We met a few new folks and got information about the upcoming speaker and competition for September.
The Nature Visions competition is coming up in October and more information will be available soon. LPC will have a presence at the expo and volunteers are needed to staff the booth and contribute to the setup and breakdown of the expo.
During the meeting we selected Bob Brenneman to fill the position of Treasurer. The LPC member dues were announced – $35 for individuals, $50 for families.
The Claude Moore Photo Expo and Waterford Photo Exhibit details were discussed and should be available through the Yahoo group.
Photos were collected for the upcoming GWU Wildlife Photo Exihibit. The photos will be offered up for auction next Thursday, Sept. 2 at the George Washington University campus in Ashburn.
Here are the list of exhibitors for this upcoming Leesburg First Friday on August 6th at Photoworks. Please plan on coming by to support your fellow members.
Ken Martin
Abigail Knutson
Jon Jelling
Bob Brenneman
Carol Tharp
Fred Gillis
A big thank you to these 6 folks that offered to be the first exhibitors for this event. We definitely know they will get us off to a good start which will lead to more exhibits in the future. Congratulations!
Michelle & Denise
We want to thank Carol Tharp for offering to fill the position of MANPX (fka Meadowlark) coordinator. She is very gracious to be willing to fill this position and represent the Loudoun Photo Club for the MANPX exhibit. Because of her, our club can continue to be a part of this wonderful exhibit and learning opportunity.
Please be sure to welcome her to the board at Thursday’s meeting!
Sincerely,
Michelle & Denise
Tonight’s LPC End of Year party was a great event! Once again, Denise Silva and Michelle Moomey did a wonderful job making the arrangements for the food and refreshments and Tim Pennington did an excellent job as the Competition Coordinator. We had a big turnout of members and guests and most of the year’s best photographs were onhand for the End of Year Competition.
So, here are the results:
Photographer of the Year (member to win the most points in LPC competitions) – Angela Goodhart
Photograph of the Year – “Golden Sunrise” by Bob Brenneman
Image Copyright - Bob Brenneman
Congratulations to Angela and Bob and to all of the other entrants!
Photo Courtesy of Charles Walker
Our Speaker presentation has been cancelled because GWU is closed due to the snow. Please check back for more information. LPC will try to reschedule Bill Folsom in the near future.
Bill Folsom will discuss travel photography and techniques for achieving sharper photographs.
The location is GWU Ashburn Campus, Research 1, Room 101 (map: 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, 20147), from 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m
We will be meeting for dinner at Rubino’s at 5:30 Thursday prior to the meeting. Please join us if you are able.
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Wayne Wolfersberger, owner of Nature is Wild Photography, will discuss photographing wildlife. The presentation will be illustrated with his photographs from Yellowstone National Park. The location is GWU Ashburn Campus, Research 1, Room 101 (map: 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, 20147), from 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m
We will be meeting Wayne for dinner at Rubino’s at 5:30 Thursday prior tothe meeting. Please join us if you are able.
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http://www.rubinospizzeria.com/assets/Rubinos_Ashbrook_WEB.pdf
Many thanks to Ian Plant for his presentation to LPC last night! We had over 50 people in attendance for an informative session. Afterwards, Ian had books for sell and signed copies for our club members.
Ian Plant, author of 50 Amazing Things You Must See and Do in the Greater D.C. Area, will discuss local places to take photographs, both the obvious, and the not so well known.
NOTICE: The scheduled location has been changed to GWU Bldg 2, Room 175. This is the building to the right at the Stop sign. We will be having dinner with the presenter before the meeting at Rubino’s (see the locations page for directions).
What a great evening! Kudos to Denise and Michelle for arranging the catered food and to all who brought side dishes, drinks and desserts!
Also, those points during the year count – this year the person with the most points – Photographer of the Year was Denise Silva with a total of 78 points during the regular season. Tim Pennington came in Second with 68 and 3rd was Michelle Moomey with 60.
Members looked over the more than 50 EOY entries and finally narrowed the field down to 3…
Picture of the Year Charlotte Arnold’s “Early Bird Gets the Worm”
1st Runner Up Bob Brenneman’s “Morning Bud” 
2nd Runner Up Charles Walker’s “Moon Flight” 
This is the tenative competition schedule for the coming season.
