Loudoun Photo Club

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 

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

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

IMPT Meadowlark Info + REQUIRED volunteering:

• You can enter 6 images max
• Mat can be a max of 16×20, must have a white backing board and a white over mat (the one with the hole cut in it)
• while you can have bigger images for meadowlark than club competitions, please make sure your image can support the enlargement.  a problem in the past has been soft images from enlarging.  yes, they do care.
• last year’s acceptance rate was about 25%.  i’m serious.  so please prepare yourself emotionally (I’m speaking from <bleep> experience).
• Check the border rules for the mats, they really will check!!!
• YOU MUST VOLUNTEER AT MEADOWLARK IN ORDER TO ENTER.  We’re not trying to be mean or nazis or anything.  but part of our agreement to be in meadowlark is to staff the raffle booth and the club table.  other clubs volunteer to staff ticketing, etc.  part of the benefit of being a board member is you do not have to volunteer, though I know I personally help work the club table when i’m there and can.  otherwise unless you have a medical condition or something of similar import that prevents you from volunteering, then it is a firm requirement (contact me and oscar if you think you fall into this category BEFOREHAND).  The number of hours each person volunteers depends on the number of people who enter and therefore # of volunteers.  We absolutely have to cover the raffle table.
• Oscar will have a signup sheet for people to volunteer.  there are time slots, first come, first pick.
• website for meadowlark (READ THE RULES, they are ultra picky): http://www.meadowlarkphotoexpo.org/
• Fill out Oscar’s form and email it to him and bring him a printed copy: http://www.OGphoto.com/PhotoEntriesExpo2009.doc
  • email filled out form to him at oscar@ogphoto.com
  • print out filled out form and bring it with you to the dropoff

Drop off of Images and Matting

• matting party and DIY party (thanks Charles and Dan!!!): 
  • Sat, Feb 7th.
  • Cascades Library (where we used to meet last year) More info
  • 10-2, People’s Choice selection from 1-2
• dropoff #1 for meadowlark: Saturday Feb 7 at the matting party
• dropoff #2 for meadowlark: Thursday, Feb 12 at the regularly scheduled club meeting (please arrive early)
• bring your photos and matboard to party.  also bring pencils and scrap paper, they’ll help.
• clearbags will  be available for pickup and purchase if you didn’t already sign up to buy them – both at the party at the first feb meeting

Selection of LPC People’s Choice Entry:

• Date/Time: SATURDAY, Feb 7, the last hour of the matting party, 1-2pm
• Theme: Pond Life
• our club gets one entry, we will select at the party.  this entry does not count towards the person’s 6 max limit.  attendees at the expo vote for their fave amongst all the novacc club entries.

Our October Official Competition was themed, “People” and we had a lot of great people pictures! The winners were:

• 1st Place, Color Intermediate: Grandson’s Reflections © Susan Potter
• 1st Place, Color Beginner: untitled © Mark Jenkins
• 1st Place, Computer Manipulated Advanced: untitled © Geff Bourke