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September 2014 Volume 39:01 Cover:Yogurt©Rae Emogene
September 2014
Volume 39:01
Cover:Yogurt©Rae Emogene
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Contents
Copyright: All material contained in this newsletter is the copyright of the authors and photographers
(unless otherwise specified) and may not be reproduced without permission.
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President’s Message
Program 2014 (Sept. to Dec.)
Showing and Glowing:
Colleen Sayer
Rae Emogene
Jason Zhu
Michael Lavoie
John Lawrence
Outings Beaumaris Lake:
Bird Photography
Showing and Glowing: Imagery
Report from the IACC Treasurer
Time Travel: History of IACC
PSA and CAPA Conferences
Board of Directors
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President’s Message By David Aldana The year was 1975
The population in Edmonton was 451,635. The Edmonton Coliseum opened in November of 1974, and 1975 was the first full year of operations. The Heritage Festival started in 1975. Some of us were young and full of energy.
The Edmonton Oilers record was 27-49-5 (59 points), finished 4th in the WHA Canadian Division and lost in the Quarter-Finals (4-0) versus the Winnipeg Jets. The coaches were Clare Drake and Bill Hunter. The Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st place in the Western Conference with a 12–4–0 record and won the 63rd Grey Cup over the Montreal Alouettes.
The most popular TV shows were “The Six Million Dollar Man,” “M*A*S*H,” and “Hawaii 5-0.” “Wonder Woman,” “Starsky & Hutch” and “Saturday Night Live” all started in 1975. Hollywood’s blockbusters were “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Jaws” and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
Hairstyles were quite varied, from long to short in length, and incorporating flicks, layers, curls and bubble perms. Also common were the shorter pageboy, shag and wedge styles. In fashion, polyester was the material of choice and bright colours were everywhere. Men and women were wearing very tight fitting pants and platform shoes. The jumpsuit was a huge success.
Some camera companies released new models that reflected a ‘downsizing’ of the SLR cameras. For example: Canon unveiled the
long-awaited professional camera, Canon F-1.
Minolta released the SrT 201 SLR camera that was built like a tank.
The Pentax K2 was the flagship model of the camera trio Pentax.
Olympus released the OM-2.
Steven Sasson, an engineer at Eastman Kodak, invented and built the first digital camera using old movie camera parts and a bunch of digital and analog circuits wired together (see below).
The music charts were topped by “Love Will Keep Us Together” from Captain and Tennille, “Philadelphia Freedom” from Elton John, “My Eyes Adore You” from Frankie Valli, and “Jive Talkin’” by the Bee Gees. Tom Jones performed a concert with The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, which was deemed “The Event of the Year.”
And Images Alberta Camera Club
was born ...
Yes, our Club turns 40 in 2015. We are planning a BIG celebration and we want every member to be part of this historic year. We have a lot of new faces on the Board and everybody is full of creative ideas and projects. The whole board is buzzing with excitement. One can feel the vitality and enthusiasm floating in the air.
Welcome to the 2014–2015 season.
Join us as our Club celebrates its first
40 years with a burst of renewed energy!
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Program 2014 (September to December)
www.imagesalberta.ca
COMPETITION DATES (Thursdays)
September 25: Theme—Opposites
October 23: Theme—Silhouette
November 27: Theme—Fairy Tales
PLEASE NOTE (Sundays):
DEADLINE for Competition Registration:
Sunday, September 14 (8:00 p.m.)
Sunday, October 12 (8:00 p.m.)
Sunday, November 16 (8:00 p.m.)
REGULAR MEETING DATES (Thursdays)
September 11, 2014: First Meeting
October 9, 2014:
Guest Speaker: Ian Grant (Capturing the Essence of Architectural Interiors)
Member Showcase: Roxy Hastings (Boundaries and Borderlands)
November 13, 2014:
Guest Speaker: Duane Franklin (Dynamic Portraits)
Member Showcase: Cyril Kopitin (Topic TBA)
December 11, 2014:
Christmas Social Evening
(Please bring a small treat to share during the coffee break.)
WORKSHOPS
Sunday, September 28, 2014:
First Assignment: Mufty Mathewson
9:00 a.m. to noon
Thursday, October 2, 2014:
Good to Great: Scott Henderson
6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
Be sure to have your membership in good standing so you can participate in the Competitions and you can attend Workshops and Outings.
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Showing and Glowing: Colleen Sayer
Kita No Taiko Drummer
Food, dancing, music,
sunshine, blue skies, and
more volunteers than you
can count: the essential
ingredients for one of the
best summer festivals in
Edmonton–Heritage Days!