- September 24th: Open – Any images that are “G-rated” or “Family Friendly.” Ideally, images would come from the photographer’s work over the “summer vacation,” but this is not required. judge TBA
- October 22nd: People - mages where a person or a “G-rated” portion of the human body is the central subject. Judge: Shelley Miller
- January 28th: Complementary color – Images containing complementary colors. In short, colors are complementary if when mixed they form a shade of gray. Complementary colors include Red/Cyan, Green/Magenta, Blue/Yellow. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_color for more info, or do a Google search on “complementary colors.” Judge: Josh Taylor
- March 25th: “Hand of Man” – Images where the “hand of man” is the central subject. This can be architecture, buildings, bridges, automobiles, boats, etc. Anything that is made by man. Judge: Roy Sewall
- April 22nd: Macro and close-up – The classical definition of macro photography is that the image projected on the “film plane” (i.e., film or digital sensor) is close to the same size as the subject. This competition will expand that definition to include “close-up” images taken by cameras or lenses that are not capable of obtaining a 1:1 magnification. Judge: Corey Hilz
- May 27th: Nature – Images where the “hand of man” is not visible or a very minor portion of the image. Judge: Joe Rossbach
- June or July: End of Year Competition – First place winners from previous months will compete for Print of the Year. Eligible entries may be expanded to include other prints at the discretion of the Contest Coordinator.
We have made a few changes to the competition rules to accommodate the growth of entries. The new rules, in PDF, can be found here – LPC Competition Rules for 2009-2010 . Also see – 2009-2010 LPC Competition FAQ The tenative schedule – LPC 2009-2010 Competition Season
Loudoun Photo Club had its final judged competition on May 28. Corey Hilz did a fine job highlighting the great work done by members of our club and conveying advice on ways to improve our skills in the future. Competiton Results
Prior to the competition, Mary Austin-Keller officiated her last meeting as our club President. She has done a wonderful job during her tenure but has decided to take a well earned break from the duties. Club members stepped up to volunteer for various positions with Denise Silva entering as President of LPC for the coming year.
The new LPC board will meet soon to set up the End of Year meeting / competition.
Details for the EOY meeting will be posted soon. List of eligible photos ofr the EOY competition
The last official, judged competition for the year. This is an ‘open’ themed competition – anything G-rated… macro, landscapes, wildlife, abstract, etc. can be entered by paid LPC members; please bring your membership card. LPC competition rules will be in effect – See competition rules.
Our judge for the evening will be Corey Hilz. View his website here
There will be a dinner meet and greet before the meeting beginning at 5:30p at Rubino’s in Ashbrook Commons
Link to Rubino’s menu
7:00p – until – Club Photo Competition at GWUVC – directions: 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, 20147
Thursday, May 14 – 7:00p – Ms. Koslow spoke to us a couple years ago on this topic with great interest (it was the hit of the season). She’ll discuss inkjet printing tips, papers, inks, and more.
Carolyn Koslow’s website: http://www.koslowfinearts.com/
There will be a dinner meet and greet before the meeting beginning at 5:30p at Rubino’s in Ashbrook Commons
Link to Rubino’s menu
7:00p – until – Speaker presentation at GWUVC – directions: 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, 20147
Mr. Sewall will continue his presentation from last year on book publishing. He is a published photographer and author of a lovely book of images of the Potomac. He’ll speak to us about how to produce a photography book for publication and about his book experience.
Roy Sewall Links:
Gallery – http://www.photocentric.net/galleryroy.htm
Book – http://www.photocentric.net/gallery130.htm
There will be a dinner meet and greet before the meeting beginning at 5:30p at Rubino’s in Ashbrook Commons
Link to Rubino’s menu
7:00p – until – Speaker presentation at GWUVC – directions: 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, 20147
The competition theme for March is Nature. For this one competition, the maximum size will be increased from 11×14 to 16×20 to allow members to enter photos that did not make it into the Meadowlark Competition. Any Meadowlark submission matching the theme can be entered, with one exception – Ross Konigsburg has no Meadowlark photos because he had all six of his submissions accepted – congratulations Ross! All other LPC competition rules will apply. See the competition rules (PDF).
The judge for the evening will be Josh Taylor. Learn more about Josh at his website – http://archiphotoworkshops.com/bio.html
5:30p to 6:30p – Dinner with the judge at Rubino’s in Ashbrook Commons
Link to Rubino’s menu
7:00p – until – competition meeting at GWUVC – directions: 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, 20147
This month’s speaker is Ian Plant. His presentation will be ’Low Light and Night Photography’. Ian has published many nature and landscape photography books and also leads workshops throughout the Cheasapeake Bay area, as well as in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. For more about Ian, see his website.
Dinner beforehand will be at Rubino’s from 5:30p to 6:30p. The meeting is at the GWU campus beginning at 7:00, with the speaker starting after 7:15p. This will be in the tall building on the campus (our regular location). The room for this meeting will be 101. If there is a last minute change the security desk will have information.
Link to directions to Rubino’s in Ashbrook Commons
Link to Rubino’s menu
Link to GWUVC directions: 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, 20147
From Mary: Hi Everyone ~
Reminder, we will have Josh Taylor speak on “Beyond the Rule of Thirds”. Josh did an excellent job judging for us last year.
We will meet beforehand for dinner, as usual. However, we will try the new location suggested by Bob a few weeks ago. Rubino’s Pizzaria in Ashbrook Commons.
The details:
