The Cable Release is the Winner of the 2008, 2011, and 2012 PSA Henricks Award for Best Newsletter!
Key Events:
September 1 – Speaker Night (7:30 p.m.) – NEW LOCATION!
September 5 – Field Trip to Maryland Renaissance Festival
September 8 – Competition Night: Open (7:30 p.m.) – NEW LOCATION!
September 15 – Seminar Night (7:30 p.m.) – NEW LOCATION!
September 22 – Board Meeting (7:30 p.m.) – NEW LOCATION!
September 24 – Field Trip to Great Fall, VA
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
As you can see, having navigated to this first issue of the year of the Cable Release, we now have a web-based newsletter! This new format has a number of big advantages over the previous hardcopy-compatible format when read with a digital device. Information that rarely changes is moving out of the newsletter and into the main website for the club and the Membership Handbook. What remains is primarily new material, results of the prior month’s competitions, and other items befitting a “newsletter”. You will see introductory paragraphs on the primary page leading into larger articles that exist on other pages. You can more quickly navigate to topics of interest without paging and re-paging through a serial magazine format. (read more)
KERNELS OF KOREN
Our president, Michael Koren, welcomes us back for the new year. He introduces many of the new things that you will experience in the club this year, from our new meeting space, new third and fourth Thursday topics, new Board members, and a dramatically improved bit of technology that you will really appreciate. To see Michael’s message and find out more about these teasers, (read more)!
EXPERT SPEAKER DENISE SILVA DISCUSSES PHOTOSHOP
Denise Silva
It is timely that we were able to schedule Denise Silva as our first speaker for the new photographic year on September 1. She is an expert in all things post-processing and Photoshop, and she will share her wisdom and ideas with us as we prepare our photos for the year’s competitions. More specifically, she will discuss the latest version of layers in Photoshop, and masks. Stephanie Banks provides us with this and more in the following full article about Denise. (read more)
COMPETITION COLUMN
This month is an open topic competition – our first open competition of this club year, and conducive to showing the members what you’ve been shooting this summer. Here is what you can look forward to for the rest of the year:
- September – Open
- October – Nature Photography
- November – Open
- December – Street Photography
- January – Open
- February – Macro (not floral) Photography
- March – Open
- April – Event Photography
- May – Monochrome Photography
- June – End of Year Competition (special rules apply)
For more information on this see the entire column by our new Competition Chair, Larry Gold. (read more)
⇒ PROJECTED COMPETITION ENTRIES ARE DUE SEPT 1 BEFORE MIDNIGHT! ⇐
LEW LORTON TO JUDGE OPEN TOPIC
Lew Lorton
Lew Lorton, our judge for September’s competition, is a serious people-photographer. He strives to bring emotional content and meaning into his photographs. Lew also is proficient in landscape and nature photography, providing an ideal wide-ranging perspective for this month’s open topic. To see Lew’s photography philosophy, background, and a link to some very interesting photographs, see Stephanie Banks’ full article (read more).
SEMINAR NIGHT
Seminar Night is our new and improved third Thursday meeting of the month. Each month will offer on a rotating basis: 1) education, 2) discussion of photographic topics, and 3) hands on workshops. The first Seminar of the season will be an open photographic discussion. The main topic will be “Something I Learned this Summer”. To discover what that means, and for more about this Seminar Night, (read more).
SEPTEMBER 5 AND 24 FIELD TRIPS
Musicians at MD Renaissance Festival
This month we will have two radically different field trips to choose from, one to the Maryland Renaissance Festival on Labor Day (September 5), and the other to Great Falls, Virginia on September 24. Phil Boyer provides more details on both of these (read more).
Great Falls
♦ MEMBER NEWS ♦
END OF YEAR CELEBRATION – JUNE 9
The End of Year Celebration on June 9 was a huge success! We had a potluck dinner at Sligo – Dennis Avenue Park Activity Building and then handed out awards to recognize the year’s outstanding photographers. A Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Carl Brandt who has been a member from the beginning and held many leadership roles. Many attendees won fabulous raffle prizes! The relaxed atmosphere and easy circulation through the large space allowed members to socialize. Here are a few photos from our celebration:
SUMMARY – JUNE 20 BOARD MEETING
The Board met at the Grace Episcopal Church in Silver Spring, one of our last times there. The Board voted to accept a proposed Competition Rule Change, approved new chair positions, and voted to purchase a new upgraded projector. A number of other topics were also discussed. (read more)
MAY 28 FIELD TRIP TO LONGWOOD GARDENS
On May 28, five SSCC members went to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania to photograph water lilies and other attractions. See the following article for more information and to see a set of twelve very nice pictures from the many more taken (read more).
