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• 2007 - 2008 Winning Images •
 
• Photo Essays •
 
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• We meet Wednesdays at 7 PM at the Ethical Society (9001 Clayton Road) starting 1st Wednesday in September.

• Click Here To subscribe to The St. Louis Camera Club Newsletter (no charge).

• Click Here To Learn About The St. Louis Camera Club

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• St. Louis Camera Club membership dues from May 1, 2008 until June 30, 2009 are $35 for an individual membership and $55 for a family membership.

 

• Click here To Join St. Louis Camera Club.

Membership renewals will be available in May.

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Club Activity Calendar
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Color Image Art - 314-878-7777
Kwik Kopy Printing - 314-878-2299

 
This Week's Winning Black and White Print Images
 
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April 9, 2008 - B&W Prints
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April 9, 2008 - B&W Prints
Adobe Photoshop CS 3 and Photoshop Elements 5 Classes
     

Instructor: K M O'Donnell
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(314) - 323-4400

Photoshop CS 3 and Elements 6 Class
Class Starting Monday, April 14, 2008 Is Filled
- 7 PM to 9 PM 6 weeks.
Location: St. Louis Artists' Guild

Photoshop CS 3 and Elements 6 Class
Class Starts Tuesday, June 3, 2008
- 7 PM to 9 PM 6 weeks.
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Advanced Photoshop CS 3 -Elements 6 Class
Class Starts Thursday, April 10, 2008
- 7 PM to 9 PM 6 weeks.
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For Information About All Classes
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Gift Certificates Are Available
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Photography Classes
   

Instructor: K M O'Donnell
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(314) - 323-4400

Basic Photography Class
 Class Starts Wednesday, June 4, 2008
- 7 PM to 9 PM 6 weeks.
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Intermediate Photography Class
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- 7 PM to 9 PM 6 weeks.

Intermediate Photography Class
 Class Starts Wednesday, July 16, 2008
- 7 PM to 9 PM 6 weeks.
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Night Photography Class
 Class Starts Monday, June 9, 2008
- 7 PM to 9 PM 5 weeks.
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For Information About All Classes
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Gift Certificates Are Available
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Latest PSA Inter-club Competition Results
 
   

Congratulations to Ed Butler in the March EID PSA Interclub competition. His image - Medussa was awarded 10 Points and an Award of Merit and Penny Steiner received 10 Points and a Honorable Mention for Orangutan.

Congratulations to Karen Kotner in the April PJ PSA Interclub competition. Her image - Teaching Reading was awarded 12 Points and a 1st Place - Human Interest. Kathy O'Donnell won 2nd place with Returning From School and Scott Frazee won 3rd Place with Norman's Daily Visit. Pat Tenny won a 3rd place in PJ Open with Eckstein's Out.

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2007 - 2008 PSA Inter-Club Competition Results for St. Louis Camera Club
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Color Projected Image Division (ICIC)
284 - Final Score!
16 Clubs
International Creative Color (ICCC)
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8 Clubs
Photo-Travel Division
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15 Clubs
Electronic Image Division
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28 Clubs
Photojournalism Division
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Nature Division
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Thanks to the all the St Louis Camera Club Members who participate!
PSA Region 4 Director: Kathy O'Donnell
(314) - 323 - 4400 - odonnellkm@sbcglobal.net
Calendar Of Camera Club Activities and Digital Entry Deadlines
 
 
  Wednesday, April 16, 2008 — Larry Gray Creative Slide/Digital Image
     
    • When and Where
      7:00 PM - Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road
   
    • Program and Speaker
      Susan Standish - "Thoughts On Composition"
   
    • Assigned Subject: Creative Projected Color Images
      Larry Gray Creative Slide Digital Image
   
    • Competition - Projected Color
      Deadline To Submit One or Two Digital Image(s): Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 11:59 PM or bring 1 or 2 color slides to meeting
   
    • Competition Commentator
      Curt Parker , Larry Price and Jenny Reini
   
  Friday, April 18, 2008 - PSA Nature Interclub Competition
     
    • What and Where
     

You may enter 1 or 2 images. Diversity in entries is always a good practice. This would include Birds, Botanical, Insects, Mammals and "Other". The quality of your nature story is critical and use of a good, descriptive nature title is mandatory.

Final voting on what to send will be broken down by image categories.
   
