Nature Visions Entry Deadline on October 18

The deadline for submitting photos for the 2011 Nature Visions Expo is approaching.  LPC members can go to the link below for the submission form and details:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/loudounphotoclub/message/9229 

 Submit this form with your entries. Fill it out at home and bring it with your prints to an LPC meeting. Entries will be accepted at meetings September 8–October 13 and by arrangement with Michelle Moomey at her home from October 14–18. No entries will be accepted after October 18.

Contact information for Michelle = mishomoomey@gmail.com  .

Be prepared to login the SAME INFORMATION in the Excel spreadsheet at the LPC meeting. We must provide this spreadsheet to the Nature Visions judges.

Research the lectures/worshops you wish to attend at the Expo (www.naturevisions.org) and determine what times you are free to volunteer. Come prepared to sign up on the LPC volunteer sheet. If you submit images, you MUST volunteer.

More information:

  1. The maximum number of images you can submit = 10. The first 6 are free; you may submit an additional 4 images for a $20.00 fee.
  2. Category choices
Œ Birds Wildlife other than Birds Ž Pond life Water/Waterfalls  Landscape/Seascapes/Skyscapes‘ Macro/Close-ups/Abstracts’Flora other than Macro

Nature Vision Submission Rules:

https://loudounphotoclub.com/lpc/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Exhibit-Guidance-for-2011-Expo.pdf

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September 22nd: LPC Competition Night – Portrait Judge: Shelley Miller

September 22, 2011: LPC Competition –  Portrait

 

  • Judge: Shelley Miller, www.shellpix.com
  • A portrait of another person or pet. Can include portraits of a child.
  • For this contest, we will utilize the definition of portrait found on

Wikipedia definition of ‘portrait’:

“A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic
representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is
predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and
even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a
portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a
person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking
directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most
successfully engage the subject with the viewer.”

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Oct. 13 LPC Meeting – Life on the Edge: Photographing America’s Atlantic Coast (Tom Ramsay)

Award-winning photographer/cinematographer Tom Ramsay will present a program on nature photography, based on the production he and his wife Nancy Goetzinger have completed on North America’s Atlantic coastline.  Tom’s presentation will cover many photographic techniques he and Nancy used to capture the beauty of coastal habitats and the diversity of resulting life forms that exist on the East Coast shoreline.

 

His presentation will be visualized both with demonstrations of camera equipment used in the production and with images of the diversity of landscapes from Georgia to Newfoundland; nesting and migrating birds; sea mammals; and other edge-of-the-sea and undersea life.

 

Tom has won more than 30 national and international production awards including the Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival and the CINE Golden Eagle award.  He has photographed and directed for Time-Life’s “Wild Wild World of Animals,” Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom,” the U.S. National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. His films have been seen worldwide on ABC, BBC, CBS, and PBS television networks.  Tom is currently teaching photography classes at ArtSquare in Leesburg, Virginia.  A list of current classes is available on the Art Square website, www.loudounacademy.org.  Samples of Nancy and Tom’s work can be seen at www.momentwithnature.com.

Exploration Hall, Rm.101

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LPC 2011-2012 Competition Season Announced

News from LPC’s Competition Coordinator, Tim Pennington:

LPC,

I finally was able to get all the contest judge slots filled for this year’s competition schedule. I have attached the schedule and revised rules. The only change to the rules is that I increased the number of points a person must earn to be promoted from 50 to 75. Members may always voluntarily self-promote themselves if they wish.

Next year’s schedule, in summary, is:

  • September 22nd, Portrait, Shelley Miller
  • October 27th, Your Best Square, Sandi Croan
  • December 8th, Grab Bag
  • January 26th, Heavy Metal, Bill Prosser
  • February 23rd, Americana, Andy Jezioro
  • April 26th, Night Photography, Josh Taylor
  • May 24th, Triptychs in Nature, Corey Hilz

I included descriptions of each category and the judges’ website in the attached file.

