PSA Council’s Challenge Results By Sue Milligan, 3CT President

T hanks to everyone who submitted images for the 2014 PSA Council’s Chal-

lenge. The images that were chosen to represent the Camera Club Council of

Tennessee are featured in this issue beginning on page 9.

Three 3CT members received HM’s! Congratulations to Jim Jennings for

“Gallatin AM NO 2,” Bob Melgar for “Dry Creek Waterfall, OR,” and Roger Tren-

tham for “Winters Spirit.”

3CT came in 10th in

the Color Section

with a score of 107

compared to the

119 first place

score. We came in

9th in the Mono-

chrome Section

with a score of 104

compared to the

121 first place

score. We came in

10th place overall

with a total score of

211 compared to

the 344 first place score, but remember, 3CT did not enter any prints again this

year, which accounts for the larger spread.

This year’s Council’s Challenge was hosted by the Saint Louis Camera Club, un-

der the guidance of Don York, PPSA. Judges were Cindy Lynch, Bob Rickert, and

Tony Vogel. There were three sections: Digital Color Images, Digital Mono-

chrome Images, and Prints (Color and Monochrome). There were 300 entries

from eleven councils.

Congratulations to the Chicago

Area Camera Clubs Association

for winning the Overall High Point

award, the High Point Digital

Color Images section, and the

Prints: Color or Monochrome

section. Congratulations to the

New England Camera Club Coun-

cil for winning the High Point

Monochrome Image section. ◙

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Volume 3, Issue 7

July 2014

Inside this issue:

President’s Message 2

Memphis Camera Club’s New Website 3

Wild Africa 4-6

Education Corner: Let’s Talk Portraits 7-9

Entries to PSA’s Council’s Challenge 9-13

PSA News 13

3CT Photo Project 14

Happenings of 3CT Clubs 15-17

Club Activities 18-22

“Gallatin AM NO 2” earned an Honorable Mention.

Page 2 3CT In Focus

President’s Message

By Sue Milligan, 3CT President

The Camera Club Council of Tennessee is proud to be

an active member of the Photographic Society of

America (PSA). Click here to learn more about PSA

and the advantages of being an individual member or

a club member of PSA.

B ecause of the space the “3CT Club

Happenings” article takes, the only

information about your club that 3CT will

provide in future is your contact informa-

tion and upcoming events. Please be sure

that we have all the correct contact info for

your club or organization. These will be

linked in the article and hopefully pertinent information on your sites is

current and easy to find.

Because of the time involved in trying to gather information on upcoming

events, someone in your club will need to be responsible for providing 3CT

that information before the 25th of the previous month and/or have that

information on your Website or Facebook page before that date. Other-

wise “To Be Announced” will be the only comment. If you prefer, you can

send the information to me at http://www.president@3ct.org, and it would

also be helpful if you would add this address to your member mailing list.

One of the Council’s goals is to share information and ideas. Seeing what

other clubs are doing and who they are having as speakers is a great way

to help all the member clubs find and provide a variety of speakers.

Please try to get this information out well in advance so that 3CT can

share this info via this newsletter.

Write-ups about, and photos of past special events and outings will be

treated as feature articles. The Council welcomes these. They are a way

for other clubs to find out about potential photo op locations out of their

area. It is also a great way to share some of your club members’ photos

with photographers across the state. So do put someone in charge of either

covering these events or assigning someone involved to write something for

this newsletter about the event. These can be sent directly to http://

www.newslettereditor@3ct.org.

president@3ct.org

www.Facebook.com/CameraClub

CouncilOfTennessee

http://3ct.org/

3CT Governing Board

President: Sue Milligan

Vice President: Jerry Atnip

Secretary and Editor: Pat Gordy

Treasurer: Les Milligan

Communications Director: Open

Membership Director: Brian Stamm

Publicity Director: Open

Activities Director: Sue Foster

Education Director: Jeff Roush

Member Clubs

Brentwood Photography Group

Camera Club of Oak Ridge

Cookeville Camera Club

Crossville Camera Club

Digital Lunch Bunch

Eastman Camera Club

Giles County Camera Club

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont

Hendersonville Camera Club

Jackson Photo Club

Kingsport Sr. Center Photo Group

LeConte Photographic Society

Memphis Camera Club

Nashville Photography Club

Paris Photography Club

Photographic Society of Chattanooga

Photographic Society of East Tennessee

Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers

West Tenn. Photographers Guild

West Tenn. Shutterbugs

Continued on Page 3

Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 3

T he Memphis Camera Club is extremely

pleased to present its new website. The name

remains the same: memphiscameraclub.org, but

the calendar and format are vastly different and

much more interesting and "user friendly." The

3CT newsletter editor and prez will be able to ac-

cess our website for all the questions they have

had to hound us for until now.

