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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 .

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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