Happy Shooting,

Tim Pennington

PDF file – LPC 2011-2012 Competition Schedule

PDF file – LPC 2011-2012 Competition Rules

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LPC Speakers for 2011-2012 Announced

News from Abigail Knutsen, LPC’s Speaker Coordinator:

 

Hi Everybody,

 

Here is the speaker schedule for the 2011-2012 club year.  It’s a good variety of topics.  We have five new speakers and three who have spoken at LPC previously.  Speaker bios and presentation blurbs to follow soon.

Should be a good year.  I’m looking forward to it.

Abigail

 

Meeting Date

Speaker

Topic

Sept. 8

William Folsom

Razor Sharp Images

Oct. 13

Tom Ramsay

Wildlife & Environmental

Nov. 10

Josh Taylor

Photographing DC Digitally

Jan. 12

Frank Ruggles

Life as a Nat’l Park Photographer/Olympic National Park

Feb. 9

Corey Hilz

Lensbaby

Mar. 8

Jim Kirby

Great Outdoor Photography Close to Home

Apr. 12

Don Rosenberger

Low Light & Night Photography

May 10

Frederick Eberhart

Stitched Digital Mosaics

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First Friday Leesburg featuring LPC Photographs

Photographs from Loudoun Photo Club members are being featured at Photoworks in Leesburg this Friday, August 5.   The display is part of Leesburg’s First Friday series, which showcases the many facets of downtown historic Leesburg, VA.

The photographers will be on hand to discuss their work, and refreshments will be provided. Come by and visit Photoworks ( 2A W. Loudoun St., Leesburg, VA ) and see the rest of what is happening starting at 6:30pm during First Friday Leesburg! More information – http://leesburgfirstfriday.com/

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LPC Photo Exposition at GWU in Ashburn through Aug.27

Works by Loudoun Photography Club members is being featured during the summer at George Washington University in Ashburn.

 

“A Look Through The Lens” will be showing at the Enterprise Hall Building, 2nd Floor, through August 27, 2011.

 

 

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July 28, 2011 – LPC Summer Member Night!

July 28, 2011 – LPC Summer Member Night!
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm (activities start at 7:00pm)
Location: GWU Exploration Hall,
To get to the GWU Ashburn Campus – http://www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu/visitor/directions.htm

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LPC End of Year Meeting this Thursday!!!

Hi Folks!

Date: Thursday June 23, 2011
Time: 6:45 pm – 9:15 pm
Type: Club Event

Location: GWU Ashburn Campus, Exploration Hall
Street: 20101 Academic Way
City/State/Zip: Ashburn, VA 20147

Join us for LPC’s End-of-Year Celebration! Members will be voting for which of the first and second place photos from the past year’s LPC competitions is the LPC Photo of the Year.

Refreshments will be provided.

GUESTS WELCOME!
This event will be in Exploration Hall on the 4th Floor at GWU in Ashburn.

http://www.bing.com/maps/Default.aspx?encType=1&v=2&ss=ypid.YN884x17703229&style=r&mkt=en-us&FORM=LLDP

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May 26, 2011: Competition Night – Flowers and Gardens

May 26, 2011: LPC Competition Night –  Flowers and Gardens – images of flowers or gardens. Flower images may be, but are not limited to, macro compositions.

Judge: Josh Taylor

Location:  GWU Exploration Hall, Rm. 121

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April 28, 2011: Competition – Doors and Windows

April 28, 2011: Doors and Windows – images featuring a door or windows as a prominent part of the composition.

Judge: Roy Sewall

 

Location: GWU Enterprise Hall, Executive Dining Room

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May 12, 2011: Speaker Night: Wilderness Photography – Ian Plant

May 12, 2011: Speaker Night: Wilderness Photography – Ian Plant

 

www.ipphotography.com

Ian will discuss the ins and outs of wilderness photography, as well as the “must have” equipment to haul into the wilderness for good wilderness photography.

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm   (activities start at 7:00pm)

Location:  GWU Enterprise Hall, Rm. 175  (NOTE Location change).