You will be greeted upon arrival at the website

with a slide show of our best images which are the

high scorers for each month. To the right of the

slide show, are MCC’s events which roll off as

their dates pass. You may visit the members’ web-

sites; view the club’s documents, such as the by-

laws and the handbook; or look at blogs posted by

MCC members, such as workshop reviews by at-

tending members. If you want to attend an activ-

ity, you will find a Mapquest map for the event

location. And, oh, there is so much more!

Our pride and joy is the new calendar. We can

now put in real-time information. Instead of just

"Program and Business Meeting" every third

Thursday, you will be able to discover what the

program is about and who is presenting it. For the

second Thursday night education program, you

will learn what the program is about and who is

presenting it. The fourth and fifth Thursdays are

in the hands of our loyal, long-term member, Tom

Furlotte, who provides, on his own time and for no

remuneration, a class in basic photography for

new members and anyone else who wanders in. He

has been doing this for many years. The fifth

Thursday, when there is one, is a class for our

judges to improve their skills as such.

So, please visit memphiscameraclub.org and, as

intended, you will enjoy your time there and learn

all about us, the Memphis Camera Club, the long-

est running camera club in Tennessee.

As current president of this wonderful club, I

would like to use this venue to publicly thank Mi-

chael Pachis and Mimi Ragon for their time and

expertise in producing our new website. ◙

Memphis Camera Club Has New Website

By Patty McLaughlin, Memphis Camera Club President

President’s Message . . . Continued from page 2

I cannot stress the importance of keeping your social media sites current, no matter how simple or elaborate

they are. I know how difficult this can be from the Council’s media experience. However, there is no better

advertising venue for your club, even if all you can manage is a home page with some basic information about

your group, the date, time and location of your next meeting, and upcoming program info. Your club members

will appreciate it as well. Websites are also a great way to preserve the history of your club, so if you don’t

have one or if you haven’t been keeping yours up, you might want to give it some thought.

On behalf of the 3CT Board of Directors, I wish you all a wonderful summer filled with many won-

derful photographic adventures!

A frica has always been on

my bucket list as a photog-

rapher and should be for anyone

interested in wildlife. As one of

our safari members exclaimed in

the Masai Mara, “It’s like driv-

ing through a paradise every

day.” The animals ran free and

we were kept in our vehicles.

Our trip began with an intrigu-

ing email from Nairobi, Kenya

for an African Safari. The trip

was to be led by a highly-

awarded professional nature

photographer, Paolo Torchio,

originally from Italy. The trip

was organized by an established

tour company, Travel Wild East

Africa, whose marketing direc-

tor, Adam Rector, is originally

from Kentucky. Our group of six

consisted of three Canadians,

one South African, and our-

selves. Two 4x4 vehicles with

open tops gave us each a seat

row and were driven by experi-

enced guides. The equipment we

took included a Sony super-

zoom, a Nikon D600, a D7100,

and plenty of SD cards. Lenses

were a 500mm f/4, an 80-400mm

zoom and a 24-120mm zoom.

Bean bags were provided for sta-

bilization, since tripods aren’t

very practical inside a vehicle.

After a brief visit to the Nairobi

area, including an interesting

visit to an elephant orphanage,

we traveled to Lake Nakuru (2

nights), Lake Naivasha (1

night), and the Masai Mara (5

nights). The Mara is the north-

ern end of the Serengeti in

Kenya. Our accommodations

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Continued on Page 5

Wild Africa

By Milton and Mary McLain, Photographic Society of Chattanooga

Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 5

Here, we stayed one night in a

beautiful lodge where our Cana-

dian friends took a dip in the

lodge pool only to have a giraffe

join them on the pool deck walk-

ing around

their cam-

era gear.

