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P S O C N E W S
P R E S I D E N T ’ S L E T T E R
Welcome back to Martha! She is back doing the newsletter after having a bad spell during September. We are all so glad you are doing better and happy to have you back.
Fall has officially arrived. There is a bit of a chill in the air mornings and evenings with beautiful days. With fall comes halloween and Veterans day and daylight savings time ends. It also means, in some parts of the country at least, the leaves are changing colors. The club is planning an overnight field trip to the eastern sierras to see if we can catch some of it. The Bishop trip is coming up starting on the 9th. We have a good number of people going. Should be great fun.
We will get in the Halloween spirit with a field trip to Tanaka Farms in Irvine on October 23. It is a working farm with acres of pumpkins, a maze, a tractor tour, an animal petting area and fresh produce stands. See flyer for times and directions. This will be a mid week trip.
Coming right after halloween is the end of daylight savings time followed by Veteran’s Day on November 11th. We would like to honor the veter-ans in our club by including a list of members who have served our coun-try in this newsletter. We will also have a tribute, with their photos, at the beginning of the November meeting. Thank you all for your service. Continued on page 5
Table of Contents
President’s Letter 1
PSOC Info 2-3
Meeting Map 4
Meeting Info 5
Member Info 6
Ocotber field trip 7-9
Sept Assignment 10-11
Oct Assignment 12-13
Nov Assigment 14
Nov Asssignment 15-16
Honoring Vets 17-18
Holiday Mixer 19-20
Eastern Sierra Trip 21
Map for Carpool 22
2019 Calendar 23
2019 What to Show 24
Member Photos 25
“No use thinking
of the past, for its gone,
don’t think of the future
for it has yet to come,
think of the present
because that is
where you are.”
Kazi Shams
Meeting and Field Trip Information
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Board of Directors
Committee Members
Digital Show Tony Gilbert 714 925-1483
Deborah Anne 714 847-5619
Eric Walton 949 422-6144
Gary Miller 714 330-4045
Projectionist Mike Wilson 714 913-8195
Phil Yasskin 714 335-7329
Jack Strand 310 912-9313
Refreshment /Hospitality
Kris Bonham 714 846-2940
Linda Gray 714 420-3641
Field Trip Claudia Bennett 714 892-7871
Silvia Faris 562 592-9807
Membership Bernd Steinebrunner 714 604-7924
Janet Clarke 714 966-3011
Mentor Program Charlie Hunt 714 585-6946
Newsletter Martha Blake 541 923-1465
Ron Murphy 714 856-6503
Overnight Trips Kurt Bayless 714 893-4919
Deborah Anne 714 847-5619
Al Russell 714 281-0755
Mike Whitmore 714 964-0982
Linda Calkins 714 847-5973
Ron Knievel 949 551-8111
Gordon Hastings 714 956-8337
LENS Mike Whitmore 714 964-0982
Linda Calkins 714 847-5973
Dan Anderson 714 348-3210
Charlie Hunt 714 585-6946
Facebook Carol Allen Calkins 714 963-2630
Assignments Stefan Steinberg 714 263-6824
Mike Whitmore 714 964-0982
Frank Oliveri 714-473-7419
Ron Murphy 714 856-6503
Charlie Hunt 714 585-6946
Lending Library Richard Kusper 949 500-4441
President Connie Terry 562 296-5031
Vice-President Charlie Hunt 714 585-6946
Sec Deborah Anne 714 847-5619
Treas Carole Cherchian 714 963-1505
Past President Kurt Bayless 714 893-4919
Directors Al Russell 714 281-0755
Mike Whitmore 714 964-0982 Dan Anderson 714 348-3210 Ron Knievel 253 209-9430
General Meeting : October 24,th 2019 @ 7:00PM
November 21st, 2019 @ 7:00PM
Field Trips : October 23rd, 2019 - Tanaka Tree Farms
November 2nd, 2019 - Rancho Los Alamtios
LENS Meetings : October 17th, 2019 @ 7:00PM -
“ Getting exposure correct in difficult conditions” presented by
Barry Evans
November 14,nd 2019 @ 7PM
”How to” processing tips [panel] [Submit questions
before meeting]
Special Events : Bishop overnighter. October 9th through
October 13th.
