Lewisburg Photography Club

Jun

2018

Images of Reflections needed for June 28 Photo Quest

We need images of Reflections for the next meeting’s Photo Quest!

The next meeting of the Lewisburg Photography Club is Thursday June 28, 2018 7-9 p.m. at the usual place – The Village Common.

During the first hour of the June 28 Meeting, we will have a panel of four “Experts” discuss the different lenses and filters they use. They will explain why they use a particular lens or filter and when. The four “Experts” are Photo Club members Penny Patterson, Charlie Guttendorf, Kyle Fawcett, and Dan Hyde.

During the second hour after the break, Dan will show images submitted to the June Photo Quest. The theme is “Reflections.” Recall a Photo Quest’s purpose is to challenge you so you can grow as a photographer. Don’t just select two images from your past images, plan and take several new shots that you think would make a strong image with Reflections. Those who wish to participate should submit two JPEGs that typify “Reflections” to Dan <hyde@bucknell.edu> by 5 p.m. Tuesday June 26.

Announcement

Due to scheduling issues, the July meeting of the Photo Club is a week early on Thursday July 19. We will have a Critique Forum. The next Photo Quest will be in August.

Jun

2018

Photography Collection at Victoria & Albert Museum

Image is of ‘Poppy’, a Cyanotype by Anna Atkins, about 1852. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Great website to explore that covers the extensive photography collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Spend some time and browse.
Dan

www.vam.ac.uk/collections/photographs
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London has an incredibly varied collection of artifacts that span 5,000 years and includes architecture, furniture, clothing and textiles, sculpture, painting, jewelry, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, and of course, photography. The V&A has been collecting photography since the very beginning of the medium in the mid-nineteenth century and its collection is especially strong in the work of early photographers. This is in part because approximately 270,000 photographs from the collection of the Royal Photographic Society, as well as camera equipment, books, and photographer’s journals, was transferred to the V&A in 2016. The V&A plans to open a new Photography Centre in October of 2018, making this website the best way to currently view its photos. A few examples are presented here, such as a 1953 official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton, or one of MIT professor Harold “Doc” Edgerton’s milkdrop photos. A great way to get a glimpse of the V&A’s photographic riches is a short video narrated by several photography curators, “Introducing the photography collection,” and a feature including video and images of early photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.

Jun

2018

Article-Photographing Light as Your Subject

Read this good article on “Photographing Light as Your Subject” by photographer Ian Plant.

https://www.outdoorphotographyguide.com/article/photographing-light-as-your-subject/

Especially look at and study his photos!

Dan

Jun

2018

Mary Jane and Dan’s hike to Ricketts Glen State Park

June 3, 2018

Enclosed are images of Mary Jane’s and my hike in Ricketts Glen State Park today. It was cool about 60 degrees. Cloudy but no rain.

Ricketts Glen State Park is about 50 miles northeast of Lewisburg, PA and has 22 named waterfalls. Be warned that it is a seven mile hike to see all 22 of them! Ricketts Glen State Park is named for R. Bruce Ricketts, a colonel in the American Civil War who owned over 80,000 acres in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but spared the old-growth forests in the glens from clearcutting. Nearly all of the waterfalls are visible from the Falls Trail, which Ricketts had built from 1889 to 1893 and which the state park rebuilt in the 1940s and late 1990s. The Falls Trail has been called “the most magnificent hike in the state” and one of “the top hikes in the East”. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfalls_in_Ricketts_Glen_State_Park

We only hiked the Falls Trail 0.3 miles down to the first waterfalls, Mohawk Falls which is 37 feet high.

Though not raining, the first series of stone steps down the trail were wet and muddy. Therefore, we decided to turn around and retrace our steps back to the car after the first falls.

I recommend you visit Ricketts Glen State Park when the trails have had a few days to dry, for example, after a stretch of dry sunny weather. Also, wear hiking boots with a good grip as the stone steps can still be wet from the spray of the falls. Mary Jane recommends taking a change of clothes (shirt and pants) to change into when you get back to your car. Mary Jane can attest to how easy it is to slip and get all muddy.

Dan

Mary Jane starts down the Falls Trail.

A tributary of Kitchen Creek.
Notice how lush and green it is after all of the rain.

A walk bridge over Kitchen Creek. Notice the hand railings!

Mary Jane with Kitchen Creek in background.

A fellow hiker took a picture of the two of us.

Kitchen Creek roaring down the glen.

The top of Mohawk Falls is in center of image.

View of the top of Mohawk Falls. 37 feet high.