Mary and I

woke up

that night to

two hippos

in a scuffle

banging

against our

patio door.

Arriving in the Masai Mara, our

camp was a short distance from a

Masai tribal village. Their men in

tribal garb, accompanied us, spear

in hand, wherever we went after

dark. The next five days were an

amazing tour through the African

bush, seeing every major animal

we imagined multiple times. We

were able to get close to ele-

phants, lions, hyenas, cheetahs,

leopards, giraffes, topi, wilde-

beasts, zebras, warthogs, and wild

dogs. The first lion pride we saw

had at least a dozen lions in it

with a lot of playful cubs. Every

day included different areas

of the Park. One day it was a

herd of elephants, the next

day, a river crossing with

zebras and crocodiles.

Although it was not the main

migration season, animals

were constantly moving

were in tented camps that were

very comfortable, being more like

a motel room surrounded by

canvas. Lakes Nakuru and

Naivasha provided a large vari-

ety of birds as

well as black

and white

rhinos, giraffes,

ostriches,

zebras, mon-

keys, baboons,

hippos, ante-

lope, cape buf-

falo, waterbuck,

gazelle, and

impala. Birds included fish ea-

gles, cormorants, giant kingfish-

ers, malachite kingfishers, flam-

ingoes, various ducks, helmeted

guineas, ostriches, secretary

birds, crowned cranes, and more.

At Lake Naivasha we took a small

boat to an area full of birds, plus

some crocodiles and hippos. The

challenge was to catch a fish eagle

diving to grab a fish thrown out

by our guide. The eagles cooper-

ated with a number of dives and

we finally got some good shots,

but it took practice.

north and south looking for the

best grassland but always alert

for predators.

Our guides were in contact with

others in the park, so when a leop-

ard or a cheetah was spotted, word

got around quickly. Both drivers

were a treasure trove of informa-

tion with opinions on everything.

The larger animals paid little at-

tention to us in our vehicles, so our

drivers could get fairly near them

without disturbing their activities.

Paolo was very good to get our

drivers to move to the right posi-

tion for good lighting.

Continued on Page 6

Page 6 3CT In Focus

Kenya is a wonderful place to

go, especially for a first visit to

Africa. Our trip ended with

a visit to the Masai village.

The children were curious

and the men and women

showed off their traditional

dances, costumes, and way

of life. We would love to go

back, but maybe to Bot-

swana or Zambia. Who knows?

For additional information, and

Paolo’s wonderful photography

site, see http://www.travel-

wild.com/ and http://

paolotorchio.net/. ◙

Editor’s Note: Milton McLain is the 3CT Repre-

sentative for PSC, and Mary is PSC’s Treasurer.

They serve on other PSC committees as well.

Education Corner: Let’s Talk Portraits

By Sue Milligan, 3CT President

Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 7

W hen most people think of portrait photogra-

phy they think of head shots of either people

or animals, but actually you might be surprised at

the number of different types of portraits you can

take. I will share them with you here and give you

some tips on photographing each type. But first,

there are a few basic guidelines that apply to any

photo you take: A good photograph has a clear sub-

ject. A good photograph focuses attention on the sub-

ject. A good photograph simplifies. You should always

keep these three points in mind!

Let’s start with studio portraiture because many of

the tips here are basic to all the types of portrait pho-

tography I’ll be mentioning. Now I know that most of

us don’t have studio set ups in our home but if we

look around we can probably come up with a non dis-

tracting background, even if we have to hang or

drape some sort of fabric to do it. (No creases, please,

or you are going to have to spend time, that could be

put to better use, in post processing getting rid of

them.) Some good light, either lamp light or natural

light is also a must. I’ve been known to move lamps

around and even remove lamp shades. Don’t mix dif-

ferent types of lights, for example tungsten and fluo-

rescent, and just make sure your camera’s white bal-

ance is either on automatic or even better, set for the

exact type of lighting you’re using.