Check out our Facebook page. Carol Calkins does an eccellent
job of posting things of interest in the area in a timely manner.
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PSOC WEBSITE: www.psoc.net
PSOC Mailing : 1230 Scioto Rd, #229A,
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Pres. e-mail : connieterry20@gmail.com
Editor e-mail: marthablake1940@gmail.com
Photo Submissions: psocphoto@gmail.com
MEETING PLACE FOR: PSOC
The Fount Church (A United
Methodist Community)
18225 BUSHARD, F V , CA
MAP ON PAGE 3
Carpool Location—South end of the Auto Club of SoCal (AAA)
The October meeting is on
October 24th @ 7PM
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THE FOUNT CHURCH (A UNITED
METHODIST COMMUNITY)
18225 BUSHARD, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA
The church campus is between Talbert and Ellis on the west side of the street
The meeting room for the PSOC monthly meeting is in the sanctuary, located in the
main building of the church with entrance off the patio in front of the church. We
meet at 6:30 for refreshments and a social time. The meeting starts at 7:00 and usual-
ly ends by 9:00 p.m.
The Learning Education Network (LENS) meets at 7:00 on Thursday evening, a
week earlier than the regular PSOC meeting, in the Sanctuary
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Meeting Info
October 24th @ 7PM meeting
The October meeting is on July 25th at 7PM. Refreshments and social
time begins at 6:30PM Photos from the field trip to Josuha Treeand/or the
shooting assignment “Sunsets, Stars and Moon” will be shown at the meet-
ing. Our guest critiquer will be Art Ramirez.
You can e-mail up to 3 images plus title photo to Digital Show Team
@ psocphoto@gmail.com on or before Tuesday 22 by 6PM.
PICTURE THIS
If you’re looking for landscape photography inspiration, look no
further than Ansel Adams. He is the godfather of all things landscape.
He’s famous for shooting monochrome images of National Parks
throughout the American West. Among his most well known images is the
stunning view of the Teton mountain ridge and Snake river.
The most amazing thing about these images is that they are large format.
The Deardorf 8×10 View Camera captured high quality images. This is be-
cause the negatives were 8 x 10 inches large. The remarkable thing is
that the camera, tripod and film had to be hand-carried long distances.
This image of the Teton mountain ridge was taken in 1942 while Adams was working for the Department of the Interior. They
commissioned him to photograph National Parks, Indian reservations, and other locations. These were for mural-sized prints
for the department’s new building. They had an understanding that he could photograph images for himself while employed.
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This year for the Holidays, we will be having a “Holiday Mixer” in place of a sit down dinner. Your board is hop-
ing this will give members a better chance to visit with each other and meet the newer members instead of having
so many having to work so hard. See flyer for more information.
Connie
Martha Blake
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Member Info
Members info
October Members info
Deborah Anne just did some digital images using photographs for a children's book which has just been published. The fun part is that she used Dan Anderson as one of her models. https://www.amazon.com/Emmas-Best-Friend-Robot-Piper/dp/169602756X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=emmas+friend+is+a+robot&qid=1570040837&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Linda Calkins sold 2 photos this month. One from the fair and one from her trip to the poppy super bloom.
Irv Dierdorff has just set up a new website with his images. Check out his great photography. https://irvfoto.com/
Cristian Donos has a large amount of images being displayed at exhibitions all over the world. I have an email from him detailing all the places and info on how he accomplished this. Contact me if you would like to have it.
Jennie Breeze has her photos displayed at the Pizzeria Ortica at 640 Anton Blvd, Costa Mesa, 92626 in a ongoing showing. Kurt Bayless, Robin Hoyland and Carol Calkins have images in The 2020 Wings Over Bolsa calendar which was released in October.
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TANAKA FARMS OF IRVINE
Date for Outing: WEDNESDAY, October 23, 2019
Time: Meet for lunch at 1:30 and then drive over to Tanaka Farms. If we plan on arriving to the farm by 2:30 we should get some good lighting
and avoid the school crowds…
I am recommending we meet at Luna Grill at Irvine Spectrum
The eatery prepares and serves amazing Middle Eastern food area to sit both inside and outdoors.
