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The Sunset Coast of
Michigan's Great Southwest
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May...
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Spring is here with a Summer flair...
Wildflowers are great!
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TCCC Presents
"Photo of the Month"
April 2013 Photos
Steve Campbell - City Youth
In 2011, a group of twelve people including my son and I
volunteered to serve on a missions trip in Nicaragua. We departed from our
church in New Buffalo and met with approximately another fifty people from
surrounding states. This was the first time that I had been outside of the
continental USA. Life is completely different in a poor third-world
country. The trip was awesome and I am very happy that we were able to go.
The photo that was selected was taken in a public square outside of Managua.
Participants were putting on a puppet display while telling the story of the
gospel. I was working the outside of the crowd taking photographs.
If I recall, this was probably the only child on a bike. A bicycle was a
luxury items similar to us having a car. The background was bright and
consistent with the public square. I simply added a texture to the top of
the image and removed it over the child leaving it around the remainder of the
image.
Camera: Canon
Lens: Tamaron 18-270
Software: Elements and Topaz
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Dennis Hafer - Is this the Pepsi Generation?
One of those special moments when things just seem to come
together. While at the Shipshewana Flea market on a 2008 hot August Day, several
Amish and/or Mennonite people gathered around a Pepsi machine and the rest is
history.
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-200mm
Focal Length: 45mm
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/320 at f/ 4.5
Post processing
Adobe Camera RAW
Photoshop using Silver Efex Pro 2, Perfect Effects, and Perfect BW .
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The Photo of the Month images are special, because
they are chosen by the TCCC members themselves.
Starting with March 2013, we are asking the members to select what they consider
the best "Photo of the Month", a Color and a Black and White photograph, chosen
from the Prints and Digital Slides Judged to be Honors in that months
competition.
Which one would you pick?
Go to the Honor Image Galleries and see which ones you pick as the best, would these be your selections?
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To see all of the Photo of the Month images go to the "Photo of the Month" page.
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SWMCCC Spring Competition
SWMCCC SPRING 2013 COMPETITION RESULTS
Hosted by the Tulip City Camera Club
The SWMCCC spring competition and judging was held on
April 20 on the campus of Hope Collage in Holland, MI. The categories were creative, nature, open and portrait.
Spring Competition 2013 Digital competition results
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Digital Creative 2nd Place
TCCC Steve Campbell - 3 White 1 Red
To see all of the TCCC Members Top Place Winning Photos go to the "SWMCCC News" page.
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SWMCCC Summer Weekend of Photography and Digital Imaging 2013
West Michigan's premier educational opportunity for photographers from beginner to advanced featuring classroom instruction, photography field trips and photography shoots indoors and out.
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The Southwestern Michigan Council of Camera Clubs invites you
to attend the 39th annual SWMCCC Summer Weekend of Photography and Digital
Imaging. Whether a beginner or an advanced photographer, you will find
instructional opportunities and shooting sessions designed to enhance your
creative skills and knowledge of photographic tools. Join us for a weekend of
photographic learning, fun and fellowship.
On the campus of Hope College
Holland, MI
August 1-4, 2013
http://www.swmccc.org/WeekendOfPhotography.html
Important
note: The events like the Beach Photo shooting sessions and Birds of Prey
photo shoot get filled up quickly, so if you're interested be sure to send in
your registration, fees and requests soon. The events and classes are very
popular and the participants come from all over the country.
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SPECIAL
NOTICE 
TCCC Competition Rule Changes
Scroll down to see the changes or review the complete Competition Rules on the Competition page
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New Select Subjects
Scroll down to see the New Select Subjects for the 2013 - 2014 Competition Season...
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SPECIAL
NOTICE
TCCC Competition Rule Changes
TCCC Board approved additional changes to the Competition Rules effective March 7, 2013
Revised March 7th.
The first part of the changes is only a wording change. All references to Monochrome will now be called Black and White. This is just a wording or terminology change. Everything that applied when it was called Monochrome is still the same, no changes except the word "Monochrome" that was used in our Competition Rules will now be "Black and White".
The Board also approved adding a new Entry rule:
Members must submit a separate entry e-mail for the Black & White digital slide entries and a separate entry e-mail for the Color digital slide entries.
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TCCC Board approved additional changes to the Competition Rules effective December 17, 2012
Revised January 3rd.
"Monochrome images must be black and white, or black and white plus a fully-toned color or combination of colors as a tint. Fully-toned means that a tint or tints, is applied across the entire image such as sepia or cyan (or any combination of colors)."
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"If a photograph is black and white and one or more elements in it are in color,
the photograph would then be considered a Color image for competition purposes.
Examples could be a portrait of a face that is black and white and only the lips
are Red or a beach scene with everything black and white with an umbrella a
single color."