Think about the direction of the light; full frontal, 45°

or 90° or backlighting, and experiment with each

type. Watch the shadows on the face! They help cre-

ate the mood. Ideally, with the light at 45°, you want

a triangular patch of light on the cheek on the side

away from the light and a shadow under the nose

that extends from the bottom of the nose to the outer

edge of the lip. The height of the light source, the po-

sition of the head (full face, three quarter or profile)

and the angle of the head all come into play here, so

adjust lighting accordingly. A white umbrella can

come in handy too. By either reflecting light off of or

through the umbrella, you can produce a soft, even

lighting on your subject. If you want a more dramatic

look try Rembrandt lighting (the side of the face

away from the camera is illuminated, while the side

toward the camera is shadowed). All of these effects

can be accomplished with available light coming

through a window or portraits taken outdoors.

You will have to decide if you just want a head shot,

a ¾ length portrait or a full body shot and how best

to pose the subject, paying close attention to hands,

legs and how you turn the body. Do you want full

face, ¾ face, or profile? Normally the height of the

camera lens should be on eye level, but there will be

occasions when you want to move it higher or lower;

too high can create a sad or reflective mood, also

lengthening the nose; too low a snobby or proud

look, shortening the nose.

While all of these things are important, what is criti-

cal is that you find ways to capture the essence or

personality of the subject. The more you know about

the subject, the easier this is to do. Ask questions. If

you are taking portraits for your own use you can be

as creative as you wish. If you are taking them for

someone else consider their wishes.

Location portraiture, our second type, makes it easier

to personalize the subject. By photographing them in

their work or play habitats you are able to get more

of a feel for the real person. Whether you are taking

the portrait in a home, a workplace or an outside set-

ting, there are several things to consider: motion may

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principals apply when photographing pets or children

with their pets, but patience is the real key.

Wedding photography, specifically the formal por-

traits, can either be taken in a studio before the wed-

ding or on location. Let’s deal with on location here.

These should include the bride and groom, the best

man and maid of honor, the bridesmaids and the par-

ents. (The rest of the wedding party will be recorded

in candid shots before and after the wedding.) You

might shoot them in the church, outside the church

or at a nearby park or garden. In the event of rain be

sure to have an inside alternative. Scout out the areas

in advance because these photos are usually taken

between the ceremony and the reception and you will

not have time to waste. You will want to take a vari-

ety, showing each individual and various combina-

tions. You will need to work fast…30 to 40 minutes

max. Remember people are waiting at the reception.

When photographing the bride lighting and exposure

are critical, you don’t want to burn out the detail in

the white gown. The same is true for the groom and

groom’s men, you want good tonal range in their black

or white tux. Making the bride look beautiful is the

most important thing, and knowing how to handle

facial and figure faults comes into play. How you pose

her and drape her train can make all the difference.

Last but not least, let’s talk a bit about glamour

and nude photography. Everything from a fully

clad model, a classic nude figure study, cute nudity

and hard core sexuality falls under this category.

The subject is the human body. It involves the

transformation of an everyday person into some

dramatically glamorous being or form. It has been

of interest to photographers since the invention of

photography and to painters and sculptures long

before that…and why not? What is more amazing

than the human body? For various reasons, many

people are not comfortable looking at this type of

image, so the most important quality a photogra-

be involved; backgrounds might be busy, and you

will have to adjust for available lighting. There will be

times when you need to use fill flash. (You will want to

adjust your flash or strobe to one third the intensity of

the available light based on the selected f-stop.)

How your subject dresses for the shoot (casual, for-

mal, business attire, uniform) will tell you quite a bit

about them and the image they want to portray. Be

sure their surroundings and any props used are ap-

propriate. Include items they care about. Take a vari-

ety of full body, ¾ and head shots and remember to

always keep an eye on the surroundings. Simplify,

simplify, simplify…I can’t say it enough!

Child and pet portraits fall into a class by them-

selves because both are unpredictable. You have to

like them, they have to like you and you are going to

have to entertain them and find a way to get them

to do what you want them to do. Understanding a

bit about child development and what you can

expect and what they are capable of doing can be of

help. If you are working in a studio setting you will

want an interesting selection of toys. Because you

can’t expect a child or pet to hold a pose, you want

nice even lighting that will work however they move

about. Try to keep your subject at least several feet

from the background to avoid shadows. A helper

can come in quite handy.

When you are taking family groupings you want to

tie the kids together in some way…one reading a

book to the other, sisters fixing each other’s hair.

Unity can be achieved in various ways: looking at a

common point, grouping them as a unit. Don’t line

them up side by side or allow open space to separate

them, have them on different levels keeping a trian-

gular concept in mind. When taking parent and child

shots you will want to emphasize the child’s face by

either pose or lighting. Either have the parent look-

ing at the baby or in the same direction as the baby.