It’s hard to get a good shot of Mohawk Falls with so many trees in the way.
Other waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park are more photogenic.
Shot with my Canon 80D digital camera with 18-200mm zoom lens at 18 mm.
Camera on my portable Manfrotto MKBFRA4-BH BeFree Compact Travel Aluminum Alloy Tripod
which folds to less than 16 inches and fits in my day pack. Weight only 3 pounds. Also, I used a cable release.
I set the ISO to 1600 and let the camera decide on the other settings – shutter speed 1/125 sec, aperture F7.1.

Same location as previous shot. I didn’t move camera or tripod.
However, I shot on Manual setting with ISO 100 and F22 to set the
slowest shutter speed possible of 1.0 seconds to achieve that smooth silky look.
I took neutral density filters but didn’t need them as it was darkish from heavy cloud cover.

Moved camera and zoomed in on Mohawk Falls.
I set the ISO to 1600 and let the camera decide on the other settings – shutter speed 1/200 sec, aperture F7.1.

Same location as previous shot. I didn’t move camera or tripod.
However, I shot on Manual setting with ISO 100 and F22 to set the
slowest shutter speed possible of 1.0 seconds to achieve that smooth silky look.
Dramatic difference in look! Notice how the foreground rock on right now pops out!

Huge rocks along a stretch of Falls Trail.

Jun

2018

Kyle Fawcett featured in PA Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources article

Here is something you may be interested in, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources chose to feature Lewisburg Photography Club member Kyle Fawcett in the “Good Natured Pennsylvanian” section of their latest newsletter! To see, visit the following link: http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/GoodNatured/pages/Article.aspx?post=44

Additionally one of Kyle’s night sky pictures has been chosen to be one of the photos featured in the 2019 Pennsylvania State Parks calendar!

May

2018

Focus Stacking for Macro Photography

Follow the link for a very good video on how to do Focus Stacking. You need Photoshop as well as your camera and a tripod.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/photo-editing-tutorial-focus-stacking-for-macro-photography

May

2018

“Trekking in South America” a Photo Exhibit by Owen Floody May 29-July 3

Photo Club member Owen Floody has a photography exhibit entitled “Trekking in South America” that will include 23 images from five treks: two to Patagonia and one each to Machu Picchu, the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Huayhuash. It will run May 29 – July 3 at the office of the Bucknell Institute of Lifelong Learning (BILL).

Note: In the summer, BILL office hours are limited to 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Also, the office is planned to be closed the first two weeks in June, 2018.

BILL’s office is located at 115 Farley Circle, Suite 302. One would get there by entering Brookpark Farm along Reitz Boulevard. Turn into the Spring Run Professional Park and take the 2nd left. Ahead of you will be two buildings. The longer and more distant is that housing BILL. There are several entrances to this building. The correct one (a) is between two hair salons, and (b) marked by signs for Bayda Home Health Care and the Lewisburg Prison Project. The exhibit begins immediately inside the entrance though you probably will have to first go to the corridor’s end to find a set of notes on the images.

Hope to see some club members there.

Thanks,

Owen

May

2018

Regional Juried Exhibition 2018 in Williamsport May 29-July 27, 2018

The Regional Juried Exhibition 2018 will be at The Gallery at Penn College, One College Avenue, Williamsport, PA from May 29 – July 27, 2018.

Reception: Sunday June 3, 2018, 2-5 p.m. with awards presented at 3 p.m.

Experience fine art by emerging and established contemporary artists. This opened theme exhibition highlights recent work in a variety of styles and media by artists living within 100 miles of Williamsport, PA. The Gallery of Penn College is proud to showcase the diverse artwork produced in our creative community.

Summer Hours: Sunday 1-4 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Note: Closed July 1-4

Free Admission

For more information: Website: gallery.pct.edu; Email: gallery@pct.edu; Phone: 570-320-2445

May

2018

Visit Keithan’s Bluebird Gardens in Sunbury

May 25, 2018

Today Mary Jane and I visited Keithan’s Bluebird Gardens in Sunbury, PA. The Rhododendron blossoms were gorgeous! Here are three shots I took this afternoon.

View the Fabridam on the Susquehanna River:

When you are at Keithan’s Bluebird Gardens walk across the street on the west side and up the bank to have a great view of the Fabridam on the Susquehanna River.

If you are a flower lover, a great photo opportunity!

Dan Hyde

Directions to Keithan’s Bluebird Gardens:

Drive south on Route 15 and cross the main bridge towards Sunbury. On the bridge get in the right hand lane for South 147 and Herndon. As you exit the bridge, bear right to go south. On this one-way street travel by the Weiss Market plant maybe a tenth of a mile and look for the above Keithan’s Bluebird Gardens sign on right. After the sign, turn right into a parking lot and park.

