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Winner of the 2008, 2011, and 2012 PSA Henricks Award for best newsletter!
Tanya Riseman and Sherm Edwards, Editors, Cable Release, at cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org.
Contents
KEY EVENTS
The following summer scheduled events will be conducted online as Zoom teleconferences, except for the Field Trips. Look for announcements regarding which meetings will be in person in the new club season starting in September. Those announcements and invitations will be by e-mail, Meetup, and on the club’s Website.
- July 13 – Board Meeting
- July 16- Field Trip – Hare Krishna Palace and Grand Vue Park
- July 17- Field Trip – Moundsville WV Penitentiary NOTE: MONDAY
- July 20 – Photo Forum (7:30 p.m.)
- Aug 17 – Photo Forum (7:30 p.m.)
- Aug TBD – Board Meeting
- Sep 7 – Speaker
- Sep 14 – Competition: OPEN
- Sep 21 – Photo Forum
2022-2023 Calendar
See here for this season’s calendar, which will be updated as information becomes available. It includes Speaker Night, Competition Night, Photo Forum, Board Meetings, and Field Trips. The 2023-2024 calendar will appear in the September Cable Release.
If Montgomery County Schools close due to inclement weather, Silver Spring Camera Club meetings and outings will be canceled. See montgomeryschoolsmd.org for closure information during the work week. For Mon-Fri AFTER 5:00 pm & on the weekends, call 240-777-2710 or 311 from within Montgomery County. Sign up for text alerts: AlertMontgomery and choose both a local MCPS school and ‘Community Use of Public Facilities Alerts’. Note that this policy does not apply to online meetings!
For general information about the club, contact us at: info@ssccphotography.org
The 2022-2023 list of the club officers and committee chairs, and their emails, is located here: Officers and Committee Chairs. An updated list will be available in September.
More information is available in the Silver Spring Camera Club (SSCC) Member Handbook: SSCC-Member-Handbook-2022-2023
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MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS
MEETING LOCATION
This summer all meetings except field trips will be conducted virtually.
COMPETITION COLUMN
Competition topics for next year:
In addition to the usual Open, Nature and Monochrome categories, there will be three other competition topics next year:
- Macro/Close-up. The term “Macro/Close-up Photography” encompasses images made from close-up range, in which the subject of the photograph is very small or is a very small detail of a larger object.
- Intentional Camera Movement. The term “Intentional Camera Movement Photography,” or ICM, encompasses images in which the photographer has intentionally moved the camera while depressing the shutter, such that some aspect of the image indicates that movement.
- Industrial. The term “Industrial Photography” encompasses images that contain machinery, buildings, processes, equipment, and/or remnants thereof, that are or were involved in the manufacture of products.
Members may submit up to two images meeting each contest. The images should be emailed to: competition@ssccphotography.org by midnight (11:59 p.m.) on the day of the month’s Speaker Night. (One important detail – In order to participate in the competition, you must pay the club’s annual dues before the start of the competition.)
Please refer to the website link for the definition of the Open, Nature, and Monochrome topics. If you have any questions, feel free to contac the Competition Chair, at competition@ssccphotography.org.
JUDGE
MARY LOUISE RAVASES – JUDGE YEAR-END COMPETITION
Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. (Past event)
We were extremely privileged to have Mary Louise Ravese as our year-end competition judge. Mary Louise has specialized in outdoor photography for more than 25 years. She is a fine art photographer, photography teacher, speaker and workshop leader through her company, Bella Vista Photography. She studied photography through the University of California Berkeley and Santa Cruz extension programs as well as the Washington School of Photography. She is currently based in North Carolina.
PHOTO FORUM
Thursday, July 20, 2023, from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Starting, we have two presentations this month: “Madeline Island Macro & Closeup Photography” by Dennis Freeman; and “Demonstration and Techniques for the new Photoshop (beta) Generative Fill” by Pete Morton. For our discussions, we have these hot topics:
- What’s on your mind, photographically?
- What summer projects are you pursuing?
- What about employing AI-generated content in the editing of your images?
- Want more AI-generated photography discussion/examples in future meetings?
This month’s image sharing theme will be Open.
FIELD TRIP
Field Trip to Moundsville July 16-17
On Sunday, we will visit the Palace of Gold, which is a giant Gold Palace, built for the Hare Krishna leader in 1973. Following that on Sunday, we will travel to Grand Vue Park to photograph views of the Ohio River.
On Monday, the destination is the Moundsville Prison, which is a massive stone structure fashioned in the castellated Gothic architectural style, adorned with turrets and battlements; looks like a castle. Built in 1866, closed 1995. We can tour and photograph everything.
RSVP to Leader! due to unusual day of week.
Leader: Phil Boyer
301-204-5549
philboyer60@gmail.com
Read more here.
CLUB NEWS
BOARD MEETING
The SSCC Board meet in May. The next meeting will be July 13, 2023. A meeting in August has not yet been scheduled. Minutes from all meetings can be found in the board meeting minutes archives when they have been finalized.
ELECTION RESULTS
ELECTED SLATE OF SSCC CANDIDATES FOR CLUB YEAR 2023 – 2024
On May 8th, the club elected our leadership for the upcoming year running from July 2023 through June 2024. The following slate of candidates will hold the seven elected positions:
- President: Catherine Honigsberg, incumbent
- Vice-president: Dennis Freeman, incumbent
- Secretary: Miriam Struck, Welcome!
- Treasurer: Bruce Schaefer, incumbent
- Director: Bob Catlett, incumbent
- Director: Pete Morton, incumbent
- Director: Michael Koren, incumbent
MPA NEWS
Each year the Maryland Photography Alliance, MPA, sponsors a contest. Many of us look forward to getting the themes, considering ideas, then entering. We offer a contribution to the two organizations sponsored by this contest but how many have learned how that money is used? This month I hope you will take a few minutes to learn about MPA’ recipients, Flashes of Hope and The Maryland Food Bank. Then I hope you will go back to the MPA website, choose your theme, make a donation, and start your creative juices flowing.