Remember that babies can make some pretty funny

expressions but flattering pictures are best. The same

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Continued on Page 9, Column 2

Shown at right, Roger

Trentham’s “Winter’s

Spirit” took an Honorable

Mention.

Shown at left, Bob

Melgar’s “Dry Creek

Waterfall, OR, also got

an Honorable Mention.

3CT’s Entries for PSA’s Council’s Challenge

Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 9

pher can have when photographing the human body is a sense of good taste. Fashion photography might

also fall under portraiture, but because it is more about selling a product and the subject is really the

clothing rather than the models, I will pass on that for now. ◙

Portraits . . . Continued from page 8

3CT In Focus Page 10

“Goats Keep Up”

“Flying High”

“Bird in Paradise” “Fall Splendor”

“Glacier Lights Visitor”

Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 11

“Mid-Night Dream”

“Laundry”

“Cincinnati”

“Class” “Calm Coyote”

3CT In Focus Page 12

“Baytown”

“The Falls”

“Bodie General Store, CA”

“Cracked Headlight” “Reel Foot Lake”

Volume 3 , Issue 7 Page 13

“Winter's Silence” “Days Gone By”

PSA Headquarters is Moving Across Town

PSA’s new location is more accessible for visiting PSA members with a close location to Oklahoma City

International Airport, motels and restaurants. PSA offices will be more open to the public. There will be

room to display some of the amazing prints from PSA’s print collection and room to welcome local mem-

bers of the Arts Community.

PSA Headquarters new address:

8241 S. Walker Ave., Suite 104

Oklahoma City, OK 73139

Please update PSA’s address information if you use bill-pay through your bank. Also note that all PSA

phone numbers and e-mail addresses of the staff will remain the same.

It is not too late

to register for

the Photo-

graphic Society

of America’s

2014 Conference

in Albuquerque,

New Mexico. It

will end the

night before the

hot air balloon

festival begins,

so one could do

both events!

To register go to

the PSA website:

www.psa-

photo.org.

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T he subject for the July Photo

Project will be “Wall Art,”

which may include murals or graf-

fiti. It is hard to go anywhere today

and not see this type of art some-

where along the way. I had fun pho-

tographing some of this amazing art

work in the Florida Keys.

Looking forward to seeing some ex-

amples of yours on 3CT’s Facebook

page at: http://www.facebook.com/

CameraClubCouncilOfTennessee

Display them individually or create an

album page like the example below.

3CT Photo Project By Sue Milligan, 3CT President

July Theme: “Wall Art”

Brian Burton kicked off the June 3CT Photo Project, "Birds of a Feather,"

with this image taken at the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge. Thanks

and good catch, both of you!

JUNE PHOTO PROJECT: “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”

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Special Note: Please see the President’s message

about the changes being made to this article.

Brentwood Photography Group:

http://www.brentwoodphotographygroup.org/ http://

www.facebook.com/BrentwoodPhotographyGroup

webmaster@brentwoodphotographygroup.org

Upcoming Events:

July 01 - BPG Monthly Meeting Tuesday, 6:00 pm

Program TBA. Contest: 'Flea Market/Antique Store'.

July 10 - BPG Mini Clinic

July 17 - Dinner Bunch w/Dick Dougall (Nana's

Diner, Nolensville)

July 21 - Lunch Bunch w/Dick Dougall (Logan's,

Cool Springs - 11 am)

Camera Club of Oakridge:

http://www.oakridgecameraclub.org

www.facebook.com/groups/cameraclubOR

Upcoming Events:

July 08 - TBA

Cookeville Camera Club:

http://www.cookevillecameraclub.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cookeville-Camera-Club

Upcoming Events:

July 14 - A slideshow of all the “Open Theme” con-

test entries will be shown. Then CCC members, Gary

Moore and Wanda Krack, will present “Iceland in

February”.

July 28 – Tom and Pat Cory will return to CCC for

another excellent nature photography presentation.

Crossville Camera Club:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/246977455381146

Email Sue Foster at: c3crossvillecameraclub@gmail.com

Upcoming Events:

July 26 – Wedding Photography Workshop. You will

need to register and pay for this event in advance.