After visiting the gardens (FREE), exit the parking lot from the other end and turn right to go north. Follow this street north about one tenth of mile and it places you on the bridge going west towards Route 15.

May

2018

ARTISTS WANTED for SELINSGROVE FINE ARTS STROLL from July 1 to July 31, 2018

ARTISTS WANTED for the Fourth Annual SELINSGROVE FINE ARTS STROLL in Selinsgrove, PA from July 1 to July 31, 2018.

Snyder County Arts Council (SCAC) is planning the fourth annual Fine Arts Stroll in Selinsgrove. We will match you with a local business so your family-friendly art will be on display to the public throughout the month of July.

Please complete the below form and email your information with a few jpegs of your work to ms.denise.moy@gmail.com by June 1st. The adjudication/participation fee is $10 per artist, which should be received by SCAC along with a paper copy of your registration no later than June 1st. If we are unable to match you with a venue, your check will be returned.

Please tell other local artists who may be interested in participating of this announcement. We hope to have all the matching of artists and venues done in early June so advertising and promotional flyers can go out within a month from now.

Thanks for supporting the arts in Snyder County,
Denise Moy, Snyder County Arts Council

ARTISTS WANTED for the Fourth Annual SELINSGROVE FINE ARTS STROLL in Selinsgrove from July 1 to July 31, 2018

 Pieces should be family-friendly two-dimensional works ready to hang on the wall [includes photographs].
 By mid-June, Snyder County Arts Council (SCAC) will match artists with businesses in Selinsgrove willing to serve as mini-galleries. If we cannot find you a venue, your participation fee will be returned.
 Your art will be on display in a local business from July 2 to 31, at a minimum.
 You must contact the venue to figure out the details of how, when, and where to hang your artworks, and if they will be for sale. SCAC will not do this for you!
 Each participant will receive pdfs and Fine Arts Stroll flyers. You are strongly urged to help promote this event, especially via social media.
 Businesses will also be given Fine Arts Stroll flyers and signs to display prominently.
 The timing of the Fine Arts Stroll is designed to complement the other activities occurring in July – Hops, Wines and Vines; Antiques on the Avenue, and Selinsgrove’s Sidewalk Stroll – that bring many visitors to downtown Selinsgrove.

Please complete and return this registration form by June 1, 2018 to ensure you are included in the 2018 Fine Arts Stroll and the flyer.
E-mail it with a few jpegs of your work to ms.denise.moy@gmail.com, as well as mail it to SCAC with your registration fee.
SCAC is asking for $10 from each artist to participate, to help defray printing and advertising costs. Make your check out to Snyder County Arts Council and mail it to SCAC, PO Box 204, Selinsgrove, PA 17870 along with your registration.

Questions? Contact Denise Moy at ms.denise.moy@gmail.com or 570-374-5193.
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REGISTRATION FOR SELINSGROVE FINE ARTS STROLL IN JULY 2018
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Mailing Address

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E-mail
Art Medium

May

2018

Tricks Pros Use to Pose People So They Look Better in Portraits (VIDEO)

The link contains a great 10-minute video where travel photographer and model Sorelle Amore tells you how to get it right…your posing that is. As she points out at the beginning of the clip, the right pose not only means a better portrait, it can also make us feel better about ourselves, particularly when the photo is of us.

These Are the Tricks Pros Use to Pose People So They Look Better in Portraits (VIDEO) by Dan Havlik

https://www.shutterbug.com/content/these-are-tricks-pros-use-pose-people-so-they-look-better-portraits-video

May

2018

Nature Photography Contest Makes it on Conan O’Brien Show

Watch Conan O’Brien Show Off More “Faked” Wildlife Photos in Wake of Stuffed Anteater Contest Scandal.

https://www.shutterbug.com/content/watch-conan-obriens-show-more-faked-wildlife-photos-wake-stuffed-anteater-contest-scandal

May

2018

River Road Holiday Sunday May 13 1-5 pm

Do you like photographing people? A great photo opportunity is coming up on Sunday May 13, 2018 – The River Road Holiday. People will be walking, roller blading, riding their bikes, etc. on River Road from Lewisburg Community Gardens to RiverWoods. Last year a local bicycle shop brought a large collection of novelty bikes. Great fun!

