Photos in this issue are from last month's 'Open' competition.

Another year nearly over...I’m sure many people are busy with holiday planning, family visits, and the like. But let’s not forget our last Focus event of the year – the Annual Dinner. Here’s hoping for a big turnout on December 9th.

Best wishes to everyone this holiday season. Enjoy your time with family, friends and take lots of photos of those life events.

This Month's Feature.. .is a bunch of the great photos from last month’s competition. See them here…

In FocusThe monthly Newsletter of the Focus Camera Club

December 2016

In This IssueProgram and Competition Schedules...........3November ‘Open’ Competition Results.........4Calls For Entries & Photo Contests...............6Local Photo Opps and Events..........................6Member Recognition...........................................6Frame #37...............................................................7

Focus Camera Club Officers and Committee membersOfficersPresident: Gary WittVice President: Gwen PiñaTreasurer: Brian DonovanSecretary: Oz PfenningerCommittee Chair & MembersExecutive: Gary Witt, Gwen Piña, Oz Pfen-

ninger, Brian Donovan, Guy Geoly, Theresa Corrada, Cecilia Broder

Competitions: Jeff OwensPrograms: Theresa CorradaMembership: Cecelia BroderSpecial Projects: (open)Education: (open)

The purpose of the Focus Camera Club is to further its members’ enjoyment, knowledge

and mastery of photographic skills throughcooperative efforts and fellowship.

Focus Camera Club Monthly Meetings

Meetings are held the First & Third Thursday of each month. Our meeting place is The Community Room at the Greenwood Village City Hall, 6060 S. Quebec St. (That’s on the east side of Quebec just south of Orchard Rd.) Get a Google Map byclicking here. Meetings start promptly at 7 PM and will end around 9:45 PM so we can be out by 10 PM.

Victoria Water Lilies... by Nancy Myer

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InFocus – the Monthly Newsletter of the Focus Camera Club December 2016

Program and Competition Schedules

Program Schedule Competition Schedule

12/9/16 Annual Dinner / Awards at GVCH No other meeting in December

1/6/17 Program – TBD 1/19/17 Subject – Open

2/3/17 Program – TBD 2/17/17 Subject – TBD

3/3/17 Program – TBD 3/31/17 Subject – TBD

(The Focus board and committee members are working on meeting schedules, competition subjects for the year, and a few other details to start off 2017. One big thing is meeting nights. There is a good chance Friday nights will be the new meeting night due to scheduling at GVCH. (as you see above)

If you know of another venue for meetings, contact our club President via president@focuscolorado.com)

December 9 – Annual Awards Dinner PotluckBy now, everyone should have contacted Oz Pfenninger (email ozpfen@comcast.net) and notified him what dishes you will be bringing and how many people you’re dragging bringing along, Here’s hoping everyone will have a wonderful time and a big Congrats goes to all those folks who will be receiving awards or promotions to the next competition level.

There were some fantastic images in competitions this year, so you all deserve a pat on the back.

This Month's Competition is...Not HappeningFor the past few years we have not done a competition in December. Everyone gets busy with the holi-days, family commitments, decorating the house, shoveling snow, etc.

Come to the Annual Dinner for the last ‘Hurrah’ of the year for Focus members.

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Northern Lights and Shooting Stars by Brian DonovanNight Sky by Elmer Paetow

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November ‘Open’ Competition ResultsMedia Artist Image Title Score

f5.6 Digital Larry Hartlaub A Sunflower's Fibonacci Sequence 10

Dave Hull Waiting 10

Ernie Kuemmerer Arm in Arm 10

Ernie Kuemmerer Delivering the Mail 9

Laura Moran Morning in Canyonlands 9f8 Digital Victoria Ashby Collage 10

Victoria Ashby Brownstones 9

Nick Hemenway Lighting up Chimney Rock 9

April Moore Chasing Light 9f11 Color Jeff Jensen First Snow 9

Digital Lorenzo Landini Venice Canal Grande – Tribute to Canaletto 10

Lorenzo Landini San Gio Maggiore Studio I 10

Butch Mazzuca A Long, Hard Day 10

Elmer Paetow Night Sky 10

Todd Christensen Colorful Cadences 9

Theresa Corrada Isolation 9

Brian Donovan Northern Lights and Shooting Stars 9

Brian Donovan Classic Colorado 9

David Irwin Scottish Santa 9

David Irwin What'a You Mean, Pose? 9

Diane Katzenberger Blue Hour 9

Diane Katzenberger Down the Long Corridor 9

Butch Mazzuca Firefighter 9

Jeff Owens The Cairns at Angel's Landing 9

Monochrome Jeff Jensen 482 10

Jeff Jensen TLC 9f16 Color Joe Bonita Fly Away! 10

Ron Cooper Sisters 9

Digital Nancy Myer Fractured Flowers 10

Nancy Myer Victoria Water Lilies... 10

Oz Pfenninger Beam Me Up, Scotty 10

Scott Wilson Prague 10

Gary Witt Your Chariot Awaits 10

Travis Broxton Red is the Color 9

Todd Lytle Hopscotch for Professionals 9

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f16 Digital Oz Pfenninger Please Don't Laugh 9(con’t) Leander Urmy White Trunk 9