Digital Lunch Bunch:

Email Larry Perry at: larryperry11@comcast.net

Upcoming Events:

July 9 – Meets at 12 noon at the Hitachi Grill, 9645

Kingston Pike for lunch, net-working and some great

conversation.

Eastman Camera Club:

http://www.recreation.eastman.com/Tennessee/Clubs/

Camera http://www.eastmancameraclub.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eastman-camera-

club/351468459021

Upcoming Events:

July 17 - The program will be a discussion on Color

Balance by Alan Barnett.

TBA - July outing. (Plans have not been finalized but

may involve a trip to Bright’s Zoo (a privately owned

zoo in Limestone, TN)

3CT Club Happenings – July 2014

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Giles County Camera Club:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Giles-County-

Camera-Club/166869216694818

Email Doug Wong at: eosphotoman@yahoo.com

Upcoming Events:

July 7 – Program will be sharing photos taken by

members at the Middle Tennessee Renaissance Fes-

tival in May and the Smyrna Air Show in June.

Note: GCCC will be meeting at Glynn Glovers home

for their July meeting at 7 PM. If you are interested

in joining them for the evening, call Doug Wong for

the address and directions at 931-309-8060.

Note: See article and photo about GCCC’s May and

June outings on page 19.

Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont:

http://www.gsmit.org

https:www.facebook.com/GSMITremont

Upcoming Events:

July is devoted to summer camps and adventures for

youth groups. If you have children, there are some

great outings planned. Be sure to check them out on

the GSMIT website.

Hendersonville Camera Club:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/144835535679/

Email Emily Helms at: ehelms615@yahoo.com

Upcoming Events:

July 10 - Guest speaker will be Jeremy Holmes, a

local photographer who specializes in infrared and

storm photography. http://www.irvisions.com/

Note: The location of the July meeting has been

moved to the clubhouse at Country Hills Golf Course

located at 1501 Saundersville Rd. The August meet-

ing will return to the library.

July 12 - “Our Own Backyard" Outing 8:00 to 10:00

AM Memorial Park Hendersonville. (There are sev-

eral sets of rapids to shoot if we continue to get rain.

Learn how to get that blurred water look. Sometimes

you just gotta get wet to get the shot. There are lots

of photo options in the park which is on the shoreline

of Old Hickory Lake. There will be a get together af-

terwards at the new Dunkin Donuts on Indian Lake

Road across from Union University.

Jackson Photo Club:

http://www.jacksonphotoclub.org

Upcoming Events:

July 08 - TBA

Kingsport Senior Center Photo Group

http://www.scphotogroup.com

Upcoming Events

Jul 14 - Blountville Auto Salvage Walk Around

July 28 - “What is a Word or Song” Presentation

(At the beginning of the year the members were

given a list of 35 words and over 100 subjects, from

which they could pick 15 for their own personal

scavenger hunt to be showcased in a 15 minute

max presentation.)

Note: The lists and some photographs that repre-

sent a few of the subjects are featured in an article

on page 20.

LeConte Photographic Society:

http://www.lecontephotographic.com

Upcoming Events:

July 1 – General meeting and competition.

July 5 – Field trip outing to the home of LCPS mem-

bers Roger and Lin Trentham to photograph frogs,

dragonflies and lilies.

July 26 – Program by club member Jerry Whaley –

“Yellowstone in Winter”

Note: See article and photos about their June out-

ings on page 18.

Memphis Camera Club:

http://www.memphiscameraclub.org

http://twitter.com/MemCameraClub

Upcoming Events:

July 3 – Photo Competition Night

July 10 - Digital Education

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July 17 – Business Meeting and Program Speaker:

Amy Dale of Amy Dale Photography. She is a Mem-

phis based Wedding Photographer.

http://www.amydalephotography.com/

July 24 –Photography Class to improve your work

and skills.

July 31 – Judges Training

Nashville Photography Club:

http://www.nashvillephotographyclub.com

www.facebook.com/nashvillephotographygroup

Upcoming Events:

July 4 – Photographing Nashville fireworks from

Baptist Hospital parking garage.

July 15 – Photo of the month theme is “High Con-

trast”.

