivasha we took a small
boat to an area full of birds, plus
some crocodiles and hippos. The
challenge was to catch a fish eagle
diving to grab a fish thrown out
by our guide. The eagles cooper-
ated with a number of dives and
we finally got some good shots,
but it took practice.
north and south looking for the
best grassland but always alert
for predators.
Our guides were in contact with
others in the park, so when a leop-
ard or a cheetah was spotted, word
got around quickly. Both drivers
were a treasure trove of informa-
tion with opinions on everything.
The larger animals paid little at-
tention to us in our vehicles, so our
drivers could get fairly near them
without disturbing their activities.
Paolo was very good to get our
drivers to move to the right posi-
tion for good lighting.
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Page 6 3CT In Focus
Kenya is a wonderful place to
go, especially for a first visit to
Africa. Our trip ended with
a visit to the Masai village.
The children were curious
and the men and women
showed off their traditional
dances, costumes, and way
of life. We would love to go
back, but maybe to Bot-
swana or Zambia. Who knows?
For additional information, and
Paolo’s wonderful photography
site, see http://www.travel-
wild.com/ and http://
paolotorchio.net/. ◙
Editor’s Note: Milton McLain is the 3CT Repre-
sentative for PSC, and Mary is PSC’s Treasurer.
They serve on other PSC committees as well.
Education Corner: Let’s Talk Portraits
By Sue Milligan, 3CT President
Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 7
W hen most people think of portrait photogra-
phy they think of head shots of either people
or animals, but actually you might be surprised at
the number of different types of portraits you can
take. I will share them with you here and give you
some tips on photographing each type. But first,
there are a few basic guidelines that apply to any
photo you take: A good photograph has a clear sub-
ject. A good photograph focuses attention on the sub-
ject. A good photograph simplifies. You should always
keep these three points in mind!
Let’s start with studio portraiture because many of
the tips here are basic to all the types of portrait pho-
tography I’ll be mentioning. Now I know that most of
us don’t have studio set ups in our home but if we
look around we can probably come up with a non dis-
tracting background, even if we have to hang or
drape some sort of fabric to do it. (No creases, please,
or you are going to have to spend time, that could be
put to better use, in post processing getting rid of
them.) Some good light, either lamp light or natural
light is also a must. I’ve been known to move lamps
around and even remove lamp shades. Don’t mix dif-
ferent types of lights, for example tungsten and fluo-
rescent, and just make sure your camera’s white bal-
ance is either on automatic or even better, set for the
exact type of lighting you’re using.
Think about the direction of the light; full frontal, 45°
or 90° or backlighting, and experiment with each
type. Watch the shadows on the face! They help cre-
ate the mood. Ideally, with the light at 45°, you want
a triangular patch of light on the cheek on the side
away from the light and a shadow under the nose
that extends from the bottom of the nose to the outer
edge of the lip. The height of the light source, the po-
sition of the head (full face, three quarter or profile)
and the angle of the head all come into play here, so
adjust lighting accordingly. A white umbrella can
come in handy too. By either reflecting light off of or
through the umbrella, you can produce a soft, even
lighting on your subject. If you want a more dramatic
look try Rembrandt lighting (the side of the face
away from the camera is illuminated, while the side
toward the camera is shadowed). All of these effects
can be accomplished with available light coming
through a window or portraits taken outdoors.
You will have to decide if you just want a head shot,
a ¾ length portrait or a full body shot and how best
to pose the subject, paying close attention to hands,
legs and how you turn the body. Do you want full
face, ¾ face, or profile? Normally the height of the
camera lens should be on eye level, but there will be
occasions when you want to move it higher or lower;
too high can create a sad or reflective mood, also
lengthening the nose; too low a snobby or proud
look, shortening the nose.
While all of these things are important, what is criti-
cal is that you find ways to capture the essence or
personality of the subject. The more you know about
the subject, the easier this is to do. Ask questions. If
you are taking portraits for your own use you can be
as creative as you wish. If you are taking them for
someone else consider their wishes.