    •Competition Coordinator
      Kathleen O'Donnell
   
    • Competition
      Image Entry system is the same as for regular club competitions - this competition is "Nature Interclub 2". You may submit two images, one image at a time.
     

Deadline To Submit One Image: Friday, April 18, 2008 - 11:59 PM

   
    • Judging
      Judging rotates between participating camera clubs.
 
  Saturday, April 19, 2008 — Travelogue - Photo Essay Competition
     
    • When and Where
      Setup - 8:30 AM, Competition Starts at 9:00 AM
     

St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 601 Claymont Drive, Ballwin, MO 63011, 636-394-2233. (In Claymont Subdivision, West of Baxter, South of Clayton Rd.) Location Host: Richard and Carol Kromnacker, STLCC
   
    • Competition Judges
      Richard Hunt, Jim Reynolds, and Lynda Stair FPSA
   
    • Chairman
      Richard Hunt
   
     

To enter, notify Richard Hunt, gr8joy@charter.net (314-412-5810): Name of Entrant, e-mail and phone number of Entrant, Name of Entry, Presentation Media: Traditional Slide Transparancies or Digital.
     

Long Sequence, up to 30 minutes maximum length. No limit on number of images or frames. Digital and Film Slide Presentations accepted.

The club digital projector, screen, and audio set-up will be available, thanks to Paul Kulessa. (Presentations may be given to Paul in advance to load on club computer.)

(Complete rules and description on pages 21-23 of Camera Club Yearbook)

Entrants, club members, and guests are welcome to attend.

Winning presentations will be shown at Annual Holiday Dinner in December.
   
    • Click Here For Rules For 25 Image Sequence and Travelogue/Photo Essay Contests
 
  Sunday, April 20, 2008 — Spring Flower Shoot At The Williamson's
     
   

Once again this spring Joe and Janet Williamson are graciously opening their garden of wildflowers in west county to the camera club on Sunday morning, the 20th of April.

Shooting time starts at 7 AM - please don't arrive before then. And it continues to 10 AM. Click here for sample of wildflowers from Williamson garden, courtesy of Catherine Williamson

     
   
    • When and Where
      Between 7 AM until 10 AM at the home of Joe and Janet Williamson
     

Click Here For Map
Click Here For PDF of directions

     
    Bring everything you need for macro photography
   
 

Sunday, April 20, 2008 - Ron Sheban Architecture

Submission Deadline Has 11:59 PM Sunday, May 18, 2008

     
    • Assigned Subject Projected Color Image Submission
      Deadline To Submit One Image: Sunday, May 18 - 11:59 PM
     
  Wednesday, April 23, 2008 — Hands-On Nature Shoot
     
   

• When and Where

Meet at Sugar Creek Gardens in Kirkwood at 5:45.

The gardens are located one block south of Manchester Rd at 1011 Woodlawn.

The intersection of Woodlawn & Manchester is about one quarter mile east of Kirkwood Rd (Lindbergh). For a map, click here.

The owners are allowing us full access to photograph their collection of both common & unusual plants. They have many natives also. after we finish shooting, we can adjourn to Culpeppers for a late supper.

This should be a good opportunity to get nice evening photos.

More experienced nature shooters will be on hand to offer tips & guidence to our less experienced members.

Tonight is a "Hands-On Nature Shoot" presented by the Nature Section Committee. There is no competition.

 

"Located in Kirkwood, Sugar Creek Gardens specializes in exceptional and rare perennials. If you have not become a plant addict yet, there is still hope! We strive to offer the most remarkable, the newest and the oddest in plants from around the world. We also offer old-fashioned and modern roses, annuals, vines, ornamental grasses, and herbs."

To visit Sugar Creek's web site, click here.

     
  Friday, April 25, 2008 - PSA Creative Color Interclub Competition
     
    • What and Where
     

You may enter 1 or 2 images. Diversity in entries is always a good practice.

Final voting on what to send will be broken down by image categories.
   
    •Competition Coordinator
      Kathleen O'Donnell
   
    • Competition
      Image Entry system is the same as for regular club competitions - this competition is "ICCC Interclub 4 ". You may submit two images, one image at a time.
     