Colleen typically tries to
spend at least one day
down at Hawrelak
Park shooting just for her
own pleasure. This year,
however, she entered a
competition for former
students of the Burwell
School of Photography to do
some shooting for The Servus
Heritage Festival organization,
and was one of three
chosen. Her "official" status
allowed her to do some
'behind-the-scenes' shooting
and gave her a more specific
focus for her shots.
The hardest part
for Colleen was
whittling the 700
plus photos
down to the
hundred she
had submitted!
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Showing and Glowing — Rae Emogene
7th Annual Photography Masters Cup International Color Awards (2014)
11 Nominations—7 in Abstract; 2 in Americana; 2 in Nature
“International Color Awards is the leading
international award honouring color photography.
A global platform and channel for photographers
to show their work to important key industry tastemakers.
Winners and nominees are recognized in a night
of online gala celebrations when photography
fans around the globe log on for the climax of
the annual Photoshow and pay tribute to the most outstanding achievements in color photography.”
(Copyright: www.colorawards.com/about.html)
Abstract: Granny Takes a Nap © Rae Emogene
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Showing and Glowing — Rae Emogene (Continued)
7th Annual Photography Masters Cup International Color Awards (2014)
Top Left: Abstract: Narrow View Top Right: Abstract: Shaded Middle Left: Abstract: Yogurt Middle Right: Abstract: Takeover
Bottom Left: Abstract: Herd Bottom Right: Abstract: Free Wheeling All photos © Rae Emogene
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Showing and Glowing — Rae Emogene (Continued)
7th Annual Photography Masters Cup International Color Awards: Nominations (2014)
Top Left: Nature: Between the Hills Top Right: Americana: Permanently Parked
Bottom Left: Americana: Back in the Day Bottom Right: Nature: Future History
All photos on this page © Rae Emogene
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Showing and Glowing — Jason Zhu
City of Edmonton Big Picture Photo Contest: Winner of the Grand Prize
Jason also won a $1,000
in-store credit from
Pixportal.ca, as well as an
annual pass to all City of
Edmonton attractions and
recreational activities.
Edmonton Muttart
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Showing and Glowing: Michael Lavoie
This image will be used in
the City of Edmonton
calendar.
Michael also won second
prize and received a $500
in-store credit from
Pixportal.ca, a Photography
Level 1 class at the City Arts
Centre, an annual pass to a
City of Edmonton’s recreation
centre, and an annual pass
to the City of Edmonton
attractions.
Showing and Glowing: John Lawrence
Taken at Astotin Lake, located in Elk Island National Park.
John had taken a student from Japan, who he was hosting, to see the bison. There were no bison but there was another incredible sunset. John was particularly drawn to the sharp geographic profile of the clouds to the right of the island and striations of various colours.
John posted two versions on Flickr but it was the second, cropped version that received the most attention—over 9000 views and it was featured in Flickr's Explore.
Elk Island
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One of the main reasons I switched to a DSLR from a pocket-sized point-and-shoot was my disappointment with the quality of my bird photos. So, when I heard there was going to be an outing with a bird photographer to learn some tips and tricks for this craft, I immediately signed up. I was thrilled to be selected as one of the 10 IACC members who would join Gerald Romanchuk and Steve Knight at Beaumaris Lake on May 14, 2014. As the day progressed, I watched the sky with trepidation—were those dark clouds going to drop the rain they carried right on the event I had been waiting for? The group met in front of the Castledowns Library at 6:00 p.m., with dark clouds still overhead, but as yet no rain. Although the lighting was less than ideal, we were still able to spot a nice variety of birds, and get some great tips to apply on our own future bird hunts. Some of the key hints I picked up that evening were: get down, get down, get down. Shoot at the bird’s level, rather than standing up above. The pictures are much more interesting and powerful. Be patient, stay still. A bird that flies away will often immediately circle back to right where it left from. If you are patient (something I always struggle with) you might get a great landing shot!
After about an hour of shooting, the group headed back in to the library to look at some pictures and learn some editing tricks. There was a lively discussion about the best way to crop a photo, and the end conclusion was that it’s really a matter of personal preference, as well as deciding what story you are trying to tell with your image. The light-hearted camaraderie between Gerald and Steve really set a great tone for the evening, allowing everyone to relax and have a good time. If you are interested in shooting at Beaumaris, here are some of the birds we spotted: Canada Geese (including at least one set of
hatched goslings) Mallards Red-Necked Grebes Lesser Scaup Tern (of some variety) House Sparrow Ring-billed Gulls Black-billed Magpie. In the past, I have also seen a group of American White Pelicans and a pair of Double-Crested Cormorants. Gerald told us that, occasionally, a local Great Blue Heron will stop by to visit.