Location portraiture, our second type, makes it easier
to personalize the subject. By photographing them in
their work or play habitats you are able to get more
of a feel for the real person. Whether you are taking
the portrait in a home, a workplace or an outside set-
ting, there are several things to consider: motion may
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principals apply when photographing pets or children
with their pets, but patience is the real key.
Wedding photography, specifically the formal por-
traits, can either be taken in a studio before the wed-
ding or on location. Let’s deal with on location here.
These should include the bride and groom, the best
man and maid of honor, the bridesmaids and the par-
ents. (The rest of the wedding party will be recorded
in candid shots before and after the wedding.) You
might shoot them in the church, outside the church
or at a nearby park or garden. In the event of rain be
sure to have an inside alternative. Scout out the areas
in advance because these photos are usually taken
between the ceremony and the reception and you will
not have time to waste. You will want to take a vari-
ety, showing each individual and various combina-
tions. You will need to work fast…30 to 40 minutes
max. Remember people are waiting at the reception.
When photographing the bride lighting and exposure
are critical, you don’t want to burn out the detail in
the white gown. The same is true for the groom and
groom’s men, you want good tonal range in their black
or white tux. Making the bride look beautiful is the
most important thing, and knowing how to handle
facial and figure faults comes into play. How you pose
her and drape her train can make all the difference.
Last but not least, let’s talk a bit about glamour
and nude photography. Everything from a fully
clad model, a classic nude figure study, cute nudity
and hard core sexuality falls under this category.
The subject is the human body. It involves the
transformation of an everyday person into some
dramatically glamorous being or form. It has been
of interest to photographers since the invention of
photography and to painters and sculptures long
before that…and why not? What is more amazing
than the human body? For various reasons, many
people are not comfortable looking at this type of
image, so the most important quality a photogra-
be involved; backgrounds might be busy, and you
will have to adjust for available lighting. There will be
times when you need to use fill flash. (You will want to
adjust your flash or strobe to one third the intensity of
the available light based on the selected f-stop.)
How your subject dresses for the shoot (casual, for-
mal, business attire, uniform) will tell you quite a bit
about them and the image they want to portray. Be
sure their surroundings and any props used are ap-
propriate. Include items they care about. Take a vari-
ety of full body, ¾ and head shots and remember to
always keep an eye on the surroundings. Simplify,
simplify, simplify…I can’t say it enough!
Child and pet portraits fall into a class by them-
selves because both are unpredictable. You have to
like them, they have to like you and you are going to
have to entertain them and find a way to get them
to do what you want them to do. Understanding a
bit about child development and what you can
expect and what they are capable of doing can be of
help. If you are working in a studio setting you will
want an interesting selection of toys. Because you
can’t expect a child or pet to hold a pose, you want
nice even lighting that will work however they move
about. Try to keep your subject at least several feet
from the background to avoid shadows. A helper
can come in quite handy.
When you are taking family groupings you want to
tie the kids together in some way…one reading a
book to the other, sisters fixing each other’s hair.
Unity can be achieved in various ways: looking at a
common point, grouping them as a unit. Don’t line
them up side by side or allow open space to separate
them, have them on different levels keeping a trian-
gular concept in mind. When taking parent and child
shots you will want to emphasize the child’s face by
either pose or lighting. Either have the parent look-
ing at the baby or in the same direction as the baby.
Remember that babies can make some pretty funny
expressions but flattering pictures are best. The same
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Continued on Page 9, Column 2
Shown at right, Roger
Trentham’s “Winter’s
Spirit” took an Honorable
Mention.
Shown at left, Bob
Melgar’s “Dry Creek
Waterfall, OR, also got
an Honorable Mention.