Located at: Irvine Spectrum Center
Address: 524 Spectrum Suite 602, Irvine, CA 92618
please let me know how many people would plan on meeting for lunch so I can make special arrangements to get
our food quickly. Directions from Spectrum to Tanaka Farms is at the end of the bulletin.
This shoot is for Color and we should have a lot of color at this working farm, along with the acres of pumpkins there is a
maze, a tractor tour, an animal petting area and the fresh produce stands. I have been told that there should be a lot of sun-
flowers during our visit.
Tanaka Farms is conveniently located in the heart of Irvine! Just south of the 405 Freeway off University Drive. Physical address is 5380 3/4 University Drive, Irvine, CA 92612.
From the 405, exit University Drive and head south. Turn Left on to Strawberry Farms Road. Our parking lot is the first drive-
way on the LEFT. Entrance to the farm is at the center of the parking lot near the big tent. During the middle of the week there
should be no issues with parking. We should also have the farm mostly to ourselves, since the school tours begin to leave the
park around 2 pm.
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Produce Market Stand is open daily from 9am to 5pm
Admission to the farm: $4 (2 years and under are free) Includes visiting with the rescue flock of chickens, seasonal maze (when available), photo opportunities, and play area. Active and retired Military personnel are eligible for FREE entry with ID.
IT'S A RICH HISTORY WE ARE PROUD OF
O U R J O U R N E Y
Tanaka Farms began with great-grandfather Teruo who immigrated from Hiroshima-ken, Japan. After mak-ing the arduous journey to California his son, grandfather George, was born in Dinuba. Farmer Tanaka is a "Sansei", a 3rd generation Japanese American, who was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California and has a degree in Agricultural Business.
Farmer Tanaka, his wife, Shirley, and his son, Farmer Kenny, own and operate Tanaka Farms which is an au-thentic working farm. Our 30-acres produce fruits & vegetables that supply our produce stand, provide for our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, and our various educational tours.
In 1998, Tanaka Farms decided to go to Responsible Farming Methods after land development forced them to move the farming operation from Irvine Center Drive and Bake Parkway. The farm is now situated in a valley in the heart of Irvine. It's hard to believe that this beautiful farm can exist among all of the develop-ment in Orange County!
Tanaka Farms believes in growing what’s in season!
We should see a lot of color including sunflowers and more….
Eating a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables when they are in season is a healthy way to get all of your vitamins and minerals. Below are a few of the things we grow throughout the year. For a complete list CHECK OUT OUR HARVEST CHART.
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Eating a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables when they are in season is a healthy way to get all of your vitamins and minerals. Below are a few of the things we grow throughout the year. For a complete list CHECK OUT OUR HARVEST CHART. I wanted to recommend we gather for lunch DIRECTIONS FROM SPECTRUM TO TANAKA FARMS I R V I N E S P E C T R U M C E N T E R Irvine, CA 92618
Get on I-405 N from Enterprise Dr and Entertainment Way 6 min (1.1 mi)
Follow I-405 N. Take exit 4 from I-405 N 3 min (2.9 mi)
Continue on University Dr to your destination 2 min (0.8 mi) TA N A K A F A R M S
5380 University Dr, Irvine, CA 92612
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Stars, Sunsets, and the Moon September Assignment (show October 24) by Mike Whitmore
Our September assignment is to get out and creatively shoot the night sky. Be sure to attend the September 15 LENS
meeting to hear Jan Maguire tell us how she captures amazing images of the night sky. You can check out Jan’s images
on her website to get some inspiration.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/maguire33/albums/72157627725304835 .
Here are some of Jan’s notes on photographing the Night Sky from her 2016 LENS meeting presentation.
Jan’s 2016 LENS Meeting notes: “Shoot Raw. Turn on long-exposure noise reduction for SINGLE exposures (if you're a
patient person - it does basically double your exposure time) Don't use long-exposure noise reduction for star trails.
Consider manual white balance, around 3700K.
From mid-northern latitudes, we see stars moving across the sky from east to west. As the Earth rotates, the sky ap-
pears to pinwheel about the North Celestial Pole. In the early evening, a star rises in the east; at midnight it is on the
meridian; by sunrise it sets in the west.
