How wonderful! Matt Connell will be joining us for our upcoming Ed. night. Below you will find what he has in mind for our evening of sharing and learning. Matt runs the photography end of things at Fire Mountain Gems and is a freelance photographer in his spare time. We are so lucky to have him share his expertise with us once again.
The teaching session will cover a few post production basics in Lightroom and Photoshop. I will be focusing on fundamentals, with an emphasis on identifying problem areas in an image and making a plan for improving them. I will teach some habits of good “Photoshop hygiene” such as using layer masks and organizing your in such a way that you don’t paint yourself into a corner! If time allows, I will introduce the curves tool and show how powerful that tool can be once you understand it. The time should be most useful for beginner to intermediate Photoshop and Lightroom users, but I believe there will be something for everyone.
“This image was taken at Lake Lemolo in Oregon last June. It was shot just before sunrise. I was attracted to the stillness of the scene and the way the warm tone of the boat stood out against the blues and greens of the background. The technical details: Shot with a Nikon D850 and Sigma 24-105 lens at 48mm. F16 at 1/30th second and ISO 800, tripod mounted.”
Second Place
The Tricyclist Jim Ingraham
Two Third Places
Early Morning Glow Rose Christner
Portland Nights Ross Steensland
Seven Honorable Mentions
Tour Boat Dave Church
Night Driving Jim Heern
Rainbow of Trucks Linda Williams
Where Are The Drivers Lynda Noles
Southbound And Upriver Susan Sheets
Away In A Beautiful Balloon Ozzie Cummins
Lost In Time Rose Christner
Open Category
First Place
Here’s Looking At You Greg Smith
This shot was taken in the Monterey area in March of 2016 We came upon this handsome subject sunning on the rocks at the Asilomar State Marine Reserve. I took numerous shots of my patient model and liked this pose the best. With my older Photoshot Elements software I was unable to manage the highlights of the ocean. With the transition to Lightroom editing software I was able to apply a gradient mask to the water area and bring the ocean back into a nice balance with the foreground. The shot was taken using my Canon 5d, Mk III and 70-200mm telephoto lens. My settings were: 200mm, f/2.8, ISO 400, and 1/4000th of a second.
“This image was taken at Lake Lemolo in Oregon last June. It was shot just before sunrise. I was attracted to the stillness of the scene and the way the warm tone of the boat stood out against the blues and greens of the background. The technical details: Shot with a Nikon D850 and Sigma 24-105 lens at 48mm. F16 at 1/30th second and ISO 800, tripod mounted.”
Congratulations! Jim on a beautiful image. Look for Jim’s image in print in the Daily Courier.
Please send your digital entries to Russ Williamson by Sunday night Jan. 13th for our upcoming Jan. 16th meeting. The Assigned category is Transportation.
Sign in your prints at the meeting when you arrive.
For competition guidelines see the Competition tab on the website.
It is time for another 4C’s Quarterly Electronic Image Division (QEID) Competition and the deadline is January 31, 2019. The judging this quarter will be done by the Spokane Valley Camera Club (SVCC) in Spokane, Washington and all members of any 4C’s Club can enter up to 3 entries.
We no longer use email attachments to enter images in the QEID Competitions and Mac users no longer need to zip their entries. File sizes and file naming is automatically checked so you no longer need to worry if your entries meet the requirements. The 4Cs Board also increased the maximum files sizes for images so you can now enter larger files or you keep the file sizes the same as before. Our goal is to encourage all 4Cs club members to enter the QEID and to make the entry process as easy as possible.
Go to WWW.4CS.CLUB TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CHANGES , FILE SIZES AND ALSO TO ENTER YOUR ENTRIES. The deadline is January 31st and only the first 3 entries will be accepted for the competition. Unlike some other photography-based clubs, the 4Cs does not charge an entry fee. The only requirement is that you are a member of one of the 4Cs Clubs and awards are sent to the various 4Cs clubs for presentation to the winners in person at a club meeting. Yes, it is still FREE OF CHARGE for all members of 4C’s clubs.
Be aware that entries are no longer sent as attachments to email messages. If you have questions or problems, I am happy to answer your questions via email at mrande@teleport.com. Please don’t send your entries to that email address but questions are fine.
GO TO THE NEW WEB SITE AND CHECK IT OUT AT WWW.4CS.CLUB. When you are ready, use the site to enter your photos in the competition.
Best Regards and I hope 2019 is a good year for you