3CT’s Entries for PSA’s Council’s Challenge
Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 9
pher can have when photographing the human body is a sense of good taste. Fashion photography might
also fall under portraiture, but because it is more about selling a product and the subject is really the
clothing rather than the models, I will pass on that for now. ◙
Portraits . . . Continued from page 8
3CT In Focus Page 10
“Goats Keep Up”
“Flying High”
“Bird in Paradise” “Fall Splendor”
“Glacier Lights Visitor”
Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 11
“Mid-Night Dream”
“Laundry”
“Cincinnati”
“Class” “Calm Coyote”
3CT In Focus Page 12
“Baytown”
“The Falls”
“Bodie General Store, CA”
“Cracked Headlight” “Reel Foot Lake”
Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 13
“Winter's Silence” “Days Gone By”
PSA Headquarters is Moving Across Town
PSA’s new location is more accessible for visiting PSA members with a close location to Oklahoma City
International Airport, motels and restaurants. PSA offices will be more open to the public. There will be
room to display some of the amazing prints from PSA’s print collection and room to welcome local mem-
bers of the Arts Community.
PSA Headquarters new address:
8241 S. Walker Ave., Suite 104
Oklahoma City, OK 73139
Please update PSA’s address information if you use bill-pay through your bank. Also note that all PSA
phone numbers and e-mail addresses of the staff will remain the same.
It is not too late
to register for
the Photo-
graphic Society
of America’s
2014 Conference
in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. It
will end the
night before the
hot air balloon
festival begins,
so one could do
both events!
To register go to
the PSA website:
www.psa-
photo.org.
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T he subject for the July Photo
Project will be “Wall Art,”
which may include murals or graf-
fiti. It is hard to go anywhere today
and not see this type of art some-
where along the way. I had fun pho-
tographing some of this amazing art
work in the Florida Keys.
Looking forward to seeing some ex-
amples of yours on 3CT’s Facebook
page at: http://www.facebook.com/
CameraClubCouncilOfTennessee
Display them individually or create an
album page like the example below.
3CT Photo Project By Sue Milligan, 3CT President
July Theme: “Wall Art”
Brian Burton kicked off the June 3CT Photo Project, "Birds of a Feather,"
with this image taken at the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge. Thanks
and good catch, both of you!
JUNE PHOTO PROJECT: “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
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Special Note: Please see the President’s message
about the changes being made to this article.
Brentwood Photography Group:
http://www.brentwoodphotographygroup.org/ http://
www.facebook.com/BrentwoodPhotographyGroup
Upcoming Events:
July 01 - BPG Monthly Meeting Tuesday, 6:00 pm
Program TBA. Contest: 'Flea Market/Antique Store'.
July 10 - BPG Mini Clinic
July 17 - Dinner Bunch w/Dick Dougall (Nana's
Diner, Nolensville)
July 21 - Lunch Bunch w/Dick Dougall (Logan's,
Cool Springs - 11 am)
Camera Club of Oakridge:
http://www.oakridgecameraclub.org
www.facebook.com/groups/cameraclubOR
Upcoming Events:
July 08 - TBA
Cookeville Camera Club:
http://www.cookevillecameraclub.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cookeville-Camera-Club
Upcoming Events:
July 14 - A slideshow of all the “Open Theme” con-
test entries will be shown. Then CCC members, Gary
Moore and Wanda Krack, will present “Iceland in
February”.
July 28 – Tom and Pat Cory will return to CCC for
another excellent nature photography presentation.
Crossville Camera Club:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/246977455381146
Email Sue Foster at: [email protected]
Upcoming Events:
July 26 – Wedding Photography Workshop. You will
need to register and pay for this event in advance.
Digital Lunch Bunch:
Email Larry Perry at: [email protected]
Upcoming Events:
July 9 – Meets at 12 noon at the Hitachi Grill, 9645
Kingston Pike for lunch, net-working and some great
conversation.
Eastman Camera Club:
http://www.recreation.eastman.com/Tennessee/Clubs/
Camera http://www.eastmancameraclub.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eastman-camera-
club/351468459021
Upcoming Events:
July 17 - The program will be a discussion on Color
Balance by Alan Barnett.
