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  1. Announcements
  2. "Animals" assignment pictures
  3. Guide for Judges and Chairs of PSA-recognized Exhibitions with Photo Travel Sections
  4. Understanding The Photo Travel Definition
  5. Tips
  6. PSA, NECC competion rule changes
  7. Program schedule
  8. HCC Enrollement form
  9. Visit and participate on our Facebook site
  10. Latest Photography News


“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”

Dorothea Lange






Congratulations Dawn Dingee !

Webmaster: Lazlo Gyorsok


“Photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” Elliott Erwitt

HOUSATONIC CAMERA CLUB REPRESENTATIVES for 2019/2020 season

President: TBD

Vice-President: TBD

Treasurer: Dawn Dingee
Membership/Dues: Dawn Dingee
d1295@aol.com

Publicity: Jeff Breitman
Special Events Coordinator: Jeff Breitman
Program Director: Jeff Breitman
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Webmaster: Lazlo Gyorsok
lazlo1@optonline.net

Newsletter: Lazlo Gyorsok
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Hospitality:Karen Consolato
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Secretary:Denise Rueger
rrueger2roadrunner.com

Competitions:Bert Schmitz
bschmitz@att.net

Salon Committee:
Brian Wilcox
ctphoto@comcast.net
Lazlo Gyorsok
lazlo1@optonline.net
Bill Devoti
abundancehill8@gmail.com

Projector Coordinator: Brian Wilcox
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Liaison Representatives: PSA - Jane Rossman
jrossman222@gmail.com NECCC - Bert Schmitz
bschmitz@att.net

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

New season for HCC begins September 15, 2020. Due to current conditions, meetings will be held virtually using Zoom each 3rd Tuesday of the month beginning at 7:00 pm. Till then, you can join our weekly Monday morning 10 o'clock Zoom meetings with David Rowley that are getting very popular. Please let Lazlo know if you are interested.

Link to the latest videos ( I will provide password on request):
Zoom meeting videos( hosted by David Rowley)


HELP WANTED (!)

Both Jeff and Dawn are stepping down as Co-presidents of the camera club. The club is currently looking for one or more of our members to step in as President. There are several other committee positions open such as VP and Salon Committee. If interested in any of these positions, please let Jeff or Lazlo know


Assigned Topic

Assigned Topic for the next month will be: "Reds"

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“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”

Dorothea Lange



Changes for the NECCC and PSA competitions by Bert Schmitz

I hope all members had a good summer with lots of great photographs that you will submit for the NECCC and PSA competitions this year. There are some changes for the competitions in this new season, the most important one is the bigger size of the images we can now submit.
Please read the changes below and start preparing your images. For NECCC and PSA competitions, images can now be 1400 pixels in the horizontal direction and 1050 pixels in the vertical direction. Photographs must fit within those dimensions.
Unless your photograph’s proportions are in the exact ratio of 4 to 3, one of these dimensions will be less than the maximum. For example, if you have a vertical photograph, the height will be 1050 pixels, but the width will be significantly less than 1400 pixels. A square photograph will be 1050 pixels by 1050 pixels under these rules. It is suggested (though not a requirement) that entries be saved with the proper amount of compression so that the file size does not exceed 800-1000 KB. If saving from Photoshop, a quality setting of between 7 and 9 is usually sufficient to produce a high quality file. Keeping the file size small makes e-mailing and handling easier. It is strongly suggested that all photographs be converted to the sRGB color space. That color space most closely approximates the capability of monitors and projectors to display color and usually results in the best presentation of your image.
By entering these competitions you give NECCC/PSA permission to reproduce your photographs in connection with the activities and publicity of the NECCC/PSA including display on the NECCC/PSA Internet site. The copyright, however, remains with the photographer and the photographer will receive credit when his/her photograph is used. If you object to this stipulation, please do not enter your photographs.
Once a photograph has been entered by the Housatonic Camera Club into a NECCC Interclub Competition (either pictorial or nature), it may never be entered again. Entering a photograph into the NECCC pictorial category means it may never be entered in the NECCC nature category; also, a photograph entered in the NECCC nature category may never be entered in the NECCC pictorial category. (Note: This rule is for photographs the Housatonic Camera Club sends out to the NECCC competitions, not for the in-house club competition.)
Photographs entered by the Housatonic Camera Club in the NECCC competition, can be also entered in the PSA competition.

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"Animals" Assignment pictures

Arctic_fox_DSCF0837.jpg

Artic Fox by Lazlo Gyorsok
Bobcat_in_snow.jpg

Bobcat in the snow by Bert Schmitz
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Rosie by Nancy Zannini
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Equus at a Fence by Mary Jean Winkler
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Bear by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Definitely this dog’s Best Summer by Nancy Zannini
Ruddy_Darters_mating.jpg

Ruddy Darters mating by Ian Peters
Snake_in_the_grass.jpg

Snake in the grass by Bert Schmitz
Bunny.jpg

Bunny by Dawn Dingee
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Ibis by Jane Rossman
IMG_1590_Butterfly.jpg

Butterfly by Jane Rossman
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horses #2 by Steve Balkin
Spider_and_Lunch.jpg