Outings Beaumaris Lake: Bird Photography
By Stacey Bissell
Mallard Hen Flying © Stacey Bissell Red-Necked Grebe © Stacey Bissell
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Canada Goose © Stacey Bissell
Mallard © Stacey Bissell Mallard Hen © Stacey Bissell
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Showing and Glowing: Imagery Newsletter
1st Place: Photographic Society of America (PSA) Newsletter Competition (April 2014)
PSA Special Award for Best Use of Photography (Imagery tied)
Judge 1: Your newsletter was excellent from beginning
(the great ‘Street Cleaner’ photo) to end. I found the
articles all very well-written, engaging and informative.
… I thought your Table of Contents page was the best
I’ve seen—very professional looking. Your images are
all beautiful.”
Judge 2: “The beautiful cover says ‘look inside.’
Informative, clear and visually pleasing table of
contents. … Lively reports on workshops, the visit to the
lab, and special interest groups portray a dynamic club.
The variety of writers is impressive! … Kudos!”
Judge 3: “This is an excellent newsletter with great
articles and beautiful photos. (Personal comment:
I wish I lived near you. Your Club has a lot of wonderful
workshops and events.) And the newsletter is
outstanding with many interesting articles. …
Keep up the great work!”
Thank you to all the members who provided the award-winning articles and photographs!
2nd Place (Silver) Canadian Association for
Photographic Art (CAPA) Newsletter Competition
March 2014 Issue
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Report from the IACC Treasurer
By Vincent Morban
To be discussed briefly at short Annual General Meeting, which will be held on September 25, 2014 (IACC
Competitions Night).
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In trying to discover the beginnings of Images
Alberta Camera Club (IACC), I went out to lunch
with three of the old timers who where there at
the beginning—Saul Rabinovitz (with the basso-
profundo voice); Bill Wyshynsky (with the
amazing memory); and Hans Hildebrandt, former
owner of Carousel Photographics on Jasper
Avenue. Even on the phone getting organized for
the lunch, the stories started to flow.
In the early days, Peter Wong used to bring his
old Sayer projector for competitions, but it used
to eat up all the slides. Bill W. would only bring
his third-best slides. He used to win with them.
Wanting to show some of his better slides, Bill
stuck his neck out and personally bought a
Kodak projector for $360 (big money in 1973).
He loaned it to the Club until the Club could
afford to buy it from him and he would recoup
some of his investment. When the Club finally
raised the money, his warrantee was almost
finished so Helen MacArthur (then president)
went down to Carousel and bought a brand new
one leaving Bill out of pocket!
Or the time that Saul Rabinovitz was IMPEACHED
for submitting a slide that didn’t fit the category.
He was told it was wallpaper, and he decided the
judge was right! It would make good wall paper.
Bill W. had been to Hawaii with a new camera
and his pictures weren’t great so he decided he
needed to learn. He figured that “taking bad
pictures costs just the same as taking good
pictures.” He saw a notice in the Edmonton
Journal and decided to join the Club.
Hans was a fairly new immigrant to Canada,
having started but never having finished a
photography apprenticeship program in
Germany, so he signed up at NAIT for its new
photography course and graduated in the 2nd
graduating class in 1967. He worked at Storleys
on 105th Street for six years and bought Storley
out when he retired in 1973. Hans began
Carousel Photographics in the basement of
10525 Jasper Avenue under the Seven Seas
restaurant. Mo Constantine was a good customer
of his and they got together with Helen
MacArthur, Bill Wyshynski and Peter Wong and
decided that there should be a camera club in
town.
Their first meeting was in a little room at the
Midtown Hotel on 5th Street and 100th Ave.
Mo became the president, and Bill was put in
charge of Public Relations. He had never heard of
Public Relations before so went to the library and
got four books on the subject, read them and
managed to boost the membership to 16 by the
end of 1976 and 39 by the end of 1977.
Time Travel: History of IACC
By Mufty Mathewson
“Or the fact that Flo Duggan
came for two years, brought
cakes and prepared the coffee,
and didn’t even own a camera
for all that time.”