July 22 - Tuesday 6:00 pm - Digital Focus Group –

Lightroom

Paris Photography Club:

http://www.parisphotographyclub.org

Email Jeff Roush at: jroush@roushstudios.com

Upcoming Events:

July 28 – TBA

Photographic Society of Chattanooga:

http://www.chattanoogaphoto.org

info@chattanoogaphoto.org

July 17 – Program:

Chuck Rogers on Cape

Canaveral Photogra-

phy. Chuck was a long

time NASA photogra-

pher and later a suc-

cessful commercial

photographer.

July 19, 7:30 AM -

Cannonsburgh Village

in Murfreesboro - pho-

tograph old buildings.

Cannonsburgh is the

original name for Mur-

freesboro, and it is now a reconstructed Southern vil-

lage with a gristmill, one-room schoolhouse, town

hall, log home, church, general store, and a working

blacksmith's shop that serve as reminders of life in

pioneer times. See the World's Largest Cedar Bucket

at Cannonsburgh Village. Admission is free.

Photographic Society of East Tennessee:

http://www.pset.org

Email Ron Plasencia at: ron@pset.org

Upcoming Events:

PSET is in the process of regrouping. Their next offi-

cial meeting will be scheduled for August 2014.

Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers:

http://www.sanp.net

Upcoming Events:

No meeting in July.

West Tennessee Photographers Guild:

http://www.westtennesseephotographersguild.org

Upcoming Events:

July 10 – TBA

West Tennessee Shutterbugs:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/wtnshutterbugs/

wtnshutterbugs@groups.facebook.com

Upcoming Events:

July 24 – WTS member Saige Turner will be discuss-

ing “Focus.”

TBA: There will be a July outing. Keep an eye on

their Facebook page for details.

A few members

of the LeConte

Photographic Soci-

ety went to Grayson

Highlands State

Park in Virginia, on

June 7, and decided

to go back again

on the June 14, to

photograph the

wild ponies. To our

surprise, we also

saw a few new

foals! Both trips

were just wonder-

ful. We plan to go

back in the fall.

Here are a few

pictures from the

trip.◙

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OFF TO SEE THE WILD PONIES by Cindy Mitchell, President LCPS

OFF TO SEE THE WILD PONIES

By Cindy Mitchell, LPS President

Ivonne Campe, Dee Murphy, Cindy Nowlin, Joyce Wilson, Gretchen Kaplan, Cindy Mitchell

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E very year camera clubs are looking for interesting and different topics for their yearly contests, so when I

found these list on the Kingsport Senior Center Photo Group Website, I thought I would check to see if it

was OK to share. Claude Kelly, KSC’s Program Coordinator, gave me the go-ahead. It seems they have been

working on this list for years. Hopefully it will give you some great ideas for future contests or Scavenger

Hunts of your own. Happy shooting!

Create a series of photographs that define the words or subjects selected.

WORDS:

SUBJECTS:

Kingsport Senior Center Photo Group Shares Scavenger Hunt Subject Lists and Photos By Sue Milligan, 3CT President