TBA - July outing. (Plans have not been finalized but
may involve a trip to Bright’s Zoo (a privately owned
zoo in Limestone, TN)
3CT Club Happenings – July 2014
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Giles County Camera Club:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Giles-County-
Camera-Club/166869216694818
Email Doug Wong at: [email protected]
Upcoming Events:
July 7 – Program will be sharing photos taken by
members at the Middle Tennessee Renaissance Fes-
tival in May and the Smyrna Air Show in June.
Note: GCCC will be meeting at Glynn Glovers home
for their July meeting at 7 PM. If you are interested
in joining them for the evening, call Doug Wong for
the address and directions at 931-309-8060.
Note: See article and photo about GCCC’s May and
June outings on page 19.
Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont:
http://www.gsmit.org
https:www.facebook.com/GSMITremont
Upcoming Events:
July is devoted to summer camps and adventures for
youth groups. If you have children, there are some
great outings planned. Be sure to check them out on
the GSMIT website.
Hendersonville Camera Club:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/144835535679/
Email Emily Helms at: [email protected]
Upcoming Events:
July 10 - Guest speaker will be Jeremy Holmes, a
local photographer who specializes in infrared and
storm photography. http://www.irvisions.com/
Note: The location of the July meeting has been
moved to the clubhouse at Country Hills Golf Course
located at 1501 Saundersville Rd. The August meet-
ing will return to the library.
July 12 - “Our Own Backyard" Outing 8:00 to 10:00
AM Memorial Park Hendersonville. (There are sev-
eral sets of rapids to shoot if we continue to get rain.
Learn how to get that blurred water look. Sometimes
you just gotta get wet to get the shot. There are lots
of photo options in the park which is on the shoreline
of Old Hickory Lake. There will be a get together af-
terwards at the new Dunkin Donuts on Indian Lake
Road across from Union University.
Jackson Photo Club:
http://www.jacksonphotoclub.org
Upcoming Events:
July 08 - TBA
Kingsport Senior Center Photo Group
http://www.scphotogroup.com
Upcoming Events
Jul 14 - Blountville Auto Salvage Walk Around
July 28 - “What is a Word or Song” Presentation
(At the beginning of the year the members were
given a list of 35 words and over 100 subjects, from
which they could pick 15 for their own personal
scavenger hunt to be showcased in a 15 minute
max presentation.)
Note: The lists and some photographs that repre-
sent a few of the subjects are featured in an article
on page 20.
LeConte Photographic Society:
http://www.lecontephotographic.com
Upcoming Events:
July 1 – General meeting and competition.
July 5 – Field trip outing to the home of LCPS mem-
bers Roger and Lin Trentham to photograph frogs,
dragonflies and lilies.
July 26 – Program by club member Jerry Whaley –
“Yellowstone in Winter”
Note: See article and photos about their June out-
ings on page 18.
Memphis Camera Club:
http://www.memphiscameraclub.org
http://twitter.com/MemCameraClub
Upcoming Events:
July 3 – Photo Competition Night
July 10 - Digital Education
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July 17 – Business Meeting and Program Speaker:
Amy Dale of Amy Dale Photography. She is a Mem-
phis based Wedding Photographer.
http://www.amydalephotography.com/
July 24 –Photography Class to improve your work
and skills.
July 31 – Judges Training
Nashville Photography Club:
http://www.nashvillephotographyclub.com
www.facebook.com/nashvillephotographygroup
Upcoming Events:
July 4 – Photographing Nashville fireworks from
Baptist Hospital parking garage.
July 15 – Photo of the month theme is “High Con-
trast”.
July 22 - Tuesday 6:00 pm - Digital Focus Group –
Lightroom
Paris Photography Club:
http://www.parisphotographyclub.org
Email Jeff Roush at: [email protected]
Upcoming Events:
July 28 – TBA
Photographic Society of Chattanooga:
http://www.chattanoogaphoto.org
July 17 – Program:
Chuck Rogers on Cape
Canaveral Photogra-
phy. Chuck was a long
time NASA photogra-
pher and later a suc-
cessful commercial
photographer.