Deadline To Submit One Image: Friday, April 25, 2008 - 11:59 PM

   
    • Judging
      Judging rotates between participating camera clubs.
  Monday, April 28, 2008 - New Member Meeting - Rookie Competition
     
    • When and Where
      7:00 PM - Oak Bend Branch Library, 842 S. Holmes 63122
   
    • B&W and Color Print and Digital Competitions - Rookies Only Competition
      Deadline To Submit One Image: Saturday, April 26 - 11:59 PM and bring 2 B&W prints and 2 Color prints to the meeting
    • Rookie Competition Commentators
      B&W and Color Prints - Catherine DeWitt and Projected Images - Dale DeWitt
 
  Wednesday, April 30, 2008 — Assigned Subject: Prints
     
    • When and Where
      7:00 PM - Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road
    • Program and Speaker
      Skip LaRue - "Understanding & Using Adobe's Software Light Room"
    • Color Print Assigned Subject
      Transportation
    • Competition - Color Print Assigned Subject
      Bring 1 Color Print to meeting
    • Competition Commentator
      Skip LaRue
  Saturday - Sunday , May 3 and 4, 2008 - Spring Field Trip
     
    • When and Where
     

We plan to go to Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell, Indiana (about 250 miles). Picturesque old mill, historic preservations and great wild flowers in the spring.

We have currently reserved 10 rooms with two double beds each - $82.14/night and 8 rooms with two king sized beds each - $93.24/night at the Spring Mill Inn.

Transportation and meals on you. The Inn has full service dining room. Bring your own snacks and drinks, etc.

The Inn is already booked over 20% for these dates so probably no more rooms available and you may want to reserve early. Spring Mill Inn phone number is 1-877-563-4371. Tell the Inn if you want only two or all three nights. Full refund if cancelled more than 4 days prior to arrival.

      To visit the Indiana Department of Natural Resources web site which includes Spring Mill, click here
      To visit the Spring Mill Inn web site, click here.
    • Leader
      Fred Behm - 314-843-3733 or email him
  Monday, May 5, 2008 - Board Meeting
     
    • When and Where
      7:00 PM - Creve Coeur Government Center #1
    • Executive Board Meeting
      Bob Schmidt, President - Presiding
     
  Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - Assigned Subject Projected Photo Travel
     
    • When and Where
      7:00 PM - Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road
    • Program and Speaker
     

Jim Bruno - "Fun Night"

Deadline To Submit One "Worse Composition" Image: Sunday, May 4, 2008 - 11:59 PM

    • Assigned Projected Photo Travel Subject
      Worldwide Rural Travel
    • Competition - Assigned Subject Projected Photo Travel
      Deadline To Submit One Image: Sunday, May 4, 2008 - 11:59 PM or bring 1 photo travel slide to meeting
    • Assigned Subject Projected Photo Travel Competition Commentator
      Jack McCarty
     
  Friday, May 9, 2008 - PSA Photojournalism Interclub Competition
     
    • What and Where
     

You may enter 1 or 2 images. Diversity in entries is always a good practice.

   
    •Competition Coordinator
      Kathleen O'Donnell
   
    • Competition
      Image Entry system is the same as for regular club competitions - this competition is "PJ Interclub 3 ". You may submit two images, one image at a time.
     

Deadline To Submit One Image: Friday, May 9, 2008 - 11:59 PM

   
    • Judging
      Judging rotates between participating camera clubs.
  Saturday, May 10, 2008 - New Member Meeting - Photo Walk
     
    • When and Where
      10:00 AM - Meet In Front Of Soulard Market
   
    • Leader
      Kathy O'Donnell
   
    • Lunch
      Norton's Cafe, 808 Geyer Ave - 314-436-0828
   
    • Competition Commentator
      No Competition
     
  Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - Projected Open Color
     
    • When and Where
      7:00 PM - Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road
    • Program and Speaker
      "Show & Tell: Larry Gray Digital Competition" by Winners of April 16 Competition
    • Open Competition - Projected Color
      Deadline To Submit One Image: Sunday, May 11, 2008 - 11:59 PM or bring 1 color slide to meeting
    • Open Projected Color Competition Commentator
      Bob Schmidt
  Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Summer Walk - Elsah, IL and Principia College
     
    • When and Where
     

10:00 AM - Meet in parking area at the entrance to the Village of Elsah, IL. For a map, click here.

Take Illinois 100 (Great River Road) north out of Alton, IL and turn right at Mill Street in Elsah (the village entrance).

   
    • Leader
     

Henry Hamlin, who taught at Principia for many years, will lead the group around the picturesque Village of Elsah and then to lunch at Principia to be followed by a tour of Principia College's Historical Architecture.