This year’s contest opens in September and the themes are:
- Wildlife – images from nature of any living, non-human animal or animals
- Architecture – images of buildings, whole or in detail with a focus on the architectural aspect of the subject
- Sports – images of any human or non-human subject or subjects performing a recognizable sport
- MD after Dark – images of any “widely-recognized” place in Maryland as seen after sunset and before sunrise.
FREE “Artist Spotlight” Webinar on Sports Photography
Mark your calendars for 7:00 PM on Monday, July 10, and register for Ron Wyatt’s presentation “A Journey through the World of Sports Photography.” Ron has photographed the NBA, NFL, Major League Baseball, and 2 Olympics. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned photographer, this is a don’t-miss presentation. Register today for this FREE webinar at www.mdphotoalliance.org/artistspotlight. This presentation will be recorded.
Lisa Auerbach, MPA Liaison
CLUB DUES
It’s that time of the year. Dues for the 2023-2024 club year are being accepted now through the end of September for returning members. New members are welcome to join anytime. Sign up online at https://www.ssccphotography.org/online-membership-form/. The dues are $50 for individuals, $80 per family, and students $35.
MAY PICNIC PHOTOS
SSCC Spring Picnic – Saturday, May 13, 2023
We came – we noshed – we enjoyed!
Saturday morning arrived as predicted: chilly, overcast, threatening rain. But as noon approached, 22 brave souls descended on the Georgian Forest shelter in Aspen Hill for our 5th picnic there since the pandemic began.
It was a smallish group but by far the most animated. Evidence of this was that almost no one ever sat down, even to eat. For over 3 hours, people moved around from group to group, comparing notes, exchanging stories, catching up.
And the outcome was a solid consensus that we want to get back to meeting in person. In fact, just 2 days before, the covid pandemic was declared over. So we have the official green light, folks.
FEATURES
Member Spotlights
The SSCC membership runs from beginning photographer to professional. Every member has a story to tell. Each month the Cable Release will shine the spotlight on some of our members. Edited by Marc Auerbach (Read More)
Joseph Miller Abstract Show 2023
David Terao received a special merit award in the 13th annual Joseph Miller abstract photography exhibit with this stunning smoke image Parrot, submitted before this year’s wildfire season.
This is an abstract smoke image colorized in Photoshop using brush tool in the color blend mode.
MPA Black and White Contest 2023
Four of our members, Thomas Allen, David Blass, Beth Koller, and David Terao, received Honorable Mentions at the Maryland Photography Alliance’s 2023 Black and White competition. Well done!
CONFERENCES AND EXPOS
MEMBER ARTICLES
Photos from Cresson Sanitorium and the BIGGEST Train U-turn
By Bruce Schaefer
With decrepit buildings, Cresson Sanitorium and Prison was similar to the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philly, much visited by camera clubs. Beyond that, not much in common. Cresson is surrounded by woods, is spread over 30 buildings, served most of its life as a TB sanitorium. Where Eastern State is built like a fortress, Cresson has a Tudor-style HQ building.
Next day we drove out to the site of the biggest U-turn in railroad-dom. Several trains passed by for us; no one successfully captured the essence of the big bend. This pano is an attempt.
To read more and see lots of pictures, go here.
Magic of Alaska
By Ilona Linnoila
This is a short essay of a photography camp by Lisa Langell, called ‘Magic of Alaska’. It took place at the end of this May on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, and was action-packed. We had breakfast at 4.30, 5.30, or 6.30 a.m. depending on the day, and dinner around 7 or 8 p.m. It was light throughout the night. This was a fun albeit demanding trip where I learned a lot. Lisa Langell is an excellent photographer, coach, sharp birder, and superb organizer.
Read more and see lots of pictures here.
Sunflowers at McKee-Beshers
By Dennis Freeman
Every year, around mid- to late-July, thousands of sunflowers bloom at the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area near Poolesville MD. It is flower photography heaven! See here for practical details.
Editor’s note: It can take considerable effort (and maybe some courage) to put together an article for the Cable Release. If you find something in an article that inspires, intrigues or informs you, let the author know if you can. You can also send your reactions in a “Letter to the (CR) Editor.” Send to cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org.
COMPETITION RESULTS
COMPETITION MONOCHROME
Thursday, May 11, 2023. 7:30 PM
May’s competition topic was Monochrome, for projected images only. Matthew Mahlstedt was our judge. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the competition was held remotely using Zoom.
There were two categories judged: Advanced Projected (i.e., digital images) and Novice Projected. There were no submissions in the Beginner Projected category. The Print categories are suspended until we start in-person meetings again. Awards are generally given for first, second, and third place, with the number of honorable mentions (HM) dependent on the total number of entries in the respective Advanced and Novice categories.
ADVANCED PROJECTED
1st David Terao – Lines and Silhouette
2nd Koller Dune_- Sunrise
3rd Bob Catlett – Sunflower and Butterfly
HM David Blass – Desolate
HM Lisa Auerbach – Sketching My Gal
HM Larry Gold – Small Leaves on Big Leaves
HM Kate Woodward – Building Facade
David Terao – Lines and Silhouette
This image was taken at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. I saw this man standing at the large picture window overlooking the courtyard and quickly snapped a picture before he moved away. He was probably also intrigued by the strong, diagonal shadow lines, and he was taking a cell phone shot of the courtyard. The original image had some distracting tables, chairs and garbage cans in it. I used Photoshop to remove the items.