Spider and Lunch by G.A.Mudge
IMG_1102x_Golden_Lion_Tamarin.jpg

Golden Lion Tamarin by Jane Rossman
Who_re_you_looking_at.jpg

Who are you looking at ? by Ian Peters
Heron.jpg

Heron by Steven Goldberg
IMG_8032__Garden_Visiter.jpg

Garden visitor by Jane Rossman
Bee_on_Clover.jpg

Bee on Clover by Jane Rossman
IMG_2060.jpg

A very strong Message poster by Birgitt Pajarola
Chipmunk_1.jpg

Chipmunk by Dawn Dingee
Damn_flies.jpg

Damn flies by Ian Peters
Puppy.jpg

Puppy by Dawn Dingee
Street_Cats.jpg

Street Cats by Bert Schmitz
Push_off.jpg

Push off by Ian Peters
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Lobstah by Jane Rossman
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Exhausted! by Birgitt Pajarola
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Cats by Lazlo Gyorsok
Stissing_Sunrise.jpg

Stissing sunrise by Steven Goldberg
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Morning at the pond by Steve Balkin
Peacock_on_Plum_Blossom.jpg

Peacock on plum blossom by Ian Peters
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Relaxing evening! by Birgitt Pajarola
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Buck by Dawn Dingee
IMG_2630_Snail_Feeding_Frenzy.jpg

Snail feeding frenzy by Jane Rossman
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Alert fox by Jane Rossman
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Homosapien Walking by Mary Jean Winkler
Moist_Mink.jpg

Moist mink by Jane Rossman
DSCN9840_Crab_Trio.jpg

Crab trio by Jane Rossman
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Buffalos by Lazlo Gyorsok
IMG_3132.jpg

Uninvited Japanese Traveller by Birgitt Pajarola
IMG_1119__Tree_Hugger.jpg

Tree hugger by Jane Rossman
IMG_7426_Face_Off_28229.jpg

Face off by Jane Rossman
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A big Bug by Birgitt Pajarola
Bison_in_the_Morning_Mist.jpg

Bison in the morning mist by Bert Schmitz
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horses #1 by Steve Balkin
 


“Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.”


Ansel Adams


Pictures from the outing at Bartolomew's Cobble



We had an excellent outing on July 25 at Bartolomew's Cobble in Ashley Falls, Mass. It had to be postponed two times but thanks to Dawn's for persistence we managed to get together on a truly beautiful day. Click on any one of the pictures to see them in full size.



Heidi Hoeller and Dawn Dingee won the Scavenger Hunt with a total of 50 points
The runner ups were:
Lazlo and Bert - 39 points
Rick and Erik - 37 points

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Panorama by Rick Pauline
manoftheforest.jpg

Man of the Forest by Lazlo Gyorsok
Something_Pointy.jpg

Something pointy by Bert Schmitz
Spider_Web_with_Spider.jpg

Spider web with spider by Dawn Dingee
Insect~0.jpg

Insect by Erisel Matus
A_Reflection.jpg

Reflection by Bert Schmitz
Dragonfly~1.jpg

Dragonfly by Dawn Dingee
funny.jpg

Funny by Lazlo Gyorsok
Red_Salamander.jpg

Red Salamander by Dawn Dingee
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grasshopper by Erisel Matus
Butterfly1.jpg

Butterfly 1 by Erisel Matus
reflections.jpg

Reflections by Lazlo Gyorsok
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dragonfly by Rick Pauline
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insect by Rick Pauline
Something_Out_of_Place.jpg

Something out of place by Bert Schmitz
Up_Close.jpg

Up close by Bert Schmitz
Cricket.jpg

Grasshopper by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Leading lines by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Insect, Grasshopper by Helen Baldwin
Houstonic.jpg

Housatonic by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Landscape by Helen Baldwin
Bee.jpg

Bee by Lazlo Gyorsok
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Unexpected by Rick Pauline
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Dragonfly by Erisel Matus
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Spider by Heidi Hoeller
Unexpected.jpg

Unexpected by Lazlo Gyorsok
cows.jpg

Cows by Lazlo Gyorsok
pointy.jpg

Pointy by Lazlo Gyorsok
Panorama.jpg

Panorama by Bert Schmitz
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Butterflies by Rick Pauline
something_Pointy.jpg

Pointy by Erisel Matus
Bird_Nest.jpg

Bird nest by Erisel Matus
Something_that_starts_with_C_28Cow_Dung29.jpg

Something that starts with C by Bert Schmitz
Wildflowers~0.jpg

Wildflowers by Dawn Dingee
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Spider by Erisel Matus
mushrooms.jpg

Mushrooms by Lazlo Gyorsok
Helen_Baldwin_-_7-25-20_-_HCC_-_Something_beginning_with_A_-_Asclepias_syriaca_-_common_milkweed.jpg

Something beginning with A, Aslepias Syriaca, Common Milkweed by Helen Baldwin
nest.jpg

Bird nest by Lazlo Gyorsok
eyes.jpg

Eyes by Lazlo Gyorsok
Butterfly~1.jpg

Butterfly by Dawn Dingee
Butterfly~0.jpg

Butterfly 2 by Erisel Matus
Spiderweb.jpg

Spiderweb by Bert Schmitz
Butterfly.jpg

Butterfly by Bert Schmitz
Something_that_starts_with_a_T__28Trees29.jpg

Something that starts with T by Bert Schmitz
panorama.jpg

Panorama by Lazlo Gyorsok
Insect.jpg

Insect by Bert Schmitz
Birds_Nest.jpg

Birds nest by Bert Schmitz
Something_that_starts_with_C_28Crack_in_Wall29.jpg

Something that starts with C by Erisel Matus
Leading_Lines.jpg

Leading lines by Bert Schmitz
Reflections.jpg

Reflections by Dawn Dingee
Wildflowers.jpg

Wildflowers by Bert Schmitz


“Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.”


Ansel Adams


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