July 19, 7:30 AM -
Cannonsburgh Village
in Murfreesboro - pho-
tograph old buildings.
Cannonsburgh is the
original name for Mur-
freesboro, and it is now a reconstructed Southern vil-
lage with a gristmill, one-room schoolhouse, town
hall, log home, church, general store, and a working
blacksmith's shop that serve as reminders of life in
pioneer times. See the World's Largest Cedar Bucket
at Cannonsburgh Village. Admission is free.
Photographic Society of East Tennessee:
http://www.pset.org
Email Ron Plasencia at: [email protected]
Upcoming Events:
PSET is in the process of regrouping. Their next offi-
cial meeting will be scheduled for August 2014.
Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers:
http://www.sanp.net
Upcoming Events:
No meeting in July.
West Tennessee Photographers Guild:
http://www.westtennesseephotographersguild.org
Upcoming Events:
July 10 – TBA
West Tennessee Shutterbugs:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/wtnshutterbugs/
Upcoming Events:
July 24 – WTS member Saige Turner will be discuss-
ing “Focus.”
TBA: There will be a July outing. Keep an eye on
their Facebook page for details.
A few members
of the LeConte
Photographic Soci-
ety went to Grayson
Highlands State
Park in Virginia, on
June 7, and decided
to go back again
on the June 14, to
photograph the
wild ponies. To our
surprise, we also
saw a few new
foals! Both trips
were just wonder-
ful. We plan to go
back in the fall.
Here are a few
pictures from the
trip.◙
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OFF TO SEE THE WILD PONIES by Cindy Mitchell, President LCPS
OFF TO SEE THE WILD PONIES
By Cindy Mitchell, LPS President
Ivonne Campe, Dee Murphy, Cindy Nowlin, Joyce Wilson, Gretchen Kaplan, Cindy Mitchell
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E very year camera clubs are looking for interesting and different topics for their yearly contests, so when I
found these list on the Kingsport Senior Center Photo Group Website, I thought I would check to see if it
was OK to share. Claude Kelly, KSC’s Program Coordinator, gave me the go-ahead. It seems they have been
working on this list for years. Hopefully it will give you some great ideas for future contests or Scavenger
Hunts of your own. Happy shooting!
Create a series of photographs that define the words or subjects selected.
WORDS:
SUBJECTS:
Kingsport Senior Center Photo Group Shares Scavenger Hunt Subject Lists and Photos By Sue Milligan, 3CT President