Milky Way "Galactic core", the really gassy bright area, best viewed April to September. · Best seen facing south. · Look
for Scorpius and Sagittarius. · It is close to the horizon, and below the horizon later in the year, So: · Spring - southeast,
a couple hours before sunrise · Summer - south, around midnight · Fall - southwest, an hour after sunset
Where to see stars best - during New Moon (i.e., no moon); best 4 days before or after: · Yosemite · Eastern Sierra ·
Check this website: www.cleardarksky.com/csk/prov/California_map.html
For any night shoot, you can way overexpose a test just so you can check your composition. AND, because it's dark,
your image will look brighter...don't be fooled. Try checking histogram!
Rule of thumb for pinpoint stars - shutter speed should not be more than 500/focal length. So, e.g., 500/35mm = 14
seconds. Example exposures for pinpoint stars and Milky Way (remembering full stops are 1.0, 1.4, 2.0, 2.8, 4.0, 5.6, 8,
11, 16, 22) · 14mm = 36 sec, ISO 3200-6400, F2.8 · 17mm = 29 sec, ISO 3200-6400, F2.8 · 20mm = 25 sec, ISO 6400,
F2.8 · 24mm = 21 sec, ISO 6400 F1.8, F2 · 35mm = 14 sec, ISO 3200, F1.8, etc.
Turn off IS/VR. MANUAL focus on infinity. Consider taping lens at infinity mark! And, btw, my 35mm will not have as
much DOF, so I should try to have foreground objects further away than if I used 14mm or 16mm.”
………..”In post-processing, try some white-balance work: add blue on temperature, magenta on tint. Selectively add
clarity to Milky Way only (or image gets noisy).”
………..”For star trails, the longer shutter speeds don't matter - I use 30 seconds @ F2.8 at an appropriate ISO, usually
3200.”
The PSOC will be going to Joshua Tree National Park for the September 28th field trip and conditions should be excel-
lent for shooting the night sky and Milky Way between sunset and midnight. We will pray for clear skies. You may
want to book a room in Twenty-Nine Palms since you could be up late that night.
Of course, you do not have to go that far to take creative night photos of sunsets and moonrises. Full moon will be on
August 19, September 14, and October 13. We will have a new moon on September 28.
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Light painting of foreground objects can be fun so bring a flashlight. A flashlight with adjustable intensity helps. You can also bring a white handkerchief to place over the light to diffuse the light. You can then paint the foreground ob-jects with light during the long exposure of the sky. Light painting takes some practice to get the effects that you want. This is something that you can experiment with near home, if you can find a dark area somewhere locally. Better to test things out before you get to Joshua Tree. You might check this link for some ideas from Rusty Parkhurst: https://improvephotography.com/40682/beginners-guide-using-light-painting-photography/
You might also consider the book Photography Night Sky by Jennifer Wu and James Martin which is very helpful. https://www.jenniferwu.com/Pages/Books/Night-Sky .
“Here is a link for light painting you will want to check out
https://waynepinkstonphoto.com/Low-Level-Landscape-Lighting “
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Color is My Subject
Creating A Masterpiece
By Charlie A Hunt
5. Processing: You may be out-of-the camera only person, however, I try never to show
An image without post-processing for the four elements above. Though much of image processing
Is in the camera, it is unlikely a perfect image. Bob Killen, a professional, is great at developing
His art in post-processing. https://www.bobkillen.com/index
Lastly, here are a few of my images in which I used color intentionally to create a views
Response to my work.
A complex well
Composed image
Using multiple
Colors and detail
Processing to achieve a WOW and calm response.
A singular-color A boat docked on
That evokes the Sea of Galilee
Passion...for the with Golan
Bee! Heights in
Background telling
A peaceful story.
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Saturday-November 2nd field trip to Rancho Los Alamitos
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. at Hof’s Hut Long Beach
2147 N Bellflower Blvd (just south of Stearns) Parking in rear
Carpool: Meet at 10:45 a.m. at the south end of the
parking lot located on the northeast corner of Beach
Boulevard and Stark Drive, Huntington Beach. There is
limited parking available at the Rancho.