Two thirds of a mile of River Road along the Susquehanna River north of Lewisburg will be closed to cars and open to pedestrians, cyclists, wheelchair riders, and non-motorized vehicles of all kinds from 1 to 5pm. A portion of Water Street from St John St to St Anthony St and the stretch of River Road from the north end of Water Street to Winter Farm Lane (by the main entrance to RiverWoods) will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic, allowing individuals, families, and groups to enjoy this scenic stretch of the Susquehanna River on foot or on (non-motorized) wheels.

Details of the River Road Holiday event can be found at

http://www.visitcentralpa.org/events/just-for-kids/river-road-holiday-1

May

2018

Columbia & Montour Counties Covered Bridge Photo Contest

This is a friendly reminder that this year’s annual Columbia & Montour Counties Covered Bridge Photo Contest is currently underway, and there is approximately one month left to enter photographs in this year’s contest. If you have not already entered the contest, this year’s deadline is June 1^st.

Photographers are invited to submit up to 4 images to the contest this year. Images must be high resolution (at least 1000 x 1000 pixels) to be considered for the contest. There is no cost to enter, and the winning photographer’s image will be featured as this year’s limited edition Covered Bridge Puzzle, the 8^th in the series. For a full list of requirements and rules, please visit https://www.itourcolumbiamontour.com/photo-contest/ prior to submitting!

Even if you have submitted via our #CMVBPuzzle2018 hashtag on Instagram, I’d encourage you to send high-res images directly to me so that we can more appropriately consider you in the contest this year.

Entries can be emailed directly to me, Shane Kiefer. Thanks, and hope to see some of your images this year in the contest!

Best,

Shane Kiefer

Director of Marketing

Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau

O: 570-784-8279

C: 570-412-4423

skiefer@cmvb.com

Coming up in Columbia & Montour Counties:

www.itourcolumbiamontour.com

May

2018

Many Spring Wildflowers on Dale’s Ridge Trail

May 1, 2018

When I took a hike on Dale’s Ridge Trail this morning, I saw Virginia Bluebells (pictured); white, yellow, and purple Wood Violets; Hepatica; Dutchman Breeches; Bloodroot; and oceans of Spring Beauties! The Spring wildflowers are in full bloom!

If there is interest, I will schedule a Photo Walk along the trail and point out the wildflowers. I will try for a Saturday or Sunday morning or afternoon. $15 a person but FREE to paid up Lewisburg Photography Club members. Let me know if you are interested and tell me your preferred times in taking the Photo Walk.

Enjoy the Summer like weather!

Dan Hyde <hyde@bucknell.edu>

Apr

2018

“Shooting Video with Digital Camera” slides are up

April 28, 2018

Dan Hyde’s slides from Thursday April 26’s talk on “Shooting Video with Your Digital Camera” are up on the Photo Club’s website. http://lewisburgphotoclub.org/ Take link to Past Meetings from Meetings tab or go directly to the page by clicking on the following link:

http://lewisburgphotoclub.org/past-meetings-topics-and-speakers-notes/

Dan has added the seven short videos that we viewed during the talk. Therefore, even if you attended the meeting, you may wish to view the video again to catch the nuances.

Dan

Apr

2018

Request for video footage of Arts Festival!

April 25, 2018

Wow! Motivation for you to shoot some video footage! Perfect timing for tomorrow’s workshop “Shooting Digital Video.”

Homework assignment for Thursday April 26 Workshop: Your homework is to grab your camera and shoot some footage of the Lewisburg Arts Festival on Saturday. Actually, video footage of any arts event during the Lewisburg Celebration of the Arts would be desirable. If you attend a musical event, shoot some video. Watch some dancers, shoot some video. On Saturday, climb on the rooftop or hang out a window to shoot the Street Show. Be creative! Use your cell phone if it shoots video.

Send all your raw video footage to me. Try to take interesting and usable footage but don’t worry about the video being high quality! This is for your practice and not to produce a high quality final product. The exercise is a learning experience!

I will invite those who might be interested in learning about the editing process to get together and we will edit a rough cut of the video footage.

The plan is to ship Jessica Ross a copy of the rough cut. We have checked with her and she says we have plenty of time to submit the rough cut.

See you all tomorrow at 7 pm!

Dan

Lewisburg Arts Council’s members received the following email message a while ago:

We are reaching out for assistance in gathering footage of Arts in your [PA] county. This footage will be used to help construct a video for the 2018 Governor’s Awards for the Arts, which is being held this year [October] in Scranton, Pennsylvania. This Governor’s Award Video project is meant to show the importance of the Arts to the cultural fabric of the State of Pennsylvania, and will focus on the concept that the Arts are alive and well in Pennsylvania, including all of its 67 counties.