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In 1978, the Club was going to fold. Lack of interest
and interpersonal disagreements were happening,
so Bill W. said maybe the Club is going to fold, but
the $400 will stay in a bank account for IACC. Well,
people were loath to give up that $400, made up
their differences and kept the Club going.
And listen to this! At the beginning they had a dress
code. NO blue jeans and NO PANTS for women!
Some men even wore ties to the meetings!
Bill Wyshynski remembers the first outing; a walk
from Emily Murphy Park to the High Level Bridge
with a naturalist from Toronto, who found a seam
of white volcanic ash running along the North
Saskatchewan River from Crater Lake in Oregon.
Apparently it covered the North West for hundreds
of miles in the 1800s.
The Club has had many homes in its history. First
members met in the Midtown Hotel on 105th Street
and 100th Avenue, then at the Provincial Museum,
Prince Rupert School, a school east of Westmount,
King Edward School, John Janzen Nature Center and
Allendale School.
Saul Rabinovitz bought his first camera through
Sears Catalogue when he was stationed 800 miles
north of Winnipeg at Lake Lynn. He used to mail his
film in to Winnipeg and they would mail the prints
back or for his slide film he used the Kodak yellow
bags that came in the box with film to pop into the
mail for Vancouver. When he moved to Edmonton
he went downstairs to Carousel and learned from
Hans about the new Camera Club that was just
starting. He thought that would be a good way to
meet people so he became Membership Chair.
(Saul was the first person to warmly welcome me to
a meeting in 1978.)
I had begun planning this outing with Max Wilke,
the only original Images member who is still with us;
however, at the last minute, he wasn’t able to make
our meeting. Max Wilke tells me that he was
walking through the downtown library and saw a
notice saying “Film Club Starting.” He loved taking
pictures and had done so for many years, so he
thought this is a good idea! First meetings were at
the library. Possibly Donna Fong was there. I know
she designed the newsletter IMAGERY logo with the
film strip (see below)across the top that won us
so many prizes in newsletter competitions over
the years.
This is how Images Alberta Camera Club came
about.
I plan to interview as many of the old timers during
the coming year as I can find and write a piece for
each newsletter. If you are in touch with a former
member, (better than OLD member!) please let me
know. If your memory has a different version of
some of the stories, please call me so that we can
record as many versions of what we remember. We
need it all.
Thanks Hans, Bill and Saul. It was great seeing you
again!
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PSA and CAPA Conferences
Photographic Society of America (PSA) Conference 2015 in West Yellowstone, Montana from September 27 to October 3, 2015. http://www.psa-photo.org/
Canadian Association for Photographic Arts (CAPA) Photo Expo 2015 from August 1 to 3, 2015 will create a vibrant arts community of photographers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. http://capaphotoexpo.ca/
2015 CONFERENCES
Mark Your Calendar
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Canadian Association for Photographic Arts
(CAPA) www.capacanada.ca
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPS
Photographic Society of America (PSA)
www.psa-photo.org
President: David Aldana [email protected]
Vice-President: Steve Ricketts [email protected]
Secretary: Heather Spratt [email protected]
Treasurer: Vincent Morban [email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013–2014
Competitions: Larry Holland [email protected]
Membership: Linda Treleaven [email protected]
Program: Heather Kuchma [email protected]
Outings: Bill Trout [email protected]
Workshops: Cyril Kopitin [email protected]
Social: Bob Royer [email protected]
Historian: Mufty Mathewson [email protected]
Equipment: Steve Sutphen [email protected]
Webmaster: Barry Headrick [email protected]
Special Interest Groups: Ron Ross [email protected]
Newsletter: Barbara Morban (Editor) [email protected]
Gilles Simard (Asst. Editor)
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Images Alberta Camera Club PO Box 29015, Pleasantview PO, Edmonton, AB T6H 5Z6
Club Meetings: Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month
from September to May (except in December: 2nd Thursday only).
Location: Pleasantview Community Hall: 10860-57 Avenue, Edmonton, AB.
Visitors are welcome to attend two meetings to determine if they wish to join the Club.
You must be a member to attend outings and workshops and/or to participate in competitions.
Members are encouraged to submit samples of their work for the website at [email protected].
Also, join us on Facebook and receive the latest news on upcoming events:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/imagesalberta/.
IACC WEBSITE
Please submit articles and photographs to: [email protected]
DEADLINE for the OCTOBER edition is WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014.
IACC NEWSLETTER
EXECUTIVE 2014–2015
IACC Board of Directors