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**Important Changes**
TCCC Competition Rule Changes
TCCC Board approved changes to the Competition Rules
Forth Competition Division added - starts in January 2013
Scroll down to see the changes or review the complete Competition Rules on the Competition page
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PSA International Website Contest Results
The Twin City Camera Club website was awarded First Place in The Photographic Society of America (PSA) 2012 International Website Competition, for Large Clubs (more than 75 members).
To see the 2010 and 2012 Awards:
page
To see all of the results visit: http://www.psa-photo.org/clubs-and-councils/psa-member-clubs/web-site-contest/2012-results/
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There are no rules
for good photographs,
there are only good photographs.
- Ansel Adams
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It's our love of
photography that let's us see normal things
In an extraordinary way.
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Keep those shutters clicking!
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Twin City Camera Club's 2012 - 2013 Select Subjects
The TCCC Board Members approved the Select Subjects for the 2012 - 2013 Competition Season.
Use this link to view or print the
Select
Subjects 2012 - 2013 
Select Subjects
Twin City Camera Club's 2013 - 2014 Select Subjects
The TCCC Board Members approved the Select Subjects for the 2013 - 2014 Competition Season.
Use this link to view or print the
Select
Subjects 2013 - 2014
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**Important Changes**
** TCCC Competition Rule Changes **
The TCCC Board Members approved a revision of the Competition Rules to take effect in the 2012 - 2013 Competition Season.
Please review the
complete Competition Rules on the
page
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If you are planning to enter PSA and/or SWMCCC competitions, Please review the PSA and SWMCCC websites for their requirements.
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The TCCC Board Members approved the following changes in the Competition Rules to take effect in the 2012 - 2013 Competition Season.
DIGITAL SLIDES: (FILE SIZE INCREASED) Maximum image size is 1024 pixels wide x 768 pixels tall, saved in JPEG format, not to exceed 1 mb. at 72 dpi.
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**(Additions - changes in red)**
Monochrome wording changed, effective March 7, 2013
Revised March 7th.
"Black and White images must be Black
and White,
or Black and White plus a fully-toned color or combination of colors as a tint.
Fully-toned means that a tint or tints, is applied across the entire image such
as sepia or cyan (or any combination of colors)."
If a photograph is Black and White and one or more elements
in it are in color, the photograph would then be considered a Color image for
competition purposes. Examples could be a portrait of a face that is Black
and White and only the lips are Red or a beach scene with everything black and
white with an umbrella a single color.
**(Additions - changes in red)**
Monochrome now called Black and White.
The TCCC Board Members approved the following changes in the Competition Rules to take effect with the March 2013 Monthly Competition.
CLASSES
Members may compete in four (4) divisions:
(1) Color Prints, (2) Black and White Prints, (3)
Black and White Digital Slides and (4) Color Digital Slides. Within
these four divisions there are two classes:
ENTRIES
Any member in good standing may enter a total of up to four (4)
color digital slides,
and/or four (4) monochrome digital slides and/or four (4) color
prints, and/or four (4) monochrome prints per monthly competition.
Members must submit a separate entry e-mail for
the Black & White digital slide entries and a separate entry e-mail for
the Color digital slide entries. Members may not enter the same image both as a
color print and as a Black and White print, or as a print and a digital
slide, or as a Black and White digital slide and a color digital slide in the
same TCCC monthly competition.
Members must complete a separate Entry Card for each of the
four divisions that they will compete in
for the month. (Black and White Prints, Color Prints,
Black and White Digital Slides, Color Digital Slides)
The Club discourages submitting entries similar to previously entered
entries in any TCCC monthly competition division.
Example: (same subject at slightly different angle).
ANNUAL COMPETITION
Each year a Black and White print of the year, color print of the year,
Black and White digital slide and color digital
slide of the year, and first and second runners up will be selected from
the preceding competition year’s acceptance and honor awards.
RE-ENTERING
Members may re-enter any digital slide or print in competition providing
it has not received an Acceptance or Honor in any previous TCCC
competition. Any photograph that receives an Acceptance or Honor in any
competition, be it Digital Slides or Prints, may not be entered in
another TCCC monthly competition division. (i.e., you may not enter an
image both as a color print and as a Black and White
print, or as a print and a digital slide once it has received an
Acceptance or Honor in any TCCC monthly competition).
Please review the
complete Competition Rules on the
page.
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FILM SLIDES (DISCONTINUED)
The Film Slide category was eliminated at the end of the 2009 - 2010 Competition Season. In an effort to provide members with Film Slides an avenue to still enter competition, film slides can be entered as a Digital Slide if the film slides are dropped off at the clubhouse, so they can be scanned, before the forth Monday (program night) of the month prior to the competition. (contact Ted Post if you have questions about the scanning).
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