Our video will feature the following categories:

•Physical Art Spaces – galleries, museums, studios, theaters
•Community Art events – festivals, parades, concerts
•Art Programs – any programs for teaching, promoting, or supporting the arts.

(Therefore any and all footage from your county that fits into any of these categories would be appreciated! Please keep in mind, if you don’t have footage for each of the three categories that is completely fine, not all counties will be featured in every category, but we would like every county to be included in the video overall!)

We have already received footage from several counties, but there are still a number of counties that have not yet provided us footage, images, or any information on where to obtain such things. This footage does not need to be edited, have music, be professionally filmed, or be more than several seconds long, as we will be editing the footage to suit the needs of the finalized video. (For example, if your county has an Art Festival each summer, are there any short clips of footage of that festival? If your county has a local theater, are there any videos available of performances happening there?)

Our ultimate goal is to be able to show that the Arts are alive and flourishing in our great state, and we need help from each and every county to do so. If you have any information on where this type of footage or photos can be obtained for your county, we would greatly appreciate it!

Thank you very much for your time, we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Jessica Ross

CoalCreative Internet Marketing

Apr

2018

Juried Photo Show-Williamsport

The Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs, the photo club in Williamsport, PA, is having a Juried Photography Exhibit.

Selected photographs will be exhibited at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society from May 4 to June 3, 2018.

The show opens with a wine and cheese reception at 6:00 PM on Friday, May 4, 2018.

A non-refundable entry fee of $10.00 for SVS members, $15.00 for non-members, and one half off for students, per photograph, must accompany each entry.

All pre-registration of entries is done online. No registration will be available at drop off. Pre-registration begins on April 6, 2018 and registration cut-off is 12 noon, Friday, April 27, 2018. Register at: www.susquehannavalleyshutterbugs.org. An email address is required for submission.

Entries will be received at the Lycoming County Historical Museum, 858 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA on Saturday, April 28 between 1 pm and 4 pm.

Details at https://susquehannavalleyshutterbugs.weebly.com/2018-juried-photography-show.html

Photo show

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Kind of late notice, but you can share this with the club.

https://susquehannavalleyshutterbugs.weebly.com/2018-juried-photography-show.html

Apr

2018

Some flowers at The Arboretum at Penn State

April 22, 2018

This beautiful sunny afternoon Mary Jane and I visited The Arboretum at Penn State. Though it sounds like a place for trees, The Arboretum has many formal gardens including a delightful Children’s Garden. The earlier flowers such as the Daffodils (pictured) and Pansies were blooming. The tulips were up but not blooming yet. I would estimate the best time for the tulips will be May 15th or so.

If you have never been to The Arboretum at Penn State, I highly recommend it. The drive from Lewisburg is about 70 miles one way. One takes I 80 west to I 99 and exits at Exit 74 for Beaver Stadium. One is now on East Park Avenue. Stay on East Park Avenue and drive by Beaver Stadium. Then turn right onto Bigler Road. The parking lot is a short drive down Bilger Road. Parking is free BUT on weekdays you need to pick up a free parking pass from the office in the Overlook Pavilion. Their website is at https://arboretum.psu.edu/visit/visitor-information/

I recommend that you wait until middle of May to go when more will be blooming.

Take your camera and enjoy!

Dan

Apr

2018

Flickr acquired by SmugMug

The Flickr photography service has agreed to be acquired by SmugMug. I received the following message this morning.

Dan

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Flickr User,

We’re excited to announce that Flickr has agreed to be acquired by SmugMug, the photography platform dedicated to visual storytellers.
SmugMug has a long history of empowering people who love photography and who want to improve their craft, making them a perfect fit for Flickr and our creative community. With SmugMug, we’ll continue to focus on you, the Flickr members who inspire us all with your work.

Nothing will change immediately with regard to your Flickr account. You will still access Flickr with your current login credentials and you will have the same Flickr experience as you do now. We will continue to work to make your Flickr experience even better.

We think you are going to love Flickr under SmugMug ownership, but you can choose to not have your Flickr account and data transferred to SmugMug until May 25, 2018. If you want to keep your Flickr account and data from being transferred, you must go to your Flickr account to download the photos and videos you want to keep, then delete your account from your Account Settings by May 25, 2018.

If you do not delete your account by May 25, 2018, your Flickr account and data will transfer to SmugMug and will be governed by SmugMug’s Terms and Privacy Policy.

Read more detailed FAQs about this transition on the Flickr Blog.

We’re happy that Flickr is your home for photography and we look forward to the next chapter in our adventure together as we join the SmugMug family.

Thanks,
The Flickr Team