Category: Club Meetings

What’s Important in a Photograph, Oct. 10

Photograph © Gregg Heid

The Pagosa Springs Photography Club will hold its October meeting on Wednesday October 10, at The Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis Street.

Join us for socializing at 6 p.m., followed by a brief business meeting at 6:30 p.m. Experienced photographers and those just starting out are welcome.

The Photography Club normally meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the fellowship room of the Methodist Church.

The October Photography Club Meeting will feature Gregg Heid. His presentation will be on “What’s important in a photograph”. He will discuss several qualities that help create photographs that grab your attention, including emotion, light, composition, and creativity. Heid is the current Vice President of the Photography Club and has been active in the club for several years.

Club members are invited to bring up to 10 photographs on a flash drive for sharing with the group. In recognition of the season, everyone is encourage to include at least some images on the theme of “haunted or hunted”. 

If you have questions or concerns, please contact us through our website pagosaspringsphotoclub.org.

Digital Photo Competition Winners

At the Photography Club awards party on  September 12, winners of the 2018 Pagosa Springs Digital Photography Competition were announced. The contest received entries from 21 club members in three categories: Landscape, People and Nature. In total, 117 photos were entered. The images in each category were independently judged by two professional photographers on the basis of composition, impact and technical quality. Scores from both judges were added together to determine the top images. The contest was quite competitive, with several ties.

In the Nature category, winners were Chris Roebuck, for Female Falcon & Food and Andy Butler, for Halloween Pennant (tied for 1st). Third place in Nature was Chris Roebuck, for The Wild Mustang. Two images received honorable mention. These were by Kristine Rubish, for Predator-Prey, and Andy Butler, for Pagosa Buck.

Female Falcon & Food, © Chris Roebuck
Halloween Pennant, Andy Butler
The Wild Mustang, © Chris Roebuck
Predator-Prey, © Kristine Rubish
Pagosa Buck, © Andy Butler

Winners in the People category were Chris Roebuck, for Shy Russian and Fred Guthrie, for Lincoln Durham (tied for 1st). Third place in the People category was awarded to Fred Guthrie, for Riverboat Captain. Receiving honorable mention were Bob Green, for Street of Flowers and Liz Mockbee, for Mountain Photographer.

Shy Russian, © Chris Roebuck
Lincoln Durham, © Fred Guthrie
Riverboat Captain, © Fred Guthrie
The Street of Flowers, © Robert B Green
Mountain Photographer, © Liz Mockbee

Judging of the Landscape category resulted in a three-way tie for first place. The winning images were Chimney Rock Milky Way, by Dave Minkel, Mount Hitchcock, by Andy Butler, and Courthouse Rock Sunset, by Andy Butler. Honorable mention in the Landscape group was presented to Liz Mockbee, for Kualoa Ranch, and Dave Minkel, for Yavapai Point.

Chimney Rock Milky Way, © Dave Minkel
Courthouse Mountain Sunset, © Andy Butler
Mount Hitchcock, © Andy Butler
Kualoa Ranch, © Liz Mockbee
Yavapai Point, © Dave Minkel

Chris Roebuck’s photo Shy Russian was also selected as Grand Champion.

Congratulations to the winners! Thanks to all who entered the contest, the contest committee, judges and everyone who helped make our Awards party a success!

Photography Club Awards Party

Photography Club Members: Please join us for the 

PHOTO CONTEST AWARDS PARTY

Of the 

Pagosa Springs Photography Club

Wednesday, September 12th, 2018, at 6 PM

At the PLPOA Club House

230 Port Ave (off Vista Blvd)

The Club will provide Pizza, Salad, Dessert & Beverages

All Club members and spouses are invited, whether you entered the contest or not.

All contest entries will be displayed and winners will be announced.

Please RSVP no later than Sept 5 so we can bring enough goodies for all

Let us know if you are coming, and if you are bringing a guest

RSVP to  photoclub@digerati-frontiers.com

 

August 8 Presentation, “Leading the Eye”

—Playful Pups, painting by Janet Ford

The Pagosa Springs Photography Club will hold Its next meeting on Wednesday, August 8, at The Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis Street.

Join us for socializing at 6 p.m., followed by a brief business meeting at 6:30. Long time photographers and those just starting out are welcome.

The Photography Club normally meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the fellowship room of the Methodist Church.

Our presentation this month will be given by Janet Ford. Her topic, “Leading the Eye through Composition and Color,” explores the principles of composition in art and design, useful for artists of all mediums be it photography or painting.

Like many who move to Pagosa, Janet finds inspiration for her artwork from nature.  Beginning originally in photography, she enjoys exploring various mediums including pastels, oils, and wood stains. References for her artwork are from photographs she has taken while hiking or observing local wildlife.

Janet is a member of the Pagosa Arts Council and has her work is displayed at the Pagosa Springs Medical Center and Adrenaline Designs.

Photography Club members may bring up to 10 images on  a flash drive to share and discuss with the group.

Photography enthusiasts at all levels of ability are invited to attend Club meetings at no charge for the first meeting. If interested, you are invited to join for annual dues of $25 for individuals, or $35 for a family membership

If you have questions or concerns, please visit our website pagosaspringsphotoclub.org.

All about Matting and Framing

The Pagosa Springs Photography Club will hold Its July meeting on Wednesday the 11th, at The Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis Street.

Join us for socializing at 6 p.m., followed by a brief business meeting at 6:30 p.m. Long time photographers and those just starting out are welcome.

The Photography Club normally meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the fellowship room of the Methodist Church.

The July Photography Club Meeting will feature Susanne Russell. She is a long time resident of Pagosa Springs and is the owner of the Art and Framing Center  near City Market. Susanne has been a member of the club since its inception and is currently the club treasurer. Her presentation will be on matting, framing and all things pertaining to displaying one’s photos.

All photographers will want to attend in order to open their eyes on different ways to present their photos.

Everyone is invited to bring up to 10 images on a flash drive, with one or two for critiquing.

If you have questions or concerns, visit our website pagosaspringsphotoclub.org.

By Gregg Heid

June 13 Photography Club Presentation

The Pagosa Springs Photography Club will hold its June meeting on Wednesday, June 13, at the Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St.  Join us for socializing at 6 p.m., followed by a brief business meeting at 6:30 p.m. Experienced photographers and those just starting out are welcome to attend

Our June  meeting will feature Randy McCormick. He is a lifelong victim of curiosity with a master’s degree in environmental education. Now semi-retired, he works six months a year as an interpretive naturalist, boat captain and backcountry tour guide at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples, Fla. The rest of the time he calls the “greater metropolitan Pagosa Springs area” his home range. 

His presentation is titled, “Sea to Summit — We’re All Connected.” 

This program involves a photographic journey to the western Everglades on the southwest coast of Florida. So, how can this possibly be connected to Pagosa Springs, Colo.? If we look closely, we can see that many of the fundamental characteristics that underlie intact natural ecosystems are similar and can be experienced everywhere. The Everglades and the Continental Divide seem about as disparate as any two places on earth, until you learn to perceive it as different pieces of the same planet. 

Photography can be a useful tool that allows us to “see” that which is often obscure. John Muir said it best: “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” This presentation is an attempt at visual/conceptual macramé. 

Members are encouraged to bring up to 10 images to share with the group. This month, in honor of our recent field trip to the Cumbres & Toltec rail yard, and the Pagosa Springs car show, consider bringing photos on the topic “Planes, trains and automobiles.”