Gary Witt Blue Bondage 9

Monochrome Ron Cooper How Do You Take Your Tea? 10

Travis Broxton Music Inside 9

Ron Cooper Thomas, in Thought 9

Judge for this competition was Jeff Owens. See all images in the Online Gallery.

Remember to send your winning Print images to Webmaster@FocusColorado.com for the online galleries.And please use the same naming conventions as we do for Digital Submissions.

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Collage by Victoria Ashby

A Sunflower's Fibonacci Sequence by Larry Hartlaub

Blue Hour by Diane Katzenberger

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Calls For Entries & Photo ContestsC4FAP – Landscapes 2017All artist renditions on the Landscapes theme, genres, capture types and photographic processes are eligible for selection by the juror. Deadline: January 25,2017

JUROR | Lisa Volpe

Lisa Volpe is the Associate Curator, Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She previously held several positions at the Wichita Art Museum and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA).

Visit the Center for Fine Art Photography website for complete details.

Local Photo Opps and EventsRuss Burden Photo Tours www.russburdenphotography.com 303.791.9997

2016 Upcoming Tours and Dates

Dec 3-9, Bosque Del Apache & White Sands

2017 Upcoming Tours and Dates

Feb 18-24, Birds of Florida Mar 30 – Apr 12, Tanzania Photo Safari #1 Apr 13 – 26, Tanzania Photo Safari #2

DBG and ChatfieldVisit Blossoms of Light at York Street to see several new displays in a dazzling winter wonderland. Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms presents a longer trail glistening with lights through the Colorado countryside.

Visit the Denver Botanic Gardens website for details and ticket info. Runs Nov 25 to January 1.

Nikon Photo SchoolEvery year, Nikon runs a series of photo classes in various cities across the US. They also have added Online Courses, which they started in the last few years. Since it appears they won’t get any closer than Texas or California in 2017 you may want to investigate their online classes.

Denver Holiday EventsWhether you’re wanting to get that iconic photo of the Denver county building, see a parade, or prep for New Year’s Eve fireworks you should visit the official Denver website. Up to date listings for lots of holi-day events in and around Denver can be found there.

Member RecognitionScott Wilson is a NEW RESIDENT ARTIST – DENVER PHOTO ART GALLERY

As a FOCUS CC member, I’m delighted to share the news that I will be the new resident artist at the Denver Photo Art Gallery from Friday December 2nd. Specializing in Colorado landscape photography, the Denver Photo Art Gallery is located in the heart of Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe Drive.

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InFocus – the Monthly Newsletter of the Focus Camera Club December 2016

Frame #37A collection of extra tidbits I've discovered during the past few weeks.

— When is the last time you checked or updated your camera Firmware? Manufacturers come out with updates that fix problems and add features for DSLRs and Point & Shoots. Sigma even has lenses that can be updated with Firmware. Visit the Nikon site, Canon Consumer or Pro site, Sony site, Fuji site, Pentax site, Olympus site, and Sigma site for info and instructions.

— A common way for photographers to start a new year is with a with a Photo-A-Day or 52 Week project. Why? The question is answered at the LightStalking website. And here is a giant list of ideas, or just use them all for a 365 project. There are Facebook groups, various websites, or Instagram challenges you can find with a few Google searches. Charge your creativity and gain experience shooting a wide variety of subjects.

— Got a hankering for a photo trip for 2017? Check out the Mentor Series from PopPhoto. Trips to Norway, Italy, France, and a variety of US destinations are slated for the new year. Hit the Mentor Series info page and start dreaming!

— Two different photographers – two different views- one just a year after getting a DSLR and the other after 15 years. An interesting read on both. And I think this statement goes for any photographer:“When I don’t have my camera with me, I’m thinking about the pictures I could be taking.”

— Get a sweet deal on 3 PDF Ebooks from Jim Zuckerman – Composition, Natural Light and Flash. Half price for now (Only $15!!), but it won’t last long.

The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.

- Elliott Erwitt

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San Gio Maggiore Studio I by Lorenzo Landini Prague by Scott Wilson