1. Love

2. Determination

3. Joy

4. Relationships/Friendships

5. Eager

6. Memories

7. Peaceful

8. Isolated

9. Energy

10. Conflict

11. Communication

12. Thoughtful

13. Excitement

14. Time/Timeless

15. Distant

16. Divine

17. Rescued

18. Strange

19. Patience

20. Compassion

21. Respect

22. Solitude

23. Pain

24. Departure

25. Arrival

26. Innocence

27. Sorrow

28. Involved

29. Confused

30. Perfect

31. Dilapidated

32. Industrial

33. Texture

34. Decay

1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles

2. Flowers of all types

3. What is it?

4. Colors

5. Water in all forms

6. Animals and Birds of all types

7. Think Big or Small

8. Barns, Farm Structures and Outbuildings

9. Reflections / Mirrored

10. Food

11. Ships and Boats

12. Close-up Shots (Macro)

13. Candid People Shots

14. Mailboxes

15. Unusual Street Names

16. Glass Objects

17. Insects

18. Musicians and Musical Instruments

19. Kids / Babies in Action

20. Sunsets and Sunrises

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21. Statues of Anything

22. Fall Foliage

23. Night or Low Light Shots

24. Fire

25. Long Hair

26. In Need of Paint

27. My Favorite Things

28. Interesting Architectural

Structures

29. Light, Shadows and Silhou-

ettes

30. Geometric Objects

31. Strolling Downtowns

32. Cemeteries

33. Holiday Decorations

34. Things on the Ground

35. Things in the Sky

36. Jewelry

37. Timepieces

38. Shadows

39. My Favorite Things

40. Dishware

41. Shots taken under 2 feet

42. Industry

43. Shot taken out a car window

44. Lawn Ornaments

45. Billboards

46. Unusual Angle or Perspective

47. Railroad Tracks

48. The Road Less Traveled

49. The Road Most Traveled

50. Pictures of Pictures

51. Eyes

52. Portraits (Self and Others)

53. Exaggerated Motion

54. Something Old or New

55. Fences

56. Fireworks

57. Favorite Vacation Shots

58. Patterns

59. Flags

60. Sports

61. Ugly Made Beautiful

62. Facial Features

63. Leaves / Trees

64. Timed Exposures

65. Lights

66. Antiques

67. Festivals and Events

68. Campaign Signs

69. Doors

70. Keyholes and Doorknobs

71. Shaped Like Letters of the Al-

phabet or Numbers

72. Rust

73. Faces in Other Places

74. Fire Hydrants

75. Bumper Stickers

76. Sparkling, Glittering Things

77. Street Lights

78. Wheels

79. Mechanical Parts

80. Out of Place

81. Crosses and Steeples

82. Weather

83. Hands

84. Hats

85. Graffiti

86. Vanity License Plates

87. Multi-colored Objects

88. Bridges

89. Stained Glass

90. Feet / Foot Ware

91. Quilt Patterns

92. Country Churches

93. Chairs

94. Drinking Utensils

95. Butt Shots

96. Bars

97. Sides of Buildings

98. Staircases

99. Windows

100. Unusual Tree Stumps

101. Stopped Motion

102. Seasonal Holidays

103. Metals

104. Black and White

105. Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

106. Farmers Markets ◙

Claude

Kelly,

Light,

Shadow,

Silhou-

ettes

Camera Club Council of Tennessee

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86. Vanity License Plate

87. Multi-colored Objects

88. Bridges

89. Stained Glass

90. Feet / Foot Ware

91. Quilt Patterns

92. Country Churches

93. Chairs

94. Drinking Utensils

95. Butt Shots

96. Bars

97. Sides of Buildings

98. Staircases

99. Windows

100. Unusual Tree Stumps

101. Stopped Motion

102. Seasonal Holidays

103. Metals

104. Black and White

105. Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

106. Farmers Markets

Rachel Mayo, Flowers

Claude Kelly, Kids

Claude Kelly, Butt Shots Barb Conrad, Metals

Photos of Scavenger Hunt Items

Contributed by Kingsport Senior Center

Photo Group Members … more on page 22

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PSC’s Workshop on August 23

With Darrell Gulin

T he Photographic Society of Chattanooga

will host Darrell Gulin, a Canon Explorer

of Light on August 23, for an all-day workshop.

Darrell's program is titled "A Global Journey &

My Backyard" and will focus on his travel and

landscape photography and cover his work flow

covering his processing, filters, textures and

various plug ins along with what equipment he

uses to capture his images.

Darrell has been photographing for over 30

years and has been a full time Nature/Travel

Photographer for the last 22 years. A past

President of the North American Nature Pho-

tography Association (NANPA), he has been

their keynote speaker and has led many work-

shops and programs at their Annual Summits.

The cost is $20 for the all-day seminar. To regis-

ter online, go to www.chattanoogaphoto.org. ◙

M ay was a busy month as several members trekked

over to Shiloh National Cemetery to take eagle pho-

tos on multiple weekends. Four of us attended the Tennes-

see Renaissance Festival just East of Franklin, TN. It was

the 26th year for the all month long (weekends only) event.

One of the highlights aside from the Castle tour was the In-

ternational Jousting (full contact) competition. Photos don’t

show just how spectacular of an event!

June was quiet with the exception of the Smyrna Air Show

returning to Middle Tennessee after skipping a year.

Weather was PERFECT! ◙

Giles County Camera Club Adventures for May and June By Doug Wong, Giles County Camera Club President

Claude Kelly, Mailboxes

Lori Cutshall, Bridges