Water Lily – David Terao
DOUG WOLTERS’ SOLO EXHIBIT OPENS SEPTEMBER 6
Doug Wolters – Flying Echinacea
Months ago, a panel of judges juried Doug in for an intriguing multi-media art show at Glenview Mansion in Rockville. With an open call to artists from Virginia, DC, and Maryland, the final selection for the exhibit features printmaking, art installations, mixed media – and Doug as the only photographer. The focus of the show is on abstracts. (read more).
SSCC MEMBERS TAKE AWARDS IN JOSEPH MILLER’S 6TH ANNUAL ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT
The 6th Annual Joseph Miller Photography Exhibit was held at the Joseph Miller Center for the Photographic Arts in Gainesville, Virginia during the month of May. The Silver Spring Camera Club (SSCC) was well represented in the exhibit with abstract photos by Beth Koller, Elise Shurie, Kate Woodward, Nick Williams, Doug Wolters, and David Terao. To see the rest of the article and two winning photographs, (read more).
COCO STEPS DOWN
After five years as SSCC Program Chairman, Coco Simon has stepped down from her position. During her tenure, she was responsible for securing guest speakers every month as well as judges for every monthly competition. In addition to Coco’s role as Program Chairman, she served as an active SSCC board member and contributed significantly to numerous club innovations.
Coco takes this opportunity to look back at her many contributions, and tells us what she will focus her talents on now. (read more)
SSCC MEMBER WINS BEST IN SHOW AT FREDERICK CAMERA CLIQUE EXHIBIT
For the past 30 years, the Frederick Camera Clique has hosted its annual juried exhibition open to all photographers from the region. The exhibit showcases a full range of photographic subject matter that can be captured by a camera including landscapes, cityscapes, architecture, travel, people, street photography, sports, macro, abstract, fine art, and wildlife. This year’s exhibition—held July 9 through September 7—displayed 64 framed photos at the Mary Condon Hodgson Gallery at Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD. http://www.frederickcameraclique.org/annual-juried-exhibit/
David Terao of the Silver Spring Camera Club was awarded Best-in-Show for his One White Flint North photo.
One White Flint North by David Terao
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
With the 2016/2017 Silver Spring Camera Club season upon us, we are excited to welcome all of our members back. We hope that everyone had a wonderful summer filled with memories and photos to share. We can’t wait to see those money shots.
We also have two new members who joined over summer! To see who they are and read the rest of Renee’s column (read more).
P.S. One of our new members has already provided us with an article! It is the very next one:
♦ MEMBER ARTICLES ♦
PHOTOGRAPHERS NEEDED FOR DC WALK FOR THE ANIMALS AND PET-A-PALOOZA
The Washington Humane Society-Washington Animal Rescue League (WHS/WARL) is looking for volunteer photographers for their upcoming DC Walk for the Animals & Pet-a-Palooza featuring Barktoberfest, all on Sunday, September 18th at the SE Capitol Riverfront, 11 am – 3 pm. (read more)
A LITTLE WALK IN ENGLAND BY STEPHANIE BANKS
Sheep Grazing on Moors
According to tradition, coast to coast trekkers place their boot in the Irish Sea, pick up a small pebble from the beach, carry it almost 200 miles to the North Sea, and thrust it into same. The custom celebrates their completion of the walk from St. Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay, west to east across England. All you need are suitable clothes and boots, a day pack, food and water, and determination. (read more)
FROM YOUR PSA CLUB REPRESENTATIVE, LORETTA ARGRETT
Our club is an organizational member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA), a worldwide, non-profit organization for photographers of all skill levels “to learn, share, compete, and enjoy photography more.“ PSA also offers memberships to individuals. There are numerous PSA Club and Individual membership benefits. Club benefits include, for example, technical services, monthly PSA Journal, camera club management help, and inter-club competitions. Individual benefits include photo galleries, juried competitions, discounts on photography products and services, and free mentors, among many others. (read more)
♦ COMPETITION WINNERS ♦
END OF THE YEAR COMPETITION FOR 2015/2016: June 9, 2016
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Carl Brandt
YEAR-END COMPETITION WINNERS
NOVICE PRINTS
- HM – Larry Gold The Reader
- HM – Larry Gold Sargerepa
- HM – Tanya Riseman Espresso Cups
- 3rd – Larry Gold Men at Work
- 2nd – Karen Carkhuff Window Light
- 1st – Karen Carkhuff Afternoon Ride
ADVANCED PRINTS
- HM – David Terao Incandescent Bulb
- HM – Elizabeth Koller Spooling Around
- HM – Coriolana Simon Edible Calligraphy
- HM – Jim Turner Tulips on Black
- 3rd – Doug Wolters Wind Wrapped
- 2nd – David Terao Baltimore—Old and New
- 1st – Coriolana Simon Still Life With Rounded Forms
NOVICE PROJECTED
- HM – Barbara Karpas Hindsight
- HM – Larry Gold Attack!!