To get to the GWU Ashburn Campus – http://www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu/visitor/directions.htm

Ian will be joining LPC members for dinner prior to the meeting.  We’ll be at Rubino’s in Ashburn Commons about 5:30p

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April 14, 2011: Speaker Night: Beyond the Garden Gate – Josh Taylor

April 14, 2011: Speaker Night: Beyond the Garden Gate – Josh Taylor

www.archiphotoworkshops.com
Josh will cover good garden photography techniques. Please come prepared to take lots of notes, as Josh will be judging the “Flowers and Gardens” competition on May 26.

 

Location:  GWU Exploration Hall, Rm. 101

 

Join LPC and Josh Taylor for dinner prior to the meeting – 5:30p at Rubino’s in Ashbrook Commons Shopping Center.

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March 10, 2011: LPC Speaker – The Digital Workflow – Scott Musson

March 10, 2011: LPC Speaker – The Digital Workflow – Scott Musson

 

Scott will cover the digital workflow process from start to finish.

 

Location:  GWU Exploration Hall, Rm. 101

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February 24, 2011: LPC Competition – Repetition and Patterns

February 24, 2011: LPC Competition – Repetition and Patterns – looking for, capturing and emphasizing the patterns we see in the everyday objects around us.

Judge: Mary Louise Ravese

 

Sorry for the late notice… Change in venue for tonight’s competition:

ENTPRS-EDR February 24, 2011: Competition – Repetition and Patterns (Note:
GWU has an event in Exploration Hall this evening, therefore we have been
relocated to the Executive Dining Room in Enterprise Hall)

 

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Feb. 10, 2011: LPC Speaker – Macro Photography – Corey Hilz

Feb. 10, 2011: Macro Photography – Corey Hilz

 

www.coreyhilz.com
Corey will discuss how to compose and shoot good macro photos.

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March 24, 2011: LPC Competition – Color HDR / High Contrast Black and White

March 24, 2011Color: HDR – images constructed from multiple images with different exposures to increase the dynamic range of the camera’s sensor   Monochrome: High Contrast Black and White – Images comprising two tones only: pure black and pure white.
Judge: Corey Hilz

Location: GWU Exploration Hall, Rm. 121

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Jan. 13, 2011: Photography as a Business – Joe Rossbach

Joe will discuss how to turn your photography hobby in to a photography business. 

 

www.josephrossbach.com

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May 11th-27th, 2011 – First Annual NVACC Juried Abstract Photo Expo

The Joseph Miller Center For The Photographic Arts

This first annual abstract exhibition is open to all members-in-good- standing of any NORTHERN VIRGINIA ALLIANCE CAMERA CLUB (NVPS, VPS, MWCC, McLEAN, RPS, LOUDOUN) or NVACC AFFILIATED CAMERA CLUB (OLLI, CHARLOTTESVILLE, FREDERICKSBURG) exclusively.

DATE & LOCATION:

Wednesday May 11 to Friday May 27, 2011
Joseph Miller Center Gallery
4811 Catharpin Road
Gainesville, VA 20155

DEADLINES:

Entry Forms & accompanying materials must be received at the JM Center no later than Friday April 2, 2011.

Notification of Acceptance via e-mail by Tuesday April 19, 2011.

Hand Delivery of Accepted Work Saturday May 7 & Sunday May 8, 1-4 p.m.

Exhibition opens Wednesday May 11; gallery hours 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. daily during show.

Reception & Awards Sunday May 15 4-6 p.m.

Exhibit ends Friday May 27; Pick-up work Saturday May 28 & Sunday May 29, 2-5 p.m.

Prospectus, entry forms and related information available for download from the official NVACC website @ www.NVACC.org

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Dec. 4 LPC Field Trip to Chincoteague

An overnight Loudoun Photo Club field trip is planned for Dec. 4 to Chincoteague Va. Known for its beautiful wildlife and wild horses Chincoteague has been a favorite site for capturing Nature at its best…

http://www.fws.gov/northeast/chinco/

 
This trip is being coordinated by Charles Walker.  For more information, please email him at:

 

fieldtrips@loudounphotoclub.com

Information will also be posted to the Yahoo group email list.
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