Directions: Rancho Los Alamitos is located within
Bixby Hill and accessed through the residential security
gate at Anaheim and Palo Verde. From the 405 Freeway: exit at Palo Verde Avenue and turn south. From
Hof’s Hut: head south on Bellflower Blvd. Turn left onto Atherton, right onto Palos Verde and left onto
Bixby Hill Road.
Rancho Hours: 1:00-5:00 pm Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is free. The Rancho Center offers a
self-guided tour. The Ranch House offers docent-guided tours only, every 30 minutes, with the first tour at
approximately 1:30 p.m. and the last at 4:00 p.m. The Gardens and Barns areas have self-guided or docent-
guided tours by request.
Photography: Rancho Los Alamitos Foundation welcomes
visitors who wish to photograph the gardens and other outside
areas. Please respect the site and do not move artifacts, trample
plants, or impede other visitors in order to get a good image.
Absolutely no photography is allowed inside the Ranch House.
Lights and/or light reflectors, large camera
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equipment/gear, etc. are not allowed on-site. For more information see https://rancholosalamitos.org/index.html A visit to Rancho Los Alamitos is like taking a peek into California history. Located in Long Beach, it is an
oasis among urban surroundings. The site reflects the history of the region from Spanish colonial days, and
the Mexican occupation, to the modern American era.
Rancho Los Alamitos has had many owners throughout the centuries, beginning with the Native Americans
who settled the land 1,500 years ago.
Manuel Nieto, a Spanish foot soldier, was granted
the land as part of his retirement. The acreage was
divided into five ranchos by Nieto’s descendants,
with Rancho Los Alamitos being 28,500 acres. It
passed from Spain to Mexico in 1810 and then to
the U.S. when California joined the union in 1850.
The adobe was originally built by the Nieto family,
from 1800-1834, to house the rancho vaqueros and
horses. After changing owners a few times, John
Bixby leased Rancho Los Alamitos in 1878 and
eventually bought it in 1881. It’s the Bixby fami-
ly’s simple adobe house visitors see today. Bixby’s
son, Fred, and his wife, Florence, acquired the
ranch in 1906.
Florence created the gardens that cover the ranch. Fred was
a businessman and rancher who bred shire horses. Fred
died in 1952. At Florence’s death in 1961, the city of Long
Beach gained ownership. Rancho Los Alamitos is now
listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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PSOC HOLIDAY MIXER!
Let’s celebrate the season with a casual evening filled with friends and festive fun.
Thursday-December 5, 2019
6:30-9:00 PM
Greenbrook Homeowners Association Clubhouse
18222 Santa Joanana, Fountain Valley
See Map on Next Page
Please bring your choice of an
Appetizer, Hors d’ Oeuvre, or Dessert
(enough to share with 10-15 people)
There will be a Gift Exchange.
If you would like to participate, please bringa gift valued at approx. $15.
PSOC will provide the drinks (wine, juice, coffee, water)
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Click on Map weblink below:
https://local.yahoo.com/info-21070360-greenbrook-homeowners-association-f
18222 Santa Joanana
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
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Eastern Sierra Weekend Trip
October 9 to 13, 2019
We have accommodations at the Comfort Inn in Bishop which is located in the north end of Bishop. They are
holding a block of 25 rooms at $105-$110 per night for the four nights from Wednesday 10/9 to Sunday
10/13. Call the Inn directly at (760) 873-4284 to reserve your room. Be sure to tell them you are with
the Photographic Society of Orange County.
Photo Opportunities: You will be near the Alabama Hills, the ancient bristlecone pines, Bishop Creek, the
Chidago Petro glyphs, the Owens River gorge, Mammoth Lakes, Rock Creek, Crawley Lake, the Mammoth
Lakes area, June Lake, Bodie, and the Tioga Pass. The fall colors are usually very good at this time in
October in the Bishop area and the many canyons between Lone Pine and Bodie.
Lundy Lake and Bodie Reflection by Mike Whitmore
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New PSOC Carpool Location: South end of the Auto Club of SoCal (AAA) parking lot at the north-
east corner of Beach Blvd. and Stark Drive.