March 2109 Electronic Winners

March 2109 Electronic Winners

Assigned Category – Pets

First Place

Art Dog    Jim Ingraham

Technical info: Nikon D810, handheld, 1/100 second @ f6.3 and ISO 400. 24-70 mm lens at 24 mm.
Image was taken in open shade at ‘Art along the Rogue’ on H St. between 6th and 5th St. I did my best Donald Duck impersonation. The dog tilted his head and I took the shot. Processed in Lightroom and Photoshop for basic corrections and added a Topaz filter (Fur and Feathers) for a unique look.

 

Six Second Places

Clownbirds    Bobette Heern

 

I’m Patriotic Right?    Cynthia Briseno

 

Thinking Of A Treat    Debbie Jallit

 

Behind Blue Eyes    Cynthia Briseno

 

Nauvi    Jim Ingraham

 

Smiling Teddy Bear    Rose Christner

 

Electronic Winners – Open Category

Three First Place Winners

Peaceful Summer Sunset    Nomeca Hartwell

Quarter moon, stars coming out and a setting sun.. picture perfect for me

 

Umpqua Gem    Ross Steensland

This photo was taken over Cow Creek just West of Riddle Oregon as it enters the canyon on March 16th. I was there to explore the area and was not expecting much of a sunset since it was fairly overcast, but a pink glow lit up the West end of the canyon.
Canon 6D mkII, Canon 24-70mm f2.8, B+W CPL.
Foreground- 30 sec, iso 50, f14, 25mm
Sky- bracketed at 2.5 sec, iso 50, f14, 25mm

 

Golden Snow    Ross Steensland

This photo was taken on the top of Boomer Hill road just North of Myrtle Creek on Feb 21st.  I drove up with the intention of taking some portrait photos of Beth, but found the snow to be too deep and bitter cold. Seeing signs of a good sunset and finding a beautiful snowy field with snow capped trees, I knew I needed to wait for sunset there.
Canon 6D mkII, Canon 24-70mm f2.8, B+W CPL.  Image bracketed.
30 sec, iso 160, f11, 24mm

 

Two Second Places

Nightfall    Bobette Heern

 

Raven    Dave Low

 

 

EDUCATION MEETING UPDATE! – NEW VENUE

PLEASE NOTE: OUR VENUE HAS CHANGED FOR THIS MEETING ONLY. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR THE LOCATION DETAILS.  MEETING TIME IS STILL 7PM, MARCH 6TH.
Newman United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at 132 NE B St. The entrance is between 6th and 7th on B St. It is downstairs in the square looking building, not the fancy cathedral church. Enter on B St between 6th and 7th. There is a parking lot on the NW corner of 7th and B. There is also plenty of street parking. Get there early, Sean Bagshaw always draws quite a crowd. He is an excellent educator and photographer.
February 2019 Print Winners

February 2019 Print Winners

First Place

Bugs In My Bloomers   Dale George

I had shot this particular plant over a series of days trying to get the perfect shot. This small insect was there nearly every day, but getting all the elements to come together was super challenging. I wanted in my mind to get a single bloom, in the right spot plus the insect at the right spot, with sharp focus throughout. The insect was the hardest part as it NEVER stopped moving and in fact was very camera shy. Nearly every shot with the insect in it inevitably was out of focus due to movement or other focus problems. Compounding the problem was hand holding the heavy camera/lens combination, while coaxing the insect to stay high up on the blooming part of the plant. Shooting at f/29 for maximum DOF did not help either. Eventually I managed to get a couple images that I was happy with, and learned that patience outweighs skill in some instances.

Shot with a Canon 5DMKIV, 100m lens combination. Speedlights we used off camera, ISO 1250, f/29, at 1/10 sec.

 

 

Two Second Places

Are You Looking At Me?   Cynthia Briseno

Sweet Butterfly   Laurie Hayden-Quinn

 

Five Third Places

A Walk In The Park   Susan Sheets

 

Sierras Near Bridgeport   Gene Rimmer

 

Quit Following Me   Rose Christner

 

The Ballet   Daniel Allen

 

Mmmm A Peony   Laurie Hayden-Quinn

Education Meeting with Sean Bagshaw – March 6th. 7pm

Education Meeting with Sean Bagshaw – March 6th. 7pm

Sean Bagshaw will be our guest speaker for the March 6th education meeting. Sean is a landscape/travel photographer and photo educator based in Ashland, Oregon. When he’s not creating he enjoys teaching and sharing. In addition to selling fine art prints and licensing his images, he teaches image developing, leads workshops and give presentations when able. His presentation will be based on his recent trip to Iceland and the Faroe Islands. This is one meeting that you do not want to miss!
https://www.outdoorexposurephoto.com/
PLEASE NOTE: OUR VENUE HAS CHANGED FOR THIS MEETING ONLY. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR THE LOCATION DETAILS.  MEETING TIME IS STILL 7PM.
Newman United Baptist Church Fellowship Hall at 132 NE B St. The entrance is between 6th and 7th on B St. It is downstairs in the square looking building, not the fancy cathedral church. Enter on B St between 6th and 7th. There is a parking lot on the NW corner of 7th and B. There is also plenty of street parking. Get there early, Sean Bagshaw always draws quite a crowd. He is an excellent educator and photographer.
Image Of The Month February 2019

Image Of The Month February 2019

Image Of The Month

Through The Darkness I Will Shine

By Daniel Allen

I made this image at the lighting studio at SOU, in my photography class we were to bring whatever we wanted to photograph while playing with the lights. I had one speed light on her face off to the right for this shot. My camera settings were, ISO 100, 70mm, f14, 1/200sec.

Congratulations! Daniel on a beautiful image. Look for Daniel’s image in print in the Daily Courier.

February 2019 Electronic Winners

February 2019 Electronic Winners

Assigned Category – Reflections

Two First Places

Electric Bridge   Nomeca Hartwell

My lucky stars must have been active when I was driving back home around midnight one night from scouting the river. I passed this pulled over vehicle on the Indian Mary side where it looked like they were changing a tire or something and realized as I crossed Hellgate bridge that it might be worth turning left instead of right at the end of the bridge. Sure enough, the bridge was lit up beautifully by their headlights. I was able to get off a few shots before they departed and voila.

 

Coffee Break   Susan Sheets

This is from my old neighborhood in Portland. I love that everything in this image is black and white except for her beautiful skin and the coffee.

 

Seven Second Places

Make It A Double Sam   Cynthia Briseno

 

Frosty Morning   Jim Heern

 

Coot In Silhouette   Jim Ingraham

 

Reflecting Pond    David Church

 

Tilikum Crossing   Jim Ingraham

 

Under The Bridge   Judy Cox

 

River Stars   Nomeca Hartwell

 

Open Category

First Place

Through The Darkness I Will Shine   Daniel Allen

 

Two Second Places

We Need Customers   Dale George

 

Mystified Wolf   Jim Heern

 

Three Third Places

Cool Crisp And Calm   Ozzie Cummins

 

Butterfly Surprise  Pam Arbogast

 

Columbine Tangle   Susan Sheets