- HM – Kate Woodward Car Light Design
- HM – Kate Woodward Elegant Decay
- 3rd – Larry Gold Early Evening Bath
- 2nd – Tanya Riseman Tutu
- 1st – Larry Gold Illuminating Reflection
ADVANCED PROJECTED
- HM – Jim Turner Blue Poppy
- HM – Coriolana Simon Still Life with Dutch Tulips
- HM – David Terao One White Flint North
- HM – Jim Turner Red Rose Spiral
- HM – Jim Turner Granddaughter with a Pearl Earring
- 3rd – Myphuong Nguyen Dripping
- 2nd – Elizabeth Koller Valves
- 1st – Elizabeth Koller Leaf Edges
LEN TUCHIN AWARD: BEST IN YEAR-END COMPETITION (certificate)
Coriolana Simon for Still Life with Rounded Forms
JOYCE BAYLEY AWARD: Best Nature Photo (metal name plate)
David Blass for Treed
This award is given in October at the end of our annual nature competition. The winner is chosen by the judge among the four 1st place winners. The nature awards plaque is hanging in the back of the room with all of the winners from 1998 listed.
PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE YEAR
Certificates for the most points earned in a given category this club year
- NOVICE PROJECTED: Larry Gold
- ADVANCED PROJECTED: David Terao
- NOVICE PRINTS: Larry Gold
- ADVANCED PRINTS: David Terao
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS (STAR AWARDS)
These awards are based on the total number of points a member accumulates. For each 50 points earned, you are awarded one star through 250 points.
- FIRST STAR AWARD (certificate ): Larry Gold
- SECOND STAR AWARD (certificate): David Terao
- SECOND STAR AWARD (metal star for existing plaque): Jim Turner
- FIFTH STAR AWARD (metal star for existing plaque): Robert Peters
SERVICE AWARD 2015 – 2016
David Terao
The following gallery is the set of projected and print winners from the End of the Year Competition. You may view this as a slideshow, or a picture list. The slideshow does not have a caption with the photographer and title, but the picture list does. You click on the last slide in the picture list to return to here.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Kate Woodward provides us with a wide variety of photography courses and workshops from a variety of providers in her column. She has even included a source of online courses. The courses and workshops that she lists are not the only ones offered by these providers. The providers generally have additional courses or workshops on their websites. (read more)
CALLS FOR ENTRY
Dennis Freeman provides a number of possible competitions for your consideration this month. Some of these sources having standing calls for entry, and others are one-time calls. Some offer exciting cash and prizes, and others don’t. See the full article and good luck! (read more)
EXHIBITS AND EVENTS
In past editions of the Cable Release, we had a section for “Exhibits and Events” in which we selected a number of local photography exhibits and events from the Washington Post and provided them to you. We have since decided that you can go directly to our source and see for yourself, from a bigger set, what you might be interested in! So, here is the link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/search/photography/categories_All%20Museums.html
You might be interested to see what our sister camera club, the NIH Camera Club, is up to! Here is a link to their site. They also publish a newsletter, the Cameraderie, and it is available there: http://www.nihcameraclub.com