1. Love
2. Determination
3. Joy
4. Relationships/Friendships
5. Eager
6. Memories
7. Peaceful
8. Isolated
9. Energy
10. Conflict
11. Communication
12. Thoughtful
13. Excitement
14. Time/Timeless
15. Distant
16. Divine
17. Rescued
18. Strange
19. Patience
20. Compassion
21. Respect
22. Solitude
23. Pain
24. Departure
25. Arrival
26. Innocence
27. Sorrow
28. Involved
29. Confused
30. Perfect
31. Dilapidated
32. Industrial
33. Texture
34. Decay
1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
2. Flowers of all types
3. What is it?
4. Colors
5. Water in all forms
6. Animals and Birds of all types
7. Think Big or Small
8. Barns, Farm Structures and Outbuildings
9. Reflections / Mirrored
10. Food
11. Ships and Boats
12. Close-up Shots (Macro)
13. Candid People Shots
14. Mailboxes
15. Unusual Street Names
16. Glass Objects
17. Insects
18. Musicians and Musical Instruments
19. Kids / Babies in Action
20. Sunsets and Sunrises
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21. Statues of Anything
22. Fall Foliage
23. Night or Low Light Shots
24. Fire
25. Long Hair
26. In Need of Paint
27. My Favorite Things
28. Interesting Architectural
Structures
29. Light, Shadows and Silhou-
ettes
30. Geometric Objects
31. Strolling Downtowns
32. Cemeteries
33. Holiday Decorations
34. Things on the Ground
35. Things in the Sky
36. Jewelry
37. Timepieces
38. Shadows
39. My Favorite Things
40. Dishware
41. Shots taken under 2 feet
42. Industry
43. Shot taken out a car window
44. Lawn Ornaments
45. Billboards
46. Unusual Angle or Perspective
47. Railroad Tracks
48. The Road Less Traveled
49. The Road Most Traveled
50. Pictures of Pictures
51. Eyes
52. Portraits (Self and Others)
53. Exaggerated Motion
54. Something Old or New
55. Fences
56. Fireworks
57. Favorite Vacation Shots
58. Patterns
59. Flags
60. Sports
61. Ugly Made Beautiful
62. Facial Features
63. Leaves / Trees
64. Timed Exposures
65. Lights
66. Antiques
67. Festivals and Events
68. Campaign Signs
69. Doors
70. Keyholes and Doorknobs
71. Shaped Like Letters of the Al-
phabet or Numbers
72. Rust
73. Faces in Other Places
74. Fire Hydrants
75. Bumper Stickers
76. Sparkling, Glittering Things
77. Street Lights
78. Wheels
79. Mechanical Parts
80. Out of Place
81. Crosses and Steeples
82. Weather
83. Hands
84. Hats
85. Graffiti
86. Vanity License Plates
87. Multi-colored Objects
88. Bridges
89. Stained Glass
90. Feet / Foot Ware
91. Quilt Patterns
92. Country Churches
93. Chairs
94. Drinking Utensils
95. Butt Shots
96. Bars
97. Sides of Buildings
98. Staircases
99. Windows
100. Unusual Tree Stumps
101. Stopped Motion
102. Seasonal Holidays
103. Metals
104. Black and White
105. Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
106. Farmers Markets ◙
Claude
Kelly,
Light,
Shadow,
Silhou-
ettes
Camera Club Council of Tennessee
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86. Vanity License Plate
87. Multi-colored Objects
88. Bridges
89. Stained Glass
90. Feet / Foot Ware
91. Quilt Patterns
92. Country Churches
93. Chairs
94. Drinking Utensils
95. Butt Shots
96. Bars
97. Sides of Buildings
98. Staircases
99. Windows
100. Unusual Tree Stumps
101. Stopped Motion
102. Seasonal Holidays
103. Metals
104. Black and White
105. Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
106. Farmers Markets
Rachel Mayo, Flowers
Claude Kelly, Kids
Claude Kelly, Butt Shots Barb Conrad, Metals
Photos of Scavenger Hunt Items
Contributed by Kingsport Senior Center
Photo Group Members … more on page 22
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PSC’s Workshop on August 23
With Darrell Gulin
T he Photographic Society of Chattanooga
will host Darrell Gulin, a Canon Explorer
of Light on August 23, for an all-day workshop.
Darrell's program is titled "A Global Journey &
My Backyard" and will focus on his travel and
landscape photography and cover his work flow
covering his processing, filters, textures and
various plug ins along with what equipment he
uses to capture his images.
Darrell has been photographing for over 30
years and has been a full time Nature/Travel
Photographer for the last 22 years. A past
President of the North American Nature Pho-
tography Association (NANPA), he has been
their keynote speaker and has led many work-
shops and programs at their Annual Summits.
The cost is $20 for the all-day seminar. To regis-
ter online, go to www.chattanoogaphoto.org. ◙
M ay was a busy month as several members trekked
over to Shiloh National Cemetery to take eagle pho-
tos on multiple weekends. Four of us attended the Tennes-
see Renaissance Festival just East of Franklin, TN. It was
the 26th year for the all month long (weekends only) event.
One of the highlights aside from the Castle tour was the In-
ternational Jousting (full contact) competition. Photos don’t
show just how spectacular of an event!
June was quiet with the exception of the Smyrna Air Show
returning to Middle Tennessee after skipping a year.
Weather was PERFECT! ◙
Giles County Camera Club Adventures for May and June By Doug Wong, Giles County Camera Club President
Claude Kelly, Mailboxes
Lori Cutshall, Bridges